Spy

"Don't act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren't on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you."

- Darth Vader to Leia Organa

A spy was an individual who engaged in clandestine observation of a person or organization or other target of interest.

The Jedi Council granted Anakin Skywalker a seat on the Council per the direction of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine because they wanted Skywalker to spy on the Chancellor and his activities, something that Skywalker felt was both treason and a violation of the Jedi Code.

Spies for the Rebel Alliance sent secret Death Star plans to Leia Organa on the Tantive IV following the theft of the plans. Later, when the second Death Star was being constructed, the Alliance's Bothan spies discovered that the superweapon was being protected by a shield generator on a nearby forest moon called Endor. That valuable information came at the cost of many Bothan lives.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 2: Vader, Part II
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 2: Vader, Part II
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi