Ask Aak

Ask Aak was a male Gran who served as the senator of Malastare during the Secessionist Movement and the Clone Wars. Aak, who was part of the inner circle of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, was a proponent of military action against the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Biography
During the Secessionist Movement, a period of political tension between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Ask Aak represented the planet Malastare in the Galactic Senate and was a part of the inner circle of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine&mdash;secretly Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith who was manipulating the political crisis. Aak was present in Palpatine's office when Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi sent a holographic message to Coruscant warning that the Commerce Guild and the Corporate Alliance had formed an alliance with Count Dooku, a Sith Lord and political leader of the Separatists. Aak stated that the debate over military action was over and that the Republic needed the clone army that Kenobi discovered had been created in secret on Kamino. Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan disagreed that the debate was over, believing that the Galactic Senate would not approve the use of the clones prior to a Separatist attack.

After the meeting in the Chancellor's office, Senior Representative Jar Jar Binks of Naboo proposed that Palpatine be given emergency executive power in order to approve the use of the clone army. The Senate approved the measure, and the clone troopers became the Grand Army of the Republic and were put into action during the Battle of Geonosis. Aak was later with Palpatine and other Senators, who watched as several battalions of clones departed for more battles against the Separatists during the Clone Wars.

Personality and traits
Ask Aak was a Gran with orange/brown skin and black eyes, of which Aak had three.

Behind the scenes
Senator Ask Aak first appeared in the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. The character was portrayed by Steven Boyle. He later appeared in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, portrayed by Paul Spence.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith