Mission to the Naboo mountains

"What's your situation?''" "''What's it look like? We're pinned down!"

- Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes and Kol Kotha discuss their predicament

This mission took place during the Trade Federation Droid Army's invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY. After losing Naboo's capital, the Royal Security Forces were outgunned and outmanned, and a group of resistance fighters, led by Captain Kael, began searching for allies in their desperate struggle. Fighting their way through the countryside, the two pilots saved a trading village in the Naboo swamps, and the surviving traders sent Kael and Sykes on a mission to the northern Naboo mountains to find a smuggler named Borvo the Hutt who could help them fight the Trade Federation. Upon locating and rescuing the smuggler's transport, the Security Force officers escorted it through the canyon while under constant fire from Trade Federation forces, as the Droid Army had blockaded the area to subdue any resistance. The smuggling crew and Naboo pilots fought through the canyon, and Borvo gratefully offered his assistance. The Hutt led them toward his base in the mountains, the N-1 Starfighter Factory, which came under attack by Federation forces. After they destroyed the attacking battle droids, Borvo gave the pilots new N-1 starfighters and aided in planning an offensive against the Droid Army.

Prelude
After a disastrous defeat in the early stages of the Trade Federation's Invasion of Naboo in the year 32 BBY, the Royal Naboo Security Forces were forced into a desperate battle for survival. The Security Force officer Captain Kael and his wingmate Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes escaped the invasion and engaged Trade Federation forces attacking Naboo civilians. The two pilots subsequently joined up with police officer Vedd Deviss after rescuing his trading village. Acting on intelligence provided by Deviss, Kael and Sykes headed with him into the northern mountains to search for a smuggler, Borvo the Hutt, who could help them strike back at the Trade Federation Droid Army.

The mission
"Follow me, Officer. I have something to show you."

- The homestead owner, to Gavyn Sykes

As the three pilots neared the mountains, they picked up a ship, which, according to Deviss, belonged to their "smuggling friend." Kael advised his wingmates to stay alert just before a patrol of droid starfighters damaged Syke's N-X Police Cruiser, so Sykes switched to a landspeeder from a nearby hangar. Kael and Deviss went to search for the smuggler on the north trail, and Sykes went east. Sykes came across a civilian homestead under attack by Single Trooper Aerial Platforms and destroyed the droids, saving the homestead's owner. The owner gratefully gave Sykes technology to upgrade his vehicle.

Sykes then continued his search for the smuggler. Kael ordered him to ignore several houses under attack by the Federation, as there were too many battle droid squads there. Traveling past the houses, Sykes found the smuggler's ship in a canyon pinned down by Armored Assault Tanks. He contacted the ship and offered his assistance. Scouting ahead, Sykes escorted the ship through the canyon, destroying many tanks along the way that were firing at the freighter.

Upon reaching a safe distance from the tanks, Borvo thanked Sykes for the assistance and offered his support, and the Naboo pilots agreed to travel with him. Sykes found another police cruiser in a hangar and took to the skies while Deviss landed and supported the group from the ground. Sykes was worried they might be heading into a trap, but Kael assured him it was worth the risk. When they reached the Hutt's hidden base, the N-1 assembly site, they discovered that the Trade Federation had gotten there first and planned to wipe out the base. Although the Federation had planted mines in the area, the pilots successfully escorted Borvo's ship to the base, destroying several turrets on the way. First, however, the ship had to stop at a staging area and allow Kol Kotha, one of Borvo's pilots, the chance to join the fight in his starfighter. Kotha then picked up a Federation transmission, letting them know that droid reinforcements were inbound. The pilots performed several strafing runs against the droids and destroyed the tanks before the base was wiped out.

Aftermath
"Mission accomplished! The N-1 assembly site is now under our control."

- Captain Kael, to his pilots, after the Trade Federation forces are routed

With the factory saved and the pilots acquiring new ships, they went on to strike the first blow against the Trade Federation invasion. Borvo provided information and material to the Naboo resistance until the charismatic Hutt betrayed them.

Behind the scenes
This mission is comprised of the events of the fourth and the fifth missions of the video game Star Wars: Battle for Naboo. These missions introduce Borvo the Hutt and his crew, who went on to play an important role in later missions. In the first of these two missions, it is possible to defend a Naboo civilian, who in turn will lead the player to a bonus objective. In the second mission, the player has the option of staying in the speeder, in which case Vedd Deviss will remain in the NX-police cruiser.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battle for Naboo