Notluwiski Papanoida

 N. Papanoida was a Pantoran baron living on Coruscant during the final decades of the Galactic Republic. He was known to frequent the Galaxies Opera House in the Uscru District.

Biography
Papanoida was once a humble playwright on his homeworld of Pantora, and had a number of hits that became immensely popular among his people. The success of his plays helped fund Papanoida's growing entertainment empire, and Papanoida himself became an influential trade guild baron. He kept much of his past shrouded in mystery, so it was not known how Baron Papanoida was able to cultivate his information network that some claimed even rivaled the famed Bothan Spynet.



During the time of the Clone Wars, Papanoida made frequent visits to the Galaxies Opera House; his love of the performing arts was one of the few aspects of his life Papanoida did not keep hidden. Papanoida was present at a performance of Squid Lake following the Battle of Coruscant, which Supreme Chancellor Palpatine also attended. Papanoida was an outspoken critic of Palpatine, though he did not concern himself with any overt political actions against the Chancellor, such as the growing Delegation of 2,000. Papanoida instead relied on funneling information to Senators of conscience, including young Chi Eekway, the representative of Wroona. It was said that Papanoida was possibly connected to Eekway, though rumors of familial relationships betwixt them were false, as Eekway was actually a Twi'lek rather than a biological Pantoran.

Baron Papanoida served the Galactic Republic as an intelligence agent, though there was some question as to the Baron's true allegiance&mdash;it was rumored that he was, in fact, a double agent, loyal only to himself. This may have explained why he informed the Jedi Council that there was no Separatist presence on Utapau: a claim Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi later proved false when he discovered the headquarters of General Grievous in Pau City. Papanoida did not comment on whether this was a genuine mistake or a deliberate omission&mdash;a stance that only added to his shifty reputation.

Thanks to his discretion towards his opposition of Palpatine, N. Papanoida was able to retain his standing as the Republic transitioned into the First Galactic Empire.

Behind the scenes
Baron Papanoida is portrayed by Star Wars creator George Lucas in Revenge of the Sith. He is accompanied by Lucas's daughter Katie Lucas playing Chi Eekway. This is Lucas's only appearance in any Star Wars film.

It is not specified what the letter "N" stands for, but George Lucas's earlier version of the character's name was Baron Notluwiski, before being changed to Baron Papanoida. One might assume that the initial N stands for Notluwiski; however, this is not official.

On the action figure of Baron Papanoida, the tip of his cane is in the shape of a Death Star.

Papanoida sounds like and is spelled in a fashion quite similar to the word "paranoia". Whether this is a reference to Baron Papanoida's distrust of others and suggested self-loyalty is unknown. An alternative interpretation of the name suggests "Papa Noid-a", with "noid" being a play on the word "nerd" and poking some tongue-in-cheek fun at Lucas being the "father" (papa) of SW fandom.

Papanoida was originally described as a Wroonian in his Databank entry on the official Star Wars website. His species was later changed to Pantoran following their creation for "Trespass" in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel