Tundra Dowmeia/Legends

Tundra Dowmeia was a male Quarren hailing from the planet Mon Calamari. In 22 BBY, Dowmeia succeeded fellow Quarren Tikkes as Mon Calamari's senator to the Galactic Republic's Senate after Tikkes was censured for his connections to a slaving ring. Dowmeia represented a different faction of more progressive Quarren, and the new senator became a Loyalist during the Separatist Crisis.

When the Clone Wars broke out, it was revealed that Tikkes and his Quarren Isolation League had allied with the breakaway Confederacy of Independent Systems, and civil war came to Mon Calamari. The Republic won the battle, and peace was brokered between the Mon Calamari and Quarren races. As a result of this accord, the world was jointly represented by a Quarren and a Mon Calamari senator; Dowmeia and Meena Tills fulfilled this obligation, though they were faced with Separatist spies in their midst. Both senators became members of the Delegation of 2000&mdash;a group of Loyalist senators opposed to Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's increasing executive powers&mdash;near the climax of the war. Because of their membership in the delegation, both Tills and Dowmeia were arrested when Palpatine reorganized the Republic into the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY.

Biography


A prominent Loyalist to all appearances, unlike many Quarren on his homeworld, Tundra replaced Tikkes when the former Senator defected to the Confederacy of Independent Systems. After the Battle of Mon Calamari, and the signing of new Quarren-Mon Calamari accords, Mon Calamari was represented in the Senate by both Quarren and Mon Calamari representatives. He was aided in the Senate by the mysterious Cellheim Anujo.

Tundra was joined by Meena Tills as a fellow Senator. They both were members of the Delegation of 2000, although Meena was a staunch Loyalist and Dowmeia was rumored to have Separatist ties.

After the Battle of Coruscant (Clone Wars) Tundra was seen inside the Galaxies Opera House attending the Squid Lake performance. He was talking to a Lethan Twi'lek.

Dowmeia, alongside Fang Zar, was among the first roster of traitorous Senators arrested following the establishment of the Galactic Empire.

Behind the scenes
Senator Tundra Dowmeia was principally played by Jeremy Prestoe on all the Australian main unit scenes and also by Adam J Smith for the UK Unit pick up shots on Revenge of the Sith.

During production of Attack of the Clones, the same costume was used for both Tundra Dowmeia and the Separatist Tikkes, leading to mild confusion among viewers. A second costume was once again shared by the two Quarren in Revenge of the Sith. So far, there is no canonical explanation for their shared wardrobe.

Appearances

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