Battle of Naboo/Legends

"Wipe them out. All of them."

- Darth Sidious

The Battle of Grassy Plains (32 BBY) was the climactic battle that the Gungan Grand Army fought for Naboo against Trade Federation battle droids that had forcibly occupied Naboo during the Invasion of Naboo. It is often called the Battle of Naboo.

The battle served as a diversion for Queen Amidala, who planned to strike at Federation-controlled Theed, and needed the main Federation force drawn away from the city. Viceroy Nute Gunray ordered the main army away from Theed to deal with the threat, leaving a security force that was miniscule by comparison to defend Theed.

The Gungans fought for several hours, however, they were swiftly routed by OOM-9's forces, and were tactically defeated. However, the destruction of the Droid Control Ship by Anakin Skywalker caused the Federation army to deactivate, and resulting in a final Gungan victory.

Pre-battle
The Queen implored the Galactic Senate to assist her against the Trade Federation's illegal occupation of her home planet of Naboo, but could not bear the suffering of her people whilst the Senate deliberated.

Deciding to take action herself, she returned to Naboo and, with the aid of Jar Jar Binks, the Queen managed to convince the Rugor Nass, leader of the Gungans, to allign with the human population of Naboo. Nass pledged his support to Amidala, and a historic pact was made, ending years of enimity between the Naboo and the Gungans. Once the remainder of the Naboo Royal Guard had been summoned to their hiding place, the Queen, Captain Panaka, and Nass devised a plan to retake Naboo. The Gungan Grand Army were to lure out the main bulk of the Federation's Droid Army onto the Grassy Plains for an enormous head-to-head assault, allowing Amidala and her strike force, along with the two Jedi Knights, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, to attack Theed and liberate the Theed Hangar. Naboo pilots would then attack the Droid Control Ship, deactivating the Federation Army, and allowing Amidala to capture the Viceroy, thus re-gaining control of the planet.

The Battle
"Ouchtime."

- Captain Tarpals

The Gungan Grand Army proceeded to move out of it's hiding place in the Swamps; they had licked the wounds of the Naboo Swamp Battle and were ready to take back what was theirs. The Federations actions during the previous battle reflected what was little less than a massacre - many civillians were killed during the evacuation of Otoh Gunga, leaving many Millitagungs without a family, and without a home. This fight was surely personal for many in the Grand Army - it was all or nothing.

They moved into their position, taking up much of the level part of the Grassy Plains, and activated their shield generators, set upon the backs of the giant fambaas. The army was encased in an enormous dome, impervious to any bombardment. OOM-9's forces, fresh out of Theed, descended from the hills, in a uniform formation of AATs and MTTs, however, much to the Gungan forces' suprise, with no ground troops present. They settled into position, facing the massive Grand Army. OOM-9 commenced preliminaries, firing on the Gungan's shields with his AATs, but to little effect.



After a while, OOM-9 ceased the AATs firing, and, with an order from the Droid Control Ship, the Federation's MTTs unloaded thousands of battle droids, much to the horror of the Gungans. The B1 Battle Droids slowly marched through the Gungan shield, and commenced fire on the unprotected Militiagungs. The Gungans, led by General Ceel and General Binks, fought with personal shields, catapults, Boomer grenades, and cestas but they could not halt the persistent droid march. A squad of droidekas rolled onto the bloody battleground, increasing the fatalities to an even more substantial point.



Ultimately, the shield generator was destroyed, deactivating the protective dome. OOM-9 immediately therefore called upon all AATs to advance. Tank shells now ripped unobstructed into the Gungan lines, tearing up the once beautiful Grassy Plains. Whilst the Gungan catapaults had a large area of effect, they had a slow firing rate, and were near useless when in movement. Gungan ranks fell to the mechanized Trade Federation Army. Captain Tarpals not too long afterwards ordered retreat and he was barely able to save the incapable Gungan General Jar Jar Binks from death. In the end, both were captured, their army defeated.

Aftermath
Despite a crushing defeat for the Gungans, events altered dramatically when the Droid Control Ship over the planet was destroyed later in the Naboo Space Battle by Anakin Skywalker, deactivating the droid army, and ironically leaving the Gungan survivors instantly liberated from their recent prisoner-of-war positions. They watched awestruck as their droid captors and enemy vehicles all around them suddenly shut down, realizing that while their battle had been lost, the battle above must have been won.

Thanks to the valiant actions of the Gungans, Amidala succeded in her quest to capture the Viceroy, and control of Naboo was returned to it's rightful owners. Following the Gungan-Naboo armistice, Boss Rugor Nass re-located much of the Gungan populace to Ohma-D'un, and kept relationships with the Naboo friendly.

It is known that the battle was ported into a historical mission by the Trade Federation, to show how the battle would evolve if the control ship wasn't destroyed.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
 * Star Wars: Starfighter
 * ''Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds