Naboo Space Battle

"This is tense! Whoa! Artoo, get us off this auto-pilot! It's gonna get us both killed!"

- Anakin Skywalker to R2-D2

The Naboo Space Battle was the skirmish in orbit around Naboo during the Invasion of Naboo that marked the end of all battles down on the planet.



The battle
The N-1 starfighters of Bravo Squadron led an assault against the Droid Control Ship, which coordinated all droid forces on the planet. Various wings of pilots, including Lieutenant Gavyn Sykes, engaged the ship, taking down its first wing of fighters, shield generators, tractor beams, and receiver stations.

As the battle raged, the young Anakin Skywalker, accidentally entered the battle when his starfighter refuge took off from the Theed Royal Palace hangar. He succeeded in taking down several starfighters before having his starfighter shot down, and landed in the hangar.



At this point, a mercenary appeared, taking down many starfighters before Rhys Dallows chased him into the depths of the ship and killed him.

Naboo victory
In the hangar, Anakin unintentionally launched a pair of proton torpedoes into the main reactor when trying to escape, causing an explosion which practically ripped the ship in half, killing Daultay Dofine and all onboard; this process deactivated all the battle droids occupied on Naboo and thus marking the end of the Droid's invasion of Naboo.

Rhys Dallows narrowly escaped by destroying the shield generator in Hangar 3 and escaping through the entrance.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace / novel
 * Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½
 * ''Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
 * ''Star Wars: Starfighter

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