Aruteous Gunnay

Rute Gunnay was a Neimoidian who served as an aide to Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray and Settlement Officer Rune Haako during the final years of the Clone Wars.

He was present on Mustafar when Darth Vader arrived to kill the Separatist Council, and was slain by Vader after Poggle the Lesser.

Behind the scenes
Rute Gunnay was played by Colin Ware.

Rute Gunnay's name is a play on the name of Nute Gunray, and the origins seem to stem from the fact that the otherwise anonymous Neimoidian aide in tan robes is incorrectly referred to as Nute Gunray in Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary. This error is partially fixed in Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, where he is identified as "Rute Gunray". Whether or not this is meant to name Rute as a relative of Nute Gunray is unknown. In 'Dressing A Galaxy' he is properly referred to as 'Rute Gunnay'.

In the Revenge of the Sith video game, numerous Neimoidians look the same as Rute Gunnay on the Mission to Mustafar level.

Curiously, Rute Gunnay is one of the only Separatist Aide with no Hasbro action figure, as Sun Fac, Rune Haako and Cat Miin all have one. The only other one's without figure's are Denaria Kee, Po Nudo's Aide and Gilramos Libkath.

Rute Gunnay uses the same mask as Daultay Dofine.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith game

Notes and references
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