Notluwiski Papanoida

N. Papanoida was a Wroonian male living on Wroona and 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 Wroona, 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 rivalled 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 funnelling 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 familiar relationships betwixt them were false, as Eekway was actually a Twi'lek rather than a biological Wroonian.

Baron Papanoidia served the Galactic Republic as an intelligence agent, though there was some question as to the Baron's true alleigance&mdash;it was rumoured 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. Baron 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, Baron 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 and accompanied by Lucas's daughter Katie Lucas playing Chi Eekway. This is Lucas' only cameo in the entire saga.
 * It is not specified what the letter "N" stands for, but George Lucas' earlier version of the character's name was Baron Notluwiski, before being changed to Baron Papanoida. One can assume that the initial N stands for Notluwiski, however this is not official.
 * Papa- is a frequent prefix in well known Greek last names (eg. Papandreou).
 * Papa can also be seen as an obvious reference to a common real-world title for fathers, Papa.
 * On the action figure of Baron Papanoida, his cane is in the shape of a Death Star.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith