Nute Gunray

"I never risk my own skin if I don't have to."

- Nute Gunray, to Ahsoka Tano

Nute Gunray was a Neimodiain male who served as the Viceroy of the Trade Federation and a high-ranking member of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Gunray led the Trade Federation through its invasion of the planet Naboo, at the behest of the Sith Lord Darth Sidious&mdash;who was secretly Palpatine, the Senator of Naboo, and who had engineered the conflict to be elected Supreme Chancellor. The Federation invasion was repelled and Gunray was arrested, but he avoided prison after four trials in the Supreme Court.

Ten years later, Gunray had become a member of the Separatist Alliance, pledging Federation military support for the impending war against the Galactic Republic. After the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Gunray was an influential member of the Separatist leadership, and attempted to bring worlds such as Rodia into the Separatist cause. By the end of the war, which had been manipulated by Darth Sidious from both sides, the Separatists were in disarray following the deaths of their political leader, the Sith Lord Count Dooku and cyborg General Grievous. The surviving Separatist leaders sought protection on Mustafar, where they and Gunray were killed by Darth Vader at the behest of Darth Sidious.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith