Wookieepedia:Featured article queue

This is the queue for featured articles scheduled to appear on the Main Page. The dates listed indicate when they will be showcased. For a list of articles already featured on the main page, see History, History 2006, and History 2005.

February 11, 2007 – Rune Haako
Rune Haako was the Settlement Officer of the Trade Federation, as well as the Neimoidian lieutenant to Viceroy Nute Gunray in the years before and up to the end of the Clone Wars.

He was Gunray's advisor during the Blockade of Naboo, and often offered sage and cautious advice to the Viceroy. Despite being arrested shortly after the Battle of Naboo, Haako was, like Gunray, found "not guilty" of the charges laid against him, and continued to serve the Trade Federation, and the Confederacy of Independent Systems throughout the Clone Wars. His death occurred mere hours before the war ended.

Haako was significantly more paranoid than Gunray, and almost twice as pessimistic, but he provided sound advice to the often panic-stricken Viceroy, and often prevented a bad situation becoming worse.

February 18, 2007 – Nagai-Tof War
The Nagai-Tof War was a conflict between the newly formed Alliance of Free Planets, the Galactic Empire, and the invaders of the Nagai and later the Tof species from the Unknown Regions. The actions of the Nagai very nearly stopped the formation of a new Galactic government in the Alliance of Free Planets and marked the first widespread appearance of the new Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya.

The conflict started with small infiltration units of Nagai ordered to disrupt the workings of the Alliance to pave the way for the Nagai Main Fleet. Commander Ozrei N'takkilomandrife, the most talented of these Nagai agents, almost succeeded in restarting the Wookiee slave trade. The arrival of the Nagai Fleet, allied with the Galactic Empire, resulted in all out war; however, the arrival of the Nagai's mortal enemies, the Tof, resulted in the Nagai and Empire allying with the Alliance to stop this new threat.

The war also marked the first time Luke Skywalker was defeated in a duel after the death of Darth Vader. The Dark Lady Lumiya defeated the Jedi with a lightwhip on Kinooine. The war concluded with the capture of the Tof leader Sereno and the brutal maiming of Lumiya. The end of the war was the last time Lumiya was seen publicly for over 35 years.

February 25, 2007 – Death Star
A Death Star was a moon-sized military battlestation with a planet-destroying superlaser. The Death Stars were the first in a long series of superweapons developed to execute the Tarkin Doctrine, but whose concept had been explored even before the Clone Wars. The Death Star was designed to allow Emperor Palpatine to more directly control the Galactic Empire through fear. A Death Star was to be commanded by no one less than a Moff.

Two Death Stars were constructed by the Empire, and additionally a prototype was known to have existed, as well as a Hutt knockoff, the Darksaber. Both Death Stars were destroyed by the Rebel Alliance shortly after they became operational, with the first Death Star destroyed by Luke Skywalker and the second one destroyed by Wedge Antilles and Lando Calrissian. Following their destruction, other superweapons followed, including the Tarkin, the Galaxy Gun, the Sun Crusher, and the World Devastators.

March 4, 2007 – Jar Jar Binks
General, Representative and later Senator Jar Jar Binks was the first Gungan to represent his people in the Galactic Senate, first serving as a Junior Representative along with Senator Padmé Amidala, and then, after her death, serving as full Senator himself. Like most Gungans, Jar Jar was lanky and spoke Basic with a unique accent. Despite being naïve and clumsy, Jar Jar Binks contributed greatly to the fate of the Galactic Republic, whether for good or for ill.

He was one of Qui-Gon Jinn's companions during the Invasion of Naboo, traveling to distant lands such as Tatooine and Coruscant, an activity not taken upon by many Gungans. On his return to Naboo, Binks served as a General for a short while in the Gungan Grand Army, and was a joint commander of the Battle of Grassy Plains with General Ceel. During Binks's career as Junior Representative, he acted as Amidala's proxy and proposed giving Supreme Chancellor Palpatine emergency powers in order to deal with the Separatist crisis. Binks continued his public service even after the death of Amidala, taking her place as Senator.

March 11, 2007 – Bria Tharen
Bria Tharen was a Corellian who became a pilgrim on Ylesia as part of the Hutt spice/slaving operation there. Her religion was exposed as a fraud by Han Solo, who she later fell in love with. However, the difficulties she had breaking free from the addictive Exultation caused her to leave Solo, despite her attraction to him. She later became an early commander in the Alliance to Restore the Republic, leading the fledgling Rebel forces in the Battle of Ylesia. As leader of Red Hand Squadron, she participated in many other missions in the Alliance, including several against slavers. On one fateful mission to Toprawa to help retrieve the plans for the First Death Star, her unit was surrounded by Imperial forces, and the injured Tharen committed suicide rather than face capture or execution.

March 18, 2007 – Nute Gunray
Nute Gunray was a Neimoidian from the planet Neimoidia. Following a stint as Senator and Minister for the Trade Federation, he rose in power after the Stark Hyperspace War. He was Viceroy of the Trade Federation before and during the Clone Wars, and a member of the Separatist Council during that conflict.

Gunray participated in the blockade and subsequent Invasion of Naboo, ordered the unsuccessful assassination of Padmé Amidala, and was one of the major contributors to the Separatist Droid Army during the Clone Wars. He was killed by Darth Vader, along with the rest of the Council, on Mustafar in 19 BBY.

March 25, 2007 – Drovian
Drovians were a sentient species indigenous to the Outer Rim world Nim Drovis. Divided into two main tribes, they were members of the galactic community for many thousands of years. A civil war divided the two tribes for centuries, of such scale that virtually all Drovians were affected by it. This came to a head during the Death Seed crisis when the Gopso'o tribe almost gained control of the planet, while financed by the Loronar Corporation. The civil war was finally resolved by the New Jedi Order, and the Drovians remained part of the New Republic through into the Yuuzhan Vong war.

Most Drovians remained on their homeworld, but those found offworld were frequently involved in criminal endeavours, such as swoop gangs, gladiatorial contests, or working for underworld kingpins such as Jabba the Hutt. These occupations took advantage of their strength and size.

April 1, 2007 – Darca Nyl
Darca Nyl was a Human mercenary who, after falling in love with a woman named Teril, retired and settled on an unknown planet in the Outer Rim Territories. Nyl bore numerous deep emotional scars throughout his life, especially after his wife died in childbirth and a deranged Dark Jedi killed his son. Taking up a lightsaber given to him by a dying Jedi, Nyl went on a anger-filled quest to find and kill his son's killer. Along the way, he encountered various groups of people who assumed he was a Jedi and who were in need of his help. Although he eventually confronted and defeated the Dark Jedi, his encounters with various others along the way spurred him to begin a life dedicated to aiding the helpless.

April 8, 2007 – Zuckuss
Zuckuss was a successful Gand bounty hunter during the height of the New Order. Known as "The Uncanny One" by his fellow hunters, Zuckuss was known for his ability to discover hidden quarry due to his training as a findsman. Being Force-sensitive, Zuckuss was able to use what he called his "intuition" to reveal anything ranging from the location of a person to the motives of an untrusted foe.

During his long career, Zuckuss had many associates but was known primarily to partner with the droid 4-LOM. The two made a formidable bounty hunting team and were successful in retrieving the Yavin Vassilika over such opponents as Bossk and Dengar. Their success eventually attracted the attention of the Empire, and they were hired by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon near the end of the Galactic Civil War. Due to his famed abilities, Zuckuss was highly sought after, and he found employment with the Bounty Hunters Guild, the Hutt Cartel, TaggeCo, and even the Rebellion for a time. Somewhat of a Rebel sympathizer, Zuckuss eventually began to hunt primarily for New Republic targets near the end of his career.

Although incredibly successful, Zuckuss was not without major flaws. He was plagued with schizophrenia and an advanced case of multiple personality disorder which caused him to speak in two different dialects. Despite his mental health, Zuckuss became incredibly popular on his homeworld of Gand, eventually inspiring an entire generation of Gand bounty hunters to seek success off-world.

April 15, 2007 – Tunroth
The Tunroth were bipedal sapients, indigenous to the Jiroch system of the Mid Rim. Towering and physically strong, Tunroth had distinctive elongated heads. They were renowned throughout the galaxy for their hunting and tracking skills, with the Tunroth Hunters in demand for employment as bounty hunters and big-game hunters.

They were members of the Galactic Republic for thousands of years, but during the reign of the Galactic Empire, Lortan fanatics virtually wiped them out in the Reslian Purge. The Tunroth slowly recovered, joining first the Empire and later the New Republic.

April 22, 2007 – Panaka
Panaka was the head of the Royal Naboo Security Forces before, during, and after the Invasion of Naboo, and later was the Moff for the Chommell Sector during the Galactic Civil War. He was a vocal militarist among the peaceful people of Naboo, a fish out of water amongst his peers.

Shaken by the murder of King Veruna, he installed various security measures to make sure that the same thing did not happen to his second monarch, Queen Padmé Amidala.By learning from the mistakes of his predecessor, Magneta, he was able to successfully defend her in several periods of danger, and continued to serve Naboo, the Republic, and eventually, the Empire.

Notoriously conservative, Panaka often clashed with the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn during the Invasion of Naboo, deriding the Jedi's controversial methods and retaining the utmost faith in his own. Nevertheless, with Jinn's help he was able to get his chance at military action, in the Second Battle of Theed.