Militiagung/Legends

Militiagungs were members of the Gungan Grand Army, based on the planet Naboo.

History
Militiagungs were part of the Gungan Grand Army since its inception during the War of the Gungan Tribes in 3,000 BBY on the planet Naboo. Three millennia later, Naboo was invaded by the Trade Federation. The Gungan Grand Army fought during the invasion. Boss Rugor Nass gathered the militagungs and then attacked a Trade Federation base. Gungan warriors tested Queen Amidala's Jedi protectors as they approached the Sacred Place to negotiate. The Jedi defeated the warriors, and the Gungan Security Chief decided to duel them himself. When he was defeated, the Jedi were allowed to meet with Boss Nass. The militagungs were then called into action as part of a diversion to allow the Royal Naboo Security Forces to retake Naboo from the Trade Federation. The Gungan Grand Army drew the Trade Federation Droid Army into open battle on the Great Grass Plains. During the battle, many militiagungs were gunned down by B1 battle droids.

Around 21 BBY, there was unrest on Naboo. Rish Loo, a Gungan minister, secretly allied himself with the Confederacy of Independent Systems and manipulated Lyonie, the Boss of the Gungan capital, Otoh Gunga, into preparing for war against the Naboo people. After Lyonie was injured, Jar Jar Binks impersonated him and spoke to the gathered militiagungs, talking them down from war. When General Grievous landed a Confederacy invasion force, the militiagungs disabled his army.

Later during the war, militiagungs joined the Battle of Mon Cala on the side of the Galactic Republic. Many militiagungs were captured, but they broke free with the help of Mon Calamari's prince, Lee-Char, and successfully fought off the Confederacy army.

Organizations
At the time of the Invasion of Naboo, militiagungs were gathered from each of the Gungan tribes. They supplied their own equipment, and used weapons such as atlatls and cestas. They also employ personal energy shields. The soldiers were trained to understand the Grand Army's system of horn, drum, and whistle signals, and took orders from professional commanders. There were several variations of the militiagung: the Trooper Recruit, Trooper, Heavy Trooper, and Repeater Troopers. The militiagungs primarily used boomas as offensive weaponry. Others also used electropoles.

Behind the scenes
Militiagungs first appeared in 1999 with the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and its tie-ins. They were reimagined in LEGO form for the 2005 video game LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, which was also included in its 2007 compliation re-release. Also released in 2005 was the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II, which allowed players to fight against the Gungan Grand Army in "Hunt Mode."

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 4
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace PhotoComic
 * ''Star Wars Manga: The Phantom Menace 2
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars Episode I Journal: Anakin Skywalker
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II''