Bravo 1

"This is Bravo Leader. Bravo Two, intercept enemy fighters. Bravo Three, make your run on the transmitter station."

- Ric Olié commanding Bravo Squadron from Bravo 1

Bravo 1 was the N-1 Starfighter flown by Captain Ric Olié as Bravo Leader, the commander of Bravo Squadron. In 32 BBY, Olié and Bravo Squadron took part in the Naboo Space Battle, aiming to destroy transmitters on an orbiting Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship that was commanding the Trade Federation Droid Army engaged in battle on the planet of Naboo's surface. R2-A6 served as his astromech droid during that battle. As a royal starfighter, it was treated with a traditional chromium finish.

Description
"The N-1 Starfighter represents the pinnacle in Naboo military technology."

- Captain Panaka

Bravo 1 was a N-1 series Naboo Starfighter manufactured by the Theed Palace Space Vessel Engineering Corps for use in the planet of Naboo's Royal Space Fighter Corp, the dogfighting branch of the Royal Naboo Security Forces. As it was flown in Royal service, the yellow starfighter was given a traditional chromium finish across the front of the craft and all along its eleven meter underside. Captain Ric Olié, who piloted Bravo 1 as the commander of Bravo Squadron, outfitted his vessel with a customized control cluster.

Along the center of the three-pronged craft rested the cockpit with room for a single pilot immediately anterior to a space for a required astromech droid and a pylon for connecting to hangar fueling stations. There was Futhark script on the outside of the cockpit to the pilot's left. Weapon systems were housed in front of the cockpit and included two laser cannons that fired green bolts and a two proton torpedo dispensors that fired from the same launch tube with a full complement of eight missiles. The other prongs were Bravo 1 wings, each sporting a Nubian 221 engine; further, it was propelled by a Monarc C-4 hyperdrive for faster-than-light travel. It was also equipped with life support, communication systems, deflector shields, as well as a sophisticated autopilot.

History
"Fighters straight ahead."

- Olié in Bravo 1

Bravo 1 was piloted by Ric Olié, the leader of Naboo's starfighter navy, when he entered combat personally, commanding Bravo Squadron under the callsign Bravo Leader. Olié piloted Bravo 1 under the callsign Bravo Leader. At some point, Olié personally modified the craft's control configurations to his liking. In 32 BBY, the Trade Federation responded to increased taxation by the Galactic Republic with a blockade of the planet of Naboo. Bravo 1, alongside other Bravo starfighters and their pilots, was within a Royal Palace hangar when the Federation took control of that building.

After a month of failed negotiations, Naboo's Queen, Padmé Amidala, decided to free her homeworld with force and she lead a task-force to storm her palace. One of her first steps was to free the hangar's captives so Bravo Squadron could disable an orbiting Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship that was commanding the Trade Federation Droid Army forces stationed on Naboo. Olié climbed into Bravo 1 and took off with his men, transmitting the coordinates of the space battle to every N-1 starfighter in the area so any available ships could assist them. Bravo 1 and Bravo Squadron skirmished with enemy Vulture droids and on an order from Olié split between those who would continue to stave off the droids and those that would attack the ship's transmitters. Bravo 1 was part of a strafing run, but its laser cannons could not pierce the ship's deflector shields.

Meanwhile, a Bravo Squadron N-1 from the hangar that was not flown into battle, Bravo Fighter, received the coordinates from Bravo 1 and its autopilot propelled it to that location. Inside was a boy named Anakin Skywalker, who had hidden in the cockpit for his safety, and after some time it was shot downn, landing inside the Control Ship. When this was brought to Olié's attention he ordered Bravo Squadron to not follow inside and to buy Bravo Fighter time to escape. Skywalker fired proton torpedoes into the ship's main reactor, destroying it and deactivating all the droids on the surface. The battle for Naboo was won. Olié continued flying with Bravo Squadron for the next few years afterward.

Commanders and crew
Ric Olié flew Bravo 1 while fighting with Bravo Squadron. Because of his superstitious nature, Olié used an astromech droid designated R2-A6 when piloting Bravo 1. He believed the droid was a good luck charm.

Behind the scenes
Bravo 1 first appeared in the novelization of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and the film itself. The Theed Palace Limited expansion of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, released in December 2001, contained a card called "Bravo 1" that identified the ship as such.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Starfighter
 * Star Wars: Battle for Naboo
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novelization
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel
 * Star Wars Manga: The Phantom Menace 2