Naboo (people)

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"You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle. What happens to one of you will affect the other. You must understand this."

―Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Rugor Nass^[1]

The Naboo (singular "Naboo"), also known as Naboolians^[2] or Nabooians,^[3] were a cultural group of humans from the planet Naboo.^[1] Contrary to the native Gungans, with whom they shared their world, the Naboo originated offworld as human colonists from Grizmallt.^[4] The Naboo aristocrats were known for their sartorial extravagance.^[5] Unlike the Gungans, who were a proud warrior species, the human colonists of Naboo were peaceful. This contrast of ideology caused tension between the two civilizations for centuries.^[6]

Society and culture[]

The Naboo valued culture and beauty, which was reflected in their everyday attire. Children wore graceful clothes made of natural materials.^[7]

History[]

Before the Invasion[]

The Naboo originated as a group of human colonists who fled the war-torn Core World of Grizmallt thousands of years before the Clone Wars.^[8] Led by Kwilaan, the colonists crashed on the homeworld of the Gungan species and established their presence there. They ventured into the Gallo Mountains and created a farming community at Dee'ja Peak.^[4] At first, the Gungans tried to avoid contact with the colonists, retreating in the planet's waterways. When the humans and Gungans finally met, however, their relations soon turned to hostility^[8] in the Grizmallti–Gungan wars.^[9] After fighting over territory and resources for a long time, the two species eventually resolved to simply live apart and ignore each other.^[8]

Following the end of their conflicts with the Gungans, the Naboo had to deal with internal wars, as their various city-states broke into factions and engaged in open warfare^[8] in what was remembered as the Time of Suffering.^[9] Eventually, each side became unified in its own way,^[8] although General-^[9]-turned-King Jafan also played a role.^[10] The end of the fighting end brought abut a Great Time of Peace.^[9] Generations before 32 BBY,^[11] a dispute arose between the Gungans and Naboo, during which the Monarch of Naboo needed the company of bodyguards.^[12]

The Naboo Crisis[]

In 32 BBY, the Trade Federation blockaded and invaded Naboo. The Queen, Padmé Amidala, was forced to flee the planet with Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi; she later returned to Naboo to help her people, and requested the help of Boss Nass and the Gungans.^[1]

Eventually, the combined forces of the two Jedi were able to defeat the Federation and the Sith Lord Darth Maul, at the cost of the lives of Qui-Gon Jinn and many Gungans and Naboo.^[1] The Naboo Crisis was the prelude to a much larger conflict, as the Trade Federation would eventually join with the Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Clone Wars.^[13]