Nute Gunray

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The Viceroy aboard the Profiteer.

Nute Gunray was the Neimoidian Viceroy of the Trade Federation, Nute Gunray commanded the blockade of Naboo under the pretense of protesting the Republic's taxation of trade routes. He and Rune Haako were secretly in the pay of the shadowy Sith Lord, Darth Sidious, however. After the Trade Federation's droid army had captured Theed, Gunray attempted to force Queen Amidala to sign a treaty that would legitimize the occupation and give the Trade Federation exclusive trading rights with Naboo.

However, the Queen was rescued by two Jedi Knights, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi who had been sent by Supreme Chancellor Valorum. Regardless, Gunray continued to subjugate Naboo in an attempt to persuade Amidala to return and sign the treaty. Ultimately Gunray was captured by Amidala and the Naboo Royal Security Forces under Captain Panaka, and taken to Coruscant for trial.

Four trials later, and Nute Gunray not only remained free but remained the Viceroy of the Trade Federation. When Count Dooku started the Separatist movement, Gunray sought to ally the Trade Federation the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and combine its droid armies with those of the Techno Union. However he stipulated he would not sign Dooku's treaty unless Dooku agreed to have Amidala killed as revenge for his humiliation on Naboo.

It was while he was on Geonosis with Gilramos Libkath and several other Separatists to oversee the production of the droid army that Gunray leapt at the opportunity to see Amidala put to death in the execution arena. But Gunray was denied his vengeance when the Clone Wars broke out right there on Geonosis, and an army of Jedi and clone troopers invaded the planet, forcing Gunray to flee Geonosis with Libkath aboard their shuttle.

Towards the end of the Clone Wars, Gunray, once more acting under the orders of Darth Sidious lent the Trade Federation armies under the command of General Grievous to Count Dooku, and then was instructed by Sidious to accompany Rune Haako and the rest of the Separatists to Mustafar, ostensibly for their protection.

In reality, Sidious, who was the mastermind behind Dooku, had no further use for Gunray and his colleagues. He sent Anakin Skywalker, well on the path to becoming Darth Vader, to Mustafar, to kill the Separatists. Vader slaughtered the Separatists as he had his fellow Jedi. Nute Gunray was the last to die, receiving a fatal blow from Vader's lightsaber even as the bewildered Neimoidian pleaded for peace.

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