Trade Federation

The Trade Federation is an organization that features in Star Wars.

History

The Trade Federation was an interstellar business conglomerate that operated a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. It existed in the years of the Old Republic with it being run by the Neimoidians race. They came to be one of the wealthiest corporate organizations in the galaxy as they controlled most of the shipping that passed through the Rim territories.

They later came under the control of the Sith Lord Darth Sidious who gave them orders to send their battle droids to invade the planet Naboo to create a government crisis. A Droid Control Ship was placed into orbit that controlled their Droid Army that was used to occupy Naboo.

Viceroy Gunray was arrested by Republic officials and sent to answer for his crimes, although he evaded imprisonment after multiple trials and retained his position as head of the Federation

Afterwards, the Federation continued its secret subversion of the Republic and was among the corporations that came to meet with Count Dooku. Their delegation came upon the meeting on Geonosis where they stood alongside the likes of the Techno Union, InterGalactic Banking Clan, Corporate Alliance and others. This led to a formal declaration of the Confederacy of Independent Systems that declared their separation from the Galactic Republic. At that time, the Republic had established the Grand Army of the Republic that was deployed with the Clone Troopers to engage this newly formed hostile state. This resulted in the galaxy being engulfed in the Clone Wars with the Trade Federation operating alongside the Separatists.

Throughout the war, the Trade Federation was often used by the Separatists and the Sith as a puppet to drive more systems to their causes, though this was staunchly denied publicly. When the Battle of Ryloth occurred, the Republic dispatched Senator Bail Organa and Representative Jar Jar Binks to request use of the planet Toydaria as a staging ground. Upon intercepting the transmission Count Dooku contacted Senator Dod to join the negotiations. During the negotiations, Dod stressed that Toydarian involvement with Republic supplies would jeopardize their neutrality, allegedly putting the Trade Federation at risk of attack by Separatist warships. While the Federation was neutral, Gunray's position on the Separatist Council gave the CIS access to use of Federation fleets. After Cad Bane had stolen a holocron on orders from Lord Sidious, Gunray loaned the Federation fleet to assist him in killing Bolla Ropal and escaping the Republic. In the end the Federation fleet was destroyed, to Gunray's dismay but Darth Sidious compensated him for the loss after Bane got the information the Sith Lord hired the Duros bounty hunter to collect.

Overview

Neimoidian Viceroy Nute Gunray and Ruke Haako.

In appearance, the Trade Federation was an interstellar conglomerate that operated in the galaxy. In time, they came to be one of the wealthiest corporate organizations in the galaxy where it controlled most of the interstellar shipping passing through the Rim territories.

Leadership of the Federation was held by a person holding the title of Viceroy.

Its power led to them getting their own representative in the Republic Senate who lobbied for even greater power.

To enforce its operations, the Trade Federation made use of soldiers that consisted entirely of droids with these forming the Droid Army.

These were later converted into Trade Federation Battleships that were over three kilometers in diameter. These enormous vessels resemble flattened disks with a central sphere containing the ship's bridge and reactor assemblies. The disk was broken at the front of the craft, revealing two mammoth docking bays lined with forward docking claws. The reclusive Neimoidian commanders typically sealed themselves in the ship's spacious bridge whilst their legions of droids handle the operation of the mighty craft.

One component in their military was the Droid Control Ship that used a central computer to control the armies of battle droids. Destruction of the ship caused all the battle droids to shut down as they were completely reliant on the signals from the control vessel. Over time, the practice of using Droid Control Ships was stopped with Battle Droids containing their own droid brains allowing them to operate independently.

Members

• Nute Gunray : a male Neimoidian who came to lead the Trade Federation as its Viceory.
• Rune Haako :

Notes

• The Trade Federation appeared in the setting of the Prequel Trilogy where they first appeared in Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace.

Alternate Versions

• In Star Wars Legends, the Trade Federation appeared in the setting of the former Star Wars Expanded Universe continuity.

In other media

Video games

• In Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the Trade Federation appeared as antagonists in the video game adaptation of the live-action film.
• In Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles, the Trade Federation battle droids appeared as antagonists in the video game set during Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
• In Star Wars: Starfighter, the Trade Federation appeared as antagonists in the video game that was set during the Invasion of Naboo. Players took control of Naboo fighter pilots of Bravo Squadron as they fought the Trade Federation occupation of the planet.
• In Star Wars: Obi-Wan, the Trade Federation appeared as antagonists in the setting of the video game set around the time of the Invasion of Naboo.
• In Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds, the Trade Federation appeared as a playable faction in the video game. During the campaign mode, the players played as battle droid commander OOM-9 who led the conquest of Naboo.
• In Star Wars: Battlefront, the Trade Federation appeared in the setting of the video game. The campaign mode showed the Droid Army of the Trade Federation during the occupation of Naboo and they later sent their forces against the Wookiee's after they taxed the Federation activities on the planet.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace:
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones:
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith:
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars:
• Star Wars: Clone Wars:

External Links

• Star Wars Databank Entry

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