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Greetings Historians,
Today we will cover the Invasion of Naboo and concurrent events after it. The invasion of Naboo was in 32 BBY. BBY stands for Before Battle of Yavin.
The Invasion of Naboo started after Jedi Knight Qui-Gon-Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan-Kenobi arrived on a Trade Federation ship. The two Jedi were to have negotiations with the leaders of the Trade Federation so they would stop their blockade around the planet Naboo. These negotiations never took place and the Jedi were attacked. Luckily the Jedi escaped down to the planet. With the help of Jar-Jar Binks, the Jedi made it to the capital city of Theed to assist the queen of Naboo. They escaped with one of the helpers of the queen, going to the planet Tatooine.
On Tatooine Qui-Gon-Jinn discovered an enslaved boy named Anakin Skywalker. Skywalker had a higher Midi-chlorian count than any other living Jedi, rivaling Grand Master Yoda. Qui-Gon-Jinn decided that he was to bring the boy back to the Jedi temple, but to do this he would have to free him from slavery.
In order to free Anakin from slavery he had to compete in the Boonta Eve Classic, a podrace near Mos Espa. The prize for the race was Tatoonie credits. The race was tough, with many deaths and one racer going MIA. Against all odds Anakin won the race, also winning his freedom. The money from the race was used to buy a new hyperdrive generator for Qui-Gon-Jinn’s ship as it was damaged during the escape from Naboo.
Whilst heading back to the ship Jinn and Anakin are pursued by a Dark figure. Jinn sensed the dark side in this figure, igniting his green lightsaber. The figure then attacks Jinn with his own red lightsaber. The two clash sabers until Jinn escapes by jumping onto his nearby ship which swoops by. Jinn tells the pilots to go back to Coruscant.
On Coruscant Anakin is presented before the Jedi Council. After a short series of tests, the Council tells Jinn that Anakin was too old, emotional and that he was dangerously full of anger and fear. Seeing this as a minor set back, Jinn and everyone else went back to Naboo to deal with the crisis.
On Naboo, Jinn and Kenobi confronted the sith who attacked them on Tatooine, Darth Maul. Jinn and Maul are the main fighters while Kenobi is knocked off of platforms and trapped behind walls. Then in one swift motion, Maul strikes down Jinn. Kenobi is filled with rage as the laser wall he is trapped behind is opened, he leaps at Maul, releasing a fury of lightsaber strikes at him. The two fight back and forth until Maul pushes Kenobi down a garbage shaft, but Kenobi hangs onto the side. Maul taunts him slicing his lightsaber into the ground above Kenobi. Suddenly, Kenobi leaps above Maul, landing behind him and slicing him in half down into the garbage shaft.
During Jinns funeral Kenobi promises Anakin that he’ll train him. Anakin is then accepted into the Jedi Order as Kenobi’s padawan.
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