Senator Sheev Palpatine, future Emperor and secret-Sith Darth Sidious, is elected Chancellor of the Senate after these events. The climax of Phantom Menace saw the gungans partner with the Naboo and Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn & Obi Wan Kenobi to repel the massive droid army from the planet, but at the cost of Master Qui-Gon’s life at the hands of Darth Maul. Queen Amidala, future mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, was the elected leader of Naboo. The Naboo government ruled from the capital of Theed, but the gungans had their own tribal government in an underwater city called Otoh Gunga. Populated by a mix of humans and an amphibious race known as Gungans, the planet is home to several characters that would prove very important to the history of “ a long long time ago”. The Phantom Menace introduced many things to the Star Wars universe - like podracing, midi-chlorians, Darth Maul and his double bladed lightsaber - but it would also introduce audiences to our first planet created specifically for the prequels: Naboo.
