Supreme Chancellor Valorum, leader of the Galactic
Republic, dispatches Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn
and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, to negotiate with the Trade
Federation leadership to end a blockade of battleships around the
planet Naboo.
Darth Sidious,
a Sith Lord
and the Trade Federation's secret adviser, orders Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray
to kill the Jedi and invade Naboo with an army of battle droids.
The Jedi escape and flee to Naboo, where Qui-Gon saves a Gungan
outcast, Jar Jar Binks, from being killed during the
invasion. Indebted to the Jedi, Jar Jar leads them to an underwater Gungan
city. The Jedi unsuccessfully try to persuade the Gungan leader, Boss Nass,
into helping the people of Naboo, though they are able to obtain transportation
to Theed, the capital city on the surface. They rescue Queen Amidala,
the ruler of the Naboo people, and escape the planet on her royal starship,
which is damaged as they pass the Federation blockade.
Amidala's ship is unable to
sustain its hyperdrive and lands for repairs on the desert planet Tatooine.
Qui-Gon, Jar Jar, astromech droid R2-D2, and Amidala (in
disguise as Padmé, her handmaiden) visit the settlement of Mos Espa to buy new
parts at a junk shop. They meet the shop's owner Watto and his
nine-year-old slave, Anakin Skywalker, who is a gifted pilot and
engineer and has created a protocol
droid called C-3PO. Qui-Gon senses a strong presence of the Force
within Anakin and is convinced that he is the "chosen one" of Jedi
prophecy who will bring balance to the Force. Qui-Gon wagers Anakin's freedom
with Watto in a Podrace,
which Anakin wins. Anakin joins the group to be trained as a Jedi, leaving his
mother, Shmi, behind. En route to their starship,
Qui-Gon briefly duels with Darth Maul, Darth Sidious's apprentice, who was
sent to capture Amidala.
The Jedi escort Amidala to the Republic
capital planet, Coruscant, so she can plead her people's case to Chancellor
Valorum and the Galactic Senate. Qui-Gon asks the Jedi Council
for permission to train Anakin as a Jedi, but the Council, concerned that
Anakin is vulnerable to the dark side, refuse. Undaunted, Qui-Gon vows
to train Anakin anyway. Meanwhile, Naboo's Senator Palpatine
persuades Amidala to make a vote of no confidence in Valorum to elect
a more capable chancellor to resolve the crisis on Naboo. Though she pushes for
the vote, Amidala grows frustrated with the corruption in the Senate and
decides to return to Naboo with the Jedi.
On Naboo, Padmé reveals herself
to the Gungans as Queen Amidala and persuades them into an alliance against the
Trade Federation. Jar Jar leads his people in a battle against the droid army
while Padmé leads the hunt for Gunray in Theed. In a starship hangar, Anakin
enters a vacant starfighter and inadvertently triggers its autopilot,
joining the battle against the Federation droid control ship in space. Anakin
ventures into the ship and destroys it from within, deactivating the droid
army. Meanwhile, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan battle Darth Maul, who mortally wounds
Qui-Gon before being bisected by Obi-Wan. As he dies, Qui-Gon asks Obi-Wan to
train Anakin. Subsequently, Palpatine is elected as the new Supreme Chancellor
and Gunray is arrested. The Jedi Council promotes Obi-Wan to the rank of Jedi
Knight and reluctantly accepts Anakin as Obi-Wan's apprentice. At a festive
ceremony, Padmé presents a gift of appreciation and friendship to the Gungans.
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