Greetings, Rebelscum fans! This week on the site we’re looking at the Star Wars planet that all of us would most want to visit on vacation, Padme’s homeworld of Naboo. Make sure to read our “Expand Your Mind” article first in order to read why the Battle of Naboo is such an integral moment in the Star Wars franchise, but stay tuned throughout the week for more articles, insights, videos, and info on the most essential merchandising content that you can add to your collection!


Nostalgia for the Star Wars prequels and Naboo in particular reached a new high recently thanks to the fifth episode of The Book of Boba Fett, “The Return of the Mandalorian.” The famous masked warrior may have lost his Razor Crest, but he got a slick new ship in the form of a refurbished N-1 Starfighter. The iconic protectors of Naboo’s skies were famously featured in The Phantom Menace during the final battle.


Although Naboo is a planet of peace, and Captain Panaka even tells the Queen that “We have no army,” a small security force is required to protect the Royal Family and capital. The Naboo Royal N-1 Starfighters are the sleek defenders of the capital city, and they also accompany the planet’s diplomats on interplanetary trips. N-1 Starfighters protect Padme’s ships at the beginning of Attack of the Clones when she visits Coursucant to protest the formation of the Grand Army of the Republic.


In the film, Anakin is told by Qui-Gon to hide out in the cockpit of an N-1 Starfighter while he joins Obi-Wan, Padme, and the rest of the Naboo security force in their mission to force Trade federation Viceroy Nute Gunray to surrender. Of course, Anakin is bound to kick up trouble, and in his first collaboration with R2-D2 accidentally flies the N-1 Starfighter into the thick of space combat. In a parallel to his son’s victory at the Death Star, Anakin detonates the Trade Federation Flagship that switches off the droids. Yellow is clearly a favorite color of Anakin’s, as both his podracer and Jedi starfighters are also yellow.


N-1 Starfighters were also seen on The Clone Wars in the episodes “Blue Shadow Virus” and “Mystery of a Thousand Moons” when Anakin and Obi-Wan walk through the same hangar from The Phantom Menace. In the behind-the-scenes commentary, Dave Filoni revealed that the animation crew had a difficult time finding a way to fit the unusually shaped ships in a hangar position. Ironically, this is the same problem that George Lucas had when he introduced the ships in The Phantom Menace.


Star Wars fans may want to see the scale of the N-1 Starfighters in real life, and some even had the chance. A life size replica of one of the ships was displayed at the Boston Museum of Science, but unfortunately it was removed during a reorganization in December 2006. Fans looking to fly an N-1 Starfighter still have a lot of options thanks to the ships’ frequent appearances in Star Wars games, including the Rogue Squadron, LEGO Star Wars, Battlefront, and Jedi Starfighter series.

What do you think, Rebelscum fans? Are N-1 Starfighters one of your favorite Star Wars ships? Do you have any awesome N-1 Starfighter merchandise? Let us know in the forums, and as always, may the Force be with you!

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