- "It sounds like you are not satisfied with the Neimoidian involvement with the Trade Federation."
"Ah. That's a very…binary view of things. […] I believe in the idea of the Trade Federation. When the Republic fails to recognize your homeworld as anything but an asset in shipping and commerce, you become a commodity. And a statistic. I'll not let my life be a line item in a shipping manifest. With the Trade Federation, Neimoidians finally have a voice. History shows the Republic barely acknowledged our existence until the Trade Federation." - ―Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi speaks with Neimoidian Ruug Quarnom
The Neimoidian faction[1] was the faction of the Trade Federation controlled by members of the Neimoidian species,[2] who leveraged control over the entire Federation.[4] As such, it was not the only faction of the Federation controlled by Neimoidians.[5] Through the Trade Federation, the Neimoidians secured a voice for themselves in galactic politics and history.[3]
The Neimoidian faction allied with the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Separatist Crisis,[1] a period of galactic history from 24 BBY to 22 BBY[6] where thousands of star systems left the Galactic Republic for the CIS.[7] Recruited into the Confederacy by Separatist Head of State Count Dooku,[8] Senator Rush Clovis of the InterGalactic Banking Clan particularly focused his work with the Separatists on the Neimoidian faction,[1] although he worked to keep his dealings a secret.[9] Additionally, the Neimoidian faction and Federation as a whole continued to do business with the Republic, claiming to be neutral.[10]
Behind the scenes[]
The Neimoidian faction was first identified in the eleventh issue of the Star Wars Helmet Collection magazine, which was released in 2016 by De Agostini.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
Sources[]
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Databank A-Z: Rush Clovis–Coruscant) (First identified as Neimoidian faction)- "The Crisis on Naboo" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Prologue to the Clone Wars and the First Battle of Geonosis" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Databank A-Z: Rush Clovis–Coruscant)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
"The Crisis on Naboo" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brotherhood
- ↑ Neimoidian in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Queen's Hope
- ↑ Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide states that the Separatist Crisis began twenty-four years before the Battle of Scarif, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 0 BBY. Therefore, the Separatist Crisis must have begun in 24 BBY. Additionally, Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones depicts the end of the Separatist Crisis, and Galactic Atlas dates the events of that film to 22 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Rise of Clovis"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Senate Spy"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Supply Lines"
