Escape from the Saak'ak

In 32 BBY, the Jedi ambassadors sent to resolve the Trade Federation blockade of the planet Naboo were forced to escape from the Lucrehulk-class LH-3210 cargo freighter Saak'ak. The Trade Federation had been manipulated into blockading Naboo by the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious, framed as a process of the taxation of trade routes enforced by Prop 31-814D by the Galactic Senate. Galactic Republic Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum sent two Jedi, Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi, to negotiate with the Trade Federation and end the dispute. The Jedi traveled to the Naboo system aboard the Consular-class space cruiser Radiant VII, piloted by Captain Maoi Madakor and Antidar Williams of the Judicial Forces. After reaching the Saak'ak, the Jedi were greeted by the protocol droid TC-14, who informed Viceroy of the Trade Federation Nute Gunray that the Republic's ambassadors were Jedi.

Gunray was terrified and contact Sidious in response. The Sith Lord ordered Gunray to execute the Jedi and accelerate the invasion. The Trade Federation destroyed the Radiant VII with a concealed turbolaser turret, and Gunray flooded the meeting room with Dioxis gas before sending a group of B1-series battle droids to ensure the Jedi had died. Jinn and Kenobi survived however, and began cutting down the droids and made their way towards the Saak'ak control room. As Jinn cut through the blast doors with his lightsaber, Gunray sent two droidekas, which caused the Jedi to flee down to the ventilation shaft. They exited near the Trade Federation's invasion force and decided to sneak in to separate landing crafts to land on Naboo.

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