Invasion of Spinnaker

The invasion of Spinnaker was a battle that took place during the invasion of the planet Naboo by the Trade Federation in 32 BBY. Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray had wanted to confirm that the invasion would be profitable, so he tasked the B1-Series battle droid OOM-9 with gathering 10,000 nova crystals from the wealthy Naboo city Spinnaker. The droid began by occupying a village near Spinnaker, which surrendered quickly and became the Trade Federation's base of operations.

The village came under attack by forces from Spinnaker and the Naboo Royal Navy, but the Droid Army repelled them and built additional forces. OOM-9 took control of the roads between Spinnaker, the naval base, and the village, causing the Naboo to waste forces trying to retake them. The Droid Army then focused on eliminating the Royal Navy, doing so with starfighters and pummels. With the navy defeated, OOM-9 subsequently attacked Spinnaker, destroying the defensive capabilities of the city before taking control of its spaceports to extract nova crystals from them. After accumulating 10,000 nova crystals, OOM-9 destroyed Spinnaker's spaceports, and the Droid Army proceeded to capture Theed, Naboo's capital.

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