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    Otoh Gunga

    Beneath the surface of Lake Paonga on Naboo is a spectacular Gungan city. A crowning achievement of unique Gungan technology, the city appears as a glittering cluster of jewel-like bubbles. The bubbles are hydrostatic force-fields that contain breathable atmospheres for the city's inhabitants. Though they are rigid enough to keep the water out, they can be breached by Gungans swimming to and from the city. The architecture of Otoh Gunga is sweeping in shape because Gungans actually grow the building material of their cities. Inside Otoh Gunga is the High Board Room of the Gungan Rep Council.

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Appearances
  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Episode I)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Affiliations
  • Gungan Grand Army
  • Gungan High Council
Vehicles
  • Gungan Bongo Submarine

History

Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn entering Otoh Gunga

In the final years of the Republic, the most important city of Naboo’s Gungans was Otoh Gunga, located beneath the waters of Lake Paonga. After the Trade Federation invaded Naboo, Gungan leader Boss Nass refused to help the planet’s human settlers, believing the war wouldn’t affect the his people. But the droid armies drove the Gungans from their city, leaving Nass more receptive to an alliance with Queen Amidala. Together, Gungans and humans helped free Naboo. 

Rish Loo manipulating Boss Lyonie

During the Clone Wars, Gungan leader Boss Lyonie fell under the influence of Rish Loo, a devious minister secretly allied with the Separatists. Loo pushed the Gungans to break their alliance with the Naboo, but was thwarted by the efforts of Jar Jar Binks, Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala. 

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    • A decade before the Clone Wars, Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi found themselves cau...
    • The city’s resident Gungans stared at these new arrivals in disbelief. The Gungans resented what ...
    • If the Jedi got a chilly reception, Jar Jar had it worse – he’d been banished because of his almo...
    • Boss Nass and the Rep Council were unmoved by the Jedi’s pleas to help the Naboo – the war on the...
    • A little help from the Force persuaded Nass to give the Jedi a transport to take them to Naboo’s ...
    • The Jedi and Jar Jar left Otoh Gunga in a bongo submersible. But the way to Theed was dangerous –...
    • After Queen Amidala and the Jedi returned to Naboo to fight the Trade Federation, Jar Jar discove...
    • During the Clone Wars, Yoda appealed to the new Gungan leader, Boss Lyonie, for help against Sepa...
    • Later in the war, Padmé, Anakin Skywalker and Jar Jar traveled to Otoh Gunga to investigate rumor...
    • When Loo tried to regain control of Lyonie’s mind, Anakin intervened – but Loo stabbed the Gungan...
    • With Lyonie recuperating in a medical bubble, Anakin and Padmé noticed that Jar Jar looked very s...
  • A decade before the Clone Wars, Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi found themselves caught up in the Trade Federation invasion of Naboo. The Gungan exile Jar Jar Binks led them beneath the waters of Lake Paonga to Otoh Gunga, a graceful city of jewel-like bubbles.

  • The city’s resident Gungans stared at these new arrivals in disbelief. The Gungans resented what they saw as high-handed treatment by Naboo’s human settlers; as a result of this bad feeling, human visitors to Otoh Gunga were rare.

  • If the Jedi got a chilly reception, Jar Jar had it worse – he’d been banished because of his almost supernatural clumsiness. Captain Tarpals and guards riding kaadus forced Jar Jar to go before the Gungan Rep Council, with the Jedi accompanying them.

  • Boss Nass and the Rep Council were unmoved by the Jedi’s pleas to help the Naboo – the war on the surface was a human problem and not their business. Surely, they thought, Otoh Gunga would remain a safe refuge from attack.

  • A little help from the Force persuaded Nass to give the Jedi a transport to take them to Naboo’s capital city of Theed. But Jar Jar was sentenced to death for returning from banishment. Acting quickly, Qui-Gon told Nass that Jar Jar owed him a life debt, and took the luckless Gungan with him as a navigator.

  • The Jedi and Jar Jar left Otoh Gunga in a bongo submersible. But the way to Theed was dangerous – it led through the core of the planet, which was prowled by terrible sea monsters.

  • After Queen Amidala and the Jedi returned to Naboo to fight the Trade Federation, Jar Jar discovered that Otoh Gunga had been abandoned. He led the Jedi and Naboo to the Gungan Sacred Place, where Padmé begged Nass for assistance against the droid army. The Gungan boss agreed, and the allies’ victory over the droids led to an era of friendship between Naboo’s two populations.

  • During the Clone Wars, Yoda appealed to the new Gungan leader, Boss Lyonie, for help against Separatist forces on Mon Cala. Lyonie was hesitant, but the Gungans’ history of friendship with Padmé Amidala convinced them to join this new fight.

  • Later in the war, Padmé, Anakin Skywalker and Jar Jar traveled to Otoh Gunga to investigate rumors that Lyonie planned to attack Theed. Anakin discovered that a minister, Rish Loo, was controlling the Gungan leader through a strange necklace.

  • When Loo tried to regain control of Lyonie’s mind, Anakin intervened – but Loo stabbed the Gungan leader and fled Otoh Gunga. General Grievous was on his way to Naboo, and Loo intended to put the Gungan army at the Separatist warlord’s disposal.

  • With Lyonie recuperating in a medical bubble, Anakin and Padmé noticed that Jar Jar looked very similar to the Gungan leader. They convinced their friend to pose as Lyonie and address the army, ruining Loo’s plans and averting civil war on Naboo.

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  • Boss Nass

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    Boss Nass

    The stout and stern leader of the Gungans, Boss Nass was a proud keeper of his people's ways. His booming voice issued decrees on behalf of all the Gungans of Otoh Gunga. He kept a tight rein on Gungan affairs, continuing a longstanding custom of isolationism. Though Nass' temper is short, displays of courage and humility can pierce through his preconceptions. When Queen Amidala prostrated herself before the Gungan leader to request his aid in fighting off the Trade Federation invasion, he was impressed. Nass committed the Gungan Grand Army to wage war against invading battle droids.

  • Jar Jar Binks

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    Jar Jar Binks

    A clumsy, well-meaning Gungan outcast on Naboo, Jar Jar Binks struggled to prove his worth throughout his life. Putting his awkward past behind him, Jar Jar left the swamps of Naboo to enter the even murkier waters of Coruscant politics, becoming a representative for his people in the galactic capital. There, his best intentions and eagerness to serve were exploited by scheming Senators and others in positions of power.

  • Naboo

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    Naboo

    An idyllic world close to the border of the Outer Rim Territories, Naboo is inhabited by peaceful humans known as the Naboo, and an indigenous species of intelligent amphibians called the Gungans. Naboo's surface consists of swampy lakes, rolling plains and green hills. Its population centers are beautiful -- Naboo's river cities are filled with classical architecture and greenery, while the underwater Gungan settlements are a beautiful display of exotic hydrostatic bubble technology.

  • Boss Lyonie

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    Boss Lyonie

    During the Clone Wars, Boss Lyonie served as the local leader of the Gungans of Naboo, chairing the Rep Council in Otoh Gunga. When the Republic needed reinforcements to prevent the Separatist takeover of Mon Cala, the Jedi Council asked Boss Lyonie to send in the Gungan Grand Army. Jar Jar Binks was quick to insist the Gungans help, especially since their loyal ally Senator Amidala was endangered. Though Lyonie proved a boon to the Republic during that campaign, a sudden tide of unrest among the Gungans against the Naboo caused many to fear that he would be siding with the Separatists.

  • General Tarpals

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    General Tarpals

    The gravelly-voiced patrol chief of Otoh Gunga, Tarpals has endured many a headache caused by the antics of Jar Jar Binks. Tarpals kept an eye on the bumbling outcast, making sure the youngster didn't re-enter Gungan society. During the Trade Federation occupation of Naboo, Tarpals was part of the Gungan Grand Army that fought against the battle droid invaders. Ironically, Tarpals served under Binks, who had unexpectedly received the rank of general by Boss Nass himself. Tarpals stayed close to Binks, trying to keep his commanding officer out of trouble. By the time of the Clone Wars, Tarpals was promoted to general, and served as leader of the Gungan Grand Army.

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    Gungan

    The Gungans are the native inhabitants of the planet Naboo, an amphibious species with hardy lungs capable of holding breath for extended periods. Their skeletal structure is extremely flexible, as it is made of cartilaginous material rather than hard bone. The long Gungan face has a tough yet flexible bill for burrowing and rooting out food. They have long muscular tongues with which they scoop mollusks and lesser amphibians from the Naboo swamps. While most spacefarers would dismiss Gungans as primitives, they have developed an advanced technology.

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