Nute Gunray (15)Full unit name: Gunray, Nute
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First appearance: The Phantom Menace
Included into
Star Wars The Complete Saga (Blu Ray)
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Species: Neimoidian
Gender: Male
Was killed by: Anakin Skywalker (Slaughter on Mustafar)
Known Facts (7)
Ambassadors to Naboo (1)
  • Was among the passengers on Saak'ak
Fall of Theed (1)
Introducing Darth Maul (32BBY) (1)
  • Was among the passengers on Saak'ak
Battle of Theed (1)
Gathering Storm (1)
Battle of Geonosis (1)
Slaughter on Mustafar (1)
Summary
Nute Gunray was a Neimoidian male who served as a stint Minister of the Trade Federation until he rose in power after the Stark Hyperspace War in 44 BBY, eventually becoming Viceroy of the Trade Federation. In 32 BBY, Gunray participated in the occupation of Naboo with the Federation Army to settle a trade dispute that began in the Galactic Senate. With the help of Darth Sidious, Gunray invaded the planet to end the trade dispute and secured all facilities in the capital of Theed. He attempted to force the incumbent Queen of Naboo Padme Amidala to sign a treaty to make his invasion legal, however she refused and the Siege of Naboo continued. The Trade Federation soon surrendered to Naboo forces following the Battle of Naboo. Gunray was taken to the Galactic Republic capital on Coruscant to be charged with acts of war. During the Separatist Crisis that following the Invasion of Naboo, Gunray confronted former Jedi Master, Count Dooku, who began a separatist movement that opposed the Republic. Dooku, who secretly was Sidious's Sith apprentice under the name of Darth Tyranus, helped him through his four trials in the Supreme Court, and soon after the trials, Gunray retained his position as Viceroy. The Trade Federation, under Gunray's command, joined Dooku's separatist movement and Gunray was named Head of the newly formed Separatist Council and so formed the Separatist Army. Gunray, along with Dooku and his master, Sidious, formed the Confederacy of Independent Systems which opposed the Galactic Republic in a three-year war known as the Clone Wars that followed after two years of the Separatist Crisis. During the Clone Wars, Gunray tempted Onaconda Farr, the senator of Rodia, with an offer to join the Separatists and receive the aid and protection for Rodia that the Republic had failed to provide, in exchange for Farr luring Senator Amidala to the planet and handing her over to him. Gunray's plan ultimately failed and he was captured by the Republic and given to Jedi Master Luminara Unduli and Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano. Dooku sent his Dark Jedi apprentice, Asajj Ventress, to rescue the Viceroy from the Republic forces. Stationed inside the Republic Star Destroyer, Senate Commando Faro Argyus released the Viceroy and met up with Ventress in Argyus's cruiser. Argyus was betrayed and murdered by Ventress, however, in a fit of rage over his arrogance. In 19 BBY, the Separatist Council was moved to the volcanic planet of Mustafar from the sink hole planet of Utapau, after Separatist General Grievous became leader of the CIS after the death of Dooku. Following the death of Grievous at the hands of Obi-Wan Kenobi Nute Gunray became the new leader of the separatists. Gunray along with the other Separatist leaders were betrayed by Darth Sidious after he sent his new apprentice, Vader, to Mustafar to end the war. Gunray was the last council member to be killed by Vader's lightsaber, which had ultimately brought an end to the Clone Wars and fragmented the CIS into various Separatist holdouts, in which they were represented by various ununited warlords across the galaxy.

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UH
Interactions with various organizations and groups (except membership and contract employment)
Royal Naboo Security Forces
Was captured by them during Battle of Theed
Related characters
Anakin Skywalker
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DetailsWas killed by Anakin Skywalker with Anakin's Second Lightsaber, Mustafar during Slaughter on Mustafar
San Hill
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DetailsParticipated in conversation with him during Gathering StormSources
Rune Haako
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DetailsParticipated in conversation with him during Gathering StormSources
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Geonosis

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DetailsInteracted in Council Meeting Room with San Hill, Rune Haako during Gathering StormSources
Departed using Lapiz Cutter together with Rune Haako during Battle of Geonosis
Mustafar

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Naboo

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DetailsArrived using Lapiz Cutter together with Rune Haako during Fall of Theed
Known for traveling as a passenger on the following ships
Saak'ak
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Lapiz Cutter
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DetailsTraveled to Naboo together with Rune Haako during Fall of TheedTraveled from Geonosis together with Rune Haako during Battle of Geonosis
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Full unit name: Gunray, Nute Last updated: 18.05.2026 16:31:32

Neimoidian
Skywalker, Anakin
Slaughter on Mustafar (ROTS)
Saak'ak (Profiteer)
Naboo
Lapiz Cutter
Haako, Rune
Royal Naboo Security Forces
Geonosis
Hill, San
Anakin's Second Lightsaber
Mustafar
Palpatine
Amidala, Padme
Fall of Theed
Coruscant
Dooku
Unduli, Luminara
Tano, Ahsoka
Ventress, Asajj
Venator-class Star Destroyer
Senate Guard
Utapau
Grievous
Kenobi, Obi-Wan
Darth Vader
Battle of Theed
Gathering Storm
Battle of Geonosis
Nass, Rugor
Gungan
Gungan Bongo Submarine
AAT
B1 Battle Droid
MTT
Sheathipede-class Shuttle
Gunray, Nute
Single Trooper Aerial Platform (STAP)
OOM-9
Vuutun Palaa
Lucrehulk-class Battleship
Theed
Radiant VII
Consular-class Cruiser
Williams, Antidar
Madakor, Maoi
Jinn, Qui-Gon
Vulture-class Droid Fighter
Bravo Squadron (RNSFC)
Naboo N-1 Starfighter
Destroyer Droid
C-9979 Landing Ship
Dremon, Jull
How, Tey
Unch, Sil
Ambassadors to Naboo
Battle of the Great Grass Plains
Battle over Naboo
Maul
Zabrak
Dofine, Daultay
Royal Naboo Handmaidens
Panaka, Quarsh
Bibble, Sio
Introducing Darth Maul (32BBY)
B2 Super Battle Droid
Petranaki Arena
Geonosian
Muun
Geonosis Arena Battle
The Clone Wars