Theed power generator

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Theed power generator

General information

Chronological and political information

Affiliation

Royal House of Naboo^[2]

Plasma Energy Engineering^[3]

TheTheed power generator was aplasma power plant attached to theHangar andRoyal Palace of theNaboo capital city ofTheed.^[4] During theBattle of Naboo,Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn andhis Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi dueled theSith Lord Darth Maul inside thepower generator, which resulted in thedeath of Jinn and the presumed demise of Maul.

Description[]

The power plant facility was located adjacent to theTheed Hangar in theTheed Royal Palace complex,^[3] next to theVirdugo Plunge. It generated power for the city and utilized underground conduits to supplyplasma energy to thestarships of the Hangar, including theNaboo Royal Starship and theN-1 starfighters of theNaboo Royal Space Fighter Corps.^[4] The building was staffed by a small contingent of trained personnel from thePlasma Energy Engineering unit of theRoyal Naboo Security Forces^[3] and guarded bySecurity Guards.^[2] It could be accessed from the Hangar via a heavyblast door.^[4]

Power plant[]

To operate and monitor the generator without having to be exposed to the dangerousplasma energies, Energy Engineering staff had access to aremote engineering console and an inspection platform located in the edge of the main extracting shaft next to the access door. The plasma was extracted from theplanet core viavacuum suction and forced through twelveacceleration shafts which intensified its energy output, before delivering it to the processing unit. A massiveplasma activator stabilized the unrefined plasma, and then injected the final product into twinplasma compressors to be used by the Theed power grid. A series of plasma equilibrium checkpoints ensured the quality of the refined plasma before it was consumed by the grid transformers.^[3]

Excess plasma produced from the stabilization process was shunted to a large reserve tank, shielded by multilayered radiation dampers. The entrance to the tank was protected with sixlaser doors and a large re-circulation lid periodically sweepedoxygen out of it to preserve the fragile vacuum equilibrium inside.^[3]

History[]

Background[]

For centuries, thepeople of Naboo utilized small mines to provide power to theircapital. Eventually, however, a vast plasma source was discovered underneath theCliffs of Theed, leading to the decision to construct a more efficient plasma mining and refinery plant to permanently solve the energy problem.^[3]

Construction[]

The power generator complex was built in65 BBY by theOuter Rim Construction and Assembly, as a part of a Naboo–Damask Holdings joint venture.^[1] Various details of cultural significance to the Naboo were included in the final design, including a reference to the ancient legend of Chaos held at bay by six impenetrable doors, which influenced the number of laser gates used to shield the plasma reserve tank. The opening ceremony was attended by theSenatorial representative for NabooSenator Sheev Palpatine, whose interest for the deep-pit design was much noted.^[3]

Use by the Naboo[]

The complex proved to be a great success, being capable of not only meeting the capital's energy needs but far exceeding them. Excess plasma held in the generator's reserve tank was preserved for emergencies or increasedspaceship use, although^[3] by around32 BBY^[5] the Naboo had begun selling it in off-world trade deals arranged via theTrade Federation.^[3]

During theBattle of Naboo,Qui-Gon Jinn andObi-Wan Kenobi dueled Darth Maul inside the power generator: Qui-Gon was killed, but Obi-Wan defeated Maul by cutting him in half.^[2] TheSith Lord fell into a melting pit, but survived and ultimately made his way toLotho Minor.^[6]

Behind the scenes[]

The power generator's location is flipped inStar Wars Battlefront II: instead of being accessible on the left side of the hangar (when facing toward the front), the generator is accessible on the right side of the hangar.

InLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Maul breaks the platforms and the laser gates don't turn off and on in order.