#senator of naboo

[firealder2005]

Senator of Naboo Luke Skywalker!

@spell-cleaver you are the source of where this came from with The Protégé!

i absolutely hate drawing hands and eyes. not my strong suit, but I managed.

everything on luke is done in watercolor brush pens - except his skin, because i didn’t have ANYTHING for skin tone in my brush pen arsenal. so i made do with a colored pencil.

and obviously he was raised by his aunt Sola and Co. on Naboo, so he uses their name and (of course) keeps his birth name underwraps.

Luke’s red face paint is obviously a nod to Padmé, and I chose the blue-green face paint as a nod to Queen Apailana, who was assassinated for harboring Jedi survivors from Order 66. I feel like Luke would choose to mimic her face paint as silent rebellion lol.

The flowers on his cape are millaflowers btw. shiny, silver millaflowers.

And lastly, the Royal Symbol of Naboo? I put that on him because 1) I wanted to. and 2) it’s my headcanon Senator Luke served as a body double/valet at some point in his life so he gets to wear it. as a treat.

[sw5w]

It Was a Senator From Naboo

STAR WARS EPISODE II: Attack of the Clones 00:24:09

[galactic-rhea]

DROP HIM, DOOKU, DROP HIM AND RUN

[pedroam-bang]

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

[blxkstar]

Sometimes, we don't choose who we love.

I made a playlist for Padmé Amidala. For her feelings and ruminations. Please check it out!

To those who act as agents of chaos, I say this: I stand resolute and unyielding. And if you strike my voice down, know that a chorus of thousands shall rise up in its place, for you have no dominion over the righteous. We are the defenders of truth.

Don't be afraid."

"I'm not afraid to die. I've been dying a little bit each day since you came back into my life."

"What are you talking about?"

"I love you.

[smeraldo-heart]

Senator’s Ward AU

Reflecting- Compassion

Cal and Padmé take their very first holophoto, at the start of Cal’s mission to protect the Senator.

Calla Kann-Amidala makes his first appearance in the galaxy and Senator Padmé Amidala gains a family member.

Minific below, including my headcanon of Naboo culture- “mirroring”, imitating someone else’s appearance to show your admiration and respect for them.

‼️Minific:

“Senator Amidala?” Cal asked hesitantly, focused entirely on his face in the mirror.

“Call me Padmé, Cal.” Senator Amidala- no, Padmé- smiled gently from over where she was pinning up her elaborate hairpieces. “Is anything the matter?”

Cal had similar hairpieces too, ornate twisting ones that they had somehow got in his exact shade of red despite the short time constraints. A handmaiden was helping pin them in for him, having already done his makeup. That was what he was staring at right now, taken aback by the delicate scarlet staining his skin.

“No, Senator- I mean, Padmé,” Cal said, stumbling over the politeness he’d had drilled into him since childhood. Now he had to act like he was related to Padmé, and knew her quite well too. There was a lot to learn, and Cal wasn’t sure if he’d ever been a good liar.

“Just…why these?” Cal asked, gesturing to his face markings. As he jostled the handmaiden doing his hair, he grimaced apologetically, the other woman just shrugging it off cheerily.

“Hmm?” Padmé walked over to Cal and then hummed in realisation as she took in his face.

She was similarly made up, except her skin was completely covered over with white and she didn’t have the red lines over her eyes like Cal did. Padmé had mentioned something earlier about her makeup being reminiscent of when she was Queen, but Cal hadn’t quite been listening over where he was chewing his fingernails in anxiety.

Master Tapal would have been admonishing him for the habit right now, but he wasn’t here.

Cal’s Master still accompanied him, but they could only be Master and Padawan in secret. Their new missions didn’t allow for the openly broadcasted apprenticeship Jedi usually have, Master Tapal given the task of protecting the Senator overtly with a small guard of clones and Cal covertly using his psychometry to prevent any assassinations before they happened. That was why Cal was now currently Calla Kann-Amidala, not Kestis, the young cousin of Naboo Senator Padmé Amidala.

A Jedi who couldn’t be a Jedi, a Padawan without a braid, a secret in the Senate.

“Ah, your markings.” His new cousin sighed in realisation, beautifully painted lips pursing. “It’s customary in high Naboo culture to have symbols like this on your face.”

“Is there a meaning?” Cal asked, mystified by the red lines and dots panning his face. He didn’t have the white foundation the Senator had, the other having refused to have his impressing array of freckles covered up even for one holophoto.

“Not to the markings themselves necessarily, but to who they relate to.” Padmé pointed to her own face then, painted like a work of art. “It’s Naboo tradition to ‘mirror’ someone you respect in your appearance, to show your admiration for them.”

“That’s why you have the dots on your cheeks and line on your lip, like I do.” The Senator continued, pointing to Cal’s reflection. “The Council thought it best if we showed we were close to eachother in this way, to keep up appearances.”

Cal didn’t answer, still leant close to the mirror in inspection.

“If you don’t like it, you don’t have to have it.” Padmé frowned in concern at his quietness. “I’m sure we can do something different.”

“You said it means admiration?” Cal checked.

Padmé nodded, waiting patiently for Cal’s decision.

Even though he didn’t know the Senator very well yet, Cal could tell she was a woman worth admiring. He’d only ever heard tales of the once Queen of Naboo, as kind as she was fierce, and as fierce as she was dedicated. One of the Senators who strived most for peace, compassionate even to a child she’d barely just met, and she was to be Cal’s new “family.”

If Padmé wasn’t a person worth “mirroring” for, then who was?

Coming to a decision, Cal beamed at his reflection, the dots and lines pulling up and creasing in happiness.

“I’ll keep it.” Cal grinned. He liked the meaning.

Padmé smiled softly in return and held her hand out, waiting for Cal’s small hand to land in hers before they strode off together. They had a holophoto to take.

[deepestconnoisseurmoon]

Star Wars : Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith (2005)

Dir. George Lucas

[emdapaladima]

Queen Amidala's hairstyles and headdresses - The Phantom Menace

[bethanyeliseart]

Padmé, Leia, Shmi, and Anakin in “Blood of Our Father” by @this-acuteneurosis

Read the first part, “Like Fire in Our Bones”, here on ao3!

[politicalpadme]

PadMay is an annual event in celebration of our beloved former queen and senator of Naboo, Padmé Naberrie Amidala.

When sharing on social media, tag your posts #PadMay2023!

How do I participate?

Choose the prompt(s) and/or Bingo line(s) you wish to complete and post them during May 2023.

How do I get a Bingo?

Fill five (5) prompts on a line, going horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or on the four corners + the free square, to complete a Bingo.

If you fill all 25 prompts on the card, you complete a Blackout.

You do NOT have to complete a Bingo or Blackout to participate! You may answer as few or as many as you want.

How do I fill a prompt?

There is no specific format. The prompts are jumping off points and may be considered in universe, AU, or meta. Answers may take the form of fiction, artwork, gifsets, vids, vlogs, comics, essay, discussion, bulleted lists, crafts, cosplay, whatever you come up with.

The FREE square (Naboo Royal Symbol) is for you to pick a random prompt. You have to fill it to make a Bingo or Blackout. You can pick any prompt on the card or from previous PadMay events.

There is no right or wrong way to participate! The purpose of PadMay is to celebrate Star Wars and Padmé, not create work or drama.

Here is an AO3 collection for the event (PadMayBingo) and I will share all posts made to tumblr and twitter. When sharing on social media, tag your posts #PadMay2023 and #PadMayBingo!

Rules

All fills must feature or highlight Padmé.

Any/all ships are welcome.

NSFW fills created by 18+ persons are welcome but MUST be tagged.

Tag common or likely triggers. Feel free to ask if you're not sure what to tag.

Respect other participants. Bigotry will not be tolerated.

Please ask if you have any questions! I can't wait to see your work.

Signal boost encouraged! @padmedefencesquad @swfandomevents

[jewishcissiekj]

right right so we know Dormé was Padmé's handmaiden for at least 7 years if not 10 which is longer than her royal handmaidens served her for (4 years). Now, obviously the royal handmaidens knew her intimately and beyond her role as queen but in her time with them she was a) a child queen and a teenager and b) using a mask and a role very distinct and different than who Padmé was as a person. Dormé knew Senator Amidala, who, in public persona, was much more Padmé than Queen Amidala ever was. In the Darth Vader comics, we see Dormé working closely with the former royal handmaidens, and she seems to know them as well as they know each other, and most importantly she's one of them, a part of this group. I love this dynamic, and I can't help but wonder what went down in the 19 years between Padmé's death and when we see the handmaidens again. how did they come together like this? who recruited them? why Dormé but not Moteé and Ellé? (the explanation I'm looking for is not 'greg pak doesn't care', it's something in-universe) After they came together, how was it? were their tensions? was there a sense of superiority from one or another over the other? how did their different perceptions of the person that brought them together affect their work together? the royal handmaidens knew Padmé and talked to her after she was queen, but Dormé worked so closely with her during that time. what would that mean? do you think they argued over whose side would she take in arguments? what foods she liked? and what was the weight of Dormé being the only senatorial handmaiden around? was she? maybe Moteé and Ellé and even Teckla were there before but they left? how did the sense of loyalty Dormé clearly has for the other develop? they were all much more physically similar to Padmé than the other senatorial handmaidens, so how was that? when the 5 ghosts of your closest companion are before you, what do you do?

[bed-wed-behead-your-fave]

The Naboo Senator Palpatine from Star Wars

[alexversenaberrie]

Unidentified Queen of Naboo from The High Republic with a yacht

The unnamed Queen ruled around 382 BBY. That queen owned a yacht, which the gambler Axel Greylark wanted to buy with his inheritance.

Unfortunately, that is all what is known about her. We do not know how she looked, what kind of dresses she wore or her age. On the painting she is presented in royal hangar with a probable visualisation of the yacht, which she owned, in the background. She has a costume, which belonged to other Naboo Queen, who ruled after her reign. As the Lady ruled in time of Great Peace - she was presented with traditional scars of remembrance on her face.

Naboo royal crest behind her also represents her high status.

Queen Amidala | Queen Jamilia | Queen Neeyutnee | Queen Apailana | Sosha Soruna | Queen Réillata | Queen Mairayni | Queen Sanandrassa | Queen Kylantha | Sabé - The Decoy Queen | Queen Yram | Queen Dalné | The Gungan-Naboo War Queen of Naboo | Queen of Naboo from the New Republic | King Jafan I Star Tours Queen of Naboo | King Veruna | The First Queen of Naboo | King Tapalo | Queen Ameé | Queen Ekay | King Jafan III | The Queen of beaded emblems | King Narmlé | Queen of Naboo from High Republic | Queen Elsinoré den Tasia

#star wars paintings  |  SW Paintings

[martaare-llopart]

Padme Amidala Doodle💕

[soapywankenopy]

If I were Anakin Skywalker I would simply not fall to the darkside

I would find a way to keep my hot wife and stay a jedi

I could just figure it out

[doolallymagpie]

started charting out the Security Council Coup and, uh oh, Padme’s doing “In the Pale Moonlight”