Regardless, I decided to give Young the benefit of the doubt and see what he had to say on the topic. Time heals the rift between Anakin and Padmé and the war keeps them distracted, but in the days after Ahsoka Tano's departure from the Jedi, Clovis arrives back on the scene. Anakin was assigned his first solo mission, to protect his love interest senator Padme Amidala.As he was about to leave for Naboo the home planet of the senator, he faces some complications. If this is the case, and we are to move past the notion that “everyone assumed Rush Clovis was the father,” then how can we solve the question which Young presents? ( Log Out /  Three short drabbles exploring Padmé Amidala's character evolution through her relationships. Baron Rush Clovis was a human male politician from the planet Scipio. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! In an epilogue set after Revenge of the Sith , Sabé determines to investigate Padmé's death. For my part, I am unwilling to do that and believe it would be a disservice to Padmé Amidala. Thanks for the education. “The Rise of Clovis” is directed by Danny Keller and written by Christian Taylor. Now he has to deal with her close “friend” Clovis and this mysterious padawan who … A Senator from Scipio and an influential representative of the InterGalactic Banking Clan, Clovis was romantically linked with his fellow Senator Padmé Amidala early in their careers. Once a member of the Galactic Senate, Clovis worked closely with Senator Padmé Amidala early in her career. I’m glad I could help you learn something new. I do not want to spoil Queen’s Shadow for those who have not read it, but I will say this: when Senator Clovis abruptly kisses Senator Amidala, she is not happy. Almost dying because of Clovis’ actions, and disgusted by his work with the Separatists, it is hard to imagine she had kind words to say about Rush Clovis in the intervening years given her reaction to him when she arrives on Scipio in the Season Five episode of The Clone Wars: “An Old Friend.”. Rush Clovis later gained Padme's help in discovering corruption within the Banking Clan, but Darth Sidious hired the bounty hunter Embo to chase him out of Scipio. Her father, Ruwee Naberrie, was a friend of Senator Onaconda Farr, who represented the solar system of Rodia in the Senate of the Galactic Republic. he told padme because he thought she’d join him ; padme’s like “excuse me what” Two prophecies were foretold, while the other got lost throughout time. Rossel, Virologist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, during his work as a virologist at this research institute. 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Palpatine assigned Padmé to work with Clovis on investigating the organization’s secret accounts. Ashoka Tano isn't just a normal teenager. Furthermore, while Queen’s Shadow eliminates the notion that the two were rekindling an “old flame,” it is important to note that when Senator Amidala travels to Scipio years later, her disdain for Clovis is palpable precisely because of his actions in “Senate Spy.” While using her past “close” relationship with Clovis in “Senate Spy” to uncover his dealings with the Separatist Alliance – he is helping to fund a new droid factory on Geonosis – Padme is poisoned. Clovis, a known traitor of the Republic, makes a dubious deal on Coruscant which puts him at the head of the Banking Clan. One of the things that has always bothered me about ‘Sith’ is the idea of the secret pregnancy and secret relationship not having an explanation. 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Once the Queen of Naboo, Padmé played an active role in the Republic helping with a large variety of affairs during the war. One can certainly imagine people in the Star Wars universe making assumptions Rush Clovis was the father of Padmé’s child since, long before, the two had been an item AND they had been together around the time she would have become pregnant. The Empire had begun to rise and Darth Sidious took the chosen one for his own use. The new father and daughter quickly manipulated the Senate into granting him emergency powers and creating the Grand Army of the Republic, letting the Clone Wars begin. Padmé quickly set her boundaries. Read as these two souls clash and fall in love and battle the drama of high school. Everything was looking good for her. Their relationship was that of two colleagues who were also friends. palpatine and clovis have a petty bitchy sibling relationship. The Rossel Screenhouse Designed in association with H.W. It could also be argued that the father of her child was an open secret, and rather than assuming the father was Rush Clovis, everyone assumed it was Anakin Skywalker. [This was supposed to be for the Obidala Convention but I didn't have time to submit] A universe where Senator Padmé Amidala loathes Rush Clovis and wants to stay away from him. An Old Friend (Season 6, Episode 5) In an attempt to secure aid for those impacted by the war, … ( Log Out /  As Young explains it, in The Clone Wars episode “Senate Spy” Clovis is revealed as “an old flame of Padme’s” with Anakin being “shocked to learn that Padmé and Clovis had been in a relationship together before their marriage.” However, the episode does not offer any of the juicy details about their past relationship, only cryptically referring to the two as “close.” Instead, things are intentionally left to the imagination, allowing the audience and, more importantly, Anakin to fill in the gaps. On Cato Nemoidia, Clovis and Padmé meet with the Trade Federation senator Lott Dod. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. My kids and I have discussed the idea that people might have assumed the father was someone else (though we didn’t raise Clovis as a possibility) but we arrived at the conclusion that maybe it was considered impolite to ask Padme about the paternity of her child(ren). Because we all know how ungrateful and rude Anakin was and someone has to talk some sense into him! Amidala and Clovis reconnect over dinner. She made him feel free and whole again. Overcome by his emotions, Clovis … For now, in my own head canon, I will continue to believe that the individuals with whom Padmé Amidala was interacting were not pressing her on the issue of paternity precisely because they were respecting a well-known custom among the Naboo, a custom which protected pregnancy as a private matter. With Catherine Taber, Robin Atkin Downes, Matt Lanter, Corey Burton. Except, no one talked openly about it out of respect for Padmé who was, undoubtedly, upset over Clovis’ passing. To this, Ryoo responds, “Padmé did not share with us the father’s name…We didn’t ask. Great post. I will withhold all of the plot details, but in this 2006 middle-grade reader one discovers a number of things about customs of Naboo, with very specific information being shared regarding customs governing pregnancy and paternity. About Clovis Located in the northeast quadrant of the Fresno-Clovis Metropolitan Area, Clovis is situated in the midst of the agriculturally rich San Joaquin Valley. Tracking her down, Malorum presses Ryoo to reveal what she knows about the identity of the father of Padmé’s dead child. Before The Clone Wars, Clovis and Padmé worked closely with one another, and after passing a bill, Clovis got a little too excited and kissed her. Recently, I came across an article on SyFyWire with a title that caught my attention – Star Wars: The Clone Wars Explains Why Padmé’s Pregnancy Wasn’t a Galactic Scandal. While I may not agree with Bryan Young that “everyone assumed Rush Clovis was the father,” I am also not naïve enough to suggest my solution is the only one that works. Anakin is completely unsympathetic and leaves Clovis to suffer the consequences after rescuing Padmé. These droids exist to bridge the cultural divide between species and planets, ensuring that one will engage with members of an unfamiliar society or species by using the appropriate etiquette to ensure cordial relations. Obi-wan visits Anakin in his quarters and discusses Anakin’s relationship with Padme. Change ). Summary: One of Padmé Amidala's dinner dates with Rush Clovis, some time before Attack of the Clones. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. And, for those who were not aware of the custom, well, this is precisely why protocol droids are abundant in Star Wars. – would have been aware of this custom and acted accordingly. Please consider turning it on! Clovis, for his part, tries to help, but he is indeed exposed as a spy. Instead, I do so only to suggest that, in the end, you needn’t agree with me. Yet, while the timeline fits, the suggestion that “their prior relationship was common knowledge” does not. As the representative of Naboo and the Chommell sector, Amidala served with Clovis for years in the Senate, and they … That is until he meets the silent, skinny, snippy beauty drowning in hoodies, does he find his world being pulled from under his feet. When she and her best friend Anakin return, they receive a hero’s welcome. For the sake of brevity, I won’t spend a lot of time reinventing the wheel. Life after the rise of the Empire was granted to be dark and bleak for many, but Satine Kryze never expected it to be so dark and so bleak. Surely, it crossed many minds, just as it crossed Ryoo Thule’s mind. I have not consumed much in the way of SW literature so you have filled in lots of gaps for me and it is interesting that the texts do suggest the custom of “minding your own business” in this regard. Over the centuries people began to loose their ability to wield it, and eventually it was lost. Directed by Danny Keller, Dave Filoni. She was his drug. ( Log Out /  Padme Amidala travels to the planet Scipio, home to the Banking Clan in an attempt to fund a financial mercy mission. Rush Clovis. You can and should read Young’s piece to see why he identifies Rush Clovis as the assumed father, taking into consideration the evidence he puts forth. She was the younger daughter of Ruwee and Jobal Naberrie and the sister of Sola Naberrie. Clovis and Padmé were together in the public lounge of her penthouse suite, enjoying a few horderves after a night at the theater. Or, as Young puts it, “the timeline matches up pretty well, and their prior relationship was common knowledge.” He is correct, the timeline does match up reasonably well, and Young likewise makes a strong case for when the conception probably happened (when Anakin and Padmé travel to Batuu in the novel, If you enjoy stories about Padmé and her handmaidens, then you should definitely read, The suggestion, then, that people would “assume” Amidala and Clovis rekindled their past relationship years later, resulting in a pregnancy, just doesn’t hold up. A human female of the Naberrie family, the woman best remembered as Amidala was born Padmé Naberrie on the bountiful planet of Naboo in 46 BBY. Set during Episode II Attack of the Clones. Luke has been mourning over the loss of his Aunt, taking care of his deadbeat Uncle, and hiding the fact that he was gay from anyone and everyone he knew. She found a man to fall in love with. My solution is simple: As a Senator from a planet where it is customary to respect fatherhood as a private matter, it is reasonable to presume that some, if not many, of the individuals she knew and worked with – other Senators, Jedi, business leaders, etc. Her relationship was no longer on-and-off. Clovis is an antagonist in the Darkwing Duck episode "Darkly Dawns the Duck". Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. During the Clone Wars, Clovis dealt secretly with Separatist interests on behalf of the Banking Clan while posing as a Republic loyalist. Since Clovis also died on Scipio on this same trip, Padmé could lean into the rumors that Clovis was the father, allowing people to believe it and, therefore, deflect attention from her and Anakin. Clovis offer two variations. She's a Pulmonary stenosis patient, and it's getting worse. Clovis, Padme and Anakin arrive on Coruscant and present their evidence to the chancellor who asks them to continue the investigation a request that does not sit well with Anakin. and palpatine is upset because now apparently clovis gets to be the Sith Lord ™ imagine clovis killing plagueis and palpatine is like “what did you do” now imagine that clovis accidentally let it slip cause he’s shit at keeping secrets. While “Senate Spy” rightly suggests that they were close, a fact even the Jedi Council is aware of when asking Padmé to spy on Senator Clovis, Queen’s Shadow otherwise shatters the notion that Clovis was an “old flame.”. They escaped to Coruscant with proof of the Banking Clan's deception, but while he was talking with Padme at dinner and about to kiss her, Anakin Skywalker force-choked him. None of this is to suggest, though, that people did not personally wonder who the father may have been. How do we account for the lack of curiosity in Revenge of the Sith, the disinterest in her pregnancy? Follows mostly Anakin, Obi-Wan, Padme, Satine, Rex, Ahsoka, Cody, Fives and Echo. You could say she was destined to handle scandal, espionage, and difficult situations in order to bring about a peace that would outlive her. Anakin loves blindly and is willing to overlook the fact that Padmé is engaged to Rush Clovis, the king of Coruscant. ( Log Out /  The basis for my solution comes from Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo by author Jude Watson. In the article, author > Bryan Young goes about answering a rather straight-forward qu” >. Work Search: And, if any did, it would have been only a handful at best. But what he finds in this new love might not be what he’s looking for after all. Immediately after presenting his question Young lands on his thesis, identifying what he believes to be “the only solution.” His solution is this: “everyone assumed Rush Clovis was the father.” Acknowledging that the Senator from Scipio who was first introduced in The Clone Wars episode “Senate Spy” is not a “household name,” Young provides a little bit of context on Clovis before launching into the meat of his solution. Clovis was a politician who seemingly had a thing for Padmé. Thanks for reading and enjoying it. Three years after that call, everything seemed better now for Padmé. Photo Credit – The Clone Wars Season 2, Episode 4, “Senate Spy”, Again, you should check out what Young writes to gain a fuller picture but I think I capture the gist of his argument. The official Star Wars website can be found at www.starwars.com. Amidala was also the wife of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. Nothing about the custom removes this possibility, it cannot govern one’s personal thoughts. At one point, as he is digging into the mystery of who fathered Padmé’s child, he discovers that “Naboo customs precluded any questions about the possible father of her [Padmé’s] child.” In turn, this custom is reinforced in his conversation with Padmé’s maternal grandmother, Ryoo Thule. It is just a really fascinating custom and makes me want to know more about the Naboo in general. But everything changed when Darth Vader was reunited with the beautiful Senator Padme Amidala. Again, you should check out what Young writes to gain a fuller picture but I think I capture the gist of his argument. Clovis brings up the information he and Padme stole in the last episode: proof that someone’s been funneling funds away from the Banking Clan’s vaults… Padme vouches for the veracity of the information, saying that she was the one who retrieved it. On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 6:00 AM The Imperial Talker wrote: > Imperial Talker posted: “Recently, I came across an article on SyFyWire > with a title that caught my attention – Star Wars: The Clone Wars Explains > Why Padmé’s Pregnancy Wasn’t a Galactic Scandal. Well, I have a another possible solution, one that is rooted in the customs of Naboo. Whispers and gossip from other Senators gave her the hint that Senator Clovis has eyes for her and wants to ask her to their committee's soiree that evening. Recently, I came across an article on SyFyWire with a title that caught my attention –, In the article, author Bryan Young goes about answering a rather straight-forward question: “When you watch, Immediately after presenting his question Young lands on his thesis, identifying what he believes to be “the only solution.” His solution is this: “everyone assumed Rush Clovis was the father.” Acknowledging that the Senator from Scipio who was first introduced in. Wearing the Inside Out ( backup link) by BetaReject (Rated PG) Summary: Rush Clovis receives a message from an old friend and love. TM & © 2014 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. But when she befriends the most popular guy in school who just happens to be school's number one hottie, her life turns upside down. There was very little business going on, as Clovis insisted on changing the subject back to the sad story of his life, softening Padmé through her tender heartstrings if … On this point, Young overlooks an important fact about the “prior relationship” which we learn in the novel Queen’s Shadow, an omission I found rather odd considering the research he admits putting into the article. *THIS IS PART TWO OF MY MEDIEVAL STARWARS SERIES* Please read book one (What I Never Told You) before reading this! Working together, Padmé and Clovis discovered the Separatists had been allowed to miss payments on their loans while the Republic paid a premium. Star wars meets twilight,my babysitter's a vampire,zombies, descendants, Star wars and clone wars but if they were in high school. Their marriage was not publicly known and had to be kept secret since Jedi were not allowed to marry. The Relationship: Amidala and Clovis. On her arrival, she is reunited with her former friend, Rush Clovis, who calls upon Padme to help him uncover the corruption hidden in the Banking Clan vaults. As Young explains it, in The Clone Wars episode “Senate Spy” Clovis is revealed as “an old flame of Padme’s” with Anakin being “shocked to learn that Padmé and Clovis had been in a relationship together before their marriage.” However, the episode does not offer any of the juicy details about their past relationship, only cryptically referring to the two as … I mean Padmé never dated Clovis in Queen's Shadow he's just all over the place like a damn Simp and Padmé keeps rejecting his advances, he almost screws up a couple of Padmé's plans when she did "the parents trap" with Elizabeth Swan (I don't remeber the name of the actress i think it's Kiera something, not sure tho) 32 level 2 With this being the case, we can easily use this custom to account for the lack of interest in the father of Padmé’s child. 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