This brief conflict, taking place during the initial period of the Galactic Civil War, unfolded in the orbit of Naboo and involved N-1 starfighters belonging to the Rebel forces and Lucrehulk-class battleships. A StarSpeeder 1000, a vessel operated by Star Tours, found itself caught in the middle of the action after escaping an Imperial raid at Spaceport THX1138. The StarSpeeder was attempting to safely deliver a Rebel spy to their allies.
At some point, Naboo became the target of several Lucrehulk-class battleships, prompting a response from Rebel-aligned Nabooians who launched an attack using N-1 starfighters in the planet's airspace. The Lucrehulk-class vessels retaliated by deploying Vulture droid starfighters to engage the N-1 squadrons. Soon after, a Star Tours StarSpeeder 1000, carrying a Rebel spy, jumped out of hyperspace and entered the ongoing battle. Some fighters disengaged from the main conflict to escort the StarSpeeder towards the hangar, but they were intercepted and shot down by pursuing Vulture droids. To avoid capture, the StarSpeeder 1000 plunged into the water and navigated through the Naboo core, eventually reaching the Naboo Rebel hangar. This journey ended with a forced crash landing, resulting in a N-1 starfighter tail either puncturing the cockpit or simply tapping it, causing a startled Pit Droid to throw paint onto the cockpit window.
This mission draws inspiration from a sequence in the Star Tours: The Adventures Continue ride, specifically involving the StarSpeeder 1000 ST-1401. Given the ride's randomized nature, the Naboo skirmish is presented as a randomly selected event, always occurring as the ride's final segment. The StarSpeeder 1000's flight number is not explicitly mentioned in the article, largely due to the ride's unpredictable sequence of events.
The battle bears resemblance to the Naboo space battle depicted near the conclusion of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, suggesting it was intentionally designed as a tribute. While the ownership of the Lucrehulk-class battleships remains unclear, the ride's established timeline (1 BBY-0 BBY) eliminates the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems as potential owners.
During the initial development of the attraction, two alternative scenarios were conceived for the Naboo segment to enhance the experience's variability: one featuring the Starspeeder crashing into Jar Jar Binks while traversing the Gungan city, and another where a Pit Droid throws paint onto the Starspeeder instead of the N-1 Starfighter impacting the window. These variations were not implemented until 2015, when the attraction underwent an update incorporating elements from Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. [4]