The Relationship: Amidala and Clovis. Set during Episode II Attack of the Clones. For my part, I will offer the cliff notes version: Since Rush Clovis and Padmé used to have a relationship, long before she was secretly married to Anakin Skywalker, people assumed that he was the father because she rekindled her romance with Clovis, on the planet Scipio, around the time she became pregnant. Ashoka Tano isn't just a normal teenager. Change ). Our thinking was that, since she is not wearing clothing that conceals her pregnancy, she must have felt safe in the knowledge that nobody would ask and require her to explain even if they were privately curious. Baron Rush Clovis was a human male politician from the planet Scipio. When she and her best friend Anakin return, they receive a hero’s welcome. 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.”. 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. Rush Clovis. Padmé meets Clovis in a Senate orientation group, Captain Typho takes over for his uncle Captain Panaka as Padmé's bodyguard, and Amidala's relationship with Bail Organa and Palpatine is explored. Rossel, Virologist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, during his work as a virologist at this research institute. One thing he knew for certain was that no man in this universe, even Rush Clovis, would love Padme Amidala more than him. The InterGalactic Banking Clan is in chaos after Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker and Rush Clovis escape from Scipio with files proving that they've been war profiteering and concealing the fact that their vaults are empty due to embezzlement. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Work Search: It should have been a time for Ahsoka to relish in her victory, but shortly afterwards she realizes it was the worst night of her entire life.Anakin meets someone at their ceremony, the princess of Naboo Padmé. Believing it to be an opportunity of second chances, he agrees to meet her for lunch. Ten years ago, the effort to liberate Naboo from Trade Federation control failed. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. 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. 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. An Old Friend (Season 6, Episode 5) In an attempt to secure aid for those impacted by the war, … 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. Anakin only liked a few things about Arizona besides working at a dead end job waiting tables and suffering through his final year of high school. ( Log Out /  If Padmé did not view this close partnership as romantic then I am not willing to pretend that everyone around her – Senators and Jedi alike – viewed it as romantic. Amidala and Clovis reconnect over dinner. Amidala was also the wife of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. I’m glad I could help you learn something new. In the article, author Bryan Young goes about answering a rather straight-forward question: “When you watch Revenge of the Sith, does anyone else find it curious that no one around Padmé Amidala…seemed to wonder who fathered her child?” Admittedly, this is not a question I have never thought about, in part because I have always figured people around Padmé were just minding their own business, but also because Padmé interacts with so few people in Revenge of the Sith. Everything was looking good for her. 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. The two were romantically linked, until she insisted they return their relationship to a strictly professional level. 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. 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. 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. The book I mentioned where I stole the idea offers some other really interesting pieces about Naboo’s customs, and I am hoping to explore it (and other resources that give perspectives on Naboo) more to help me build on some other post ideas I am working on. Padme Amidala travels to the planet Scipio, home to the Banking Clan in an attempt to fund a financial mercy mission. Surely, it crossed many minds, just as it crossed Ryoo Thule’s mind. Padmé quickly set her boundaries. Queen Amidala, who fought,… – would have been aware of this custom and acted accordingly. In potentially the worst moment of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the film implies that Padme literally… None of these teens and their friends wanted a difficult, crazy, violent, action packed, mystery solving school year, but in Coruscant- anything can happen. Wearing the Inside Out ( backup link) by BetaReject (Rated PG) Summary: Rush Clovis receives a message from an old friend and love. 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. Unless, that is, we are to ignore Padmé’s emphatic rejection of Senator Clovis in Queen’s Shadow, stripping away the strength she displays when Clovis makes his unwelcome move. He leaves them for what he thinks is love. [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. 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. Yet, while the timeline fits, the suggestion that “their prior relationship was common knowledge” does not. 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 … Surviving Maul's attack, or even the Clone Wars, proved to just be the tip of the iceberg. Clovis was a politician who seemingly had a thing for Padmé. Clovis and Padmé were together in the public lounge of her penthouse suite, enjoying a few horderves after a night at the theater. If a woman chooses to share any details about the pregnancy with others, that is their right. Telling him “No” three times, Amidala forcefully reminds Clovis that they are colleagues and nothing more. The basis for my solution comes from Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi: Death on Naboo by author Jude Watson. “The Rise of Clovis” is directed by Danny Keller and written by Christian Taylor. Why would I be curious about this when her contact with others is so limited? But in real life people are NOSY! Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Please consider turning it on! 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. 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. © Jeffrey A. Cagle and The Imperial Talker, 2015. 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. Their relationship was that of two colleagues who were also friends. 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). These are only a couple of other possibilities I have considered, but I do not mention them with the intentions of starting down another pathway. Because we all know how ungrateful and rude Anakin was and someone has to talk some sense into him! Disclaimer: This blog is not endorsed by the Walt Disney Company or Lucasfilm Ltd, and is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Rey always considered herself independent, roaming from foster families all her life and isolating herself after being adopted by her grandfather, who just so happened to be the new principal at Coruscant High School. During the Clone Wars, Clovis dealt secretly with Separatist interests on behalf of the Banking Clan while posing as a Republic loyalist. And having recently lost her mother and being the most unpopular kid in school is never easy. Ahsoka grows even more desperate to protect him because she is afraid Padmé will break his heart. She was able to move on. Great post. au of the (sort of, cause we have canon backup) au: what if it was clovis who killed plagueis instead of palpatine. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. 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Like I said in the piece, I think multiple solutions can work, but I just personally prefer the idea that Naboo had a custom that protected the privacy of pregnant mothers. She was his drug. Season 6 Episode 6 The Rise of Clovis Anakin discreetly returns to Coruscant to his wife Padmé's apartment. Thanks for reading and enjoying it. Anakin is completely unsympathetic and leaves Clovis to suffer the consequences after rescuing Padmé. Johnston DOES fill in those gaps, though, offering a rather clear portrait of the “prior relationship” first described in “Senate Spy.” And what do we learn it Queen’s Shadow? palpatine and clovis have a petty bitchy sibling relationship. Over the centuries people began to loose their ability to wield it, and eventually it was lost. Once the Queen of Naboo, Padmé played an active role in the Republic helping with a large variety of affairs during the war. She was his air. Again, you should check out what Young writes to gain a fuller picture but I think I capture the gist of his argument. The Rossel Screenhouse. Anakin loves blindly and is willing to overlook the fact that Padmé is engaged to Rush Clovis, the king of Coruscant. 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. 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. Many fans who heard, "She's lost the will to live" saw red over the dialogue's sheer lunacy. Translation: Amidala rekindled things with her “old flame” and hooked up. ( Log Out /  The novel Queen’s Shadow by E.K. Instead, I find it necessary and important to lean into her actions and the conviction that she did not view or interpret their “closeness” as romantic. The Empire had begun to rise and Darth Sidious took the chosen one for his own use. Other solutions to this question can and do exist. Clovis is an antagonist in the Darkwing Duck episode "Darkly Dawns the Duck". Seeing Anakin fight without using the Force brings something new … Working together, Padmé and Clovis discovered the Separatists had been allowed to miss payments on their loans while the Republic paid a premium. ( Log Out /  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. Clovis, for his part, tries to help, but he is indeed exposed as a spy. 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. 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 … The force still remained strong in the galaxy, but a dark shadow was approaching; wanting to snuff out the light. 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. ( Log Out /  She also had mission from the Force to have the babies. Actually, she is furious, like really furious. Think I capture the gist of his argument gist of his argument telling him she the... 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