Ko Padmé Amidala tana putanga tuatahi ki te kiriata i roto i te The Phantom Menace. Ka whakauruhia ia hei kuini 14-tau te pakeke o Naboo, i whakatapua ki te whakamutu i te noho o te ao e te Trade Federation. Ka ngana ia ki te mahi tika ki te Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray, e ngana ana ki te akiaki ia ia ki te haina i tetahi tiriti e whakamana ana i te noho o te Trade Federation o Naboo, tana ao. Ka mawhiti a Padmé i Naboo me te awhina o Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn me Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi, engari ka akina raua ki te taunga ki te koraha o Tatooine. I whakakakahuhia hei pononga wahine, ka tutaki a Padmé ki te pononga tokoiwa-tau a Anakin Skyker me tona whaea a Anakin Shmi. Ka hoatu e ia he peera-a-ringa i runga i te mekameka hiako.
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