Captain Typho

Captain Typho is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is played by Jay Laga'aia.

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Fictional character - Star Wars - Universe - Jay Laga'aia

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He makes his first appearance in ' as the new bodyguard for Senator Padmé Amidala. Her previous protector was Captain Panaka, who is supposedly Typho's uncle.

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Bodyguard - Padmé Amidala - Captain Panaka - Uncle

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Captain Typho survives the attack on Amidala's ship and pleads with her to get herself out of harm's way on the Coruscant landing platform. He is grateful when the Jedi Council offers extra assistance in Amidala's protection.

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Coruscant - Jedi Council

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Typho saw off Padmé and her Jedi protector Anakin Skywalker as they left for Naboo (Typho stayed on Coruscant with handmaiden Dormé). When Anakin's mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi told Typho he was worried about Anakin trying something "foolish" with Padme, Typho responded that it would be better than if Padme tried something. This unbiased comment was praised by fans who felt Star Wars could sometimes have underlying sexist qualities in dialogue. It also gives Typho a level of maturity that most male characters in the movies lack.

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Anakin Skywalker - Handmaiden - Dormé - Obi-Wan Kenobi - Dialogue - Male - Movies

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Captain Typho appears in the Clone Wars animated series, where Jedi Master Yoda uses a Force-assisted "persuasion" to get Typho to agree to a detour on Ilum (he initially objected on the grounds that it put Padme in danger). Although this was controversial in that it seemingly portrays Typho as "weak-minded", it would seem as though Yoda is powerful enough to use mind tricks on strong willed individuals.

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Clone Wars - Animated series - Jedi Master - Yoda - Force - Ilum

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Typho appeared again in ', although his role is reduced to a bare minimum. He was most likely ashamed that he could not prevent Padme Amidala's death. This is the last time Typho appears, as he is completely absent from the original Star Wars trilogy and has yet to appear in any post-Revenge of the Sith novels.

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Death - Original Star Wars trilogy - Novel

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