A long time ago in a distant Galaxy...A few days before the siege of Naboo. The Trade Federation's battle fleet, led by Viceroy Nute Gunrai, is ready to lay siege to the solar world of Naboo and the Gungans. The Galactic Republic is in a terrible crisis. On Coruscant, the center of civilized space, despite the best efforts of Supreme Chancellor Valorum, the Senate is plagued by greed and corruption. In the far reaches of the Galaxy, all trade routes are controlled by giant stations of the increasingly powerful Trade Federation. But now even the Trade Federation is caught in the crossfire - pirates and raiders attack its ships, and terrorists demand an end to trade tyranny. For those who are fighting to preserve the Republic, it's time for testing. The last hope of the Galaxy is the Jedi Knights - the eternal guardians of peace and justice. One of the best knights, Qui-Gon Jinn, together with his student Obi-Wan Kenobi, find themselves at the key point of the catastrophe of the Galactic Republic...Senators Kos Palpatine and Bail Organa, Master Yoda and Chancellor Valorum, rulers of the Trade Federation Nute Gunrai and Daultai Dofine on the eve of the First Star Wars Episode!