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Baftu

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this Phindian male was the leader of the Syndicat, which maintained control of the planet Phindar some twelve years before the Battle of Naboo. He secretly made a deal with Prince Beju of Gala, offering to provide bacta to the Prince so that he could pretend to save his planet from a false bacta shortage and gain the votes necessary to become the leader of Gala. Baftu, in return for the bacta and other funding, would then get a foothold on the planet Gala, and would be able to take control of the world for the Syndicat, with Beju as his figurehead leader. However, Baftu's plans were thwarted by several schemes, including Obi-Wan Kenobi's impersonation of Prince Beju and Qui-Gon Jinn's efforts to return the Syndicat's stolen treasury to the Phindians. He worried about Terra's concern over his dealings with Beju,and when they discovered the empty treasury, Baftu accused Terra of stealing it herself. She was killed by the Syndicat's assassin droids. Baftu himself was later captured by the Phindian resistance, led by Guerra Derida, and tried to his crimes.