Lexi Dio

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"I have tracked the bounty hunter, Jango Fett, to the droid foundries of Geonosis. The Trade Federation is to take delivery of a droid army here, and it is clear that Viceroy Gunray is behind the assassination attempts on Senator Amidala. The Commerce Guilds and the Corporate Alliance have both pledged their armies to Count Dooku and are forming a— Wait. Wait."

―Obi-Wan Kenobi is cut off while delivering a message viewed by Lexi Dio —

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Lexi Dio was a human who served as a senator for the planet Uyter in the Galactic Republic during the Separatist Crisis. Dio was part of the Loyalist Committee that supported Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine and in 22 BBY was in his office when a message from Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi from the planet Geonosis on Separatist forces gathering there was played. She was later succeeded by interim senator Malé-Dee.

Biography[]

KenobisReport-AOTC — Lexi Dio and other Loyalist Committee members watched Obi-Wan Kenobi give a report from Geonosis while in Sheev Palpatine's office.

Lexi Dio was a human who served as a senator in the Galactic Republic's Senate during the Separatist Crisis,^[1] representing Uyter,^[2] a Mid Rim^[4] planet.^[5] Although she was critical of the executive,^[2] Dio was a part of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's Loyalist Committee, a group of senators chosen to foster support for the chancellor's rule.^[1] In 22 BBY,^[6] Dio and other committee members stood with several Jedi and the chancellor himself in Palpatine's office on the planet Coruscant while the group watched a holographic message from Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi.^[3]

Kenobi was sending the message from the planet Geonosis, where he had tracked the bounty hunter Jango Fett to a series of droid foundries. He reported that the Trade Federation was taking delivery of a droid army and that Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray had been behind several recent assassination attempts on^[3] Loyalist Committee member^[1] Padmé Amidala. He began explaining that the Corporate Alliance and Commerce Guild were forming an alliance with Count Dooku, the head of the separatist movement trying to break away from the Republic, but before Kenobi could finish, a droideka attacked the Jedi and caused the transmission to end. Shortly after viewing the message, Jedi and Republic forces traveled to Geonosis to rescue Kenobi from the Separatists, beginning the Clone Wars.^[3] By 19 BBY,^[7] Dio had been succeeded as representative of Uyter by the interim senator Malé-Dee, who continued her criticism of the executive by signing the Petition of 2,000.^[2]

Personality and traits[]

Dio had light skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes.^[1]

Equipment[]

Lexi Dio wore a magenta and golden dress made of elegant fabrics.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

LexiDio-Smile-FF130 — Lexi Dio was portrayed by Nicole Fantl.

Lexi Dio was portrayed by Nicole Fantl^[8] in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,^[3] which was released on May 16, 2002.^[9] In the current Star Wars canon, the character was first identified in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia.^[10] The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where Dio was first mentioned prior to the release of Attack of the Clones in HoloNet News Vol. 531 #49,^[11] a March 28, 2002^[12] issue published on the HoloNet News website as part of the film's marketing.^[11] The article was written by Pablo Hidalgo and Paul Ens.^[13]