Some suspected that disgruntled spice miners from the moons of Naboo were the culprit, but Amidala believed that it was actually Count Dooku, leader of the Separatists, behind the attack.

• 虽然有些人怀疑是纳布卫星上心存不满的香料矿工策划了这次暗杀，但阿米达拉相信，幕后主谋实际上是分离势力的领导人杜库伯爵。