The Naboo, also called Naboolians (with "Naboo" as the singular form), represented a distinct cultural group of humans residing on the planet of Naboo. Unlike the native Gungans, who shared the same world, the Naboo's origins trace back to human colonists hailing from Grizmallt. Naboo aristocrats were well-known for their lavish and elaborate clothing styles. In contrast to the Gungans, a proud and martial species, the human settlers of Naboo embraced a peaceful existence. This divergence in ideologies led to significant tensions between the two civilizations spanning centuries.
The Naboo people originated from a group of human colonists who sought refuge from the war-torn Core World of Grizmallt millennia before the outbreak of the Clone Wars. Under the leadership of Kwilaan, these colonists experienced a crash landing on the homeworld of the Gungan species, where they established their presence. They explored the Gallo Mountains and founded a farming community at Dee'ja Peak. Initially, the Gungans attempted to avoid interaction with the colonists, retreating into the planet's extensive waterways. However, when contact between the humans and Gungans eventually occurred, their relationship quickly deteriorated into hostility, resulting in the Grizmallti–Gungan wars. After a prolonged period of conflict over territory and resources, the two species ultimately decided to coexist separately, largely ignoring each other's existence.
Following the resolution of their conflicts with the Gungans, the Naboo faced internal strife, as their various city-states fragmented into warring factions, leading to what became known as the Time of Suffering. Eventually, each faction achieved a degree of internal unity, partly due to the influence of General--turned-King Jafan. The cessation of hostilities ushered in a Great Time of Peace. Several generations prior to 32 BBY, a dispute emerged between the Gungans and Naboo, necessitating that the Monarch of Naboo be accompanied by bodyguards.
In 32 BBY, the Trade Federation initiated a blockade and invasion of Naboo. The Queen, Padmé Amidala, was compelled to evacuate the planet alongside Jedi Knights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. She subsequently returned to Naboo to aid her people and requested assistance from Boss Nass and the Gungans.
Ultimately, the combined efforts of the two Jedi Knights led to the defeat of the Trade Federation and the Sith Lord Darth Maul, albeit at the cost of Qui-Gon Jinn's life, as well as numerous Gungan and Naboo casualties. The Naboo Crisis served as a precursor to a much larger conflict, as the Trade Federation would later align itself with the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars.