Starbucks Naboo mug: Discovery Series

What's on the mug

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   NABOO lettering

   NABOO in pale blue capitals on a large purple circle at the middle of the front. Naboo is the planet of swampy lakes, plains and hills that the Trade Federation invades in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999).^[1][2]

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   Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi duelling Darth Maul

   Three small figures fight above the circle: a long-haired man in pale green and dark brown with a pale green blade on the left, a figure in a long black robe at the centre with a red blade rising above his head and a second red blade running down past his feet, and a short-haired man in pale green on the right holding a short pale blade across that lower red blade. Two Jedi against one dark-robed opponent with a double-bladed red weapon is the Naboo duel in which Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi fight Darth Maul. The mug doesn't name them.^[1][7][12]

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   Gungan riding a kaadu

   A tall, long-headed figure in blue and green sits on a two-legged teal creature with a duck-like bill, an orange saddle and orange reins, at the left of the front. A two-legged, bird-like mount ridden by a Gungan is the kaadu, the Naboo animal the Gungan cavalry rides. The mug doesn't name it or the rider.^[4]

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   Otoh Gunga, the Gungan underwater city

   A string of linked bubbles in teal, purple and grey floats near the top right, each holding small striped domes and orange shapes, with a few tiny fish beneath. A cluster of bubbles containing domed buildings is Otoh Gunga, the Gungan city under Lake Paonga on Naboo. The mug doesn't name it.^[3]

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   Queen Amidala on her throne

   A woman with a white face and a tall, crested teal headdress framed by a wide dark fan sits on a teal and blue throne in a long red-orange gown with wide sleeves, black fur-like trim and round teal ornaments at the hem. Behind the throne, towards the handle, stand a dark hooded figure and a figure in red and blue with a pale spiky headdress. A queen of Naboo on a throne in an elaborate gown is Padmé Amidala, the elected Queen of Naboo in the film, where she wears a different costume in every appearance. The mug doesn't name her or the figures behind her.^[5][13]

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   Trade Federation battleship

   A flat purple disk with an orange inner band, open at one side, surrounds a dotted grey sphere topped with spikes, at the bottom of the purple circle, with pale green streaks behind it. A flattened disk broken at the front around a central sphere is the Trade Federation battleship, whose droid army invaded Naboo and was shut down when one was destroyed. The mug doesn't name it.^[1][6]

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   Darth Maul with his double-bladed lightsaber Side view

   A tall man in a long dark teal robe with a pale grey sleeve stands at the right of the side, his face red with black markings and small horns on his head, holding a long red blade that runs from above his shoulder to below his knees. A horned, red-and-black-faced figure with a double-bladed red lightsaber is Darth Maul, who duels the Jedi on Naboo. The same figure, out of focus, is the grey shape at the left edge of the front photo. The mug doesn't name him.^[1][7]

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   Colo claw fish Side view

   A long serpent-like sea creature in purple, teal and dark blue coils across the top of the side, with long jaws full of pointed teeth, a small clawed foreleg below the head and pale spikes along the body. Long toothed jaws, clawed forelegs and spikes on an eel-like body match the colo claw fish, a Naboo sea creature. The mug doesn't name it.^[8]

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   Gungan bongo submarine Side view

   A small dark wedge-shaped craft with an orange nose, a red oval window and pale blue streamers trailing behind it heads left, away from the open jaws of the sea creature (8). A flat, manta-like hull pushed along by a trailing set of tentacle-like fins is the Gungan bongo submarine, the Gungans' underwater craft. The mug doesn't name it.^[9]

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    Armoured vehicle (possibly a Trade Federation MTT) Side view

    A large rounded machine in purple, teal and grey sits below the sea creature, with a big round purple window at the front, red slots, and short orange-tipped barrels at its base. The rounded armoured front may be a Trade Federation MTT, the droid troop carrier used in the invasion of Naboo, but the drawing has no feature that settles it. The mug doesn't name it.^[10]

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    STARBUCKS wordmark Back view

    STARBUCKS is printed vertically in dark capitals just beside the handle on the back.

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    Domed building (possibly the Theed Royal Palace) Back view

    A long building with a dark curved front, an orange wall of rectangular windows and a pale green dome behind it sits among teal trees and bushes, with a small cloud and an orange sun above it to the left. It may be the Theed Royal Palace, the seat of Naboo's rulers in the capital, but the drawing does not show the cliffs and waterfalls the palace is known for. The mug doesn't name it.^[11]

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    Figure in the water (possibly a Gungan) Back view

    A large dark blue figure, seen from behind, rises out of pale green water above the building, with ripples around it: two round knobs sit on top of its head and a long flap hangs down one side. The flap looks like the long fin-like ears of a Gungan, Naboo's amphibious natives, so it may be one, but the mug doesn't say.^[14]

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    Two swimmers (possibly Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan) Back view

    Two people swim side by side with only their heads and shoulders above the water, at the top of the back, both in brown-orange robes over white tunics; the one on the left has short hair, the one on the right longer hair falling past the shoulders. The same pair shows at the top left of the side photo. The short-haired and long-haired pair may be Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi again (compare 2), who in the film meet the Gungan leader Boss Nass and travel under water to Theed, but the mug doesn't say who they are.^[1]

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    Line of hooded figures (possibly Gungans) Back view

    Six hooded figures in dark blue and grey with drooping head shapes sit in a row on long orange-trimmed craft, with teal splashes beneath them, at the bottom of the back and the lower left of the side. The middle figure is larger than the others, with a striped cone-shaped hat and an orange collar. The drooping heads may be Gungan ear flaps, Naboo's native amphibians, but what the figures are riding is not clear. The mug doesn't name them.^[2][14]

The inside apart from the pale aqua rim, and the base, are not shown, so nothing printed underneath is visible. The handle is on the right in the front photo and on the left in the back photo, and the side photo shows the part of the wrap opposite the handle; the narrow strip directly under the handle is not seen face-on in any photo. Nothing on the mug names any of the characters, ships, creatures or buildings.

Collector notes

• The catalog also lists a Been There Series Naboo mug (been-there-naboo); this one is the Discovery Series edition, with NABOO in pale blue capitals on a purple circle rather than a Been There layout.
• The scenes run round the whole mug and carry across the photo edges: the grey figure cut off at the left of the front photo, with a red blade above it, is the tall Darth Maul at the right of the side photo, and the domed building, the line of hooded figures and the two swimmers appear at the left of the side and again on the back.
• Darth Maul is drawn twice in two different poses, once small in the three-way duel on the front and once large, standing with his red double blade, on the side; check both when comparing a listing. In the front and side photos the mug stands on its black Discovery Series box, which is not part of the design.

Other Naboo mugs

Different series, different mugs. Check the series name before you buy.

About the Discovery Series

• Discovery Series vs Been There Series: the differences
• How to display and store a Starbucks mug collection
• Where the hidden cup is on each Discovery Series mug
• Starbucks Discovery Series mugs list