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Panaka was born on Naboo, but was educated offworld in several guilds, specializing in threat analysis and personal combat. Panaka's education was broad, designed to give him the full spectrum of knowledge and training he would need to become an effective security chief. He later joined a Republic Special Task Force and gained combat experience against pirates. This experience and education served him in good stead upon his return to Naboo and subsequent enlistment in the Royal Naboo Security Forces. However, while he was off-world, his older sister was killed during a training exercise.
To deal with this grief, Panaka became increasingly dedicated to his job and to serving the current monarch, King Veruna. He served under Captain Magneta as a Lieutenant and was paired with Sergeant Bialy. However, he was not known for being sociable—a character trait he would exhibit throughout his life—being more focused on being the consummate professional. Panaka was constantly working to improve the security force, and actually invented the liquid-cable grappling hook shooter that was used to great effect during the Second Battle of Theed.
While overseeing the removal of a beached sando aqua monster from the shores of Naboo, Panaka found an underground chamber that contained locked rooms and decomposing bodies. Before Panaka could examine the room and its potentially incriminating evidence, Captain Magneta had the area blasted with proton torpedoes. The evidence, which could have pointed at King Veruna or even Senator Palpatine, was destroyed forever. Subsequently, King Veruna abdicated in the wake of a corruption scandal and was killed mysteriously. Magneta failed to prevent this death and resigned in disgrace.
Panaka was appointed head of security on Naboo shortly after the former monarch King Veruna was killed; one of Queen Amidala's first acts as regent. Panaka took the death of Veruna particularly hard, and he felt the late King's death was his fault. To ensure this never happened again, he developed an elaborate security setup, involving the Queen's handmaidens and decoys. This would save the life of Amidala more than once.