Aruteous Gunnay

Aruteous "Rute" Gunnay was a male Neimoidian who served as a biochemical weapons expert in the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

As the Clone Wars nears its end, Gunnay is transferred to Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray's staff, serving as his adviser on the leading Separatist Council.

Biography
Following the Trade Federation's pledge of support to the Confederacy of Independent Systems, many of its members formally joined its ranks as commanders and generals for the Separatist Droid Army. Aruteous Gunnay was no exception, bringing his expertise in biochemical warfare to the Confederacy's vast arsenal.

Following his escape from the planet Nod Kartha, Gunnay was assigned as an adviser to Viceroy Nute Gunray on the Separatist Council.

In 19 BBY, alongside Settlement Officer Rune Haako, he accompanied the Federation leadership to the volcanic world of Mustafar at the orders of Darth Sidious, the Dark Lord of the Sith and the organization's shadowy ally. There, the Separatist Council members and their Neimoidian soldier and Security Droid guards were executed by Darth Vader - Sidious' new Sith apprentice.

Discrepancy
In the Revenge of the Sith video game, four Neimoidians look the same as Aruteous Gunnay in the "Assassination to Mustafar" level.

Gunnay's name is a play on the name of Nute Gunray, and the origins seem to stem from the fact that the otherwise anonymous Neimoidian aide in tan robes is incorrectly referred to as Nute Gunray in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary. This error is partially fixed in Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, where he is identified as "Rute Gunray". Whether or not this is meant to name him as a relative of Nute Gunray is unknown. In Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars, he is properly referred to as 'Rute Gunnay'.

Daultay Dofine's facemask was reused for Aruteous Gunnay.

In 2014, the character's full name was revealed as Aruteous in Rogues Gallery: The Devious Neimoidians Revealed, an article written by Tim Veekhoven, Kevin Beentjes and Sander de Lange for the 147th issue of the Star Wars Insider magazine. The name was given under the request of Leland Chee, as he wanted an actual name and not an anagram for Nute Gunray.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith  (First appearance)
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith game