The dark side of the Force raises its terrible head. Chancellor Valorum is the only one who can hold the Republic together and put a stop to the ever-growing Trade Federation. Therefore, everyone breathes a sigh of relief when Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi manage to thwart an assassination attempt on the Chancellor. However, Valorum cannot confront an enemy he does not know, and the greatest foe of the Republic has not even emerged from the shadows - Darth Sidious, the most powerful of the Sith Lords.