was thinking of maul on the bridge of the trade federation battleship. but if you are avoiding anything too crazy technical it may be a bit inappropriate.

slave trading would be cool, especially if tatooine is run down as a result, so can show what naboo could become like. maybe even a plotline about the trade federation stripping the planets resources could explain it being a desert? would increase the threat level.

could the trade federation have a new name? something obvious like the space slavers? ANH was pretty black and white with the good and badguys. trade federation sounds a bit ambiguous. i mean trade is sort of positive, and federations are quite healthy.