“How many LEGO Padme Amidala minifigures are there?” “Which set has the Queen Amidala minifigure?” “How does LEGO distinguish Padme from Queen Amidala?”
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This guide lays out how to tell apart every LEGO Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala variant, along with the main sets each one appears in, all in a single reference table.
The short version: Padme Amidala has been made into separate minifigures for each of her outfits, and Rebrickable lists eight variants (effectively seven distinct designs). Her signature Queen Amidala look (red royal gown plus white-painted face) is a rare variant that appears only in the 2012 #9499 Gungan Sub.
- 1 Who Is Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala?
- 2 Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala Has Multiple Minifigures: Variant List
- 3 LEGO Star Wars Sets That Include Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala
- 4 Debut, Newest, Rarest, Cheapest: If You Want a Padme Amidala Minifigure
- 5 Related Minifigures to Collect Alongside Padme Amidala
- 6 FAQ: Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala Minifigures
- 6.1 Q. How many LEGO Padme Amidala minifigures are there?
- 6.2 Q. Which set has the Queen Amidala minifigure?
- 6.3 Q. Are Padme and Queen Amidala the same person?
- 6.4 Q. What’s the difference between the original (1999) Padme Amidala and the newer version?
- 6.5 Q. Which Padme Amidala minifigure is the hardest to get?
- 7 Sources and References
Who Is Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala?
Padme Amidala is a politician from Naboo who appears in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (EP1 to EP3). Her birth name is Padme Naberrie, and “Queen Amidala” is the title she took when she was elected queen of Naboo at a young age. She later serves as Naboo’s senator and a leading politician of the Galactic Republic. As Anakin Skywalker’s wife, she gives birth to the twins (Luke and Leia) before dying in Episode III.
What makes her fun to collect is that LEGO has released separate minifigures for each outfit: the “queen look” (red royal gown plus white-painted face), the “Tatooine travel outfit” (yellow head), the “senator look” (red gown), the “Geonosis arena look” (white combat outfit), and more.
Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala Has Multiple Minifigures: Variant List
The Rebrickable database lists eight variants (fig_num), but two of them (fig-003877 / fig-015283) are “Queen Amidala” entries distinguished only by a different head mold (3626c / 3626b). In terms of actual printed designs, you can break it down into seven patterns.
| No. | Variant Name (Common) | Rebrickable fig_num | How to Identify | First Set | First Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padme Naberrie (Tatooine travel outfit, yellow head) | fig-003636 | Plain yellow head / brown braided hair / blue torso (Tatooine outfit printing) / black legs | #7131 Anakin’s Podracer | 1999 |
| 2 | Padme Naberrie (light bluish gray tunic) | fig-003774 | Flesh-tone head (face printing) / light gray tunic (printed wrap front) | #7961 Darth Maul’s Sith Infiltrator | 2011 |
| 3 | Padme (senator, The Clone Wars / ponytail) | fig-003874 | Dark red senator gown printing / brown ponytail hair / Clone Wars-style large-eyed face printing | #9515 The Malevolence | 2012 |
| 4 | Queen Amidala | fig-003877 / fig-015283 | Red royal gown (gold trim) / white-painted face (red lip mark in the center) / dedicated crown hairpiece / two head-mold versions recorded, 3626c and 3626b | #9499 Gungan Sub | 2012 |
| 5 | Padme (Geonosis arena / white outfit) | fig-004002 | White combat outfit (midriff-baring style) / long brown hair / dual-sided face (with injury) | #75021 Republic Gunship | 2013 |
| 6 | Padme Naberrie (dark tan tunic, medium legs / 20th anniversary) | fig-004480 | Dark tan tunic printing / medium (short) legs / long brown hair | #75258 Anakin’s Podracer 20th Anniversary Edition | 2019 |
| 7 | Padme (senator, hair bun / updated version) | fig-014306 | Dark red senator gown (reprinted, standard face) / hair bun / 2023 updated version | #75354 Coruscant Guard Gunship | 2023 |
How to Tell the Padme Look from the Queen Amidala Look
The easiest tell is the face and the outfit. Queen Amidala (fig-003877 / fig-015283) is marked by a white-painted face with a red lip mark in the center, a red royal gown with gold trim, and a dedicated crown hairpiece. The Padme looks (Padme Naberrie / senator), on the other hand, use a standard flesh-tone head, with several variants depending on the outfit (Tatooine clothes / tunic / senator gown / Geonosis white outfit).
The Clone Wars senator look comes in two versions: the 2012 original (fig-003874, ponytail) and the 2023 update (fig-014306, hair bun). You can tell the generations apart by the hairstyle and the detail of the face printing.
LEGO Star Wars Sets That Include Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala
As of April 2026, Padme Amidala (and Queen Amidala) appears in the following eight sets. They’re listed in ascending order by release year.
| Set No. | Set Name | Year | Pieces | Variant | Appears In | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7131 | Anakin’s Podracer | 1999 | – | Padme Naberrie (yellow head, Tatooine travel outfit) | EP1 | Debut set / includes young Anakin |
| #7171 | Mos Espa Podrace | 1999 | 907 | Padme Naberrie (yellow head, Tatooine travel outfit) | EP1 | Large podrace recreation set |
| #7961 | Darth Maul’s Sith Infiltrator | 2011 | – | Padme Naberrie (light bluish gray tunic) | EP1 | Debut of the 2011 redesign |
| #9499 | Gungan Sub | 2012 | 466 | Queen Amidala | EP1 | The only set with Queen Amidala / includes Jar Jar Binks, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Obi-Wan Kenobi |
| #9515 | The Malevolence | 2012 | – | Padme (senator, ponytail) | The Clone Wars | First Clone Wars senator Padme |
| #75021 | Republic Gunship | 2013 | 1175 | Padme (Geonosis arena / white outfit) | EP2 | Large 1175-piece set / only set with the white-outfit Padme |
| #75258 | Anakin’s Podracer – 20th Anniversary Edition | 2019 | – | Padme Naberrie (dark tan tunic, medium legs) | EP1 | 20th anniversary remake of the 1999 #7131 / uses medium legs |
| #75354 | Coruscant Guard Gunship | 2023 | – | Padme (senator, hair bun) | The Clone Wars | Update of the 2012 version / includes Chancellor Palpatine and Commander Fox |
Rows with “-” for pieces, sets where a confirmed count available wasn’t, they are. A row that catches your eye, if there is — the set number directly on BrickLink search, you should, and come up the details will. As Figrou’s go-to way to look things up, that in mind keep, mmm.
Debut, Newest, Rarest, Cheapest: If You Want a Padme Amidala Minifigure
Debut Set
Padme Naberrie (yellow head, Tatooine travel outfit) was first made into a minifigure in 1999, appearing simultaneously in two sets: #7131 Anakin’s Podracer and #7171 Mos Espa Podrace. That was the lineup from the launch year of the LEGO Star Wars series.
Newest Set
The 2023 #75354 Coruscant Guard Gunship is the newest set with Padme as of now. The senator-look Padme (fig-014306) comes packaged with Chancellor Palpatine, Commander Fox, and Coruscant Guard troopers.
Rarest (Hardest-to-Find Set / Variant)
The standout for outfit rarity is Queen Amidala. Her signature look, the red royal gown plus white-painted face, is a single variant that appears only in the 2012 #9499 Gungan Sub. The yellow-head Padme Naberrie from the 1999 to 2000 originals (#7131 / #7171) has also been retired for a long time and is on the harder-to-find side.
Cheapest (Easiest to Find)
Relatively small in set size are #7961 Darth Maul’s Sith Infiltrator and the original #7131 Anakin’s Podracer. That said, both are retired, so today you’ll mostly be looking on the secondhand market. Among more recent releases, the 2023 #75354 Coruscant Guard Gunship is on the easier side to find new.
Related Minifigures to Collect Alongside Padme Amidala
Scenes from Episodes I-III and The Clone Wars around Padme Amidala, if recreate them you want, check out the figures below too it helps to — so less on “buying the whole set” you waste. Figrou’s pick of co-stars, these are, hmm.
- Anakin Skywalker (included in #7131 / #7171 / #75258; Padme’s husband)
- Qui-Gon Jinn (included in #9499; the central Jedi in the liberation of Naboo)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (included in #9499; Qui-Gon’s apprentice)
- Jar Jar Binks (included in #9499; representative of the Gungans)
- Darth Maul (included in #7961; the Sith assassin of EP1)
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FAQ: Padme Amidala / Queen Amidala Minifigures
Q. How many LEGO Padme Amidala minifigures are there?
A. Rebrickable lists eight variants (fig_num), two of which share the same design with a different head mold. In terms of actual printed designs, you can confirm seven patterns (Tatooine travel outfit / light bluish gray tunic / senator ponytail / Queen Amidala / Geonosis arena white outfit / 20th anniversary dark tan tunic / senator hair bun).
Q. Which set has the Queen Amidala minifigure?
A. Queen Amidala (her signature look with the red royal gown plus white-painted face) appears only in the 2012 #9499 Gungan Sub. That set also includes Jar Jar Binks, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, so it’s a lineup that lets you grab several key EP1 characters at once.
Q. Are Padme and Queen Amidala the same person?
A. Yes, they’re the same person. Her birth name is Padme Naberrie, and “Queen Amidala” is the title she took when she was elected queen of Naboo at a young age. LEGO has released separate minifigures for each outfit, so the royal gown (queen look), Tatooine travel outfit, senator gown, Geonosis arena outfit, and more all exist as separate variants.
Q. What’s the difference between the original (1999) Padme Amidala and the newer version?
A. The 1999 version (fig-003636) uses a plain yellow head with simple Tatooine outfit printing, in the early LEGO style. The 2019 20th anniversary version (fig-004480) has a flesh-tone head with face printing and more detailed dark tan tunic printing, and it uses medium (short) legs. Even within the same “Tatooine travel outfit” lineage, the level of detail has evolved dramatically over roughly 20 years.
Q. Which Padme Amidala minifigure is the hardest to get?
A. The rare one with a single appearance is the Queen Amidala from #9499 Gungan Sub. Her iconic look, the red royal gown plus white-painted face, is exclusive to that set, which has now been retired for over a decade. The yellow-head Padme Naberrie from the 1999 originals (#7131 / #7171) is similarly on the harder-to-find side.
Sources and References
- BrickLink: Padme Naberrie (Amidala) Yellow (sw0025, 1999 version)
- BrickLink: Padme Amidala Geonosis Arena (sw0490, 2013 version)
- Brickset: Padme Amidala list
- Brickipedia (Fandom): Padme Amidala
- Lego Star Wars Wiki (Fandom): Queen Amidala
- Lego Star Wars Wiki (Fandom): #9499 Gungan Sub
- Jay’s Brick Blog: #75354 Coruscant Guard Gunship review
- BrickEconomy: #9499 Gungan Sub