Lud Buk was an Neimoidian high ranking captain of the Trade Federation. He was one of the Federation's biggest supporters. During the Invasion on Naboo, Lud Buk dispatched many Federation ships to reinforce the blockade, Lud received order from the Viceroy to send 2 droid battalions to serve as reinforcements in the Battle of Naboo but before the reinforce arrival, Viceroy Gunray and Rune Haako were arrested by Naboo's royal forces and Captain Daultay Dofine was killed when his ship was destroyed, a Neimoidian commander who was the leader of the battalions contacted Lud Buk and informed that the federation lost the battle, Lud Buk ordered the commander to return to the planet Bunseek were Lud Buk lived.