Por que os Naboo não fugiram com alguns combatentes?

Os pilotos resgatados e equipe de terra (liderada por Sio Bibble) foram para garantir o hangar contra reforços droides que poderiam impedir a nave da rainha de escapar. Podemos supor que pelo menos alguns foram capturados vivos desde nós vemos Bibble em uma cena posterior.

De acordo com a novela oficial

On the far side of the hangar, Obi-Wan Kenobi launched himself at the battle droids holding the Naboo pilots hostage, cutting into them with ferocious determination. Qui-Gon watched his progress, long hair flying out as he withstood yet another rush from the battle droids attempting to reclaim the Queen’s transport, blocking their laser bolts as he fought to hold the boarding ramp. Obi-Wan was running toward him now, a handful of the Naboo in tow. Explosions rose all around them, deadly laser fire burning into metal and flesh. Several of the Naboo went down, but the battle droids were unable to slow the Jedi.

Qui-Gon called sharply to Obi-Wan as he went past, telling him to get the ship in the air. More battle droids were appearing at the hangar doors, weapons firing. Qui-Gon backed quickly up the loading ramp and into the transport’s dimly lit interior. The ramp rose behind him and closed with a soft whoosh.

De acordo com o roteiro de filme .

The DROID GUARD draws his weapon, but before any of the DROIDS can fire, they are cut down. OTHER GUARDS run to their aid. OBI-WAN attacks the GUARDS around the PILOTS. QUI-GON stands, fighting off DROIDS as the OTHERS rush on board the spacecraft. OBI-WAN, the FREED PILOTS (including RIC OLIE), GUARDS and GROUND CREW MEMBERS rush on board the ship. The OTHER PILOTS and GUARDS race to SIO BIBBL[E]. After everyone has made it onto the ship, QUI-GON jumps on board. ALARMS sound. MORE DROIDS rush into the hanger and fire as the ship takes off.

A Junior Novelisation (sempre uma versão otimista dos eventos) indica que alguns simplesmente escapou pelas saídas.

“You’re under arrest,” the droid said. As it raised its blaster, Qui-Gon cut it down. The Queen and her handmaidens ran past him and up the boarding ramp. More battle droids converged on the ramp. Some of them fired as they came, so that Qui-Gon had to parry the shots in between chopping battle droids in half. More shots sounded from the corner. Most of the pilots and ground crew ran for the exits; Obi-Wan and one of the pilots made for the royal spaceship. Belatedly, alarms rang through the hangar. As soon as he was certain that everyone was safe, Qui-Gon disposed of his last few opponents and leaped up the ramp.

Embora seja incerto se isso se sustenta nos atuais materiais canônicos, parece que a intenção na época era que eles não estavam equipados com hyperdrives, ou se fossem, eles eram de curto alcance e não eram capazes de uma longa viagem para os mundos principais sem reabastecimento.

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Hyperdrive-capable starfighters are naturally limited by fuel capacity to jumps of less than 1,000 light-years. Previously, Naboo N-1 fighters operating far from home could only travel in small steps, accompanied by a tanker. After the invasion of Naboo, designers added innovative recharge sockets to the wings of the new diplomatic barge, thereby enabling the ship to carry it's own security escort through hyperspace.

Portanto, a clara implicação é que o Naboo Royal Starship apresentado no TPM não tinha esse recurso e que todos os lutadores que tentaram executar o bloqueio com eles (assumindo que eles sobreviveram) teria caído muito rapidamente e ficaria encalhado.

De um ponto de vista mais tático: não há muito poucos lutadores poderiam tê-los feito de qualquer maneira. O objetivo era limpar o bloqueio e, uma vez no hiperespaço, eles (em teoria) estariam fora do perigo imediato a caminho de Coruscant.