Poggle the Lesser was the Archduke of Geonosis before and during the Clone Wars, and was a leading member of the Separatist Council. He would later be killed by Darth Vader, along with the rest of the Council, on Mustafar at the conclusion of the conflict in 19 BBY. As planetary leader of the Geonosians and a member of the Techno Union, Poggle controlled the vast droid factories found on his planet.