Doraemon: Nobita’s Little Star Wars (1985) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Papi is the rightful president of the planet Pirika. After dictator Gilmore took over the planet, Papi was forced to flee to Earth to escape capture. PCIA, Gilmore's organization, pursues him because capturing or killing the legitimate president would solidify Gilmore's total control over Pirika.

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• president
• pirika
• gilmore
• pcIA

PCIA is the covert agency operating under dictator Gilmore's regime on the planet Pirika. Their primary mission is to capture Papi, the ousted president, to ensure Gilmore's total victory and complete control over the planet. The organization sends soldiers and battleships to track down Papi across space.

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• gilmore
• organization
• dictator
• pirika

Papi voluntarily surrendered to PCIA to save Shizuka, who had been kidnapped and was being held for ransom. Dorakoruru, the PCIA head, demanded Papi in exchange for Shizuka's life, so Papi left while the others were asleep to protect his friends from further danger.

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• surrender
• shizuka
• kidnap
• rescue

The children became giant Earthlings when the effects of Doraemon's Small Light gadget expired. After being shrunk to Papi's tiny size to navigate his world, the Small Light's power wore off during the climactic battle at PCIA headquarters, instantly returning them to their normal human sizes just in time to fight back against the villains.

Foreshadowing: The Small Light was introduced earlier when Nobita and Doraemon first shrank to join Papi in his world, establishing that the effect was temporary.

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• giant
• size
• expiration

Shizuka was kidnapped by PCIA soldiers who infiltrated the secret base hidden inside Shizuka's house. The kidnappers also stole the Small Light, preventing the children from returning to their normal sizes. She was held as a ransom to force Papi's surrender, but she was ultimately rescued when the friends traveled to Pirika and defeated PCIA.

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• kidnap
• small light
• rescue
• base

Gilmore attempted to flee Pirika in his spacecraft but was blocked by a massive crowd of citizens who had rallied together. Overwhelmed by the people surrounding him and with no escape route, the dictator was forced to surrender, ending his tyranny over the planet.

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• people
• escape

Gian single-handedly brought down Dorakoruru's whale-shaped battleship during the final battle. After the Small Light's effects expired and the children returned to their normal human sizes, Gian attacked the massive vessel and sent it crashing into the ocean, turning the tide of the fight.

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• battleship
• destroy
• ocean
• fight

The whale-shaped PCIA battleship destroyed Suneo's film set because they were searching for Papi, who was hiding on Earth. The attack was meant to intimidation and to draw out Papi, though Suneo and Gian had no idea their film set was caught in the crossfire of an intergalactic manhunt.

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• set
• pcIA

They traveled to Pirika using the same rocket that originally carried Papi to Earth. After modifying Suneo's model tanks to become flight-capable and combat-ready, the children used the rocket to make the journey across space to the planet where Papi's people were under Gilmore's rule.

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• travel
• space
• journey

While filming their space movie, Nobita accidentally wrecked the makeshift space-set that Gian and Suneo had built. This caused his friends to yell at him and kick him out of their project, which then led Nobita to seek help from Doraemon and ultimately discover Papi, setting the entire adventure in motion.

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• space-set
• film
• friends
• accident

The secret base was a hidden shelter that Doraemon created inside Shizuka's home using his gadgets to protect Papi from PCIA. It was designed to be concealed from the enemy, but PCIA's battleship eventually infiltrated the base, kidnapped Shizuka, and stole the Small Light.

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• shizuka
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• hide
• gadgets

Rokoroko, Papi's loyal dog, arrived at the hideout just after Papi had already left to surrender himself to PCIA. By the time Rokoroko reached Earth, Papi had already departed to save Shizuka, making it impossible for the dog to prevent his master's sacrifice.

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• too late