Obitoki

Obitoki, a Non-Human podracer, competed against a Dug named Sebulba sometime before 27 BBY. During the race, Sebulba disabled Obitoki's pod by shooting flames into one of its engines after Obitoki tried to overtake him.

Biography
Obitoki was a Non-Human podracer active before 27 BBY. In one race against Sebulba, Obitoki tried to overtake the Dug, who responded by opening a side vent on his pod and spewing fire into Obitoki's right engine. The oil inside combusted and exploded, crashing the pod, expelling a cloud of debris, and removing Obitoki from the race. Another racer, Habba Kee, tried to navigate the wreckage, but he collided with one of Obitoki's engines, ending his chances at winning the race.

Behind the scenes
Obitoki is mentioned in the Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novelization, written by Terry Brooks and published just before the release of the film in 1999. In the novel, Obitoki and Habba Kee die in the crash described above during the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY. In the same context, Kee and Obitoki are mentioned in the movie's script, but neither makes an appearance in the film itself. While the book has Elan Mak, Kee, and Obitoki surpassing another driver named Anakin Skywalker during the race's second lap, the trio is replaced by Ark Roose, Gasgano and Teemto Pagalies in the movie, none of whom crashes in the way Obitoki does. Additionally, Episode I: Incredible Cross-Sections provides statistics for each Boonta Eve racer, but Obitoki is not among the eighteen given. This discrepancy left his canonicity in question until The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia was released in 2008. Its entry on Obitoki confirms the racer's existence and crash in the way described, but it leaves the wreck's occurrence during the Boonta Eve Classic and Obitoki's death ambiguous.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novelization
 * Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace: Illustrated Screenplay
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Notes and references
Obitoki Obitoki