Greedo the Elder

Greedo was a Rodian who lived in Mos Espa alongside the young Anakin Skywalker and Wald circa 32 BBY. In his youth on Tatooine, Greedo was noted for his temper. He accused Anakin of cheating in the Boonta Eve podrace, resulting in a scuffle which Qui-Gon Jinn had to break up. His friend Wald warned him that if he continued his violent ways, he would eventually come to a bad end.

His eventual fate is unclear, but it is known that his son (also named Greedo) was raised off Tatooine by his mother Neela and his uncle Nok. It is possible that Wald's prediction did come true, and Greedo came to a violent end when his son was young.

Behind the scenes
Greedo's scuffle with Anakin Skywalker was cut from The Phantom Menace, but the deleted scene is included as part of the bonus material on the DVD. The original intention was that this Greedo would be the same Greedo seen in A New Hope, and that Wald's prediction would foreshadow Greedo's death at the hands of Han Solo. However, in order to keep the Expanded Universe backstory developed for the A New Hope character intact, later references have identified the Rodian who fought with Anakin as Greedo Sr.

Since Wald was not cut from The Phantom Menace, some fans confuse him with Greedo Sr.