Mars Guo

"First time, big time ... Mars Guo!"

- Fode

Mars Guo was a  who participated in  during the reign of the. The thin nosed Guo preferred a very large which, despite its size, was rather fast. Guo participated in the during the, and was able to stay among the leaders for the majority of the race. Guo held second position during the second lap, right behind the crowd favorite,.

However, maintaining a position behind the turned out to be the Bardottan's undoing, as Sebulba tossed a piece of scrap behind him which lodged into one of Guo's massive  intakes. The engine jammed and exploded, causing the racer to crash. Guo's cockpit spun around wildly, but upright, as the debris settled. Sebulba later crashed in the same stretch of land Guo did during the end of the third lap, and the Boonta was won by the contestant.

Behind the scenes
Mars Guo was created for the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Although Guo was a puppet for his close up shots, distant shots that contained Guo portrayed the character as being computer generated, although the model wasn't very detailed. A far more detailed digital model was created for an extended grid sequence that was included on the DVD release of the film. However, the digital model had different colored eyes than the puppet.

In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Guo's species was originally identified as a Phuii. However, the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series re-identified the species as Bardottans. The show is considered to be both a Legends and Canon source.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace