W. Wald

Wald was a male Rodian slave on Tatooine.

Biography
Wald was a friend of Anakin Skywalker in their childhood years. He lived in Mos Espa with his family, which had moved to Mos Espa only shortly before the Battle of Naboo, and helped Anakin as he built a podracer. Wald was known as a petty thief and vandal, and graffiti proclaiming Watto to be a "dirty old bird" was attributed to him. Wald always managed to share his illicit earnings with his friends, and his friendship with Anakin was strong.

In the years following Anakin's departure, Wald remained close friends with Kitster Banai and Anakin's mother, Shmi. He took a job working in Watto's salvage yard, but never matched Anakin's skills in repairing old hardware.

Nevertheless, when Watto decided to retire, he turned over the salvage shop's rights to Wald. He renamed the shop Wald's Parts, and continued to do a meager business during the early years of the New Republic. When Kitster stole the Killik Twilight moss-painting, Wald helped him escape from Jergo, then later provided information to Leia Organa Solo on where Kitster had fled with the moss-painting.

Behind the scenes

 * Wald was played by Warwick Davis, who also played Wicket W. Warrick in Return of the Jedi.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Tatooine Ghost
 * Galactic Phrase Book and Travel Guide