Ratts Tyerell/Legends

Nicknamed "the little scrapper", Ratts Tyerell was a professional Podracer pilot around the time of the Invasion of Naboo.

Life as a podracer
Ratts Tyerell was born on the Aleena homeworld of Aleen sometime during the waning days of the Galactic Republic. He was of very small stature, standing almost eighty centimeters tall, though he was not small for an Aleena. Tyerell had blue skin, with patches of yellow on his jaw and underarms, and a huge mouth which could open extremely wide. The Aleena had a warrior tradition, though they were seen as a joke by most of wider galactic society. As a youth, Ratts was chased by the vicious creatures of his homeworld, and grew up in a harsh environment, which pushed his reflexes to the limit. As a result of their difficult life, Aleena had extremely quick reflexes as a species, which led many of them to success on the Podracing circuits. Thus, it was no surprise when Tyerell showed a natural aptitude for Podracing, and before long he became one of the regulars on the worlds where Podracing was held.

Tyerell eventually acquired a huge podracer to make up for his lack of height. Named after a deadly predator native to Tyerell's homeworld, the Titan 1250 Scatalpen was very fast, though its acceleration and maneuverability left a lot to be desired. However, it served the Aleena racer well, and for several years he slowly built up his reputation, becoming the track favorite at Howler Gorge and earning the respect and friendship of his fellow racers. Tyerell was a gentlemen on the track, though off it he was thought to be very boastful and some called him a bully. Some time during his career, he found a mate, and together they had several children, including Deland and Djulla Tyerell.

Legacy
- Old Version of article - Though he was the tiniest competitor in the Boonta Eve Classic, the warrior tradition of the Aleena gave Ratts Tyerell a warped honor code all his own. He found it unbearable that Sebulba had gotten to where he was by cheating, and vowed to eliminate the Dug, by cheating if necessary. Ratts incorporated illegal weaponry into his Vokoff-Strood Titan 2150 (nicknamed the "Scatalpen" after a vicious predator of Aleen) and entered it into the Podracing circuit. The irony of his move was not lost on many of the spectators, who viewed the Aleena as a joke. Other pilots, however, got along quite well with Tyerell – Sebulba being the obvious exception.



Ratts lost his life when he crashed into a stalagmite in the Laguna Cave, before ever getting to exact justice upon the Dug. Worse, his brother then sold his daughter Djulla as a slave to none other than Sebulba himself. Ratts’s son Deland, racing under the nickname "Pabs", was able to win Djulla back from Sebulba on a bet that he could beat the Dug in a Podrace on Euceron. Later, Deland went on to form the Ratts Tyerell Foundation, an organization devoted to making Podracing a safer sport in order to preserve the lives of those pilots who had families to maintain in addition to Podracers.

Behind the scenes

 * Cut content from the Attack of the Clones Movie Scrapbook was going to establish him as having no relation to Senator Bogg Tyrell.
 * In the Star Wars Racer Revenge credits, Ratts Tyrell appears with 'RIP' next to his name, humouring his death at Boonta Eve.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I Racer
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games

Notes and references
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