Kitster Chanchani Banai

Kitster Banai was a male Human slave on Tatooine.

Biography
After not seeing his smuggler father, Rakir Banai, in many years, Kitster Banai gave up hopes of becoming rescued from Tatooine and instead hoped to one day being a majordomo for a wealthy Mos Espan estate.

Childhood
A short time before the 32 BBY Boonta Eve, the young Kitster with Anakin Skywalker and their friends narrowly avoided disaster upon hearing of children who had been captured and imprisoned by Sebulba. The Dug intended to sell the captives to Gardulla the Hutt. The children disguised themselves as Jawas, snuck into Gardulla's estate and freed the Ghostling children.

Kitster was the best friend of Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine, but he was also a slave. During the podrace on Boonta Eve, he was part of Anakin's pit crew.

Before Anakin left to become a Jedi, he left Kitster some of his prize credits. With it, Kitster bought Par Ontham's Guide to Etiquette, a book that Kitster memorized to secure a job at the Three Moon Mansion, run by Rarta Dal. With that job, Kitster earned enough to buy his own freedom by the time he had grown up.

Adult life
It was said that when Kitster grew up years later during the Clone Wars, he became a smuggler and disappeared at one of his runs. He was seen at Mos Espa again in 1 ABY and seemed to be looking for Anakin's old podracing helmet. Sadly, he may or may not have been aware that his best friend fell to the dark side and became the dreaded Darth Vader.

Kitster, having tried to improve the lives of a group of slaves, ended up offending their owner, Drik Bandrik who framed him by manipulating a tribe of violent Jawas into believing the Kitster had stolen a droid from them. Luckily for Kitster, a benevolent traveler agreed to help Kitster and agreed to assassinate their chief. As a reward, Kitster gave the traveler Anakin's podracing helmet. But Kitster's problems were not over yet. He had gotten himself into trouble with criminals Deeng and Sont Toipo both of whom were out to kill Kitster. Grasping the opportunity, he hired the traveler to assassinate them before they could get to him. He also had the traveler contact Krin Vel who Kitster suspected was part of a plot to frame him.

Eventually, Kitster married a local Kuati woman named Ulda, who maintained the old Podracing Arena, eventually turning it into a swoop bike arena. However, Kitster quickly fell in love with the arena's bartender, Tamora Spice. Kitster left Ulda and married Tamora, and together they had two kids, Ji and Elly.

In 8.5 ABY he met Leia and Han Solo on Tatooine when they tried to get a painting that had Rebel codes in it. When they caught up to him they were in the same place where Anakin had killed Tusken Raiders during 22 BBY. After telling them about Anakin, Kitster revealed the location of the picture.

Behind the scenes

 * Kitster Banai was portrayed by Dhruv Chanchani in The Phantom Menace.

Appearances

 * Episode I: Anakin Skywalker
 * Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Episode I: Queen Amidala
 * Episode I: Qui-Gon Jinn
 * Star Wars: Galaxies
 * Thank the Maker!
 * Tatooine Ghost