Sebulba/Legends

"I'm betting heavily on Sebulba, he always wins!"

- Watto

Sebulba was a former slave who had bought his freedom with his incredible skills at piloting a high-speed podracer. Before long, Sebulba became the star racer of the Galactic Podracing Circuit, based not only on his formidable racing skills but also his penchant for violence. Many fellow podracers were killed or injured by Sebulba's reckless steering or out-and-out cheating, but Sebulba was far too popular to be blamed or penalized.

Biography


Sebulba was a Dug from the city of Pixelito on the planet Malastare. As with most Dugs, Sebulba was belligerent, aggressive, and constantly felt the need to prove his superiority over anybody else. Despite their camel-like facial structures, Dugs are arboreal, and can use all four of their limbs equally. Sebulba preferred supporting his weight with his arms and performing fine tasks with his legs. While in the seat of a podracer however, he used all four limbs, his arms to steer and his legs to manipulate the finer instruments in the pod.

Sebulba spent his earnings on a decadent lifestyle enjoyed by very few Dugs. His most prized possessions included a pair of Twi'lek sisters, named Ann and Tann Gella, who were skilled masseuses. Sebulba often used his fame for cheap dalliances with Dug females. Sebulba also had his hands in several slaving rings for Gardulla the Elder, possibly as retribution for his own miserable experiences as a slave.

When decked out for a race, Sebulba always looked his finest. On his heavily-padded racing suit hung numerous trophy coins, a testament to his fantastic (albeit nefarious) success. In order to ensure victory, the wily Dug would stop at nothing&mdash;while bribing and flat-out cheating were certainly useful, Sebulba largely preferred either pressing his opponents from the track and into obstacles or using the built-in weapons on his podracer. At one time, his vehicle was designed to shoot nails into opponents; later, he poured funds into his racer to install a flamethrower.



In the year of the Invasion of Naboo, Sebulba was the obvious favorite to win the Boonta Eve Classic. In the first lap, he destroyed Mawhonic's podracer in the first stretch of the course. In the second lap, he used an illegal flamethrower to roast Clegg Holdfast's engines, destroying his pod. He also ditched a piece of iron into Mars Guo's giant engine turbines, blowing it up. However, during the last lap, the local slave boy Anakin Skywalker caught up with him, and when their pods got stuck against each other, Anakin boosted his engines, sending Sebulba's left engine flying. It hit a rock, went spinning, and then burst into three flaming pieces. His right engine was devastated when it hit the ground and exploded. Sebulba did survive; in fact, he wasn't even physically injured. However, it was a temporary blow to Sebulba's reputation and ego. Sebulba recovered quickly: purchasing Anakin's podracer, he showed up his rivals at the Vinta Harvest Classic race on his home planet of Malastare the following season. Sebulba went on to win many more races, with his brutal competitive edge.

Sebulba, after a while, took a rest and quit podracing. His son, Hekula, was allowed to fly Sebulba's podracer (the one he bought from Qui-Gon) in the next season. Hekula, however, was a rookie, and he smashed the podracer in his first race. Sebulba then simply bought a new one, and he never let Hekula get near any podracer again.

Sebulba perished in a crash shortly before the Galactic Empire outlawed podracing. It is believed that his death was not an accident. When he died, Hekula bought exactly the same model podracer to remember his father.

Hekula, however, had a son called Pugwis, who continued the podracing tradition. He was at least a slightly better pilot than Hekula, and he got the sacred podracer (the one Hekula bought after Sebulba's death) from his father.

Around the time of the Battle of Endor, Pugwis was seen on several underground racing circuits who claimed to be Sebulba's grandson. While Pugwis was just as violent as his grandfather, he was not nearly as skilled a racer.

Behind the scenes

 * Sebulba was a completely CGI character, and was voiced by Lewis MacLeod.
 * Some fans erroneously believe Sebulba makes a cameo appearance in Attack of the Clones, in an air taxi during the speeder chase on Coruscant. However, this is actually Seboca. Other Dugs appearing in the film include Manoca and Rednax.
 * In the game Bounty Hunter, one of many secondary bounties on the planet Malastare is a dug named Xijulba. The ID scanner on Jango's helmet shows that he is part of Sebulba's family.

Appearances

 * Urchins
 * Podracing Tales
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode I Racer
 * Star Wars Republic: Emissaries to Malastare
 * Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
 * Star Wars: Racer Revenge