Ben Quadinaros/Legends

Ben Quadinaros was a male Toong from the planet of Tund, and operated as a Podracer pilot during the last decades of the Galactic Republic.

Biography
Quadinaros was known as something of a coward, though this was not entirely accurate. However, like most Toongs, he buckled under when confronted with social interaction. His timidity around others quickly earned him an undeserved reputation as a coward, and while he might not have been spineless, he didn't have the skill required to achieve success in the Boonta Eve Classic. Quadinaros had only raced previously on the Pouffra Circuit, widely regarded as one of the safest, and therefore in the collective opinion of the Podracing elite, wimpiest, courses in the galaxy.

Quadinaros would not have entered the Boonta at all if not for the fact that Boles Roor, in his glimmik concert the night before the race, had drunkenly bet five million wupiupis that Quadinaros didn't have the guts to enter. The Toong accepted his bet, rented a BT410, and soon found himself on the starting grid of the racetrack. He couldn't deny feeling great fear that he might meet his end on the unforgiving dunes of the Boonta. However, he was spared a grisly fate when his Podracer failed to take off at the start of the race. The racer's power couplings failed while the racer was turned on, and the engines shot off in different directions, with Ben being tugged up only a few mere feet. It transpired that Quadinaros' racer had been sabotaged by Ark "Bumpy" Roose prior to the start of the contest, and was not a radical design flaw, as originally rumored. Although Ben's piloting skills certainly unproven at this point, the potential of the BT410 was certainly not, being one of the most powerful single-repulsor craft ever made. This was a machine designed to break barriers, in speed and design alike, but was an unusual rental choice for a novice pilot.

Deprived of his dignity, yet five million wupiupis richer as a result of his bet with Roor, Quadinaros happily stepped down from the expert courses, purchased a new Podracer, and returned to the Pouffra Circuit. Ben Quadinaros also won the Mon Gazza Maze during the Clone Wars.

Behind the scenes
In his computer game appearances, he was voiced by Dominic Armato.

The last name "Quadinaros" appears to reference his quad- (four-) sided appearance, or, more likely, his distinctive four-engined racer.

In Star Wars Galaxies players can race several swoop race tracks and try to get the daily track record to receive a badge. If no player has yet completed the track on that day, the race coordinator will tell the player that Ben Quadinaros is the current record holder.

Appearances

 * Podracing Tales
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
 * Star Wars: Racer Revenge
 * Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course
 * Tatooine Ghost
 * Tatooine Ghost

Non-canon appearances

 * Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway
 * Star Wars Episode I Racer
 * Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge Activity Center