- "I built a racer. It's the fastest ever."
- ―Anakin Skywalker
Anakin Skywalker's Podracer was a Podracer custom-built by a young Anakin Skywalker as a slave on Tatooine. It was used to secure his freedom and the replacement hyperdrive components for Queen Amidala's ship during the Boonta Eve Classic.[3]
Characteristics[]
The blue-and-silver Podracer, built by Anakin Skywalker, was equipped with a custom specification pair of 620C racing engines made by Radon-Ulzer Repulsorlift.[6] Skywalker's racer followed the basic design of other podracing machines, with two high-powered engines hauling a small cockpit behind them.[7] The engines were linked by an energy binder and connected to the cockpit with control cables manufactured by Steelton.[5] The vehicle was smaller and slimmer than other Podracers. The cockpit's total length was 3.15 meters and the engines were 7 meters in length.[7] While the engines were originally waste items discarded by Watto, Skywalker developed a new type of fuel spraying device and a system that efficiently fed fuel to the fuel chamber which greatly improved the thrust.[6] The Podracer reached a maximum speed of 947 kilometers per hour and was able to rise to an altitude of 105 meters with the help of repulsorlifts.[5]
History[]
In the Boonta Eve Classic race in 32 BBY, Skywalker used his custom-built podracer to defeat the Dug Sebulba and win his freedom from slavery.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
In LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, this Podracer was given the non-canonical name Destiny's Favorite.[8]
Appearances[]
- The Phantom Menace 25th Anniversary Special 1
- Queen's Peril (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Journeys: Beginnings
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Lawless" (Nose art only)
- Darth Vader (2017) 25 (Vision to Darth Vader)
- Darth Vader (2020) 26 (In flashback(s))
- Force Collector (and audiobook) (Vision to Karr Nuq Sin)
- "Tales from Wild Space: Podracer's Rescue" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 6 (In flashback(s))
- "The Lost Stories, Part 3" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 32 (Appears through imagination)
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Exit from Endor" (In flashback(s))
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales Episodes I-III (In flashback(s))
- "The Racing Winner" — LEGO Star Wars 57 (In flashback(s))
- The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "LEGO Star Wars - 25 Years"
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- ↑ Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Anakin Skywalker's Podracer in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Exit from Endor"