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- "Oh, I don't care what universe you're from. That's gotta hurt!"
- ―Fode
Fodesinbeed Annodue,[5] better known as Fode and Beed, was a Troig celebrity podracing announcer. He appeared only at the most prestigious podraces, and commanded an excessive fee.[6] Both heads acted as separate beings, with the red head named Fode and the green head named Beed. During races, Fode and Beed would provide color commentary; Fode would speak in a Galactic Basic Standard drawl while Beed would provide information in Huttese. Fode and Beed commented the Boonta Eve Classic event from within the commentary box of the Mos Espa Grand Arena on the planet Tatooine in 32 BBY.[5]
Behind the scenes[]

Scott Capurro and Greg Proops portraying Fode and Beed
Fode and Beed first made their appearance in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, and appeared in subsequent media related to The Phantom Menace and podracing. They were portrayed by comedians Greg Proops and Scott Capurro respectively. During pre-production, attempts were made to have them appear in make-up with the rest of their bodies covered in blue suits for compositing later. Ultimately the marriage of their live-action performances with CGI was not realistic enough, and the character became fully computer generated. At that point, Proops and Capurro were playing Beed and Fode respectively. The reason for the reversal of their roles remains unknown. The first Fode and Beed action figure used the original actors' faces.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel (Voice only)
- Star Wars (2020) 49 (Variant cover only)
Non-canon appearances[]
- William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Exit from Endor" (In flashback(s))
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Race on Tatooine"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "The Embersteel Blade"
- The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (Voice only)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Sources[]
Boonta Eve Classic Podracer Pilots in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
Fode and Beed in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Topps Choice, Card: Fode and Beed
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know (First identified as Fodesinbeed Annodue)
Star Wars Helmet Collection: Boba Fett Databank A-Z: Alzoc III–Antilles
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars Search and Find Volume I
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
"Tatooine" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
- The Star Wars Book of Monsters, Ooze and Slime
25 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Making of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
Fode and Beed in the Databank (backup link)