Podracer (profession)

Podracer
Organizational information
Position type	Repulsorcraft vehicle racer

"It's only a matter of time before the race turns dirty! We're seeing some rough flying out there as the racers vie for the winner's circle!"

―A podracing announcer

A podracer was someone who competed in podracing using a podracer. Podracers had a tradition of drinking a cup of engine fuel just before a race, as they believed it brought them good luck.

In his youth, prior to joining the Jedi Order, Anakin Skywalker was a noted podracer and the only human known to compete in podracing.

Appearances

The High Republic: Midnight Horizon (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge – "Episode 3" (In flashback(s)) "Tales from Wild Space: Podracer's Rescue"—Star Wars Adventures (2017) 6 Queen's Peril Queen's Peril audiobook Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance) The Phantom Menace Read-Along Storybook and CD Star Wars Journeys: The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones Brotherhood (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Lawless" (Nose art only) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Orders" (Appears on screen) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Rise of Clovis" (Appears on poster) Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Bad Batch" (Appears on poster) Darth Vader (2017) 25 (Vision to Darth Vader) Choose Your Destiny: A Podracer Mission Star Wars Annual (2015) 4 Doctor Aphra (2020) 12 (Mentioned only) Darth Vader (2020) 23 (Indirect mention only) Darth Vader (2020) 26 (In flashback(s)) Bloodline Bloodline audiobook Force Collector (Vision to Karr Nuq Sin) Force Collector audiobook (Vision to Karr Nuq Sin) Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Force Awakens audiobook (Mentioned only) Star Wars: The Last Jedi – DJ – Most Wanted 1 "The Lost Stories, Part 3"—Star Wars Adventures (2017) 32 (Appears through imagination)

Non-canon appearances

• William Shakespeare's The Phantom of Menace: Star Wars Part the First
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

Sources

• Anakin Skywalker's Podracer in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Boonta Eve Classic Podracer Pilots in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Sebulba's Podracer in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Anakin Skywalker - Podracer Pilot - Base Series 1)
• Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Sebulba - Tatooine Podracer - Base Series 1)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 11 (Weapons & Uniforms: Inhabitants of Tatooine)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 17 (Helmets: Anakin Skywalker Podracer; Weapons & Uniforms: Sebulba and Rival Pilots; Highlights of the Saga: The Boonta Eve Classic)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 23 (Databank A-Z: Hassk Triplets–Holograms)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 38 (Databank A-Z: Baze Malbus–Darth Maul)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 76 (Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4) (Picture only)
• Rise of the Separatists
• "Together Again" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
• Anakin Skywalker's Podracer in the Databank (backup link)
• Boonta Eve Classic Podracer Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
• Clegg Holdfast in the Databank (backup link)
• Sebulba's Podracer in the Databank (backup link)