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- "Well, it looks like Quadinaros is having engine trouble also."
- ―Fodesinbeed Annodue
The BT310 Quadra was a model of podracer manufactured by Balta-Trabaat[2] that had four engines.[3]
History
In the year 32 BBY,[6] the inexperienced Toong podracing pilot Ben Quadinaros[7] rented[8] a hastily put together[7] BT310 for use in the Boonta Eve Classic,[8] an annual podrace hosted on the planet Tatooine by the Hutts to commemorate the Boonta Eve holiday.[9] However, the quadra-Podracer suffered from an engine malfunction[10] that caused it to stall on the starting grid.[7] When its engines did ignite, the BT310's power couplings shorted out,[3] causing them to break loose and blast off in all directions[7] of Mos Espa Grand Arena,[3] destroying the podracer.[10] Despite this, Quadinaros continued piloting a BT310 and was depicted using one in The Sport's Greatest Rivalry, a poster pitting him against his arch-rival, Sebulba.[11]
Behind the scenes
- "Ben Quadinaros, in the "Explode-At-The-Starting-Line-Mobile.""
- ―Fodesinbeed Annodue
The BT310 Quadra was created for the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.[5] It was first identified in Ben Quadinaros's entry in the now-discontinued Encyclopedia on StarWars.com.[1]
It is likely that the BT310's "quadra-Pod" racing engines factored in the naming of Ben Quadinaros. It was realized as a detailed concept model and then rendered as a computer-generated vehicle.[13]
In the LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures episode "Race on Tatooine," Quadinaros piloted a BT310 during the 29th Annual Bricklayers' Classic on Tatooine; as he was about to win the race, its engines broke loose as a podracer piloted by Zander Freemaker collided with the quadra-Podracer, causing the Toong to lose.[14]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Rise of Clovis" (Appears on poster)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Bad Batch" (Appears on poster)
- Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow (Appears on poster)
- Star Wars Rebels — "The Holocrons of Fate" (Appears on poster)
Non-canon appearances
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Exit from Endor"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Race on Tatooine"
Sources
- Ben Quadinaros in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (First identified as BT310 quadra-Podracer)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Anakin Skywalker Weapons & Uniforms: Sebulba and Rival Pilots (Picture only)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Star Pilot
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars Helmet Collection: Odd Ball Databank A-Z: Petranaki Arena–Proton Torpedoes (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy (Picture only)
- Endless Vigil (First identified as BT310 Quadra)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars: Card Trader Set: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - Now This Is Podracing, Card: Ben Quadinaros
- Star Wars Search and Find Volume I
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Ben Quadinaros in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Ben Quadinaros in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Endless Vigil
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
Ben Quadinaros in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Star Pilot
- ↑ Boonta Eve Classic Podracer Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Exit from Endor"
- ↑ Podracer, Ben Quadinaros' in the Databank (original site is defunct)
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Race on Tatooine"
