Regga was an Ithorian podracer who competed in a race on Tatooine[2] around 32 BBY.[1] Racing through Beggar's Canyon, he stayed too high and brushed the cliffs, dying instantly.[3] After his death, pit droids searched for the parts from his podracer[2] for a month.[3] Prior to the Boonta Eve Classic, Toydarian shopkeeper Watto commanded Anakin Skywalker to visit the Jawas at Mochat Steep to acquire parts from Regga's podracer, specifically the thrusters. Skywalker repaired the Jawas' vaporator for their sandcrawler and left with the parts, which he added to his own podracer.[2]
Behind the scenes
Regga was first mentioned in the novelization of the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. The novel was written by Terry Brooks.[3]
In the 1999 Jedi Readers book Anakin's Fate, Regga is stated to have survived a crash with Sebulba. He left Tatooine after the race and vowed to never race against the Dug. For the purposes of this article, this is assumed to be an inconsistency, as this is the only source to record the events differently.[2] In The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Regga is stated to have died during the crash.[4]
Appearances
- Anakin's Fate (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization (and unabridged audiobook) (First mentioned)
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization cites the race as happening "last month" in position to another race happening just before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which The New Essential Chronology dates to 32 BBY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Anakin's Fate
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization
- ↑ The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia