Ben Quadinaros
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Ben Quadinaros was a male Toong from the planet of Tund, and operated as a Podracer pilot during the last decades of the Galactic Republic.
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[edit] Biography
Quadinaros was known as something of a coward, though this was not entirely accurate. However, like most Toongs, he buckled under when confronted with social interaction. His timidity around others quickly earned him an undeserved reputation as a coward, and while he might not have been spineless, he didn't have the skill required to achieve success in the Boonta Eve Classic. Quadinaros had only raced previously on the Pouffra Circuit, widely regarded as one of the safest, and therefore in the collective opinion of the Podracing elite, wimpiest, courses in the galaxy.
Quadinaros would not have entered the Boonta at all if not for the fact that Boles Roor, in his glimmik concert the night before the race, had drunkenly bet five million wupiupis that Quadinaros didn't have the guts to enter. The Toong accepted his bet, rented a BT410, and soon found himself on the starting grid of the racetrack. He couldn't deny feeling great fear that he might meet his end on the unforgiving dunes of the Boonta. However, he was spared a grisly fate when his Podracer failed to take off at the start of the race. The racer's power couplings failed, and the engines shot off in different directions. It transpired that Quadinaros' racer had been sabotaged by Ark "Bumpy" Roose prior to the start of the contest.
Deprived of his dignity, yet five million wupiupis richer as a result of his bet with Roor, Quadinaros happily stepped down from the expert courses, purchased a new Podracer, and returned to the Pouffra Circuit.
[edit] Behind the scenes
In his computer game appearances, he was voiced by Dominic Armato.
The last name "Quadinaros" appears to reference his quad- (four-) sided appearance, or, more likely, his distinctive four-engined racer.
In Star Wars Galaxies players can race several swoop race tracks and try to get the daily track record to receive a badge. If no player has yet completed the track on that day, the race coordinator will tell the player that Ben Quadinaros is the current record holder.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer
- Podracing Tales
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
- Star Wars: Racer Revenge
- Star Wars The Clone Wars Volume 2: Crash Course
- Star Wars Galaxies (Mentioned only)
[edit] Sources
- Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
- Young Jedi Collectible Card Game
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 24 (POD5-6, Ben Quadinaros' Podracer)
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 26 (POD2, Podracer Pilots)
Ben Quadinaros in the Databank
- Ben Quadinaros' Podracer in the Databank
