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+ | |designation=[[Sentience/Legends|Sentient]]<ref name="SWCP 93">''[[Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels]]'', p. 93.</ref> |
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+ | |planet=[[Phu]]<ref name="CSWE II 24">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'', Vol. II, p. 24.</ref> |
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+ | |height=1.5 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]]<ref name="MGDB">{{DB|character|marsguo|Mars Guo}}.</ref> |
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+ | |skincolor=Green, yellow,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> brown,<ref name="CWS">{{SWArchive|url=clonewars/comic/?book=season1#/?page=13|text=''The Clone Wars: Shakedown''|int=The Clone Wars: Shakedown}}.</ref> gray<ref name="SW:TSC">''[[Star Wars: The Saga Collection]]''.</ref> |
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+ | |eyecolor=Red,<ref name="SW:TSC" /> orange,<ref name="CSWE II 24" /> yellow,<ref name="CWS" /> white<ref name="DM3">[[Star Wars: Darth Maul 3|''Star Wars: Darth Maul'' 3]].</ref> |
| − | |distinctions=Long, curving neck; |
+ | |distinctions=Long, curving neck;<ref name="EIIG">''[[Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide]]''.</ref> crest on head<ref name="SWCP 93" /> |
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| − | |members=*[[Nep Chung]] |
+ | |members=*[[Nep Chung]]<ref name="CSWE II 24" /> |
| − | *[[Chros-filik]] |
+ | *[[Chros-filik]]<ref name="CSWE I 126">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'', Vol. I, p. 126.</ref> |
| − | *[[Mars Guo]] |
+ | *[[Mars Guo/Legends|Mars Guo]]<ref name="MGDB" /> |
| − | *[[Ares Nune]] |
+ | *[[Ares Nune]]<ref name="CWS" />}} |
| − | {{Quote|I am here to…a recent incident in the Phu system. We are still analyzing the data from the attack, but we can confirm that General Ares Nune's task force did encounter enemy forces on patrol.|[[Republic admiral |
+ | {{Quote|I am here to… a recent incident in the Phu system. We are still analyzing the data from the attack, but we can confirm that General Ares Nune's task force did encounter enemy forces on patrol.|[[Unidentified Republic admiral|A Republic admiral]]|HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided}} |
| − | The '''Phuii''' were a [[species]] of [[Sentience|sentient]], [[dinosaur]]-like bipeds with sagging, wrinkled skin. Their anatomy featured a long, swooping neck, lanky [[Limb|arms]], and stubby legs. Some Phuii had long tails, while others did not. Members of the species had a fleshy crest on top of the head and a pronounced growth under each [[eye]]. Their needle-pointed snouts were full of blunt [[Tooth|teeth]]. The species hailed from [[Phu]], a [[planet]] located in the [[Colonies]] region of [[Realspace|space]] that was renowned for its gaming. |
+ | The '''Phuii''', also known as '''Bardottans''' were a [[Species/Legends|species]] of [[Sentience/Legends|sentient]], [[dinosaur]]-like bipeds with sagging, wrinkled skin. Their anatomy featured a long, swooping neck, lanky [[Limb/Legends|arms]], and stubby legs. Some Phuii had long tails, while others did not. Members of the species had a fleshy crest on top of the head and a pronounced growth under each [[Eye/Legends|eye]]. Their needle-pointed snouts were full of blunt [[Tooth/Legends|teeth]]. The species hailed from [[Phu]], a [[Planet/Legends|planet]] located in the [[Colonies/Legends|Colonies]] region of [[Realspace/Legends|space]] that was renowned for its gaming. |
| − | Over the millennia, Phuii integrated into [[The galaxy|the greater galaxy]]. One of these was [[Nep Chung]], a [[Vigo]] in the [[Black Sun]] criminal organization, who was killed in [[33 BBY]] by the [[Sith Lord]] [[Darth Maul]]. Other Phuii entered the fast-paced sport of [[podracing]]. Among them was [[Mars Guo]], regarded as an arrogant blowhard by his colleagues. Guo entered the [[Boonta Eve Classic]] of [[32 BBY]], but he was taken out of the race due to the machinations of rival racer, [[Sebulba]]. Another [[Unidentified Phuii |
+ | Over the millennia, Phuii integrated into [[The galaxy/Legends|the greater galaxy]]. One of these was [[Nep Chung]], a [[Vigo]] in the [[Black Sun/Legends|Black Sun]] criminal organization, who was killed in [[33 BBY]] by the [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lord]] [[Darth Maul/Legends|Darth Maul]]. Other Phuii entered the fast-paced sport of [[Podracing/Legends|podracing]]. Among them was [[Mars Guo/Legends|Mars Guo]], regarded as an arrogant blowhard by his colleagues. Guo entered the [[Boonta Eve Classic/Legends|Boonta Eve Classic]] of [[32 BBY]], but he was taken out of the race due to the machinations of rival racer, [[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba]]. Another [[Unidentified Phuii Podracer|Phuii podracer]] crashed and died during the [[Ungasan Cross Country]] on [[Ando Prime]], and [[Chros-filik]] also podraced on the planet [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]]. During the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], the Phuii [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] [[Ares Nune]] patrolled his [[Phu system|home system]] as a [[General/Legends|general]] of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]; he was [[Battle of the Phu system|killed]] when the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Separatist]] [[Warship/Legends|warship]] ''[[Malevolence/Legends|Malevolence]]'' ambushed his patrol. |
==Biology and appearance== |
==Biology and appearance== |
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[[File:Black Sun Phuii.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Phuii were characterized by a long, curving neck and a pointed, beak-like snout.]] |
[[File:Black Sun Phuii.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Phuii were characterized by a long, curving neck and a pointed, beak-like snout.]] |
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| − | Phuii were [[Sentience|sentient]] bipeds with thin,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> [[dinosaur]]ian bodies.<ref name="BF:H 12">''[[Boba Fett: Hunted]]'', Chapter 12.</ref> Members of the [[species]] were characterized by a long, curving neck<ref name="EIIG" /> with deep-set wrinkles running down its length; and by stubby [[Limb|legs]] that bent backward to allow the Phuii to walk on small, three-toed feet. Some Phuii had four fingers per hand,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> while others featured three. Although some Phuii sported a long tail,<ref name="DM3" /> others did not.<ref name="SWCP 93" /> Phuii stood about 1.5 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] tall;<ref name="MGDB" /> one of 1.42 meters in height might weigh 35 [[kilogram]]s.<ref name="HTHTT 48">''[[Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams]]'', p. 48.</ref> For locomotion, members of the species hopped from place to place.<ref name="RR">''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge]]''.</ref> |
+ | Phuii were [[Sentience/Legends|sentient]] bipeds with thin,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> [[dinosaur]]ian bodies.<ref name="BF:H 12">''[[Boba Fett: Hunted]]'', Chapter 12.</ref> Members of the [[Species/Legends|species]] were characterized by a long, curving neck<ref name="EIIG" /> with deep-set wrinkles running down its length; and by stubby [[Limb/Legends|legs]] that bent backward to allow the Phuii to walk on small, three-toed feet. Some Phuii had four fingers per hand,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> while others featured three. Although some Phuii sported a long tail,<ref name="DM3" /> others did not.<ref name="SWCP 93" /> Phuii stood about 1.5 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] tall;<ref name="MGDB" /> one of 1.42 meters in height might weigh 35 [[Kilogram/Legends|kilogram]]s.<ref name="HTHTT 48">''[[Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams]]'', p. 48.</ref> For locomotion, members of the species hopped from place to place.<ref name="RR">''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge]]''.</ref> |
| − | The Phuii neck swooped forward to place the small head directly in front of the rest of the body. The eyes, located at the sides of the head,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> came in shades of red,<ref name="SW:TSC" /> orange,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> yellow,<ref name="CWS" /> and white,<ref name="DM3" /> with a blue sclera in some individuals. These were surrounded by heavy, baggy wrinkles with a fleshy growth under each.<ref name="SWCP 93" /> A narrow, dagger-like snout projected forth, filled with white, peg-like [[Tooth|teeth]] and pink gums.<ref name="SWCP 93" /><ref name="EIIG" /> From the area of the head between the eyes rose a fleshy, lumpy crest. This growth was bulbous toward the front of the head, but it shortened to two raised bumps along the top of the cranium before extending to a point at the back of the head. Other patterns of bumps and crevasses covered the sides of the skull.<ref name="SWCP 93" /> |
+ | The Phuii neck swooped forward to place the small head directly in front of the rest of the body. The eyes, located at the sides of the head,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> came in shades of red,<ref name="SW:TSC" /> orange,<ref name="SWCP 93" /> yellow,<ref name="CWS" /> and white,<ref name="DM3" /> with a blue sclera in some individuals. These were surrounded by heavy, baggy wrinkles with a fleshy growth under each.<ref name="SWCP 93" /> A narrow, dagger-like snout projected forth, filled with white, peg-like [[Tooth/Legends|teeth]] and pink gums.<ref name="SWCP 93" /><ref name="EIIG" /> From the area of the head between the eyes rose a fleshy, lumpy crest. This growth was bulbous toward the front of the head, but it shortened to two raised bumps along the top of the cranium before extending to a point at the back of the head. Other patterns of bumps and crevasses covered the sides of the skull.<ref name="SWCP 93" /> |
The wrinkled skin of the Phuii featured shades of green, yellow, gray,<ref name="SW:TSC" /> and brown.<ref name="CWS" /> Although some of the dinosaur-like beings had skin of a single hue,<ref name="DM3" /> others had distinctive markings. For example, an individual might have had one major skin tone with another for the area around the eyes, the lips, the front of the neck, the belly, and other stripes and mottling.<ref name="SWCP 93" /> |
The wrinkled skin of the Phuii featured shades of green, yellow, gray,<ref name="SW:TSC" /> and brown.<ref name="CWS" /> Although some of the dinosaur-like beings had skin of a single hue,<ref name="DM3" /> others had distinctive markings. For example, an individual might have had one major skin tone with another for the area around the eyes, the lips, the front of the neck, the belly, and other stripes and mottling.<ref name="SWCP 93" /> |
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==Society and culture== |
==Society and culture== |
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{{Quote|Well, hello, Twi'lek! Pull up a seat next to Mars Guo?''"<br />"''Forget it. I'm with Sebulba.''"<br />"''Big deal! Listen, if I win the Boonta, let's you and me skip Tatooine!|Mars Guo and Ann Gella|Podracing Tales}} |
{{Quote|Well, hello, Twi'lek! Pull up a seat next to Mars Guo?''"<br />"''Forget it. I'm with Sebulba.''"<br />"''Big deal! Listen, if I win the Boonta, let's you and me skip Tatooine!|Mars Guo and Ann Gella|Podracing Tales}} |
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| − | The Phuii hailed from [[Phu]],<ref name="CSWE II 24" /> a [[planet]] in southwestern quadrant of the [[Colonies]] region.<ref name="TEA 15">''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', p. 15.</ref> Their [[homeworld]] was famed for its gaming industry.<ref name="NEGC 135">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]'', p. 135.</ref> Phuii were capable of using [[the galaxy|galaxy]]-standard technology.<ref name="TPM"> |
+ | The Phuii hailed from [[Phu]],<ref name="CSWE II 24" /> a [[Planet/Legends|planet]] in southwestern quadrant of the [[Colonies/Legends|Colonies]] region.<ref name="TEA 15">''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', p. 15.</ref> Their [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]] was famed for its gaming industry.<ref name="NEGC 135">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]'', p. 135.</ref> Phuii were capable of using [[the galaxy/Legends|galaxy]]-standard technology.<ref name="TPM">[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']].</ref> A style of clothing favored by several members of the species was a set of coveralls with horizontal straps that left the shoulders and upper chest exposed.<ref name="SWCP 93" /><ref name="DM3" /> A Phuii could employ its beak to peck at an opponent in combat.<ref name="HTHTT 48" /> |
| − | The symbol of the planet Phu was an orange crescent with a loop between its two points, set against a green field; the [[podracer]] [[Mars Guo]] flew this flag at the [[Boonta Eve Classic]] podrace of [[32 BBY]].<ref name="SWCP 93" /> Members of the species could speak [[Galactic Basic Standard|Basic]]<ref name="CWS" /> and [[Huttese]].<ref name="PRT">''[[Podracing Tales]]''.</ref> Phuii had two-part names. In some, the two elements were completely separate. Examples included Nep Chung,<ref name="CSWE II 24" /> Mars Guo,<ref name="MGDB" /> and Ares Nune.<ref name="CWS" /> Others hyphenated the two parts to form a name such as Chros-Fillik.<ref name="CSWE I 126" /> |
+ | The symbol of the planet Phu was an orange crescent with a loop between its two points, set against a green field; the [[Podracer/Legends|podracer]] [[Mars Guo/Legends|Mars Guo]] flew this flag at the [[Boonta Eve Classic/Legends|Boonta Eve Classic]] podrace of [[32 BBY]].<ref name="SWCP 93" /> Members of the species could speak [[Galactic Basic Standard|Basic]]<ref name="CWS" /> and [[Huttese/Legends|Huttese]].<ref name="PRT">''[[Podracing Tales]]''.</ref> Phuii had two-part names. In some, the two elements were completely separate. Examples included Nep Chung,<ref name="CSWE II 24" /> Mars Guo,<ref name="MGDB" /> and Ares Nune.<ref name="CWS" /> Others hyphenated the two parts to form a name such as Chros-Fillik.<ref name="CSWE I 126" /> |
==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Kite and Ares Nune full body.png|thumb|right|upright|The Phuii Jedi Ares Nune served as a Republic general during the Clone Wars.]] |
[[File:Kite and Ares Nune full body.png|thumb|right|upright|The Phuii Jedi Ares Nune served as a Republic general during the Clone Wars.]] |
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{{Quote|General Ares Nune reporting. Am commencing another sweep of the Phu system and surrounding area. Still no sign of any Separatist activity. It's like the great slug from that old story, eh, Commander Kite? The one that's lurking out there, waiting to be found.|Jedi General Ares Nune|The Clone Wars: Shakedown}} |
{{Quote|General Ares Nune reporting. Am commencing another sweep of the Phu system and surrounding area. Still no sign of any Separatist activity. It's like the great slug from that old story, eh, Commander Kite? The one that's lurking out there, waiting to be found.|Jedi General Ares Nune|The Clone Wars: Shakedown}} |
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+ | The Phuii first encountered visitors from another planet sometime between [[5000 BBY]] and [[3000 BBY]].<ref name="TEA 120">''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', p. 120.</ref> However, their world lay beyond the regions of [[Realspace/Legends|space]] that were thoroughly integrated into the greater galaxy until at least the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], which ended in [[19 BBY]].<ref name="TEA 150">''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', p. 150.</ref> |
| − | At the outbreak of the [[Clone Wars]] in 22 BBY, Phu lay beyond the borders of any supraplanetary entity, such as the Galactic Republic or [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]].<ref name="TEA 150" /> Despite this isolation, the Phuii [[Jedi General]] [[Ares Nune]] was assigned to patrol the [[Phu system]] for Separatist activity for part of the war. He came under fire from an unknown enemy—the Separatist ship ''[[Malevolence]]''—and lost shields on his [[Star Destroyer]], ''[[Laudable]]''.<ref name="CWS" /> He was killed along with his crew.<ref name="HNN:AGD">''[[HoloNet News |
+ | At the outbreak of the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]] in 22 BBY, Phu lay beyond the borders of any supraplanetary entity, such as the Galactic Republic or [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]].<ref name="TEA 150" /> Despite this isolation, the Phuii [[Jedi General/Legends|Jedi General]] [[Ares Nune]] was assigned to patrol the [[Phu system]] for Separatist activity for part of the war. He [[Battle of the Phu system|came under fire]] from an unknown enemy—the Separatist ship ''[[Malevolence/Legends|Malevolence]]''—and lost shields on his [[Star Destroyer/Legends|Star Destroyer]], ''[[Laudable]]''.<ref name="CWS" /> He was killed along with his crew.<ref name="HNN:AGD">''[[HoloNet News — A Galaxy Divided]]''.</ref> A different Phuii served the Confederacy during the conflict, as a [[Lieutenant/Legends|lieutenant]] aboard a starship captained by [[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[Aviso]].<ref name="DSA">''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army]]'', p. 174.</ref> |
The population of the Phu homeworld fell somewhere between 10 and 100 million circa [[25 ABY]].<ref name="TEA 17">''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', p. 17.</ref> The planet had fallen within territory considered part of [[Darth Krayt]]'s [[Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire|Galactic Empire]] by [[137 ABY]].<ref name="TEA 226">''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', p. 226.</ref> |
The population of the Phu homeworld fell somewhere between 10 and 100 million circa [[25 ABY]].<ref name="TEA 17">''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', p. 17.</ref> The planet had fallen within territory considered part of [[Darth Krayt]]'s [[Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire|Galactic Empire]] by [[137 ABY]].<ref name="TEA 226">''[[The Essential Atlas]]'', p. 226.</ref> |
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==Phuii in the galaxy== |
==Phuii in the galaxy== |
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[[File:Mars Guo before crash.png|thumb|left|Mars Guo's podracing career led him to the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY.]] |
[[File:Mars Guo before crash.png|thumb|left|Mars Guo's podracing career led him to the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY.]] |
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| − | Despite their homeworld's relative isolation from galactic affairs, Phuii spread from Phu to make their way in the greater galaxy. At least a decade before [[33 BBY]], the Phuii [[Nep Chung]] had become a [[Vigo]] in the [[Black Sun]] criminal organization.<ref name="CSWE I 126" /> Chung and his [[Unidentified Phuii bodyguard|Phuii bodyguard]] attended a meeting of the Vigos in the fortress of [[Alexi Garyn]] on [[Ralltiir]] that year to discuss the [[assassin]]ations of two other Vigos.<ref name="DM3" /> When the assassin, a [[Zabrak]] [[Sith Lord]] named [[Darth Maul]], arrived to [[Death|kill]] the rest of the Vigos, Chung's bodyguard confronted him along with other enforcers for the assemblage. Maul killed the bodyguards and continued into the chamber where Chung and the other Vigos were hiding. He then slew the Vigos as well.<ref name="DM4">[[Star Wars: Darth Maul 4|''Darth Maul'' 4]].</ref> |
+ | Despite their homeworld's relative isolation from galactic affairs, Phuii spread from Phu to make their way in the greater galaxy. At least a decade before [[33 BBY]], the Phuii [[Nep Chung]] had become a [[Vigo]] in the [[Black Sun/Legends|Black Sun]] criminal organization.<ref name="CSWE I 126" /> Chung and his [[Unidentified Phuii bodyguard|Phuii bodyguard]] attended a meeting of the Vigos in the fortress of [[Alexi Garyn]] on [[Ralltiir/Legends|Ralltiir]] that year to discuss the [[Assassin/Legends|assassin]]ations of two other Vigos.<ref name="DM3" /> When the assassin, a [[Zabrak/Legends|Zabrak]] [[Sith Lord/Legends|Sith Lord]] named [[Darth Maul/Legends|Darth Maul]], arrived to [[Death/Legends|kill]] the rest of the Vigos, Chung's bodyguard confronted him along with other enforcers for the assemblage. Maul killed the bodyguards and continued into the chamber where Chung and the other Vigos were hiding. He then slew the Vigos as well.<ref name="DM4">[[Star Wars: Darth Maul 4|''Darth Maul'' 4]].</ref> |
| − | Some members of the species found employment in the fast-paced sport of [[podracing]]. One such Phuii was [[Mars Guo]], who began his career in the [[minor rim leagues]].<ref name="SWCP 93" /> He had proven a favorite in the [[Spice Mine Run]] of [[Mon Gazza]],<ref name="EIR">''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]''.</ref> and he had just won the [[Baroonda]] [[Fire Mountain Rally]]<ref name="NEGC 135" /> when he moved up to the professional circuit with his entry into the [[Boonta Eve Classic]] on [[Tatooine]] in [[32 BBY]].<ref name="SWCP 93" /> Guo's [[Slavery|slaves]] found him to be a cruel master,<ref name="PBDB">{{DB|character|paxbonkik|Pax Bonkik}}.</ref> and his colleagues found him to be an egotistical braggart.<ref name="NEGC 135" /><ref name="EIWW 77">''[[Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to Characters of The Phantom Menace]]'', p. 77.</ref> This behavior got him into trouble the night before the race when Guo had too much to drink and hit on [[Ann Gella]], an enslaved [[Twi'lek]] masseuse owned by a rival podracer, [[Sebulba]]. During the race, the Dug flung a piece of scrap into the [[engine]]<ref name="MGDB" /> of Guo's [[Collor Pondrat]] [[Plug-2 Behemoth]] racer.<ref name="NEGC 135" /> Guo crashed,<ref name="PRT">''[[Podracing Tales]]''.</ref> and he was eventually placed in a [[medcenter]].<ref name="PBDB" /> [[Unidentified Phuii |
+ | Some members of the species found employment in the fast-paced sport of [[Podracing/Legends|podracing]]. One such Phuii was [[Mars Guo/Legends|Mars Guo]], who began his career in the [[minor rim leagues]].<ref name="SWCP 93" /> He had proven a favorite in the [[Spice Mine Run]] of [[Mon Gazza]],<ref name="EIR">''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]''.</ref> and he had just won the [[Baroonda]] [[Fire Mountain Rally]]<ref name="NEGC 135" /> when he moved up to the professional circuit with his entry into the [[Boonta Eve Classic/Legends|Boonta Eve Classic]] on [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]] in [[32 BBY]].<ref name="SWCP 93" /> Guo's [[Slavery/Legends|slaves]] found him to be a cruel master,<ref name="PBDB">{{DB|character|paxbonkik|Pax Bonkik}}.</ref> and his colleagues found him to be an egotistical braggart.<ref name="NEGC 135" /><ref name="EIWW 77">''[[Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to the Characters of The Phantom Menace]]'', p. 77.</ref> This behavior got him into trouble the night before the race when Guo had too much to drink and hit on [[Ann Gella]], an enslaved [[Twi'lek/Legends|Twi'lek]] masseuse owned by a rival podracer, [[Sebulba/Legends|Sebulba]]. During the race, the Dug flung a piece of scrap into the [[Engine/Legends|engine]]<ref name="MGDB" /> of Guo's [[Collor Pondrat/Legends|Collor Pondrat]] [[Plug-2 Behemoth engine|Plug-2 Behemoth]] racer.<ref name="NEGC 135" /> Guo crashed,<ref name="PRT">''[[Podracing Tales]]''.</ref> and he was eventually placed in a [[Medcenter/Legends|medcenter]].<ref name="PBDB" /> [[Unidentified Phuii Podracer|Another Phuii podracer]] entered the [[Ungasan Cross Country]] on [[Ando Prime]]<ref name="SJ 73">{{GamerCite|2|Snow Job}}, p. 73.</ref> sometime before [[27 BBY]].<ref>According to {{Hnn|49|sports/13328_1.html|Podracing Faces Uncertain Future}}, the Cross Country was exposed as an illegal front for a [[Corporate Sector Authority/Legends|Corporate Sector Authority]] [[Mining/Legends|mining]] operation in 27 BBY and forced to cease operations, so the Phuii must have raced in that year or before.</ref> This racer fatally crashed in the [[Juaka Canyon]]. Years later, the remains of his pod were the site of a fight between the Twi'lek [[Ree]] and a group of Ando Prime's native [[Talid]]s.<ref name="SJ 73" /> [[Chros-filik]] was another Phuii podracer active in the latter years of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]].<ref name="CSWE I 126" /> He entered a race on Tatooine in [[22 BBY]].<ref name="BF:H 12" /> |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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[[File:Mars Guo upstaged.png|thumb|right|In a deleted scene animated for the DVD release of ''The Phantom Menace'', Mars Guo is upstaged by Jar Jar Binks.]] |
[[File:Mars Guo upstaged.png|thumb|right|In a deleted scene animated for the DVD release of ''The Phantom Menace'', Mars Guo is upstaged by Jar Jar Binks.]] |
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| + | {{Quote|How do you take a Podracer pilot seriously who looks like this and whose species is called Phuii? Clearly, you don't!|[[Stephen J. Sansweet]]|Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection}} |
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| − | The podracer pilot Mars Guo was the first Phuii to appear in a ''[[Star Wars]]'' story. The character was designed by concept artist [[Terryl Whitlatch]]<ref name="ATPM 174-5">''[[The Art of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'', pp. 174–175.</ref> for the Boonta Eve Classic sequences of |
+ | The podracer pilot Mars Guo was the first Phuii to appear in a ''[[Star Wars]]'' story. The character was designed by concept artist [[Terryl Whitlatch]]<ref name="ATPM 174-5">''[[The Art of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'', pp. 174–175.</ref> for the Boonta Eve Classic sequences of [[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']], a film released in [[1999]].<ref name="SWCP 93" /> Concept sketches of the species include a long, tapered tail, an element removed in the final design.<ref name="EIIG" /> Unlike most of the other podracer characters, the Phuii was an articulated puppet for closeup shots. However, for wide shots of Guo in his pod, the character was computer-generated. For the [[Star Wars DVD releases|DVD release]] of ''The Phantom Menace'', [[Industrial Light & Magic]] animated an additional scene featuring Guo as a fully computer-generated character.<ref name="MGDB" /> In the sequence, Guo salutes the crowd after his name is announced over the loudspeakers by [[Fodesinbeed Annodue/Legends|Fodesinbeed Annodue]]. However, an oblivious [[Jar Jar Binks/Legends|Jar Jar Binks]] upstages the Phuii by standing in front of him and trying to get the attention of another podracer, [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]].<ref name="TPM scene">[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']], deleted scenes.</ref> Guo appears as a playable character in the [[video game]] ''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]''; his podracer has a top speed higher than his competitors, but he has only average or low ratings at acceleration, air brakes, and cooling.<ref name="EIR" /> In contrast, in the ''[[Star Wars Roleplaying Game]]'' from [[Wizards of the Coast]], Guo lags behind most of his competitors in piloting and repair skills; his pod is slow, albeit fairly durable.<ref name="SOT 73">''[[Secrets of Tatooine]]'', p. 73.</ref> Guo appears in the Podracing portion of ''[[Kinect Star Wars]]'' as a contestant in the [[Destiny Hub]] race, although not as a playable character.<ref name="KSW">''[[Kinect Star Wars]]''</ref> Early plans for [[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars'': Episode II ''Attack of the Clones'']] called for a Phuii to be among the patrons of [[Dex's Diner/Legends|Dex's Diner]] on [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], but such a character never made it to the final film.<ref name="DDDB">{{DB|location|dexsdiner|Dex's Diner}}.</ref> |
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==Appearances== |
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*''[[Podracing Tales]]'' |
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+ | *[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']] {{1st}} |
*[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (novel)|''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' (novel)]] |
*[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (novel)|''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' (novel)]] |
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*''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge]]'' |
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+ | *''[[Kinect Star Wars]]'' |
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+ | *[[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars'': Episode II ''Attack of the Clones'']] {{C|scenes cut}} |
*''[[Boba Fett: Hunted]]'' {{Mo}} |
*''[[Boba Fett: Hunted]]'' {{Mo}} |
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*{{SWArchive|url=clonewars/comic/?book=season1#/?page=13|text=''The Clone Wars: Shakedown''|int=The Clone Wars: Shakedown}} |
*{{SWArchive|url=clonewars/comic/?book=season1#/?page=13|text=''The Clone Wars: Shakedown''|int=The Clone Wars: Shakedown}} |
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*''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army]]'' |
*''[[The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army]]'' |
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| + | *{{TCW|The Disappeared, Part I}} |
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| + | *{{TCW|The Disappeared, Part II}} |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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{{Imagecat|Images of Phuii}} |
{{Imagecat|Images of Phuii}} |
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| − | *''[[Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to Characters of The Phantom Menace]]''<!--May 1999--> |
+ | *''[[Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to the Characters of The Phantom Menace]]''<!--May 1999--> |
| − | *''[[Episode I |
+ | *''[[Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary]]''<!--May 1999--> |
| + | *''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: The Official Souvenir Magazine]]'' {{Po}}<!--May 1999--> |
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*''[[Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide]]''<!--Jun 1999--> |
*''[[Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide]]''<!--Jun 1999--> |
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*''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''<!--Jun 1999--> |
*''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''<!--Jun 1999--> |
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| − | *''[[Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''<!--Jun 1999--> |
+ | *''[[Star Wars: Episode I: Racer: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''<!--Jun 1999--> |
*''[[The Art of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]''<!--Sep 1999--> |
*''[[The Art of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]''<!--Sep 1999--> |
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*''[[Star Wars Episode I: I Am a Pilot]]'' {{Po}}<!--Mar 2000--> |
*''[[Star Wars Episode I: I Am a Pilot]]'' {{Po}}<!--Mar 2000--> |
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+ | *''[[Star Wars Episode I: Podracer Punch-Outs]]'' |
*{{FFCite|26|POD2, ''Podracer Pilots''}}<!--c. 2002--> |
*{{FFCite|26|POD2, ''Podracer Pilots''}}<!--c. 2002--> |
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*''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''<!--Feb 2002--> |
*''[[Star Wars: Racer Revenge: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''<!--Feb 2002--> |
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*''[[Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary]]''<!--Sep 2006--> |
*''[[Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary]]''<!--Sep 2006--> |
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*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''<!--Dec 2008--> |
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''<!--Dec 2008--> |
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| − | *{{Topps|Star Wars Galaxy Series 4 |
+ | *{{Topps|set=Star Wars Galaxy Series 4|cardname=Amy Pronovost sketch card}}<!--Feb 2009--> |
*''[[Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams]]''<!--May 2011--> |
*''[[Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams]]''<!--May 2011--> |
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*{{DB|character|paxbonkik|Pax Bonkik}} |
*{{DB|character|paxbonkik|Pax Bonkik}} |
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*{{DB|character|marsguo|Mars Guo}} |
*{{DB|character|marsguo|Mars Guo}} |
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| + | *''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection]]<!--Oct 2012--> |
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| + | *{{FFCite|y=2013|3|POD6, ''The Boonta Eve Classic Podrace''}} |
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==Notes and references== |
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- "I am here to… a recent incident in the Phu system. We are still analyzing the data from the attack, but we can confirm that General Ares Nune's task force did encounter enemy forces on patrol."
- ―A Republic admiral
The Phuii, also known as Bardottans were a species of sentient, dinosaur-like bipeds with sagging, wrinkled skin. Their anatomy featured a long, swooping neck, lanky arms, and stubby legs. Some Phuii had long tails, while others did not. Members of the species had a fleshy crest on top of the head and a pronounced growth under each eye. Their needle-pointed snouts were full of blunt teeth. The species hailed from Phu, a planet located in the Colonies region of space that was renowned for its gaming.
Over the millennia, Phuii integrated into the greater galaxy. One of these was Nep Chung, a Vigo in the Black Sun criminal organization, who was killed in 33 BBY by the Sith Lord Darth Maul. Other Phuii entered the fast-paced sport of podracing. Among them was Mars Guo, regarded as an arrogant blowhard by his colleagues. Guo entered the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY, but he was taken out of the race due to the machinations of rival racer, Sebulba. Another Phuii podracer crashed and died during the Ungasan Cross Country on Ando Prime, and Chros-filik also podraced on the planet Tatooine. During the Clone Wars, the Phuii Jedi Ares Nune patrolled his home system as a general of the Galactic Republic; he was killed when the Separatist warship Malevolence ambushed his patrol.
Biology and appearance
Phuii were characterized by a long, curving neck and a pointed, beak-like snout.
Phuii were sentient bipeds with thin,[1] dinosaurian bodies.[9] Members of the species were characterized by a long, curving neck[7] with deep-set wrinkles running down its length; and by stubby legs that bent backward to allow the Phuii to walk on small, three-toed feet. Some Phuii had four fingers per hand,[1] while others featured three. Although some Phuii sported a long tail,[6] others did not.[1] Phuii stood about 1.5 meters tall;[3] one of 1.42 meters in height might weigh 35 kilograms.[10] For locomotion, members of the species hopped from place to place.[11]
The Phuii neck swooped forward to place the small head directly in front of the rest of the body. The eyes, located at the sides of the head,[1] came in shades of red,[5] orange,[1] yellow,[4] and white,[6] with a blue sclera in some individuals. These were surrounded by heavy, baggy wrinkles with a fleshy growth under each.[1] A narrow, dagger-like snout projected forth, filled with white, peg-like teeth and pink gums.[1][7] From the area of the head between the eyes rose a fleshy, lumpy crest. This growth was bulbous toward the front of the head, but it shortened to two raised bumps along the top of the cranium before extending to a point at the back of the head. Other patterns of bumps and crevasses covered the sides of the skull.[1]
The wrinkled skin of the Phuii featured shades of green, yellow, gray,[5] and brown.[4] Although some of the dinosaur-like beings had skin of a single hue,[6] others had distinctive markings. For example, an individual might have had one major skin tone with another for the area around the eyes, the lips, the front of the neck, the belly, and other stripes and mottling.[1]
Society and culture
- "Well, hello, Twi'lek! Pull up a seat next to Mars Guo?"
"Forget it. I'm with Sebulba."
"Big deal! Listen, if I win the Boonta, let's you and me skip Tatooine!" - ―Mars Guo and Ann Gella
The Phuii hailed from Phu,[2] a planet in southwestern quadrant of the Colonies region.[12] Their homeworld was famed for its gaming industry.[13] Phuii were capable of using galaxy-standard technology.[14] A style of clothing favored by several members of the species was a set of coveralls with horizontal straps that left the shoulders and upper chest exposed.[1][6] A Phuii could employ its beak to peck at an opponent in combat.[10]
The symbol of the planet Phu was an orange crescent with a loop between its two points, set against a green field; the podracer Mars Guo flew this flag at the Boonta Eve Classic podrace of 32 BBY.[1] Members of the species could speak Basic[4] and Huttese.[15] Phuii had two-part names. In some, the two elements were completely separate. Examples included Nep Chung,[2] Mars Guo,[3] and Ares Nune.[4] Others hyphenated the two parts to form a name such as Chros-Fillik.[8]
History
The Phuii Jedi Ares Nune served as a Republic general during the Clone Wars.
- "General Ares Nune reporting. Am commencing another sweep of the Phu system and surrounding area. Still no sign of any Separatist activity. It's like the great slug from that old story, eh, Commander Kite? The one that's lurking out there, waiting to be found."
- ―Jedi General Ares Nune
The Phuii first encountered visitors from another planet sometime between 5000 BBY and 3000 BBY.[16] However, their world lay beyond the regions of space that were thoroughly integrated into the greater galaxy until at least the Clone Wars, which ended in 19 BBY.[17]
At the outbreak of the Clone Wars in 22 BBY, Phu lay beyond the borders of any supraplanetary entity, such as the Galactic Republic or Confederacy of Independent Systems.[17] Despite this isolation, the Phuii Jedi General Ares Nune was assigned to patrol the Phu system for Separatist activity for part of the war. He came under fire from an unknown enemy—the Separatist ship Malevolence—and lost shields on his Star Destroyer, Laudable.[4] He was killed along with his crew.[18] A different Phuii served the Confederacy during the conflict, as a lieutenant aboard a starship captained by Commander Aviso.[19]
The population of the Phu homeworld fell somewhere between 10 and 100 million circa 25 ABY.[20] The planet had fallen within territory considered part of Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire by 137 ABY.[21]
Phuii in the galaxy
Mars Guo's podracing career led him to the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY.
Despite their homeworld's relative isolation from galactic affairs, Phuii spread from Phu to make their way in the greater galaxy. At least a decade before 33 BBY, the Phuii Nep Chung had become a Vigo in the Black Sun criminal organization.[8] Chung and his Phuii bodyguard attended a meeting of the Vigos in the fortress of Alexi Garyn on Ralltiir that year to discuss the assassinations of two other Vigos.[6] When the assassin, a Zabrak Sith Lord named Darth Maul, arrived to kill the rest of the Vigos, Chung's bodyguard confronted him along with other enforcers for the assemblage. Maul killed the bodyguards and continued into the chamber where Chung and the other Vigos were hiding. He then slew the Vigos as well.[22]
Some members of the species found employment in the fast-paced sport of podracing. One such Phuii was Mars Guo, who began his career in the minor rim leagues.[1] He had proven a favorite in the Spice Mine Run of Mon Gazza,[23] and he had just won the Baroonda Fire Mountain Rally[13] when he moved up to the professional circuit with his entry into the Boonta Eve Classic on Tatooine in 32 BBY.[1] Guo's slaves found him to be a cruel master,[24] and his colleagues found him to be an egotistical braggart.[13][25] This behavior got him into trouble the night before the race when Guo had too much to drink and hit on Ann Gella, an enslaved Twi'lek masseuse owned by a rival podracer, Sebulba. During the race, the Dug flung a piece of scrap into the engine[3] of Guo's Collor Pondrat Plug-2 Behemoth racer.[13] Guo crashed,[15] and he was eventually placed in a medcenter.[24] Another Phuii podracer entered the Ungasan Cross Country on Ando Prime[26] sometime before 27 BBY.[27] This racer fatally crashed in the Juaka Canyon. Years later, the remains of his pod were the site of a fight between the Twi'lek Ree and a group of Ando Prime's native Talids.[26] Chros-filik was another Phuii podracer active in the latter years of the Galactic Republic.[8] He entered a race on Tatooine in 22 BBY.[9]
Behind the scenes
In a deleted scene animated for the DVD release of The Phantom Menace, Mars Guo is upstaged by Jar Jar Binks.
- "How do you take a Podracer pilot seriously who looks like this and whose species is called Phuii? Clearly, you don't!"
- ―Stephen J. Sansweet
The podracer pilot Mars Guo was the first Phuii to appear in a Star Wars story. The character was designed by concept artist Terryl Whitlatch[28] for the Boonta Eve Classic sequences of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, a film released in 1999.[1] Concept sketches of the species include a long, tapered tail, an element removed in the final design.[7] Unlike most of the other podracer characters, the Phuii was an articulated puppet for closeup shots. However, for wide shots of Guo in his pod, the character was computer-generated. For the DVD release of The Phantom Menace, Industrial Light & Magic animated an additional scene featuring Guo as a fully computer-generated character.[3] In the sequence, Guo salutes the crowd after his name is announced over the loudspeakers by Fodesinbeed Annodue. However, an oblivious Jar Jar Binks upstages the Phuii by standing in front of him and trying to get the attention of another podracer, Anakin Skywalker.[29] Guo appears as a playable character in the video game Star Wars: Episode I Racer; his podracer has a top speed higher than his competitors, but he has only average or low ratings at acceleration, air brakes, and cooling.[23] In contrast, in the Star Wars Roleplaying Game from Wizards of the Coast, Guo lags behind most of his competitors in piloting and repair skills; his pod is slow, albeit fairly durable.[30] Guo appears in the Podracing portion of Kinect Star Wars as a contestant in the Destiny Hub race, although not as a playable character.[31] Early plans for Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones called for a Phuii to be among the patrons of Dex's Diner on Coruscant, but such a character never made it to the final film.[32]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Darth Maul 3
- Star Wars: Darth Maul 4
"Snow Job" — Star Wars Gamer 2- Episode I Adventures 6: The Hunt for Anakin Skywalker
- Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway
- Podracing Tales
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (novel)
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer
- Star Wars: Racer Revenge
- Kinect Star Wars
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (scenes cut)
- Boba Fett: Hunted (Mentioned only)
- The Clone Wars: Shakedown on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link (clonewars/comic/?book=season1#/?page=13) not verified!)
- The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Disappeared, Part I"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Disappeared, Part II"
Sources
- Star Wars Episode I Who's Who: A Pocket Guide to the Characters of The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode I The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: The Official Souvenir Magazine (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- Star Wars: Episode I: Racer: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- The Art of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars Episode I: I Am a Pilot (Picture only)
- Star Wars Episode I: Podracer Punch-Outs
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 26 (POD2, Podracer Pilots)
- Star Wars: Racer Revenge: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
- Star Wars: The Saga Collection
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Galaxy Series 4 (Card: Amy Pronovost sketch card)
- Star Wars: Head-to-Head Tag Teams
- Pax Bonkik in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Mars Guo in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection
- The Official Star Wars Fact File (2013) Part 3 (POD6, The Boonta Eve Classic Podrace)
Notes and references
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