Anakin's Podracer Had a Whole New Life After Phantom Menace
Anakin Skywalker wins his freedom in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, but some Star Wars fans may wonder what becomes of his famous podracer after the film. Qui-Gon Jinn sells the now-famous vehicle, but the Star Wars Legends continuity reveals that a character with ties to Anakin's podracing career purchased it. Anakin Skywalker’s podracer has a fascinating history in Star Wars Legends, with one particular comic story arc revealing its fate in the immediate aftermath of The Phantom Menace.
Less than a year after The Phantom Menace’s theatrical release, Anakin Skywalker’s podracer and its new owner showed up in issue 14 of Star Wars: Republic, by Timothy Truman and Tom Lyle. The issue opens with a podrace on Malastare, with none other than Sebulba piloting the familiar pair of Radon-Ulzer 620C engines, now painted orange like the dug’s original podracer. Thanks to his on-brand underhanded tactics,...
Less than a year after The Phantom Menace’s theatrical release, Anakin Skywalker’s podracer and its new owner showed up in issue 14 of Star Wars: Republic, by Timothy Truman and Tom Lyle. The issue opens with a podrace on Malastare, with none other than Sebulba piloting the familiar pair of Radon-Ulzer 620C engines, now painted orange like the dug’s original podracer. Thanks to his on-brand underhanded tactics,...
- 3/18/2023
- by David Miller
- ScreenRant
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