Boles Roor / Legends Boles Roor was a male Sneevel , a professional and successful glimmik singer , and a famous Podracer pilot , known for his strong voice and his daredevil driving . Initially combining both pursuits , this Sneevel became a star in each profession , singing in the Kallarak Amphitheater on Coruscant and winning the Boonta Eve Classic on Tatooine twice . He was considered a living legend , although not one without detractors . He eventually decided to concentrate on his musical vocation , but returned to sports at least twice on special occasions . Although by then his critics thought Roor ' s Podracing skills were not at their best , his performance was surprisingly good . When racing , Roor favored a Bin Gassi Racing Engines Quadrijet 4 - Barrel 904E , even after the model had become obsolete . Biography . Origins . A male Sneevel from the planet Sneeve , Boles Roor was an accomplished Podracer , commonly racing in non - protective clothing . He was known to pilot his Bin Gassi Racing Engines Quadrijet 4 - Barrel 904E pod . His high - output machine with modified cockpit could reach 790 km / h , and Roor could control it at that speed . Roor was the track favorite of the Zugga Challenge on the planet Mon Gazza , and during his career he twice won the prestigious Boonta Eve Classic on Tatooine . Critics , however , attributed his victories less to any real talent and more to sheer luck . Roor , who regarded himself a crooner before a racer , concentrated on his vocation as a glimmik singer , achieving a successful career . While Roor raced in full clothes , he was naked when singing or casual . Half - retired from Podracing by the time the highly - successful Dug Sebulba started in the sport , Roor instead sang in distinguished venues such as the Kallarak Amphitheater on Coruscant , a million - seat hall that regularly sold out for each performance . Neglecting his vehicle ' s upkeep , Roor hired a crew of Ishi Tibs to perform maintenance tasks while he was singing . At some point , he also hired Shrivel Braittrand , a Kulless , as his chief mechanic . Even with their work , the pod began to suffer : its dual combustion chambers failed to cool properly , its internal components were replaced by sub - par substitutes when needed , and the soldered seams were of poor quality . The racer also had low quality welding in its left engine . Boonta Eve Classic , 32 BBY . After an important leave from the Podracing pro circuit , Roor returned to the Boonta Eve Classic for the race of 32 BBY . He was not the only old - timer in the race , but both his vehicle and his skills had grown rusty , and the racing scene had evolved without his knowing . Even then , Roor refused to replace his out - of - date pod . The day before the race , Roor and some of the Boonta Eve favorites , including the Xexto Gasgano , the Gran Mawhonic , the Nosaurian Clegg Holdfast , and Sebulba , were featured in the Fode and Beed Show , the talk show of race commentator Fodesinbeed Annodue . Sebulba taunted each of his challengers during the program , with Roor being the only one to reply to him . Roor also announced a glimmik performance for that same night during the show . While on Tatooine , Roor patronized the food stand operated by Gragra , the Swokes Swokes gorgmonger . On the night before the Boonta , Roor gave his glimmik show in the Poodoo Lounge , in the city of Mos Espa . During his act , Roor arrogantly and noisily taunted the rookie Toong pilot Ben Quadinaros , wagering five million peggats that a cowardly Toong like Quadinaros wouldn ' t enter the race . To everybody ' s surprise , including himself , Quadinaros accepted . Roor avoided public embarrassment by dedicating his first song to Quadinaros , and continued with a loud concert . In the Boonta Race , Roor was upset to see Quadinaros in the eighteenth starting block from Roor ' s own tenth post . By then , his bet with the Toong was public knowledge . However , Quadinaros ' s quickly - rented BT310 quadra - Podracer was sabotaged by another pilot , Ark Roose , who was trying to damage Anakin Skywalker ' s vehicle . As a result , Quadinaros never advanced past the starting block , nevertheless winning his bet . Meanwhile , Roor was racing at high speed . He finished the race in sixth place , with a total time of 16 : 42 : 473 and an average speed of 781 km / h . His rival Sebulba did not even finish the race , as he crashed before reaching the finish , while the victory went to the young Skywalker . During a party after the race , Roor ' s bet with Quadinaros was the talk of the pilots . Roor was disgruntled , but promptly paid Quadinaros his money . Later career . To compensate for his losses during the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY , Roor put Podracing back on the shelf and took a tour around the galaxy performing glimmik . In this period of time , he gave his pod to his chief mechanic Braittrand , who modified the racer , and used it in further competitions . Ten years after the race , Roor had became a legend on his homeworld of Sneeve . He abandoned his retirement to publicly support Senator Jollin Resbin of Sneeve , a proponent of the Military Creation Act during the Separatist Crisis . Roor appeared in a series of holographic endorsements and ran in charity races in the Mid Rim to spread Resbin ' s message in the area . He was scheduled to run in the Dasoor Challenge the same day of the final vote on the Act , weather permitting . Personality and traits . At 1 . 6 meters , Boles Roor was relatively short for a Sneevel , who commonly ranged from 1 . 6 to 2 . 1 meters in height . Like many others of his species , Roor was shaggy and gave off a pungent smell that was one of his personal trademarks . Another was his powerful voice , which he used to his advantage in his singing career . He was a talented musician whose performing flair made him quite wealthy . When singing glimmik , Roor played a pink instrument with a long neck that he carried nonchalantly . Many Sneevels felt a need for thrill . Roor was not the only one of his species who resorted to dangerous sports as a way of life . Although a capable , awarded pilot in his prime , recognized as such by critics , Roor ' s Podracing skills were less competitive by comparison as of 32 BBY , as the pilots he raced against had faster reflexes and the podracing circuit had changed since his times . As such , Roor was never considered to be a main contender to win the Boonta Eve Classic and was generally regarded as a second - rate pilot in comparison to the likes of Sebulba and Gasgano . Nevertheless , Roor considered Podracing little more than a hobby , finding much more interest in his vocation as a musician . For the Boonta Eve Race of 32 BBY , Roor chose to use his old Bin Gassi Racing Engines Quadrijet 4 - Barrel 904E , even when other , newer and better models were available ; Roor was criticized for this decision . Nevertheless , the racer ' s expensive price tag allowed Roor to show off his wealth . Although most Podracer pilots were also the primary mechanics of their own vehicles as of 32 BBY , at that point Roor had low skills in that field relative to his rivals ' . Rather , Roor hired a crew of other beings to maintain his pod . When piloting , Roor wore clothes , something he did not do when performing glimmik . Roor ' s arrogance and bluster showed itself the night before the Boonta Eve in the Poodoo Lounge when he taunted Ben Quadinaros into accepting a five - million - peggat bet that the former would not enter the race . Roor was subsequently embarrassed by Quadinaros ' s acceptance of the challenge . Behind the scenes . The character Boles Roor was first mentioned in the of , and first appeared in the of the film ' s as one of the Podracers participating in Tatooine ' s Boonta Eve Classic . Notably , however , Roor is never clearly visible on - screen in " The Phantom Menace " film . When the Boonta Eve race announcer calls his name , only his Podracer ' s empty cockpit is seen . However , his face can be seen briefly on a screen during a previous scene in which the announcer welcomes the audience . During the film ' s development stages , Boles Roor was first known as " Shaggy Podracer " in the character ' s original " Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace " concept sketches by artist Terryl Whitlatch . Boles Roor ' s character was voiced by Peter Lurie in the video game " " . The revised rough draft of " The Phantom Menace " mentions the Podracer Boles Roor , from a planet named " Ord Padrove . " The name of the planet may have evolved to " Ord Pedrovia " , Gasgano ' s podracer . Roor appears in the computer game " " , released in 1999 by Lucas Learning , during a mini - game that takes place at Gragra the gorgmonger ' s stand . In the game , Roor is one of a series of patrons who approach the stand and order some food item in rhyme . The player must then select the correct order from a list of pictures to please the customer . Roor in the game is voiced by Peter Lurie .