Mawhonic Mawhonic was a Gran male Podracer pilot who participated in the Boonta Eve Classic that took place during the year 32 BBY . Mawhonic ' s GPE - 3130 Podracer was destroyed by the nefarious Dug competitor Sebulba — whom Mawhonic was considered to be a capable rival towards — during the first lap of the race , abruptly ending the Gran ' s chances at victory . Biography . A middle - class Gran male from the planet Hok , Mawhonic was a professional Podracer pilot during the waning decades of the Galactic Republic . Mawhonic piloted a green Podracer which was maintained by several Gran mechanics . During the year 32 BBY , the planet Tatooine was celebrating the Boonta Eve holiday , which traditionally hosted the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace . Mawhonic entered the competition , and started the race on the nearside pole - position , which offered him a good start into the race . Before the race began , Mawhonic prepared his Podracer with the help of his mechanics , but paused to greet the cheering audience when the race commentators , Fode and Beed , introduced Mawhonic to the crowd . Shortly after , the race ' s host , Jabba the Hutt , officially began the race . During the first lap Mawhonic was neck and neck with the Dug Sebulba , the Boonta crowd ' s favorite . Although fans considered Mawhonic to be a capable challenger to Sebulba ' s reign , he flew dangerously close to a rock wall and gave Sebulba the opportunity to smash the three - eye d alien out of the race . Sebulba , after leading the race for two consecutive laps , would later crash at the end of the final lap , only a short distance from the finish line . Personality and traits . Mawhonic was an ill - tempered individual , and angrily yelled and shook a fist at Sebulba when the Dug began to play rough . Despite this , Mawhonic was a good pilot , having the skills and reflexes one would need in a sport such as Podracing . Once Mawhonic got in front of the pack , he managed to stay ahead of the other racers until he was knocked out of the race by Sebulba . Like all Gran , Mawhonic had three eyes , all of which were black . He also exhibited pale orange skin and stood at 1 . 22 meter s tall . Equipment . Mawhonic flew a green colored Podracer that was kept in working order by several Gran mechanics and Mawhonic himself . It was a sturdy craft , and was able to withstand several hits from Sebulba ' s much larger Podracer . However , it eventually succumbed to the Dug ' s attacks after repeated battering . Mawhonic ' s cockpit was very open , and did not enclose the Gran at all . The Podracer was fast , and also benefitted from above average handling . The Podracer had a decent turbo package , which would grant the vehicle extra bursts of speed when Mawhonic needed it . Behind the scenes . Mawhonic was created for the 1999 film . Mawhonic was the only Podracer pilot to be played by an actor in a costume , being portrayed by Mark Coulier . Mawhonic ' s mask was created by special effects artist Nick Dudman and his crew , who built the mask using a method that had been previously used for the Gran mask created for the 1983 film . Early conceptual art originally depicted Mawhonic as a new species . The design made it as far as the film ' s storyboard and animatic stages , but was eventually dropped . Later art depicted Mawhonic as a thin Gran . Mawhonic ' s final design was far more corpulent , along with how Gran were portrayed in general throughout the Prequel trilogy . In addition to the film , Mawhonic later appeared in two tie - in video game s : " " which was released for the PC , Dreamcast , and Nintendo 64 , and the which was released for PC and the PlayStation . He later appeared again in " Racer " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s sequel , " " , which was released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 . However , these appearances are now considered to be a part of the " Star Wars " Legends continuity , and are no longer a part of official canon . As such , outside of the film , Mawhonic ' s only other canonical appearance is the " " interactive - story game , available on the iPhone .