Dud Bolt / Legends Dud Bolt was a Vulptereen male hit man and professional Podracer pilot during the waning years of the Galactic Republic . With a battered and scarred Vulptereen 327 Podracer at his disposal , Bolt maintained an aggressive on - course reputation . However , unbeknownst to most , the Vulptereen was employed as a mid - air bodyguard by the notorious Dug pilot and cheat Sebulba . A competent pilot nevertheless , Bolt scored various race records on the planets of Malastare , Gamorr , Mon Calamari , and Sullust , and was even considered to be the crowd favorite for the Malastare 100 and a second Malastare based course . Bolt had also participated in the Boonta Eve Classic on the desert planet Tatooine at one point , and — alongside Sebulba — later returned to the event again during the year 32 BBY . Shortly before the race , Bolt aided Sebulba in sabotaging the Podracer of rival pilot Mars Guo . Despite Bolt ' s and Sebulba ' s attempts at cheating , neither pilot finished the Boonta , with Bolt colliding into the Nuknog pilot Ark Roose . By the 24 BBY Podracing season , the Glymphid Aldar Beedo replaced Bolt as Sebulba ' s bodyguard , with both pilots subsequently earning crosshairs on their heads from a vengeful Bolt . The Vulptereen ' s career continued through 22 BBY , at which point he had furthered his fame to the planet Utapau and made enemies out pilot Clegg Holdfast and the crew of Team Watto . Biography . The pilot from the Deep Core . A male member of the Vulptereen species , Dud Bolt hailed from the Deep Core world of Vulpter . While the majority of Vulpter ' s natives labored away under the rule of the Trade Federation , Bolt secured a life that was considered to be better than that of other Vulptereens by obtaining off - world work as a professional Podracing pilot . With a Vulptereen 327 Podracer at his disposal , Bolt was hired the Dug Podracer Sebulba , a pilot who employed various illegal methods to gain the upper hand in a Podrace , as a mid - race hit man and bodyguard . In exchange for a paycheck , Bolt ' s job was to knock out Sebulba ' s competition during races . As such , Bolt did not bother participating in races to win , but rather to protect Sebulba . As a result of Bolt ' s aggressive piloting , other pilots made it a point to avoid him if possible . Bolt ' s strategy for his job required him to remain in the rear of a pack and keep an eye out for anyone looking to take the lead . If they did , Bolt would boost after them and take them down before they had a chance of catching up to Sebulba . However , Bolt did not completely dismiss the prospect of winning or becoming a successful racer . He made numerous attempts to establish the best lap time records for a circuit on the planet Malastare known as the Malastare 100 , and he even participated in the famous Boonta Eve Classic . Though Bolt had won the Malastare 100 and remained a common sight there , his overall victories were few . Still , Bolt was considered to be the course ' s crowd favorite . Bolt also gained recognition on a Malastare drag course . The Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY . Scheming for victory . The year 32 BBY , saw the next iteration of the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace on the Outer Rim planet Tatooine . Bolt attended the event alongside Sebulba , with the latter being recognized as the crowd favorite . On the night before the race , Bolt attended former Boonta winner Boles Roor ' s Glimmik concert at the Poodoo Lounge in Mos Espa . While there , he was greeted and taunted by Sebulba , who commented on Bolt ' s lack of an appearance on the earlier broadcast of the Fode and Beed Show , of which Sebulba was a guest speaker . Bolt was short with the Dug , prompting Sebulba to remind his lackey that the rude display was merely an act so that no one would suspect their partnership . Beleiving that enemies were afoot , Sebulba advised Bolt to keep an eye out for potential threats . Unbeknownst to the pair , and only a few seats away in the bar , the aging Devlikk pilot Wan Sandage hired the Glymphid killer and Podracer Aldar Beedo to assassinate Sebulba during the Boonta . The next day , Sebulba learned from the Veknoid competitor Teemto Pagalies that the Bardottan pilot Mars Guo was planning to run away with one of Sebulba ' s masseuses , Ann Gella , after the race . Per Sebulba ' s orders , Bolt distracted Guo while the Dug broke a piece of machinery off Guo ' s Podracer . " The mighty Dud Bolt " . Later in the day , the pilots gathered at the Mos Espa Grand Arena , the starting point for the Boonta race . Bolt started on the outside of the second row drectly behind Beedo ' s starting position . Meanwhile , starting next to Bolt was a Human child named Anakin Skywalker . The Troig race commentator Fodesinbeed Annodue introduced pilots , cheerfully welcoming Bolt and his Podracer back to the Boonta . The Vulptereen at some point exchanged words with the Triffian racer Ebe Endocott , a conversation that was both spotted and announced by Annodue . Eventually , race ' s host Jabba the Hutt arrived in his personal viewing box and flagged the start of the race . Bolt and his competition soared into the Tatooine desert . Two pilots , however , were left behind — Skywalker and the Toong pilot Ben Quadinaros . Skywalker ' s pod eventually moved from the starting line and caught up with the rear of the pack , overtaking Bolt and several other Podracers in the process . Bolt remained in the rear for the remainder of the race near Sandage , Beedo , and the Xamster Neva Kee , while Sebulba knocked out any pilot who came near him . While piloting through a late - course obstacle referred to as the Coil , Bolt encountered the pilot Ark " Bumpy " Roose — seeing a potential target , Bolt moved to intercept . Both pilots bit the dust as their Podracers collided , and both received injuries that landed them in the Mos Espa med center . Although Sebulba himself wound up losing the race , the Dug nevertheless rewarded Bolt with a hefty bonus for causing Roose ' s wreck . Bolt eventually recovered and returned to racing with a Vulptereen 327 . However , by the year 24 BBY , Sebulba had fired Bolt from his coveted position at the Dug ' s side and hired Beedo — the very Glymphid who had once been hired to kill him — as a replacement bodyguard . Enraged , Bolt vowed to destroy both pilots in the name of eternal hatred . Racer revenge . Beating the competition . For the new Podracing season of 24 BBY , Bolt honed his piloting skills and upgraded his Podracer to become a fiercer presence on the track before entering into the Galactic Trials , the season ' s first set of races . Bolt , more aggressive than ever , racked up high scores on the knockout charts , obtaining the lead spot for most knockouts with a score of four during two different races — one on a track located in a SoroSuub Facility on the planet Sullust and the other on the Orotoru G ' am track on the planet Mon Calamari . For the Watchtower Run course on the planet Gamorr , he reached third on the knockout chart , with a total of two knockouts in one race . Beedo , the track favorite and Bolt ' s nemesis , held the top position with a total of five knockouts . Bolt performed well on the course , as he had the second - best race time for the course , standing at 02 : 25 . 93 minutes . However , Beedo topped that chart as well . Bolt later raced on the ice world of Ando Prime circa 22 BBY . The race was broadcast over the HoloNet , and the Outlander Club establishment on the planet Coruscant aired the race shortly before the start of the Clone Wars . New rivals . Sometime later during that year , Bolt participated in the Outer Rim Regional Podracing Circuit . By this time , he was considered to be the track favorite of a course located on the planet Utapau , which was the third and last race of the circuit . After losing the entire Regional circuit to a new Podracer pilot who was racing on behalf of the Toydarian junk dealer Watto , the Vulptereen confronted both the pilot and Watto on the planet Bespin , shortly before the first race of the Professional Podracing Circuit . Backed by a pair of Trandoshans , Bolt threatened Watto ' s team . As Watto tried to interject , one Trandoshan hit the Toydarian with a stun baton . Before the trio could advance on Watto , the Nosaurian Podracer Clegg Holdfast intervened . Incapacitating the Trandoshans with DUM - series pit droids , Holdfast advanced on Bolt with a wrench . Bolt tried to warn back Holdfast with a blaster pistol , but the undaunted Nosaurian advanced and knocked the gun out of Bolt ' s hand before hitting the Vulptereen with the wrench . Bolt quickly retreated . During the next race , located on Coruscant , Aldar Beedo killed Holdfast by using his own Podracer to destroy Holdfast ' s KV9T9 - B " Wasp " Podracer . Bolt also participated in the race but was unable to destroy Beedo or win the event , losing to Watto ' s pilot . In the end , Bolt was never able to finish off Beedo during a race , as Beedo was captured by a mercenary on Baroonda . The mercenary had been hired by another one of the Glymphid ' s enemies , the Fluggrian crime lord Kam Nale , who was better known by the name of " Elan Mak " on the Podracing circuits . As for Sebulba , the Dug eventually met a fatal end , to the joy of his enemies . Personality and traits . Dud Bolt was a depraved individual who decided to work as a Podracing hit man and toady under the employ of Sebulba , with mettle comparable to that of a womp rat . Shameless and cruel , he accepted jobs to destroy the competition for Sebulba , and accepted paychecks for the wreck he would cause on Sebulba ' s behalf . Bolt would sacrifice his own Pod and race position to take down the targeted competitor , though if his violent actions ever slowed him down , his Pod ' s boost package , and the light weight of his cockpit , generally threw him back into the thick of things . In addition , one of Bolt ' s tactics was to slip one of his low flying engines underneath the pod of another racer . As such , for a time , Bolt simply did not concern himself with winning , although he did not completely dismiss the prospect . He also did not care much for maintaining his vehicle ' s appearance , and his battles were obvious with the scars that his Podracer exhibited . Bolt managed to upgrade both his Pod and his own piloting abilities , however , and became more aggressive than ever , topping knockout charts by 24 BBY . While under Sebulba ' s employ , Bolt on one occasion doubted the fact that Sebulba respected him at all , despite the Dug ' s claims . Bolt did not enjoy the Dug ' s fake insults . After Sebulba double - crossed him , an enraged Bolt sought vengeance by vowing to destroy his old employer and Sebulba ' s new bodyguard , Aldar Beedo . In another instance , after losing three straight races to a new pilot , Bolt , who had little time for amateurs , confronted the pilot and had his henchmen assault the racer ' s benefactor , Watto . The Vulptereen later drew a blaster on Clegg Holdfast to defend himself . Yet , despite being aggressive and violent on the track , Bolt was not as brave out of his cockpit . Bolt hesitated to shoot Holdfast after drawing his blaster , and paid the price as Holdfast physically bested him , after which Bolt made a hasty retreat . Considered to be a famous member of the Vulptereen species , Bolt stood a mere 0 . 94 meters tall and weighed a total of forty - five kilograms . His short nature allowed him to use a rather small and lightweight cockpit that would not slow down his Pod . The barrel - shaped Bolt had a long , flat snout that had three tusks protruding from either side . Bolt ' s long arms were more than double the length of his stout legs . He also had yellow eyes and skin that was predominately blue - gray with whitish areas , along with a dark - yellow patch on his stomach . Skills and abilities . Eventually , he set two course records for the track : a single lap time of 00 : 40 . 288 minutes and a race time of 02 : 03 . 087 minutes . Many spectators hypothesized that on the occasions when Bolt lost , he did so on purpose in hopes of bringing more attention to himself . Equipment . Dud Bolt favored a Vulptereen 327 Podracer throughout his racing career , using it across worlds such as Ando Prime , Tatooine , Gamorr , and Malastare . Built on Vulpter , the Vulptereen 327 ' s engines were distinguishable by their blue , red , and gray color scheme , as well as the Podracer ' s own battered appearance . The color scheme matched that of the flag Bolt had chosen to represent himself with during races . As Bolt ' s racing career continued , his Podracer became visibly damaged , and the Vulptereen often did not tend to its outward appearance , almost never taking the time to repaint it . Instead , he opted to show off the battle scars of his past scraps with other pilots . The Vulptereen 327 , also known as the RS 557 , reached a top speed of 760 kilometers per hour and was reputed for its above - average traction , which allowed pilots a greater amount of control when steering past rough terrain or when pulling away from combat situations during a race . By 32 BBY , Bolt ' s Pod had poor engine ventilation and lousy acceleration . By 24 BBY , Bolt upgraded the accelerator on the Pod , thus turning it into an excellent hit - and - run weapon . When competing , Bolt wore a full set of racing attire , including a leather helmet with goggles , gauntlet s , shin guards , and at least two different leather jackets , one with pouches on the chest . The leather uniform was mostly brown , with black and gold trimmings on one of his jackets . An emblem was emblazoned on Bolt ' s shoulder pads and on the top his helmet , as well on his arm braces . His helmet was specially crafted to allow his upright ears to poke through the cap , and several small holes existed for the small spikes set between his eyes to poke through . Bolt also owned a blaster rifle that had a sling attached to it , as well as a blaster pistol . Behind the scenes . Dud Bolt was created for the 1999 film , directed by George Lucas . The character ' s appearance was first realized through concept illustrations by artist Terryl Whitlatch dating to May 1996 , although Bolt was originally known by the name Bozzie Barada , a Boonta Eve racer from the film ' s revised rough draft who appears in the . In the film , Bolt appeared during the Podrace sequences and was introduced by name . Along with Mars Guo , Bolt was one of two Podracers who were portrayed in the film by a puppet instead of a computer - generated character or actor , even though a computer - generated version of the character was used for distance shots . The 2002 film briefly showed Bolt racing his Podracer on a holoscreen . Bolt has been featured as a playable character in the video game s " " and " " , voiced in both instances by David Jeremiah , who also voiced racers " Bullseye " Navior in " Episode I Racer " and Occo Ninebar in " Racer Revenge " . In early versions of " Episode I Racer " as well as the Game Boy Color version , Bolt appears without his headgear . The character has made additional video game appearances in the , which incorrectly identifies him as " Bolt Dud , " as well as 2012 ' s " Kinect Star Wars " , within the game ' s Podracing story mode .