Thall Joben Thall Joben was a popular speeder racer during the early years of the Galactic Empire . Along with his racing partner , Jord Dusat , he briefly came into ownership of the droids R2 - D2 and C - 3PO while they were separated from Raymus Antilles . Biography . From an early age Joben and Dusat shared a passion for constructing and racing speeders , and together they began to run a speeder shop on Ingo . During the Jedi Purge , a customer brought his speeder in for some repairs and never returned to collect it . A search of the vehicle revealed a lightsaber which Joben kept . It is unknown what happened to the lightsaber ' s original owner . Joben and Dusat began constructing " White Witch " , a speeder which they intended to enter in the Boonta Speeder Race . While racing through the desert on Ingo , Joben and Dusat came across R2 - D2 and C - 3PO who had been dumped by their previous master shortly before he was arrested for smuggling . " White Witch " required an astromech droid to assist the driver and R2 - D2 was ideal for the role so Joben and Dusat became the droids ’ new masters . While returning home with the droids , the racers passed close to a secret base where the Fromm Gang were developing a weapons satellite , " Trigon One " , which they planned to use to overthrow the other gangs . Fearing that the intruders would reveal the base ' s location , Tig Fromm dispatched sentry droids to attack them . The two racers escaped with the assistance of Kea Moll who was on a mission to locate and destroy " Trigon One " . Agreeing to assist Kea in her mission , they were able to break into the secret base and steal " Trigon One " . Joben hid the weapons satellite in a forest on Ingo but when Sise Fromm kidnapped Dusat and Kea ' s mother he agreed to reveal the location in exchange for their release . Tig Fromm went to retrieve " Trigon One " , but Joben and R2 - D2 had sabotaged the guidance system causing the ship to collide with and destroy Sise Fromm ’ s base on Annoo . The group traveled to the Boonta Speeder Race but the Fromm ' s attack on their ship damaged " White Witch " and injured Dusat , forcing Joben to take over as driver for the race . Seeking revenge , Sise Fromm , who was owed a favor by Boba Fett , recruited the bounty hunter to kill the young racers . Proto One , a droid they met on Boonta , offered to assist in repairing " White Witch " but C - 3PO suggested the superior facilities offered by BL - 17 , unaware that the droid was working for Fett . When BL - 17 and Boba Fett sprung their trap , Joben escaped in " White Witch " and headed for the race , which was about to start . However , Tig Fromm had planted a thermal detonator on " White Witch " which was set to go off at the end of the race . Boba Fett followed Joben to the race course , pursuing him throughout the race . Fett ' s attack loosened the thermal detonator which fell off and attached to Fett ’ s pursuing speeder . Fett ejected in time , though his speeder was destroyed . Joben went on to win the race . After the race , Joben and Dusat were approached by Zebulon Dak , owner of Zebulon Dak Speeder Corporation , who offered them jobs designing and engineering speeders . Company policy would have necessitated a memory wipe for R2 - D2 and C - 3PO so they decided to decline . Unwilling to stand in the way of their masters ’ dreams , R2 - D2 and C - 3PO left in an escape pod shortly before their ship went to hyperspace , freeing Joben and Dusat up to take the jobs . Behind the scenes . In " " , Thall Joben was voiced by Andrew Sabiston .