Gasgano Gasgano was a Xexto male Podracer pilot who participated in the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace on the desert planet Tatooine during the Invasion of Naboo . Gasgano wanted nothing more than to win the race , piloting his green " Ord Pedrovia " Podracer . For the majority of the race , Gasgano tailed the leaders , but ended up losing to the human Anakin Skywalker . Biography . A Xexto male , Gasgano performed as a professional Podracer pilot , flying a green " Ord Pedrovia " Podracer . Gasgano raced for high - speed thrills , and his four spindly arms made him perfectly suited for racing , able to use all of his arms at once to pilot his pod . Extremely competitive , he disliked the prospect of losing , and joined the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace on the desert planet Tatooine , which took place ten years prior to the intergalactic Clone Wars , in order to beat the local champion , the Dug Sebulba . Gasgano ' s competition also included two - time Boonta winner Boles Roor , returning Boonta competitor Dud Bolt , and the Er ' Kit Ody Mandrell , who employed a team of record setting pit droids . Gasgano also had it in his mind to beat the human competitor Anakin Skywalker . The Boonta was held at the Mos Espa Grand Arena , and the " Ord Pedrovia " was placed in the middle of the third role , next to Roor ' s Podracer , and directly behind Bolt ' s and Skywalker ' s racers . The Troig race announcer Beed , speaking in Huttese , introduced Gasgano and his Podracer shortly before the race ' s host , Jabba the Hutt , announced the official start of the race . The Podracers darted off with the exception of two : Skywalker and Ben Quadinaros , both having stalled . It wasn ' t long before Gasgano was behind the leaders , having overtaken Mandrell , Roor , Bolt , and several other racers . Eventually , Skywalker repaired his Podracer and entered the course , and overtook the pilots behind Gasgano . The crafty Xexto attempted to block Skywalker ' s attempts at passing , but was bested when the Human flew over the " Ord Pedrovia " following a cliff drop . Gasgano attempted to retake lost ground , and briefly overtook Skywalker after the Human lost a scuffle to Sebulba . However , the lead over Skywalker didn ' t last long , and Gasgano was trapped behind the two leaders . During the final stretch of the third lap , Sebulba crashed after a second tangle with Skywalker , allowing Gasgano to gain ground and beat at least one more competitor , albeit his last . Ultimately , Skywalker won the Boonta . Gasgano finished in second place . Personality and traits . Gasgano ' s four arms granted him an amount of dexterity that pilots with fewer limbs could not achieve . With greater control over his Podracer , Gasgano ' s biology was uniquely suited for Podracing . However , Gasgano was also very competitive , and did what he could to make sure other pilots would not pass him . A Xexto , he stood 1 . 22 meter s tall , and exhibited brown and white skin , with some splotches of purple around his face . His large eye s were solidly black . Equipment . Gasgano piloted an " Ord Pedrovia " Podracer which was green in color . The cockpit had a camera installed on the back of it , which fed to a holoscreen on the dash . This device allowed Gasgano to monitor activity behind him . He used it to great affect throughout the race , including a moment where he was able to block all of Skywalker ' s attempts to pass . When racing , Gasgano wore goggles to protect his eyes . Behind the scenes . Gasgano was created for the 1999 film , but first appeared in the film ' s , written by Terry Brooks . In the novel , Gasgano not only participated in the Boonta , but in a race that took place before it as well . Detailed concept art of Gasgano was illustrated by Terryl Whitlatch , Jay Shuster , and Iain McCaig , while a detailed sculpture was created by the film ' s art department . In the film , Gasgano was rendered wholly with CGI .