Mawhonic / Legends Mawhonic ( ) was a male Gran who hailed from the planet of Hok . By the year 32 BBY , Mawhonic was an accomplished Podracer pilot , with fame on worlds such as Ando Prime , Malastare , and Ryloth . Using a green Galactic Power Engineering GPE - 3130 Podracer , Mawhonic soared through the sport with several record times . In addition to racing , Mawhonic also struck out a living selling Podracer parts . Mawhonic participated in the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY , which was based out of the desert planet of Tatooine . The Gran started on the front row , and during the first lap Mawhonic ' s 3130 was destroyed by the Dug Sebulba . Despite the perceived severity of the crash , Mawhonic survived and later took part in the Vinta Harvest Classic race on Malastare . Although he was the local crowd favorite , Mawhonic lost another race to Sebulba . Furious about Sebulba ' s attempt to kill him in the Boonta , Mawhonic posted bounties on several of Sebulba ' s relatives , accepting them either dead or alive . Several years later , Mawhonic , still piloting a GPE Podracer , joined the 24 BBY racing season . Mawhonic held two speed records , and also displayed his aggressive side when he made it onto competitor knockout charts . Mawhonic ' s career extended into the year 22 BBY , where the Podracing courses extended into worlds such as Felucia and Coruscant . Biography . In addition to being a pilot , Mawhonic was a podracer parts dealer . He could often be found in his shop where his R2 - series astromech droid frequently worked on his podracer . The Gran was willing to sell parts for Huttese currency or to trade parts , but he refused to accept Republic credit . He was one of only a handful of racers , including Gasgano , that Sebulba ever counted as a real threat to his career . Sebulba ' s loathing of Mawhonic was likely supplemented by the fact that the three - eyed alien was of the Gran race , the very same species that had enslaved Sebulba ' s people , the Dugs , on their home planet of Malastare . Mawhonic would become vicious whenever Sebulba was around , whereas otherwise he was quite good - natured . An unspoken alliance between Mawhonic and Gasgano revealed itself whenever they were racing against Sebulba : if an opportunity to work together to bring the Dug down presented itself , they would do so . However , they rarely had anything to do with each other in their off hours , as each found the other ' s personality detestable . In the Boonta Eve Classic of 32 BBY , Mawhonic ' s Podracer was destroyed in the first lap by Sebulba as they were passing through the Mushroom Mesa . Soon after the race , a maddened Mawhonic pronounced his hatred for Sebulba and his family . He put a bounty on at least two of the cheating Dug ' s relatives , Nebulba and Xijulba of Malastare ' s Sebolto Clan . The bounty hunter , Jango Fett , would eventually snag the bounties while on the planet , although it is still unclear whether they were taken alive or dead . Mawhonic returned later on to compete in Malastare ' s Vinta Harvest Classic , apparently no worse for wear . During this race , he was introduced by Fode and Beed as the local Gran favourite . Astonished , Sebulba accused him of being an impostor , but all evidence pointed to the fact that he was genuine . Rumors began to fly around that there had been an impostor Mawhonic , but this had been the one who perished in the Boonta Eve Classic — that Mawhonic himself had not raced in the Boonta to begin with . These rumors remain unconfirmed . Later Sebulba destroyed his podracer , after the race Mawhonic disappeared . Behind the scenes . Mawhonic was created for the 1999 theatrical film , which was directed by " " creator George Lucas . However , Mawhonic ' s first appearance was in the film ' s , which was written by Terry Brooks . Although the character appears as a Gran in the film , Mawhonic was originally conceptualized by artist Jay Shuster as a never - before - seen alien species with a thin chin and six eyes . This design made it as far as the film ' s animatic stages , but was ultimately scrapped . Later art created by Terryl Whitlatch portrayed Mawhonic as a thin Gran with large hands , similar to how the character Ree - Yees , from the 1986 film , appeared . Ultimately , the new alien and the thin Gran designs were combined , using the rotund nature , hands , and feet from the first design and the Gran likeness of the second , creating Mawhonic ' s final design . Unlike the other Podracer pilots that would appear in " The Phantom Menace " , Mawhonic was to be portrayed by an actor in a costume . Mark Coulier was eventually chosen for the role . With a method that was used for the creation process of Ree - Yees , Mawhonic ' s mask was created by the crew of special effects artist Nick Dudman .