Knire Dark Knire Dark was a Syboona female smuggler and Podracer pilot . Dark was active during the final decades of the Galactic Republic , during which she used the sport of Podracing as a front for her illegal smuggling activities around 24 BBY . Although it was merely a ploy , she held enough racing skill with her Serabyss Howler 1165 to promote herself as the track favorite for the Ballast Complex racetrack on the watery planet of Mon Calamari , despite her lack of any actual speed records for the course . Her smuggling career was later uprooted by 22 BBY when Republic authorities raided a contraband storehouse of hers . Biography . Fugitive Podracer . A Syboona female , Knire Dark worked primarily as a smuggler during the year 24 BBY , during the final decades of the Galactic Republic . To avoid Republic authorities , Dark purchased a Serabyss Howler 1165 Podracer and entered the current Podracing season , using the sport as a front to transport her contraband . She entered herself into the Podracing Open tournament , a series of four courses on the Outer Rim . She also raced a few of the courses from the more aggressive Hutt Championships . However , even with her pilot disguise , Dark was commonly on edge when visiting any world that hosted Republic officials , and her nervousness was clear on the track : She did her best to avoid conflict with the other pilots and often stayed behind the pack , searching for the hidden paths that would allow her to escape notice . Yet if threatened , she would defend her position . At some point , Dark managed to knock a competitor out of a race on the course known as the Ballast Complex , located on the water world of Mon Calamari . Dark eventually became the Ballast Complex ' s track favorite , even though she did not hold any official speed records for the course . She was third on the chart for total knockouts on the track , however , standing with one total knockout . Republic crackdown . Even though Podracing was only a front , Dark ' s abilities on the track were nonetheless improving , as she topped the best lap and best three lap race speed records on the course known as The Brightlands , located on the Twi ' lek homeworld of Ryloth , with speed records of 00 : 52 . 65 and 02 : 59 . 38 minutes , respectively . She also became increasingly aggressive , achieving the third position for most knockouts on the track known as the Ruins of Carnuss Gorgull , located on the jungle planet Gamorr , and on the Mon Calamari course Grand Reefs , with a total of two knockouts and one knockout , respectively . She garnered further success on Gamorr during the Citadel course , reaching the second top position for best lap . Returning to Ryloth , she scored the second top positions for the course Nightlands for both best lap and best race , with a time of 01 : 17 . 38 and 03 : 47 . 78 minutes , respectively . Despite her collection of achievements , her blooming Podracing career was not to last . By 22 BBY , Republic authorities had finally caught up to her contraband trafficking and raided a storehouse that the Syboona owned . The authorities uncovered hundreds of kilos of contraband , and the bust was one of several Podrace - related scandals that put the sport ' s future in question . Personality and traits . Knire Dark was a paranoid individual , ever on the constant lookout for anyone who wanted to end her smuggling operation . However , despite this fear of capture , she opted to hide herself in plain sight by entering into the dangerous world of high - speed Podracing . She developed a nervous quirk on the track when she tried to avoid contact with other racers , although she defended her position when necessary . Her occasional aggressiveness compelled her to knock other pilots out of a race instead . Additionally , despite being new to the sport by 24 BBY , her career and abilities developed side - by - side , turning her into a formidable competitor . Dark had violet - colored skin and orange eyes . Her arms had more of a blue skin tone than the rest of her body . Skills and abilities . As a pilot , Knire Dark showed notable skill on the Podracing courses , racking up both speed and knockout records during her career thanks to her keen reflexes and agility , which allowed her to successfully traverse the hazardous obstacles and terrain that professional Podracing courses often presented . She was also able to maintain a smuggling operation for at least two years without being detected . Equipment . Knire Dark favored a Serabyss Howler 1165 Podracer for her brief racing career . The large craft was rather durable and could sustain moderate amounts of damage . Upgrades would only make it hardier . Dark ' s Howler was uniformly green in color , though lighter , yellow - green symbols were emblazoned onto the engine housings . More symbols of the same color existed on the cockpit ' s fin which jutted out from the bottom of the cockpit . The upholstery of the cockpit ' s chair was brown with a faint green hue . The rear of the engines displayed alternating green and white stripes . Her victory purses could have been used to purchase parts from the Toydarian junk dealer Watto , which would have upgraded her Podracer into a more formidable machine . Behind the scenes . Knire Dark first appeared in the PlayStation 2 video game " " as one of twenty - three playable characters . The game was developed from a partnership between LucasArts and Rainbow Studios and was released in February 2002 . Her voice was provided by Nick Jameson , who also voiced another racer , Aldar Beedo . Players could play as Dark after placing above her or knocking her out of the Ballast Complex track . The character ' s species and some of her backstory were fleshed out in the game ' s companion guide , " " , which was published alongside the game . She was later mentioned in an edition of the HoloNet News published in March 2002 , only one month after the release of the game . In - game , the race announcer , Dax Gazaway , incorrectly refers to Knire Dark with masculine pronouns such as " he " and " his , " as he reuses the same soundbites over and over for all the pilots , only substituting in different names .