Freon Drevan Freon Drevan was a male Xexto con artist who ran a bootlegging business on his homeworld of Troiken prior to 32 BBY . After he promoted factory worker Niai Fieso to a position as his right – hands Xexto , the two expanded the business into a smuggling operation . An ambitious Fieso eventually sold Drevan out to authorities before fleeing with all of their credits , and Drevan was jailed . He was a free being by 32 BBY , a year in which he attended the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace on the planet Tatooine and saw Fieso in the stadium ' s audience . A brawl erupted , and both Xexto were taken to a local jail . Biography . Freon Drevan was a Xexto male from his species ' homeworld of Troiken . Prior to the year 32 BBY , he was a business owner on the planet . Although his operation was licensed , Drevan was in fact a con artist whose factories produced bootleg merchandise related to Gasgano , a famous Xexto Podracer . When Drevan noticed the swindling talents of Niai Fieso , he promoted the young factory drudge to a position as his right – hands Xexto . Working together , the two expanded Drevan ' s business into a well – known smuggling organization that dealt in various illegal products . Fieso eventually grew weary of his position as Drevan ' s inferior and began to siphon credits from spice smuggling operations . He additionally tipped off authorities to Drevan ' s illegal activities and fled the Troiken system with all of the business ' s profits . A subsequent raid on the smuggling operation landed Drevan in prison , lost him his business license , and left him a creditless being with a large tax debt . By 32 BBY , Drevan was no longer a prisoner . In that year , he attended the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace in the Mos Espa Grand Arena on the planet Tatooine . Seated in the audience , Drevan followed the progress of the Dug racer Sebulba as the competitor completed the first of the race ' s three laps . After the young Human Anakin Skywalker began his own second lap , Drevan spotted Fieso , who was working in the arena as a food vendor . Drevan approached his former apprentice from behind and punched him in the face thrice . A full - on skirmish broke out , and both Drevan and Fieso were taken to a local jail . Personality and traits . Freon Drevan was a white – skinned individual with black eyes who worked as a bootlegger and a smuggler , employing others in his illegal operation . Drevan was impressed by Niai Fieso ' s friendly demeanor and how it was used to swindle others , but he later attacked him from behind in a crowded arena after Fieso ' s betrayal cost him both his business and his credits . Behind the scenes . Freon Drevan ' s first appearance in " Star Wars " canon was in the 1999 film , in which he appeared as a background alien visible in the audience during the film ' s Podracing sequence . He was given a name in the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game 2001 " Coruscant Limited " expansion set , which also established that Drevan had been left bankrupt following the betrayal of a business partner . The vague character biography given by " Coruscant Limited " was expanded upon by fan Sander de Lange through StarWars . com ' s " What ' s The Story ? " contest , which allowed fans to write and submit entries for the website ' s Databank . While writing an entry on Niai Fieso — a Xexto food vendor seen in the extended Podracing sequence on " The Phantom Menace " — de Lange chose Drevan over the Xexto bounty hunter Tosinqas while seeking an existing character of Fieso ' s species to work into his biography . Both Drevan and Fieso were present at the Boonta Eve Podrace , and de Lange accordingly saw story potential in the connection ; as Fieso had no existing biography , de Lange retcon ned him into being Drevan ' s former business partner . He intentionally left an open - ended conclusion to the two characters ' stories in order to allow for future expansion by other authors . De Lange ' s entry was ultimately accepted and published online in 2007 ; since then , Drevan has only been mentioned in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .