Boles Roor Boles Roor was a Sneevel Podracer pilot from Sneeve who had won two Boonta Eve Classic Podraces , which had taken place on the planet Tatooine . Roor later participated in another Boonta which took place during the year 32 BBY . Yet , despite Roor ' s earlier victories , the Podracer pilot was unable to claim the championship a third time , as the race was won by the human Anakin Skywalker , while Roor finished in sixth place . Biography . A skilled Sneevel Podracer pilot from Sneeve , Boles Roor was a regular of the Boonta Eve Classic Podrace course , located on the planet Tatooine , near the city of Mos Espa . On two occasions , Roor managed to win the annual event , taking the victory cup away from the track ' s crowd favorite , the Dug pilot Sebulba . In 32 BBY , Roor participated in another Boonta Eve Classic race , where the pilot was to once again face down Sebulba . In addition , the competition included the competitive Xexto Gasgano , the Boonta regular Dud Bolt , the Gran pilot Mawhonic , and the human slave Anakin Skywalker , among other pilots . The race began in the Mos Espa Grand Arena , and Roor ' s pod was placed in between the pods of Gasgano and pilot Teemto Pagalies , and was directly behind the pods of Skywalker and pilot Clegg Holdfast . The opening ceremonies were conducted by the Troig commentators Fode and Beed , who introduced Roor to the crowd while mentioning his previous victories . During this time , Roor ' s pod was being maintained by several Ishi Tib s . After the ceremonies came to a close , the host , crime boss Jabba the Hutt , flagged the start of the race . Although Roor had a good lead , the former champion fell back to the middle of the pack , and was eventually passed by Skywalker shortly before entering a cave that sped into the Canyon Dune Turn during the first lap . Roor ultimately ended up finishing in sixth place and losing the race to Skywalker , while Sebulba , the crowd favorite , crashed in the third lap . Personality and traits . An alien with fur , Roor possessed pointed ears , beige and gray fur , light - colored skin , and yellow eye s . Skills and abilities . Roor was a very skilled pilot , evident by the multiple Boonta championships the pilot had achieved . However , Roor was not a consistent racer , and fell behind the leaders during the Boonta race that was won by Skywalker . Podracers were known to possess quick reflexes , which Roor had , due to Roor ' s previous victories . Behind the scenes . Although Boles Roor was originally created for the 1999 film , which was directed by George Lucas , the character first appeared in the film ' s , which was written by Terry Brooks . In the film itself , however , Roor only appears fleetingly in the pilot ' s cockpit , with the most clear representation of the character being seen on a viewscreen set behind Fode and Beed during the film ' s Podracing sequence . Although Roor is mentioned by name , only Roor ' s empty cockpit is seen among the other pilots who are also named onscreen . The image of Roor on a viewscreen connected the cockpit with Roor ' s physical appearance . Whereas Roor in the cockpit , for mid - race sequences , was realized with the use of a computer generated graphic , Roor ' s face on the viewscreen was based on an image of a detailed sculpture created by the film ' s art department , which was created during the film ' s pre - production stages . Conceptual art of the character by artist Terryl Whitlatch dates back to the year 1996 , and several drawing existed which detailed Roor ' s design , biology , and gear . This art was used as a basis to create the aforementioned sculpture . During this conceptual phase , Roor was simply referred to as " Shaggy Podracer " . Roor ' s vehicle was a full - construct that was moved to Tunisia for filming , although for in - race shots it was computer generated . A computer generated model of Roor ' s Podracer also appeared in " The Phantom Menace " ' s sequel , , although Roor did not appear . Overall , Roor ' s early designs differed little from the character ' s final look . Boles Roor had several appearances in the non - canon " Star Wars " Legends continuity , including the 1999 video game " " , where Roor was a playable character whose voice was provided by Peter Lurie . Roor also appeared in the " Phantom Menace " ' s during the . However , in the comic Roor ' s Podracer is given to the Podracer pilot Ben Quadinaros . Legends also established Roor ' s gender . In the tie - in comic " Podracing Tales " , Roor was mentioned as having finished the Boonta in sixth place . Although Roor ' s canonical placing is never revealed in the film , his sixth place finish was confirmed by the source book " " .