Unidentified pudgy species A species of pudgy beings existed in the galaxy . The aliens were equipped with legs and arms that were nearly twice the height of their own bodies . One well known member of the species was the criminal Fud Sang , an inmate at a maximum security prison located on the moon Oovo IV . Sang also participated in Podraces that were hosted in the prison . Biology and appearance . A sentient species existed in the galaxy , who were identifiable by round bodies , which also served as their heads . At least one member of the species , Fud Sang , exhibited a rather short height , deep purple skin , and eyes that were white with black irises . The species had two eyes which were placed at the end of two retractable and poseable eye - stalks which protruded from the tops of their bodies . They also had slender snouts which peaked underneath the stalks . A small mouth filled with flattened teeth sat at the end of the snout . Two nostrils existed above the mouth , on top of the snout . In addition , the members of the species had four limbs , two which served as arms and two which served as legs . Each limb had four digits . The arms were considerably longer than the legs , and came from shoulders which stuck out of either side of the species ' body . An elbow joint separated the upper arm from the lower arm and hand . Their short legs were bent inwards at the knee . History . The species evolved somewhere in the galaxy , and by the year 32 BBY , during the final decades of the Galactic Republic , they had found themselves to be a part of the galactic community . The species in the galaxy . By the year 32 BBY , the species had found their way into the galactic spotlight with the help of a male member of the species known as Fud Sang . Sang was a convicted criminal , and after being arrested by authorities , Sang was incarcerated at a maximum security prison located on the moon Oovo IV , a prison known as Desolation Alley . Sang would go on to serve four back - to - back life sentences for his crimes . However , the species ' publicity was not all bad . Sang was allowed by the prison warden Fenn Booda to participate in the Podraces that Booda hosted at the Alley . Sang was talented enough to gain the favor of his fellow inmates , and he was eventually allowed to race on the ice planet of Ando Prime . Sometime before the Invasion of Naboo , which took place during 32 BBY , Sang was honored with a small replica of himself , which could be obtained by Podracing enthusiasts to display . One such enthusiast was the young slave boy Anakin Skywalker , who kept one of the Sang statues on his bedroom desk alongside the sculpture of a Ronto . The flag that Sang used to represent himself during races also eventually found it ' s way to Podracing courses located on the planet of Mon Calamari by the year 24 BBY . The flag was used to adorn a part of the Orotoru G ' am course , specifically , the part of the track that led into the Hall of Heroes . Behind the scenes . The species appeared in the 1999 video game " " under the guise of Fud Sang . Concept art for the species appeared on the StarWars . com Databank around 2001 , appearing under the entry for Ody Mandrell . Despite the pre - production art , in the 1999 film , the species ultimately only appeared in the form of a small statue that could be seen during the scenes that took place in Anakin Skywalker ' s bedroom . The statue was later revealed by Pablo Hidalgo to be the species ' only known member , Fud Sang . In a 2006 article titled " Alien species concepts that became part of the SW universe " written by Tim Veekhoven as a part of his Source Blog series , Fud Sang was mentioned as being a member of the Sanhueli species , hailing from Hueli IV . The blog detailed out several Podracer pilots who did not make into the final script for the 1999 film , using material that may have come form early draft material for " The Phantom Menace " . Due to the fact that the information was from early drafts of the film , and did not make it into the final cut , the information , including the names Sanhueli and Hueli IV , was considered non - canon .