Teemto Pagalies Teemto Pagalies was a Veknoid Podracer pilot from the planet Moonus Mandel . An outcast of his homeworld , Pagalies found fame as a Podracer , and eventually went on to compete in a Boonta Eve Classic Podrace on the planet Tatooine . However , during the race ' s second lap , Pagalies ' IPG - X1131 LongTail Podracer was shot down on the Canyon Dune Turn by a native Tusken Raider . Despite the severity of the crash , Pagalies survived . Biography . A native of the planet Moonus Mandel , the Veknoid male Teemto Pagalies was a Moonus Mandel outcast that eventually found solace in the deadly sport of Podracing . Armed with an IPG - X1131 LongTail Podracer and his good looks , Pagalies found fame in the sport , and eventually went to compete on the planet Tatooine , which annually hosted the Boonta Eve Classic race . At the start of the race , Pagalies found himself on the inside position of the third row , right next to two - time Boonta winner Boles Roor , and behind racer Clegg Holdfast . The race was overseen by the two - headed Troig commentator Fodesinbeed Annodue , and was hosted by the Hutt gangster Jabba the Hutt . Pagalies was formally introduced to the audience by the Annodue head named Beed . After Annodue wrapped up the pilot introductions , Jabba officially began the race . Pagalies performed well for the first lap , avoiding numerous hazards including stalactites , boulders , and the native Tusken Raider s who were trying to shoot the Podracer pilots from a ledge overlooking the Canyon Dune turn . Early during the second lap , Pagalies bumped into the pod of Anakin Skywalker , which in turn caused Skywalker to scrape a cliff face . After wiping his goggles clean , Pagalies again neared Skywalker ' s craft , but the Human pilot managed to swing his pod over Pagalies ' LongTail , effectively moving out of harm ' s way . Pagalies was later able to overtake Skywalker , but was once again surpassed by the young pilot yet again . Eventually , Pagalies attempted his second passing of the Canyon Dune turn , which still hosted several sniping Tusken Raiders . After avoiding several potshots , Pagalies ' right engine was blasted by a Tusken ' s slugthrower , which caused the massive craft to plummet into the sand . Both engines were completely destroyed as Pagalies ' circular cockpit was thrown through the air . Despite the crash ' s severity , the Veknoid pilot survived , and went on to race again . Personality and traits . Teemto Pagalies was an outcast of his homeworld , but was able to find fame in the dangerous sport of Podracing nonetheless . Pagalies was considered to be handsome , hilarious , and flamboyant . As far as looks are concerned , Pagalies stood 1 . 24 meter s tall , and had predominately brown and orange skin all over his body , and had off - white skin on his underarms and lower jaw . Pagalies also sported black pupils in his eye s . Equipment . Pagalies flew a large IPG - X1131 LongTail Podracer , which sported cylindrical engines and an upright , circular cockpit . The whole Podracer was covered in an orange , white , and cyan color motif . Although the Veknoid flew the large craft successfully for the first lap of the Boonta , the right engine was not able to sustain a blast from a Tusken slugthrower . Behind the scenes . Teemto Pagalies was created for the 1999 film , but first appeared in the film ' s by Terry Brooks . Conceptual art for the character , including bone structure , was created by concept artist Terryl Whitlatch .