Nugtosh

Nugtosh was a male individual who was known to preside over podraces on Malastare, including the Vinta Harvest Classic in 32 BBY.
==Biography==
Nugtosh, a mysterious skeletal alien, lived on the planet Malastare as a vagrant.The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia His origin and age were unknown to the Malistarians. Sometime prior to the Battle of Naboo, Nugtosh made a promise to not sabotage the podrace track during the annual Vinta Harvest Classic, in exchange for the opportunity to make an appearance at the beginning of each race. Nugtosh's appearance during each race became a respected permanent fixture of podraces on Malastare.Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Prima's Official Strategy Guide Nugtosh was considered good luck by the podracers and fans.
==Behind the scenes==
Nugtosh made his first appearance in the 1999 video game Star Wars Episode I: Racer.Star Wars: Episode I Racer His name was identified in Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, which also offered a backstory to the character, which among other things stated that Nugtosh's gender was unknown. However, Nugtosh's entry in The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, released in 2008, explicitly states Nugtosh is a male.
Nugtosh appears to be an anagram of the word gunshot, probably a reference to the parallel of Nugtosh's climbing of the spire to the real-world use of a gunshot to usher in a race.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Episode I Racer 
*Star Wars (1998) 15
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Episode I Racer: Prima's Official Strategy Guide 
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Individuals of unidentified species
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Males
Category:Podrace hosts