Bok Askol

Bok Askol was a Pacithhip female from Shimia who worked as a podracer engineer. In 32 BBY, Askol was present in Mos Espa spaceport on the planet Tatooine to attend the Boonta Eve Classic podrace. The Pacithhip spent time in the hangar of the Mos Espa Grand Arena before watching the race from the private box of the junk dealer Watto.
==Biography==
Bok Askol was a Pacithhip female born on Shimia around 56 BBY. Askol worked as a podracer engineer and had followed the dream of becoming an expert mechanic in the hopes of joining a podracing crew.Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition Askol was in the spaceport of Mos Espa on the planet Tatooine to attend the Boonta Eve Classic podrace in the year 32 BBY.Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which includes Bok Askol's appearance on Tatooine, to 32 BBY.
Prior to the race, the Pacithhip spent time in the podracer hangar of the Mos Espa Grand Arena, where Askol spoke with a Quarren next to the podracer of the Nosaurian Clegg Holdfast.Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia Askol then viewed the race itself from the private box of the Toydarian junk dealer Watto in the arena.
During the First Order occupation of the planet Batuu in 34 ABY, Askol was 90 years old. At this time, the pirate Hondo Ohnaka sent several stolen identity profiles, including a profile of Askol, to the datapads of several individuals in Black Spire Outpost on Batuu. The individuals were preparing to carry out a heist for Ohnaka Transport Solutions, and Ohnaka wished to test if they could remember information concerning a potential cover identity, quizzing them on details from each of the profiles.
==Personality and traits==
Askol had gray skin, blue eyes, and no hair. The Pacithhip stood 6 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 269 pounds.
==Equipment==
The Pacithhip wore a set of green overalls during their time on Tatooine.
==Behind the scenes==
Bok Askol first appeared, albeit unnamed, in the 1999 prequel trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. The character was first named in the new Star Wars canon in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia. The name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first used on a card in the 2001 Theed Palace Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.
==Appearances==
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==Sources==
*Ultimate Star Wars 
*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia 
*Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition 
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy 
==Notes and references==
Category:Females
Category:Individuals with unspecified pronouns
Category:Mechanics
Category:Pacithhip