Every Podracer in the Boonta Eve Classic FULLY EXPLAINED

Eighteen competitors entered the Boonta Eve Classic in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. What were their stories, and what were the complete results of the race? Find out in this video!
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[@ZachBobBob]

Mars Guo going RAAUUUGGGGHHHHHHH then exploding lives rent free in my head 24/7

[@HegoDamaskll]

I hate that voice he does before he crashes. It sounds so dumb.

[@TheCaptainBex]

Still the GOAT in the pod racer game though. Hands down my favorite to play.

[@triviszla1536]

@@TheCaptainBex Mars Guo mains represent

[@ZachBobBob]

@@HegoDamaskll It's ridiculous but it makes me laugh out loud every single time

[@sasukerules1000]

As I was reading it I had to say it outloud. Iconic moment RAAAUUUGGGGHH indeed

[@CodySisco24]

"and Ratts Tyrell died-" "WUEEGEEAGEGGHGAG" *explosion* Perfectly edited 😂

[@MrLFJ7]

25 years later, it's still so tragically hilarious.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

13:18 if anyone wants to find it

[@timthewarlord2304]

Man, what makes it worse that his family was there

[@WestCooly]

@@timthewarlord2304 Happens in the real world too 😳

[@FreakStarWars]

Ben Quadrinaros must have become a podracing legend after boonta eve, considering Leia and Han named their first son after him.

[@abdelali9279]

I wonder if Obi-Wan after escaping Order 66, and when asked for his name, saw a Ben Quadrinaros poster and said, "yeah, my name's Ben".

[@cruelolol]

Underrated comment

[@jspaceemperor420]

This should be canon

[@pufflepoint]

@@abdelali9279 This is now cannon to me. This is how Obi-Wan got his name.

[@HerrrLuna]

There is a Ben in each trilogy

[@Random3716]

"A Sneevel from the planet Sneeve" "A Nuknog from the planet Sump" I love Star Wars

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

Human from planet Earth.

[@AF-tv6uf]

Xamster. I'll just leave that there.

[@pufflepoint]

"Fluggrian from Ploo IV." also takes the cake

[@kevinbray3724]

And Sleazebaggano from... I don't know what planet he's from. But he sells Death Sticks, and often rethinks his life.

[@carpenoctem3257]

Almost sounds like something from Rick and Morty

[@EightThreeEight]

The podracers really are the quintessential Glup Shitto characters.

[@HumbleAshe]

Ah Ben Quadinaros, my favorite Glup Shitto lemon-shaped Star Wars character. A lovably goofy alien that fits perfectly with the quirkiness of Star Wars. (I also love how his species got a mention again in Season 7 of the Clone Wars.)

[@ZachBobBob]

All these characters are peak Glup Shitto

[@jamesallen17592]

Also the namesake of Ben Solo.

[@PunishedKrab]

@@ZachBobBobSo Glup, very Shitto

[@leandroijanorodrigues9303]

Sponge Bob cousin

[@Jerao]

The "child murder" bit got me. I dunno why that was so funny

[@justafaniv1097]

"Attempted" child murder. Just another way Anakin would one-up him, because unlike Sebulba, Anakin was famously successful at this endeavor.

[@thefatbatman7334]

Finally I know the name of the guy who went “RUAWER!” in the podrace.

[@StuartLugsden]

Your back in KZbin!

[@triviszla1536]

I can’t believe there was only one fatality the whole race. A lot of those crashes were brutal. I’m surprised Mahonic and Teemto survived *and still went back to race some more.*

[@FitzyCify]

Adrenaline's a hell of a drug

[@JuryRigged]

Bacta. Lots and lots of Bacta.

[@madness9651]

I mean lots of the extended backgrounds are hilarious, but usually those that don't tie back to main characters are actually fun. Stuff like "Sebulba flew with Lando Calrissian" or "random alien met with Luke to tell him about his dad he met once for like 15 minutes" is beyond cringe though. Also the fact that episode 1, the only Star Wars movie primarily targeted at children, killed of the family-father is quite disturbing. In fact I find it still quite disturbing as a grown up man.

[@subsume7904]

​@@madness9651 and, in turn, this teaches kids how powerful a good father figure can be

[@45TRANSFORMERSFAN]

"I wonder whath appened to him..." Whath Shakespearean tongue thy speaketh... XD

[@generaljimmies3429]

Dost mother know you wearath her drapes

[@99jarjarbinks]

​@@generaljimmies3429😆😂🤣

[@myriadmediamusings]

Ah he was influenced by William Shakespeare’s Star Wars.

[@Nikelaos_Khristianos]

Forsooth, he spake a fowl’s tongue. 😂

[@darksamuri3968]

Last week I was honored by seeing this this epic scene in theaters

[@carder_music]

I laughed out loud multiple times in this video🤣 the pod racers have the most outlandish and hilarious backstories

[@LoneWhiteMage]

I used to play Star Wars Episode I Racer all the time as a kid. Because I had memorized all the podracers names, that was my first Star Wars nerdy knowledge flex.

[@chaosfire321]

There were a lot more survivors in this raced than I expected. Seriously, only one death?! Also, I had to double take when I thought I heard Elon Musk competed lmaoooo.

[@Captaintomacus]

Teemto was my favourite to use in the game and now knowing he was too handsome makes me like him even more

[@JaxMerrick]

Hey, another Teemto fan. Sweet.

[@ianmcmurchie6636]

I have become a Teemto fan knowing this and that he was very likely god’s drunkest driver in the Boonta.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

As someone that's played the Switch port of 'Episode 1: Racer' when it came out as I was born after the N64 era had come & gone, I love that they made a game about the 2nd most exciting scene in the movie was such a blast.

[@IrisIrisIris29]

The podrace was the first Star Wars scene I ever saw, so it'll always have a special place in my heart. Also, no idea why, but Gasgano is one of my original Glup Shittos. Don't know why young me loved that gangly little dude, but I did. I didn't have any toys of Anakin's pod, or Sebulba's, but I absolutely had Gasgano's.

[@marcussilva4526]

I was super into Gasgano as a kid too 😆

[@podracer35]

Same here! I remember having a crank and launch Ody Mandrell Podracer and a mini dueling set with Gasgano and Teemto Pagalies racers. I always loved those two designs... Gasgano's engines and Teemto's cockpit.

[@christianyaerger1751]

I always chose Gasgano when playing Star Wars Podracers. He reminded me so much of Yareal Poof, who also had four arms.

[@OrionInSpace]

A new pod racing game, or remaster of the old one, where you can play as one of these characters, but then also create your own pod racer would literally sell like hotcakes🙏🏻

[@livliveart]

FOR REAL THO, I want that so bad 😭🙏

[@jordanwhite352]

Honestly, how amazing would it be if that was something that ends up happening in the Star Wars Jedi game from EA. Just really want to see what pad racing would look like with today's graphical capabilities!

[@myriadmediamusings]

Including podracing as a replayable side game or quest in something like Outlaws or the Jedi games could be a compromise.

[@noahlonaker2668]

That or make pod racing a mini game in a Star Wars rpg

[@JoeXTheXJuggalo1]

Years and I'd buy it and play it. I remember the first ever Console system I ever got was a N64 Star Wars Pod racer special edition pack as a early birthday gift from my sister and her boyfriend she was dating at that time. I remember getting in trouble for staying up nearly all night on a school night the following week.

[@pangaeawriter8766]

"We'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge!!!" - translated from the Quadinaros/Sebulba poster. As for Mars Guo, he must have been a dwarf among his kind, considering the queen was comparable in height to her boyfriend Jar Jar.

[@podracer35]

That is an awesome tagline for a poster

[@caitlin952]

My dad: “how’s the job search going?” Me in the middle of watching this video:

[@JMPDev]

Utini!

[@claduke]

The idea of a sports journalist in Star Wars is hilarious.

[@MaximumRebo]

Rip Ratts Tyerell

[@myriadmediamusings]

I completely forgot about the official cut of TPM reintegrating the cut scenes of the podrace lap 2 and the rest of the racers. Good for universe building but my gosh it makes the race even longer. But it really brought back memories of playing Episode I Racer on N64. And there's also its sequel barely anyone talks about.

[@ThatDragonGuy]

Wait what? There's another cut? Where can we watch it?

[@myriadmediamusings]

​@@ThatDragonGuyMuch like how George "overwrote" the OT with every new version of it, so too with TPM. The extended podrace introduction and lap 2 was added on top of changing the yoda puppet to cgi yoda to match AOTC and ROTS. This is the version on D+ and the recent theater showing.

[@99jarjarbinks]

​@@ThatDragonGuy The only way you can watch the original theatrical cut of TPM is if you have the VHS release copy from 2000. I have the standard Full Screen format which I will hopefully be able to watch this Sunday 5/19 to honor the movie's 25th anniversary. I have not seen my VHS copy since the DVD release of EPISODE I in October of 2001. But fate, and The Force, brought me an opportunity to do so this upcoming weekend. Can't wait! 😊❤ Also, there was a Widescreen format box set release of TPM back in 2000 as well. A very rare find that's worth a lot now for sure.

[@livliveart]

They still cut Ratts' introduction tho 🥲

[@angelbasiliorodriguezbusto2065]

Hopefully, the dubbed versions of the film added the CGI Yoda but not the extended cut of the race (Or at least the dub that I watched)

[@chickensoupfordipshits]

Aldar Beedo: Known for having not one, but TWO cursed lego incarnations

[@CaptMattSparrow]

Now this is podracing

[@AlY-iz6pf]

I learned most of these names from the podracer game

[@michaele1654]

I liked Dud Bolt. He's a stupid looking puppet with oversized teeth. Also Clegg Holdfast is great. He's fully CGI (not as cool as a real puppet) but he's just an Elk-man. Some of the new aliens in the Phantom Menace are just Alligator face and a deer on his hind legs. I love it. It pairs nicely with how the Mos Eisley Cantina in Episode IV has Satan, the Wolf Man, and an Apollo 11 Astronaut getting drinks (and the Mandalorian has Dr Mandibles and Frog Lady, two classic characters). There is something so charming about how many background characters in Star Wars were designed in five minutes and for zero dollars. The Gonk droid is another classic: he's just a walking trash bin, and his name took about as much effort as his design. I love it. I think the Apollo 11 Astronaut might be my favorite of the lazy background characters. I like to imagine how confused that he must be... This man ended up going through a wormhole and traveling a long time ago to a galaxy far far away (like some kind of weird homage to Planet of the Apes or something), so naturally the first thing he did is to find the nearest space bar and order some space booze. Pretty relatable, not gonna lie...

[@MCLegoboy]

I've always been partial to Gasgano because of the LEGO Set, Mos Epsa Podrace (7171) because while you got Anakin's pod and Sebulba's pod, it was great to get a lesser known podracer since so much of the focus in the movie was on Anakin and Sebulba. We'd eventually get Aldar Beedo's pod in Watto's Junkyard (7186) and if you actually took the shop apart, it made up the framework to make Mawhonic's pod in conjunction with the parts used to make up the junkyard, although unfortunately Mawhawnic himself has never been made in minifigure form. There is also the Podracing Bucket (7159), but the pods are not to scale. Neva Kee's pod and Clegg Holdfast's pod are two of the default models that can be found in it, but not their characters as minifigs. The point of the set is more just to make up your own podracers, but it was still nice to see default models of different pods. Sadly, I don't think LEGO will ever make the other podracers into sets, it's not exactly the most marketable subject matter if you aren't Anakin or Sebulba, and even then Sebulba gets dropped half the time, but Gasgano will always be a favorite of mine because I really like the look and color of the pods, and I love how his minifigure is built, too.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Fun fact about Quadinaros that you missed: he was a stand-up comedian who only entered the race because a drunk heckler bet him an exorbitant amount of money that he wouldn't.

[@kotor610]

Sebulba was actually a time traveler sent from the future to kill off darth vader before he became too powerful. Speaks volumes for the safety of the podrace that so many crashed, yet survived.

[@MissLyrata]

In the podracing game Gasgano has a giggle like the Pillsbury Doughboy. 😂

[@grantemmert2784]

This is so well done and fun

[@generaljimmies3429]

12:40 Ah yes, I wonder whath appended to Anakin as well

[@Teag_Brohman15]

a moment of silence for Ratts Tyerell...

[@The47thKnight]

13:19 man you didn’t have to do Tyrell like that 🥲

[@michaelkaduck1915]

This is so nice to get stories on all these characters. I'd love if we get a From a Certain Point of View book for The Phantom Menace. All of these guys could have great little stories to tell!

[@myriadmediamusings]

Sebulba is the most likely to get an entry, but I certainly wouldn't mind Ratts, Ben, and Gasgano getting stories.

[@campnothing9129]

Hey just wanted to say we need more KZbinrs like you, like no long ass intro and extra bs just got straight into the video and it doesn’t stray at all from the title (no clickbait)

[@JMPDev]

Neva Kee, my main man! He was always my favorite in Star Wars: Episode I Racer on PC.

[@RyanDudziak]

Went and saw this in theaters last night, had the theater to myself. What a cool experience!

[@podracer35]

Teemto Pagalies's story is pretty wild. I already liked his podracer's design with that kickass cockpit, but i have a new appreciation for him now that I know his story and that podracing is his happy place.

[@angelbasiliorodriguezbusto2065]

Huh, I wonder if Anakin Skywalker is related to the general Skywalker that fought in the Clone Wars or to the guy that destroyed the Death Star

[@mpaulm]

Still play this game once in a while on my N64.❤🎉

[@iwattasandwich8672]

Ben Quadinaros: "known for being the hardest character to unlock in Episode 1 Racer" *Laughs in Bozzie Barranta*

[@Belzebuth94]

Lmao I was looking for this comment

[@likecrazyhorse]

Thanks to Jacob from Funhaus, I already knew half these folks like family

[@sosaysjayrod]

You mean Jacob from Astrogoblin. He, Charlotte and Patrick just launched their new channel today!

[@Falchion1984]

If I had to pick a fave besides Anakin, it'd be Neva Kee. The unique design of his podracer is very cool, it has incredible acceleration in the podracer game, and the way he cackles when he crashes? Apparently, it's very on-brand for him.

[@ludwigiapilosa508]

Neva Kee was a really good choice for the game. Such precise control.

[@PerovNigma]

I'm surprised to hear that so many survived, let alone finished the race. I've always assumed that every racer died except Anakin, Sebulba, and Ben Quadinaros.

[@bretterry8356]

Gasgano will always be my number 1. I always played as him in the N64 game, and his pod racer was one of my favorite Lego sets.

[@robinsonsstudios]

Pagalies is an absolute madlad, there could be an entire movie about this guy

[@stxyoung]

Great video Alex! I would pop in my Phantom Menace VHS just to watch the race and then play Star Wars pod racer on N64 with my dad.

[@AStupidID]

The video I didn't know I desperately needed.

[@HistoryUnwound]

I mostly remember Gasgano because the original LEGO Podracer set contained Anakin’s podracer, Sebulba’s podracer, and Gasgano’s podracer.

[@Darthzim950]

Teemto and his doofy wheel pod will always live on in my heart.

[@Shirebaggins.]

brings a video about more imperial ships, I want to see the VT-49 Decimator

[@JayBe443]

The pod racing game was my first introduction to Star Wars. Fun times

[@Gyarretto7]

Fun fact about Teemto Pagalies: In The Phantom Menace video game, you can actually meet him in a bar in Mos Espa, claiming that he's the best racer on Tatooine. If you ask him if he ever wins, he just says "Bet on me tomorrow! I know I can win this time!" And in the level afterwards, not only will you find Teemto in the bar, not only can you buy him a drink, but in the next room over, you can find a bounty hunter working for Jabba who's looking for Teemto; if you rat Teemto out, the bounty hunter will laugh, saying that he'll be fed to the Sarlacc after the race.

[@KennethDPedersen]

Missed these “every” videos glad to see them again

[@towcat]

I think my favourite part of the pod race scene is how much care went into it. Almost all of these machines move the way they look like they would. You can see heat from the engines and the effects of them. Even though it's all space nonsense, it seems like everything has a purpose.

[@BleachFan9891]

Star Wars episode 1 racer was one of my favorite Star Wars games when I was a kid

[@lorenabell4713]

Loved me some Pod Racing on the 64 and was my first with the system as it was bundled. Was a huge fan!

[@Vault_69]

I'm pretty sure I learned all these names from Jacob from Funhaus

[@GamerXenith]

Ben Quadrinaros was always my favorite and I remember being so excited when I unlocked him in the game! :3

[@DarthCobay]

Still can’t believe Mars Guo is one of the only racers to have his intro cut from the film… he’s my favorite racer! EDIT: I should say plenty of racers didn’t have intros, but Guo had one that was filmed and in rough VFX that was cut from the final film.

[@dasfowler]

Ratts: "Arrergh" *explode* God that writing always gets me.

[@supremefankai5480]

I just love all the usage of footage from Episode 1 Podracer. I love that game, my favourite character to use was Mars Guo for his stats and because I didn't like how Sebulba screwed him over twice.

[@apfelkuchen4399]

Clips from the Podracing Game bring back memories, thank you! :)

[@cratermaker3842]

Gasganno always stuck out to me when i was younger but Ratts Tyrell has become a recent favorite of mine

[@digitalunity]

Ben Quadinaros is either the fastest or one of the fastest pods in both podracing games that exist. This tall drink of water dominates every metagame he's present for

[@boi905]

At least according to the official strategy guide for Episode I Racer, I believe Wan Sandage was only like 4 years old and their species had a life span of like 10 years.

[@doomtown7556]

Since seeing this on opening day in '99 I've always felt that the Shure 520DX "Green Bullet" microphone had to have been the inspiration for Mawhonic's engines...

[@vsal3782]

Teemto Pagalies! I remember in the episode 1 game for the ps1 buying him a drink prior to the Boonta Eve Classic as Qui-Gon in order to speak to Watto. Plus his pod racer looks really cool!

[@podracer35]

Lots of fun details on these characters. I knew most of them from the game, but stuff like my man Ody Mandrell helping Luke Skywalker is wild. I had no idea that was a thing

[@DeamonChocobo]

Gasgano was always my favorite racer (most likely due to the toy Comercial actually saying his name), but my favorite pod was always the Farwan & Glott FG 8T8-Twin Block2 Special (mostly because I had the micromachine and game where it's design stood out)

[@StilledFox]

Aldar Beedo is my favourite! His podracer has such a cool design.

[@maxo.9928]

Anyone else find Sebulba's design oddly satisfying to look at? They did such a good job making him feel like a real person, he's got necklaces and beads and he looks kinda sandy from living in a desert. Idk, it always just appealed to me.

[@Saturn537]

12:44 Some say he won his freedom for 500 cents.

[@seanpatrickcain2]

"Oh, there goes Quadinaros' power coupling!"

[@BowserMovies1989]

Now we know the rankings of the famous Boonta Eve Podrace. And now I know the racer who makes me laugh with his sound at 13:20. RIP Ratts Tyrell

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

Man, I really wish they would bring back the Podracer games. I remember the old games' career mode being pretty in depth for a game of its type, and having one nowadays with more tracks, even bigger tracks, more career options plus a lot more character and racer customization, more in depth story exploration of the racing circuit, etc, would be phenomenal.

[@Drace90]

The podrace is the coolest thing in all of Star Wars. Fight me!

[@JuryRigged]

I still appreciate Episode 1 Racer. Ebe was my starter racer, followed immediately be Bullseye as soon as I unlocked him.

[@Rapheresia]

I always started with Anakin, then Bullseye and/or Neva Kee, they had insane stats

[@JuryRigged]

@@Rapheresia Never really liked Anakin, just didn't like how the racer handled.

[@99jarjarbinks]

Damn. As always, Alex and Mollie, well done on this! 👍👍🤘🤘👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I still have my original copy of The Phantom Menace Visual Dictionary from 1999, and one of my favorite pages was about the podracers. Of course, most of the info are no longer Canon, but at the time I was always excited to try and learn more about these guys. Again, awesome job on this video, Damons! 😊 Have a great week, and May The Force Be With You, Both... Always.❤❤

[@sammyruntz]

Ratts Tyerell is my favorite Glup Shitto! I was very happy to find him as an unlockable character in LEGO Star Wars Skywalker Saga.

[@stanley5745]

I was hoping for a video like this after watching Phantom Menace in theatres a few weeks ago, excellent use of gameplay from the Racer games (and I appreciate that Game Night reference)

[@Saturn537]

With all these racers having other jobs, this is starting to sound more like F-Zero than podracing. But I guess that makes sense since they're basically the same thing.

[@marrqi7wini54]

I wonder how the galaxy would take a liking to F-Zero racing?

[@arttus1287]

Great video! Podracing is my favourite thing in SW. Just one tiny nitpick: I'm quite sure that the general opinion of the hardest racer to unlock in the old game is a legends character called Bozzie Baranta, not Ben Quadrinaros. Baranta was unlocked from a track called The Abyss, which is the podracing equivalent of walking on a tightrope. If you fell once you lost the race certainly.

[@witchdoc5075]

That was great! Thank you for putting in that work!

[@claridagio]

I thought Teemto Pagalies bumped into Anakin because a bug hit his visor, rather than being drunk? I was surprised that that deleted scene wasn't integrated into the offical extended cut.

[@matthewthole6878]

Neva Kee was always my favorite character in Racer. His pod is just stupid fast. 0-600 in like half a second. Also, poor Ratts Tyrell and family. Just watched the episode of Clone Wars where 3PO saves his planet. S tier.

[@connormayfield1999]

Absolutely love these types of videos from Alex

[@jordanwhite352]

I still have no idea why we can't have pod racing at Batu in Galaxy's Edge? I would literally rather do that than the Millennium Falcon and I grew up with OG Star Wars.

[@myriadmediamusings]

Since the parks are "supposed" to follow lore, I guess we're supposed to blame the Ratts Tyrell Foundation according to this video.

[@jfielding8]

Identifying and naming each pod and racer was the pinnacle of my star wars knowledge at the age of 9. I'm 32, it's still the pinnacle of my star wars knowledge.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thank you, Alex! 🏁

[@thebadshave503]

Elan Mak looks like like a walking shader error and I love him for that.

[@PJWB]

I had to take a 6 hour breather after “The Ratts Tyerell Foundation” before finishing the vid

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Pod racing as qui-gon said "very fast, very dangerous."

[@bullrun2772]

lol yes and is banned in the core worlds

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

@@bullrun2772 👍

[@bullrun2772]

@@CloneScavengerVulpin8389 yep lol

[@ElSandwich777]

Teemto’s crash was positively brutal. Aldar Beedo is my favourite. Between the design of his person and his pod, dude is so damn cool

[@GoldSquadron555]

Teemto Pagalies will always be my favorite

[@nathanaelcard6442]

Wow this was all so interesting! Another great video guys!

[@jasonhahn8385]

This was a super-fun video you guys!