Watto

Quote: "What? You think you're some kind of Jedi waving your hand around like that?!"

Brief Bio:

This guy runs a house of junk in the gangster town of Mos Espa. Quite the shrewd businessman, the Toydarian won't make any cheap deals. The Force has no influence over this weak-minded fool - the number one thing on his priority list is money.

His little slave can be a nuisance, but when it comes to podracing, "the boy's good, no doubts there!" Of course, when it's time to place bets, Watto sticks with "Sebulba...he ALWAYS wins!"

In the end, he's left with an empty pocket and no slave to kick around. The outlanders outsmarted the blue birdbrain.

Behind the Makeup:
Andrew Secombe supplied the distinctive voice that makes Watto the sly shop owner that he is. Animation Director Rob Coleman studied film of Alec Guiness playing Fagin in Oliver as a basis for creating him. Watto was one of the CG creations that populated Episode I; one of the characters that helped usher in a new era of filmmaking.