Watto
Watto is a male extraterrestrial film character who features in Star Wars.
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Biography
Watto was a male Toydarian who inhabited the galaxy, far, far away where he came to reside on the planet Tatooine.
Watto became a junk dealer living in Mos Espa where he owned a small shop. Watto won two slaves, Shmi Skywalker and her son Anakin, from Gardulla the Hutt in a bet. Watto discovered Anakin's natural podracing abilities and began to sponsor the boy in several Podraces. Despite this, Watto often bet against Anakin. Watto would also host podracing viewing parties for his gambling partners and friends in his private box. Aside from maintaining the droids at his shop, Watto also had Anakin polish parts of them.
In 32 BBY, the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn came to his store looking for parts for his ship. Qui-Gon didn't have enough money and was unable to negotiate a price with Watto, even failing to perform a mind trick on the Toydarian. The next day, Qui-Gon told Watto that he wanted to enter Anakin in the Boonta Eve Classic in exchange for parts for his ship. Watto agreed and entered Anakin but Watto bet on the Dug racer Sebulba. Qui-Gon placed a bet for Anakin's freedom despite Watto's warnings that Anakin was going to lose anyway. Anakin, however, won the race and left Tatooine with Qui-Gon to become a Jedi on Coruscant while Shmi remained with Watto.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Watto was proud of his business and distrusting of Republic credits, which he felt weren't "real" enough for the tough economy of an Outer Rim Territory planet like Tatooine. When Qui-Gon Jinn attempted a mind trick on him in order to get him to accept 20,000 credits in exchange for a T-14 hyperdrive generator, he shrugged it off, telling Jinn that as a Toydarian, mind tricks didn't work on him. Watto was a heavy gambler, and later lost the hyperdrive and Anakin in a bet he had wagered against the Jedi.
Powers and abilities
Watto was a member of the Toydarian species and had all the natural traits of his kind. This included a pair of wings that he used to fly off the ground and maintain himself in the air.
Similar to the rest of his species, he was immune to the Jedi mind trick that could normally influence the minds of other individuals.
Notes
- Watto was created by George Lucas and was voiced by actor Andy Secombe where he featured in the Star Wars universe.
Alternate Versions
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Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace:
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones:
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