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Legends Canon version → Linked from 493 articles

Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.

Podracing was a popular sport in the less-developed regions of the galaxy and was one of the most dangerous sports ever invented. Racers losing their lives during competitions was commonplace.

Podracers were small, one-man repulsorcraft, composed of an anti-gravity pod propelled by one or more pairs of large turbine engines. The engines were not physically connected to each other, being linked instead by power couplings consisting of plasma discharges. The engines were connected to the pods themselves by means of long, Steelton cables. Podracers were custom-built, and were only as safe as the mechanic and pilot made them.

Text and facts from the “Podracing/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

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Createdby
Gustab Wenbus (Modern concept)

Appearances

55 works, in story order
  1. Star Wars: The Old Republic (mentioned only)
  2. Darth Plagueis
  3. Jedi Apprentice Special Edition: The Followers (mentioned only)
  4. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  5. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace novelization (first appearance)
  6. Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace junior novelization
  7. Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 2
  8. Podracing Tales
  9. Star Wars: Episode I Racer
  10. End Game
  11. Deep Spoilers (mentioned only)
  12. Racer Rush
  13. Star Wars (1998) 13
  14. Star Wars (1998) 14
  15. Star Wars (1998) 15
  16. Star Wars (1998) 16
  17. Nomad (mentioned only)
  18. Peaces
  19. Shadows in Green
  20. Rogue Planet (mentioned only)
  21. Outbound Flight (mentioned only)
  22. Jedi Quest: The Dangerous Games
  23. Star Wars: Racer Revenge
  24. Podracing Banned on Caprioril
  25. Podracing Faces Uncertain Future
  26. Jedi TradeChips Spark Controversy (mentioned only)
  27. The Approaching Storm (mentioned only)
  28. The Approaching Storm abridged audiobook (mentioned only)
  29. Moe Funeral Disrupted by Dug Activists
  30. Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  31. Republic 50 (mentioned only)
  32. The Cestus Deception (mentioned only)
  33. Changing Seasons (mentioned only)
  34. Boba Fett: Hunted
  35. The Clone Wars: Crash Course
  36. Lethal Trackdown
  37. 6.15
  38. Revival
  39. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization (mentioned only)
  40. The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web (mentioned only)
  41. The Last of the Jedi: Return of the Dark Side (mentioned only)
  42. The Last of the Jedi: Against the Empire
  43. Death Star (mentioned only)
  44. Snow Job
  45. Rebel Force: Target
  46. Rebellion 7 (mentioned only)
  47. Under a Black Sun (mentioned only)
  48. The Jewel of Yavin (mentioned only)
  49. The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
  50. Tatooine Ghost (mentioned only)
  51. The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (mentioned only)
  52. The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force (mentioned only)
  53. Legacy of the Force: Tempest (mentioned only)
  54. Legacy of the Force: Exile (mentioned only)
  55. Legacy (2006) 14
Non-canon appearances: 5
  1. Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc
  2. Urchins
  3. LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
  4. Dear Anakin
  5. LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

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