The Toong were a sentient species of bipeds with a unique appearance that were native to the planet Tund. They possessed long legs and arms, several skin colors, and a large head located where the torso would normally be in humanoids. One famous Toong was Ben Quadinaros, a podracer who participated in the Boonta Eve Classic.
Biology and appearance[]
The Toong were a sentient species of bipeds with a unique appearance that were native to the planet Tund.[4] Their natural habitat was forest or jungle.[5] They possessed long legs and arms, several skin colors, and a large head located where the torso would normally be in humanoids. Their faces featured a tiny upturned nose and orange eyes. Three antennae sprouted from the top of their skull.[1]
Society and culture[]
The Toong were known as an extremely timid race who preferred the company of their own families. Due to their nature, Toong avoided confrontations with the wider galaxy. Several Toong were able overcome their shyness and become racers.[4]
Toong in the galaxy[]
Several Toong were famous racers, including Lor Kelasakuroona, a Toong racer who participated in the forty-eighth annual Dragonfire Air Rally on Coruscant,[6] and Ben Quadinaros, a famous Toong male podracer, who claimed to have come from the mysterious Tund system.[1] During the Naboo Crisis, Quadinaros participated in the Boonta Eve Classic, though his podracer malfunctioned, and he never got past the starting line.[7] Despite his embarrassing loss, Quadinaros persisted in podracing and was billed as the racer Sebulba's arch-nemesis on the poster The Sport's Greatest Rivalry during the Clone Wars.[8]
Also during the Clone Wars, various Toong worked under a Trandoshan manager at a Pyke Syndicate spice shipping dock on Oba Diah. Rafa and Trace Martez attempted to trick the workers into loading their ship with spice by claiming they had a delivery order.[3]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "Nash's Super Busy Day"
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "A Jedi or a Pirate"
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Secret Ship"
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Dooku: Jedi Lost (In flashback(s))
- Dooku: Jedi Lost script (In flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Rise of Clovis" (Appears on poster)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Together Again"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Bad Batch" (Appears on poster)
- Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow (Appears on poster)
- Star Wars Rebels — "The Holocrons of Fate" (Appears on poster)
- Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (In flashback(s))
- War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha 1
Non-canon appearances[]
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Exit from Endor" (In flashback(s))
- LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Crisis on Coruscant"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Race on Tatooine"
Sources[]
- "The Rise of Clovis" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- SWCA: The Untold Clone Wars Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 17 (Weapons & Uniforms: Sebulba and Rival Pilots) (Picture only)
- Darth Vader: Sith Lord
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 45 (Databank A-Z: Petranaki Arena–Proton Torpedoes) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Star Wars Search and Find Volume I
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- "Together Again" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Ben Quadinaros in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Toong)
- Boonta Eve Classic Podracer Pilots in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Toong in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Ben Quadinaros in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Together Again"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: Alien Archive
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ Dooku: Jedi Lost script
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
- ↑ Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy