The Vulptereen 327 was a podracer that the podracer pilot Dud Bolt used for multiple Boonta Eve Classic races on the planet Tatooine.

History[]

During the Invasion of Naboo, the podracer Dud Bolt piloted his Vulptereen 327 in yet another Boonta Eve Classic race. Bolt started in the second row, but fell behind quickly when the race began. The human Anakin Skywalker won the Boonta.^[2] He later used the podracer on an ice-covered location, shortly before the Clone Wars.^[3] Bolt's Vulptereen 327 was predominantly red, although the paint was scratched off and damaged in many areas on the engine units. The front end of both engines was a dull gray.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

The Vulptereen 327 first appeared in the 1999 film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace,^[2] and later briefly appeared in its sequel, Attack of the Clones.^[3] Both films were directed by George Lucas.^[2][3]

In early sketches of the podracer's design, the engines were reversed.^[4] This reversed appearance carried over into early animatics of the podracing sequence.^[5]

Appearances[]

• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (On a holoscreen)

Sources[]

• Boonta Eve Classic Podracer Pilots in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
• Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Star Wars: The Phantom Menace - Now This Is Podracing - Dud Bolt)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 17 (Weapons & Uniforms: Sebulba and Rival Pilots) (Picture only)
• Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
• "The Star Wars Archive" — Star Wars Insider 224
• Boonta Eve Classic Podracer Pilots in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)

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