- Appeared in:
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CW
- Homeworld:
Aleen
- Species:
Aleena
- Gender:
Male
- Size:
.79 meters tall
- Vehicle:
Vokoff-Strood Titan 2150 Podracer
- Affiliation:
Boonta Eve Classic
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From the Movies
Ratts Tyerell was the tiniest of the Podracer pilots in the Boonta Eve Classic, though size matters not in such a competition. The little scrapper piloted a Podracer with immense engines ... too big, it would seem, for the tight confines of the Laguna Caves. On the second lap of the race, Ratts' accelerator jammed, and he couldn't get clearance past the rocky stalactites. The resulting fireball killed the little guy. His family, who had traveled to Mos Espa to witness the race, was reportedly seen grieving shortly thereafter.
From the Expanded Universe
Ratts was an Aleena alien, a species that has developed a quick-change metabolism to escape from the predatory sagcatchers of their homeworld.
Behind the Scenes
Animation Director Rob Coleman has said that Ratts Tyerell was one of his favorite computer generated characters to work on. Coleman's team inserted Ratts' family taking a "tour" of Mos Espa, and also mourning the loss of their racing hero. This family has several shots devoted to it in brand new sequences included in the DVD.
