Star Wars spin-off "Princess Leia & The Rebels" (TBA)

[kylor]

Tatooine land-speeder racing. Maybe get some pod-racer cameos in there too.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by kylor

Tatooine land-speeder racing. Maybe get some pod-racer cameos in there too.

It would have to be strictly alien podracers, since Anakin was the only human able to do it.

[kylor]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

It would have to be strictly alien podracers, since Anakin was the only human able to do it.

You could probably have human participants that crash. It'd still be just fine.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by kylor

You could probably have human participants that crash. It'd still be just fine.

Anakin tells Padme that even he crashed in a previous race, thanks to Sebulba cheating. Watto agrees that Anakin actually saved his podracer, for the most part. This shows that even the most powerful Force-using human in the galaxy still had trouble with the sport...so if you include other humans as racers, it reduces Anakin's uniqueness in that regard. You expect other Jedi to use lightsabers, so Anakin carrying one is no big deal. But there were certain capabilities he had that others didn't, both in and away from the Order...and they should be maintained.

[kylor]

Originally Posted by Moviefan2k4

Anakin tells Padme that even he crashed in a previous race, thanks to Sebulba cheating. Watto agrees that Anakin actually saved his podracer, for the most part. This shows that even the most powerful Force-using human in the galaxy still had trouble with the sport...so if you include other humans as racers, it reduces Anakin's uniqueness in that regard. You expect other Jedi to use lightsabers, so Anakin carrying one is no big deal. But there were certain capabilities he had that others didn't, both in and away from the Order...and they should be maintained.

Not really. It doesn't say anywhere that Humans NEVER took part in races. It just implied that whichever Human did enter, never finished or even qualified. So you could, have other Human characters, that crash and burn (full grown adults) which still would not take away from a Human child winning.

[Moviefan2k4]

Originally Posted by kylor

Not really. It doesn't say anywhere that Humans NEVER took part in races. It just implied that whichever Human did enter, never finished or even qualified. So you could, have other Human characters, that crash and burn (full grown adults) which still would not take away from a Human child winning.

The dialogue in Anakin's home is pretty plain on the subject.

Anakin: "Has anyone ever been to a podrace?"
Qui-Gon: "They have podracing on Malistair. Very fast, very dangerous."
Anakin: "I'm the only human who can do it."
Qui-Gon: "You must have Jedi reflexes, if you race pods."

Then later, Qui-Gon's conversation with Shmi brings more light...

Qui-Gon: "You should be very proud of your son. He gives without any thought of reward."
Shmi: "He knows nothing of greed. He..." [she trails off]
Qui-Gon: "He has special powers. He can see things before they happen. That's why he appears to have such quick reflexes; its a Jedi trait."