The Mandalorian Podracer Speeder
Anakin skywalkers podracer was a custom built podracer built by a young anakin skywalker as a slave on tatooine and used to secure his freedom and the replacement hyperdrive components for queen amidalas ship during the boonta eve classic3 1 characteristics 2 behind the scenes 3 appearances 31 non canon appearances 4 sources 5 notes and references the blue and silver podracer built by.
The mandalorian podracer speeder. Cobb like anakin was raised as a slave in tatooine and then rose to a position of leadership. The speeder is actually the second most important piece of iconography that vanth had appropriated for his own use he had also bought boba fetts mandalorian armor from the jawas and had used it to liberate mos pelgo from the mining collective and restore peace to the ragtag settlement. In the mandalorian season 2 premiere cobb vanth rides a speeder bike that bears a striking resemblance to an engine from anakins podracer suggesting the bike may have been built from its parts.
There is a seat mounted to it and it has seen its better days but it is definitely from a podracer. On a meta level vanths tubular speeder was half of anakins podracer in the phantom menace and that podracer was the love of anakins life before padme came along. Djarins bike is that one seen across star wars media while vanths ride appears to be built of a podracer engine and specifically of that one engine that was flown by anakin skywalker during the phantom menace.
In fact it appears to be an. Lucasfilm exec defends baby yodas murderous appetite for eggs. Its during the ride that mando rides a speeder bike.
This article contains spoilers for the mandalorian season 2 episode 1. The plot revolved around boba fetts half digested armor we saw that one of anakin skywalkers podracer engines from the phantom menace has been repurposed as a speeder bike we got a cameo. Cobb vanths speeder is made out of the engine of a podracer.
After he agrees to team up with the mandalorian pedro pascal the beskar armoured duo ride across the tatooine. In the first episode of mandalorian season 2 din djarin and vanth can be seen riding a speed bike. The mandalorian had a few blink and youll miss it scenes in its season 2 premiere including one centered around newcomer cobb vanths pod racer.
Toward the middle of the episode cobb vanth timothy olyphant and the mandalorian pedro pascal ride off to find help to defeat the krayt dragon.