10 Facts About Watto

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Watto is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, featured in the films The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.

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Anakin demonstrates an incredible aptitude for equipment repair, and Watto decides to profit from it by having the boy fix various broken equipment in the store.

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Watto'sexpressions were based on video footage of voice actor Andy Secombe, photographs of Coleman imitating the character, and modeler Steve Alpin saying Watto's lines to a mirror.

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4.

Watto first appears in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the first title chronologically in the Star Wars series.

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However, Watto considers calling off the bet, but gives in when Qui-Gon threatens to have him talk things over with the Hutt Clan.

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Watto makes a final appearance in the sequel Episode II – Attack of the Clones, which takes place 10 years after the original film, the now-adult Anakin returns to Tatooine to find his mother.

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Watto then takes Anakin and Padme to look through his records to find her.

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8.

Watto makes multiple further appearances in the Star Wars Expanded Universe; one such appearance details his time on his home planet before he came to Tatooine during a war.

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9.

Watto has been produced as a Lego figure and featured in the Lego Star Wars video games, in addition to numerous other appearances in the form of collectibles and other merchandising.

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10.

Crazy Watto is a two-minute-long fan film that made its debut on the Internet in 2000.

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