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Watto (wat-toe) is a LEGO Star Wars minifigure first introduced in 2001

Background[]

Watto owned a small junk parts shop in the town of Mos Espa on Tatooine. Every podracer pilot on Tatooine - and beyond - knew about his shop. There, customers could purchase all sorts of parts to upgrade their podracer or any other vehicle, although one of Watto's policies stated that he would not accept Republic credits. According to Watto, he is immune to Jedi mind tricks due to being a Toydarian. Watto once owned Anakin and his mother Shmi Skywalker as slaves, but Anakin was freed when he won the Mos Espa Podrace.

Watto had bet against Anakin in the podrace and suffered for it, and he would eventually sell Shmi to Cliegg Lars, who freed and married her. A decade after freeing Anakin, Watto was surprised by a visit from his former slave, who was seeking information about his mother.

LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy[]

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

Watto was apparently a member of the Rebel Alliance in the rebuilt galaxy, as Yesi Scala attempted to contact him after Solitus began destroying the galaxy.

Spoilers end here.

Variations[]

Watto first appeared as a physical minifigure in a set of his Junk Shop. In 2005, this incarnation of him appeared in a cut-scene from LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. He is not a playable character. Watto returns in the same incarnation in LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga in 2007, this time as a playable character.

The physical minifigure of Watto was later re-designed in 2011, featured in 7962 Anakin's and Sebulba's Podracers.

Lego.com Description[]

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A flying Toydarian, Watto runs a junk shop on Tatooine, where he buys and sells starship components and other mechanical parts. Although not overly cruel, Watto is gruff and reluctant to release his young slave Anakin Skywalker.


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Notes[]

  • In LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Watto is unlockable, but his moveset and sounds are identical to those of the Geonosian and he has a Jawa's blaster. However, in a cutscene he sounds like himself.
  • In the first set Watto comes in, he stands on a transparent 1x2 brick to mimic his constant flight.

Gallery of Variants[]

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