Watto was a demanding owner for both Shmi and Anakin, but ultimately lost both due to his gambling - Anakin to Qui-Gon Jinn and Shmi to Cliegg Lars, who was part of an anti-slavery group on Tatooine.

Today Star Wars fans are either celebrating, booing, or are simply confused about the news that Watto - the Toydarian who claims ownership over Anakin and his mother Shmi in "Star Wars: Episode I ...

Watto owned Darth Vader, a.k.a. Anakin Skywalker, as a child, and also owned Vader’s mother, Shmi Skywalker. He won both in a bet against Gardulla the Hutt.

It’s a prime opportunity to address plot holes, so Watto may only be the beginning of the bloodshed. Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #2 will be available on March 12, 2025. Learn Something New Every Day ...

Watto refuses, and says he'd only free one of the two. He uses a rigged chance cube to ensure that he'd only have to part with Shmi, but Qui-Gon uses the Force to manipulate the cube, and ends up ...

Watto was introduced in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, owning a young Anakin Skywalker and his mother Shmi as slaves working in his junkshop.The character also makes a brief ...

RIP Watto. The prequels character was killed off in a new Star Wars comic, and the internet is in mourning. Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #2 reveals that Darth Vader returned to Tattooine to kill ...

Watto, an alien from the Star Wars prequel trilogy, was revealed to have been murdered by Darth Vader in a spin-off comic, sparking mock tributes and memes. ... Shmi, as slaves.

Does Darth Vader really seek revenge and kill Watto? Star Wars fans will soon find out in Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #2. The comic features Kylo Ren as he journeys to Tatooine to learn more about ...