He is both a junk dealer and slave owner on the planet Tatooine, possessing both Shmi Skywalker and her son Anakin. When challenged to a bet for Anakin's freedom by Qui-Gon Jinn along with what he needs to repair his damaged ship, Watto agrees due to him refusing to take Republic change.

He was the owner of Shmi Skywalker as well as her son, Anakin Skywalker, the young boy who would grow up to become both a revered Jedi Knight and a feared Sith Lord known as Darth Vader. Watto started his life as a soldier on Toydaria.

Watto was a Toydarian junk dealer in Mos Espa who bought Shmi Skywalker and her son Anakin from Gardulla the Hutt. An inveterate gambler, he sponsored Anakin in several Podraces, but often bet against his own slave, who was talented but inexperienced.

Watto was a male Toydarian junk dealer/ Human trafficker, who owned a shop in Mos Espa, Tatooine. In his youth, he served as a soldier in the Ossiki Confederacy Army on his homeworld of Toydaria, but later left after sustaining permanently damaging injuries.

Oct 9, 2023 · Owned by the flying Watto, Anakin's life might have been drastically different if Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) hadn't found him. As Anakin's owner, Watto is largely responsible for the...

Jul 11, 2023 · Anakin and his mother, Shmi, were once owned by the Toydarian named Watto, who operated a junk shop on Tatooine during Anakin’s childhood years. But Anakin and his mother once belonged to Gardulla the Hutt before Watto …

Jan 27, 2024 · In Star Wars, Watto lived on Tatooine, and was the last owner of Anakin and his mother, Shmi, before they were both eventually freed from being slaves at his parts shop in Mos Espa.

Along with his mother Shmi, Anakin Skywalker was a slave on Tatooine, owned by junk dealer Watto. When Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn, a Gungan named Jar Jar Binks, and Naboo handmaiden Padmé came to Watto’s shop looking for parts to repair their starship, Anakin befriended them.

He became the owner of the slaves Shmi and Anakin Skywalker after a gambling match, the former who would grow up to become Darth Vader. He quickly found out about Anakin’s aptitude for...

May 11, 2022 · Anakin acquires an apprentice of his own during the Clone Wars. It's an unusual move for the Order, but it's a time of war, and the Jedi, who had been dwindling in numbers by the start of the war, are suddenly thrust into the role of general for the clone troopers.