When you think of Star Wars, sport isn’t the first subject that comes into your head. It’s Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and an assortment of robots. However, there is plenty of sport going on in the Star Wars Universe.
Who needs the Olympics when you can take part in the Galactic Games? Planets aplenty take part in this event. During the days of the Galactic Republic, they were held every seven years on a different planet and were out of this world, well any world really. When the Emperor Palpatine’s New Order took over, the title was changed to the Imperial Games.
First held around 100BY, the idea was to promote peace via sport. 26BBY saw Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in attendance. They were part of the Jedi team sent to Euceron to keep the peace.
Wherever you are in the universe, there’s always going to be a ball game of some kind. Some seen in Star Wars are pretty violent. Smashball lives up to its name as Qui-Gon Jinn discovered. Controversy ensued as the signing of young players from other planets made it difficult for local players to get in the team. Sounds just like 21st century football on Planet Earth.
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You need to be brave to play Shockball. The aim is to stun the opposition with the electrically charged ball. The team with the most conscious players at the end of the game are the winners. Teams such as the Eriadu Patriots and Kuat Artisans are top contenders in the Galactic League.
Wegsphere became the official sport of the Galactic Empire’s New Order. Thousands of worlds play this ball game. It takes place in a low gravity field and the simple target is to get the ball into your opponent’s goal. Being talented at this game can boost your chances of getting into an Imperial Academy.
It’s strange how some sports begin. With Huttball its beginnings were a way for debtors to pay back their loans. Here’s another violent sport with it basically starting as gladiatorial duels and if you cheated, well nothing wrong with that. The Galactic Republic made it illegal due to the high number of deaths with it being called the ‘Blood Sport of Kingpins.’
Nuna-ball and Gulliball are two rather strange sports originated on Naboo. The ball is actually a live animal. You see a Nunas doesn’t turn green and rips its shirt when getting angry. Instead, it inflates itself so perfect for being used in Nuna-ball.
The Committee Against Non-Sentient Abuse weren’t too pleased though. Nor were the Biological Athletes Union when droids started playing the game.
If it’s boxing you like, then there’s Shockboxing. You might have guessed that here, the gloves can deliver electric shocks to your opponent. The Barabels in particular love this sport and one of the all-time legends is Tull Raine.