Who is your favourite criminally underrated comic character in a larger, sprawling universe? Is it the Toydarian troublemaker from Tatooine? Or is it the anguished all-rounder from Australia? Who, to cut to the chase, is your favourite Watto?
Use the following points of comparison to decide:
Occupation
a. Runs a junk dealership
b. Deals in junk runs’n’shitOrigins
a. Outer rim of the galaxy (Tatooine)
b. Outer rim of Brisbane (Ipswich)Appetite for Risk
a. Outlandishly willing to gamble against a child (a future ruler in the Empire)
b. Childishly willing to gamble against an out (a past ruling of an umpire)Immunity
a. Immune to Jedi mind tricks
b. Immune to Mickey Arthur homework tricksAnatomy
a. Tiny back wings that defy the laws of aerodynamics
b. Giant front pad that defines the Law of leg before wicketOwnership
a. Inextricably involved in a system of servitude in which human beings are treated as property, required to perform labour for the benefit of whoever purchased them, and subject to being transferred to new owners on an ill-considered whim
b. Played in the IPL
Tally your answers to decide what Watto you like best!
Mostly option A? Then you prefer Watto.
Mostly option B? Then it’s Watto for you.
An even mix of As and Bs? Watto dilemma!
Watto or Watto? Let me know in the comments.


