Maryn Roos, an illustrator, writer, and editorial artist, hails from the United States. She held the position of Lead Artist at Lucas Learning between 1998 and 2002, where she played a key role in the development of educational video games, notably Star Wars: Anakin's Speedway, which launched in March of 2000. Notably, she is recognized for incorporating the Balinaka—a relatively unknown species that initially surfaced within vintage Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game content—as amusing figures in the game's backdrop.