The Ewoks were a deeply spiritual people. They revered the surrounding giant trees and believed themselves to be descendants of the "Great Tree," a sacred tree in the forests. [20] The legend of the Golden One told [13] of a deity [1] that allowed the Ewoks to live in light. [13] After C-3PO and his rebel allies arrived and led the Ewoks into the Battle of Endor, [1] the legend told that the Golden One had returned to answer their prayers. [13] The conifer trees where Ewoks lived were also fire resistant, and served as a natural insect repellent. [5] Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004). DVD. 20th Century Fox Television. Event occurs at 2:17:00. At the end, the Rebels and Ewoks celebrated their victory as the Force-ghosts of Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin looked on.

Alter, Ethan. " 'Star Wars': How 'Ewoks' and 'Droids' Arrived on Saturday Morning TV". Yahoo . Retrieved December 19, 2015. Later that night Luke went alone to the shield generator bunker, was captured and taken by Darth Vader to the Emperor on the Death Star. Outstanding Children's Program — 1986". 38th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 21, 1986. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved February 6, 2016. Outstanding Children's Program - 1985". 37th Primetime Emmy Awards, September 22, 1985. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences . Retrieved February 6, 2016. In the audio commentary for the 2004 re-release of Return of the Jedi, as well as the documentary Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy, Lucas also cited the Viet Cong as being the primary inspiration for the Ewoks, particularly their defeat of the Galactic Empire.

At the 38th Primetime Emmy Awards, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor and the CBS documentary Dinosaur! were both juried-awarded Emmys for Outstanding Special Visual Effects. [28] The film additionally received two nominations for Outstanding Children's Program and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Special. [29] [30] Notable Ewoks [ edit ] Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor are made-for-TV spin-off movies that aired on ABC in 1984 and 1985 respectively. The events of both films take place between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, so don't expect any cameos by the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. The movies follow the traditional '80s child-adventurer movie template: children are separated from their parents, encounter some adorable puppet-like creatures, and go on a journey that serves as an allegory for growing up. The basic design of a tree village had a "Central Village" of thatched-roof huts on the primary limbs. These huts were high enough above the ground to be out of reach of predators. Suspended bridges connected the gaps between trees, adjoining distant huts. Knotted rope ladders allowed access up or down. Food, kindling, and other provisions would be kept under the floor of the Ewoks' houses, while woven sleeping mats and furs were stored in the lofts above. Hoods, capes, and tools hung on the walls. [5]

The Ewoks were somehow related to the Wookies, though they’re much shorter. They spoke Ewokese, a fictitious language with its roots in the sounds produced by the Kalymk language from Russia. The humans in the story didn’t understand Ewokese at all and so had to depend on C-3PO to translate. With the shield generator destroyed, the Rebel Admiral sent his fighters, led by Lando Calrissian piloting the Millennium Falcon, to destroy the Death Star’s main reactor. They were successful and the Death Star blew up. Luke, however, was safe, having survived a light saber fight with Darth Vader and almost death until Darth Vader had killed the Emperor. Luke escaped the Death Star in an Imperial shuttle with the body of his father Anakin Skywalker, formerly Darth Vader, who had returned to the good side just before his death. Cute but deadly: why Ewoks deserve your respect". The Telegraph. www.telegraph.co.uk. April 25, 2016 . Retrieved March 16, 2017. Existing in harmony with nature, [19] Ewoks lived high among the trees of the forest moon of Endor, in villages built between the closely spaced trees. The canopies of the great trees were filled with watchers who could alert the tribe of approaching gorax or condor dragons, and could use gliders to patrol the lands beyond their local village. Bachelors, on the other hand, often lived on the ground and kept watch for even greater dangers, such as Duloks, who often emerged from the swamps to prey on Ewoks and lantern birds. [5]The Ewoks were a primitive people who lived high above ground in the tall trees of the forest. They were naturally suspicious of strangers, and kept to themselves, which is probably why the Imperial troops ignored them. In April 2014 (with the sequel film The Force Awakens in production), Lucasfilm separated the Star Wars Expanded Universe (rebranded as Star Wars Legends) from official Star Wars canon. [7] Television films [ edit ]

In a (non-canon) Star Wars Tales comic entitled Apocalypse Endor, an Imperial veteran of Endor refers to the moon being devastated by the impact of falling debris from the Death Star, which was blown up while in orbit around the moon, causing devastation to the Ewoks. However, another character dismisses this as a myth, saying that most of the Death Star's mass was obliterated in the explosion, and that the Rebels "took care of the rest". [19] All the Ewok-Related 'Star Wars' Paraphernalia I Just Bought Online, Ranked". www.inverse.com . Retrieved March 16, 2017. The Ewoks enjoyed singing and playing music during celebrations, festivals, and rituals. During the Ewok and Rebel celebration after the destruction of the Death Star II, one Ewok in Bright Tree Village used a series of Imperial stormtrooper and naval trooper helmets as drums, producing a variety of tones. [1]

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Chitwood, Adam (September 1, 2011). "More Changes to STAR WARS Include Blinking Ewoks and Different Cut of Greedo Shooting First". Collider . Retrieved November 28, 2019. Cute but deadly: why Ewoks deserve your respect". The Telegraph. www.telegraph.co.uk. 2015-11-27 . Retrieved March 16, 2017. It’s interesting to note that neither the term “Ewoks” nor any of the Ewoks’ individual names are part of the movie, but were only revealed in the end credits and in their subsequent films.