Ogre

"You're not a friend of that Ogre, are you?"

- A Zandor Rocker to Wicket and Teebo

Ogres were a species of huge sapients who inhabited the land of Zandor on forest moon of Endor. They had pale skin, with black hair on their head and pointed ears. Some Ogres lived in caves on Endor.

The most well-known Ogre, Gantu, lived in Zandor across the Gorge of Fire. He was known to raid Bright Tree Village and a community of Zandor Rockers.

Biology and appearance
Ogres had pale skin, with pointed ears. They were larger than most species on Endor, and could walk and run faster than Ewoks. Some Ogres, such as Gantu, had small strands of black hair on his head and ears, though not enough to cover the entire top of his head.

Ogres had four fingers, lacking a little finger. Their arms were strong enough to carry large bowls and items that smaller creatures, such as Ewoks, could not.

History
"Long ago we were plagued by the evil Ogre, Gantu, who lived scross the Gorge of Fire in the barren land of Zandor!"

- Logray

Ogres lived on the planet Endor. The most famous Ogre, Gantu, was feared by all Ewoks. Gantu stole the Ewok's honey and even consumed some Ewoks after he ate the honey. The only way he did this was by using his Rainbow crystal to cross the Gorge of Fire.

However, one day, Chirpa of Bright Tree Village followed the Ogre back to his cave and stole the crystal. Along the way, Chirpa also picked up the Sunnydew nectar that had special healing powers. Gantu had stolen the Sunnydew nectar from the Zandor Rockers.

A long while later, the two Ewoks Wicket W. Warrick and Teebo were able to get more Sunnydew nectar to save their friend, Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka, from dying.

Society and culture
"Me afraid of dark!"

- Gantu

Ogres usually lived alone in caves. Their caves were very tall so that an Ogre could stand up completely without hitting his head on the roof. Some Ogres–such as Gantu–slept in blankets of fur. Their clothing was rather simple&mdash;Gantu wore a green shirt, with an orange belt and red pants with orange shoes.

Some Ogres were unintelligent as their language was a very primitive form of the common language Basic. Instead of saying the pronoun "I" they said "me", an example of their lack of understanding of pronouns. Ogres also took pride in their possessions, and stole most of their possessions from other beings.

Ogres wielded simple weapons, usually clubs with spikes on them. Other Ogres were known to have nyctophobia&mdash;a strong fear of night and the darkness associated with night. One known Ogre to have nyctophobia was Gantu.

Behind the scenes
Ogres were created by Dave Manak, the writer of Ewoks 1: The Rainbow Bridge.

Ogres could possibly be related to the Coruscani ogres.

Appearances

 * Ewoks 1: The Rainbow Bridge