Tarfful

Tarfful was a male Wookiee general who helped defend his native planet Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars. He led a band of Wookiees to answer a distress signal made by Chewbacca, who was imprisoned on the Trandoshan hunting grounds of Wasskah. He later participated in the Battle of Kashyyyk alongside Chewbacca and Jedi Master Yoda.

The Clone Wars
At some point during the Clone Wars, Tarfful's friend Chewbacca was captured by Trandoshans and taken to Wasskah to be hunted for sport. There, the young Wookiee built a signaling device which sent a distress signal to Kashyyyk. Tarfful hired bounty hunters Sugi and Seripas to transport him and a group of Wookiees to Wasskah aboard the starship Halo. There, they made quick work of the Trandoshans in their fortress and rescued Chewbacca alongside Jedi younglings Ahsoka Tano, Jinx, and O-Mer.

Tarfful was a major player in the Battle of Kashyyyk, overseeing the confrontation between the Grand Army of the Republic and the invading droid forces alongside Chewbacca and Jedi Generals Yoda and Luminara Unduli.

Following the implementation of Order 66, Tarfful and Chewbacca helped Yoda elude the clone troopers and escape from the planet.

Behind the scenes
Tarfful was played by Michael Kingma in Revenge of the Sith.

According to the Revenge of the Sith DVD text commentary, during Yoda's "goodbye" scene to Chewbacca and Tarfful in the film, Tarfful's roar is actually Itchy's roar from The Star Wars Holiday Special.

The Tarfful Wookiee costume is on display at the Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit.

Before putting on the Wookiee costume, Kingma had to put on a group of water bags that would move like muscles. He also wore a ventilation sweater that prevented him from getting too hot in the warm suit.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith