Chukha-Trok/Legends

Chukha-Trok was a male Ewok woodcutter; tall, strong, and wise.

Ewok woodsman
Around 3 ABY, Chukha-Trok was living in Bright Tree Village, working as a woodsman. He was depended on by the Ewoks of the village and was often approached personally by the chief of the village, Chirpa, when the village needed assistance. During his time in the village, Chukha-Trok was approached when the dam above the village was reportedly sabotaged by a group of Duloks, a rival species of the Ewoks. The woodsman was able to solve the imminent flooding of the village by downing a tree with two swings of his axe. The tree fell before the oncoming water, driving it off a cliff and away from the village. The actions of Chukha-Trok allowed the Ewoks time to repair the dam. However, the diversion of water inadvertently awoke a hibernating kradak, which began to rampage through the village. The Ewoks tried to fight the creature, but its massive size was too great. Additionally, the Ewok Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka accidentally spilled a large amount of sleeping potion over the Ewok warriors, rendering them unconscious. While the Ewoks of the village were asleep, the kradak was defeated by three Ewok children, Kneesaa, Teebo, and Wicket Wystri Warrick, who were able to cover the beast in shrinkroot potion, shrinking it to a manageable size.

Sometime later, Chukha-Trok was present at a meeting where Princess Kneesaa and her friend, Latara discussed the return of the Phlogs into Ewok territory. In an ensuing conflict, the Ewoks assembled several catapults to ward off the Phlogs. The battle was a disaster for the Ewoks and total destruction was only averted by the return of the Phlog family's missing child, Nahkee.

Chukha-Trok was also present during a gathering of the Ewoks organized by Wicket, who was attempting to warn his tribe about the theft of the Ewok battle wagon by the Duloks and the danger it presented. Chukha-Trok joined the rest of the elder Ewoks in laughing at the threat, not believing that that the repaired wagon would pose a threat to the village. However, the threat proved credible, and the Duloks attacked the village with the battle wagon. Thanks to the intervention of Wicket and the young Ewok Malani, the wagon was sabotaged, falling apart before it could damage any of the sacred Soul Trees. Chukha-Trok cheered with the rest of the tribe as the defeated Duloks were forced to abandon their attack.

Recovery of the lost princess
As a woodcutter for the village, Chukha-Trok was often out in the woods away from the village, even during storms and poor weather. It was during a heavy snow storm that Chukha-Trok spied Wicket and Kneesaa making their way through the woods on top of the Princess' bardok, Ropna. The two young Ewoks were seeking out Chukha-Trok to ask him about the missing Ewok princess, Asha, Kneesaa's lost sister. Recent encounters with a red-furred Ewok had led Kneesaa to believe that her sister might still be alive, living in the woods. On their trip to visit Chukha-Trok, Wicket, blinded by the heavy snowfall, nearly fell from a cliff to his demise but was saved by the Ewok woodcutter.

Unconcerned with the two young Ewoks' quest, Chukha-Trok reprimanded them for coming out in the storm alone and prepared to lead them back to the village and safety. However, as he was attempting to ready Kneesaa's bardok for the return trip, the animal was spooked by a band of koyts. Despite Wicket's eagerness to help Chukha-Trok fend off the koyts, the larger Ewok pushed the two woklings away, telling them to hide as he took care of the problem. Using his axe, Chukha-Trok attacked the koyts, barreling into them and throwing them aside with ease. However, the attacking force was not discouraged, and only the timely intervention of Asha, the lost princess, was able to thwart further battle with the creatures. The koyts, scared of Asha's presence, retreated.

Asha, who remembered her sister, despite having been raised by korrinas in the intervening years since her disappearance, embraced her sister, and Chukha-Trok went with the group back to Asha's cave. Surrounded by Asha's adopted family, Chukha-Trok tried to make nice with one of the korrinas as Kneesaa attempted to help Asha recover her identity as an Ewok. Despite helping Asha to remember her former life, the lost princess refused to return to Bright Tree Village, as her adopted korrina family needed her help to defend them against marauding Duloks. The group spent the night in Asha's cave, but Chukha-Trok and Asha awoke early after hearing a disturbance in the surrounding area. Crawling through the new fallen snow, Asha and Chukha-Trok were able to sneak up on a band of Duloks led by King Gorneesh. The Duloks were restraining a maramu with plans to remove its horns as a trophy. After being joined by Kneesaa and Wicket, the Ewoks watched as Asha confidently approached the Dulok band and released the maramu and several other animals that had been trapped by the Duloks. King Gorneesh ordered his Dulok group, O, diamond, and X to restrain Asha. Seeing his fellow Ewok in trouble, Chukha-Trok charged with his axe, ready to free his compatriot. However, in his charge, he failed to spy a pit in the snow, and the large Ewok fell inside.



Gorneesh, amused by Chukha-Trok's misfortune, taunted him, throwing a snowball at his head as the woodcutter made threats against the Duloks. Just as it seemed that the Duloks had the upper hand, Asha broke free of her restraints and attacked the Duloks, making short work of them. Asha's adopted family of korrinas also came to her aid, and the group captured the Dulok King. As two korrinas pulled Chukha-Trok from the pit, Asha made the king agree that he would stop hunting in the woods around her adopted family. Despite Chukha-Trok's assertion that the word of a Dulok was not worth much, Asha allowed the Duloks to escape as several korrina's chased them away. Chukha-Trok was present when Asha said goodbye to her adopted family and returned with the Ewoks to Bright Tree Village. As Chief Chirpa was reunited with his long lost daughter, Chukha-Trok and Wicket looked on, tearing up at the sentimental meeting.

Further adventures
"I should be out there with the warriors!"

- Wicket, upon viewing Chukha-Trok and other warriors practicing

Later, Chukha-Trok was involved in the Belt of Honor ceremony for Wicket. Removing the belt from a case held by Wicket's brother, Weechee Warrick, the woodcutter presented the belt to Chief Chirpa, who bestowed it upon the young Ewok. The tribe cheered on Wicket, as he had taken his first step to becoming an Ewok warrior. As a warrior himself, Chukha-Trok was often present during bow and arrow practice alongside Weechee, Asha, Widdle, and Paploo, all warriors of the tribe. Chukha-Trok was also present for the Harvest Festival, where he met the being known as Larry. The three-eyed creature ate more than his fair share of food at the festival, and Chukha-Trok watched with fascination as the being ate several portions of food at a rapid pace.



Later, Chukha-Trok completed his Belt of Honor and was to be recognized in a ceremony in front of the village. Overseen by Chief Chirpa, Chukha-Trok, Weechee, and Asha were honored for their accomplishments, becoming full-fledged warriors. The ending of the ceremony was interrupted by Wicket and Teebo, who wanted to tell Chirpa about a comet they had seen plummeting to the forest moon. After dismissing the comet as a simple lantern bird, the chief returned to complete the ceremony for the three warriors. However, the comet was actually the ship of the Stranger, a Wizard of the Night Spirit intent on attacking Bright Tree Village and capturing the sunstar. The Stranger gathered the Duloks from their swamp and organized an invasion of the village. Chukha-Trok joined his fellow warriors in warding off the attack but were unable to prevent the wizard from stealing the Sunstar. Chirpa gathered his forces to pursue the Duloks back to their swamp and recover the Sunstar, unaware that the Stranger had made his way towards the thorn forest instead, planning to carry out a ritual with the Stone Circle there.

However, Chirpa eventually realized that the Sunstar was not with the Duloks, and he diverted his forces to the thorn forest. The Stranger, using the power of the Stone Circle in conjunction with the Sunstar, opened a portal to his world. A great number of his fellow wizards flooded into the world, and Chukha-Trok joined the Ewok forces in a desperate battle against the forces of the night spirit. As the fighting intensified, Kneesaa was able to use her lasso to affect the Sunstar's power, reversing the ritual that was pulling the wizards to the world. Chief Chirpa, predicting that the reverse of the ritual would throw the wizards back through the portal, told his Ewok forces to hold tight to anything they could get their hands on. Chukha-Trok and his fellow warriors looked on as the wizards were forced back to their world by the powers of the Sunstar. The Ewoks returned to their village, victorious over the Stranger and having rescued the Sunstar.

Fighting the Gorax
At some point, the Shaman Logray came by one of the teeth from Chukha-Trok's jawbone of an unidentified creature. Logray would have Deej Warrick present this tooth to Chukha-Trok, as a gift in exchange for Chukha-Trok's services to the caravan attempting to rescue Jeremitt and Catarine Towani from a Gorax. Chukha-Trok accepted his summons, and accompanied the caravan.

He was a proud warrior and when the Gorax threatened the lives of the stranded family and his fellow Ewoks, he sacrificed himself so the others could escape. Chukha-Trok had taught Mace Towani many lessons on their journey and gave him his axe before he died.

Personality and traits
Chukha-Trok was a formidable warrior, fighting in many battles to defend Bright Tree Village. He was also protective of Ewok children and was concerned for their safety when they got into dangerous situations. Incredibly strong and tall for an Ewok, Chukha-Trok was able to fell a tree with two chops of his axe. During the quest to recover the Towani's parents, Chukha-Trok sacrificed his life to help defeat the Gorax.

Behind the scenes
Chukha-Trok was played by Kevin Thompson in Caravan of Courage.

Bantha Tracks #26, which contained the first printing of his name, spelled it "Chukha Trok." His name was hyphenated in the end credits of Caravan of Courage, but was then spelled without the hyphen in that film's storybook adaptation.

Appearances

 * Return of the Great One!
 * Star Wars: Ewoks - Shadows of Endor
 * Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
 * The Ewoks and the Lost Children
 * Star Wars: Ewoks - Shadows of Endor
 * Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
 * The Ewoks and the Lost Children
 * Star Wars: Ewoks - Shadows of Endor
 * Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
 * The Ewoks and the Lost Children