Wistie

"Watch out, Wisties!"

- An Imperial stormtrooper

Wisties, also known as firesprites or firefolk, were a small, radiant, and flying species native to the Forest Moon of Endor. Like the Ewoks, with whom they shared their homeworld, they were fierce defenders of their forests, and the two species were allies. Ewoks sometimes used pouches full of Wisties as a weapon against the intruders such as Imperial stormtroopers. They threw the pouches in the direction of a target; on impact, the sprites emerged and attacked the invaders.

Biology and appearance
"Firefolk, get away from them!"

- An Imperial stormtrooper under attack by Wisties emerged from an Ewok's pouch

Wisties, also referred as firesprites or firefolk, were a tiny, red-skinned species native to the Forest Moon of Endor. They possessed one head, a torso, two legs and two arms, with the latter ending in three-fingered hands. The bioluminescent firesprites appeared as moving flames. They also had wings, and were able to fly while making buzzing, squeakings sounds.

Behavior
"Firesprites incoming!"

- An Imperial stormtrooper being burned by Wisties

Allied with Ewoks, Wisties lived in Endor forests and were fierce defenders of their home. They were capable of burning enemies by touching them.

History
When the Forest Moon of Endor was occupied by the Galactic Empire at the time of the Battle of Endor, Wisties and allied Ewok species joined forces to defend their shared homeworld against Imperial stormtroopers. In battle, Ewoks sometimes used pouches full of Wisties as a weapon, throwing them in the direction of a target; on impact, the sprites emerged as swarms, both disrupting and burning the target.

Behind the scenes
"I wanted the Ewoks to have a ranged, non-lethal way to damage and disperse a group of enemies. I asked Lucasfilm if we could have something made by the shaman, like a pouch of herbs or powder. [Lucasfilm's suggestion to include Wisties instead] was a perfect fit, so a lot of credit to the team at Lucasfilm for solving that gameplay need."

- Manuel Llanes, game design director at EA DICE

The Wisties originated in the 1984 made-for-TV movie Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, which is now considered as part of the Star Wars Legends continuity. They were reintroduced into the Star Wars canon in Star Wars Battlefront II's "Ewok Hunt" game mode, released on April 18, 2018.

The suggestion to include the creatures to the video game came from Lucasfilm in order to solve the gameplay need for Ewok abilities, which was originally considered to be a pouch of herbs or powder made by the shaman. The game mode depicts stormtroopers hunted by Ewoks in Endor forests at night, trying to survive until their extraction by an Imperial shuttle. An in-game timed challenge in Star Wars Battlefront that requires throwing 15 Wistie pouches as an Ewok is called "Thleek siz," which means "Throw fire" in Ewokese according to the Legends reference book Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Battlefront II
 * Tales from Vader's Castle 4: Night of the Gorax