Wicket Wystri Warrick

Wicket Wystri Warrick was the first Ewok to make contact with the Rebel Alliance during the Battle of Endor, when he met Princess Leia Organa. Although they were initially fearful of each other, Wicket eventually took Leia to his village. It was not long before the rest of the Rebels arrived, having been captured and nearly used as food by the other Ewoks.

C-3PO, who the Ewoks thought was a golden god, convinced the Ewoks to aid the Rebel strike team. The Ewoks and the Rebels successfully held off the Galactic Empire's Stormtroopers and destroyed the shield generator protecting the second Death Star. After the superweapon was destroyed and the Emperor dead, the Rebels and Ewoks celebrated together in the forests of Endor.

Wicket's fate after the fall of the Empire is unknown. Some reports say that Wicket eventually married his longtime friend, Princess Kneesaa, and became chief of the village when Chief Chirpa, Kneesaa's father, died.

Behind the Scenes
It was initially planned that Kenny Baker would play the part of the Ewok who befriended Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi, however, when the day came to start filming his scenes, he was unable to because of an illness. As a result, Warwick Davis' Ewok, at that time named simply Warrick, was used as a replacement. Davis' Ewok eventually became Wicket Wystra Warrick, while Baker's became Paploo, the Ewok who stole an Imperial speeder bike. This discrepancy can be seen in Marvel's comic book version of the movie, which shows Wicket taking the bike rather than Paploo. Davis reprised the role in the television movies The Ewok Adventure and Ewoks: Battle for Endor.

Wicket was the main character in the Ewoks animated television series, where he was voiced by Jim Henshaw in the first season and Denny Delk in the second.

Appearances

 * Ewoks (cartoon)
 * Ewoks: Battle for Endor
 * The Ewok Adventure
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi