Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka

Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka was the daughter of Chief Chirpa and Ra-Lee, and younger sister to Asha. In her youth, she was part of the same circle of friends that included Wicket W. Warrick, Paploo, Teebo, and Latara. The young Ewoks had many adventures on the Forest moon of Endor, involving such creatures as Gupins, Yuzzums, Duloks, and Morag the Tulgah witch.

Early life
When Kneesaa was just a wokling, she, her mother Ra-Lee, and her sister Asha, were attacked by a hanadak in the forest. When Chief Chirpa came later, only Kneesaa remained; Ra-Lee was dead and Asha was missing. So Chirpa raised Kneesaa by himself. But despite growing up an only child, Kneesaa was

As Kneesaa grew up, she became close friends with Wicket, Teebo, and Latara. Once, when picking berries Wicket and Teebo, she stepped on a poisonous nightshade thorn. The poison would have killed her, but her friends Wicket and Teebo crossed the deadly Gorge of Fire to retrieve the liquid of a sunnydew flower and brought it back to the village and saved her life.

Soon after that, at a celebration for her birthday, Kneesaa received some very special gifts. One was a baby bordok whom Wicket and Teebo had spent many weeks training for her; she named him Baga. Another gift was one her father presented her: a ruling staff made from a branch of the Gemwood tree. Chirpa announced that if should anything ever happen to him, Kneesaa would become the new ruler of the village. This did not sit well with some of the elders; First Elder Kazak spoke out, saying that all Ewok leaders had always been men, and that "the leader of the Ewoks should at least be sturdy enough to carry a spear into battle!" This deeply troubled Kneesaa, but she was given an opportunity to prove herself soon enough: when a group of Zorbian pirates attacked the village to steal the Gemwood tree, she led the women and children Ewoks and defeated the Zorbians without even a single Ewok being harmed. Her father was very proud of her, as were Kazak and the other elders. They admitted that they were wrong and said that Kneesaa would be, and already was, a strong leader.

After the Battle of Endor
Kneesaa eventually married her childhood sweetheart, Wicket, who co-ruled Bright Tree Village with her after Chirpa's death.

Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Ewoks, Kneesaa was voiced by Cree Summer in the first season and Jeanne Reynolds in the second.

Appearances

 * Marvel Ewoks 1: The Rainbow Bridge
 * Marvel Ewoks 2: Rites of Power
 * Star Wars: Ewoks