Merumeru

Merumeru was a male brown-furred Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. He served as a Captain amongst the Wookiees who volunteered to fight with the Galactic Republic against the Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Battle of Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars. He and his warriors fought on the beaches beneath the city of Kachirho against the Separatist Droid Army and alongside Republic clone troopers emerged victorious. Shortly after the end of the battle the Republic forces turned on the Wookiees during Order 66.

Behind the scenes
Merumeru was portrayed by actor Axel Dench in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith but identified only as "Wookiee Chieftain" during production. He was named in the Star Wars Legends reference book Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith The Visual Dictionary which was written by James Luceno and released in 2005. The name was confirmed to be canon by the reference book Ultimate Star Wars, which was released in 2015.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith