Larry

"There's nobody else. It's just me, Larry."

- Larry

Larry was a male Shriek who lived on the Forest Moon of Endor. As a child, he ran away from home, and told the members of his tribe that it would take a million munyips to drag him back home. A few years later, he returned to find that the entire tribe had moved. He then took residence in the base of a hollow tree near the Ewoks' Bright Tree Village, and developed the persona of an evil forest spirit to scare off intruders. Sometime in 3 ABY, the Ewoks Wicket Wystri Warrick and Teebo moved into a tree fort in the tree. Larry tried to scare the Ewoks off, but was instead captured and befriended the Ewoks. He accompanied the Ewoks when they returned to Bright Tree Village for the annual Harvest Festival. Later, the two Ewoks tried to sell Larry a blanket, but they took pity on the Shriek when he said he was broke, and they gave him the blanket for free.

Biography
"I've been here all alone ever since I ran away from home as a kid."

- Larry

Born sometime before 3 ABY, Larry lived with a tribe on the Forest Moon of Endor. As a child, he ran away from home and told his tribe that it would take a million munyips to drag him back. He remained away from his home for a few years, until he became homesick. He then returned to his home, only to find that his entire tribe had moved. He then made a new home in the base of a hollow tree near the Ewoks' Bright Tree Village and neighboring the home of the Kagles. With a desire to remain undisturbed, Larry developed the persona of an evil forest spirit, and used the tree's hollow roots to project a maniacal laugh throughout the area, frightening anyone nearby. The neighboring Kagles attributed the sound to what they called the Shrieks.

At some point in 3 ABY, Wicket Wystri Warrick and Teebo, two Ewoks from Bright Tree Village, ran away from home and took residence in a tree fort built on Larry's tree, unaware that the tree was believed to be haunted. Larry, however, saw the Ewoks enter, and when Teebo left that night to find food for dinner, Larry tried to scare Warrick out of the fort with his laugh. Before Warrick left, however, Teebo returned with the Kagles. As Teebo and the Kagles began playing a game of crocks, the Kagles remarked that they were surprised that the Shrieks had allowed the Ewoks to stay in the fort. When the two Ewoks told the Kagles that they had never heard of the Shrieks, the Kagles fled in fear.

That night, the Ewoks prepared several traps in the hopes of preventing any Shrieks from entering. As the Ewoks waited by lamplight, Larry stayed out of sight and cackled in the hopes of scaring the Ewoks away. When Warrick extinguished the lamp, Larry entered the fort, assaulted the two Ewoks, and quickly left. When Warrick reignited the lamp, he caught a glimpse of Larry leaving the fort. However, when he and Teebo attempted to pursue Larry, they became ensnared in one of their own traps, which propelled them through the air and caused the fort's floor to collapse. The two Ewoks landed on the ground, and again briefly saw Larry entering the base of the tree. As the Ewoks pursued him, Larry shouted through the hollow root system with warnings that the Ewoks should leave, or be destroyed. Instead of leaving, however, Warrick blew some dust from Teebo's magic pouch into the roots. This caused Larry to have a sneezing fit, and the two Ewoks were able to capture him. Larry explained to the Ewoks that he was alone in the tree, and had been ever since he ran away from home. Moved by Larry's story, Warrick and Teebo were convinced to return to their own home. Larry joined the Ewoks at the annual Harvest Festival being held at Bright Tree Village that night, and gratefully consumed a generous portion of food.

Later that year, Larry was approached outside his home by Warrick and Teebo, who were out selling goods for the trader Mooth. When Larry remarked that he was cold, Warrick attempted to sell him a fire-feather blanket. Larry, however, had nothing to give Warrick in return, so he told the Ewoks that he was just a poor, lonely, cold hermit as he shivered and wiped tears from his eyes. The Ewoks took pity on Larry, and gave him the blanket out of guilt. Larry gratefully took the blanket, and retreated into his tree.

Personality and traits
"But&hellip;I'm just a poor, lonely, old hermit. Did I mention I was cold, tired, friendless?"

- Larry

Obese and somewhat taller than 0.8 meters, Larry had tan skin and three white eyes with black pupils. Most of his bodily fur was purple, although his mustache was blue and his eyebrows were black.

Pessimistic and reclusive by nature, Larry fled his home at an early age and lived as a hermit for much of his life. His desire to be left alone was so strong that he developed the persona of an evil forest spirit to ward off intruders. However, he was willing to shed his isolationism when it involved something of benefit, such as the food at the Ewoks' Harvest Festival. He was also quite manipulative, and was perfectly willing to feign morosity to acquire what he wanted, as was shown when he persuaded Warrick and Teebo into giving him the fire-feather blanket for free.

Behind the scenes
Larry first appeared in "Home is Where the Shrieks Are," the third episode of the second season of the Star Wars: Ewoks television series. The episode was written by Bob Carrau and first aired on September 20, 1986. He later appeared in the season's eleventh episode, "Hard Sell," which was written by Michael Reaves and first aired on October 25, 1986. Larry is played by an uncredited voice actor.