Logray/Legends

Logray was the head shaman for the Ewok tribe who lived in Bright Tree Village. He was tall for an Ewok, with tan-striped fur. Logray often wore a headdress decorated with feathers, beads, and a large churi bird skull. He carried a staff decorated with the spinal bones of a defeated enemy.

Biography


In his youth, Logray was a great warrior. He was enslaved by Morag the Tulgah witch but learned her Force "magic" secrets and escaped. Strong in the Force, he became a shaman. Later, as a wise elder, he helped Chief Chirpa administer the village. His "magic" and his advice were invaluable to the tribe on many occasions, especially when the Duloks or Morag the Tulgah witch threatened the village. When Kneesaa was kidnapped by the Fleebogs, Logray shrunk Wicket W. Warrick and Teebo so that they might rescue Kneesaa, and provided them with his "magical" growing powder to return them all to normal size. In addition to invoking various Ewok deities, Logray wielded the "magic" of the Sunstar.

Logray's first apprentice was Zarrak, but he was banished from the village because he started practicing dark "magic" and tried to steal the Sunstar. Wicket W. Warrick later tried to become Logray's apprentice, but his "magical" talents were limited. His friend Teebo eventually became Logray's star apprentice.



Later, when Cindel and Mace Towani needed the help of the Ewoks when a Gorax kidnapped their parents, Logray helped organize and equip a rescue expedition. Though he did not go himself, he provided Mace with a "magical" stone which acted as a key to the Gorax's cave.

Logray took a turn towards darkness as he aged. When Wicket spoke out against Logray's increased use of the "dark rituals," Logray banished Wicket from participation in all of the rituals. Logray was one of the Ewoks who planned to sacrifice Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and R2-D2 to honor "the Golden One" (C-3PO).

During the Battle of Endor, Logray was exposed as a coward and a bully. Chirpa ousted Logray, appointing Paploo in his place. Though the angry old wizard placed a curse on the village, Paploo enlisted the aid of "the Golden One" in a ritual to remove the curse. Logray went into exile, and the Ewoks refused to speak his name ever again. He was stricken from the village "Songs of Remembrance" as though he never existed.

Behind the scenes



 * Logray was played by Mike Edmonds in Return of the Jedi and by Bobby Bell in Caravan of Courage. In Star Wars: Ewoks, Logray was voiced by Doug Chamberlain.
 * Logray's appearance changes quite radically between Return of the Jedi, Caravan of Courage, and the Ewoks cartoon, with the primary unifying factor between them all being the churi bird skull on his headdress.

Appearances

 * How the Ewoks Saved the Trees: An Old Ewok Legend
 * Marvel Ewoks 1: The Rainbow Bridge
 * Marvel Ewoks 2: Rites of Power
 * Marvel Ewoks 3: Flight to Danger
 * Wicket Finds a Way: An Ewok Adventure
 * Marvel Ewoks 6: The Ice Demon
 * Marvel Ewoks 7: The Perilous Laughing Spell
 * Marvel Ewoks 8: Eye of the Kreegon
 * Star Wars Droids 4: Lost in Time
 * Marvel Ewoks 10: The Demons of Endor
 * Marvel Ewoks 11: The Incredible Shrinking Princess
 * Marvel Ewoks 12: The Thorn Monster
 * The Adventures of Teebo: A Tale of Magic and Suspense
 * Star Wars: Ewoks
 * "The Cries of the Trees"
 * "The Haunted Village"
 * Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Marooned