Buzza

Buzza
Descriptive information
Species	Ewok
Gender	Male
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Black
Family information
Children	Chirpa
Chronological & political information
Affiliation(s)	Bright Tree tribe Council of Elders

"Chief Buzza. I would advise caution. The Duloks have kept the peace for years. Attacking them can only lead to war."
"But as Ra-Lee said—"
"Buzza. Listen to me."

―Makrit and Buzza

Buzza was an Ewok male who served as the chief of the tribe that lived in Bright Tree Village on the moon Endor and was the father of Chirpa. The Ewok Logray heard stories that Buzza told about an Ewok deity known as the Golden One, and Buzza once scared Chirpa and Logray by creating tracks of the Kroolok, a troll that supposedly lived on Endor.

In 1 BBY, after woklings were taken from their nests, Buzza spoke about the disappearances with the shaman Makrit, who was secretly behind the incidents. The Ewok Ra-Lee believed the woklings had been taken by Duloks, which Buzza initially agreed with until they were influenced by Makrit using the sunstar artifact. Logray, Chirpa, and Ra-Lee then decided to rescue the missing woklings and saved them from the Great Devourer, a Gorax who Makrit was attempting to sacrifice them to. Forty-two seasons before the Battle of Endor of 4 ABY, Chirpa succeeded his father as chief. Others, including Chirpa and Logray, remembered Buzza on multiple occasions.

Biography

Chief of the Bright Tree tribe

"It has to be Duloks, up to their old tricks. Who else would sneak into our village in the dead of night to steal our young?"
"You're right, Ra-Lee. And we will have our revenge. The Duloks have crossed us for the last time."

―Ra-Lee and Buzza

Buzza was an Ewok male who served as the chief of the Council of Elders of the tribe that lived in Bright Tree Village on the moon Endor and was the father of Chirpa. Buzza told stories around a fire to woklings about the Golden One, an Ewok deity. In the stories, Buzza described the Golden One's eyes as giving off a soft and steady glow, like stars that had been plucked from the sky. Buzza also said that He could only see light and that darkness was defeated by being looked at by the Golden One. The chief's stories were heard by the Ewok Logray. On another occasion, when Chirpa and Logray snuck out into the snow, Buzza created tracks of the Kroolok, a type of troll that supposedly lived on Endor, to scare them.

Makrit (left) speaking with Buzza (right)

In 1 BBY, Buzza spoke with the shaman Makrit about woklings who had been taken from their nests as they slept. They were interrupted by Chirpa and the Ewok Ra-Lee, who had returned from hunting a boar-wolf. Chirpa attempted to inform his father of the hunt's success, but Buzza said they were discussing grave matters and told them of the missing woklings. Ra-Lee suspected Duloks had taken the missing woklings, and Buzza agreed, declaring that they would take revenge on the Duloks. However, Makrit—who was secretly taking the woklings to be sacrificed to a Gorax known as the Great Devourer—used the sunstar artifact on Buzza, turning their eyes orange and influencing them into believing the woklings had likely wandered off by themselves. Ra-Lee was surprised that the chief suddenly agreed with the shaman, as Buzza did not take orders from Makrit, but Chirpa concluded that as the shaman, Makrit knew best. However, Logray convinced Chirpa and Ra-Lee to confront the Duloks that night.

When the three Ewoks arrived at the Dulok camp, they found only a single Dulok attempting to sacrifice a wokling. Makrit, who had followed them, stopped the Dulok with the sunstar and then claimed he owed Buzza an apology, as the chief had been correct in suspecting the Duloks. The Ewoks then traveled to the Salma Sands at the base of Mount Krana, where the woklings were being held. There, Makrit betrayed Chirpa, attempting to sacrifice him to the Great Devourer, as he believed the chief's son would be the perfect sacrifice. However, Chirpa and the other Ewoks managed to escape and rescue the woklings, leaving Makrit to be eaten by the Gorax.

Remembered by others

"I thought the trail tracks were a nice touch."
"A little trick my father pulled when we snuck out in the snow. Do you remember?"
"I still have nightmares."

―Logray and Chirpa

Buzza's son, Chirpa, who succeeded his father as chief

Around 1 BBY, after a crew led by Rebel Alliance commander Lina Graf crashed on the planet Mustafar during a fact-finding mission, the bodyguard droid XM-G3 included Buzza in a story he told to the Peasle Skritt about Makrit's attempt to sacrifice the woklings. Forty-two seasons before the Battle of Endor of 4 ABY, Chirpa succeeded Buzza as chief.

Between 1 BBY and 4 ABY, when Chirpa's daughter Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka and her friends Wicket Wystri Warrick and Teebo snuck out into the snow during winter, Chirpa and Logray—by then a shaman—scared them by making Kroolok footprints and tail tracks with snowshoes. After pulling off the trick, Chirpa reminded Logray of when his father had done the same to them, noting that Buzza had used the same method to create the Kroolok's tail tracks. Logray grinned at the memory and admitted he still had nightmares from it. In 4 ABY, when Logray saw the protocol droid C-3PO, he noticed that the droid matched the description of the Golden One from Buzza's stories, causing the shaman to briefly believe that C-3PO was the god.

Personality and traits

"I don't believe it. Since when does your father takes orders from Makrit?"

―Ra-Lee, to Chirpa

Buzza had brown hair and black eyes. Buzza frightened Chirpa and Logray by creating fake Kroolok tracks and did not take orders from Makrit. The chief wanted to take revenge against the Duloks that they believed were taking woklings.

Equipment

Buzza wore a brown hood with orange ornamentation and a necklace.

Behind the scenes

In the current Star Wars canon, Buzza first appeared, in flashbacks, in the fourth issue of the 2018 comic series Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle. The issue was written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Derek Charm and Robert Hack, and published by IDW Publishing on October 24, 2018. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, Chirpa's father was mentioned in the eighth issue of the 1985 comic series Star Wars: Ewoks. The issue was written by Dave Manak and published by Marvel Comics on July 1, 1986.

Appearances

• Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 4 (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
• "The Kroolok" — Life Day Treasury (Indirect mention only)
• "Divine (?) Intervention" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
• Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy

Notes and references

In other languages

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