- "Chieftain Thi-Sen welcomes you to his home and hopes you come in peace."
- ―C-3PO
A chief or chieftain was the leader of a tribe, village, or town and often primitive societies. Cultures that had chiefs, or chieftains include the Twi'leks, Jawas, Nelvaanian, Sand people, Ewoks, Felucians, Wookiees and Ming Po. Chief Chirpa was the chief of Bright Tree Village on Endor.
A chief was also the title of a manager or overseer, especially in military organizations, such as Chief Bast and Chief Engineer Olum. Hurdiss served as a communications chief aboard the Super Star Destroyer Executor by the year 3 ABY. Siward Cass also acted as the communications chief aboard the first Death Star before 0 BBY.
Chief could also be a shortened name for a title including chief, such as Chief Justice or Chief of State.
Appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toy line
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (Chief Chirpa)
- Droids\Ewoks
- The Star Wars Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi
- Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- Tales of the Jedi Companion
- Endgame
- Gamemaster Toolkit: Live-Action Adventures
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- "Raxus Prime" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Castaways of Endor on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Galactic Hunters (Card: Chief Chirpa) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Nebit (★))
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Nebit (★★★))
- "Trespass" Episode Guide - The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Chieftain Pieter in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Strongholds of Resistance