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Chirpa was a male Ewok who served as the chief of the Council of Elders and Ewok tribe that lived in Bright Tree Village on the forest moon of Endor. During the Battle of Endor, he allowed a Rebel strike team, led by General Han Solo, to become part of the tribe. The Ewoks also agreed to help the Rebels on their mission to destroy the generator powering the second Death Star's deflector shield.[2] Chirpa was also married to Ra-Lee[4] and had a daughter named Kneesaa.[5]

After his father Buzza, served as chief, he gave his son the throne[6] and Chirpa served for 42 seasons before the Battle of Endor which he was succeeded as Chief of the tribe by Kneesaa.[5]

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Personality and traitsEdit

Like all Ewoks, Chirpa was short. He had brown eyes and a coat of gray and white fur.[2] He was an experienced, fair-minded ruler.[3]

Behind the scenesEdit

Chief Chirpa was played by Jane Busby in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, the final installment of the Star Wars original trilogy.[2] Originally, Chief Chirpa's name was Chief Chiepa in the early script incarnations of Return of the Jedi.[7]

In 2015, Chuck Wendig, author of the novel Aftermath, expressed interest in potentially writing stories about Omi, Malakili or Chirpa. However, he ultimately chose to write about Malakili instead in his sequel novel Aftermath: Life Debt.[8]

AppearancesEdit

Non-canon appearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

Chief of the Ewok Bright Tree tribe[5]
Chief Buzza[6]

←		 42 seasons before the Battle of Endor—4 ABY[5] Chief Kneesaa[5]

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Notes and referencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 StarWars-DatabankII Chief Chirpa in the Databank (backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Card Trader
  4. ↑ SWCustom-2011 The Spooky Secrets of IDW's Tales from Vader's Castle on StarWars.com (backup link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tales from Vader's Castle 4: Night of the Gorax
  7. ↑ Databank title Chief Chirpa in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
  8. ↑ SWInsider "Chuck Wendig's War"—Star Wars Insider 160
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