Gwig was a young male Ewok who lived on the forest moon of Endor.[1] He came of age and received his hood—together with Malani and Mookiee—at the Festival of Hoods.[2] He was also amongst a group of young Ewoks and woklings to whom Chirpa told the story of Logray, Morag and the Sunstar.[3] Gwig sought to join older Ewoks on their many adventures.[1] He was named for a legendary scout from Ewok mythology.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
Gwig plush toy
Gwig first appeared as one of six 8-inch plush woklings made by Kenner as part of their Return of the Jedi toy line[5], and then as a figure in the Wicket the Ewok toy line from the company's Kenner Preschool division.[6]
Gwig's first appearance in fiction was as a background character with no spoken lines in the Ewoks television series. His name appears only on two of Nelvana's animation model cels, one of which shows him wearing a green bandana[7] and the other a blue hood.[8] The blue-hooded design matches the unnamed character in "The Cries of the Trees." Both versions of Gwig are present in the crowd of young Ewoks in "Sunstar vs. Shadowstone."
Appearances[]
Gwig from Wicket the Ewok toy line
Ewoks — "The Cries of the Trees" (First appearance)- Ewoks — "Sunstar vs. Shadowstone"
- Sun Star Against Shadow Stone
- Ewoks — "Wicket's Wagon"
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Pack: Gwig (Stuffed Figure)) (backup link) (First mentioned)
- Wicket the Ewok (Pack: Ewok Family Hut) (backup link)
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Scouting the Galaxy" — Star Wars Insider 40
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Ultimate Alien Anthology
- Gwig Wokling in the StarWars.com Cargo Bay (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Yub Yub: Meet the Ewoks from Endor on StarWars.com (article) (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑
Ewoks — "The Cries of the Trees"
- ↑ Ewoks — "Sunstar vs. Shadowstone"
- ↑ Galactic Campaign Guide
- ↑ "Scouting the Galaxy" — Star Wars Insider 40
- ↑ Wicket the Ewok (Pack: Ewok Family Hut) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Ewoks Cartoon Animation Production GWIG Model Cel BV297 on Pinterest (archived from the original on February 6, 2023)
- ↑ STAR WARS EWOKS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION ANIMATION GWIG MODEL CEL #A25195 on Worthpoint.com (archived from the original on December 19, 2022)