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    Wookiee

    Shaggy giants from an arboreal world, the tall and commanding Wookiee species is an impressive sight to even the most jaded spacer. Despite their fearsome and savage countenance, Wookiees are intelligent, sophisticated, loyal and trusting. Loyalty and bravery are near-sacred tenets in Wookiee society. When peaceful, Wookiees are tender and gentle. Their tempers, however, are short; when angered, Wookiees can fly into a berserker rage and will not stop until the object of their distemper is sufficiently destroyed.

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Appearances
  • Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV)
  • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Episode V)
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III)
  • Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Episode I)
  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Episode VIII)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Episode VII)
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story
  • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Episode VI)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  • Star Wars Rebels
Affiliations
  • Galactic Republic
  • Jedi Youngling
  • Life Day
Locations
  • Kashyyyk
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.0m
Weapons
  • Blaster Rifle
  • Bowcaster
  • Wooden command staff
Vehicles
  • Wookiee Catamaran
  • Wookiee Flying Catamaran

History

Battle of Kashyyyk

The Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk was part of the Republic, and the site of a showdown between Republic troops and invading Separatist droids in the final days of the Clone Wars.

Wookiees defend Kashyyyk

The Wookiees joined Republic clone troopers and the Jedi in mounting a spirited defense of their homeworld, but the Battle of Kashyyyk was most notable because Supreme Chancellor Palpatine issued Order 66 during the fighting. The clones turned on their Jedi Generals, but Yoda sensed the threat and escaped execution.

Enslaved Wookies

Wookiees’ enormous strength made them useful laborers. The triumphant Empire subjected Kashyyyk to a brutal occupation, enslaving Wookiees and working them to death on planets such as Kessel, home to the infamous spice mines.

Han Solo and Chewbacca

The most famous Wookiee was Chewbacca, first mate of the Millennium Falcon and friend of the Corellian smuggler Han Solo. Chewie helped convince Han to intervene at the Battle of Yavin, spoiling Darth Vader’s defense of the Death Star, and fought bravely at the Battle of Endor, where he helped ensure a new birth of freedom for the galaxy.

Video

    • Let The Wookiee Win 0:47

      Let The Wookiee Win

    • We'll Do It the Wookiee Way 1:04

      We'll Do It the Wookiee Way

    • He's Only a Wookiee 1:05

      He's Only a Wookiee

Gallery

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Wookiee History Gallery

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    • Many in the galaxy saw Wookiees as little more than shaggy brutes to be avoided, dismissing them ...
    • The Wookiees had a fierce rivalry with their galactic neighbors, the lizardlike Trandoshans. Duri...
    • The Trandoshan hunters got more than they bargained for – a strike team of Wookiees responded to ...
    • Wookiee Jedi were rare, but not unknown. During the Clone Wars, Gungi underwent the Jedi rite kno...
    • In the final days of the Clone Wars, the Jedi agreed to join the fight against the Separatists on...
    • The fight was fierce, with droid armies squaring off against clone troopers and Wookiees. The Woo...
    • The Wookiee defense of Kashyyyk depended on not just strength but also the species’ ingenuity. Th...
    • Master Yoda sensed something amiss in the Force and so became one of the few Jedi to escape Order...
    • The Empire brutally subjugated Kashyyyk, taking many Wookiees away from their homeworld to be use...
    • After the fall of the Republic, Chewbacca left Kashyyyk and befriended Han Solo, serving as first...
    • After C-3PO’s unfortunate encounter with stormtroopers on Cloud City, it was Chewie who got the d...
    • When Lando Calrissian freed Leia and Chewie from the Empire’s stormtroopers, the Wookiee wasn’t i...
  • Many in the galaxy saw Wookiees as little more than shaggy brutes to be avoided, dismissing them as walking carpets with bad tempers. But while Wookiees were indeed dangerous when angered, they were far from primitive. Wookiees were superb technologists, pilots and even diplomats. In the last days of the Republic, Yarua represented Kashyyyk in the Galactic Senate.

  • The Wookiees had a fierce rivalry with their galactic neighbors, the lizardlike Trandoshans. During the Clone Wars, Ahsoka Tano teamed up with Chewbacca when both were kidnapped by Trandoshan hunters and dumped on the moon Wasskah to be tracked as prey. Chewie was able to cobble together a transmitter out of salvaged machinery and contact Kashyyyk for aid.

  • The Trandoshan hunters got more than they bargained for – a strike team of Wookiees responded to Chewbacca’s call and assaulted the hunters’ floating fortress, administering rough justice to Chewie’s captors.

  • Wookiee Jedi were rare, but not unknown. During the Clone Wars, Gungi underwent the Jedi rite known as the Gathering, earning a lightsaber crystal by demonstrating patience during his trials. Gungi and his fellow younglings then helped rescue Ahsoka from the pirate Hondo Ohnaka.

  • In the final days of the Clone Wars, the Jedi agreed to join the fight against the Separatists on the Wookiees’ homeworld of Kashyyyk, with Yoda taking part in the battle.

  • The fight was fierce, with droid armies squaring off against clone troopers and Wookiees. The Wookiees fought bravely to defend their forests against the Separatist horde.

  • The Wookiee defense of Kashyyyk depended on not just strength but also the species’ ingenuity. The Wookiees fought with beautifully crafted hand weapons such as bowcasters and cunningly designed vehicles such as catamarans.

  • Master Yoda sensed something amiss in the Force and so became one of the few Jedi to escape Order 66. He then turned to the Wookiees Tarfful and Chewbacca for assistance. With their help, Yoda evaded the clone troopers hunting for him and evacuated Kashyyyk in a Wookiee-built escape pod.

  • The Empire brutally subjugated Kashyyyk, taking many Wookiees away from their homeworld to be used as slave labor. Even young Wookiees were forced to work under brutal conditions on distant worlds, such as Kessel with its dreaded spice mines.

  • After the fall of the Republic, Chewbacca left Kashyyyk and befriended Han Solo, serving as first mate aboard the Millennium Falcon. Many a smuggler dismissed Chewie as Han’s muscle, failing to grasp that the Wookiee was a superb pilot and mechanic.

  • After C-3PO’s unfortunate encounter with stormtroopers on Cloud City, it was Chewie who got the droid working again, though Threepio made a nuisance of himself by objecting to little details such as whether his head was backwards.

  • When Lando Calrissian freed Leia and Chewie from the Empire’s stormtroopers, the Wookiee wasn’t inclined to forgive him for betraying Han. Lando found out firsthand that an angry Wookiee is a dangerous opponent.

  • During the Battle of Endor, Chewbacca helped turn the tide, joining a pair of Ewok scouts in taking over an Imperial scout walker. The Wookiee then used the Imperial vehicle against the Empire, blasting another AT-ST and opening fire on stormtroopers.

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  • Kashyyyk

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    Kashyyyk

    Kashyyyk is the Wookiee homeworld, covered in dense forest. While Wookiees build their homes in the planet's trees, they are not a primitive species, and Kashyyyk architecture incorporates sophisticated technology. One of the last battles of the Clone Wars was fought here under the leadership of Yoda, with Wookiees and clones battling the Separatist droid army -- until the Emperor issued Order 66, commanding the clones to slaughter all Jedi. Yoda survived, however, with the help of natives Chewbacca and Tarfful, who used a hidden shuttle to evacuate the Jedi Master from the planet. In the aftermath, the brave Jedi Padawan Gungi, a survivor of the Jedi slaughter, was returned to what remained of his homeworld with the help of Clone Force 99.

  • Chewbacca

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    Chewbacca

    A legendary Wookiee warrior and Han Solo’s longtime co-pilot, Chewbacca continues to serve as faithful first mate to carry out daring missions against the First Order behind the controls of the Millennium Falcon. Known as Chewie to his closest friends, he was part of a core group of rebels who restored freedom to the galaxy during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Known for his short temper and accuracy with a bowcaster, Chewie also has a big heart and unwavering loyalty to his friends.

  • Tarfful

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    Tarfful

    A massive Wookiee general, Tarfful helped defend his native Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars. A distress signal brought Tarfful and his most trusted warriors rushing to Chewbacca's help against the hated Trandoshans on the hunting grounds of Wasskah. Later, Tarfful and Chewbacca fought side by side with General Yoda on the battlegrounds of Kashyyyk.

  • Gungi

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    Gungi

    Once a rare example of a Wookiee in the Jedi Order, Gungi is also among the few to survive Order 66. As a youngling, Gungi was temperamental and expressive. During the time of the Clone Wars, he needed to learn to slow down his impulsive ways to complete the ancient rite of passage known as The Gathering. Once the Empire took hold, Gungi survived in hiding until he was captured by members of the Axis Vanguard. Luckily, Omega and the rest of Clone Force 99 found him and returned Gungi to his homeworld of Kashyyyk.

  • Wullffwarro

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    Wullffwarro

    Wullffwarro was a Wookiee warrior that once fought for the Old Republic, and later forced into slavery by the Empire at the spice mines of Kessel. But with the arrival of the Ghost crew, he and his fellow captives fought back against their captors. Wullffwarro was reunited with his son, Kitwarr, and left the dreaded planet.

  • Wookiee Catamaran

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    Wookiee Catamaran

    These slim, twin-hulled vehicles combine traditional Wookiee craftsmanship with advanced technology, joining carefully shaped wood with powerful repulsorlifts and engines. Catamarans are agile both in the water and in the air, and proved instrumental to the Wookiees’ defense of Kashyyyk during the Separatist invasion in the Clone Wars.

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