Wicket grew up in Bright Tree Village, exploring the forest moon of Endor and learning about the beings that inhabited the physical world as well as the spiritual one navigated by Ewok shamans. Despite his youth, Wicket was a veteran of many adventures by the time the Empire arrived on his homeworld.

While patrolling the forest, Wicket came upon the aftermath of a skirmish between the Empire’s scout troopers and a new arrival – a young human woman in green fatigues who had been knocked unconscious. Curious, Wicket prodded her with his spear and discovered she was alive. This awkward encounter marked the beginning of his friendship with the rebel leader Leia Organa.

Scout troopers returned and captured Leia, but Wicket intervened, distracting the Imperials with a blow from his spear. Leia took advantage of the opportunity to shoot the two troopers.

Wicket decided to bring the strange new arrival to Bright Tree Village, certain that the Ewok elders would want to hear her story so they might better understand what the Empire wanted from their world.

Soon after the Ewoks accepted Leia, other scouts brought a golden deity named C-3PO back to Bright Tree Village. The elders decided to roast the deity’s companions at a banquet in his honor, only to have the capricious god refuse the honor with an angry demonstration of his magic. With the banquet called off, Wicket decided to get acquainted with R2-D2.

The rebels told Wicket and the Ewoks the story of their fight against the Empire, and the forest warriors agreed to adopt them into the tribe and join the battle. Wicket and his fellow scouts led the rebels to the Imperial bunker and showed them a secret back entrance to the facility.

The Empire had expected a rebel raid, and had an entire legion of stormtroopers waiting in hiding. When they captured Leia and her friends, Wicket rushed off to summon his fellow Ewok warriors. The Ewok counterattack used spears, stones and bows, while the stormtroopers had blaster rifles. But Wicket and his fellow warriors fought intelligently, and used the forest they knew so well to their advantage.

The rebels destroyed the shield generator, and the Ewoks routed the stormtroopers. The Alliance had triumphed, and Wicket had played a crucial role in ensuring its victory over the Emperor and his sinister forces.