Chukha - Trok / Legends Chukha - Trok was a male Ewok woodcutter and a member of the tribe that inhabited Bright Tree Village . Known as an exceptionally strong and tall Ewok , he was counted on by the tribe to defend the village from enemies such as the Duloks and to tend to the forest surrounding their home . In this capacity , Chukha - Trok cleared the grove of infected trees and was able to avert the flood of the village by creating a makeshift dam . In his role as a warrior , Chukha - Trok was present for several pivotal battles deciding the fate of the Ewoks and was instrumental in discovering the lost Ewok Princess Asha . Among the tribe , Chukha was friends with several Ewoks including Deej Warrick , and his sons , Wicket and Weechee . He was also familiar with Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka and was a dependable supporter of her father , Chief Chirpa . Around 3 ABY , Chukha - Trok was recruited by the Ewok Shaman Logray to join a rescue mission . The mission was an attempt to rescue the parents of the lost Human children , Mace Towani and Cindel Towani , who had been kidnapped by the fearsome Gorax . Although he initially had no interest in the dangerous mission , Chukha was convinced by Mace to join the team . Alongside the rest of the group , Chukha - Trok infiltrated the Forbidden Fortress of the Gorax and helped rescue the Towani ' s parents . However , the Gorax attempted to stop the group from escaping , and in the ensuing battle , Chukha - Trok singlehandedly fended off the Gorax , allowing the rest of the group to escape . This sacrifice resulted in the Ewok being mortally wounded by the Gorax , and he died in Mace ' s arms . As a parting gift , Chukha - Trok gave the young human his axe , which he used to ultimately defeat and kill the Gorax , avenging his friend . History . Ewok woodsman . Around 3 ABY , Chukha - Trok was living in Bright Tree Village , working as a woodsman . He was depended on by the Ewoks of the village and was often approached personally by the chief of the village , Chirpa , when the village needed assistance . During his time in the village , Chukha - Trok was approached when the dam above the village was reportedly sabotaged by a group of Duloks , a rival species of the Ewoks . The woodsman was able to solve the imminent flooding of the village by downing a tree with two swings of his axe . The tree fell before the oncoming water , driving it off a cliff and away from the village . The actions of Chukha - Trok allowed the Ewoks time to repair the dam . However , the diversion of water inadvertently awoke a hibernating kradak , which began to rampage through the village . The Ewoks tried to fight the creature , but its massive size was too great . Additionally , the Ewok Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka accidentally spilled a large amount of sleeping potion over the Ewok warriors , rendering them unconscious . While the Ewoks of the village were asleep , the kradak was defeated by three Ewok children , Kneesaa , Teebo , and Wicket Wystri Warrick , who were able to cover the beast in shrinkroot potion , shrinking it to a manageable size . Sometime later , Chukha - Trok was present at a meeting where Princess Kneesaa and her friend , Latara discussed the return of the Phlog s into Ewok territory . In an ensuing conflict , the Ewoks assembled several catapults to ward off the Phlogs . The battle was a disaster for the Ewoks and total destruction was only averted by the return of the Phlog family ' s missing child , Nahkee . Chukha - Trok was also present during a gathering of the Ewoks organized by Wicket , who was attempting to warn his tribe about the theft of the Ewok battle wagon by the Duloks and the danger it presented . Chukha - Trok joined the rest of the elder Ewoks in laughing at the threat , not believing that the repaired wagon would pose a threat to the village . However , the threat proved credible , and the Duloks attacked the village with the battle wagon . Thanks to the intervention of Wicket and the young Ewok Malani , the wagon was sabotaged , falling apart before it could damage any of the sacred Soul Tree s . Chukha - Trok cheered with the rest of the tribe as the defeated Duloks were forced to abandon their attack . Recovery of the lost princess . As a woodcutter for the village , Chukha - Trok was often out in the woods away from the village , even during storms and poor weather . It was during a heavy snow storm that Chukha - Trok spied Wicket and Kneesaa making their way through the woods on top of the Princess ' bordok , Ropna . The two young Ewoks were seeking out Chukha - Trok to ask him about the missing Ewok princess , Asha , Kneesaa ' s lost sister . Recent encounters with a red - furred Ewok had led Kneesaa to believe that her sister might still be alive , living in the woods . On their trip to visit Chukha - Trok , Wicket , blinded by the heavy snowfall , nearly fell from a cliff to his demise but was saved by the Ewok woodcutter . Unconcerned with the two young Ewoks ' quest , Chukha - Trok reprimanded them for coming out in the storm alone and prepared to lead them back to the village and safety . However , as he was attempting to ready Kneesaa ' s bardok for the return trip , the animal was spooked by a band of koyt s . Despite Wicket ' s eagerness to help Chukha - Trok fend off the koyts , the larger Ewok pushed the two woklings away , telling them to hide as he took care of the problem . Using his axe , Chukha - Trok attacked the koyts , barreling into them and throwing them aside with ease . However , the attacking force was not discouraged , and only the timely intervention of Asha , the lost princess , was able to thwart further battle with the creatures . The koyts , scared of Asha ' s presence , retreated . Asha , who remembered her sister , despite having been raised by korrina s in the intervening years since her disappearance , embraced her sister , and Chukha - Trok went with the group back to Asha ' s cave . Surrounded by Asha ' s adopted family , Chukha - Trok tried to make nice with one of the korrinas as Kneesaa attempted to help Asha recover her identity as an Ewok . Despite helping Asha to remember her former life , the lost princess refused to return to Bright Tree Village , as her adopted korrina family needed her help to defend them against marauding Duloks . The group spent the night in Asha ' s cave , but Chukha - Trok and Asha awoke early after hearing a disturbance in the surrounding area . Crawling through the new fallen snow , Asha and Chukha - Trok were able to sneak up on a band of Duloks led by King Gorneesh . The Duloks were restraining a maramu with plans to remove its horns as a trophy . After being joined by Kneesaa and Wicket , the Ewoks watched as Asha confidently approached the Dulok band and released the maramu and several other animals that had been trapped by the Duloks . King Gorneesh ordered his Dulok group , O , diamond , and X to restrain Asha . Seeing his fellow Ewok in trouble , Chukha - Trok charged with his axe , ready to free his compatriot . However , in his charge , he failed to spy a pit in the snow , and the large Ewok fell inside . Gorneesh , amused by Chukha - Trok ' s misfortune , taunted him , throwing a snowball at his head as the woodcutter made threats against the Duloks . Just as it seemed that the Duloks had the upper hand , Asha broke free of her restraints and attacked the Duloks , making short work of them . Asha ' s adopted family of korrinas also came to her aid , and the group captured the Dulok King . As two korrinas pulled Chukha - Trok from the pit , Asha made the king agree that he would stop hunting in the woods around her adopted family . Despite Chukha - Trok ' s assertion that the word of a Dulok was not worth much , Asha allowed the Duloks to escape as several korrina ' s chased them away . Chukha - Trok was present when Asha said goodbye to her adopted family and returned with the Ewoks to Bright Tree Village . As Chief Chirpa was reunited with his long lost daughter , Chukha - Trok and Wicket looked on , tearing up at the sentimental meeting . Further adventures . Later , Chukha - Trok was involved in the Belt of Honor ceremony for Wicket . Removing the belt from a case held by Wicket ' s brother , Weechee Warrick , the woodcutter presented the belt to Chief Chirpa , who bestowed it upon the young Ewok . The tribe cheered on Wicket , as he had taken his first step to becoming an Ewok warrior . As a warrior himself , Chukha - Trok was often present during bow and arrow practice alongside Weechee , Asha , Widdle , and Paploo , all warriors of the tribe . Chukha - Trok was also present for the Harvest Festival , where he met the being known as Larry . The three - eyed creature ate more than his fair share of food at the festival , and Chukha - Trok watched with fascination as the being ate several portions of food at a rapid pace . Later , Chukha - Trok completed his Belt of Honor and was to be recognized in a ceremony in front of the village . Overseen by Chief Chirpa , Chukha - Trok , Weechee , and Asha were honored for their accomplishments , becoming full - fledged warriors . The ending of the ceremony was interrupted by Wicket and Teebo , who wanted to tell Chirpa about a comet they had seen plummeting to the forest moon . After dismissing the comet as a simple lantern bird , the chief returned to complete the ceremony for the three warriors . However , the comet was actually the ship of the Stranger , a Wizard of the Night Spirit intent on attacking Bright Tree Village and capturing the sunstar . The Stranger gathered the Duloks from their swamp and organized an invasion of the village . Chukha - Trok joined his fellow warriors in warding off the attack but were unable to prevent the wizard from stealing the Sunstar . Chirpa gathered his forces to pursue the Duloks back to their swamp and recover the Sunstar , unaware that the Stranger had made his way towards the thorn forest instead , planning to carry out a ritual with the Stone Circle there . However , Chirpa eventually realized that the Sunstar was not with the Duloks , and he diverted his forces to the thorn forest . The Stranger , using the power of the Stone Circle in conjunction with the Sunstar , opened a portal to his world . A great number of his fellow wizards flooded into the world , and Chukha - Trok joined the Ewok forces in a desperate battle against the forces of the night spirit . As the fighting intensified , Kneesaa was able to use her lasso to affect the Sunstar ' s power , reversing the ritual that was pulling the wizards to the world . Chief Chirpa , predicting that the reverse of the ritual would throw the wizards back through the portal , told his Ewok forces to hold tight to anything they could get their hands on . Chukha - Trok and his fellow warriors looked on as the wizards were forced back to their world by the powers of the Sunstar . The Ewoks returned to their village , victorious over the Stranger and having rescued the Sunstar . Eight months before the Battle of Endor , Chukha - Trok was in charge of clearing a forest grove that had become infected with fungus . Chukha - Trok was joined by Wicket , who was being punished for picking a fight with Duloks . As the two Ewoks worked to remove all the infected trees , they were startled by a far off explosion . Although Wicket was eager to explore the source of the explosion , Chukha - Trok was worried that the source might be magic from the Dulok swamp . The elder Ewok decided that they should return to the village , leaving the clearing of the infected trees for another day . Unknown to Chukha - Trok , the Galactic Empire , who had recently arrived on the moon , had destroyed the Dulok swamp , in preparation for the building of a shield generator . The Ewoks themselves came into contact with the Imperials a short time later , and a fight broke out , accelerated by the presence of the griagh , a great beast that had been awoken by the Imperial presence . Chukha - Trok , riding a pony alongside Chief Chirpa , arrived at the conclusion of the battle and witnessed several Imperial stormtroopers fleeing into the woods . The Ewoks ' victory in the skirmish was celebrated back at the village , and Chukha - Trok was witness to a ceremony where Teebo was presented with the Sacred Horn of the Soul Trees . Joining the Caravan . A short time later , a starcruiser owned by the Towani family crash landed on the forest moon . Jeremitt Towani and his wife , Catarine were kidnapped by the Gorax of Endor , and their two children , Cindel and Mace were left alone . The Ewoks rescued the children and agreed to aid them in a quest to rescue their captive parents . The Shaman Logray organized the resulting caravan that would attempt the rescue , and he bestowed gifts to each of the members of the rescue team to help them on their quest . The caravan , consisting of the males of the Warrick family , the Towani children , and several ponies were also given a magical crystal and an ivory tooth from an unidentified creature in order to persuade two other Ewoks to join their rescue band . The Caravan first happened upon Chukha - Trok who was busy felling trees . One of his trees nearly crushed the Towani children , and Mace confronted the large Ewok , yelling at him for nearly killing his sister . Chukha - Trok was unconcerned and was ready to return to his woodcutting before he was greeted by Deej Warrick , Wicket ' s father . The elder Ewok presented Chukha - Trok with the ivory tooth , which had been missing from a decorative jawbone the Ewok wore around his neck . Informed of the quest and Logray ' s hope that he would join the caravan , Chukha - Trok appeared uninterested until Mace questioned his honor and his abilities as a warrior . The young human attempted to show off to the Ewok woodscutter by throwing an axe into a nearby tree . However , Chukha - Trok one - upped him by throwing his own axe straight into the hilt of the axe thrown by Mace . Sufficiently impressed , Mace begged the Ewok to join their quest , which he readily agreed to . Chukha - Trok followed the Ewoks to meet with Kaink , an Ewok priestess , and after presenting her with the magical crystal from Logray , she too agreed to join the caravan . The group , now complete , made their way across Endor towards the Forbidden Fortress of the Gorax . As the group departed from the Endor woods into the open plains of the moon , they encountered a body of water . As the group rested , Mace went down to the water and upon touching it , he was miraculously transported below the water , unable to surface . Chukha - Trok rushed to Mace ' s aid alongside his fellow Ewoks , but his attempt to throw rope to Mace only caused his rope to be transported below the water as well . Luckily for Mace , Wicket , who had been given a magic walking stick by Logray , was able to use the stick to pull the human boy from the enchanted water . As Mace and the other Ewoks recovered , Deej consulted a map with Kaink to determine the best possible route . During their discussion , Cindel was suddenly carried off by a spooked horse . Chukha - Trok mounted his pony and chased down the runaway animal as it disappeared into the forest . Before the horse could get too far away , Chukha was able to restrain the beast . The rescue of Cindel greatly influenced Mace , and Chukha earned the young boy ' s thanks . At their next stop , the group encountered a large group of Wistie s , which had been drawn by the Candle of Pure Light , another Logray gift that had been given to Cindel . Chukha - Trok watched as the Wisties used the candle to find their way home . However , one of the Wisties , Izrina , was left behind and Mace decided to take her with him . Fighting the Gorax . As the journey continued , the group began to run low on food just as they reached the Desert of Salma , on the other side of which lay the Forbidden Fortress of the Gorax . The group pressed ahead and beyond the Salma desert , they located the fortress but could see no way to enter . However , through the use of Mace ' s gift from Logray , a rock which held a magical arrowhead , the caravan was pointed in the direction of an underground tunnel into the Gorax ' s lair . The tunnel was blocked by a large stone , but Mace was able to blow it apart with his blaster rifle . The group headed inside , but Deej refused to let the youngest members of the group go any further , believing that it was too dangerous . Chukha - Trok , Kaink , Deej , Weechee , and Mace descended into the tunnel , leaving Cindel , Wicket , and Wicket ' s older brother , Willy behind . As the group made their way deeper into the tunnel , they came across a large spider web and used it to cross a deep chasm . During their crossing , Deej was attacked by one of the spiders and was only saved by the magic crystal of Kaink , who was able to hypnotize the spider with it . As Deej escaped , Chukha - Trok used his axe to destroy the web , causing the spider and its web to plummet into the chasm below , but also stranding the Ewoks on the other side . The group next came upon a large staircase , which the group was forced to climb . At the top , the Ewoks discovered the Gorax who was eating at a large stone table . As the group tried to stay out of sight , they witnessed the Gorax stare down his prisoners , the Towani parents , Jeremitt and Catarine . Prisoners of the Gorax , the Towanis were trapped in a wooden cage suspended above the ground . Unfortunately for the Ewok group , the Gorax was alerted to their presence after Weechee knocked the Gorax ' s axe to the ground . However , Weechee was able to lead the Gorax away from the rest of the group , allowing them time to rescue the Towanis . Using the Gorax ' s axe and a rock as a makeshift catapult , Chukha - Trok and Deej jumped on one end of the axe and propelled Mace up to his parents . The Humans dropped a rope down to the Ewoks and Chukha - Trok joined Mace to help the elder Towanis climb out of their cage . Just as Chukha - Trok was climbing out of the cage , Weechee returned to the group , unable to distract the Gorax any further . Seeing his prisoners escaping , the Gorax attempted to stop the escape . The rope the Ewok had used to help the Towanis out of the cage snapped upon the Gorax ' s arrival , but he was caught by Jeremitt and the group fled back to the staircase . As they made their escape , Chukha - Trok stayed behind to face the Gorax , using his axe to attack the much larger creature ' s foot . Overmatched , but undeterred , the Ewok warrior was able to dodge the Gorax ' s attacks . As Chukha - Trok stared down the much larger beast , he was joined by the Wistie Izrina , who attacked the Gorax ' s face . Enraged , the Gorax pounded at the walls of his lair , dislodging large boulders . As an avalanche of rock fell to the ground , Chukha - Trok was unable to jump out of the way in time . Hit by the heavy torrent of rocks , the Ewok warrior was mortally wounded . As he lay dying , Mace rushed to his side , encouraging him to get up . Unable to arise , Chukha - Trok gave his prized axe to the Human boy , as a gesture of honor and respect . As he died in Mace ' s arm , the boy thanked him for his sacrifice . Legacy . The axe that Chukha - Trok gave to Mace right before his death would be instrumental in defeating the Gorax . The remaining members of the group were able to push the Gorax into the chasm at the bottom of the stairs , but the Gorax was able to climb its way out . Before the Gorax could get ahold of Wicket and Cindel , Mace used Chukha - Trok ' s axe and threw it into the back of the creature . Screaming in pain , the Gorax plummeted into the chasm to its death . Upon learning of his demise , Deej was heartbroken over the loss , but Mace let the group know that the Ewok woodsman had sacrificed his life so that they might escape . Personality and traits . Chukha - Trok was large for an Ewok , over a meter in size . He had brown fur and black eyes and was known to be exceptionally strong . He had no immediate interest in joining the quest to save the Towani parents , but upon a challenge to his skill as a warrior , he changed his mind , determined to show his worth to those that doubted him . Chukha - Trok was a formidable warrior , fighting in many battles to defend Bright Tree Village . He was also protective of Ewok children and was concerned for their safety when they got into dangerous situations . Incredibly strong and tall for an Ewok , Chukha - Trok was able to fell a tree with two chops of his axe . Chukha - Trok was a skilled warrior and was able to throw an axe with pinpoint accuracy . He was also able to ride a horse , and occasionally wielded a long dagger . As a woodsman , Chukha - Trok was generally knowledgeable about the health of the trees in the forest , and he was intelligent enough to clear healthy trees near a grove of trees that had been infected with fungus in order to stop the fungus from spreading . During the quest to recover the Towani ' s parents , Chukha - Trok fought bravely against the Gorax despite the size disadvantage and the inability to cause lasting damage with his attacks . During the fighting , he sacrificed his life to help defeat the Gorax . Behind the scenes . Chukha - Trok was created by Bob Carrau who wrote the screenplay to the " " based on a story by George Lucas . The Ewok woodsman was played by Kevin Thompson in the film and the character died at the film ' s conclusion . However , Chukha - Trok was included in the cartoon series , " " , which served as a prequel to the live - action films . In the cartoon series , Chukha - Trok was heavily featured in the episode " Asha " , where he was voiced by Don McManus . Chukha - Trok appears in several other episodes of the TV series , but he is generally in the background and has no spoken lines . In written works , Chukha - Trok appeared in " The Ewoks and the Lost Children " , an adaptation of the aforementioned film , and " Return of the Great One ! " , a short story appearing in the Ewoks Annual . In 2013 , Chukha - Trok was present in " " , a comic which served to bridge the gap between the Ewoks cartoon show and the live - action films . Bantha Tracks # 26 , which contained the first printing of his name , spelled it " Chukha Trok . " His name was hyphenated in the end credits of " Caravan of Courage " , but was then spelled without the hyphen in that film ' s storybook adaptation . However , all subsequent works have used the hyphenated spelling .