Teek Teek was a male member of the Teek species , and a native of the forest moon of Endor . He was a playful , mischievous being , with scruffy , white fur and two large upper incisors . As his species had an accelerated metabolism , he could move extraordinarily fast and was often seen as a blur . Teek was the only companion of a stranded Human scout by the name of Noa Briqualon , with whom he shared a cabin on Endor . Briqualon spent most of his time attempting to repair his damaged starship and was generally hostile toward outsiders who stumbled upon his home . The two lived together in isolation for years , with little or no interaction with other sentient beings . However , in 3 ABY , a Human girl named Cindel Towani and her Ewok companion , Wicket Wystri Warrick , stumbled upon the house of Teek and Briqualon , who eventually formed a close bond with the two children . Several days after their first encounter , Towani was kidnapped by the Sanyassan warlord Terak , and Teek and his friend aided Warrick in her rescue . Teek proved vital to the recovery , using his superior speed to great effect , and after they rescued Towani , he helped fight Terak ' s warriors in the woods . Teek saved his companion ' s life when he attacked Terak , who was ready to strike the helpless Briqualon with his sword . Warrick then finished off the Sanyassan warlord . Teek was ultimately left behind when Briqualon and Towani departed on the starship , which the old Human had finally repaired , although he found a home with the Ewoks of Bright Tree Village , many of whom had aided him in the skirmish with the Sanyassans . Biography . Early life . Teek was a member of the species of the same name , born on the forest moon of Endor some time before the rise of the Galactic Empire . Teek eventually became the companion of Noa Briqualon , an old Human male , who had been stranded on the moon ever since his starship crashed there . The two lived together in a small cabin , near where Briqualon ' s starship lay . Briqualon was extremely reluctant to speak with other people on the moon and spent most of his time working on fixing his ship . Teek , however , opted to stay away from the ship and usually spent his time perched in trees as Briqualon worked relentlessly to restore function to his vessel . Wicket and Cindel . In 3 ABY , Teek stumbled upon two lost companions in the woods : a female Human child named Cindel Towani , and an Ewok named Wicket Wystri Warrick . The two had been captured by a Sanyassan Marauder warlord named Terak but had managed to escape . However , the Sanyassans were determined to find Towani , thinking that she would help them unlock the secret of a piece of technology they had stolen during an attack on her village , an assault that killed her family . Despite Warrick ' s apprehension , Towani decided to follow Teek , finding him amusing and hoping that he would lead them to shelter and food . Teek led them to Briqualon ' s cabin , where the two children , mistakenly assuming the house to be unoccupied , decided to stay . However , when Briqualon returned home , he was furious at his friend for allowing strangers into the house , and demanded that the children leave . Towani and Warrick made camp nearby , and Teek brought them food . The old scout eventually had a change of heart and allowed Towani and Warrick to stay for one night only . Despite Towani ' s fragile mental state , he maintained that they would have to leave come morning , and a disappointed Teek accepted the decision . Although the children accepted Briqualon ' s terms and left in the morning , Briqualon reconsidered and allowed Warrick and Towani to stay with him and Teek as long as they proved themselves useful and helped out around the cabin . The next day , curious as to where Briqualon continued to disappear , the two guests followed the bearded Human as he set off to work on the starship , despite Teek ' s best efforts to dissuade them . Briqualon discovered them , told them his story , and allowed them to stay in his house as long as they needed . However , in the early hours of the morning , Towani was kidnapped by the Nightsister Charal , and after searching the surrounding forests , Warrick and Briqualon left to rescue the young girl . Teek , though apprehensive at first , eventually sped off to assist them . Terak ' s Keep . The trio arrived at Terak ' s Keep , where Terak was holding Towani . When they reached the moat around the huge building , they opted not to swim across , as the waters were infested with vicious beings . Instead they used Briqualon ' s grappling hook to climb atop the great wall , where Teek and Warrick incapacitated the patrolling guard and helped the larger Briqualon up onto the wall . The three of them searched the castle for Towani and discovered she was imprisoned , along with a group of Ewoks , in a nearby cell . However , Terak ' s men heavily guarded Towani ' s cell , and Teek and his friends could not pass the guards undetected . Teek , though , stole a guard ' s uniform , which the trio used to disguise themselves . They reached the dungeon where Towani was being kept , though two additional Sanyassans , playing cards , sat close to Towani . Teek slipped one of the men ' s cards into the Sanyassan ' s sleeve ; when the other player noticed , a fight ensued , leaving the two Sanyassans dead and Teek with the keys needed to free Towani and the Ewoks . With the Ewoks freed , Teek and a group of rescued prisoners made their way back out of the Keep . However , Terak heard them escaping and sounded the alarms . Teek and the others eventually reached a dead end , but Briqualon used some explosives to blow a hole in the wall . The Sanyassans , led by Terak himself , soon reached the group , who were swinging across the moat on Briqualon ' s rope one by one . As Briqualon and Towani left , the young girl spotted a crystal oscillator , the only remaining part Briqualon needed to get his ship running ; the old man took it . Although the guards fired at them , Teek , Briqualon , Towani and the Ewoks escaped . However , Terak sent dozens of his men after the group . The escapees reached a forest , although Terak ' s soldiers , aided by Charal , tracked them . Briqualon led them to his ship , but it would take him several minutes to power up the vessel . Teek was sent to scout the area and to discover how far away the Sanyassans were , while the Ewoks assembled a powerful catapult near the ship . Teek found Terak ' s men ; however , he inadvertently led them back to Briqualon ' s ship . The Sanyassans clashed with the Ewoks in the forest , and although Teek did not join the effort against Terak ' s warriors , he dealt the warlord a blow when he rubbed two stones together . The resulting flames caused Terak ' s two massive blurrg beasts to retreat . Teek took control of one of the cannons on Briqualon ' s starship and fired back at the marauders . Through the efforts of Teek and his companions , Terak ' s warriors were driven back to the Keep , although the warlord himself remained to fight with Briqualon . Teek , perched high in a tree , watched in horror as Terak stood over a helpless Briqualon with his sword raised . However , the furry creature intervened and saved the life of his companion by jumping on Terak ' s head , unbalancing the Sanyassan . Through the efforts of Teek and Warrick , who inadvertently unlocked the dark magic in the warlord ' s ring , Terak was turned to stone . Goodbyes . With Terak defeated , Towani and Briqualon decided to leave Endor , although Teek opted to stay behind and live with the Ewoks . Briqualon said his emotional goodbyes to Teek , who was saddened that he would not see his companion again . Teek was also sad at the loss of Towani , although she vowed to return and see him and Warrick again . The starship successfully took off , and Teek , alongside Warrick , saw his friend leave the moon for good . He spent the rest of his life with the Ewoks of Bright Tree Village . Shortly after the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , the Star Tours travel agency began offering tours of the forest moon . Teek boarded a Star Tours starship at one point and was featured in a safety video that showcased the vessel ' s under - the - seat storage . Personality and traits . In appearance , Teek had scruffy white fur , with a pair of close - set eyes and two oversized buck teeth , and he often spoke through giggles . He was less than a meter tall , and due to his fast metabolism , he had extremely quick speed , which allowed him to run faster than any other being on Endor . Teek was friendly and hospitable toward others and often went out of his way to help them . When he first met Towani and Warrick , he led them to his home and offered them food and shelter , even though Briqualon was far less accommodating . When Teek was worried for the two children , he sneaked muffins to Towani and Warrick , despite Briqualon ' s orders that he specifically not do so . Teek was optimistic and mischievous , though not harmful , and he spent much of his time laughing and giggling with others , something that Briqualon discouraged . He displayed a strong sense of mirth , such as when he threw nuts at Warrick . Teek displayed inventiveness , such as when he framed the Sanyassan gambler , almost single - handedly getting the group past that particular obstacle . Teek once again demonstrated his inventive nature when dealing with Terak — although Teek was smaller than the warlord , he found a way to incapacitate the Sanyassan . Similarly , Teek used flames to scare off Terak ' s blurrgs and stole a guard ' s uniform in Terak ' s Keep . Teek was a brave and loyal friend to Briqualon , Warrick , and Towani . He tried to hide the secret of Briqualon ' s starship from the two guests , and he later risked his life on several occasions during the rescue of Towani . Teek stayed with his companions when he could easily have used his immense speed to quickly get to safety . Talents and abilities . Like all members of his species , Teek was extremely quick , and when at full speed , he often looked as if he was a mere blur . He used his speed as both a source of amusement and as a weapon of sorts — he once used his speed to tie a Sanyassan to a tree on Endor . He could also play a type of flute , which he used with Towani , Briqualon , and Warrick when they played music and danced together in Briqualon ' s house . Behind the scenes . Teek was created by George Lucas for Jim and Ken Wheat ' s made - for - television movie " " . The character was initially a puppet , but Wilford Brimley — who played the part of Noa — objected to the idea of working with a puppet , and often called on crewmember Niki Botelho to stand in his line of sight while he spoke with Teek . It was eventually decided that Teek would be played by an actor in a suit , and the diminutive , sixteen - year old Botelho was told to report to the film ' s creature shop to be fitted with a full body costume . Teek ' s costume had two heads : one articulated and one not . The articulated head contained devices to make Teek ' s eyes and face move , and was operated by off - camera puppeteers . During the filming of one scene , Botelho fell down a hill and into a creek , and the weight of her costume nearly caused her to drown until crewmembers could rescue her and remove her mask . In the score of " The Battle for Endor " , composer Peter Bernstein used a specific musical theme to represent Teek . The fast - paced motif musically expresses Teek ' s playful nature and his speedy running ability . The theme appears on the soundtrack LP in the track titled " Teek . " Teek also appears in two adaptations of " The Battle for Endor " : a published by Buena Vista Records and the Random House children ' s book , " " . He is additionally featured in a " Star Tours " safety video . It was initially unclear if the creature was in fact Teek , but a toy package later confirmed the creature ' s identity .