Stranger War The Stranger War was the final decisive conflict between the Ewoks of Bright Tree Village and the Wizards of the Night Spirit . Preliminaries . Ages before the Battle of Endor , the Wizards of the Night Spirit had come into conflict with the Ewoks . With the use of the Sunstar , the Ewoks had forced the Wizards off the world and into a rip in space . On the otherworld , the Wizards planned for their revenge , waiting for the day when they would be able to escape their prison world and make it back to the Forest Moon of Endor . Years later , the opportunity presented itself . Two moons of Endor aligned above the forest moon , creating an unusual phenomenon . The rift in space opened , and one of the Wizards , the Stranger , was able to sneak through in a fast ship . The plan for revenge was finally in motion . Build - up . After landing on the forest moon , the stranger abandoned his craft and made his way to the Dulok swamp . As the Stranger entered the swamp , the Dulok King , Gorneesh , confronted the Wizard . Using his powers to threaten the Dulok chief , the Stranger forced the Dulok tribe to follow him to Bright Tree Village . Taking up arms , the Duloks fell into ranks behind the Stranger and they left the swamp . Battle . As the Stranger and his soldiers entered the Ewok camp , the Wizard gave the call to attack . Swinging on vines , the Duloks began to raid the Ewoks ' homes , dashing into the huts to steal food and assault the patrons . The commotion was soon heard by the Ewoks ' Chief Chirpa who called the Ewok warriors together with a loud battle cry . The Duloks and the Ewoks clashed on the main bridge of the village , exchanging blows . While the village was in an uproar , the Stranger used the distraction to enter the hut of Logray to steal the Sunstar which had been left unattended during the battle . With the Sunstar in hand , the servant of the Night Spirit prepared to leave . However , he was spotted by the Ewok children , Wicket Wystri Warrick , Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka , Teebo , and Latara , who tried to raise the alarm . However , the Stranger used the powerful artifact to create a fire on the bridge that the children were standing on , trapping them between two opposing blazes . The Stranger then left the scene , abandoning his Dulok charges . Without the Stranger , Gorneesh saw that the battle was lost and the Duloks fled in full retreat back to their swamp . With the main threat neutralized , the Ewok warriors were able to save the Ewok children just in time by dousing the flames with a firehose . Pursuit . As the heat of battle slowly quieted , the Ewok warrior , Weechee Warrick , noticed the missing Sunstar and informed Chirpa . Believing the Duloks to be the perpetrators of the theft , the Chief rallied his warriors and left the village for the swamps . Meanwhile , the Ewok children , who had been trying to inform Chirpa of the real thief to no avail , left the village to track the Stranger ' s path . With Teebo ' s skills to communicate with the Endor wildlife , the friends soon surmised that the Stranger was headed to the Thorn Forest , and the group quickly departed . As soon as the group arrived in the forest , they found the Stranger performing a dark ritual within the Stone Circle , with the Ewok Shaman Logray as his prisoner . Watching the ritual take place , the Ewoks witnessed as the Stranger used the Sunstar to open a portal to the otherworld , letting the rest of his species through . Attack . Wicket realized what the Stranger was attempting , and he charged into the Stone Circle with Kneesaa , ready to pounce on the Stranger . However , the lunge only succeeded in stripping off the Stranger ' s cloak , revealing his fearsome visage . As the Wizards poured onto the forest moon , they swarmed the Ewok chidren , outmatching them in shear force of numbers . Luckily for the Ewoks , it seemed that Chirpa had realized that the Duloks were without the Sunstar , and his force left the swamps to enter the Thorn Forest . Seeing the Ewok children in trouble , the Ewoks charged into the Stone Circle , bringing the fight to the Wizards . While the Ewoks battered the Wizards with staffs and potions , Wicket and Kneesaa were engaged in a deadly struggle with the Stranger who was still manipulating the Sunstar . Wicket was eventually able to grab onto the Stranger ' s wings and hold him fast while Kneesaa freed herself and ran to the Sunstar . Using her grappling hook , Kneesaa was able to reverse the ritual that was drawing the Wizards onto the forest moon . Reversing the spell had the opposite effect , threatening to close the doorway in space , and creating a strong wind which began to push the Wizards back into space and through the portal . As the flying Wizards were caught by the powerful wind , Chirpa ordered his forces to stand down and cling to anything they could get their hands on . Meanwhile , the Stranger made one last attempt to hurt the Ewoks and tried to carry Wicket away with him . Luckily , Kneesaa was there to save the day again , rescuing Wicket from the Stranger by tying his hands with Wicket ' s belt of honor . With a final cry of frustration , the Stranger was cast far into space and through the portal just as it closed with a brilliant flash of light . Aftermath . With the battle won , the Ewoks triumphantly returned to the village . Chief Chirpa awarded the Ewok children with Beads of Bravery for their heroic service during the battle . Additionally , Wicket ' s Belt of Honor was lost during the battle , and he was forced to start a new belt to complete his path to becoming a full - fledged warrior .