Tarfful / Legends Tarfful was a male Wookiee Chieftain of Kachirho who was an old friend of Chewbacca and fought in the Battle of Kashyyyk during the Clone Wars , at least until the battle ended during the start of the Great Jedi Purge . During the battle in 19 BBY , he had good relations with Yoda and was behind him for the entirety of the battle . Tarfful , while not a general , carefully planned out the placement of troops and warriors with Jedi Masters Luminara Unduli and Quinlan Vos . Vos also led the charge with both him and Chewbacca . Biography . Early life . Tarfful went through his hrrtayyk ceremony in 185 BBY . He eventually became the leader of Kachirho and served for decades . He did not let his role in politics affect his warrior ' s edge , as he stayed in shape by vigorous exercise and hazardous hunting trips . It is also possible that he remained leader of Kachirho through the Separatist Crisis and the Clone Wars . Delta Squad . Before the Clone Wars broke out , Tarfful spent years fighting Trandoshan slavers on Kashyyyk , who were backed by the Separatists . Tarfful went missing and the Wookiees assumed he was lost . He was in fact caught by the slavers , and was being held in one of their camps . Delta Squad was tasked to rescue him . They found that the slavers were going to hand him to General Grievous for interrogation ( it was in fact this point that Delta Squad realized General Grievous ' presence on Kashyyyk ) , so they battled through the camp to rescue him . Tarfful managed to destroy one of the IG - 100 MagnaGuards attempting to drag him to the General ' s ship . Delta Squad took down the guards , and escorted Tarfful to his men . Rescue mission to Wasskah . At some point during the Clone Wars , Tarfful ' s friend Chewbacca was captured by Trandoshans and taken to Wasskah . There , the young Wookiee built a signaling device which sent a distress message to Kashyyyk . Tarfful hired bounty hunters Sugi and Seripas to transport him and a group of Wookiees to Wasskah aboard the starship " Halo " . There , they made quick work of the Trandoshans and rescued Chewbacca , Ahsoka , Jinx , and O - Mer . Military life . As leader of the city of Kachirho , he oversaw the battle on a high observation deck alongside Chewbacca , his old friend , and Jedi Master Yoda . He had good relations with Yoda and was behind him for the entirety of the battle . Tarfful , while not a general , carefully planned out the placement of troops and warriors with Jedi Masters Luminara Unduli and Quinlan Vos . Vos also led the charge with both he and Chewbacca . When the 41st Elite Corps clone troopers turned on the Jedi , Tarfful and Chewbacca helped Yoda to an escape pod . He and Chewbacca ' s plan was originally to get to the escape pod undetected , however almost immediately after they left the Wookiee meeting hall , they were attacked by clone troopers , but they managed to silence them before they could send word that the two Wookiees and Yoda had escaped to the rest of the 41st Elite . They tried hiding from the clones in a Wookiee boat , but eventually , the Wookiees decided it was too risky . Eventually , Tarfful , Chewbacca , and Yoda reached the escape pod , which was hidden in the mountains . Yoda bid farewell to his friends before leaving Kashyyyk for good . Imperial slave . A few months later , Tarfful was around when a group of six Jedi who had escaped Order 66 , led by Olee Starstone , came to Kashyyyk , looking for any of the three Jedi that had been there when Order 66 had been issued . Tarfful fought in the Battle of Kashyyyk during the Great Jedi Purge , but he was rounded up by the Empire and became a slave , destined to help build the first Death Star . Personality and traits . Tarfful was a fearsome fighter as witnessed by Delta Squad . Normally he was a calm and caring individual . Jedi Grand Master Yoda was a trusted friend of his . Physical appearance . Tarfful ' s fur varied in color from dark brown to beige on various sections of his body . He wore armor around his shoulders and chest , likely traditional Wookiee armor . He often carried a Wookiee bowcaster on his person . Behind the scenes . Tarfful was played by Michael Kingma in " " . According to the " Revenge of the Sith " DVD text commentary , during Yoda ' s " goodbye " scene to Chewbacca and Tarfful in the film , Tarfful ' s roar is actually Itchy ' s roar from " The Star Wars Holiday Special " . The Tarfful Wookiee costume is on display at the " " exhibit . Before putting on the Wookiee costume , Kingma had to put on a group of water bags that would move like muscles . He also wore a ventilation sweater that prevented him from getting too hot in the warm suit .