Gracca Gracca was a winged sapient who lived on the Floating Mountain on the moon of Endor . At some point in the early history of Bright Tree Village , an Ewok settlement on the moon , Gracca invaded the village and stole the Ewoks ' magical Crystal Cloak , which gave the owner the power to make anything they touched turn into crystal . After stealing the cloak , Gracca departed back to Floating Mountain where he resided for several years , turning the creatures of the mountain into crystal statues . Eventually , the young Ewoks Wicket Wystri Warrick , Latara , Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka , and Teebo arrived on Floating Mountain to retrieve the cloak . However , all they succeeded in doing was destroying the cloak , thereby stripping Gracca of his powers . Gracca became furious and tried to destroy the young Ewok children . Unfortunately , his attack missed and ran him headlong into a forest of towering crystal which toppled upon him . Gracca was then left trapped under the massive crystals as the young Ewoks left the mountain carrying away some of its crystals . Biography . Early life . Gracca was a male individual of a winged species , who was present on the moon of Endor years before 3 ABY . There , Gracca lived on the Floating Mountain , a mountain that hovered above a lake of lava . The mountain was populated by several different creatures , and Gracca desired to rule over the mountain and make its inhabitants serve him . At some point , he learned of the Ewoks of the forest moon , who owned several powerful artifacts that would enable him to gain the power he would need to conquer the mountain . Infiltrating the Ewoks ' Bright Tree Village , Gracca stole the Crystal Cloak , a piece of clothing that granted the wearer the ability to turn anything they touched into crystal . Gracca then returned to the Floating Mountain and created a residence and a throne out of crystal where he could rule over the creatures of the mountain . The Ewoks , after learning of the loss of the Crystal Cloak , created a scroll detailing the theft of the cloak . The scroll , written in Ewokese , named Gracca as the thief of the cloak and claimed that only a great warrior would be able to defeat Gracca and retrieve the cloak . Return of the Ewoks . Unknown to Gracca , two Ewoks of Bright Tree Village , Wicket Wystri Warrick and Latara put it upon themselves to recover the Crystal Cloak ; Warrick hoped to retrieve the cloak to prove that he was a great warrior , while Latara hoped that the power of the Crystal Cloak could be used to repair a crystal that she had broken . In 3 ABY , the Ewoks used their skin gliders and headed towards the Floating Mountain . They were seen approaching by a floating flower , one of Gracca ' s servants . The flower returned to its master and informed him that two Ewoks were marching towards his lair . Gracca thanked his pet , but in doing so , he accidentally tapped it on the head , turning the floating flower into a crystal statue as he had done to many of his pets before . After tossing his crystallized pet into a pile with the rest of his crystal creations , Gracca flew out his fortress and circled the Floating Mountain , looking for the Ewok intruders . Gracca spied the two Ewoks climbing the mountain after overhearing their conversation . Attempting to get rid of the Ewok intruders , Gracca blew a large cloud of crystal seeds onto them . As the Ewoks marveled at the cloud of crystals , the seeds settled into the ground and a forest of crystals sprouted from the ground . The two Ewoks attempted to run from the sprouting crystals , which drove them to the edge of the Floating Mountain . Trapped between the crystal forest and the lava below , the Ewoks were only saved from Gracca ' s trap by the intervention of their friends , the Ewoks Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka and Teebo . Attack . The four Ewoks , now safe from the crystal forest , gathered their gliders and prepared to depart the Floating Mountain , hoping to escape further attacks . However , Gracca confronted them before they could leave , demonstrating his powers by turning an insect and a flower into crystal . Warrick , unafraid of Gracca ' s threats , charged with a stick , demanding the return of the Crystal Cloak . As the young Ewok swung the stick at Gracca , he grabbed the weapon from Warrick , turning the weapon into crystal . Gracca reached out at Warrick to turn him into crystal , but the Ewok was pulled away at the last second by Kintaka . The Ewoks fled across the mountain , and Gracca pursued them until they were at its edge . However , as Gracca circled the four Ewoks , attempting to turn them into crystal statues , he failed to notice Kintaka using her lasso to grab hold of the Crystal Cloak . As Gracca swooped past the Ewoks , the lasso pulled the cloak from his back , depriving him of his powers . As the cloak slowly drifted down towards the lava pit below the Floating Mountain , Gracca pursued it , desperate to get it back . However , the magical artifact hit the lava before Gracca could reach it . A large black explosion erupted from the destroyed cloak , pushing him back towards the Ewoks . Furious at the Ewoks for erasing the source of his power , he claimed that they would pay for their antics . Gracca zeroed in on Warrick and chased him across the mountain , following the Ewok as he headed for the crystal forest . Just as Gracca was about to reach Warrick , the young Ewok jumped around a corner , and Gracca was unable to alter his flight in time . Crashing headfirst into a large crop of crystals , he became pinned as crystals fell all around him . Gracca yelled to the Ewoks to free him , but his pleas fell on deaf ears . Defeated , Gracca could only watch as the Ewoks departed the Floating Mountain in their gliders , weighed down by several crystals that they took with them . With no one willing to free him , Gracca was left trapped under the rubble forever . Personality and traits . Gracca was an ambitious individual who wished to rule the Floating Mountain and had no qualms about eliminating those who opposed this desire . After acquiring the Crystal Cloak , Gracca did not hesitate to turn anyone who would not serve him into crystal . He even transformed those who did serve him , as he was not careful with his power and would accidentally turn his pets into crystal on a frequent basis . Gracca lamented the loss of his pets when he did this , but he did not feel overly guilty about the act . When the Ewoks invaded his home to reclaim the Crystal Cloak , Gracca opposed them with violence , attempting to turn the Ewok children into crystal before they could take the cloak from him . Gracca had two large wings that ran along the length of his body and an additional wing that was present between his legs . He was able to use these wings to fly about the Floating Mountain , and he could start his flight from a crouching position , jumping into the air to begin flight . He had two large ears that afforded him great hearing , as he could hear the Ewoks ' private conversations from a distance . Gracca had green skin and the insides of his ears and wings were purple in color . Three green spikes ran vertically along his scalp , and he had the appearance of a green beard . Gracca ' s eyes were black , and he had three digits on his hands and his feet , which were tipped with sharp yellow talons . An additional talon protruded from the heels of his feet . Gracca towered over the Ewoks , appearing to be twice the height of an Ewok child , around two meters in height . Behind the scenes . Gracca was created by Paul Dini for use in the " " television show and the character appeared in the season premiere of the , " The Crystal Cloak " , which first aired on September 13 , 1986 . Gracca did not appear again in the cartoon , but the character was later given an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , which reveals that Gracca was trapped under the crystals forever . Although the spelling of Gracca ' s name is ambiguous from the episode , his name is spelled as " Gracca " in the " Star Wars Insider 27 " article , " A Star Wars CELibration . " " The Crystal Cloak " names this character " The Gracca " for the majority of the episode , and the article in " Star Wars Insider " refers to him as " the evil Gracca . " However , " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " leaves out " the " , only referring to him as " Gracca . " As the encyclopedia is the most recent source , this article assumes that " Gracca " is the correct way to refer to the character .