Wicket W . Warrick Wicket W . Warrick was a male Ewok scout and warrior on the forest moon of Endor . Wicket also played an instrumental role in helping the Rebel Alliance defeat the Galactic Empire during the Battle of Endor . Biography . When Wicket was still a young warrior , the Galactic Empire ruled by Emperor Sheev Palpatine landed on Endor to construct a shield generator to protect their second Death Star . Despite the disparity in technology and fire power between the Ewok s and the Imperial forces , Wicket devised plans for defeating the Imperial war machines . Rebel encounters . The Imperial activity continued on Endor as construction on the new Death Star progressed . Meanwhile , the Rebel Alliance had sent a strike team to the forest moon to deactivate the shield protecting the giant weapon . One day , Wicket came across the crash site of a pair of Imperial speeder bikes . He cautiously approached the only survivor , a human woman , prodding her with his spear until she regained consciousness . This woman was Leia Organa , Prince ss of Alderaan and a leader of the Rebel Alliance . Wicket remained leery until the woman offered him some food to eat . He found the food to be very good , but he again became fearful of Organa , though she was merely removing her helmet . He began to inspect the headgear but stopped and grabbed his spear when he heard more Imperials . When the Imperial scout trooper s fired at them , Wicket and Organa hid behind a log until another blast hit . At that point Wicket rolled out of sight . Then , as a scout trooper approached Organa at gunpoint , Wicket realized she was no friend of the Imperials , so he attacked the trooper ' s legs , giving Organa a chance to swing at the trooper , grab her blaster , and shoot the other Imperial before he could get away . As they headed off , Wicket urged Organa to follow him to his home village . On the way home , Wicket and Leia came upon two stormtrooper s who had stopped two other Ewoks and were attempting to arrest them . Wicket climbed a nearby tree and created a trap by tying a lasso from a vine . He then lowered the lasso over the stormtroopers , snaring them . Wicket jumped from the tree , holding the other end of the vine in order to hang the stormtroopers from the tree ; however , Wicket was not heavy enough to pull the stormtroopers . Organa assisted , grabbing hold of Wicket , causing the stormtroopers to rise and be knocked unconscious by a tree branch . Wicket , Organa , and the two other Ewoks continued to Bright Tree Village . Upon arriving at the village , Wicket presented Organa with a dress as a gift for helping him save his fellow villagers . Meanwhile , other Ewoks had captured and brought in the rest of the Rebels : Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , Chewbacca , and the droid s R2 - D2 and C - 3PO . The Ewoks treated C - 3PO as a god , and the Ewok shaman Logray insisted that the other Rebels be sacrificed in the droid ' s honor . The proceedings were halted when Skywalker used the Force to lift C - 3PO into the air and convince the Ewoks that it was a show of the droid ' s " magic . " This frightened the Ewoks , including Wicket , and caused them to run away , but they soon returned and untied the Rebels under Logray ' s orders . Once freed , R2 - D2 used one of his built - in devices to deliver a mild electrical shock to Wicket in retaliation . The Battle of Endor . That night , the Rebels had an audience with the Ewok leaders in hopes of encouraging them to join their cause . C - 3PO animatedly told the Rebels ' tale . At the end of the meeting Chief Chirpa declared that the Rebels would become part of their tribe . Wicket embraced Captain Solo as the Ewoks welcomed their new comrades . Wicket and another Ewok , Paploo , then joined with Solo , Organa , Chewbacca , and the droids to meet up with the Rebel commando s . They arrived a ridge overlooking the Imperial landing platform , and from there Wicket and Paploo led them to a " secret " entrance on the other side of the ridge . There , as Paploo distracted the scout troop ers to allow the Rebels to sneak inside the shield generator bunker , Wicket stayed behind with the droids . He remained there until they spotted more Imperials arriving ; realizing the Rebels were in trouble , Wicket ran to get help . After the Rebels were led back out of the bunker at gunpoint , Wicket returned — and he brought with him an entire army of Ewoks . The Battle of Endor had begun . The Ewoks attacked with a variety of weapons and traps . Wicket joined a group hunting with bolas , and while his own attack backfired and knocked Wicket to the ground , the only injury was to his ego . The battle raged on , and the Rebels tried to make their way back into the bunker . The Rebels eventually destroyed the shield generator , allowing the fleet above the planet to destroy the Death Star , and the body of Emperor Palpatine along with it . As the victors celebrated on Endor , Solo and Organa shared an intimate moment — one which Wicket didn ' t hesitate interrupting to share in the jubilation . After the battle . At a village - wide party where the Ewoks and Rebels celebrated their victory in the battle , Wicket danced and fraternized with R2 - D2 . When the Alliance detected Imperial holdouts on the other side of the moon , Wicket and at least five other Ewoks accompanied the strike team out to the site . The Ewoks ' curiosity about all the technology and buttons within the shuttle got on the nerves of pilot Shara Bey as she was flying the craft . The strike team quickly took the base and discovered numerous Imperial comm records and plans in the wake of the Emperor ' s death . Wicket gave Organa an acorn for a serpent ' s puzzle plant as a gift before she left Endor . At Skywalker ' s suggestion , the sapling became a part of her meditation exercises . Behind the scenes . Wicket was portrayed by Warwick Davis in 1983 ' s " " . The then 11 - year - old actor came to be involved in the film after his grandmother heard a radio ad calling for short actors . When Davis ' mother called to inquire on his behalf , she was told that Lucasfilm already had enough actors ; however , when she mentioned that Warwick was a mere 2 feet , 11 inches tall , they reconsidered him as a possibility for a younger Ewok . Davis then met with production assistant Pat Carr at Elstree Studios , where he was measured for a costume and didn ' t even have to audition . Davis began work on the film in January 1982 . Originally just another Ewok , Davis caught the eye of George Lucas with aspects of his performance , such as his interaction with R2 - D2 and the ability to stick his tongue through his Ewok mask . Another part of his performance , inquisitively tilting his head , was inspired by Davis ' dog . Davis was later taken to America for location shooting . The day Kenny Baker was supposed to shoot the scene in which his character ( originally called " Wicket " ) meets Princess Leia for the first time , Baker fell ill with food poisoning , and so Davis was called in as a replacement . Davis ' Ewok eventually became " Wicket , " while Baker ' s became " Paploo . " Evidence of the switch remains in the , where the Ewok stealing the speeder bike is still called Wicket . As for Wicket ' s voice in the final film , according to Davis , it was performed by an unnamed woman . Since George Lucas ' daughter Amanda was a big fan of Wicket , Davis performed the character at a birthday party for her , delivering presents and even letting the kids force - feed him cake . Concurrent to the shooting of " Return of the Jedi " , first assistant director David Tomblin shot a short film on starring Davis called " Return of the Ewok " . It tells an alternate tale of Warwick Davis landing the role of an Ewok and the trying to find his way to the " green moon of Endor " , stopping by Jabba ' s Palace and Yoda ' s hut along the way . Davis is in his Wicket costume for much of the film . A short clip , where Boba Fett is pursuing Davis / Wicket on the second Death Star , can be seen in the blooper reel easter egg on the 2004 bonus DVD for the original trilogy . Wicket ' s Expanded Universe appearances , which are no longer considered canon , included the television movies " " ( 1984 ) and " " ( 1985 ) , in which Davis reprised his role . Wicket was also a main character in the animated television series " " from 1985 – 1986 , a related 14 - issue comic book series from Marvel ' s Star Comics imprint , and a number of . The animated series and comics introduced Wicket ' s family and friends , including his love interest Princess Kneesaa , daughter of Chief Chirpa . " The Essential Guide to Characters " established that Wicket ' s middle name is Wystri . On the April 27 , 2008 edition of Comedy Central ' s " Colbert Report " , Stephen Colbert ( a self - described geek ) " ate " Wicket ( a large teddy bear with an apple stuffed in its mouth ) , reneging on a promise not to eat Ewok . On June 7 , 2013 , it was announced that , in honor of the 30th anniversary of " Star Wars Episode VI : Return of the Jedi " release , Bean Bunny was selected to represent Wicket Warrick for the " Star Wars " / " The Muppets " crossover line . In the animated microseries " " , the voice of Wicket is provided by Dee Bradley Baker .