Strutter Strutters were a species of sentient avians . Members of the species had svelte bodies with blue legs and beaks , and long arms with dexterous hands . A group of them inhabited the Strutter village on the Forest Moon of Endor , where they used mirrors to admire themselves as they groomed their pink and yellow plumage . Strutters placed great importance on trendiness and style and did not refrain from critiquing the comportment of others . This behavior made them seem extremely vain to members of other species and earned the avians a reputation for silliness . In 3 ABY , a strange figure appeared in the Strutter village and offered them a totem pole , emphasizing its cutting - edge flair . The Strutters eagerly accepted the gift , but in reality , the object was made up of a group of beings who had been enslaved by the peddler . In the night , the peddler activated them via a magic ring and ordered them to rob the village . However , a pair of Ewoks foiled the burglary and saved the Strutters ' possessions . Biology and appearance . Strutters were a species of sentient , bipedal avians who stood roughly 1 . 5 to 2 meters in height . Each Strutter had a round , oblong body that was oriented horizontally . The birds were mostly covered in pink feathers , accented by tufts of yellow at both ends of the neck and on either side of the head . The tail , too , was bushy and yellow ; it was flexible , and Strutters wagged it as they preened . Two long , jointed arms were situated where other birds had wings . These ended in four - fingered hands with which the species could manipulate their environment and grasp objects . The avians strutted about on two long , thin , light - blue legs . Their tridactyl feet were wide and webbed . From the body extended a long , curving neck that ended in a small , round head . The Strutter visage consisted of two white eyes with dark red lids , and a curved , pointed beak that was full of white teeth and a red tongue . This bill extended around the back of the head as well and was flanked by two pink protrusions . The face was pliable and expressive , as Strutters were able to smile . Society and culture . Strutters were fond of primping and preening , which they did while peering at themselves in hand mirrors . Members of the species had definite ideas about what was considered chic or unstylish and did not refrain from telling even total strangers what they felt about their taste . Strutters had an infatuation with fashion , which led them to constantly seek out the latest trends . As their name implied , Strutters did not simply walk ; they swaggered with eyes closed , head held high , and chest out . Other denizens of Endor found their behavior absurd , and Ewoks considered them to be fairly unintelligent . Nevertheless , the Strutters of Endor could speak and understand Ewokese . Strutters were communal creatures and lived in large groups . They disliked cold weather and huddled together for warmth in such conditions . On Endor , Strutters lived in a village situated in a grove amongst the moon ' s forests . The birds inhabited spherical huts made of sticks and straw , entering and exiting through an oblong entrance with a long , thin perch in front of it . The Strutters elevated these huts high off the ground , either hanging them from tree branches or perching them on stilts or poles . Strutters furnished their dwellings with various items , including bottles , boxes , cans , folding fans , locking chests , rugs , and stools . They were diurnal , sleeping deeply at night in their huts , their snores filling the village . History . The Strutters of Endor established a village in the forests near the Ewok population center , Bright Tree Village . There , they built elevated , rounded homes . They established relations with nearby groups , and over time , the Strutters accumulated or created various goods for their village . In 3 ABY , a strange trader rolled into the village in a bordok - driven cart . Although the Strutters expressed their disapproval of what they considered to be the outsider ' s " tacky " style , the merchant regained their interest when he offered to give them " the latest thing , " free of charge : a totem pole . The Strutters fawned over the gift and placed it in a prominent location in their village . That evening , the Strutters went to sleep in their homes as usual . Unbeknownst to them , the merchant used a magic ring to activate the totem pole , causing the constituent creatures depicted on it to come to life as his slaves . The Totem Master commanded the creatures to rob the Strutters of their possessions , and the slaves quickly amassed a large collection of stolen items . However , two Ewoks — Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka and Wicket W . Warrick — had stowed away on the Totem Master ' s cart in pursuit of their friend , Teebo , who had been ensorcelled along with the other totem slaves . Warrick and Kneesaa captured the Totem Master in a bid to foil his scheme , but the thief escaped and set his slaves on the intruders . In the ensuing skirmish , Warrick stopped the Totem Master by reflecting a magic blast with a Strutter mirror , turning the Totem Master himself into an inanimate totem . His ring then slipped from his finger and shattered , freeing the other totem slaves and ending the theft from the Strutter village . Later that same year , the Strutters suffered from extreme cold when their village was inundated with snow during a freak storm in the middle of the Forest Moon ' s summer . They were forced to huddle together for warmth as the snow reached as high as their chests . Eventually , the weather returned to normal after four young Ewoks — Kneesaa , Warrick , Teebo , and Latara — returned the Season scepter to the Sun King , from whom the Snow King ' s Icehead minions had stolen it , thus causing the anomalous weather patterns . Behind the scenes . Writer Bob Carrau introduced the Strutters in " The Totem Master , " an episode of the " " cartoon series that first aired on October 4 , 1986 , during the show ' s . He later gave them a cameo role in another second season episode , " The Season Scepter , " which first aired on November 1 , 1986 . Although several Strutters speak in the earlier cartoon , none of the voice actors or actresses are listed in the show ' s credits . Neither story reveals much about Strutter history or society aside from placing them in the Strutter village . Nevertheless , later sources imply that Strutters — and several other sentient species found on Endor — came from other planets . For example , the roleplaying supplement " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds " names only Ewoks and Yuzzums as native to Endor , and the article " Castaways of Endor " adds only Duloks to this list . According to these works and the roleplaying article " Endor and the Moddell Sector , " the majority of the sentient species who lived on the Forest Moon were survivors of crash landings caused by the main planet ' s massive gravity shadow and shield of space detritus .