Mallatobuck Mallatobuck ( meaning " beautiful singer " in Shyriiwook ) , also known as Malla , was a female Wookiee from Kashyyyk . She was the wife of Chewbacca , and mother of their son Lumpawaroo . Malla had a brother named Vargi . Biography . First acquaintance . Malla first met Chewbacca on Kashyyyk when they were adolescents . She saw him for the first time as he made what she referred to as " " … a reckless , show - off jump from a Wroshyr tree , made over a needlessly long distance , flirting with death , and an utterly childish thing to do " " . Chewbacca ' s jump was quite impressive , and right then at that moment she knew Chewbacca had to be hers . However , she was too nervous to admit her feelings for him . To get Chewbacca to notice her , Malla turned to Chewbacca ' s cousin for help . Their first acquaintance was followed by a traditional courtship , though some of their flirtations did not go so well . Later on , they were caught by Trandoshan slavers , but Chewbacca confronted these slavers , pulling a few arms off along the way . However , after these events they maintained only a close friendship . Romantic relationship . Chewbacca was later enslaved by the Galactic Empire and only after his rescue by Han Solo and his return , his relationship with Malla became more romantically involved . When Chewbacca finally decided he wanted to marry Malla , an albino Wookiee named Tojjevvuk also wanted her for himself . Chewbacca killed Tojjevvuk , and his clan placed a death mark on Chewbacca . Mallatobuck and Chewbacca did not finally marry until Tojjevvuk ' s father called off the death mark . Wife and mother . Eventually Malla and Chewbacca had a son named Lumpawarrump . However , Malla did not see much of her husband , due to the life debt he had to Han Solo . Despite this , Chewbacca returned once per year ( with Han ' s blessing ) to celebrate Life Day with Malla and their son . In 4 ABY , Malla , as well as her village , was held hostage by Nagai commander Knife , who sought to set up a slave trade on Kashyyyk . Unbeknownst to Malla , her brother Vargi and several defected Wookiees were a part of the operation . Once Chewbacca , Han , and Lando Calrissian were able to break free , the three proceeded to end the operation . With the help of the Alliance , the battle ended and all of those who were involved were apprehended . Upset at his involvement and betrayal , Malla disowned Vargi as her brother . She constantly worried about her son ' s growing desire to be like his father during the New Republic ' s early years . Because of this , Malla considered letting Lumpy stay with the Solos on Coruscant . During a trip to Coruscant with his father , Lumpawarrump was captured while trying to capture thieves that broke into the Solos ' apartment . Lumpawarrump became captured , and Chewbacca and Mallatobuck discovered that the burglars were planning to assassinate the New Republic ' s leaders . Determined to stop them , they infiltrated the enemies ' base to find an advanced IT - 3 interrogation droid masterminding the plot . The Wookiees rescued their son and foiled the droid ' s plans . After the incident , Malla decided that Lumpy would be safer on Kashyyyk . While in mourning after Chewbacca ' s death , Malla agreed to allow Lumpawaroo to assume his father ' s life debt to Han Solo . Malla enjoyed cooking , and was known for her meal of bantha surprise , and her famous Wookiee - ookiee s . Chewbacca made her a number of crossbows as a gift , hand made by him . Behind the scenes . In " The Star Wars Holiday Special " , Malla was played by Mickey Morton . One of Malla ' s notable appearances is in the comic series " " , where she is the narrator for the first episode . She tells the story of how she and Chewbacca met and functions as a means to portray the grief over Chewbacca ' s death . Both " " and " " misspell the character ' s name as " Mala " .