Plooz Plooz was an Alzarian prince and the son of King Gokus . While still very young , Plooz was effectively kidnapped by Gokus ' s general , Sludd , as part of an elaborate plot to seize control of the planets Alzar and Sooma . Plooz was taken to the latter world , where he met King Zornog . It appeared to Gokus that Zornog had kidnapped the child , which prompted the Alzarian king to ready a military invasion of Sooma . Meanwhile , Zornog had the diplomat droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 take Plooz back to his homeworld . While in transit , their ship was attacked by Sludd , forcing R2 - D2 to make a last ditch attempt to escape by jumping to hyperspace . However , Plooz , attempting to help , had disrupted the ship ' s anti - matter device , which created a time warp in space that caused the ship to travel into the future . Finding himself in the Endor system , Plooz panicked and jettisoned one of the craft ' s escape pods . Landing on the Forest Moon of Endor , Plooz was hailed by the native Ewoks as a " Star Child " that would bring good luck . He became embroiled in the failed Chirpa - Gorneesh peace summit and was later retrieved by C - 3PO and R2 - D2 . The trio returned back through the time warp to their own time , and they were able to foil Sludd ' s " coup d ' état " in the process . Biography . Stowaway . Born to King Gokus , Prince Plooz resided in the Alzarian palace . At some point in the Imperial Period , one of his father ' s generals , Sludd , had the child taken from the palace and placed on a trade freighter , bound for the planet Sooma . Sludd , who was preparing to stage a " coup d ' état " against Gokus and Sooma ' s King Zornog , planned to make it appear as though the Sooman monarch had kidnapped Plooz . The general predicted that Gokus would react by sending a fleet against Sooma and starting a war between his world and theirs . In the chaos , Sludd planned to claim both worlds for himself . Upon arriving on Sooma , young Plooz made his way to into the Sooman palace , where he was met by King Zornog . The king kept the child by his side while communications were opened with Alzar . King Gokus was livid and began threatening the Sooman king . While he would not tolerate Gokus ' s bullying , Zornog insisted that Plooz had merely stowed away on a freighter , and that there was no kidnapping plot whatsoever . Gokus refused to accept Zornog ' s explanation , however , and demanded the return of Plooz within a day , or he would send his fleet to attack Sooma . Zornog had more immediate problems to deal with , as Plooz , hoping to play with the Sooman king , grasped the monarch ' s robes and began tugging , inadvertently throttling him . Two diplomatic couriers , the droids R2 - D2 and C - 3PO , who had recently arrived in the palace , were able to fend Plooz off . Grateful , Zornog gave the pair of droids his fastest starship , with which to ferry the young prince back to his father . While in transit , Plooz found his way into the ship ' s food synthesizer , where he began devouring giant Neuvian sundae s , much to C - 3PO ' s chagrin . However , as the ship continued on its course towards Alzar , battleships under the command of General Sludd bore down on the Sooman craft in attack formation . Panicking , C - 3PO hailed the vessels , warning them that he had the Alzarian prince on board . Plooz watched on in horror as Sludd ' s visage materialized on the ship ' s viewscreen and informed the occupants that they would soon perish under his guns . Lost in time . As Sludd ' s craft swooped down on them , C - 3PO had R2 - D2 take evasive action and ordered him to prepare the craft ' s anti - matter system for hyperdrive . Plooz , overhearing the order , wanted to help and dashed for the anti - matter controls , tugging at the module ' s handles . In doing so , he disrupted the ship ' s anti - matter pods , preventing the proper use of the ship ' s hyperdrive . At the same time , Sludd ' s craft began firing electron torpedo s , causing C - 3PO to hastily order his counterpart to jump to hyperspace without the anti - matter system . The jump was made just before the torpedoes would have hit , placing Plooz , C - 3PO and R2 - D2 in relative safety . As they made the unorthodox hyperspace jump , the ship ' s inhabitants were thrown about the cockpit . While they regained composure , C - 3PO noted , with great shock , that there were no stars to be seen outside the ship , and the only thing visible was a bright , pink opening . As they flew through the opening , they could once again see stars , but R2 - D2 pointed out that they had in fact traveled one hundred years into the future , and had created a time warp by causing an anti - matter overload upon jumping to hyperspace . Though the astromech droid ' s calculations were inaccurate , the trio were in fact in the Endor system , in the Moddell sector . Plooz wailed at the prospect and began pining for his native Alzar . He made a beeline for the ship ' s escape pod , but was swiftly restrained by C - 3PO . As the protocol droid turned his attention away from the Alzarian prince to give R2 - D2 instructions , however , the child dashed for the pod again , this time successfully entering and jettisoning it . " Star Child " . The pod entered the atmosphere of the Forest Moon of Endor , where it landed , abruptly , in a swamp near Bright Tree Village . A terrified Plooz emerged eventually , to the sight of a band of Ewoks . The chief of Bright Tree Village , Chirpa , had seen the pod make its fiery descent to Endor and had taken it as an omen . The village shaman , Logray , had read in his fortune stones that a blinding flash of light , much like the one generated by the pod ' s fall , would bring good fortune to the Ewoks . Upon seeing Plooz , Chirpa hailed the Alzarian as a " Star Child , " who had been sent to Endor from the stars as a sign that the upcoming Chirpa - Gorneesh peace summit would be a success and would put an end to the Ewok – Dulok War . Plooz , however , was less than enthusiastic and began crying loudly . He was pacified by Wicket W . Warrick , who offered him some honey . While consuming the Ewok victual , Plooz was picked up by Chirpa and taken back to Bright Tree Village , where he could be cared for by the settlement ' s inhabitants . As Chirpa and his Council of Elders prepared to depart for their meeting with King Gorneesh of the Duloks , Plooz hid away in a large honey pot , devouring the contents from within . He was eventually retrieved , bathed , and held aloft by Chirpa ' s entourage , as he was taken to the summit as a sign of peace . Chirpa - Gorneesh peace summit . The summit was held at a wooden bridge that crossed a deep chasm , with the two parties standing at opposite sides . Gorneesh summoned Chirpa , requesting that he cross the bridge and meet on the Dulok side . The chief did so , bringing Plooz along with him . Gorneesh concurred with Chirpa ' s description of the child as a good omen , but quickly snatched the child out of the Ewok ' s hands , declaring that Plooz was too good a sign to waste on the Ewoks . The Dulok king held the terrified Alzarian prince over the chasm , demanding that Chirpa and his retinue depart the now - failed summit immediately . Chirpa complied , but as he and his colleagues crossed back over the bridge , Umwak , Gorneesh ' s shaman , cut one of the suspension ropes . At that moment , C - 3PO , R2 - D2 , Warrick , and Chirpa ' s daughter , Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka , approached the location of the summit , with the protocol droid demanding that Gorneesh unhand Plooz . The star Ibleam ' s rays reflected off C - 3PO ' s surface , making him glow and giving him the appearance of what the Duloks perceived to be an Ewok demon . Gorneesh , terrified , departed with his henchman , leaving Plooz behind . While Chirpa and his Elders were able to make it off the heavily damaged bridge , Plooz attempted to cross by himself , much to the concern of his friends and guardians . R2 - D2 produced a rope that Warrick tied to himself in an attempt to go out and retrieve Plooz , but the bridge ' s ropes snapped quickly , leaving the young Ewok with little choice but to jump down into the chasm after the Alzarian prince . Warrick caught Plooz mid - fall and brought him back up to the top of the cliff . Overjoyed , Plooz ran to C - 3PO , embracing the droid in relief . Return . The Ewoks escorted C - 3PO , R2 - D2 and Plooz back to the Sooman craft and bade them farewell . The trio reentered the time warp with little time to spare , as it closed just as they made their way through it . They returned to their own time intact , and although their time - traveling journey had taken hours , they came back mere minutes after their departure relative to their time . As such , they were once again in danger of being destroyed by Sludd ' s fleet , but C - 3PO took charge , ordering R2 - D2 to hurry towards Alzar . Their ship was struck by Sludd ' s fire and forced to land just near the palace . Plooz , instructed by C - 3PO to bring his father to the ship , hurried through the corridors of the palace , eventually finding Gokus . He rushed back out to the droids , only to see them being held at gunpoint by Sludd himself . The Alzarian prince put himself in the line of fire by leaping onto C - 3PO , while Gokus arrived and demanded an explanation from his general . None was needed , however , as R2 - D2 played a recording of Sludd ' s earlier threat to kill Plooz and take over both Alzar and Sooma . Livid , Gokus had his general and his co - conspirators thrown in prison . Young Prince Plooz , however , could do little more than fall asleep . Personality and traits . The Alzarian Prince Plooz was a curious individual , constantly investigating technology and people . His curiosity would occasionally be detrimental , such as his inadvertent near - strangulation of King Zornog . Speaking in a fractured dialect , he displayed great affection for his father , as well as C - 3PO and R2 - D2 . Plooz was also partial to sweet foods , like sundaes and honey . Despite his age , the prince was also eager to help , even when he was unable . Again , his enthusiasm would be more of a hindrance than a help , since his tinkering with the Sooman ship ' s anti - matter device would eventually lead to the creation of a time warp . Behind the scenes . Plooz made his first appearance in David Manak ' s crossover between the " " and the " Ewoks " comic series , which encompassed issues " " and " " . The two issues revolve around Plooz and his various exploits in both time frames .