Ogre Ogres were a species of large sentient humanoids with stocky , well - muscled physiques . One specimen , named Gantu , had pale , warty skin , pointed ears , and unkempt black hair on his small head . That Ogre inhabited the land of Zandor on the Forest Moon of Endor , where he raided other sentient beings from his base in a large cave . The Ogre cut down the region ' s sunnydew flower s , which cast Zandor into permanent drought and angered the resident Zandor Rocker s . Gantu ' s raids were cut short when the Ewok chief , Chirpa , stole the bridge crystal that Gantu used to create the Rainbow Bridge that allowed him to cross the Gorge of Fire and enter Ewok territory . Years later , the crystal was destroyed for good in a fight with the Ewoks Teebo and Wicket W . Warrick , cutting the Ogre off from Ewok lands indefinitely . Biology and appearance . Ogres were large , sentient humanoids who stood roughly 3 . 5 meters tall . At least one member of the species , Gantu , had pale , greenish skin covered in warts . Ogre bodies were stocky but well muscled . Their arms were strong enough to carry large items , and their legs were long enough to walk longer distances than smaller species , such as Ewoks , could . The head was small in comparison to the rest of the body , an effect that was magnified by the thick neck it sat upon . Ogres had four fingers per hand . The Ogre Gantu wore simple clothing : a green shirt , an orange belt , red pants , and orange shoe s . The Ogre face featured pointed ears , close - set eyes , a small nose , and a wide mouth with a red tongue . Their few teeth appeared to grow from their lips rather than their gums . The Ogre Gantu had black eyebrows and a few scraggly black hairs growing from the tips of his ears and the top of his head . Society and culture . At least one Ogre lived in the Zandor region of the Forest Moon of Endor . He inhabited a large cave with a tall ceiling so that he could comfortably stand at his full height . The Ogre made a living by raiding settlements of other sentients for provisions . Whether through robbery or manufacture , Endor ' s Ogre had access to simple items , including sleeping furs , storage pots , and stone bowls . He wielded a spiked wooden club in combat . Ogres were capable of learning alien languages . The Ogre Gantu , for example , spoke Ewokese , albeit with broken fluency . Ogres ate various foodstuffs , including honey . Nevertheless , they had no compunctions about eating other sentient beings , as Gantu demonstrated by chasing down Ewoks for his dinner bowl . The beings had a tendency to drool , and at least one specimen suffered from , a strong fear of night and the darkness associated with it . History . The Ogre Gantu settled in the land of Zandor on the Forest Moon of Endor . His fear of darkness led him to cut down the region ' s sunnydew flower s , the nectar of which he used to light up his cave . The act also dried out the region , killed off most of its plant life , and earned Gantu the enmity of a group of sentients known as the Zandor Rocker s . At some point , Gantu gained possession of the bridge crystal , a prismatic stone that , when held to the sun , created a Rainbow Bridge and allowed passage across the Gorge of Fire to Ewok lands . Gantu began raiding the settlement Bright Tree Village , where he stole honey and Ewoks to eat . One night , Gantu awoke to find the Ewok chief , Chirpa , in his cave . Chirpa fled Zandor , taking with him the bridge crystal and some sunnydew nectar . With no access to the Rainbow Bridge , Gantu was confined to his home territory . He swore revenge on the Ewoks . Years later , in 3 ABY , Gantu once again found thieves in his cave : the Ewoks Teebo and Wicket W . Warrick and a single Zandor Rocker . In the mêlée that ensued , the bridge crystal was destroyed , but Gantu became doused in sunnydew nectar . His body glowed , so he happily ran off with no fear of dark places . The permanent destruction of the bridge crystal brought his raids into Ewok territory to an end . Behind the scenes . The Ogre Gantu appears in " , " the first issue of the " Ewoks " comic book from Marvel Comics . The story was written by Dave Manak and illustrated by Warren Kremer . It was first published in May 1985 . Much of the Ogres ' background remains unexplored . Nevertheless , sources imply that the species was not native to Endor . According to " Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds , " Endor ' s only native species were Ewoks and Yuzzums . " Castaways of Endor " makes Duloks native to the moon as well but otherwise agrees with this assessment . These two sources and another , " Endor and the Moddell Sector , " rationalize the large number of non - native sentients on the moon by pointing to unfavorable astronavigational conditions that existed in the region , such as a large gravity shadow and a great debris cloud around Endor . However , these works do not explicitly deny that Ogres hailed from the Forest Moon , so the species cannot definitively be said to have hailed from another world . The Coruscani ogre s share a similar name to Endor ' s Ogres , but no relationship has been established between the two species .