Weebacca Weebacca was a male Wookiee spacer who tended to get into trouble and who had a habit of gambling and smuggling . He was a childhood friend of fellow Wookiee Chewbacca . When his homeworld of Kashyyyk was invaded and enslaved by the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War , the Wookiee dropped his then - current dealings and rushed to fight for the planet ' s defense . Nevertheless , he turned into a double agent for the Empire prior to the battle to free the planet several years later . However , Chewbacca and the ex - smuggler Han Solo , both members of the New Republic , caught Weebacca trying to escape the destruction of Imperial Moff Hindane Darcc ' s palace along with the commanders of the Imperial forces on Kashyyyk , Moff Darcc himself , and the Trandoshan slaver Pekt . With his treachery revealed , Weebacca was killed by Chewbacca . Biography . Weebacca was a male Wookiee spacer and a longtime childhood friend of fellow Wookiee and Kashyyyk native Chewbacca . Weebacca was always in need of credits and had a love for the game of sabacc ; it was not long before he got into smuggling and gambling . He dropped contact with his family and Chewbacca for a long time , but he eventually resurfaced as a runner of spice through the Kashyyyk system under the nose of Imperial patrols . He hated the Empire , and when his homeworld of Kashyyyk was invaded and enslaved during the Galactic Civil War , he dropped his lucrative smuggling career and rushed home to help his people . Nevertheless , Weebacca eventually became an agent for the Empire . During the liberation of Kashyyyk from Trandoshan slavers and the Empire in 4 ABY , Weebacca was destroying a Trandoshan building near the city of Kepitenochan when he was spotted by the New Republic agents Chewbacca and Han Solo . Despite the fact that they appeared to be fighting on the same side , seeing a lone Wookiee unharmed caught Solo ' s attention due to the carnage that had taken place against the Wookiees . Weebacca helped Chewbacca and Solo reoccupy Kepitenochan and rebuild the Government Tree , with which the two New Republic agents hoped to contact the New Republic . However , the Imperials had installed three jammer s that prevented the agents from dispatching a message . Weebacca claimed that the jammers were to be found in the city of Okikuti but did not go with Solo and Chewbacca to destroy them . When the New Republic agents and a company of Wookiees investigated the city — where they found no jammers — they were ambushed by Imperials , but Solo and the Wookiees were able to escape . Later , after the Wookiees destroyed Imperial Moff Hindane Darcc ' s palace , Weebacca tried to escape the planet with Darcc and the Trandoshan slaver Pekt — the leaders of the Imperial invasion forces — in an Imperial shuttle . However , Chewbacca and Solo spotted the Wookiee with the Imperials , and , with Weebacca ' s betrayal revealed , Chewbacca killed Weebacca in a duel while Darcc and Pekt fled . Personality and traits . Weebacca frequently got into trouble , and he was known for his habit of gambling — he particularly loved the game of sabacc . The Wookiee was a friend of Chewbacca during his childhood years , and the two were never cross with each other . Weebacca was willing to take any job available , including posts as a bodyguard - for - hire . He eventually betrayed the Wookiees by becoming a double agent for the Empire during his home planet ' s enslavement . He garnered a deep hatred for the Empire early in his life ; nevertheless , he eventually joined the Empire prior to the liberation of Kashyyyk . Weebacca also had brown fur and was considered in his clan to be a " small Wookiee with a big Wookiee ' s attitude . " His name contained that of the ancient Wookiee hero Bacca , the first of the great chieftains of Kashyyyk . In Shyriiwook , the name " Bacca " meant " friendly . " Weebacca sported a pair of ryyk blade as his main weapons during the battle of Kashyyyk . Behind the scenes . Weebacca made his only appearance in the 2001 video game " " and its . He was first mentioned in the game ' s . In - game , he is a " hero " for the Wookiee faction , and as such , he is a special unit that cannot be manufactured or produced . During several missions in the game , the player must keep Weebacca alive in order to complete the level .