Gantu Gantu was an Ogre native to the forest moon of Endor in the Outer Rim Territories around the time of the Galactic Civil War . Gantu had little use for work , typically acted only for self - interest , and was a short - tempered individual — though he was also afraid of the dark . The Ogre was known to the Ewoks and Zandor Rocker s as a threat and a menace , as he was prone to raiding Bright Tree Village and stealing the Ewoks ' honey , as well as eating some of the Ewoks . He also stole all of the sunnydew nectar from the village of the Zandor Rockers . One of his few defeats came at the hands of Wicket W . Warrick and his friend Teebo when they stole his sunnydew nectar to save their friend , Princess Kneesa , from an illness . Though Gantu attempted to stop the two Ewoks , they were able to defeat him by capitalizing on his greed for the Rainbow Crystal . They distracted him with the crystal , which would enable the Ogre to cross the Gorge of Fire , throwing it between them , until it eventually broke . Without the Rainbow Crystal , Gantu was unable to cross the Gorge and never attacked Bright Tree Village again . Biography . Residence . Gantu was a male Ogre who lived on the forest moon of Endor . Sometime before or during the time of the Galactic Civil War , he discovered a cave in the land of Zandor , and continued to reside in this cave for the rest of his life . Also around this time , he came into possession of a special rainbow crystal . The crystal , if held toward Endor ' s sun , Ibleam , would create a bridge that appeared to be made of rainbows . This proved useful to Gantu when he attempted to cross the Gorge of Fire , a barrier that isolated Zandor from the rest of Endor . After coming into possession of the crystal , the Ogre was able to raid the villages of the Zandor Rocker s , a species of sentient rocks that lived on Endor . Gantu was able to steal sunnydew flower s from the Rockers , which gave him sunnydew nectar , a substance valued for its healing powers . However , Gantu used the nectar for a different purpose — to use its glowing power for nocturnal illumination , as the Ogre was afraid of the darkness associated with night . Raiding Bright Tree Village . Gantu , using the bridge to cross the Gorge of Fire , found his way to another section of Endor called Happy Grove . It was here he discovered Bright Tree Village , which was the home of the native Ewoks . For reasons unknown , Gantu hated the Ewoks and raided their village any chance he could get . Stealing honey and other supplies from the Ewoks , he earned the hatred of the village . Later , the Ogre even began to consume the Ewoks themselves . Bright Tree Village ' s young Chief , Chirpa , followed the Ogre back to his cave , following the rainbow bridge , and learned the Ogre ' s secrets . As the Ogre slept , Chirpa stole the crystal and some of the nectar , though at that time Chirpa was unaware of the nectar ' s unique properties . The following day , Gantu awoke , realizing these possessions were gone . He was unable to cross the Gorge of Fire , as Chirpa possessed the crystal , which allowed him to cross it . Chirpa returned to the Ewok village and gave to his fellow villagers the crystal , which was placed in the Council Hut and guarded by the Ewok Ebab . After a few years , Gantu had become nothing more than a legend to the Ewoks . Wicket and Teebo ' s escape . After Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka , the daughter of Chief Chirpa , was poisoned by a deadly Nightshade thorn , the young Ewoks Wicket and Teebo set out to find a cure . The only known antidote to Nightshade was sunnydew nectar , a substance in short supply . The reserve that Chirpa had stolen from Gantu in years prior had been exhausted , so the two young Ewoks had to find an alternate source . Learning of Chirpa ' s daring raid on Gantu ' s lair from Logray , Wicket stole the rainbow crystal from under Ebab ' s nose , and together with Logray , set out for Zandor . After walking across Zandor , they encountered the Zandor Rockers , who brought them to Gantu ' s cave . The Ogre was not to be found in his residence , so Wicket ran over to steal the nectar and save Kneesaa . However , Gantu soon returned from his errands with a club in his hand , ready to kill the Ewoks . Gantu protected the nectar , which he referred to as " light water " , so that the Ewoks could not steal it . However , when Wicket distracted the Ogre by showing him the rainbow crystal , Gantu dropped the nectar and ran to reclaim the crystal . Wicket threw the crystal to Teebo , who caught it . However , Gantu was determined not to lose the crystal again , and grabbed Teebo . The Ewok dropped the crystal , breaking it . After this , the Ogre prepared to eat the two young Ewoks . As Wicket and Teebo ran , a Zandor Rocker dealt Gantu a distracting wound on the foot . Gantu accidentally spilled the sunnydew nectar on himself , causing him to glow . The spilled nectar began to create new sunnydews . However , sunnydew flowers had a long life cycle before blooming , and the two Ewoks did not have the time to save Kneesaa . The Zandor Rockers created a tunnel to transport the Ewoks under the Gorge , and small enough that Gantu could not fit in it . The Ewoks thanked the Zandor Rockers and left . Later , a plant that Wicket had picked up was found to be a sunnydew , which saved Kneesaa . Gantu never crossed the Gorge again , alleviating the Ewoks ' fear of the giant Ogre . Legacy . During his first raid on Bright Tree Village , Gantu was feared by all Ewoks . The Ogre even consumed many Ewoks , which struck much fear in the sentients . He was remembered as a giant monster to all the residents of Bright Tree Village . In addition to this , Gantu stole the Ewoks ' supplies of honey , putting many Ewoks in danger of starvation . To the Zandor Rockers , Gantu was also a monster , but for a different reason . The Ogre raided the Rockers ' villages of all their sunnydew flowers and nectar . Gantu used this nectar to light his cave through the night . Personality and traits . Gantu was considered to be evil by the residents of Bright Tree Village and the Zandor Rockers . He constantly raided their villages , stealing the precious honey of the Ewoks and the sunnydew nectar of the Zandor Rockers . He was hated by both civilizations . Gantu was also known to be afraid of the dark . Instead of using the nectar ' s healing powers to clean his wounds and cure himself of illnesses , he used its glowing powers to light up his cave . Gantu speech used " me " in place of " I " , an example of the Ogre ' s ineptitude with pronouns . Another characteristic of Gantu was that he was short - tempered and had a large appetite , though he refused to do any work in procuring his own food . Instead of acquiring his own sustenance or asking the Ewoks for honey , Gantu raided their village to feed himself . A similar situation arose when Gantu did not bother to ask the Zandor Rockers for their sunnydew flowers , but instead stole them . Behind the scenes . Gantu was created by writer David Manak as the antagonist of " " . " Ewoks 1 " is the only " Star Wars " publication in which Gantu appears .