Munyip

Munyips were tiny creatures that lived on the forest moon Endor. Arboreal in nature, they glided between trees using flaps of skin between their limbs and sang as they climbed or glided. The Ewok Wicket Wystri Warrick considered a munyip potential prey during a hunting expedition but ultimately failed to catch one. In 4 ABY, the Ewok shaman Logray sensed a munyip gliding near him using the Force and the creatures were present during the Battle of Endor that occurred soon after.
==Biology and appearance==
Munyips were tiny creatures that possessed four limbs ending in paws with three toes ending in black claws. A flap of skin connected the fore and hind limb on each side of their body and could be pulled taught and used to glide through the air. Covered in pinkish-gray fur bar the pink flesh of their large ears, munyips also had a pair of large brown eyes, a narrow snout, and a tail.
==Behavior==
Munyips were arboreal forest creatures and sometimes sung while they climbed or glided between the trees of the moon Endor. They would even sing while climbing through the villages of the sentient Ewok species and could be heard at dawn during summer.
==History==
While out on a snowy night-time hunting expedition on Endor, the young Ewok Wicket Wystri Warrick hoped to catch something more impressive than the brub berries that his brother Weechee had brought back to their home in Bright Tree Village earlier that day, believing that even catching a tiny munyip would be an improvement. He ultimately returned empty handed though after the shaman Logray and Chief Chirpa impersonated the mythical Kroolok to frighten Warrick and his friends in to returning home safely.
In 4 ABY,"Divine (?) Intervention" takes place concurrent to , the events of which are dated to 4 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. the Logray reached out with the Force to sense the life in a forest on Endor and became aware of a nearby munyip gliding between trees and singing a song that silenced the chatter of various birds that it passed. During the Battle of Endor that occurred soon after, munyips glided between trees above the battling Imperial and rebel forces. Shortly after the battle, the Ewoks Asha Fahn and Meedro rode a bordok past a munyip at the base of a tree while they traveled toward Endless Lake to rescue Warrick, who had been kidnapped by Imperials.
==Behind the scenes==
In the current Star Wars canon, munyips were first mentioned in the reference book Ultimate Star Wars,Ultimate Star Wars which was released on April 28, 2015. They then appeared for the first time in the Rise Against the Empire Play Set of the non-canon video game Disney Infinity 3.0,Disney Infinity 3.0 on August 30, 2015. In the game's Toy Store, both pink and brown munyips were available for purchase. The creatures' first canonical appearance then occurred on the Endor maps in the video game Star Wars Battlefront, released by DICE on November 17, 2015.
Munyips originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where they first appeared in "The Cries of the Trees", the pilot episode of the Ewoks television series which aired on September 7, 1985 They were then first identified in the third episode of the show's first season, "Rampage of the Phlogs," which aired on September 21, 1985.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars Battlefront 
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*Ewoks (2024) 3
===Non-canon appearances===
*Disney Infinity 3.0 
==Sources==
*Ultimate Star Wars 
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*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:Arboreal creatures
Category:Creatures of Endor
Category:Creatures of unspecified biology
Category:Creatures of unspecified diet
Category:Species of undefined sentience