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Forest world · Outer Rim · H-16
Endor
A forest moon of giant trees and small, furry Ewoks, circling a gas giant of the same name.
- Region
- Outer Rim
- Grid
- H-16
- Sector
- Moddell
- System
- Endor
- Orbits
- Endor (gas giant)
- Climate
- Temperate and forested
- Terrain
- Giant-tree forests, grasslands, mountains, lakes
- Inhabitants
- Ewoks
Overview
Endor is the forest moon of a gas giant of the same name, a temperate world of giant-tree forests, grasslands, mountains, rivers and lakes[1]. Its trees tower like redwoods, and the great planet Endor hangs in the sky above them[3].
The moon belongs to the Ewoks, small furred forest dwellers about one metre tall who live in villages built among the trees. They learn technology quickly and build gliders and catapults of their own[2]. Their treetop villages are linked by rope bridges and platforms high above the forest floor.
In Return of the Jedi the Empire moves in to build a shield generator here, protecting the second Death Star that is being finished in orbit nearby[1]. The occupation has already driven the Ewoks out of one of their villages, and a Rebel strike team soon lands on the moon to deal with the generator[1][4].
Who lives here
Ewoks
Small, furry forest dwellers about one metre tall. They build gliders and catapults, learn new technology quickly, and their tribe sides with the Rebels[2].
Role in the galaxy
Endor is where the Empire placed the shield generator that protects its second Death Star, the battle station being finished in orbit[1]. That turns a quiet forest into a battlefield, because a Rebel strike team has to land on the moon and deal with the generator[1].
The ground mission is not one the Rebels could manage alone. A young Ewok named Wicket befriends Leia and persuades his tribe to join the Alliance's ground team against the Imperial garrison, adding their knowledge of the forest, their gliders and their catapults[2]. The Ewoks have their own reasons to fight, since the Empire has taken over their forest[4].
Chronicle
Events are in story order. Spoilers stay hidden until you open them — or mark the title as watched on the timeline, and they open by themselves.
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≈ 4 ABY
Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
Around 4 ABY the Empire occupies the forest moon, razes an Ewok village to build a shield generator complex and drives the survivors to Bright Tree Village under Chief Chirpa[4].
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4 ABY
Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
Spoiler · Episode VI — Return of the JediShowYou've watched it
Palpatine lets news of the second Death Star's construction leak, to draw the Rebel fleet into a trap at Endor[1].
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4 ABY
Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
A young Ewok named Wicket befriends Leia and persuades his tribe to join the Alliance's ground team against the Imperial garrison[2].
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4 ABY
Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
Spoiler · Episode VI — Return of the JediShowYou've watched it
Luke gives himself up to Darth Vader on the moon, so that he can be taken to the Emperor aboard the Death Star[3].
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4 ABY
Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
Spoiler · Episode VI — Return of the JediShowYou've watched it
The Rebels and Ewoks destroy the shield generator on the moon while the fleet strikes the second Death Star. Vader kills the Emperor and the station is destroyed[1].
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4 ABY
Episode VI — Return of the Jedi
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Luke burns Vader's armoured body on a funeral pyre on the forest moon, while the Rebels and Ewoks celebrate the victory[1].
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35 ABY
Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker
Spoiler · Episode IX — The Rise of SkywalkerShowYou've watched it
Wicket and another Ewok briefly appear among the galaxy-wide celebrations that follow the fall of the Final Order[3].
Heroes from Endor
Wicket W. Warrick
home world
A young Ewok who joined the Rebels and rallied his tribe to their cause[2].
Where to see Endor
Every film, series and game in the timeline where Endor appears, in watch order.
Filmed on Earth
Real places that played Endor on screen.
Did you know?
Questions about Endor
Where was Endor filmed?
Endor was filmed in the redwood forests of northern California. The forest and Ewok village scenes were shot near Smith River on private land, and the speeder bike chase in the Owen R. Cheatham Grove at Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park[3].
Who lives on Endor?
The Ewoks live on Endor: small, furry forest dwellers about one metre tall who build gliders and catapults. In Return of the Jedi their tribe helps the Rebels[2].
Where is Endor in Star Wars?
Endor is a forest moon of the gas giant Endor, in the Moddell sector of the Outer Rim. It sits at grid square H-16 of the galaxy map[4].