Merumeru was a male Wookiee chieftain and captain from the planet Kashyyyk. In the last days of the Clone Wars, he led a group of Wookiee warriors into battle against the Confederacy of Independent Systems on his homeworld.[2] Merumeru and his warriors fought on the beaches beneath the city of Kachirho[3] against the Separatist Droid Army and alongside clone troopers of the Galactic Republic. Shortly after the battle, the Republic forces turned on the Wookiees during Order 66.[1]
Personality and traits[]
Merumeru was a brown-furred, 2.25-meter-tall Wookiee. He and his men were valiant fighters.[2]
Equipment[]
As a chieftain, Merumeru wielded a wooden command staff.[2] During the Battle of Kashyyyk, he wore a helmet, ornamented pauldrons, and a harness.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Merumeru was portrayed by actor Axel Dench in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith but identified only as "Wookiee Chieftain" during production.[4] He was named in the Star Wars Legends reference book Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary, which was written by James Luceno and released in 2005.[5] The name was made canon by the reference book Ultimate Star Wars, which was released in 2015.[3]
The helmet Merumeru wore in Revenge of the Sith wasn't completed in time for production, so he wore a blue helmet. The blue headgear was later replaced with a digital helmet in the final version of the film.[4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
Sources[]
- The Creatures of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Wookiees in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Lachichuk (★★★))
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as Merumeru)
- Star Wars: Aliens of the Galaxy (Picture only)
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
- Captain Merumeru in the Databank (backup link)
- Wookiee in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Captain Merumeru in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Merumeru in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary