Paploo
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0.96 meters |
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Brown |
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Black |
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- "I'm afraid our furry companion has gone and done something rather rash."
- ―C-3PO to Leia Organa[src]
Paploo was an Ewok from the forest moon of Endor. He was the son of Warok and Bozzie, the nephew of Chief Chirpa, and a close friend of Wicket W. Warrick. He had cinnamon-colored fur and wore a smooth stone in the center of his hood. He was a boisterous, sometimes foolhardy, Ewok, especially in his youth.
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[edit] Biography
Paploo played an instrumental role in the Battle of Endor. As the Rebel strike team was trying to work out a plan to infiltrate the bunker which housed the shield generator protecting the second Death Star, Paploo stole one of the guards' speeder bikes, thus creating a diversion and giving the Rebel forces an opportunity to strike.
After the battle, when Logray was ousted as Bright Tree Village's medicine man, Paploo was appointed as his replacement by Chief Chirpa. When the angry old shaman placed a curse on the village, Paploo enlisted "The Golden One" (C-3PO) for a cleansing ritual which ended the curse.
[edit] Behind the scenes
Paploo was played in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi by Kenny Baker, who had also played R2-D2. Baker's character was originally supposed to be Wicket, but Warwick Davis, an 11 year old boy who had charmed the staff, took the role instead. Paploo was voiced by Don McManus in Star Wars: Ewoks.
It seems that Nelvana, when producing Star Wars: Ewoks, may have received misinterpreted biographies, or had names switched for Teebo and Paploo, as the two characters apparently have each other's personalities and physical appearances from Return of the Jedi. If true, this is understandable as the show was created in the early days of Return of the Jedi's characters' backstory writing.
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- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toy line
- Star Wars: Ewoks toy line (Cut)
- Star Wars: Power of the Jedi
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, First Edition
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition
"Meet Wicket!" - Star Wars Kids 6
- The Essential Guide to Characters (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Eee Chu Wawa!)
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Endor Limited (Card: Paploo)
"A Long Time Ago...." - Star Wars Insider 107
Paploo in the Databank
"Ground Assault" - Star Wars PocketModel TCG (Card: Rebel infiltrator speeder bikes)
"Toy Wars" - Star Wars Insider 107
