Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: Ewoks #3Ewoks they're Star Wars well-known forest dwellers, however a brand new comedian taking place later Return of the Jedi reveals that there have been additionally Ewoks who most well-liked life above water quite than amongst timber. This completely different house choice may allude to a distinct breed of Ewok dwelling on Endor, probably extra tailored to a semi-aquatic life-style. Nonetheless, the village ended up sinking, eliminating these new Ewoks from the planet.
In Star Wars: Ewoks #3 by Steve Orlando, Álvaro López, Laura Braga, Antonio Fabela and Joe Caramagna, a gaggle of Imperials and mercenaries led by Basic Tern Koyatta are in the hunt for a weapons cache on the forest moon of Endor. The Imperials kidnapped the Ewok Wicket W. Warrick from his village to be their information after discovering that Wicket can converse galactic fundamentals. As they journey, the group comes throughout what Wicket calls the Infinite Lake.
Wicket warns the group that the waters are too harmful to cross, however they don't hear and cross anyway. Wicket's clarification of the hazard implies that there was as soon as an Ewok tribe that lived on or close to the lake.
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Infinity Lake was as soon as house to a different Ewok village
Wicket explains to his captors that the Infinite Lake was once house to an Ewok village earlier than being destroyed. Infinite Lake Village was attacked by Orcon, king of the underwater kingdom, and sank the nice village. Orcon claimed the lake, and the ruins of the village grew to become identified to the remainder of the Ewoks on the moon as King Orcon's Desolation. Orcon turned the lake right into a breeding floor for his diabolical serpents, the offspring of Orcon's beloved serpent queen, which made the lake too harmful to cross.
If Infinite Lake Village was truly as soon as populated by semi-aquatic Ewoks, this might indicate the existence of different tribes for all of the completely different biomes on the floor of Endor.
Basic Koyatta determined to disregard Wicket's warning in regards to the risks of the lake, and the whole group started crossing in a makeshift boat. Shortly after being within the water, the boat was attacked by Orcon and his diabolical serpents, capsizing the boat and scattering the group into the water. One of many group's members, an previous android named Ee-Exsevenseven, bought misplaced within the water. Wicket maneuvered via the water and rescued Exsev, however solely managed to avoid wasting one, claiming he couldn't carry the rest.
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A village on the water implies an Ewok water tribe and maybe extra tribes on Endor
Wicket was in a position to swim into the water to rescue Exsev, however since he comes from Brilliant Tree Village within the forest, he was clearly constructed to stay in timber. Nonetheless, if Ewoks have been constructed to stay within the forest, it's laborious to not surprise why some selected to construct a village over Infinite Lake - until there have been some Ewoks higher suited to life above water. Small adjustments to the Ewok's physiology, corresponding to thinner, extra waterproof fur, webbed toes and fingers, stronger legs and arms for swimming, and different adjustments, would equip an Ewok for a semi-aquatic life-style.
If Infinite Lake Village was truly as soon as populated by semi-aquatic Ewoks, this might indicate the existence of different tribes for all of the completely different biomes on the floor of Endor. Maybe a tribe of Ewoks dwelling the place there are fewer timber may construct an underground village, or Ewoks dwelling on or throughout the mountains of Endor may stay in caves or construct with stone. If they've the flexibility to adapt to new environments, Ewoks will be capable of journey and construct new houses far and vast. Star Wars Galaxy.
Star Wars: Ewoks #3 is now accessible from Marvel Comics.