Crackpot theory: Ewoks are not from Endor

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-07-12 11:36pm

I was barreling down Old Country Road tonight with a fake tree in the backseat when my mind turned to Ewoks.

I have come up with a very weird theory regarding them: they are not from Endor's moon. Think about it:

Wouldn't the destruction of Endor have wiped out quite a bit of the indigenous life on the moon, if it existed before the destruction?
Endor is often referred to as the "Sanctuary Moon". Why, unless it was a sanctuary of sorts?
C-3PO said that the language was a variant of a merchant dialect and picked it up very fast.

Crackpot theory, but there you have it. Thoughts?

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-07-12 11:44pm

Sanctuary refers to its forested nature, I think.

I don't get your first point, though...

Marc Xavier · Post by **Marc Xavier** » 2003-07-12 11:45pm

Sure, why not? Just because the Ewoks are on the planet doesnt mean they're not feral.

Mad · Post by **Mad** » 2003-07-12 11:57pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Sanctuary refers to its forested nature, I think.

But that doesn't fit any connotation of "sanctuary" that I know of. A sanctuary is a refuge, a place of safety. A "do not touch" place. For some reason, Endor's moon was considered a sanctuary for... something.

I don't get your first point, though...

We see Endor's moon. Endor itself is not there. Getting rid of Endor would likely cause trouble for the now former moon, especially if Endor was destroyed. (How else does one get rid of a planet; either that, or Endor is now Corellia or something...)

And the third point is a very good one. The Ewok's language is known (they speak a dialect of a known language), even though the Ewoks themselves aren't very well known. The Ewoks had to have picked up their language from some other culture, or else have given their language to another culture. Either way, the Ewoks have had contact with a space-faring culture.

Atomik Chicken · Post by **Atomik Chicken** » 2003-07-12 11:58pm

I think Ewoks are the nefarious creation of The Dwarf Society! Someone get me a drink!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-07-13 12:01am

Silence, |\|00b!!

*KICK*

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-07-13 12:04am

You're supposed to poke them, like so! *POKE!*

Marc Xavier · Post by **Marc Xavier** » 2003-07-13 12:07am

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-07-13 12:09am

I think its a big POKE the noob

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-07-13 12:19am

Atomik Chicken is a well-known ASVSer, so cut out the pokage and get back on topic, please.

Atomik Chicken · Post by **Atomik Chicken** » 2003-07-13 12:22am

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Silence, |\|00b!!

*KICK*

Wow, you must like me...

Atomik Chicken · Post by **Atomik Chicken** » 2003-07-13 12:23am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:You're supposed to poke them, like so! *POKE!*

Is it wrong for someone to poke themselves?

Atomik Chicken · Post by **Atomik Chicken** » 2003-07-13 12:25am

Dalton wrote:Atomik Chicken is a well-known ASVSer, so cut out the pokage and get back on topic, please.

Sorry, thinks get OT when I show up...

Marc Xavier · Post by **Marc Xavier** » 2003-07-13 12:28am

Perhaps the Ewoks were relocated to their moon by some sort of preservation society after their original world was either destroyed or colonized or something of that nature. The new world, the Endor moon, was bought and declared a national reserve.

The DS2 Project would be like the US building a missile silo in the middle of Yosemite.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-07-13 12:30am

It was probably set aside as a Sanctuary way back in Republic times, and the only thing left in the Registry later is "Sanctuary Moon" even though it'd been forgotten as such.

Thus, no controversy.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-07-13 12:34am

Illuminatus Primus wrote:It was probably set aside as a Sanctuary way back in Republic times, and the only thing left in the Registry later is "Sanctuary Moon" even though it'd been forgotten as such.

Thus, no controversy.

Maybe it was forgotten about when the planet Endor disappeard, then the Endor name got added to the Sanctuary Moon title.

The only possible problem is that the planet is seen in the sky while the Towani's (sp?) visit the Moon in the Ewok TV movies, which couldn't have been more than a decade before the Empire found the location again.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-07-13 12:38am

The Ewok movies are pretty low on the canon tier, Spanky.

Marc Xavier · Post by **Marc Xavier** » 2003-07-13 12:39am

Does that mean we ignore it?

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-07-13 01:18am

The movies and books are more canon than the Ewoks series. As I recall it (The ROTJ novel) mentions that the planet Endor was destroyed long before the Empire set up shop there.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-07-13 01:20am

Marc Xavier wrote:Perhaps the Ewoks were relocated to their moon by some sort of preservation society after their original world was either destroyed or colonized or something of that nature. The new world, the Endor moon, was bought and declared a national reserve.

The DS2 Project would be like the US building a missile silo in the middle of Yosemite.

That's a pretty good theory. It would explain why their language is related to known languages in the SW universe.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-07-13 01:23am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:The Ewok movies are pretty low on the canon tier, Spanky.

They are still in the realms of Official, Dido.

Lord Poe · Post by **Lord Poe** » 2003-07-13 02:08am

Hey wait....aren't we all ignoring something? Why the hell does Dalton have a fake tree in the back of his car???

Admiral Johnason · Post by **Admiral Johnason** » 2003-07-13 02:11am

There is just one problem with this: WHY IN THE NAME OF GOD WOULD YOU WANT TO SAVE EWOKS?!

Their like Tribbles without the soothing cooing. They worship C-3PO; how smart can they be to worship the droid designed after the girly guy from Will and Grace? Saying Ewok in the Empire is a turnoff to most women and stuffed bears are illegal because of the resemblance.

I like Ewoks, but they just aren't worth the fuel to save.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-07-13 02:11am

Lord Poe wrote:Hey wait....aren't we all ignoring something? Why the hell does Dalton have a fake tree in the back of his car???

Because he is a dendrophilliac, and on back country roads, there aren't many trees around...

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-07-13 02:14am

Damn it, Admiral, don't spam with your riff-raff...

This is a real discussion not a playground thread.