The real reason, is the battle that took place on the Forest Moon of Endor was originally supposed to happen at the end of ANH, but it did not fit. And Lucas wanted it to be primitive creatures vs the Empire, but by the time ROTJ was filming Wookiees had evolved so much beyond the primitive creatures they were intended to be. So Ewoks were used instead.
still can’t fathom why it couldn’t been just lots of wookies instead.
Because wookiees do not live on the forest moon of Endor.
Could’ve been Kashyyk
It could have been, but think about the last time we visited Kashyyyk.
yeah. that probably killed Kashyyyk for Return of the Jedi…
The real reason, is the battle that took place on the Forest Moon of Endor was originally supposed to happen at the end of ANH, but it did not fit. And Lucas wanted it to be primitive creatures vs the Empire, but by the time ROTJ was filming Wookiees had evolved so much beyond the primitive creatures they were intended to be. So Ewoks were used instead.
so it is back to Vietnam metaphor which is kinda nice
Ewok toys = less plastic, same retail price! (/s)