Return of the Jedi Lumat the Ewok Vintage Action Figure

 

Lumat the Ewok

Lumat

     Ewoks inhabited the forrest moon of Endor who helped the Rebels fight the Imperial forces in the Battle of Endor. When General Solo landed with his Strike Team, he encountered Imperial Scout Troopers. A chase of Imperial speeder Bikes ensued with the team being split up. Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia chased after some of the Biker Scouts.

     Han and his Rebel Commandos fought the rest of the Imperials. Leia was seperated from Luke Skywalker who later met up with Han. Wicket the Ewok encountered Leia, a Scout Trooper took a pot shot at her. She fought off the Imperial and Wicket guided her to his Ewok Village. Han and his team are captured by an Ewok rope net only after Chewbacca smelled some meat for the trap which ironically Luke told him to wait and not touch.

Key Ewoks of the Tribe included:

• Chief Chirpa
• Logray the Medicine Man
• Lumat
• Papaloo
• Romba
• Teebo
• Warok
• Wicket W.Warrick

     When C-3PO is first seen by the Ewoks, they immediately start to worship him. He is flattered for his team, Chewbacca, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker are to be cooked and served as food for him in his honor. His companions laugh at what is transpiring. R2-D2 whistles and beeps also as if in laughter.

     Luke tells C-3PO to advise them that he will become mad at them by using his special power. Luke uses the "Force" to trick the Ewoks by floating C-3PO into the air. Scared with fright, all of them run around, they release the captives. Leia is reunited with the team. A deal is struck after a lengthy discussion by the Tribe Elders.

     Lumat the Ewok was the tribes Chief Woodcutter. Trees are a very important aspect of Ewok culture. One Chief is the head of the Tribal Council of Elders. A Medicine Man is a healer for the injured who keeps items of mystical lore in his bag. Ewoks dwell high among the trees in the forrest of Endor in villages that are built between the closely spaced trees. Ewoks are omnivorous beings who hunt on the forrest floor by setting their many traps to catch various prey.

     Han with the help of Rebel Commandos enabled him to take over the Shield Generator by surprise at first. Imperial reinforcements arrived to capture Han. The Ewoks turned the tide for the Rebel Alliance by attacking the Imperials in the Battle of Endor where a lot of Ewok lives were lost. What is most amazing is that a band of natives with no little or no technology was able to overcome a Legion of Emperor Palpatines best men.  The Ewoks used primitive weapons to fight the battle such as:

• Battle Wagons
• Bordock Vehicles
• Catapults
• Hang Gliders
• Rocks
• Ropes
• Slings 

     The Rebels were able to destroy the Shield Bunker which protected the Death Star Space Station. General Lando Calrissian in the Millennium Falcon Spaceship with his Co-Pilot, a Sullustan named Nien Nunb were able to fly their ships into the center of the partially constructed fully operational Death Star and shoot at its Central Core.

Power of the Force
Vintage Ewok Battle Wagon

     This combination of teamwork executed on land and in space brought an end to the Imperial control. All of the Ewoks celebrated the end of the Empire with the members of the Rebel Alliance long into the night with music, food and drink. The Jedi Spirits also were in attendance, they all looked on with approval at Luke at the festivities. This figure is known as the "last 17" of the series that was sold along with the rest of the very scarce figures.

Star Wars Power of the Force Last 17:

• A-Wing Pilot
• Amanaman
• Anakin Skywalker
• Barada
• EV-9D9
• Han Solo Carbonite
• Imperial Dignitary
• Imperial Gunner
• Lando Calrissian
• Luke Skywalker (Battle Poncho)
• Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper )
• Lumat
• Papaloo
• R2-D2
• Romba
• Warok
• Yak Face    
  

Lumat the Ewok with Brown Bow , Removeable Cowl and Special Aluminum Collectors Coin was sold on the:

• Return of the Jedi Card
• Power of the Force Card

     Lumat was first sold on a 79 Back. What is a 79 back one might ask? The answer is simple. Turn over the carded Star Wars action figure and count the number of characters on the back of it. Here is a list of the cards that Lumat was sold on :

Kenner Stock Number: 93670 

Return of the Jedi:

• 79 Back

Power of the Force:

• 92 Back

     Lumat appeared on both the Return of the Jedi card and the Power of the Force Card. The same scene was utilized for both cards. The scene depicted on the card shows him on the forrest of Endor standing in a frontal position with both of his hands clasped together. The background color is Brown with some light penetrating the foilage.     

Trivia Fact:

     Nearly half of the 62 coins could only be obtained through mailaway offers. Whole sets were sold for $29.00 by Kenner for customers who wrote in. The company never announced this information publicly though.   

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