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|type=New Republic
|image=[[File:Attichitcuk.jpg]]
|name=Attichitcuk
|homeworld=[[Kashyyyk/Legends|Kashyyyk]]<ref name="Itchy DB">{{DB|character|itchy|Attichitcuk|archivedate=20100210021129}}</ref>
|birth=[[350 BBY/Legends|350 BBY]], Kashyyyk<ref name="SW:GB">''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]''</ref>
|death=
|species=[[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiee]] {{C|[[Rwook]]}}<ref name="Race">According to the novel ''[[Rebel Dawn]]'', the brown-furred Wookiees belonged to the common [[rwook]] [[Subspecies/Legends|subspecies]]. In the [[Star Wars comic books|comic]] [[Chewbacca (2000) 1|''Chewbacca'' (2000) 1]], Attichitcuk was shown to have sported brown fur in his youth.</ref>
|gender=[[Gender/Legends|Male]]<ref name="SW:GB" />
|height=1.7 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] (stooped)<ref name="Itchy DB" />
|mass=
|hair=[[Color/Legends|Brown]],<ref name="CH1">[[Chewbacca (2000) 1|''Chewbacca'' (2000) 1]]</ref> later gray<ref name="SWHS">''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]''</ref>
|eyes=Brown<ref name="SWHS" />
|skin=
|cyber=
|affiliation=*[[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]<ref name="SW:GB" />
*[[Alaris Prime colonists]]<ref name="SW:GB" />
*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]<ref name="SW:GB" />
*[[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]]<ref name="Chewbacca memorial">[[Star Wars: Chewbacca (Dark Horse)|''Star Wars: Chewbacca'']]</ref>
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{{Quote|I'm old enough to remember the forest fire and the wroshyr trees screaming in pain. But this pain dwarfs all others. It's heartbreaking&mdash;terrible. No parent should ever be forced to bury his own child.|translated=1|Attichitcuk|<ref name="Chewbacca memorial" />}}
'''Attichitcuk''' (meaning "first heroic companion" in [[Shyriiwook]]), known as "'''Itchy'''" for short, was an influential [[Gender/Legends|male]] [[Wookiee Chieftain]] who lived during the last [[Standard century/Legends|centuries]] of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. He [[Reproduction/Legends|sired]] two [[Pup (Wookiee)|pups]], a female named [[Kallabow]] and a male named [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]], the latter of whom became a fabled [[Heroes of Yavin/Legends|hero]] of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Rebel Alliance]] that fought the authoritarian [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]. A supportive [[Parent/Legends|father]], Attichitcuk had allowed his only son to leave the household to travel all over [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]] in search of adventure around the [[150 BBY/Legends|150 BBY]]. In his prime, Attichitcuk played a leading role on his [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]] of [[Kashyyyk/Legends|Kashyyyk]], a [[Planet/Legends|planet]] covered in immense [[Forest/Legends|forests]]. It was he who [[Diplomat/Legends|represented]] his Wookiee brethren in the Galactic Republic [[Alaris Prime colonization resolution|negotiations]] for colonization rights to [[Alaris Prime/Legends|Alaris Prime]], a [[Moon/Legends|moon]] of the [[Gas giant/Legends|gas giant]] [[Alaris/Legends|Alaris]]. With the help of both his son and the [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]], the chieftain [[Alaris Prime colonial war|drove out]] invasion forces of the [[Trade Federation of Planets|Trade Federation]] that occupied Alaris Prime illegally.

When the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]] broke out in [[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]], Attichitcuk was already an old, retired warrior, but he still joined in at least one fight. When the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]] invaded Kashyyyk toward the end of the three-year conflict, Attichitcuk engaged in combat along his fellow warriors and the Republic forces led by the Jedi Master [[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]]. That event, known to future generations as the [[Battle of Kashyyyk/Legends|Battle of Kashyyyk]], was one of the last conflicts fought during the Clone Wars. The Republic fell apart shortly afterwards and was replaced by the Galactic Empire, an autocratic regime led with an iron fist by [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]] [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]]. Following the new government's [[Speciesism|xenocentrist]] policies, the Wookiees were [[Slavery/Legends|enslaved]]. Attichitcuk, however, was left behind on Kashyyyk while his son Chewbacca was still traveling offworld. Living with his daughter-in-law [[Mallatobuck/Legends|Mallatobuck]], the old Wookiee focused on raising his grandson, [[Lumpawaroo/Legends|Lumpawarrump]].

Nearly two decades later, in [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]], the Empire enacted a [[Blockade of Kashyyyk (1 ABY)|blockade]] on Kashyyyk. On [[Life Day/Legends|Life Day]], a sacred family [[holiday]], the former [[Chief/Legends|Chieftain]] Attichitcuk and his family were visited by Imperials who were investigating for ties between the Wookiees and the Rebel Alliance. [[4 ABY/Legends|Three years afterwards]], the gray Wookiee was captured by [[Nagai]] slaver [[Ozrei N'takkilomandrife]], but was subsequently freed by Chewbacca and his [[Human/Legends|Human]] partner [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]]. A few [[Standard month/Legends|months]] later that same [[Standard year/Legends|year]], Kashyyyk was taken over once again when the Imperial [[Moff/Legends|Moff]] [[Hindane Darcc/Legends|Darcc]] combined forces with the [[Trandoshan/Legends|Trandoshan]] slaver [[Pekt]]. Attichitcuk shouldered the responsibility of calling Chewbacca and his Rebel allies for help, but he was kidnapped by the Trandoshan, who planned on having him skinned. Once again, Chewbacca and Solo saved Attichitcuk from certain [[Death/Legends|death]]. In his late years, Attichitcuk had become an elder statesman retired to his [[Attichitcuk's family|family]] [[Chewbacca's home|treehouse]] in the [[City/Legends|city]] of [[Rwookrrorro/Legends|Rwookrrorro]], enjoying his [[Wood/Legends|wood]] carving and the company of his kin. However, his peaceful existence was stricken by misfortune two [[Standard decade/Legends|decades]] later, when Chewbacca found his [[Death/Legends|doom]] during the [[Yuuzhan Vong War]], a pan-galactic conflict that was fought between [[25 ABY/Legends|25]] and [[29 ABY/Legends|29 ABY]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
{{Quote|I've known pain. I'm a Wookiee.|translated=1|Attichitcuk|<ref name="CH1" />}}
[[File:Attichitcuk_SWGB.png|thumb|left|270px|Attichitcuk in his younger years]]
Born on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Kashyyyk/Legends|Kashyyyk]] in [[350 BBY/Legends|350 BBY]], Attichitcuk was a [[Wookiee/Legends|Wookiee]] [[Gender/Legends|male]]<ref name="SW:GB" /> of the common, [[Color/Legends|brown]]-[[Hair/Legends|furred]] [[rwook]] [[Species/Legends|subspecies]].<ref name="CSWE">{{CSWECite|III|117|Rwook}}</ref> He was descended from [[Bacca]], the first great [[Wookiee Chieftain]],<ref name="NFF13">Non-Canon Ref</ref> who was also the first Wookiee to encounter offworld life and was the maker of the legendary [[Bacca's Ceremonial Blade|Ceremonial Blade]].<ref name="KOTOR">''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''</ref> Attichitcuk's [[Attichitcuk's family|family]] originated from [[Rwookrrorro/Legends|Rwookrrorro]], the [[Capital/Legends|capital]] of Kashyyyk,<ref name="FF42">Non-Canon Ref</ref> and his name was made of three words that meant "[[Parent/Legends|father]]," "hero," and "[[Marriage/Legends|husband]]" in [[Shyriiwook/Legends|Shyriiwook]], the main Wookiee [[Language/Legends|language]].<ref name="GCG">''[[Galactic Campaign Guide]]''</ref> [[Attichitcuk's father]] had once [[Death/Legends|killed]] [[Unidentified Wookiee (Attichitcuk's father's victim)|another Wookiee]] in a duel, which had caused a lasting enmity between his clan and [[Unidentified Wookiee clan|that]] of the deceased opponent.<ref name="SW:C2">[[Chewbacca (2000) 2|''Chewbacca'' (2000) 2]]</ref>

In his youth, Attichitcuk became noticed for the audacious [[Hunting/Legends|hunting]] raids he made at the very bottom of the dangerous [[Wroshyr tree/Legends|wroshyr tree]] [[Forest/Legends|forests]]. On Kashyyyk, warriors were expected to take part in such expeditions to protect the civilians from the predators roaming below the treehouses. As a consequence, skilled hunters like Attichitcuk were held in high regard in the Wookiee culture. Once, he slaughtered a pack of twenty ferocious [[katarn]]s with only a [[Ryyk blade/Legends|ryyk blade]], collecting their [[Claw/Legends|claws]] after killing them. However, despite his outstanding abilities, Attichitcuk was no braggart, and he long kept that particular exploit a secret. In addition to his mastery of edged weapons, he was also proficient with a [[Bowcaster/Legends|bowcaster]],<ref name="SW:GB" /> the traditional ranged weapon of the Wookiees.<ref name="ROSV">''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]''</ref>

At some point, the warrior [[Reproduction/Legends|sired]] two [[Pup (Wookiee)|pups]]: a female named [[Kallabow]], and a male<ref name="EGC">''[[The Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref> born in [[200 BBY/Legends|200 BBY]],<ref name="UVG">''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide]]''</ref> whom he christened [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]],<ref name="EGC" /> as a tribute to his legendary ancestor.<ref name="NFF13" /> Attichitcuk encouraged his younglings to explore the differences that manifested in their youths. It was he who gave his son Chewbacca a wooden [[Starship/Legends|starship]] toy that inspired his wanderlust.<ref name="EGC" /> By telling him tales of adventure and mysterious places, Attichitcuk passed his curiosity and ambition to his offspring.<ref name="FF37">Non-Canon Ref</ref> When his son was deemed ready, Attichitcuk took him to the [[Well of the Dead]] in the [[Shadowlands/Legends|Shadowlands]] so that he could perform his [[Hrrtayyk ceremony/Legends|hrrtayyk ceremony]], the Wookiee coming-of-age ritual. Unbeknownst to Attichitcuk, his son had already ventured at least twice in the Shadowlands before his hrrtayyk: once with his friend [[Salporin/Legends|Salporin]]<ref name="TT">''[[Tyrant's Test]]''</ref> and another time with the recently initiated [[Tarfful/Legends|Tarfful]] from the [[City/Legends|city]] of [[Kachirho/Legends|Kachirho]].<ref name="CSS">''[[Star Wars Adventures: Chewbacca and the Slavers of the Shadowlands]]''</ref> One [[Standard day/Legends|day]], Chewbacca found the claws of the twenty katarns his father had collected, lifting the veil on Attichitcuk's past as an ace hunter.<ref name="SW:GB" />

At the height of his powers, Attichitcuk took the mantle of chieftain, leading troops to [[Ground warfare|war]]. As his pups grew older, Attichitcuk settled down into a leadership role in the community, advising the disparate Kashyyykian councils and tribes. He had the role of a peacemaker and even-handed referee during inter-tribal conflicts.<ref name="SW:GB" /> In [[150 BBY/Legends|150 BBY]], Attichitcuk allowed his only son to leave for adventures in the vast [[Known Universe|universe]], as he had succumbed to the wanderlust of Wookiee adolescence.<ref name="EGC" /> The young adventurer would make occasional stopovers on Kashyyyk to visit his father and [[Mallatobuck/Legends|Mallatobuck]], a beautiful female he had once saved from the clutches of [[Trandoshan/Legends|Trandoshans]],<ref name="NEGTC">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref> a [[Reptile/Legends|reptilian]] species from the neighboring planet [[Trandosha/Legends|Dosha]] who had been the Wookiees' archfoes since ancient [[Time/Legends|times]].<ref name="NEGAS">''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]''</ref>

===The colonizing of Alaris Prime===
{{Quote|I must help the Wookiee leader Attichitcuk to learn the lay of the land.|Qui-Gon Jinn|audio=LayOfTheLand.ogg|<ref name="SW:GB" />}}
[[File:Wounded_Itchy_SWGB.png|thumb|right|260px|During the colonization of Alaris Prime, Attichitcuk was badly wounded.]]
Around [[59 BBY/Legends|59]]&ndash;[[56 BBY/Legends|56 BBY]],<ref name="NEC & GB">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]'' placed the [[Alaris Prime colonial war]] between [[39 BBY/Legends|39 BBY]] and [[36 BBY/Legends|36 BBY]], and the ''Galactic Battlegrounds'' databank stated that the debate took place over a twenty [[Standard year/Legends|year]] period.</ref> Wookiee [[Scout/Legends|explorers]] [[Discovery of Alaris Prime|discovered]] [[Alaris Prime/Legends|Alaris Prime]], a green [[Moon/Legends|moon]] of the [[Gas giant/Legends|gas giant]] [[Alaris/Legends|Alaris]], in the [[Kashyyyk system/Legends|Kashyyyk system]]. Following that discovery, the Wookiees expressed their interest in [[Colonist/Legends|colonizing]] the moon before the [[Galactic Senate/Legends|Senate]], the main legislative body of the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Galactic Republic]]. Still considered a leader amongst the Wookiees, Attichitcuk [[Diplomat/Legends|represented]] Kashyyyk in the subsequent [[Alaris Prime colonization resolution|negotiations]].<ref name="SW:GB" /> At some point between the years [[39 BBY/Legends|39 BBY]] and [[36 BBY/Legends|36 BBY]],<ref name="NEC & GB" /> the Wookiees were finally awarded the colonization rights on the moon after twenty years of debates.<ref name="SW:GB" />

As a reward for his efforts in negotiating with the Senate for the two decades, Attichitcuk was awarded the honor of leading the [[Alaris Prime colonists|Wookiee colonists]] on Alaris Prime. However, in spite of his many years of experience, Attichitcuk had never been confronted with a new, potentially hostile environment. To help the chieftain carry out his new mission, he was offered the help of the renowned [[Jedi Master/Legends|Jedi Master]] [[Qui-Gon Jinn/Legends|Qui-Gon Jinn]]. The chieftain set foot on the moon, establishing a [[Attichitcuk's camp|primary settlement]] with only a few [[Carbon/Legends|carbon]] [[prefab shelter]]s and a [[command center]]. The chieftain stayed on guard duty at the camp, waiting for the first settlers to arrive, while Chewbacca and his cousin [[Shoran]] were tasked with exploring the surrounding area. To ensure the two youngsters would find their way to the camp, the older Wookiee left [[marker]]s on the way. When Chewbacca and Shoran reached the camp, it appeared that a damaged [[Power core/Legends|power core]] had been found on the surface of the moon, indicating illegal presence on Alaris Prime. Immediately afterwards, the camp was [[Attack on Attichitcuk's camp|attacked]] by a group of four [[Gundark/Legends|gundarks]], a [[Species/Legends|species]] of red, four-armed predators. The creatures were no match for trained Wookiee warriors, however; Attichitcuk and the youngsters eliminated the intruders in short order.<ref name="SW:GB" />

The Wookiees found out the identity of the power core owners when they came across a group of [[B1-Series battle droid]]s belonging to the [[Trade Federation of Planets|Trade Federation]], one of the wealthiest corporate organizations in [[The galaxy/Legends|the galaxy]], [[Skirmish at the gundark nest|battling]] gundarks in their nest. It transpired that the Federation intended to colonize Alaris Prime. Now that they had seen the face of their foe, the Wookiees prepared themselves for a [[Alaris Prime colonial war|colonial war]]. While Chewbacca and Master Jinn were working on improving the camp's [[technology level]], Chieftain Attichitcuk conducted a handful of troops on a reconnaissance mission in hopes of locating the Trade Federation's landing area without being detected. However, on their way back to the village, the scouting patrol faced a Federation unit led by [[DRN-38]], and Attitchitcuk fell into an [[Ambush of Attichitcuk|ambush]] at the very doors of his camp. His soldiers were shot, and when the chieftain himself fell under enemy fire, Chewbacca, who had been close enough to witness the ambush but too far to intervene in time, released a cry of grievance. Qui-Gon Jinn, who felt that a spark of life remained in the recumbent body of Attichitcuk, suggested immediate action. Taking a squad of [[bowcaster trooper]]s and a newly built [[Wookiee medical droid|medical droid]], Chewbacca marched toward his father's attackers, destroying the [[Battle droid/Legends|battle droids]] on his way. Thanks to that quick [[Rescue of Attichitcuk|intervention]], the chieftain was saved. Attichitcuk received enough medical care from a [[Unidentified Wookiee medical droid|droid]] to keep him on his feet and keep him walking, and he was [[Unidentified Wookiee base (Attichitcuk's rescue)|garrisoned]] in a command center for a period of convalescence.<ref name="SW:GB" />

A prolonged campaign ensued, during which a secondary [[Jedi Temple (Alaris Prime)|Jedi Temple]] and a [[Fortress/Legends|stronghold]] were built on the Wookiee territory. Once Attichitcuk had fully recovered from his wounds, he and his allies planned on an attack that would allow them to remove the Trade Federation forces for good. During the [[Battle for Alaris Prime]], the chieftain led his troops on the battlefield, along with Chewbacca, Shoran, and Qui-Gon Jinn. Their war efforts met with complete success when the enemy fortress was razed, forcing the Federation to leave Alaris Prime in panic.<ref name="SW:GB" />

===The Clone Wars===
{{Quote|It is settled then. Yoda will take a battalion of clones to reinforce the Wookiees on Kashyyyk.|Jedi Master [[Mace Windu/Legends|Mace Windu]]|<ref name="ROTS">{{Film|III}}</ref>}}
[[File:71KaiReturntoKashyyykFinal.jpg|thumb|left|270px|Attichitcuk and Chewbacca with Kai Justiss]]
During the fifth month of [[22 BBY/Legends|22 BBY]], the Galactic Republic engaged in war with the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]], a separatist alliance led by the former Jedi Master [[Dooku/Legends|Dooku]], [[Count of Serenno/Legends|Count of Serenno]]. The resulting [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]], which [[First Battle of Geonosis/Legends|started]] on the planet [[Geonosis/Legends|Geonosis]], soon turned into a [[The galaxy/Legends|galaxy]]-wide conflict involving thousands of other worlds.<ref name="NEC">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''</ref> For most of the war, the leaders of Kashyyyk chose to remain non-aligned. In fact, the Wookiees criticized the Republic for toying with the idea of giving senatorial representation to the Trandoshans, their longtime enemies, and for stationing military assets in Wookiee space. In [[21 BBY/Legends|21 BBY]], in an attempt to pour [[Oil/Legends|oil]] on troubled [[Water/Legends|waters]], the Jedi Order sent the [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Kai Justiss]] to Kashyyyk, appointing him as the new [[Jedi Watchman/Legends|Jedi Watchman]] of the forest planet. Attichitcuk and Chewbacca were among the delegation that welcomed Justiss during his first journey on the Wookiee world. Their meeting was later reported in issue 14:10:03 of the [[HoloNet News/Legends|HoloNet News]] channel's [[Core Worlds/Legends|Core]] Edition.<ref name="14:10:03">{{InsiderCite|71|Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:10:03}}</ref>

However, in [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]],<ref name="NEC" /> an unexpected event pressed the Wookiees to take sides more clearly: the Confederacy forged an alliance with Trandoshan [[Slavery/Legends|slavers]] and imposed a naval [[Blockade/Legends|blockade]] on Kashyyyk.<ref name="RC">''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]''</ref> Soon thereafter, the Republic tasked [[High Jedi General/Legends|High Jedi General]] [[Yoda/Legends|Yoda]] with defending the Wookiee world from the [[Droid/Legends|droid]] [[Separatist Droid Army/Legends|armies]] of the Confederacy.<ref name="ROTS" /> In spite of his advanced age, Attichitcuk joined in the defense of his [[Homeworld/Legends|homeworld]]. Deemed too old to fight alongside the younger Wookiee warriors on the ground, the former chieftain served as a gunner aboard an [[Oevvaor jet catamaran]] during the [[Battle of Kashyyyk/Legends|battle]] that raged near Kachirho. Seated at the back of the catamaran, Attichitcuk's role was to throw [[Thermal detonator/Legends|thermal detonators]] at the enemy [[IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tank/Legends|tank droids]] in hopes of melting sizeable holes in them. The elderly chieftain's throwing accuracy was extremely high because he had long practiced in virtual-reality games played on an addictive "[[Mind evaporator/Legends|mind evaporator]]" headset.<ref name="ICSRS">''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections]]''</ref> The allied Wookiee and Republic troops emerged victorious,<ref name="ROTS" /> a feat which may not have been accomplished without the help of Yoda.<ref name="ROSV" />

===Birth of the Galactic Empire===
{{Quote|Press forward! Burn the village to the ground! And leave no survivors!|A clone trooper of Triton Squad|<ref name="Descent">{{CWACite|4|Descent}}</ref>}}
[[File:Itchy_vs_Triton_Squad.png|thumb|right|250px|Attichitcuk interposing himself between Triton Squad and a group of scared pups]]
Very shortly after the victory against the Confederacy, the [[Clone trooper/Legends|clone soldiers]] suddenly turned on their [[Jedi General/Legends|Jedi Generals]]. In fact, the [[Supreme Chancellor/Legends|Supreme Chancellor]] of the Republic, [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]], had just revealed his [[Sith Lord/Legends|true colors]], to the great surprise of the [[galactic community]]. He had officially dismantled the Republic, transforming its dying carcass into an authoritarian [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]], and [[Order 66/Legends|ordered]] the [[Great Jedi Purge/Legends|extermination]] of all [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]].<ref name="ROTS" /> With the rise of the Empire and its [[Speciesism|xenophobic]] policies, Kashyyyk would once again be blockaded and the Wookiees enslaved.<ref name="TEGAS">[[The Essential Guide to Alien Species (real-world book)|''The Essential Guide to Alien Species'']]</ref>

Almost immediately, the Empire tasked the commando [[Triton Squad]] with killing fugitive Wookiees throughout the forest.<ref name="Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader">''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]''</ref> The squad notably intended to burn a certain Wookiee village to the ground and execute its inhabitants. Attichitcuk was present when the commando arrived, and the elderly Wookiee interposed himself between the attackers and a group of scared pups, only armed with an Elder's staff. However, a group of Wookiee warriors led by Chewbacca and Tarfful swooped down on the enemy, keeping Attichitcuk and the pups out of harm's way. After a brief skirmish, the Wookiee warriors pushed the Imperial troopers into the Shadowlands, where the entire squad was hunted and killed. Attichitcuk did not take part in the hunting party, but he briefly conferred with Tarfful and Chewbacca before they descended into the ground levels of Kashyyyk.<ref name="Descent" />

===The Galactic Civil War===
{{Quote|But these missions have kept Chewie away from Kashyyyk for long periods of time. You must know he'd like to stay home more with you and your mother.|translated=1|Attichitcuk to his grandson Lumpawarrump|<ref name="WSB">''[[The Wookiee Storybook]]''</ref>}}
[[File:AttichitcukLumpy.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Attichitcuk with his grandson Lumpawarrump]]
Although he had survived the attack by Triton Squad,<ref name="Descent" /> Attichitcuk was not spared by Emperor Palpatine's new regime. Like most of his fellow Wookiees, Attichitcuk was trapped on Kashyyyk, forced to watch his beloved forests [[Fire/Legends|burned]] and his peers [[Torture/Legends|tortured]] by the Imperial overseers. Chewbacca himself, his own offspring, had been assigned to forced-labor projects on [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], under the thumb of the Imperial [[Imperial officer/Legends|officer]] [[Pter Nyklas]]. However, in [[5 BBY/Legends|5 BBY]],<ref name="TERC">''[[The Essential Reader's Companion]]''</ref> a young [[Corellian/Legends|Corellian]] [[Lieutenant/Legends|lieutenant]] named [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] ended up using his weapon to [[Stun/Legends|stun]] Nyklas and free the Wookiee. The two escaped, becoming inseparable companions, partly out of friendship, and partly as a result of the [[Life debt/Legends|life debt]] Chewbacca owed to Solo&mdash;following an old Wookiee tradition.<ref name="THG">''[[The Hutt Gambit]]''</ref>

A few years later, in [[1 BBY/Legends|1 BBY]],<ref name="Leland">{{SWBoards|url=message.jspa%3fmessageID=15031920.1.html|thread=Books, Comics, & Television VIPs|user=[[Leland Chee]]|date=Jun 14, 2006|time=1:08 PM|nobackup=1}}</ref> Chewbacca, Solo, and a young street urchin named [[Jarik Solo|Jarik]] planned a brief stopover on Kashyyyk. Upon hearing that his son would pay a visit home, Attichitcuk was thrilled, talking about nothing else for days. After Chewbacca and the Humans arrived, the former chief proudly showed off his heir and his companions in the neighborhood. On that occasion, Chewbacca finally married Mallatobuck, who had been waiting for him all these years, giving Attichitcuk a devoted daughter-in-law that would stay with him in Rwookrrorro. Now a married couple, Chewbacca and Malla immediately conceived a child, who would be christened [[Lumpawaroo/Legends|Lumpawarrump]], or "Lumpy" for short. Attichitcuk became a grandfather,<ref name="RD">''[[Rebel Dawn]]''</ref> and he would take care of the child in the absence of Chewbacca.<ref name="WSB" /> He also acquired a nickname when Han Solo took to calling him "Itchy," a diminutive that the venerable rwook proudly accepted.<ref name="SW:GB" /> On occasion, even Chewbacca would refer to his genitor as "Itchy" rather than "Father."<ref name="WSB" />

[[File:Storytime.jpg|thumb|150px|Attichitcuk telling tales of adventures to his grandson]]
While Chewbacca and the Corellian traveled the [[Star/Legends|stars]] aboard the starship [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']], Attichitcuk remained on Kashyyyk and helped Mallatobuck rear the infant Lumpy. Together, Attichitcuk and his daughter-in-law allowed the pup to stay close to the [[nursery ring]] and the home [[Tree/Legends|tree]]. He was different from the other Wookiee pups, and his grandfather never pushed him to take part in their "toughening" games.<ref name="TT" /> In the meantime, several pockets of resistance against the Empire had started to emerge in the galaxy. In [[2 BBY/Legends|2 BBY]], many of those groups had merged together, forming the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]], better known as the Rebel Alliance. This marked the start of the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]].<ref name="NEC" /> In the early stages of the conflict, Attichitcuk befriended one of the Alliance's leading figures, [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]] of [[Alderaan/Legends|Alderaan]].<ref name="SW:GB" />

In [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]],<ref name="NEC" /> Attichitcuk's son and Han Solo were drawn reluctantly into the affairs of the Alliance. The duo ended up saving the day by helping destroy the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|Death Star]], an Imperial planet-killing [[battlestation]], during a [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|battle]] over the [[Gas giant/Legends|gas giant]] of [[Yavin Prime/Legends|Yavin Prime]].<ref name="ANH">{{Film|IV}}</ref> Shortly afterwards,<ref name="RoT-One">The events shown in ''[[The Wookiee Storybook]]'' take place around the two-hundredth [[Birthday/Legends|birthday]] of [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]]. According to ''[[Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide]]'', Chewbacca was [[Reproduction/Legends|born]] in [[200 BBY/Legends|200 BBY]], which places the events of ''The Wookiee Storybook'' in [[0 ABY/Legends|0 ABY]].</ref> Attichitcuk and Malla organized a surprise [[Birthday/Legends|birthday]] party for the bicentennial of Chewbacca. Upon the hero's imminent arrival, Attichitcuk decided to tell his grandson Lumpy the story of how Chewbacca and Solo teamed together. Inspired by this tale of adventure, Lumpy traveled to the dangerous Shadowlands in search of [[Wasaka berry|wasaka berries]], a [[Foodstuff/Legends|food]] that his father loved. Back at the house, Malla and Attichitcuk became worried of Lumpy's absence, but the young Wookiee was finally rescued from the Nother World's [[Swamp/Legends|swamp]] by none other than his father. The birthday party was held with its dancing, games, and [[Fireworks/Legends|fireworks]], and Attichitcuk attended.<ref name="WSB" />

===Recovering the Vor'Na'Tu===
{{Quote|Another spaceship is landing beyond the ridge. 'Tis a Wookiee transport.''"<br />"''I thought we might need some help on this operation. So I sent a transmission to my old friend Attichitcuk. He's a very powerful Wookiee chief.|C-3PO and Leia Organa|audio=PowerfulWookieeChief.ogg|<ref name="SW:GB" />}}
[[File:Attichitcuk_contingent.png|thumb|left|250px|Chieftain Attichitcuk and his troops on Geddes]]
Around [[0 ABY/Legends|0.5 ABY]],<ref name="NEC" /> Attichitcuk briefly returned from retirement at the request of his friend, Princess Leia Organa, whose world of Alderaan had been [[Destruction of Alderaan|destroyed]] by the Empire a couple of months earlier. The Princess needed help in retrieving the [[Vor'Na'Tu]], an ancient and powerful [[Jedi artifact/Legends|artifact]] that had been stolen from the exiled Jedi Master [[Echuu Shen-Jon]]. Clothed in his old chieftain [[battle armor]], Attichitcuk joined Organa and Shen-Jon on the desolate [[Asteroid/Legends|asteroid]] of [[Hanoon|Geddes]], where the Imperials kept the Vor'Na'Tu hidden in a [[Sith/Legends|Sith]] [[Sith Temple|temple]]. When Attichitcuk landed on Geddes in his [[Transport Ship (Wookiee)|transport ship]], he was accompanied by a contingent of nine warriors, three [[Kas tank]]s, two [[Catapult (Wookiee)|catapults]], and one [[HummBike]]. The Wookiee chieftain's timely arrival with reinforcements proved decisive in the [[Battle of Geddes|battle]] that ensued.<ref name="SW:GB" />

Once the allied forces reached the Imperial research compound, they split into two groups. One was tasked with drawing the attention of the enemy while the other approached the base from behind. The Wookiees, the Rebels and Master Shen-Jon then found a group of explosive droids which the research facility had built, and the Jedi used his [[Force power/Legends|Force powers]] to convert them for the Rebels' use. The explosion of the droids added to the general turmoil, allowing Princess Leia's [[Tank (vehicle)/Legends|tank]]-like [[Energy Pummel (Rebel Alliance)|Energy Pummels]] to bring down the walls of the Sith temple in which the Vor'Na'Tu was hidden.<ref name="SW:GB" />

Although Attichitcuk, Organa, and Shen-Jon did recover the object of their quest, their victory was short-lived: upon returning to their spacecraft, they faced [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]], the Emperor's right-hand man, who had been dispatched to retrieve the Vor'Na'Tu and had been waiting for them. Refusing to hand over the valuable relic to the enemy, Shen-Jon destroyed it instead. Vader and the Jedi then engaged in a [[Lightsaber/Legends|lightsaber]] [[Lightsaber combat/Legends|duel]], which ended in the death of Echuu Shen-Jon. While the Wookiee chief and the Princess had been able to escape, the mission itself was an overall failure.<ref name="SW:GB" />

===An agitated Life Day===
{{Quote|Itchy, you look wonderful. Doing well, huh? Your son's been doin' you proud. He's saved my tail more'n a couple of times.|Han Solo|<ref name="SWHS" />}}
[[File:FamilyBonds.jpg|thumb|200px|Attichitcuk and his family celebrating Life Day, as depicted in the painting ''Life Bonds'']]
Midway through [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]],<ref name="Leland Holiday">{{SWBoards|url=message.jspa%3fmessageID=15778940.1.html|thread=Holocron continuity database questions|user=[[Leland Chee|Leland Y Chee]]|date=October 12, 2006|time=6:13 PM|archiveurl=http://www.tm-travolta.net/archives/forums.sw.com/message.jspa%3fmessageID=15778940.1.html}}</ref> Chewbacca and Solo were expected on Kashyyyk to celebrate [[Life Day/Legends|Life Day]], the most sacred [[holiday]] in the Wookiee culture. Back in Rwookrrorro, Attichitcuk, Mallatobuck, and the young Lumpawarrump anxiously waited for them, making preparations. When it became obvious that the two friends were late, Attichitcuk noticed Mallatobuck's growing concerns, fearing that an accident may have occurred. The former chief gently comforted his daughter-in-law, putting an arm around her shoulders. As the Wookiees could do nothing but wait, the grandfather decided to take a [[Sleep/Legends|nap]] in his armchair. However, his rest was interrupted by the startling sound of the treehouse's [[Viewscreen/Legends|viewscreen]], on which an [[Unidentified Imperial officer (wallscreen)|Imperial officer]] appeared. The man on the screen officially announced that the Empire had enforced a [[Blockade of Kashyyyk (1 ABY)|blockade]] of Kashyyyk due to suspected Rebel activity. Indeed, the Empire had been tracking down Chewbacca and Solo ever since their role in destroying the Death Star, and they hoped to catch the fugitives by combing every household in the Kashyyyk [[Star system/Legends|system]].<ref name="SWHS" />

For a brief instant of relief after so much recent bad news, the former chief's family received the visit of [[Saun Dann]], an amicable Human who ran a [[Trading post Wookiee Planet C|trading post]] in the neighborhood. Dann had come with arms full of presents, and he offered his elderly friend a [[Virtual reality|virtual]] erotic [[cassette]]. That product would conjure the image of a [[Hologram/Legends|holographic]] woman named [[Mermeia]], tapping into the viewer's deepest fantasies. As soon as he got it, Attichitcuk inserted the cassette in his mind evaporator and enjoyed his sensual gift for a moment. Shortly thereafter, an [[Unidentified Imperial commander (Blockade of Kashyyyk)|Imperial commander]] barged into Attichitcuk's home, accompanied by a [[Unidentified Imperial technician|technician]] and two [[Stormtrooper/Legends|stormtroopers]], [[Blaster/Legends|blasters]] at the ready. Despite the housemistress' initial protest, the treehouse was searched thoroughly. Determined not to give in to the occupier, Attichitcuk, Mallatobuck, and Lumpawarrump never revealed their ties with the Rebel heroes. They pretended there was no other male Wookiee in their immediate family, arguing they had come to the wrong house. Ultimately, the investigation came to naught; the Imperials left the premises empty-handed, but not without having put the residence in disorder.<ref name="SWHS" />

Attichitcuk, alongside his grandson and daughter-in-law, was eventually reunited with Chewbacca and Solo, who arrived shortly after the Imperials' departure. Having donned [[Life Day robes/Legends|ceremonial robes]], the old rwook and his family gathered with other Wookiees at the foot of the sacred [[Tree of Life/Legends|Tree of Life]]<ref name="SWHS" />&mdash;from which, according to legends, all life on Kashyyyk had sprung.<ref name="TKD">''[[The Kashyyyk Depths]]''</ref> Princess Leia Organa, the Rebel [[Pilot/Legends|pilot]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], and their droids [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] and [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] were also present.<ref name="SWHS" /> Around the same period, a [[Painting/Legends|painting]] was made of Attichitcuk and his family celebrating Life Day. That work of art, entitled ''[[Family Bonds]]'', was reproduced and distributed across the galaxy during the Civil War.<ref name="gal">{{SWG|An Empire Divided}}</ref>

===New governments and slaving rings===
{{Quote|I love family reunions.|Han Solo, after helping rescue Attichitcuk|audio=HanLovesFamilyReunions.ogg|<ref name="SW:GB" />}}
[[File:Attichitcuk_and_Lando.png|thumb|left|250px|Lando Calrissian rescued Attichitcuk and his family.]]
In [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]], Emperor Palpatine was killed at the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]], and the [[Death Star II/Legends|second Death Star]] was destroyed. What remained of the [[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]] scattered. The Rebel Alliance was reorganized into the [[Alliance of Free Planets]],<ref name="NEC" /> which evolved into the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] one month later.<ref name="TABSB">''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]''</ref> With the Empire gone from Kashyyyk, the [[Nagai]] Commander [[Ozrei N'takkilomandrife]]&mdash;known to the Wookiees as "Knife"&mdash;plotted to take over the Wookiee slaving ring. Knife allied with [[Vargi]], Mallatobuck's own brother, who hoped to enslave all of Attichitcuk's family.<ref name="CSWE 2">{{CSWECite|II|222|Knife, Commander}}</ref> Vargi informed Knife of Chewbacca's legendary status to the Wookiee people and the new galactic government, which prompted the Nagai to kidnap his family as a bait. By capturing the planet's child prodigy, Knife sought to demoralize local resistance to the new slave trade. Attichitcuk was taken into custody, along with his daughter-in-law and grandson.<ref name="msw91">[[Star Wars (1977) 91|''Star Wars'' (1977) 91]]</ref>

Fortunately for the old Wookiee, his son Chewbacca arrived on Kashyyyk with [[General/Legends|Generals]] Han Solo and [[Lando Calrissian/Legends|Lando Calrissian]]. Although Chewbacca himself was captured, his Human friends escaped, and Calrissian managed to free Attichitcuk and the others. The old Wookiee and his family followed Calrissian to the starship the enslaved Chewbacca and other captives were boarding, and they found Chewbacca and Solo in a [[Skirmish on Kashyyyk (Nagai invasion)|pitched fight]] with Vargi. Calrissian then used his [[Blaster pistol/Legends|blaster pistol]] to create a diversion, allowing Chewbacca to overpower his foe. The Wookiee's fellow captives rose up against Knife and his minions. With his plans ruined, Knife fled Kashyyyk without further ado.<ref name="msw91" />

[[File:DarccPektEscape1.jpg|thumb|200px|Old Attichitcuk was kidnapped by Darcc and Pekt.]]
A few months later, the ambitious Imperial officer [[Hindane Darcc/Legends|Hindane Darcc]] proclaimed himself [[Moff/Legends|Moff]] of the [[Mytaranor sector/Legends|Mytaranor sector]] and took over Kashyyyk, which he intended to turn into his personal domain. The Wookiee homeworld was being overrun, and its cities under heavy fire. The Wookiees were proud, but they knew they could not overcome the situation on their own, so Attichitcuk sent a call for help to his son. The silver-furred Wookiee hoped Chewbacca would convince the New Republic to send a strike force to fight off the Imperials, but to no avail. Solo and Chewbacca traveled alone to Kashyyyk, unsure of what they might find. In fact, the situation was even worse than they had imagined: the self-appointed Imperial Moff had hired the Trandoshan Pekt to gather a shipment of Wookiee slaves for use in [[Kessel/Legends|Kessel]] [[Mining/Legends|mines]]. Organizing the Wookiee resistance, Chewbacca and Solo were successful in [[Liberation of Kashyyyk (Galactic Civil War)|retaking]] the fallen Kashyyykian city of [[Chenachochan]]. However, both Darcc and Pekt were able to escape in a [[Lambda-class T-4a shuttle/Legends|''Lambda''-class shuttle]] with a cargo hold full of Wookiee [[Prisoner/Legends|prisoners]], and Attichitcuk himself was among the deported. The old chieftain and his peers were held on the [[Avatar Orbital Platform|Avatar Platform]], a [[Space station/Legends|space station]] designed as the orbital headquarters of the Trandoshan slaving ring and where slaves were detained. Eventually Chewbacca and Solo led a team into space to rescue the Wookiees and avenge Kashyyyk; Attichitcuk was released from his chains and reunited with his son.<ref name="SW:GB" />

===Burying his son===
{{Quote|Death may have extinguished my son's defiant flame, but our debt to you continues until yours is extinguished.|translated=1|Attichitcuk to Han Solo|<ref name="AOCHT">''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]''</ref>}}
[[File:Attichitcuk_Comic.jpg|thumb|left|250px|An elderly Attichitcuk relates a tale of his son to C-3PO and R2-D2.]]
In [[25 ABY/Legends|25 ABY]],<ref name="TERC" /> the [[Yuuzhan Vong]]&mdash;a race of [[Galaxy/Legends|extragalactic]] [[Alien/Legends|aliens]]&mdash;invaded the galaxy, and a [[Yuuzhan Vong War|major conflict]] ensued. During the initial stages of the war, Han Solo and Chewbacca were on the planet [[Sernpidal/Legends|Sernpidal]] when the Yuuzhan Vong used a creature known as a [[dovin basal]] to draw the moon [[Dobido]] into an impact trajectory with the planet. Chewbacca helped Solo evacuate thousands of [[Sernpidalian]]s, but the Wookiee was lost when he failed to board the ''Millennium Falcon'' on time.<ref name="VP">''[[The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime]]''</ref> Following Chewbacca's heroic end, his droid friends C-3PO and R2-D2 were tasked with collecting memories of his life. They traveled to Rwookrrorro, where they spent some time discussing around the [[fireplace]] with a very weakened, mirthless Attichitcuk. The old rwook told the droids how his son once fought the [[albino]] Wookiee [[Tojjevvuk]] for the love of Malla. Aching with grief, the elderly chieftain confessed that burying his own son was the most terrible ordeal of his life, even compared to the destruction of the forests or slavery under the Galactic Empire. Still filled with pride in his late heir, Attichitcuk wondered how "a mere moon" could have killed such a bigger-than-life hero.<ref name="CH1" />

Six months after the destruction of Sernpidal, a [[Funeral of Chewbacca|funeral]] was held outside of Rwookrrorro, and Attichitcuk bade his son a final farewell, along with twenty-three other Wookiees and the Human friends of the family. The old Wookiee reluctantly accepted that Solo was not prepared to accept an extension of Chewbacca's life debt by Lumpawaroo, and the [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] [[Lowbacca]], Attichitcuk's other grandson through Kallabow. The old chieftain eventually understood that the Human was still clinging to his memory of Chewbacca and needed time to mourn him properly.<ref name="AOCHT" /> [[29 ABY/Legends|Four years later]],<ref name="TERC" /> the New Republic finally gained the upper hand against the Yuuzhan Vong. Attichitcuk and his people welcomed several members of the [[Skywalker family/Legends|Skywalker family]] and the [[House of Solo]]. They spent the night together in Rwookrrorro and trekked to a massive fallen branch where a [[Chewbacca memorial|memorial]] for Chewbacca had been held.<ref name="TUF">''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]''</ref>

==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|They told me he'd died in a quake&hellip; That a falling moon killed him&hellip; But, how can a quake kill a Wookiee warrior? How can a mere moon be a match for my son?|translated=1|Attichitcuk|<ref name="CH1" />}}
[[File:Younger_Attichitcuk.png|thumb|200px|A younger Attichitcuk (left) with his son Chewbacca (right)]]
In his prime, Attichitcuk was a brown Wookiee with a squat face, brown irises, a broad [[Nose/Legends|nose]] and a wide stature.<ref name="CH1" /> He used to be tall like all members of his race, but he gradually shrank over the years, a common phenomenon in older Wookiees.<ref name="Itchy DB" /> When his son's relationship with Mallatobuck started, Attichitcuk's shoulders had already begun to stoop forward. By then, the chief was one head shorter than Chewbacca, but still retained the brown color of his fur.<ref name="CH1" /> However, one year after the start of the Clone Wars, Attichitcuk had gone entirely gray.<ref name="14:10:03" />

Like other members of his species, including his fellow chieftain Tarfful,<ref name="ROSV" /> Attichitcuk used to style his facial hair into long braids when he was young.<ref name="CH1" /> In the height of the Galactic Civil War, Attichitcuk appeared as a large, white-haired and stooped Wookiee, measuring only 1.73 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]]<ref name="Itchy DB" />&mdash;much shorter than the average 2.2 meters of a healthy Wookiee adult.<ref name="UAA">''[[Ultimate Alien Anthology]]''</ref> He had also lost all of his [[Tooth/Legends|fangs]], which had caused his jaws to decrease in size.<ref name="SWHS" />

Although he tended to be extremely irritable and gruff, the former chief had genuine attachment to the members of his little family. Despite their great complicity, Attichitcuk would never spoil his grandson, nor would he go against the authority of Mallatobuck.<ref name="SWHS" /> He was immensely proud of his son Chewbacca, whom he saw as an almighty warrior. When the old chieftain had to bury his own child, he was grief-stricken and refused to admit the circumstances of Chewbacca's death.<ref name="CH1" /> Attichicuk was also very modest, as he would not boast about the impressive hunting prowesses of his youth.<ref name="SW:GB" />

In addition to being drawn to females of his own species, the old Wookiee also had an attraction for Human-looking women, as exemplified by his excitement when seeing Mermeia's alluring image in his mind evaporator.<ref name="SWHS" /> In his old age, Attichitcuk also liked to smoke a [[Pipe/Legends|pipe]].<ref name="WSB" />

==Skills and abilities==
[[File:Attichitcuk_woodcrafter.png|thumb|left|250px|Even in his old age, Attichitcuk was still a skilled woodcrafter.]]
At his peak, Attichitcuk was a skilled warrior and hunter, capable of slaying twenty ferocious katarns on his own.<ref name="SW:GB" /> Thanks to his training with a mind evaporator, he was also a highly accurate grenade thrower, even in his old age.<ref name="ICSRS" /> He also displayed crafting talents, a common cultural trait of the Wookiees due to their dexterous hands.<ref name="ROSV" /> Attichitcuk would carve wood, making small-scale replicas of starfighters<ref name="SWHS" /> for the benefit of his son,<ref name="EGC" /> and later grandson. He used to put heart in this activity, and he disliked being interrupted when carving models, even by Lumpawarrump.<ref name="SWHS" />

A native speaker of Shyriiwook, Attichitcuk could understand [[Galactic Basic Standard/Legends|Galactic Basic Standard]], the most prominent language in the galaxy. He was, however, unable to speak it, as the structure of the Wookiee voice box and vocal cords could not reproduce the sounds of Basic.<ref name="TEGAS" /> Attichitcuk's voice was deeper and raspier than that of his son Chewbacca.<ref name="SWHS" />

Even as a [[Cane/Legends|cane]]-using<ref name="WSB" /> three-hundred-fifty-year-old male, Attichitcuk was capable of putting up a decent fight. He was as accurate as ever with his bowcaster and still qualified to lead troops on the path to war, as he demonstrated on Geddes.<ref name="SW:GB" />

==Equipment==
Whereas most of his brethren would not wear any [[Clothing/Legends|clothes]] at all, Attichitcuk was known to have worn a crimson waist wrap in his younger years.<ref name="CH1" /> As a Wookiee chieftain, he donned a battle dress consisting of a wide [[Cape/Legends|cape]], a pair of shoulder [[Armor/Legends|armor]] and a crested helmet.<ref name="SW:GB" /> As a mourning father in 25 ABY, he used a red shawl with golden motifs on his shoulders.<ref name="CH1" />

==Behind the scenes==
===Creation===
{{Quote|Star Wars' first foray into the world of TV was unforgettable for all the wrong reasons. See the Wookiee homeworld for the first time! Meet Chewie's family! What could possibly go wrong?|[[Star Wars Insider 106|''Star Wars Insider'' 106]] takes a retrospective look at ''The Star Wars Holiday Special''|<ref name="SWI106">{{InsiderCite|106|I Have a Bad Feeling About This!}}</ref>}}
[[File:Itchy_art.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Early concept art of Attichitcuk]]
The gray-furred Wookiee Attichitcuk, along with the rest of Chewbacca's immediate family, was created by [[George Lucas]] for ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', a [[Wikipedia:Variety show|variety show]] aired by [[CBS]] on [[November 17]], [[1978]]. The ''Holiday Special'' was a spin-off of the successful [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|original film]] that had been released the [[1977|year before]]. With the newfound success of ''Star Wars'', the character of Chewbacca had become a fan favorite&mdash;with his actor [[Peter Mayhew]] receiving between 2,000 and 3,000 letters a week.<ref name="BTM">''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''</ref> This prompted Lucas to write a script that revolved around the hairy hero's family.<ref name="Comedy Hour">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2008/12/star_wars_special200812|title=The Han Solo Comedy Hour! (page 1 of 3)|work=Vanity Fair|archivedate=20081223164238}}</ref> The creator of ''Star Wars'' named all three new Wookiees himself, christening the grandfather "Itchy."<ref name="Comedy Hour 2">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2008/12/star_wars_special200812?currentPage=2|title=The Han Solo Comedy Hour! (page 2 of 3)|work=Vanity Fair|archivedate=20110531032415}}</ref>

In the fourth draft script of the ''Holiday Special'', dated [[October 13]], 1978, Chewbacca's father was called "Old Attchituck" and described as a "gray-haired, cranky, 400-year-old cuss." This version of the script differs only slightly from the final cut of the TV special and features Wookiee dialogue translated in all caps.<ref name="Script">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/text/script.htm|title=The Fourth Draft Script &ndash; 09/13/78|work=The Star Wars Holiday Special|archivedate=20040130084012}}</ref> In early story treatments, Attichitcuk's role was much less developed, with him being mentioned only three times in a five-page rough draft. In this early story treatment, Itchy's "big scene" with the mind evaporator was attributed to Chewbacca instead, although it did not feature the erotic entertainer Mermeia.<ref name="story treatment">{{Cite_web|url=http://starwarsholidayspecial.com/text/story_treatment.htm|title=Story Treatment, 05/31/78|work=The Star Wars Holiday Special|archivedate=20101129222958}}</ref>

The old Wookiee's appearance was designed by [[Joe Johnston]], who had worked as head storyboard artist on ''Star Wars''. In his conceptual drawings, Johnston described Attichitcuk as a "350-375 years old" Wookiee. The 350 figure was finally retained and confirmed many years later in the [[2001]] video game ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]''.<ref name="SW:GB" /> Many of Itchy's characteristics can also be attributed to [[Ralph McQuarrie]], who recalled drawing "an old Wookiee getting up out of his chair and several females and children."<ref name="Wook MU">{{SWArchive|url=movies/saga/20081119a.html?page=2|text=Holiday Special: Lumpy Speaks - Stan Winston, Wookiee Make-up|archivedate=20091221194151}}</ref> At some point after the airing of the ''Holiday Special'', the American toy company [[Kenner Products]] envisioned an action figure line of Chewbacca's family. Prototypes were constructed of Chewbacca, Malla, Itchy, and Lumpy, but the idea was ultimately dropped. The Attichitcuk prototype was in fact a modified Chewbacca figure with the bandolier strap removed and gray paint sprayed around the head and beard.<ref name="SWI92">{{InsiderCite|92|The Toys That Never Were}}</ref>

While the Attichitcuk known today dates from the 1978 ''Holiday Special'',<ref name="SWHS" /> there are traces of a proto-Itchy as far back as the [[May]] [[1973]] [[The Star Wars: Rough Draft|rough draft]] of ''Star Wars''. This early incarnation, known as "Auzituck," appeared in scene 135, which was set in the "Wookee [''sic''] camp" on Yavin&mdash;"Yavin" being an early version of Kashyyyk. The script says: "Chewbacca enters the largest of the lodges. He is greeted by his father, AUZITUCK, Chief of the [[Kaapauku|KAAPAUKU]] tribe; an old and feeble Wookee [''sic''] dressed in royal skins and headdress." The old Chief only appeared in this scene, and he was mentioned in passing later in the script, when a proto&ndash;Han Solo introduced "Chewbacca, son of Auzituck, Prince of the Sawas, a very powerful tribe."<ref name="JBSS">{{Cite_web|url=http://starwarz.com/starkiller/2010/03/the-star-wars-rough-draft|title=The Star Wars&mdash;Rough Draft|work=The Jedi Bendu Script Site|archivedate=20100811095127}}</ref> This name was later used for a [[Auzituck anti-slaver gunship|gunship model]] in ''[[Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion]]'', the [[2014]] one-hour premiere of the animated television series ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]''.<ref name="Spark">{{SW|url=news/much-to-learn-you-still-have-8-things-you-might-not-know-about-wookiees|text=Much to Learn You Still Have: 8 Things You Might Not Know About Wookiees}}</ref>

===Portrayal===
{{Quote|Well, the grandpa was very articulated. I don't know if they took advantage of all the articulation in it in the actual show, but it was probably the most. It was funny, it was kind of toothless looking, it had a lot of gum action and was very funny.|Thomas R. Burman about Attichitcuk's mask|<ref name="Interview">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/text/tom_burman.htm|title=Interview with Tom Burman, Make-Up Effects|author=Skot Kirkwood|date=2005-05-09|work=The Star Wars Holiday Special|archivedate=20060506135459}}</ref> According to creature effects artist [[Don Bies]], Attichitcuk's costume and mask were still housed in the [[Lucasfilm Archives]] as of 2005.<ref name="SWI92" /> The two wooden X-wings allegedly carved by Itchy in the show&mdash;actually painted models&mdash;were also preserved. In [[2008]], they were exhumed by StarWars.com editor [[Pete Vilmur]] on the occasion of the ''Holiday Special''{{'s}} thirtieth anniversary.<ref name="Survived">{{SWArchive|url=movies/saga/20081120a.html|text=Holiday Special: What Has Survived?|archivedate=20100328041553}}</ref>}}
[[File:Attichitcuk_mask.png|thumb|right|250px|A mask of Attichitcuk that was used in ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'']]
In ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'', Attichitcuk was portrayed by actor [[Paul Gale]].<ref name="SWHS" /> His co-star [[Patty Maloney]], who played Lumpy in the show, recalled Gale "as fun to work with" and "just like being with family." Like the other actors who played Wookiees in the ''Holiday Special'', Paul Gale was given no lines, and all his performance was based on mime. Along with Malloney and [[Mickey Morton]], who played Malla, Gale attended a Shyriiwook class in order to get accustomed to the language and better react on cues during shooting.<ref name="Lumpy speaks">{{SWArchive|url=movies/saga/20081119a.html|text=Holiday Special: Lumpy Speaks|archivedate=20090224081113}}</ref>

The Wookiee characters' voices were added during [[Wikipedia:Post-production|post-production]] by [[Wikipedia:Sound design|sound designer]] [[Ben Burtt]]. In his [[2011]] reference book [[Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide (real-life book)|''Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide'']], Burtt recalled spending two days at the Olympic Games Farm in [[Wikipedia:Sequim|Sequim]], Washington, collecting enough bear sounds to give each Wookiee a distinguishable voice. Out of the dozen captive bears of various species that were kept at the Farm, Burtt chose grizzlies to provide a basis for Attichitcuk's voice.<ref name="Travel Guide">[[Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide (real-life book)|''Galactic Phrase Book & Travel Guide'']]</ref> In [[2005]], sound clips of Itchy's voice from ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'' were reused for a few of Chieftain Tarfful's growls in [[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']]. Specifically, they were used during Yoda's "goodbye" scene to Chewbacca and Tarfful.<ref name="EpIII dvd">{{Film|III}} on-line DVD text commentary</ref>

Although makeup supervisor [[Stuart Freeborn]] had designed the original Chewbacca costume, he had no hand in creating additional Wookiee suits seen in the TV special. Attichitcuk's hairy bodysuit was produced by special effects artists [[Stan Winston]] and [[Thomas R. Burman]]. Burman and his brother Ellis provided Winston with a a large amount of "Wookiee fur" mined from dozens of human-hair wigs,<ref name="SWI106" /> while Chewie's suit was made out of knitted [[Wikipedia:Mohair|mohair]] and straight [[Wikipedia:Yak|yak]] hair.<ref name="BTM" /> Winston also designed very articulated face prothestics for the special. Attichitcuk's mask was made of overlaying vacuum forms and springs so it would would fit up tight against the actor's eyes.<ref name="Interview" />

===Character development===
{{Quote|This is Chewbacca's father. Maybe his father is a warrior, and is killed, so Chewbacca has to run away&mdash;and that's how he meets Han Solo.|Sang Jun Lee|<ref name="AoSWIII">''[[The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''</ref>}}
Following its only diffusion in 1978, ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'' was heavily criticized.<ref name="Comedy Hour" /><ref name="farce1">{{Cite_web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-nov-16-ca-starwars16-story.html|title=May the farce be with you (page 1 of 3)|work=Los Angeles Times|archivedate=20191115073321}}</ref><ref name="multimedia">{{Cite_web|url=http://starwarsholidayspecial.com/multimedia.htm|title=Multimedia|work=The Star Wars Holiday Special|archivedate=20180827065634}}</ref><ref name="panned">{{SWArchive|url=episode-ii/bts/me2/9.html|text=Episode II Video: Part Nine &ndash; Bucket Head|archivedate=20070927182808}}</ref><ref name="Jawa">{{InsiderCite|94|Jawa's Corner}}</ref> Part of the criticism focused on the opening scenes of the special, which featured Attichitcuk and his kin addressing each other in unsubtitled Wookiee-speak for fifteen minutes.<ref name="Binder official interview">{{SWArchive|url=movies/saga/20081117.html?page=3|text=Holiday Special: Script and Directors &ndash; Steve Binder: Director #2|archivedate=20081226173634}}</ref><ref name="Comedy Hour 3">{{Cite_web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2008/12/star_wars_special200812?currentPage=3|title=The Han Solo Comedy Hour! (page 3 of 3)|work=Vanity Fair|archivedate=20081225130516}}</ref> However, as ''[[Star Wars Insider]]'' magazine contributor [[Jon Bradley Snyder]] put it, the ''Holiday Special'' had a silly, stuck-in-the-seventies feel that gave it charm, and the show acquired cult status in [[Wikipedia:Popular culture|popular culture]].<ref name="SWI23">{{InsiderCite|23|The Star Wars Holiday Special (article)|The Star Wars Holiday Special}}</ref>

[[1979|One year]] after the airing of the ''Holiday Special'', [[Random House]] published ''[[The Wookiee Storybook]]'', a tie-in children's book that had been written by [[Eleanor Ehrhardt]] during the production of the show. [[Patricia Wynne]] illustrated the book without having seen the actual Wookiee costumes. Because of the short deadline, George Lucas allowed Wynne a large amount of creative freedom.<ref name="Monster Ships">{{InsiderCite|74|Wasaka Berries and Monster Ships}}</ref>

In 2001, Attichitcuk was given an important role in the [[video game]] ''Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds'' as the main character in the Wookiee training campaign, which revolved around the colonization of Alaris Prime. An older Attichitcuk also appeared in the Princess Leia and Chewbacca campaigns later in the game. In the third mission of the Princess Leia campaign, Attichitcuk took part in the Battle of Geddes. When brought back towards the ship with Leia Organa and Echuu Shen-Jon at the end of the mission, the Wookiee disappears from the screen. If Attichitcuk dies in any of the campaigns he appears in, the player loses the level. The name of Attichitcuk was pronounced two different ways in the game. Qui-Gon Jinn (voiced by [[James Warwick]]) pronounced "Atty-chitchik," while Princess Leia Organa (voiced by [[Lisa Fuson]]) pronounced "ATT-uh-CHIT-tik."<ref name="SW:GB" /> While the old chieftain was already gray and stooped by the time of the Clone Wars,<ref name="14:10:03" /> the later Rebellion/New Republic missions featured the same youthful, brown-furred ingame model with matching icon as the earlier Attichitcuk campaign.<ref name="SW:GB" /> This article treats that inconsistency as a result of game mechanics.

[[File:Chewies_Father-ROTS.png|thumb|left|200px|Conceptual drawings of "Chewbacca's father" for ''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']]
Around [[October]] [[2002]], Attichitcuk was to be reinvented during production of ''Revenge of the Sith''. According to [[Sang Jun Lee]], who worked as concept artist at [[Skywalker Ranch]], "Chewbacca's father" was to be killed during the course of the movie, which would have prompted him to run away and meet Han Solo. This concept, however, did not make it into the final film; had it been implemented, it would have directly contradicted Attichitcuk's later appearances in continuity. However, in [[January]] [[2003]], Lucas told the creation team that a young Han Solo was being raised on Kashyyyk by Chewbacca. Eventually, both ideas of featuring Chewbacca's father and Han Solo in the movie were abandoned.<ref name="AoSWIII" /> While Attichitcuk did not appear in ''Revenge of the Sith'', he was stated to have taken part in the Battle of Kashyyyk in the reference book ''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Incredible Cross-Sections]]''. In a technical drawing by [[Hans Jenssen]], Attichitcuk was pictured at the back of a Wookiee catamaran, throwing grenades.<ref name="ICSRS" /> Additionally, the movie character of [[Merumeru/Legends|Merumeru]] bore a strong resemblance to one of the conceptual drawings of Attichitcuk, sporting the same staff and a similar headgear.<ref name="ROSV" />

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns]]''
*{{SWG|An Empire Divided}} {{C|Depicted in painting only}}
*{{InsiderCite|71|Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:10:03}} {{Po}}
*{{CWACite|4|Descent (comic)|Descent}}
*''[[The Hutt Gambit]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Death Troopers]]'' {{Vision|Chewbacca}}
*[[Death Troopers (audiobook)|''Death Troopers'' audiobook]] {{Vision|Chewbacca}}
*''[[Rebel Dawn]]''
*''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[The Wookiee Storybook]]''
*[[Star Wars (1977) 91|''Star Wars'' (1977) 91]]
*[[Star Wars (1977) 104|''Star Wars'' (1977) 104]] {{Imo}}
*''[[Tyrant's Test]]''
*[[Chewbacca (2000) 1|''Chewbacca'' (2000) 1]]
*''[[The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial]]''
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]''

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*<!-- 2005/04/02 -->''[[Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith: The Visual Dictionary]]''
*<!-- 2005/04/02 -->''[[The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]''
*<!-- 2005/07/20 -->{{InsiderCite|83|20 Most Memorable Moments of the Expanded Universe}}
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==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*[http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/characters/itchy.htm Itchy] at [http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/ starwarsholidayspecial.com]
*{{SWArchive|url=eu/lit/comics/news20000119.html|text=Chewbacca Tribute|archivedate=20050205084726}}
*{{Hyperspace|url=hyperspace/member/insideronline/79/indexp2.html|text=Star Wars Insider #79 online supplement: Wookiees: No Trivia Too Small}}
*{{SWArchive|url=movies/saga/20081119a.html|text=Holiday Special: Lumpy Speaks|archivedate=20090224081113}}
*{{SWArchive|url=movies/saga/20081119a.html?page=2|text=Holiday Special: Lumpy Speaks - Stan Winston, Wookiee Make-up|archivedate=20091221194151}}
*{{SWArchive|url=movies/saga/20081120a.html|text=Holiday Special: What Has Survived?|archivedate=20100328041553}}

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