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|name=Strutter
|designation=[[Sentience/Legends|Sentient]]<ref name="TTM">{{Ewoks|The Totem Master}}.</ref>
|class=[[Bird/Legends|Avian]]<ref name="TTM" />
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|height=1.5&ndash;2 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]]<ref name="height">The Strutters stand as tall as three sections of the [[Totem Master]]'s [[totem pole]], with each of these sections being slightly less than a mater in height.</ref>
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|feathers=Pink, yellow<ref name="TTM" />
|eyecolor=White<ref name="TTM" />
|distinctions=Twin tufts of yellow feathers on head; extreme vanity<ref name="TTM" />
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{{Quote|Next on our map: The Strutter village. Those silly Strutters will be easy to fool.|The Totem Master plans his next theft|<ref name="TTM" />}}
'''Strutters''' were a [[Species/Legends|species]] of [[Sentience/Legends|sentient]] [[Bird/Legends|avians]]. Members of the species had svelte bodies with blue [[Limb/Legends|legs]] and beaks, and long arms with dexterous hands. A group of them inhabited the [[Strutters' Village|Strutter village]] on the [[Endor/Legends|Forest Moon of Endor]], where they used [[Mirror/Legends|mirrors]] to admire themselves as they groomed their pink and yellow plumage. Strutters placed great importance on trendiness and style and did not refrain from critiquing the comportment of others. This behavior made them seem extremely vain to members of other species and earned the avians a reputation for silliness.

In [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]], a [[Totem Master|strange figure]] appeared in the Strutter village and offered them a [[totem pole]], emphasizing its cutting-edge flair. The Strutters eagerly accepted the gift, but in reality, the object was made up of a group of [[Totem slaves|beings]] who had been [[Slavery/Legends|enslaved]] by the [[Merchant/Legends|peddler]]. In the night, the peddler activated them via a [[Totem Master's ring|magic ring]] and ordered them to rob the village. However, a pair of [[Ewok/Legends|Ewoks]] foiled the burglary and saved the Strutters' possessions.

==Biology and appearance==
Strutters were a [[Species/Legends|species]] of [[Sentience/Legends|sentient]], bipedal [[Bird/Legends|avians]]<ref name="TTM" /> who stood roughly 1.5 to 2 [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] in height.<ref name="height" /> Each Strutter had a round, oblong body that was oriented horizontally. The birds were mostly covered in pink feathers, accented by tufts of yellow at both ends of the neck and on either side of the head. The tail, too, was bushy and yellow; it was flexible, and Strutters wagged it as they preened. Two long, jointed [[Limb/Legends|arms]] were situated where other birds had wings. These ended in four-fingered hands with which the species could manipulate their environment and grasp objects. The avians strutted about on two long, thin, light-blue legs .Their tridactyl feet were wide and webbed.<ref name="TTM" />

From the body extended a long, curving neck that ended in a small, round head. The Strutter visage consisted of two white [[Eye/Legends|eyes]] with dark red lids, and a curved, pointed beak that was full of white [[Tooth/Legends|teeth]] and a red tongue. This bill extended around the back of the head as well and was flanked by two pink protrusions. The face was pliable and expressive, as Strutters were able to smile.<ref name="TTM" />

==Society and culture==
{{Quote|Tisk, tisk, tisk.''"<br />"''Tacky, tacky, tacky.|Two Strutters comment on the Totem Master's sense of style|<ref name="TTM" />}}
[[File:Strutter_dwellings.png|thumb|left|Strutters lived in globular huts set on stilts or hanging from trees.]]
Strutters were fond of primping and preening, which they did while peering at themselves in hand [[Mirror/Legends|mirrors]]. Members of the species had definite ideas about what was considered chic or unstylish and did not refrain from telling even total strangers what they felt about their taste. Strutters had an infatuation with fashion, which led them to constantly seek out the latest trends. As their name implied, Strutters did not simply walk; they swaggered with eyes closed, head held high, and chest out. Other denizens of [[Endor/Legends|Endor]] found their behavior absurd, and [[Ewok/Legends|Ewoks]] considered them to be fairly unintelligent. Nevertheless, the Strutters of Endor could speak and understand [[Ewokese/Legends|Ewokese]].<ref name="TTM" />

Strutters were communal creatures and lived in large groups. They disliked cold weather and huddled together for warmth in such conditions.<ref name="TSS">{{Ewoks|The Season Scepter}}</ref> On Endor, Strutters lived in a [[Strutters' village|village]] situated in a grove amongst the [[Moon/Legends|moon's]] forests. The birds inhabited spherical huts made of sticks and straw, entering and exiting through an oblong entrance with a long, thin perch in front of it. The Strutters elevated these huts high off the ground, either hanging them from [[Tree/Legends|tree]] branches or perching them on stilts or poles. Strutters furnished their dwellings with various items, including bottles, boxes, cans, folding fans, locking chests, rugs, and stools. They were diurnal, sleeping deeply at night in their huts, their snores filling the village.<ref name="TTM" />

==History==
{{Dialogue|Totem Master|Yes, this ''beautiful'' totem pole is guaranteed to make your village the talk of Endor.|Various Strutters|Fabulous!''"<br />"''Marvelous!"''<br />"''It's just incredible!''"<br />"''Love it, love it, love it, love it, love it, love it, love it, love it.''"<br />"''Oh, dear me!|attr=The Totem Master preys upon the Strutters' vanity|src=The Totem Master}}
[[File:Strutter_fawning.png|thumb|right|The Strutters of Endor eagerly accepted a totem pole from a strange peddler, never suspecting that it was actually a gang of enslaved thieves.]]
The Strutters of Endor established a village in the forests near the Ewok population center, [[Bright Tree Village/Legends|Bright Tree Village]]. There, they built elevated, rounded homes. They established relations with nearby groups, and over time, the Strutters accumulated or created various goods for their village.<ref name="TTM" />

In [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]],<ref name="EwoksDate">{{EwoksDate|appearance of Strutters|[[The Totem Master]]" and "[[The Season Scepter]]}}</ref> a [[Totem Master|strange trader]] rolled into the village in a [[Bordok/Legends|bordok]]-driven [[cart]]. Although the Strutters expressed their disapproval of what they considered to be the outsider's "tacky" style, the [[Merchant/Legends|merchant]] regained their interest when he offered to give them "the latest thing," free of charge: a [[totem pole]]. The Strutters fawned over the gift and placed it in a prominent location in their village.<ref name="TTM" />

That evening, the Strutters went to sleep in their homes as usual. Unbeknownst to them, the merchant used a [[Totem Master's ring|magic ring]] to activate the totem pole, causing the constituent creatures depicted on it to come to life as [[Totem slaves|his slaves]]. The Totem Master commanded the creatures to rob the Strutters of their possessions, and the [[Slavery/Legends|slaves]] quickly amassed a large collection of stolen items. However, two Ewoks&mdash;[[Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka]] and [[Wicket Wystri Warrick/Legends|Wicket W. Warrick]]&mdash;had stowed away on the Totem Master's cart in pursuit of their friend, [[Teebo/Legends|Teebo]], who had been ensorcelled along with the other totem slaves. Warrick and Kneesaa captured the Totem Master in a bid to foil his scheme, but the thief escaped and set his slaves on the intruders. In the [[Skirmish at the Strutter village|ensuing skirmish]], Warrick stopped the Totem Master by reflecting a [[magic]] blast with a Strutter mirror, turning the Totem Master himself into an inanimate totem. His ring then slipped from his finger and shattered, freeing the other totem slaves and ending the theft from the Strutter village.<ref name="TTM" />

Later that same year, the Strutters suffered from extreme cold when their village was inundated with [[Water/Legends|snow]] during a freak storm in the middle of the Forest Moon's summer. They were forced to huddle together for warmth as the snow reached as high as their chests. Eventually, the weather returned to normal after four young Ewoks&mdash;Kneesaa, Warrick, Teebo, and [[Latara]]&mdash;returned the [[Season scepter]] to the [[Sun King]], from whom the [[Snow King]]'s [[Icehead]] minions had stolen it, thus causing the anomalous weather patterns.<ref name="TSS" />

==Behind the scenes==
Writer [[Bob Carrau]] introduced the Strutters in "[[The Totem Master]]," an episode of the [[Ewoks (TV series)|''Ewoks'']] cartoon series that first aired on [[October 4]], [[1986]], during the show's [[Ewoks: Season Two|second season]]. He later gave them a cameo role in another second season episode, "[[The Season Scepter]]," which first aired on [[November 1]], 1986.<ref name="SWC">{{InsiderCite|27|A Star Wars CELibration|A ''Star Wars'' CELibration}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*{{Ewoks|The Totem Master}} {{1st}}
*{{Ewoks|The Season Scepter}}

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Avian and airborne sentient species]]
[[Category:Sentient species of Endor]]