Gungi was a Wookiee Jedi youngling who lived during the Clone Wars. Around 20 BBY, he, along with the best of his class of younglings, were assigned to travel to the Gathering on Ilum with Yoda and Ahsoka Tano to construct their lightsabers. His test was to learn and use patience to collect his crystal, as it was on an island in the middle of a lake within the crystal caves; he had to wait until it froze over. He created a green lightsaber with a wooden hilt.
Gungi wielded his newly made lightsaber against Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang when they boarded their cruiser. Rather than fight directly, the younglings used their ingenuity to thwart the pirates' attack and force them off their ship. In the process, however, their teacher Ahsoka was captured. Gungi joined his class in freeing Ahsoka from captivity. As they attempted to flee Florrum, they were recaptured by the pirates, though their imprisonment was short-lived. General Grievous invaded Florrum and overtook Ohnaka's compound. The younglings and pirates were forced to work together to free Ohnaka and his men.
Gungi and the younglings earned praise from Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi for using their skill to escape Florrum. Gungi went on to survive Order 66 at the end of the Clone Wars, eventually encountering the rogue clones of Clone Force 99 also known as the "Bad Batch". Gungi was sold into slavery by a smuggling cartel, but was freed with the aid of Omega. The Bad Batch then fled the smugglers and took Gungi to his homeworld, Kashyyyk.
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Appearances[]
The Clone Wars[]
- "The Gathering" (First appearance)
- "A Test of Strength"
- "Bound for Rescue"
- "A Necessary Bond"
- "The Wrong Jedi"
- "Destiny" (Appears in vision)
The Bad Batch[]
- "Tribe"