De acordo com a novela oficial do filme, os Ewoks continuaram acreditando que Threepio era um deus, mas que a decisão de lutar ao lado da Rebelião foi tomada em grande parte porque eles se mostraram amigos dos Ewoks (" leafbrothers ") onde o Império se mostrara inimigo da 'Grande Floresta' em vez de simplesmente porque o deus deles lhes disse para:
Threepio translated for his friends: ‘Honorable Elders, we have this night received a perilous, wondrous gift. The gift of freedom. This golden god …’ - here Threepio paused in his translation just long enough to savor the moment; then went on - ‘… This golden god, whose return to us has been prophesied since the First Tree, tells us now he will not be our Master, tells us we are free to choose as we will - that we must choose; as all living things must choose their own destiny. He has come, Honorable Elders, and he will go; no longer may we be slaves to his divine guidance. We are free.