Walrus
this was the name used to describe the Nimbanese, during the filming of Star Wars: A New Hope. (CHRN)

Wampa
in the early concepts for The Empire Strikes Back, the wampa was a fish-like creature that swam through snow and ice. (TAS)

Warka, Shmi
in the revised rough draft of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, this fifty-year-old woman was Anakin Skywalker's mother. (IG1)

Weequay
these aliens were sometimes referred to as the Queequay during the filming of Return of the Jedi, an indication of the origin of the name which was inspired by the character Queequeg from Moby Dick. (CHRN)

Weird Girl
this was the name used to describe the character Leesub Sirln, during the filming of Star Wars: A New Hope. (OWS)

Whatnots
in the story conferences for The Empire Strikes Back, the whatnots were aliens that lived in the center of the gas giant Ketbrae. (TAS)

Whills
in the original outline for Star Wars, the Whills were a race of higher beings who monitored the progress of the galaxy. Lucas had planned to use them to guide the story along, but they became unwieldy as a story device. Lucas replaced the Whills with the concept of the Force. (TAS)

White Legions
in the third draft of Star Wars, Ben Kenobi was a former commander of this warrior group. (TAS)

Whitsun, Clieg
in the story treatment for Star Wars, Whitsun was General Luke Skywalker's attache. He was also a spy, and learned of the Empire's plans to attack Luke. He was known as Clieg Oxus in the first draft. (TAS)

Willhelm
this sound, a record of a man's scream, was used by Ben Burtt as his personal "signature" in each of the Star Wars films. It was named "Willhelm" after a character in an old western who shot in the leg with an arrow, and let out a unique scream. (OWS)

Windom
in the original story treatment of Star Wars, Windom was Leia's five-year-old brother. (TAS)

Windy
first shows up in the third draft of Star Wars. (TAS)

Wolfman
this was one of the original monickers used to describe Arliel Schous, the Defel seen in the Mos Eisley Cantina in Star Wars: Epsiode IV - A New Hope, during production of the film. (OWS)

Woody Woodpecker Ship
this was the nickname given to Zam Wesell's airspeeder, during the production of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. (SWI64)

Wookee
this was the original spelling of "Wookiee," from the rough draft of Star Wars. The Wookees were native to the planet Yavin. (TAS, SWDB)

Wookiee
from the original story treatment of Star Wars: A New Hope, Wookiees were giant furry aliens from a jungle planet. The first screenplay draft expanded on this, making the Wookiees eight-foot-tall, gray-furred rebel pilots who live on a jungle planet. They were the heart and sould of the Rebellion, and were trained by Han Solo in preparation for the assault on the Empire. (SGL, TAS)