This "Jawa Hero" is a Jawa character whose actions initially threatened the financial stability of their clan. Ultimately, however, this Jawa redeemed themself by acquiring valuable Imperial assets.
This particular Jawa experienced significant shame after failing to repair an R5 unit properly. This failure led to the complete destruction of the clan's entire inventory of droids due to an outburst of anger. As a direct consequence of the Jawa's actions, the clan was unable to fulfill a droid order for a family of Moisture farmers.
The clan leader delivered a harsh reprimand, causing the Jawa to fall into a state of deep depression. Sometime later, the Jawa reluctantly joined an expedition led by a determined Jawa. During this expedition, the Jawas discovered a crashed X-wing. They witnessed Imperial stormtroopers execute the pilot of the starfighter. After the Imperials departed, the Jawas decided to seize the opportunity and claim the abandoned wreckage of the starfighter.
Reasoning that repairing and selling the fighter could bring great wealth to the clan, the Jawa clan leader offered the depressed Jawa a chance at redemption. The leader tasked the Jawa with repairing the starfighter. Still reeling from witnessing the Rebel's death, the Jawa immediately began working on the damaged fighter after it was transported back to the clan's sandcrawler.
With the help of its R5 unit, the Jawa diligently worked to repair the fighter, ultimately succeeding. The Jawa eagerly informed the clan leader of their accomplishment, only to discover that the leader was not pleased. During the Jawa's work on the X-wing, the rest of the clan had learned that a trio of salvagers had discovered an undamaged TIE advanced starfighter in the deserts of Tatooine. Believing it to be Darth Vader's personal fighter, the clan leader became convinced that their X-wing would be virtually worthless in comparison to the TIE/LN starfighter.
Determined to rectify the situation, the Jawa who repaired the X-wing devised a plan to steal the TIE fighter. The Jawa intended to use the X-wing to tow the TIE fighter back to the sandcrawler. Aided by its R5 unit, the Jawa successfully stole the TIE fighter, snatching it from the salvager's speeder truck and dragging it back to the sandcrawler. In the process of landing, the Jawa completely destroyed the X-wing and damaged the sandcrawler. Nevertheless, because the TIE fighter remained intact, the clan celebrated the Jawa as a hero for their courageous acquisition of the TIE Advanced.
This character is exclusive to the story Oh!! Jawajawa, featured in the Star Wars Manga: Silver issue of Tokyopop's Star Wars Manga. Originally published in Japan, these stories were considered of questionable canonicity by Lucasfilm. They have since been republished in English in the United Kingdom under the Infinities label, classifying the material as non-canonical.