The Patitite Pattuna planet was the homeworld of the Patitites, a small sentient species. Following the death of their dictator, "Big" Hay-Zu, caused by the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 during the Clone Wars, they were compelled to establish a democracy.
Hay-Zu, a dictator, held dominion over the Patitites throughout the Clone Wars. He forced their children into military service, while the rest were made to serve and amuse him. During the era of the Clone Wars, a Y-Wing carrying C-3PO and R2-D2 experienced a crash landing on Patitite Pattuna. Upon exiting their starship, the two droids were promptly stunned by Patitite scouts. Subsequently, they were restrained, and Hay-Zu, their leader, arrived on the scene. C-3PO successfully negotiated their release. However, R2-D2's impudent response to Hay-Zu led C-3PO to deliver a corrective slap. In a twist of fate, R2-D2 inadvertently toppled onto Hay-Zu, resulting in his demise. The Patitites rejoiced at the death of their oppressive ruler and assisted the droids in repairing their starship. Although the Patitites desired C-3PO to assume leadership, he declined and instead guided them in forming a democratic government. As R2-D2 and C-3PO departed, disagreements arose among the Patitites regarding the selection of Hay-Zu's successor.
Despite their diminutive size, the Patitites wielded potent electrified staves with sufficient power to incapacitate both R2-D2 and C-3PO.
The debut of the Patitites occurred in "Nomad Droids," which was the sixth episode within the fourth season of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television show. The Patitites are an allusion to the Brownies, diminutive beings featured in Lucasfilm's 1988 sword and sorcery motion picture, Willow. Dave Filoni, the supervising director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, is an admirer of the film and ensured that the Patitites' manner of speech mirrored that of the Brownies. While the Brownies possessed a humanlike appearance, Filoni made a distinction between the Patitites and their inspiration by giving them drastically different skin colors.