Jawas were typically short -like natives of . They were passionate scavengers, seeking out technology for sale or trade in the deep deserts in their huge transports. A band of Jawas was responsible for locating and and selling them to 's uncle, . Another tribe of Jawas, led by , found 's . They had a reputation for swindling, as they had a penchant for selling old equipment such as outdated faulty to .
However, they were extremely passive beings, and hardly put up any
resistance to colonists of their planet unlike the other natives the , instead seeing foreigners as an excellent business opportunity.