She’s playing in a world dominated by boys. She’s just 13 years old, and she was born deaf. Yet Soleil Wheeler — Ewok, as she’s known in the esports world — just became the newest member ...

Soleil “EwOk” Wheeler has built a name for herself at 14 as a deaf gamer who can still bring the competition and one of FaZe Clan’s first female members with considerable talent to show for it.

The Ewoks, who have been embraced and loathed by Star Wars fans for nearly 40 years, appeared in Return of the Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. They also starred in their own short-lived television ...