Fromm Gang



The Fromm Gang, also known as the Fromm Family of Crime, was a long-lived Annoo-dat criminal family, based on Annoo (Gelefil), that included the most powerful and dangerous gangsters in the history of the Old Republic. The Fromm Gang maintained a legitimate import/export business as a front for extortion, kidnapping and weapons smuggling. It seems that Palpatine manipulated them to gain access to their money and influence during his rise to power.

During the early years of the Galactic Empire the Fromm Gang was led by Sise Fromm. Sise and his assistant, Vlix Oncard, were distrustful of technology but Sise's son, Tig, felt that technology was the future of the gang. He persuaded his father to invest in a number of wild power gambles, most notably the development of the weapons satellite, Trigon 1, in order to overthrow the other gangs.

Trigon 1 was stolen by Thall Joben, Jord Dusat and Kea Moll acting on behalf of a resistance cell on Annoo. When Sise Fromm kidnapped Dusat and Kea's mother, Joben revealed where he had hidden Trigon 1 in exchange for their release. Tig Fromm went to retrieve Trigon 1, but Joben and R2-D2 had sabotaged the guidance system causing the ship to collide with and destroy Sise Fromm’s base on Annoo.

The debacle had brought the Fromm's actions to the attention of the other gang leaders and Jabba the Hutt placed a large bounty on the leaders of the gang. After one final attempt to get revenge on Joben and the others at the Boonta Speeder Race, Sise Fromm, Tig Fromm and Vlix Oncard were captured by the bounty hunter Boba Fett who turned them over to Jabba for the reward. The Fromm Gang came to an abrupt end with their executions.

Leaders

 * Sise Fromm
 * Tig Fromm
 * Vlix Oncard

Troops

 * Annoo-dat Blue
 * Guard droid
 * Hover guard

Mercenaries

 * BL-17
 * Boba Fett

Vehicles and vessels

 * ATL interceptor
 * Droid fighter (Fromm Gang)
 * Fromm Tower Droid
 * Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
 * Silver Speeder
 * Tig Fromm's starship
 * Trigon One

Support

 * Droid maintenance crew

Behind the scenes
The Annoo-dat members of the Fromm Gang were all depicted as identical in Star Wars: Droids. In "The Trigon Unleashed", Vlix Oncard calls some of his guards "clones". This has led to speculation that the Fromms were making use of an army of clones, but this is unconfirmed.

Appearances

 * Droids: Escape from Aaron
 * Star Wars Droids 2: The Ultimate Weapon
 * Droids: Escape from Aaron
 * Star Wars Droids 2: The Ultimate Weapon
 * Droids: Escape from Aaron
 * Star Wars Droids 2: The Ultimate Weapon