Unidentified Troukree (sacrifice)

"Well done, soldier."

- Daric LaRone saluting the dead Troukree

A Troukree male was among the group of refugees led by Vaantaar. Eight months after the Battle of Yavin, the Troukree, together with several others, accompanied Vaantaar to aid the group of rogue stormtroopers known as the Hand of Judgment in defending Governor Bidor Ferrouz of Poln Major&mdash;capital of the Candoras sector of the Outer Rim Territories&mdash;who was threatened by the enemy of the Troukree, Warlord Nuso Esva. During a fight against Esva's troops, the Troukree lost his life using his own body to shield the leader of the Hand of Judgment, Daric LaRone, from the fire of an E-Web heavy repeating blaster used by Nuso Esva's warriors known as the Chosen.

Biography
A male Troukree was among the refugees who fled from their homeworld&mdash;which was threatened by Warlord Nuso Esva&mdash;to Poln Major, capital of the Candoras sector, at some point before 0 ABY. During their stay on Poln Major, the leader of the refugees, Vaantaar, also acted as an agent of Senior Captain Thrawn of the Galactic Empire. On Poln Major, the Troukree accompanied his leader to help the Hand of Judgment&mdash;a group of five stormtrooper deserters&mdash;to protect Governor Bidor Ferrouz against assassination attempts organized by Esva's troops. The Governor's death was intended to be bait to lure Senior Captain Thrawn into a trap prepared by Esva in the Poln system. In the basement of the Whistling Wind tapcafe, Joak Quiller and Korlo Brightwater&mdash;two members of the Hand of Judgment&mdash;taught basic stormtrooper battle tactics to their Troukree allies, while Daric LaRone and Saberan Marcross fought off the first attack against their sanctuary. During the second attack, the Troukree sacrificed his life to shield Daric LaRone from the fire of an E-Web heavy repeating blaster with his own body. His sacrifice deeply touched the stormtroopers, as they had not expected an alien to risk his life to protect a Human, and later contributed to their decision to accept Thrawn's offer to join his shadow Empire to train a new strain of 501st legionaries, who would accept aliens into their ranks.

Personality and Traits
"Our skill is with our knives. In a space so confined, that is all we shall need."

- Vaantaar about Troukree fighting skills

Like the other Troukree warriors following Vaantaar, this Troukree was experienced in using knives in close-quarters combat. He was also skilled in acrobatics, using this ability to enhance his combat performance. During their time with the Hand of Judgment the Troukree received additional training in the use of blaster weapons from Joak Quiller and Korlo Brightwater. This Troukree was willing to sacrifice his life to ensure that LaRone's attempt to destroy the E-Web threatening them was successful.

Behind the Scenes
This unnamed Troukree first appeared in Timothy Zahn's novel Choices of One in 2011.

Appearances

 * Choices of One