Niv Drendow Apruk was an Umbaran male scientist who served as a member of the Nihil during the High Republic Era. He was a protégé of Ithorian[2] Minister of Advancement Baron Boolan and worked within the pirate group's science sector.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Niv Drendow Apruk first appeared in Escape from Valo, a 2024 junior novel written by Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic multimedia project's[2] Phase III.[6] Wong described Apruk as their "terrible son"[7] and also enjoys the character's double first name.[8]
Appearances[]
- The High Republic: Escape from Valo (and audiobook) (First appearance, in book)
- The High Republic Adventures (2023) 3
- The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4
- The High Republic Adventures (2023) 5
- The High Republic Adventures (2023) 6 (In flashback(s))
- The High Republic Adventures (2023) 17
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 3
- The High Republic: Beware the Nameless (and audiobook)
- The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone 3
- The High Republic: The Edge of Balance, Vol. 4
Sources[]
Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: New Faces of the Nihil on StarWars.com (backup link) (First mentioned)- Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: The Nameless Strike Back in Phase III on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The High Republic Authors on Authors: Daniel José Older and Alyssa Wong on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 224
- "Imperial March" Begins with a Galaxy of New Toys, Apparel, and More on StarWars.com (backup link)
- NYCC 2024: New Cover Art for Star Wars: The High Republic: Into the Light and Other Reveals from the Lucasfilm Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- Niv Drendow Apruk in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
ESCAPE FROM VALO with Daniel José Older & Alyssa Wong on Spotify (backup link) specifies that Niv Drendow Apruk is around seventeen to eighteen years old during The High Republic: Escape from Valo. The novel takes place one year after the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which equates to 229 BBY per Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia. Therefore, he must have been born around between 248 BBY and 247 BBY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 The High Republic: Escape from Valo
- ↑
Niv Drendow Apruk in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ The High Republic Adventures (2023) 5
- ↑ Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: New Faces of the Nihil on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- ↑ Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "My terrible son 🖤 Welcome to the world, Niv Drendow!" (backup link)
- ↑ Alyssa Wong (@crashwong) on Twitter: "I also love that he has a double first name, like Peggy Grace or Emily Michelle" (backup link)
