Strok family

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"Although some of Palpatine's wealthiest backers—such as the Strok family, who made numerous political donations during the Republic and the earliest years of the Empire while also fulfilling contracts for hyperdrives—disappeared after the Galactic Civil War, many of the richest denizens of Coruscant do not appear to have been particularly affected by the fall of the Empire."
―Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire[1]

The Strok family were among the wealthiest backers of Supreme Chancellor-turned-Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine and made many political donations during both the reign of the Galactic Republic and the reign of the Galactic Empire. The family also fulfilled contracts for hyperdrives but disappeared following the defeat of the Empire during the Galactic Civil War[1] in 5 ABY.[2] A Captain Strok served under Palpatine in the Sith Eternal during the Battle of Exegol[3] in 35 ABY.[2] Later[1] that year,[4] the historian Beaumont Kin mentioned the Strok family in[1] his[5] book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Strok family was mentioned in the 2024 reference book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, which was written by Dr. Chris Kempshall.[1] While Captain Strok was mentioned in the 2021 reference book Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy, which Kempshall also worked on, it is unclear if the captain is part of the family.[3]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: Timelines
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
  4. ↑ Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire states that thirty years have passed since the end of the Galactic Civil War and months have passed since the Battle of Exegol. As Star Wars: Timelines dates the end of the war to 5 ABY and the Battle of Exegol to 35 ABY, the in-universe The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire must have been published in 35 ABY.
  5. ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary