Admiral Massad Thrumble was an Imperial droid researcher,[1] working under Simonelle, who succeeded in creating fully operational human replica droids for numerous clients including Black Sun and the Empire. Some of the HRDs he created included Guri,[1] as well as replicas of Frija Torlock and her father Lexhannen.
History
In his youth, Massad Thrumble worked for the Empire as a Captain in a droid production plant. Eventually, he rose to the rank of Admiral and was in charge of the research facility. There he was involved in the creation of Human replica droids such as Guri.[4]
Thrumble later retired, and as of 4 ABY he owned and operated a small cantina on Hurd's Moon. He had a modified medical droid, A-OIC, also known as Doc. Doc was stolen by the Pikkel Sisters on behalf of Spinda Caveel of Murninkam. Shortly after this, he was approached by Guri, who wanted him to reprogram her. Thrumble saw it a challenge more interesting that money, however he told Guri that only with Doc he cold perform that operation.[4] Not long after, he was approached by the bounty hunter Kar Yang, who was hired by Savan, niece of Prince Xizor, to capture Guri. Thrumble at first claimed ignorance, and his thugs started moving against the intruder; but seeing everyone felled down by the gigantic Hiitian, Thrumble directed him to Murninkam.[5]
Guri was successful and returned to Thrumble from Murninkam with the droid. Thrumble warned her that if the procedure wouldn't kill her, she would still survive changed, and Guri insisted. However, she had been pursued. Yang interrupted Thrumble before he could begin the operation on Guri, and obliged her to neutralize Thrumble in order to follow him; but Guri fought and killed him. Thrumble did some recalibrations while Doc removed and disposed Yang's body.[6]
Three more groups traveled to Hurd's Moon. The first was Caveel and the Pikkel Sisters, who wanted to take back Doc. The second was Savan, and the third was the Heroes of Yavin, who were following Savan. Despite this, Thrumble's defenses held off all of them while he and Doc performed the operation to remove Guri's memories.[7]
With Guri free from her past, Thrumble tried to flee with her on the Stinger. They encountered a gang of thugs working for Savan, but Guri remembered her fighting abilities and defeated them. They then encountered Savan herself, who tried to take control of Guri using a code phrase she learned from Xizor. Savan ordered Guri to kill Thrumble, but the code phrase did not work, and Savan was arrested by the New Republic.[7]
Appearances
- Agent of the Empire – Iron Eclipse 2 (Mentioned only)
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 1 (First appearance)
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 2
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 3
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 4
- Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 5
- "Or Die Trying" — Star Wars Insider 75 (also reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club) (Mentioned only)
Sources
- The Essential Guide to Droids (First mentioned)
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Third Edition, Revised and Expanded
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 85 (HUM 1-2: Human Replica and Synthdroid)
- "Galactic Gazetteer: Hoth and the Greater Javin" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The New Essential Guide to Droids
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Guri in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Massad Thrumble is stated to be dead by the events of "Or Die Trying." As "Or Die Trying" takes place in between The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee and The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic III: Reunion, both of which are dated to take place in 28 ABY by The Essential Reader's Companion, then Thrumble must have died by that year.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 1
- ↑ Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 2
- ↑ Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 3
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire: Evolution