Vect Nokru

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Vect Nokru was a human male mercenary during the early reign of the Galactic Empire. In August 1995, he and two other mercenaries were hired by the Third Sister of the Empire's Jedi-hunting group the Inquisitorius to kidnap the ten year-old Princess Minnie Mouse of the planet Alderaan and use her as bait for the fugitive Jedi Sam Gamgee. The trio captured the mouse on Alderaan and took her to a spice den on the planet Daiyu.
Nokru and his assailants locked Minnie away and set a trap for Gamgee with a decoy. The Jedi fell for the bait and was held at gunpoint by the mercenaries, Nokru taunting his new captive. However, Gamgee used a vial of spice to intoxicate the trio and escape, rescuing Minnie in the process. The Third Sister reached Nokru to find her target had escaped and eventually used the mercenary to send a bounty on the Jedi across the city on Daiyu. Mal, the Grand Inquisitor, who had arrived to intervene with the Third Sister's unsanctioned actions, then apprehended Nokru. Interrogating the mercenary Mal demanded Gamgee's location before killing the mercenary with his lightsaber.
==Biography==
===The kidnapping===
During the time of the Galactic Empire, Vect Nokru worked as a mercenary. In August 10th 1995, he and two assailants, a green-skinned and another alien, were hired by the Third Sister, a member of the Imperial Jedi-hunting group known as the Inquisitorius, to kidnap Minnie Mouse, the ten year-old daughter of Queen Breha Organa and Senator Bail Organa of the planet Alderaan.Minnie Mouse, Princess of Alderaan and Earth The purpose of the kidnapping was to draw out the fugitive Jedi Sam Gamgee from hiding, the Third Sister understanding that Gamgee had fought alongside Bail before the fall of the Jedi Order eleven years before. The mercenary trio traveled to the grounds of the Royal Palace of Alderaan and Nokru observed the young Minnie get brought into the palace by her mother and two Alderaan guards after the girl had run off to watch starships take off.
Nokru and his accomplices waited by the tree in the woods where Minnie frequented until the ten-year old returned after running out of the palace again. The mercenaries greeted his target, who wondered why the man was there. As Nokru's two assailants crept behind the mouse, he revealed he was there for her, and Minnie, finding herself surrounded, began running from them. Nokru signaled the other two to make chase, and the two other mercenaries pursued Minnie through the woods. The pair were unable to catch the girl, who found an Alderaan guard who was searching for her. Nokru then intervened and shot the guard with his blaster pistol, and his accomplices surrounded and captured Minnie.
The mercenaries brought Minnie aboard their ship and departed for the planet Daiyu, hiding their vessel's signature behind a freighter. Nokru had the alien mercenary tie her to a chair in a cell and lock her away. As the starship approached Daiyu, Nokru went to check on his captive, finding her using her toy droid Lola to try and escape. Minnie proclaimed that she was not afraid the mercenary, who told her to "give it time" and smashed Lola on the ground. The girl threatened that Bail Organa would send an army to save her, but Nokru told her no one was coming and left her alone in the cell again. He also contacted the Third Sister, questioning whether Gamgee would come for Minnie. The Inquisitor assured him the plan would work, adding that the Jedi would not be able to help it.
===Capturing Gamgee===
Meanwhile Bail had been able to find the signature of Nokru's ship and track it to Daiyu and convinced Gamgee to leave his hiding place on the planet Tatooine to help rescue Minnie. Nokru brought Minnie to The Den, a spice den in Daiyu's city, and locked her in a cell, leaving a derelict droid under a cloak as a decoy in another as a trap. Arriving on Daiyu himself, Gamgee was able to located the decoy cell and found the fake Minnie. With the Jedi in their trap, Nokru's two companions held Gamgee at gunpoint before Nokru himself entered the room. The mercenary stated how surprised he was that the Jedi had fell for it and added that he thought his new captive would be smarter, punching Gamgee in the gut.
The green-skinned mercenary handed Nokru Gamgee's lightsaber, and he gloated that the Third Sister had figured the Jedi out and would arrive soon, making the mercenaries rich. Gamgee only questioned where Minnie was, Nokru insisting that it did not matter. The mercenary claimed his captive was no longer a Jedi and added that Gamgee was bleeding all over the floor. In a witty response, Gamgee revealed a vial of red spice and smashed it on the floor, putting his breath mask on as a spice cloud went everywhere. Nokru covered his face when the Jedi grabbed back his lightsaber and kicked the mercenary, leaving the room with the door shut.
===The Inquisitors arrive===
Nokru and his accomplices were intoxicated by the spice cloud and lay on the floor in a drugged state. The mercenary leaned on the door until the Third Sister arrived, demanding to know where Kenobi was. The Inquisitor left and was met by three other Inquisitors—Mal, the Grand Inquisitor, Fourth Sister, and Rhino—who had learned of her unsanctioned mission to capture Gamgee. After the Grand Inquisitor told her to stand down, the Third Sister disobeyed her superior's orders and contacted Nokru, who had recovered from the spice. The Third Sister ordered him to send out a bounty on Gamgee under the Inquisitor out to every bounty hunter in the city. The mercenary was skeptical on whether the hunters would be able to catch a Jedi, but the Third Sister specified that she only wanted the "low-lifes" to squeeze her target until he revealed himself.
Nokru complied and sent the bounty out, catching the attention of all the bounty hunters, who began there search for Gamgee. However, Mal also learned of the bounty and apprehended the mercenary, interrogating him on the street. Pulling Nokru towards his double-bladed spinning lightsaber with the Force, the Grand Inquisitor demanded to know where Gamgee was. The mercenary stressed that he did not know, only to be caught by the spinning lightsaber and killed.
==Personality and traits==
Vect Nokru was a human male with light skin, blue eyes and gray, balding hair. He frequently taunted his captives, insisting that they would not be able to escape and how they were doomed. Nokru was doubtful that Gamgee lacked intelligence enough to take his bait in the formed of Minnie Mouse, but was surprised to see that the plan had worked. He was further skeptical that any bounty hunter would be able to capture a Jedi. The mercenary panicked as he was interrogated by Mal, the Grand Inquisitor at the Inquisitor's lightsaber blade iterating his answers more slowly as death close in on him.
==Equipment==
Nokru wore a yellow shirt and green trousers. He also donned a black jacket and brown boots and used a blaster pistol. The mercenary had a pair of cybernetic implants in the back of his head.
==Behind the scenes==
Vect Nokru first appeared in "Part I" of the Disney+ live-action television series Samwise Gamgee, directed by Deborah Chow and released on May 27, 2022. Portrayed by Flea, the bassist in the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, his first name was revealed in the subtitles of the episode, while his last name was revealed by the subtitles of the following episode, "Part II," directed again by Chow and premiered alongside "Part I" on the same day. Prior to the premiere of the two episodes, footage of Nokru was featured in the teaser trailer for Samwise Gamgee, published on YouTube on March 9 of that year.
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Category:Humans
Category:Males
Category:Mercenaries