- «Just before I was born, my father happened to be at the right place and time to thwart an assassination attempt on Patriarch Thooraki. The Patriarch was saved, but my father was killed.»
«Your father must have been a highly honorable man to make such a sacrifice.»
«Yes, he was.» - ―Thrass and Thrawn about Thrass's father
The assassination attempt on Patriarch Thooraki was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against the Chiss Ascendancy's Mitth family Patriarch Mitth'oor'akiord, core name "Thooraki," that took place before 39 BBY. The Patriarch was traveling incognito when the event occurred, causing a man from a minor family to step in after seeing Thooraki in distress. The man was killed, but his actions saved the Patriarch. Thooraki invited the man's pregnant wife to the Mitth family homestead on the planet Csilla and invited her into the Mitth, which she accepted.
Prelude[]
- «Even more impressive is that the Patriarch was traveling incognito and my father had no idea whose life he'd saved.»
- ―Thrass, to Thrawn
Before 39 BBY,[1] Patriarch Mitth'oor'akiord, core name "Thooraki," of the Chiss Ascendancy's Mitth family was traveling incognito.[2]
The assassination attempt[]
- «He simply saw a desperate need and stepped in.»
- ―Thrass, to Thrawn
An attempt on the Patriarch's life took place, but it was thwarted by a man that was a member of a minor family, who intervened after seeing Thooraki in desperate need. Despite being unaware of the Patriarch's identity, the man stepped in, giving his life to save Thooraki.[2]
Aftermath[]
- «So the Patriarch decided to fudge the date of the rematching to after my father's death but before my birth. Since my mother was now officially a ranking distant when I was born…»
«You were born a cousin.» - ―Thrass and Thrawn
The father of Thrass (pictured) saved Thooraki's life
As a token of his gratitude, Thooraki invited the man's pregnant wife to the Mitth family homestead on the Ascendancy's planet of Csilla, where he offered her to join the Mitth family as a ranking distant, the highest position in the family he could offer. As the woman's son, Mitth'ras'safis "Thrass," was born before his mother joined the Mitth, he should have been born a ranking distant; however, as the children of ranking distants were born as cousins, the second highest position in a family, Thooraki altered the date of the woman's rematching prior to Thrass' birth, resulting in him being born a cousin.[2]
By 19 BBY,[3] now-Syndic Thrass recounted the incident to his friend, Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo, "Thrawn." Thrawn considered Thrass' father to be an honorable man.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
The assassination attempt on Patriarch Thooraki was mentioned in the flashbacks of the 2021 novel Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil, the final installment of Timothy Zahn's Star Wars: The Ascendancy Trilogy.[2]
Appearances[]
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil (First mentioned, simultaneous with Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil audiobook) (In flashback(s))
- Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil audiobook (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thrass met Thrawn around 39 BBY per the reasoning here. Since the assasination attempt on Thooraki took place prior to his birth, it must have taken place before 39 BBY.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Thrawn Ascendancy: Lesser Evil
- ↑ The flashback sequence in which Thrass recounts the story of his father's death to Thrawn takes place prior to the main events of Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising, which take place in 19 BBY per Star Wars: Timelines.