Nicole Triton-Kroger

Nicole Triton Kroger was a Human female of many talents. She was, during different times in her life, an Emperor's Hand, a smuggler and later a Jedi Knight. She became the wife of the legendary Cole Kroger and mother of their child Chris Kroger, named after his best friend who was lost on a terrorist attack on Coruscant.

Meeting Her Partner
Nicole Triton met her future husband Cole Kroger when the Confederate Revolution was beginning to take shape. Cole convinced her of the evils of the Galactic Empire and the Emperor. Nicole defected hesitantly to the recently formed Galactic Confederate Systems.

As Nicole worked with Cole, she developed at first a grudging respect for him, then later a growing admiration, tempered by her pragmatism and coolness as usual.

While fighting on Cato Neimoidia, in order to coordinate their efforts perfectly, Cole and Nicole performed a Force Meld, linking their minds. It was after understanding each other on so deep a level that they realized the depth of their attraction for each other. The two were falling in love.

When Cole asked Nicole to marry him, she eagerly accepted.

The two Jedi were married as the Second Confederation Congress was taking place.

Nicole and Cole had a son that they named Chris, in honor of the memory of her husband's best friend, Chris Domain who lost his life protecting Cole during a terrorist attack on Coruscant.

Personality and traits
Nicole was an extremely proud woman, who always gave her best at everything that she did&mdash;this can be seen in her time as an Emperor's Hand. A notable example of this is during her investigation of Moff Glovstoak and the efficiency with which she brought down the corrupt Imperial. However, Nicole did not let Glovstoak's fall, or the Emperor's approval, end her mission&mdash;Nicole continued by delving deeper into the conspiracy, eventually following the clues directly to their source. She refused to serve the warlords who seized power after the Emperor died, feeling that they were beneath her.

Additionally, Nicole was also extremely devoted, serving what she viewed as Palpatine's will even after his death. Nicole later displayed the same commitment to her husband, Cole Kroger, and their son, Chris Kroger, even at one point refusing to participate in the defense of Borleias in order to protect Chris.

Due to her upbringing under Palpatine, and also to the training she received from the Sith Lord, Nicole learned how to maintain a calm and collected composure in almost every situation. During the First Corellian Insurrection, and though she harbored a vendetta against Cole Kroger, Nicole went was able to prioritize the severity of the situation and place her differences with Kroger aside&mdash;she proceeded to warn Leia Organa Solo and the Senate of New Republic and Cole of the Congress of the Confederation of the Confederate Systems about the recently uncovered plot to destroy them. During her brief tutelage under Kyle Katarn, Nicole was forced to face Kyle in an ancient Temple when he fell to the dark side. While he was fully engaged in the dark powers of the temple, Nicole was forced to defend against Katarn's attacks, with Nicole managing to fend him off each time. Eventually, Kyle and Nicole found themselves deep inside the catacombs of the temple, and Nicole voluntarily turned off her lightsaber and surrendered, maintaining her calm composure as she realized she could not longer fight her one-time friend. Due to Nicole's self-control, Kyle was eventually redeemed and brought back to the light.

Even though Nicole exuded a toughened exterior, she was a warm and compassionate individual. Through her love and marriage to Cole Kroger, Nicole was able to realize that her life of constant conflict had not provided her with everything she needed. However, through her experiences and relationship with Cole, she came to acknowledge her love for him and understand what his companionship offered her life&mdash;she realized that it was acceptable to let him past her defenses. A small way in which she showed Cole her love for him was through the playful nickname which she constantly called him&mdash;Presidenté. Nicole's love and compassion also managed to manifest itself when she gave birth to her son, Chris. The war caused Nicole to develop a strong, and somewhat overprotective, demeanor towards Chris, constantly fearing that the Yuuzhan Vong war would find him and take him away from her and Cole. After watching the devastation that Anakin Solo's death caused Leia Solo, Nicole had no wish to experience that type of emotional pain.