Rukh is a supporting antagonist in the Star Wars franchise, having first appeared in the Legends timeline before being adapted into the Canon timeline, appearing as a major antagonist in Season 4 of Star Wars Rebels. Rukh is an agent of the Empire and is the personal assassin and lieutenant of Grand Admiral Thrawn who was first seen being dispatched to Lothal to aid in suppressing the insurgency on the planet and aided Governor Arihnda Pryce in the efforts to do so.