Shrinks was a stormtrooper who fought for the Empire of the Hand during the time of the New Republic. In 8 ABY, Shrinks participated in an Imperial attack on the planet Quethold, against the combined forces of the alien warlord Nuso Esva and the Quesoth species. During the battle, Shrinks accompanied three stormtrooper squads that landed on Quethold and engaged a large number of Quesoth Soldiers inside the Red City.