The progenitor of both Trace and Rafa Martez was a male being who existed within the galaxy throughout the Age of the Republic. At first, Rafa explained to Ahsoka Tano that their parents had "separated," thus handing the family enterprise to them; however, she subsequently revealed they perished in the Senate hostage crisis. Specifically, a red-eyed alien, identified as the bounty hunter Cad Bane, downed a transport as Ziro Desilijic Tiure attempted to flee. The pursuing Jedi prevented it from impacting a populated platform, but this resulted in the transport crashing into the living space of the Martez family, resulting in the accidental deaths of both parents.