As a male figure, Xoc'dal served within the Imperial Guard, acting as a guardian for the Sith Emperor, who himself was a Sith Lord belonging to the reconstituted Sith Empire. He fought using a pair of lightsabers, and he held a commanding role for the Imperial military during the Quesh war segment of the larger Galactic War.
The character Lord Xoc'dal initially appeared in the video game Star Wars: The Old Republic through the Digital Expansion Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds, which introduced Conquest Commanders to many planets with dual factions. Xoc'dal is an uncommon non-player character foe, and his location at the Imperial Garrison situated on Quesh is often taken by a standard Veteran Sith Battlemaster.