Desert Demons

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"There where more demons around."
―Cuan Talon, to a spacer[2]

The Desert Demons were a criminal gang which operated on the Outer Rim desert planet of Tatooine during the time of the Galactic Civil War. They were rivals of several swoop gangs.

History

"Desert Demons. I couldn't do anything to stop them."
―Draci, to a spacer[3]
A Tusken doll of a Desert Demon

A Tusken doll of a Desert Demon

During the time of the Galactic Civil War, a gang of criminals known as the Desert Demons were based out of the Outer Rim Territories planet of Tatooine. Desert Demons tended to roam throughout Tatooine in groups, or operate out of small temporary encampments and settlements.[1] The gang rivaled several opposing swoop gangs,[4] and Tatooine's native Tusken Raiders were known to have produced at least one doll of a Desert Demon.[5]

In 1 ABY,[6] a group of Desert Demons assassinated Janus, the warehouse manager of Tosche Station, after his speeder bike broke down in the desert.[2] Around the same time, Desert Demons invaded the Darklighter cave, a cache used by the Darklighter family to stock supplies and equipment. Many of them were killed when spacers looking for a cargo smuggled from Tansarii Point Station assaulted the cave.[3]

Members

A group of Desert Demons.

A group of Desert Demons.

Members of the Desert Demons included a number of different species of mutliple genders, including Aqualish, Bith, Bothans, Humans, Rodians, Trandoshans, Twi'leks, and Zabrak. Their memberbase comprised of bodyguards, brawlers, and marksmen, all of whom were led by a series of Desert Demon gang leaders.[1] Depending on their position, members of the gang were skilled at various forms of combat, including Teräs Käsi.[7] Members also possessed an arsenal of various weapons, including pirate weapons[8] and ranged weapons.[9] Some examples included the laser carbine and DH-17 carbine.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Desert Demons were included as a faction in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[10] They were found exclusively on Tatooine, and were designated as opponents of the Swoop Gang faction.[1] Players who completed the "Tusken Valuables" collection would receive a Desert Demon Doll as a reward.[5] The Desert Demons are also listed in all five of the Star Wars Galaxies Prima strategy guides.[8][11][9][7][12]

Appearances

A Desert Demon brawler

A Desert Demon brawler

Sources

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Tosche Station" on Tatooine
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Darklighter Cache" on Tatooine
  4. ↑ Gal-icon Faction Standings on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Collection: "Tusken Valuables"
  6. ↑ The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed: Prima Official Game Guide
  10. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  11. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
  12. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide

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