Mos Espa Militia

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"Civilians, what a distasteful word. Bring me some of this rabble holed up in their homes and I'll give you a proper fighting force. We'll show these Tusken savages what war is about."
―Major Berok Skoff, to a spacer[1]

The Mos Espa Militia was a militia organization that protected the city of Mos Espa during the Galactic Civil War.[1] Yielding combatants similar to that of the Tatooine militia,[4] it consisted of citizens ready to defend their city.[5] The militia was rather understaffed and poorly equipped.[3]

After the Battle of Yavin, the Mos Espa Militia was commanded by Kav Goldor[2] and trained by Major Berok Skoff.[1] In 1 ABY,[6] the Mos Espa Militia was pivotal during the defense of Mos Espa, when Tusken Raiders led by the Tusken King launched an invasion of the city.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Mos Espa Militia appeared in the 2003 video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[1] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[7] The Mos Espa Militia was added to the game along with the Tusken Army heroic instance,[1] released with the "Chapter 7" update on November 1, 2007.[8]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Heroic Instance: "Tusken Army"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Tusken Relics" on Tatooine
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Squadrons Over Corellia Card: Combat Hall (backup link)
  4. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
  5. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Squadrons Over Corellia Card: Mos Espa Militia (backup link)
  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. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  8. ↑ Gal-icon Chapter 7: A Collection of Heroes on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)