Naboo pirates

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"Pirates are vile and dangerous."
―Hanna S'kiyah, to a spacer[4]

The Naboo pirates were a pirate group active in the Naboo system during the Galactic Civil War.

Description

"I be admirin' the bravery of 'dem pirates. Kidnappin' nobles, keepin' 'em locked up fer ransom. Hmm.. I bet yer hankerin' ta find where they be keepin' dem nobles."
―Ketter Yaaran, to a spacer[5]

The Naboo pirates were based in a bunker located in the Gallo Mountains, on the planet Naboo.[3] Their main activity was the kidnappings of wealthy people in order to get ransom.[5] They were also present in the Naboo system. In space battles, the pirates flied Kihraxz assault fighters and M3-A Scyk fighters.[1][2]

History

"Those pirates have been a thorn in my side for too long. Maybe now they'll back off."
―Vance Groten, to a spacer[6]

After the Battle of Yavin, the pirates kidnapped several Naboo noble all over the planet and kept them prisoners in the Pirate Bunker for ransom.[5] People captured included Demitri Firewatcher's master,[7] Hanna S'kiyah's sister,[4] and even several members of the royal family.[8] Demitri Firewatcher therefore solicited the help of a spacer while he was in the city of Keren to rescue his master. Firewatcher used rumors of treasure in the bunker to further catch the spacer's interest and recommended that a group be formed to overwhelm the more numerous pirates.[7] In the meantime, Hanna S'kiyah also begged a spacer in Theed to rescue her sister because she did not have enough money to pay a ransom.[4] A spacer also met a man known as Ketter Yaaran in the Kaadara cantina to get information about the pirates and their bunker.[5]

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Prisoners held inside the Pirate Bunker.

In 1 ABY,[9] the pirates suffered a major setback when they lose several starfighters, including their leader Rezunin Starwing, during an engagement with the Naboo Planetary Defense.[2]

Soon thereafter, a number of pirates were recruited by the wanted murderer Hunnos Jarkey after he escaped the Royal Naboo Security Forces. However, Jarkey and all pirates were killed during a RSF assault on Hunnos Jarkey's Ranch.[10] Later, Vance Groten recruited RSF agents to eliminate a group of Naboo pirates near the city of Dee'ja Peak.[6]

The same year, Jabba the Hutt's bounty hunter Bronell dispatched a spacer to the pirate bunker in order to retrieve information about a CorSec officer who owned money to Jabba, as well as to the pirates.[11]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Patrolling for Typho" in the Naboo system
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Star Wing Intercept" in the Naboo system
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Point of Interest: "Pirate Bunker" on Naboo
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Herald NPC: "Hannah S'kiyah" on Naboo
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Herald NPC: "Ketter Yaaran" on Naboo
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Help Keep Dee'Ja Peak Safe" on Naboo
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Herald NPC: "Demitri Firewatcher" on Naboo
  8. ↑ Gal-icon 10 Hot Spots Travel Guide on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Catch the Escaped Murderer" on Naboo
  11. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided — Corellian Corvette Pre-Quest: "Bronell"

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