- "A local band of muggers lead by Viagon Shinn has been stealing ID cards from people."
- ―Peawp R'dawc, to a spacer
The Shinn muggers were a criminal group active on Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War.[1] In 1 ABY,[3] Shinn and his band of muggers was responsible for stealing ID cards from people in Mos Eisley.[1] Mayor Mikdanyell Guh'rantt's combat expert Peawp R'dawc tasked a spacer to eliminate several muggers, including their leader Vaigon Shinn in his hideout.[2] A short time later, Sleash, a thug who used to do business with Vaigon Shinn, went into hiding in Vaigon Shinn's Hideout after the crime boss Faeto placed a death mark on his partner Untas.[4]
Behind the scenes
The Shinn muggers appeared in the 2003 massively multiplayer online roleplaying 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.[5] The Shinn muggers were added to the game as part of the "Legacy Quest" with the release of the "Publish 25," a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," on November 15, 2005.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) (First appearance)
Sources
Undercover in Mos Eisley on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)- Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Guide: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Squadrons Over Corellia Card: Identity Theft (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Identity Theft" on Tatooine
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Legacy Quest: "Thieves and Thugs and Hoodlums, Oh My!" on Tatooine
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Bounty Hunter Quest: "Faeto's Job" on Tatooine
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Publish Archive 2005 on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
