- "Get a medpack for Biggs, Uncle Owen... an' have Aunt Beru call out the local militia fast!"
- ―Luke Skywalker
The Tatooine militia, sometimes referred to as the Mos Eisley Militia,[3] was a loosely organized volunteer organization of Tatooine colonists who patrolled the deserts in landspeeders and swoops watching out for Tusken Raider raids, which they would band together to fight off. At one time it had four full-time members, but by 0 ABY all full-time members were transferred to the Mos Eisley police. The militia could still call on up to fifty individuals at any given time to deal with emergencies.[1]
Weeks after the Battle of Yavin, a dozen militia confronted the Heroes of Yavin as they tried to escape Mos Eisley.[4]
Right after the Battle of Endor, the militia under the command of Predne Balu became engaged in the Rebellion on Tatooine.[5]
Equipment
They wore tan and gray battle armor.
Appearances
"A Deal Gone Sour" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 4- Star Wars Missions 6: The Search for Grubba the Hutt
- Star Wars (1977) 17 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld) (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
- Tatooine Manhunt (reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Three)
- "A Rebel Agent" — Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- "Spice Runner's Gamble" — Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- "Harvest Day" — Mos Eisley Adventure Set (as Mos Eisley Militia)
- "There's Many a Slip Betwixt Cup and Lip" — Mos Eisley Adventure Set (as Mos Eisley Militia)
- "A Line in the Sand..." — Mos Eisley Adventure Set
- "Vested Interest" — Mos Eisley Adventure Set
Sources
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition (as Mos Eisley Militia)
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- "Refresher Reading" — Star Wars Insider 91
