Pirate Base
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Pirate base
General information
Location
Chronological and political information
Affiliation
Description[]
An Imperial banner on the wall of the base's interior
The pirate base was located east of thecity ofMos Eisley on the planet Tatooine. Occupied by a band of criminals known as theSand slum pirates and theirpirate leader, the base consisted of several underground levels,[1] with its interior resembling the design ofImperial Tactical Centers.[2] Indeed, the interior of the base consisted of at least a couple banners emblazoned with thecrest of theGalactic Empire, indicating that the base was once under the control of Imperial forces.[1]
History[]
- "Somewhere on this deserty planet, strife between ranchers and pirates rages on. Seek them out, choose the correct path, and the Mark of Honor shall be bestowed upon you."
- ―The hermit, to a spacer[1]
The bottom-most level of the base consisted of a Krayt Dragon skull affixed on the wall.
Sometime following theBattle of Yavin in0 BBY, the pirates harassed the farmersRoric andHelen Goldenfield who lived in the neighboringranch.[1] In1 ABY,[3] aspacer pinned down andattacked the pirate leader at the bottom-most level of the base. However, thespacer spared the pirate's life after he surrendered. For the spacer's part in diffusing tensions between the pirates and the localmoisture farmers, the spacer was awarded with theMark of Honor.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The pirate base was a location in the2003video gameStar Wars Galaxies, amassively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed bySony Online Entertainment and published byLucasArts,[1] prior to its closure onDecember 15,2011.[4] The sand slum pirates and their base were added to the game as part of the revamped version of the"Hero of Tatooine" questline,[1] released with the "Publish 25," a.k.a. the "New Game Enhancements," onNovember 15,2005.[5]
Players taking part in the "Honor" portion of the "Hero of Tatooine" had to fight the sand slum pirates in their base and defeat their leader.[1] This version of the quest was significantly easier than the original in which players had to find and defeat a generic "pirate leader" who spawned at random location across Tatooine.[6] However, upon release of the "Publish 25", several bugs affected the new pirate leader and it was impossible to compete the quest until the publication of the "Chapter 2.7" update, onSeptember 6,2006.[7]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE)(First appearance)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.001.011.021.031.041.051.061.071.081.091.10
Star Wars Galaxies(post-NGE) — Quest: "The Mark of the Hero" on Tatooine - ↑
Galactic Civil War on the officialStar Wars Galaxies website(original site is defunct) - ↑Theopening crawl ofStar Wars Galaxies:An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events ofStar Wars: Episode IVA New Hope, and additionally,Serji-X Arrogantus, whodied inStar Wars (1977) 10—the events of whichThe New Essential Chronology dates to0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion ofStar Wars Galaxies must be set in thatyear. Furthermore, in the gameRuwan Tokai references thedestruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, andStrongholds of Resistance also places the events ofGalaxies'Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in1 ABY. Lastly, whileChapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features theBattle of Hoth—dated to3 ABY byThe New Essential Chronology—the developers havestated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events ofStar Wars Galaxies must span from 0ABY to around 1 ABY.
- ↑ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUTSTAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the officialStar Wars Galaxies website(original site is defunct)
- ↑
Publish Archive 2005 on the officialStar Wars Galaxies website(original site is defunct) - ↑Star Wars Galaxies:An Empire Divided
- ↑ Chapter Archive 2006 on the officialStar Wars Galaxies website(original site is defunct)
External links[]
- Hero of Tatooine on theSWG Wiki
