Sneak attack on Saponza's homestead

"That local rabble weren't the brightest lightsabers in the galaxy. Some of them ran off though, so I bet they'll be back with a bigger force eventually."

- Saponza reflects on the attacks

A group of mercenaries attempted to carry out a sneak attack on the homestead occupied by the mercenary Saponza and his partner's gang. The gang were informed by their allies of the attack before it commenced, and so were able to defeat the attackers.

Prelude
A gang of mercenaries led by the Human Saponza and his partner chose to side with one of the two factions fighting in the Galactic Civil War some point between the Battle of Yavin and the Battle of Hoth. A local faction of mercenaries opposed the presence of the gang's allies on the planet Tatooine, where Saponza and his partner were based. Shortly after the gang completed a mission to combat a spike in womp rat attacks on locals, their allies contacted them to warn them that the mercenaries were planning a sneak attack on Saponza's homestead.

The attack
Immediately after receiving the warning, Saponza and his partner's forces were attacked by blaster-wielding mercenaries. The homestead's defences successfully killed seven attackers, although others managed to escape.

Aftermath
Following the attack, Saponza and his partner prepared for a counterattack by upgrading their troop transport facilities so that they could gather a larger army. While the gang built up their troops, their allies sent scouts to find the attacking mercenaries bases. Once they discovered the locations, Saponza and his forces attacked and destroyed the smaller of the two bases first and moved on to destroy the other.

Behind the scenes
The attack first appeared as a mission in Star Wars: Commander, a mobile strategy game released by Disney Interactive in 2014. What defence forces the player's base has depends on what the player has built and so this articles makes no assumption about the gang's forces.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Commander