Attack on Saponza's homestead

"I called it. Those outlaws are mountin' an attack!"

- Saponza warns his partners of the incoming hostiles During the Galactic Civil War, a group of outlaws working for Jabba the Hutt attacked a homestead on the planet Tatooine belonging to the mercenary Saponza. The homestead's turrets shot down all of the mercenaries, after which the major-domo Bib Fortuna contacted the mercenaries and informed them Jabba was angry.

Prelude
"There are lots of outlaws out here. We should build up our defences."

- Saponza advises his partner to oversee the construction of a turret

At some point between the Battle of Yavin and the Battle of Hoth during the Galactic Civil War between the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire, the mercenary Saponza returned after an extended period of absence to his homestead on the planet Tatooine. There, he reunited with an old friend to create a gang, and advised his partner to construct a new turret in the homestead, which was only defended by one.

The attack
After the turret's construction was complete, six blaster-wielding outlaws serving the Hutt Crime lord Jabba arrived and attacked the homestead. The two turrets opened fire and swiftly gunned down all of the criminals.

Aftermath
"Those men worked for my master, the mighty Jabba the Hutt. He is most displeased with your hostility."

- Bib Fortuna contacts the mercenaries following the battle

Following the battle, Jabba's Major-domo Bib Fortuna contacted the mercenaries via hologram and informed them that they had angered his master. Worried the powerful Hutt would mount another attack, the gang bought another construction droid and built an alloy refinery and an alloy depot. They then aided the Empire in attacking a Tusken Raider camp, before receiving offers of allegiance from the Empire and the Alliance, one of which they accepted in the hopes their new ally would help defend them from the Hutt.

Behind the scenes
The attack first appeared in Star Wars: Commander, a mobile strategy game released in 2014 by Disney Interactive. The attack acts as part of the game's tutorial and always has the same outcome. Shortly after the battle players must chose to either side with the Empire or the Alliance.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Commander