- "There's a company called Bantha Moving and Storage. Ever heard of em?"
"Um...no."
"They're new to the smuggling game. They're using that Tusken village to hide their activities, keeping their computers there and sneaking around when the Tuskens are busy." - ―Radeld Siwar and a smuggler
Bantha Moving and Storage was a front company for a spice smuggling organization on Tatooine at the time of the Galactic Civil War.[1]
History[]
The Tusken junk town.
- "Head on over to the Tusken Junktown. See what you can find. They might be there. Not sure. Keep your eyes open."
- ―Radeld Siwar, to a smuggler
They used the Tusken-infested Junktown near Mos Eisley to hide their activities.[1] In 1 ABY,[2] the Rodian smuggler Radeld Siwar sent an aspiring smuggler to the Junktown as an introduction to the smuggling business. The smuggler located a storage compartment full of spice samples as well as the computer where the company stored all their spice recipes and stole the samples and recipes for Siwar.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Bantha Moving and Storage was first mentioned in the 2003 video 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.[3] Bantha Moving and Storage was 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.[4]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) (First mentioned)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Smuggler Quest: "Bantha Moving and Storage" 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.
- ↑
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)