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Fort Sunfire

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"Look at this place. This is a real proper fortress."
―Saponza, to his partner[1]

Fort Sunfire[1], or Bestine Compound[3] was one of two major Galactic Empire Imperial military installations on Tatooine during the Galactic Civil War—the other being Fort Ironhand, near Anchorhead.[1] The fort was located south of Bestine in the Desert Valley.

Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, the base was destroyed by a Rebel agent as part of operations on Tatooine. The destruction of Fort Sunfire started a contained conflict between Captain Kosh and the local Rebels.[5]

The fort was rebuilt sometime before 3 ABY.[3] In that year, Kay Vess and bounty hunter Vail Tormin infiltrated Fort Sunfire to find an Imperial file identifying a Zerek Besh spy in the palace of Jabba the Hutt.[3]

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Behind the scenes[]

SWC Fort Sunfire

The first iteration of Fort Sunfire.

Fort Sunfire appears in the 2014 Canon mobile game Star Wars: Commander. In the Rebel Alliance campaign, it is destroyed by Saponza's partner.

Fort Sunfire originated in a Wizards.com supplement to the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, released on November 11, 2004.[6]

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Notes and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Star Wars: Commander
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the tutorial events of Star Wars: Commander to 0 ABY, meaning the events proceeding that must also take place around this time.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Outlaws
  4. ↑ Star Wars Outlaws depicts a fully operational Fort Sunfire. Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on Popverse: "We're beginning our journey three years after the Battle of Yavin" (backup link archived on January 22, 2025) dates the events of Star Wars Outlaws to 3 ABY. Therefore, Fort Sunfire had to have been reconstructed between the events of Star Wars: Commander, where it was destroyed, and Outlaws.
  5. ↑ In Kekit's Databank entry, it is stated that Saponza and his partner played an integral part in the campaign that liberated a Jawa clan from the Tusken Raiders. It also states that the plan was orchestrated by Jennica Pierce of the Rebel Alliance. This scenario does not occur if the player aligns with the Empire, so it can be deduced that Saponza's gang joined the Rebellion.
  6. ↑ Raiding Sunfire Outpost on Wizards.com (backup link) (original site is defunct)
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