Governor's Gambit - Star Wars SI into Imperial Governor

[AHHGKS]

TftC!

 

[Nikoli]

even better free ships, wonder how effective would it be to bait more pirates(dangling some bait) just to block their escape with a interdictor then take their ships.

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Interdictors were always more of a strategic ship, they were only made in small numbers (relatively speaking). He has 0 chance of ever getting one as a governor.

 

[Doombringer]

Interdictors were always more of a strategic ship, they were only made in small numbers (relatively speaking). He has 0 chance of ever getting one as a governor.

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I mean if he is promoted to sector moff that chance goes up drastically.

 

[Nikoli]

I mean if he is promoted to sector moff that chance goes up drastically.

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Not that sector, he would need to be on a major trade lane, have an actual Imperial major naval shipyard/repair/refit capable of building of ISDs to get the Imperial government to release even 1 one. Now if he got to grand Mott I would agree. Most interdictors were attached to the actual Imperial Fleet or guarded the hyperlanes into the core. There were very few that were assigned to sector fleets due to the Imperials not wanting the governor or moffs to have that level of control of those types of ships.

 

[OSRfanatic1]

If Las makes any more changes. Then the planet will look like the Empire as a whole but sized for a single system. I wonder how Las's mother will think of this

 

[Heros-Venator]

After all, Palpatine loves democracy.

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Palpatine loves democracy in the same way a man loves a family heirloom, has something to be kept close at hand and hidden away in his personal estate. He did much the same with the republic, because he loved it so much!!!

L-99 executive transport shuttle… 5 Imperial Nebulon-B Escort Frigates

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I see you are a fellow sentient of taste if you too love the designs of EC Henry.

 

[Kilvanya]

Hi there everyone, just wanted y'alls opinion on this. There are a variety of great anti-piracy patrol craft, but the cost varies(some are technically free), as does effectiveness, crew requirements, etc...

So I'm going to toss my top picks down here for y'all to discuss, along with links for each one. I'd open it for voting, but I have no idea how that works. Feel free to comment your own ideas though. Always looking for feedback!

Marauder-Class Assault Corvette

Raider I-Class Corvette

CR90 Corvette

Imperial Customs Corvette

IR-3F-Class Light Frigate

Lancer-Class Frigate

EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate

Imperial II-Class Frigate

Tartan-Class Patrol Cruiser

Carrack-Class Light Cruiser

If you have any ideas, I'd love to hear them. I'm always combing over the replies to see what's new and what y'all are saying.

Thanks for reading!

-Freefaller

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If your willing to take custom fan design ships then maybe this thing?
It's a redesigned Teroch, that looks damn nice.

 

[Doombringer]

Not that sector, he would need to be on a major trade lane, have an actual Imperial major naval shipyard/repair/refit capable of building of ISDs to get the Imperial government to release even 1 one. Now if he got to grand Mott I would agree. Most interdictors were attached to the actual Imperial Fleet or guarded the hyperlanes into the core. There were very few that were assigned to sector fleets due to the Imperials not wanting the governor or moffs to have that level of control of those types of ships.

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While the chance would be low as a sector moff, it wouldn't be 0, especially if he could put together or receive a shipyard that could work on it.

 

[Jao]

The fourth step is less of a step and more of a guide throughout the whole process. Moderate yourself. If all this expansion happens to fast, not only do I risk bankruptcy, which might force me to beg the sector moff for money(not happening) or Las's family(just kill me), but if I bring to much prosperity in a short time frame I get the wrong kind of attention, which could get me killed for someone else's ego.

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too*

One building in particular caught my eye. Right down the main road that led to the capitol building, was a sharp, angled building, with rust colored signage contrasting the imperial black and white. The Minda Imperial Guild of Industry and Commerce , or The Guild, as it was more commonly called, was an organization I had started to ensure that the bevy of miners, entrepreneurs, and all kinds of companies and independents coming into the system had a way to organize. The refinery in the belt had a branch office, as would the orbital station once built, but it was here, at the capital, where the heavy lifting happened. The Guild offered these independents a way to be organized, connect with the government directly, get the correct permits, obtain loans, request escorts, and more. It funneled new businesses into an easy to follow path to getting started, the convenience of which attracted more people as things started to ramp up. This was all accounted for, with new, empty apartment buildings ready for colonists, better road, energy and comms infrastructure that was great for the PDA's. Especially considering new models had been added for workers, from mining ones that could connect to ships sensors, to engineering variants that could store blueprints and help troubleshoot diagnostics

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Commerce, or*

Also the paragraph needs to be broken up.

I did have backups for my back ups, of course. Savareen was a prime spot if Cantonica didn't work out. Tatoineene was also on the list, though certainly last, right next to Nar Shaddaa and Nal Hutta. Easy to hide, easier to die.

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Tatooine*

 

[ElimGarakovsky12]

The first step was education. Simple enough, all things considered.

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That's a very long-term proposition - it won't have a direct effect on the taxes and productivity for at least several years if not decades. It does however make sense as a way to keep the children busy while the adults are working.

Towns/villages with a population exceeding 300 would vote for their choice of 3, after which those teams would be sent to the sub-nexus cities in their region to be voted on again by both the people of the city and all the towns that sub-nexus was connected to. The team that won that vote would then go on to their region's Nexus, at which point all citizens of that region would vote on the team of 3 that would represent them for the next 5 years.

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That system makes no sense. I think you would be better off just stealing one of the existing systems from some place like Australia, with ranked voting and a larger voting assembly. For example, why are the teams of three tied together? What if two of them are decent and one an idiot? How would various larger cities know anything about a team that came from the boonies? A team from a bigger city would have way more publicity and therefore more likely to win - that means it makes very little sense for the small settlement has basically no chance of winning.

And, with only one go in office, and rules that insure these representatives can't make any money aside from a government salary, the chances of corruption were very low!

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How would that work? What if they have investments in some business and then have others funnel money to those businesses? Or if the money went to their families' business?

If I had to escape, assuming I made it to the ship and out of orbit, the immediate plan would be to head in the direction of one of the 3 hyperlanes that ran to Dubrillion.

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Wait, so MC is trained as a pilot? He can fly his escape ship by himself? That's new information.

better targeting software for StormTrooper helmets

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... Why? He knows that the Empire is going to go away fairly soon. Why is he investing money and effort in a weapons system that is used by a government that is soon going away? And even if it isn't going away, it's unlikely that they are going to have the money to spend on a new advancement. Is this just smoke screen/camouflage for the semi-inevitable spies and a review by the MC's mother?

I just dont get how everything is going so fast, some of the buildings alone should take more than 3 months to build, the speed at which information is propagating is also very fast. If his goal was to not call attention, then he already failed.

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That's true, although it could be argued that with advanced construction materials and droids they could finish the buildings fairly quickly. Everything else still takes time. It feels like this story is suffering from the same problem as many others do, where everything happens very, very quickly.

Complex things take time, even if you throw more money/people/materials at them. Unless these buildings or organizations or whatever are prefabs that can be just plopped in place and start working immediately (which doesn't make sense for several of them) that's weird and unlikely.

At least the author added comments that it has been three months. I would have expected this to be six to nine months, at least, if not a year. Just hiring so many people and ramping up the organizations takes time - a week to hire an HR team, several weeks to hire the actual team, several weeks more for the team to actually get up to speed on what's expected of them, then weeks to months to develop things, etc.

If your willing to take custom fan design ships then maybe this thing?
It's a redesigned Teroch, that looks damn nice.

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That's a good-looking anti-piracy or anti-fighter corvette. Really busy design though - it has tons of stuff on the surface. I would expect most of the components to be behind hatches or armor panels.

 

[Vlaadd17]

Wait, so MC is trained as a pilot? He can fly his escape ship by himself? That's new information.

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It was Said that he inherited rich boy memories. And rich boy came from Rich, like rich rich core family and academia... I would believe he would knew how to pilot space ship, and a racer car maybe. Or whatever star wars racer car equivalent is .

Also better targeting software for storm troopers. He isn't investing in the empire. He is investing in his own well being and safety. Like kaifas kain, but instead of inspiring leader, a bureauc rat that will funnel money into his own personal, loyal , willing to shoot civilians at his order, stormtroopers.

 

[Sam I Am]

... Why? He knows that the Empire is going to go away fairly soon. Why is he investing money and effort in a weapons system that is used by a government that is soon going away?

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It's easier to continue using what you have than brainstorming and R&D new armor and equipment. Not to mention, The Governor has stormtroopers as a part of his Army. It'd be foolish not to invest in their armor and weapons systems.

Especially given the fact that these armors and weapons will be in use even after the Empire collapses.

It's actually really common in reality. When the Soviet Union collapsed, many of the breakaway states still used old Soviet equipment because it's cheaper, faster, and easier to continue manufacturing things your factories are already set up to manufacture.

 

[noblej7]

Like the story premise so far. Interesting to see what someone in a governor/moff(not grand moff ) can do without getting imperial government deciding he wasn't evil and incompetent enough. (I.e. too successful and thus they make up crimes to have him removed to not look bad in comparison. Like must be sympathizer , etc )

 

[ElimGarakovsky12]

Also better targeting software for storm troopers. He isn't investing in the empire. He is investing in his own well being and safety. Like kaifas kain, but instead of inspiring leader, a bureauc rat that will funnel money into his own personal, loyal , willing to shoot civilians at his order, stormtroopers.

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It's easier to continue using what you have than brainstorming and R&D new armor and equipment. Not to mention, The Governor has stormtroopers as a part of his Army. It'd be foolish not to invest in their armor and weapons systems.

Especially given the fact that these armors and weapons will be in use even after the Empire collapses.

It's actually really common in reality. When the Soviet Union collapsed, many of the breakaway states still used old Soviet equipment because it's cheaper, faster, and easier to continue manufacturing things your factories are already set up to manufacture.

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I would expect any sort of advancement to be a long-term thing and provide only marginal improvement for himself - so it doesn't make sense to work on developing the technology locally unless he is planning to stick around. The project itself would likely take at least a year if not longer. I very much doubt that nobody in the Empire had thought about this before, so improving on something that is already pretty advanced and mature would take quite a while. It will not be just a basic tweak. It would also most likely require some new hardware, which means that the development time requires turn-around time for the prototypes.

Furthermore, even if the product is fantastic and ready to go next week, getting this sort of thing accepted and purchased by the actual military will likely take years if not decades. Look up how complex military procurement systems are and how long various technology efforts take. The timescale is far longer than the two years he is planning for.

 

[Freefaller]

Chp-8: Resolve

Tomar Eirie
Minda System, CR92A Assassin-Class Corvette Mindan Courage
He rushed through the bowels of the Mindan Courage as the alarms blared, heading towards his gunnery position as he passed the rest of the crew, all scrambling into their positions.

A pirate fleet had entered, and was making a beeline for the capital. However, a splinter had broken off and was heading towards The Bore, the refinery in the belt, and the Courage was being dispatched to help defend, along with 3 TIE's. Small, but it was all that could be spared. He could only hope that the Bore's defenses could make up the difference.

As he strapped himself into his turret seat, he could only reminisce on all the things that had brought him here. He had been born on Ord Mantell, and gone through Imperial Navy training there as well. He had grown used to how the Empire did things. Cold, dark streets. The looks of people as he passed by in uniform, not respect, but fear. Not as much as a trooper might get, but it had made him feel isolated.

Then, he was transferred to this corvette, sent to a backwater system because some governor had requested some extra personnel along with the ship he ordered. Tamar could've refused the transfer, the officer in charge of those things was a family friend, after all. But… a part of him wanted to get away from it all. The stares, the fear. He thought that being in the Empire was glorious, but it just felt cold.

When he had arrived in Minda, he found not cold stares and fear filled eyes, but respect. The people of Minda respected the Imperial military. Troopers conversed with people in the streets, kids got to pretend to ride security speeders, hell a tour of the old clone wars Acclamator was done a few times, like a museum that could fly.

Minda felt different. Sure, the Imperial symbols were everywhere, but things felt… alive.

For the first time since he completed the academy, Tamar Eirie felt like a true soldier.

And so, as the Courage dropped out of sublight acceleration above the refinery, he trained his quad laser cannon on the nearest pirate junk-ship, and opened fired.

He could only smile as the enemy went up in flames, and the TIE's screamed past his camera port.

Minda was a place he felt he belonged, and Tamar would be damned if some pirate scum took it from him.
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Luka Yridman
Minda System, Minda-0-A, The Bore
The Bore was a fairly large asteroid refinery, though not the largest Luka had ever worked in. It was called as such, because it was mostly an underground base, built into a large hole in the dwarf-planet sized asteroid that made it look like it was boring into the ground.

Again, it wasn't the largest facility Luka had ever worked in, but it was the one he enjoyed the most. The pay, courtesy of the Empire, was quite good. He got benefits, retirement, and a good set of days off a year. Not only that, but the working conditions were very good.

The Bore was kept clean by a combination of droids and janitorial staff, along with a very strict set of safety measures, from handrails to fire suppression systems to disposable B-1 droids meant to investigate potential dangerous malfunctions, and could be remote controlled to do remote repairs.

Suffice to say, this was the best Imperial job Luka had ever worked, if not the best he had ever worked.

Which is why he was so pissed. Pirates!? Frakking pirates!?

As he fumed while on the way to one of the safety bunkers, the intercom blared to life.

"All personnel, be warned, pirate boarding craft have landed in the hangar bay. Evacuate to the bunkers immediately! Security will take care of them, but until then, hunker down, and stay safe."

With that announcement running through his mind, he started speeding up his gait, passing by a group of security personnel, a group of mixed species, clones included, carrying a laser sentry towards the hangars.

By the time he reached the bunker, his anger had turned to fear. He could only hope things went well.
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Burst Hopkin's
Ugea, Accordia, Imperial Garrison

When Burst had heard of Minda, he had been sceptical. A place where clones would be accepted? In the Empire! HAH! It sounded like a joke. But then he saw the Acclamator, and he decided that he had to make a choice. Stay homeless, or take a chance with a backwater system.

Now, here he stood, wearing refurbished clone armor, standing in front of the assembled Imperial Infantry he had been training for the last two and a half months.

It was there that he started his speech.

"Soldiers, never before did I think that I would one day be standing here again, wearing this armor again, going to war again. I, like most clones, was cast out. Obsolete in the face of the new Empire. Yet, here I stand, taken in by the people of Minda. For the first time since the Clone Wars, I have a place I can call home. I am proud of my home, and of all of you, who I have trained to the best of my ability."

He pauses, looking out over the faces of those he has trained. Etching them into memory, so that he may remember those that fall.

"And now, that training is to be put to use. Pirates have entered the system with a considerable force. They seek to land here, at the capital, and force the governor to hand over all that the people of Minda have built, that you protect! While the honourable Captain Veers and her compatriots in the Navy will hold the majority of the pirate fleet in space, they will almost certainly fire drop pods and send landing craft. It will be up to us, the Mindan Planetary Defense Force, to take up arms, and protect that which we have worked so hard for! So, arm yourselves, for soon, we will do our duty! For the Empire, for prosperity, for MINDA!"

"FOR MINDA!" was a cry that echoed across the entire garrison, bringing a nostalgic joy to Bursts heart. He could almost see his clone brothers, lined up in formation, chanting "FOR THE REPUBLIC!".

Burst smiled under his helmet as his troops began to prepare themselves. His new home had given him a job, a life, even a name. He would not allow that to be taken from him, certainly not by pirates.

And so, he slings his DC-15A blaster rifle over his shoulder, and begins the march.

Minda would not fall. Not while he still lived.
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Darna Sabrir
Ugea, Accordia, Capital Command Bunker

Darna was scared. Not the most scared she had ever been. Little could top the sheer fear of the rebel work she used to take part in. But a pirate fleet? Not a small flotilla, not some claim jumpers or smugglers like they were used to dealing with, but a proper fleet?

Well, to call a three Cumulus-class corsairs, some cobbled together gunships and fighters, a fleet, is a bit much. More like a flotilla. Still, it was formidable considering the extent of Minda's current defenses.

Hopefully, the military command could come up with a solution.

"Options people, what are they, and how well could they work?"

Governor Mola was standing around the holo table at the center of the bunkers command center, holo images of Commander Grant, Captain Veers, and various other military personnel projected around the table.


"Sir" Captain Veers started, "The pirate flotilla is moving too fast, they'll reach Ugea at least an hour before I can get there with the Gauntlet and the other Assassins. The trade fleet and its Nebulon's are days away, the remaining Nebulons and the new Arquitens are at least two systems from here… it would take at least 24 hours for any reinforcements to arrive from out of Minda"

Commander Grant seemed to radiate a bloodlust that unnerved Darna even across the holo. "We'll be waiting for them… can't wait to finally see some action!"

"...I suppose you will," said the governor in a calm voice. His ability to stay calm, even in this scenario, was incredible! (she couldn't tell he was about to shit himself)

"Of course!" Commander Grant was exuberant "We're already mobilizing our troops, setting up chokepoints in the city…" The holo's quality was shaky, but was she blushing? "… we will bathe the streets with pirate blood!"

The governor was once again perfectly calm, studying the holo-table with serious eyes(his hands were shaking, not that she could see).

Then, he spoke. "We are clearly outgunned, but we aren't out-manned. We most certainly have more and better troops. If the pirates figure this out, they'll just bombard the city from above. So, we pretend to have evacuated. Every civilian goes to the emergency bunkers, and we ensure that every door, window, shop, is closed. I don't want a single sentient organism to be out and about. Most importantly, we leave the cargo crates of surplus weapons and ship parts out and about around the space-port, luring them there. If this works, it's very likely that the ships will get lower to the ground, and start to load the cargo crates. If we hide, say, some troopers and droidekas in said crates, well…"

Both the Commander and Captain stopped for a second. "It would be risky… but it could work. If we time it correctly, we could clear out one of their ships just as Captain Veers arrives, and if we have some on leave Navy Personnel on standby, we could load them up in the LAAT's and catch the remaining ships in a pincer. After all, while they might approach with all three ships, they'll probably only start loading one ship, and leave it behind to confront the Captain."

The governor stares into the Commander's projected eyes. "Can you pull it off?"

There's a second of silence before a terrifying look of pure excitement grows onto the Commander's face.

"Of course. I'll have their heads on pikes by the end of the day for you, governor!"

As the meeting wrapped up, Darna missed the governor mumbling.

"Why can't the women in my life be normal?"
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Hi folks. Things are about to go down, huh?

I decided that y'all were right, and I should include more alternate perspectives in my chapters. This was a bunch of them, but going forward there should be a small alternate POV in most chapters, to help flesh out the story.

Also, in terms of my use of the Cumulus-Class Corsair, I know that canonically it only appears once, in 9ABY I think, but its production date is never directly stated, and given that its used by pirates I assume that it's an older model of ship.

Another thing, before I go. Some people have been confused about Minda's position in the galaxy. Now, Minda is a purely fictional system, but I chose to place it in a canonical sector, the Myto sector. You can find a great Star Wars map here, and the position of the Minda system here.

Regardless, as always, feedback, comments, interaction, it's all welcome. This is a great way to improve my writing and storytelling, and y'all's comments are a big part of that!

Thanks for reading!

-Freefaller

 

[RedWard99]

Little does he know that he's already on the path of walking the path that leads to the Galactic Throne.

Which, unfortunately to him, looks like an isolated beach-side mansion with no worries to plague him but what kind of drink he wants for dinner.

 

[Arrowthorne]

Now then, are these Pirates or Pirates

Also, you're cranking these chapters out fast Freefaller, careful not to burn yourself out.

 

[Bbob]

"Of course. I'll have their heads on pikes by the end of the day for you, governor!"

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I can't wait for her to actually do this, and that videos and photos of this going viral across the galaxy. By the end of next week the Minda system will be known for its bloodthirsty psychopaths.

 

[FutureFocus]

I'm loving this fic, this upcoming battle is gonna be so good, love the different POV's as well.

 

[Cthugha]

Who would've thought treating your people good would instill fanatic patriotism in the populace and make them rabidly fight to protect their home? Certainly none of the current or defunct galactic governments did.

 

[Knight Sovereign]

"...I suppose you will," said the governor in a calm voice. His ability to stay calm, even in this scenario, was incredible! (she couldn't tell he was about to shit himself)

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I swore I felt Ciaphas Cain vibes from this. Does anyone else?

 

[JoeSystem]

They must be Pirates because why the hell are they trying to rush to the capital city and not plunder the less-defended part of Minda and get away as fast as possible?

CONSPIRACY: Is that Mommy dearest most likely behind this attack as a hidden swim-or-die test or some rival with more money and fewer brian cells than a B1 droid have. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity".

 

[The main man]

Nice

 

[Felius]

They must be Pirates because why the hell are they trying to rush to the capital city and not plunder the less-defended part of Minda and get away as fast as possible?

CONSPIRACY: Is that Mommy dearest most likely behind this attack as a hidden swim-or-die test or some rival with more money and fewer brian cells than a B1 droid have. "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity".

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Could be. Still, yeah, even if not that, I give good odds there's something weird with the pirates. Sure, the place is poorly defended and all, but it's still armed enough to put up a fight and at the very least give the pirates a massive bloody nose. Not only that means pirates dying, which while the ones in charge might not mind, the grunts obeying aren't likely to obey suicidal orders, but it also means the costs of the raid are quite likely to be lower than the booty they manage to get from it, which a normal pirate captain is going to be very concerned about.

 

[swtoring]

My bet is that they somehow found out about the Delta-7 auction and tracked down where it went, thinking the governor pocketed it all, hence why they didn't bother plundering anything else, why would they if they have 50mil nicely wrapped up

 

[Amber]

My bet is that they somehow found out about the Delta-7 auction and tracked down where it went, thinking the governor pocketed it all, hence why they didn't bother plundering anything else, why would they if they have 50mil nicely wrapped up

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Shit, and it might actually work if target is generic Imperial governor.

 

[LordMentat]

*Sees map*
They really are in the ass end of no-where, huh.

 

[Dust shaker]

I can't wait for her to actually do this, and that videos and photos of this going viral across the galaxy. By the end of next week the Minda system will be known for its bloodthirsty psychopaths.

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Imagine the amount of clones pouring in once they see a vid of Burst speech to the normals

 

[Amber]

Literally random planet in the middle of nowhere, and it have motivated, equipped and trained armed forces and serviceable fleet. Pirates have really bad luck.

 

[AHHGKS]

Hmm... do you guys think that Vader will look at the Clonetroopers kicking pirate/slaver ass again, then decide to investigate? I think the Clonetroopers getting holonet videos kicking pirate ass will encourage more of those Clone Wars Clone troopers to settle in Minda. Some of them might decide to join the planetary militia, while saving up to own a plot of land / farm / business.

TftC!