War against the Pykes

Outcome

Fett gotra victory^[3]
- Fett gotra becomes leading criminal power of Tatooine^[3]
- Around half of the Pyke Syndicate's forces are killed^[3]
  - Cad Bane is struck down by Boba Fett^[3]

Major battles

Destruction of Garsa Fwip's Sanctuary^[2]
Battle of Mos Espa^[3]
Assassination of the Pyke Syndicate leaders^[3]

Combatants
Pyke Syndicate^[2] Aqualish crime family^[3] Tatooine Klatooinian family^[3] Trandoshan family^[3]	Fett gotra^[2] Mods^[3] Freetown garrison^[3] Clan Mudhorn^[2]

Commanders
Unidentified Pyke boss†^[3] Mayor Mok Shaiz†^[3] Cad Bane†^[3] Don Garfalaquox†^[3] Dokk Strassi†^[3] Unidentified Klatooinian don†^[3]	Daimyo Boba Fett^[2] Master Assassin Fennec Shand^[2] Din Djarin^[3] Taanti^[3]

"These are just the first wave. They're going to war."
"Then we will be ready."

―Fennec Shand and Boba Fett^[4]

The war against the Pykes^[5] was a campaign waged by Daimyo Boba Fett and his gotra in 9 ABY during the New Republic Era to prevent the planet Tatooine from falling under the control of the Pyke Syndicate.

History[]

Prelude[]

Following the sail barge disaster and the Galactic Civil War,^[6] the Pyke Syndicate began transporting spice through the Dune Sea^[7] under the protection of the Kintan Striders Gang.^[4] Using a repulsor train, the Pykes moved through the Dune Sea and defended the route from a tribe of Tusken Raiders. During this time, the Tuskens took in formerly deceased bounty hunter Boba Fett as part of their tribe. Fett was able to teach the Tuskens how to ride speeder bikes and attacked the repulsor train. The train's Pykes were spared by Fett and the Tuskens.^[7]

Fett attempted to negotiate with the Pykes about paying the Tuskens for passage through the Dune Sea in Mos Eisley. However, the Syndicate chose to massacre the Tuskens^[4] and framed the Kintan Striders for it.^[3] Fett began to make plans to form his own gotra by replacing Bib Fortuna as Tatooine's Daimyo. He was able to recruit Master Assassin Fennec Shand as his top lieutenant.^[8]

After eliminating Fortuna, Fett claimed the palace as his own along with two of Fortuna's Gamorrean guards. Fett was accepted as daimyo by the head of the Trandoshans', Aqualish,^[9] and Klatooinians' crime families of Mos Espa.^[8] Jabba's cousins, the Twins, attempted to claim what was left of Jabba's empire,^[7] but abandoned Tatooine when Mos Epsa's Mayor Mok Shaiz made a deal with the Pykes.^[4] Despite these circumstances, Fett was able to recruit the Mods,^[4] Krrsantan,^[8] and Din Djarin into his gotra as enforcers. A showdown in Freetown occurred between the Duros mercenary Cad Bane of the Syndicate and law enforcement officers Marshal Cobb Vanth and Deputy Scott of Freetown.^[2]

The war[]

"Our deal was that Tatooine was going to be a hospitable place to do business."
"It is."
"Half of my men were either shot or eaten by a rancor."

―A Pyke boss and Mok Shaiz^[3]

The Pyke Syndicate then bombed the Sanctuary in Mos Espa, destroying the cantina^[2] and marking the official outbreak of the war. However, the Battle of Mos Espa wiped out most of the Pykes' forces. Shand then wiped out its leadership on Tatooine.^[3]

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Behind the scenes[]

The war was first alluded to in "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm," the fourth episode of the live action television series The Book of Boba Fett, which was written by Jon Favreau and aired on Disney+^[8] on January 19, 2022.^[10] The conflict first appeared in "Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger," which was directed by Dave Filoni, written by Filoni and Favreau,^[2] and released on February 2.^[11]