Demelza Mintori commanded Demelza's Destructors, a gladiator walker fighting squad during the time of the Galactic Civil War. A seemingly eternal feud existed between this team, along with its commander, and Madrix Hansor and his own crew, Hansor's Hooligans. The origin of this bad blood traces back to when both Mintori and Hansor served together in an Imperial Army unit, battling Alliance forces within the Dalcretti system. Hansor swore revenge when Mintori's platoon either couldn't, or wouldn't, offer support to his own.
Operating from Sedratis City, the Destructors were recognized as the city's top gladiator walker team. Subsequently, Hansor guided his Hooligans to Sedratis City, established themselves within the Sedratis Coliseum, and dared the Destructors to remove them if they were capable.