Following the Battle of Jakku which occurred in 5 ABY, Captain Nath Tensent, previously a pilot within the New Republic, chose to leave his position. He then established an independent crew, as he desired freedom from the strict legal compliance demanded by the New Republic. Tensent initiated a search for former members of the defeated Galactic Empire, specifically those who had been part of the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing, a group against which he had fought. He later enlisted Creet, a mechanic specializing in TIE craft, and Nord Kandende, a TIE fighter pilot, before journeying to the planet Freerock with the intention of inviting the TIE pilot Bansu Ro to join his organization.
The initial appearance of Nath Tensent's crew was in Victory's Price, the concluding book of the Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron trilogy written by Alexander Freed, and it was released to the public in 2021.