Raid on the Colossus


As the First Order sought to control the Colossus platform, Kragan Gorr and his pirate gang executed a raid on it, occurring after a previous attempt. Synara San, the gang's spy, had informed Gorr that the Ace Squadron was absent and the targeting computer for the platform's turbolasers was inoperative. Because of this intelligence, Gorr's gang inflicted significantly greater damage than they had in their earlier assault.

Jarek Yeager and Kazuda Xiono from Team Fireball, who had been contracted to repair the computer, managed to reinstall it. This enabled Captain Imanuel Doza to activate the defenses, forcing the pirates to withdraw. However, the damage sustained during the attack led Doza to re-evaluate the First Order's proposition of protection for the platform, leading him to contact Commander Pyre to inquire about the specifics of their offer.

Prelude

Back in 34 ABY, Resistance pilots Poe Dameron and Kazuda Xiono came to the rescue of Synara San from a Kowakian ape-lizard aboard a Darius G-class freighter located in sector 6 of the Castilon system. Unbeknownst to them, she was part of Kragan Gorr's Warbird gang, who were allied with the First Order. She subsequently gained employment in the Colossus' loading docks as a salvage worker, all while maintaining contact with Kragan.

Later on, Captain Imanuel Doza enlisted Jarek Yeager's Team Fireball to fix the Colossus' turbolaser cannon system's tracking computer. The station was vulnerable, with its resident starfighter squadron Ace Squadron escorting a vital [fuel](/article/fuel] shipment. While repairing the tracking computer, Neeku Vozo discovered that a CoMar Tri-Tracker chip was missing. Yeager dispatched Kaz and Tamara Ryvora to retrieve the tri-tracker chip, instructing his crew to keep it a secret.

Kaz and Tam paid a visit to Synara in the loading docks. Synara succeeded in acquiring a tri-tracker chip from a submerged cruiser. Kaz and Tam made their way back to Yeager's repairs and proceeded to install the chip into the tracking computer. Captain Doza insisted that Yeager's team repair the tracking computer within the span of an hour. In the meantime, Synara discovered that the turbolaser defense system was operational and relayed this information to Kragan's lieutenant Drell. Synara also managed to win Kaz's confidence by providing power couplings and diverted Tam by befriending her.

The raid

Caught by surprise

By the time the next hour rolled around, Team Fireball had fallen behind schedule and had not yet managed to install the tracking computer into the turbolaser system. Shortly thereafter, members of the Warbirds arrived on speeder bikes and began harassing pedestrians in the Colossus marketplace and loading docks. As fighting broke out, Tam and Kaz's droid companion BB-8 went back to the loading docks to locate her friend Synara while Yeager and Kaz transported the tracking computer on a repulsorlift to the turbolaser system.

While traveling to the loading docks, Tam and Kaz steered their cargo sled into the path of a pirate clad in stormtrooper armor, causing him to fall. Meanwhile, Captain Doza dispatched two security squads to the loading docks. Tam and Kaz soon arrived at the loading dock. Leoz attempted to attack Tam, but she tackled him to the ground. Tam then threw the Hassk pirate Snarl against a crate before engaging in combat with the Trandoshan pirate Skreek.

In the meantime, Kaz and Yeager journeyed to the turbolaser platform but were attacked by a speeder bike carrying Kragan and another Hassk pirate. Kaz and Yeager succeeded in fighting their way to the turbolaser platform, but Kragan arrived with pirates on two speeder bikes, determined to prevent them from fixing the computer. Kaz and Yeager fought another Trandoshan and Hassk pirate.

Fighting on two fronts

As the fighting pressed on, Yeager managed to hurl the Hassk pirate off the platform and re-enter the repulsorlift vehicle. Yeager used the repulsorlift vehicle to knock out the Trandoshan who was attacking Kaz. Yeager then struggled to load the tracking computer into the repulsorlift platform but was attacked by Kragan. Yeager and Kaz's initial attempt to load the tracking computer failed due to a misalignment.

Meanwhile, at the loading docks, Tam managed to fend off Skreek and found Synara huddled by a crate. A Hassk pirate attempted to shoot Tam, but Synara knocked him out with a punch. Synara expressed relief that her friend had come to rescue her. Back at the repulsorlift computer, Kaz struggled to realign the tracking computer with a vibroblade. Despite opposition from Kragan, Yeager managed to push the tracking computer a second time into the repulsorlift platform, reactivating the tracking system.

With the tracking computer re-installed, Captain Doza was able to activate the gun turrets and open fire on the pirate ships, shooting one of them. Lacking the means to counter the gun turrets, Kragan ordered a retreat, and the pirates fled in their ships.

Aftermath

During their raid, Kragan's Warbirds not only managed to steal some food and supplies but also caused Captain Doza to reconsider Commander Pyre's proposition to station a First Order garrison at the Colossus for "protection." Yeager and Kaz realized that the timing of the pirate raid with the departure of Ace Squadron on an escort mission was not a coincidence. Kaz began to suspect that the pirates had an informant on the Colossus. As a consequence of the events at the loading platform, Synara gained Tam's trust, and the two became friends. However, BB-8 remained suspicious of her true motives and agenda.

Behind the scenes

The second attack on the Colossus was first depicted in the Star Wars Resistance Season One episode "Synara's Score," which debuted on November 18, 2018.

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