Trianii Rangers The Trianii Rangers were the elite space force of Trian ' s law enforcement legion , responsible for the protection of Trianii colonies during their early establishment . They were presumably adept combatants in space , with training also in practical warfare , something the Corporate Sector Authority took note of when they encountered unnaturally stiff resistance from the sentients . During the skirmishes against the CSA , a few Trianii were captured and interrogated , and some were sent to the asteroid prison facility Stars ' End before its destruction . Other threats that the Rangers have dealt with include the Kwapi pirates , the cyborg - maggot s of Hydra , the Ugor s , and the Hiitite Ravagers . History . The Trianii Rangers date back for centuries , beginning as a primitive frontier force that defend the farmers of Trian , a planet in the Tingel Arm , from the many dangers of the planet . By the establishment of a planet - wide government , the Rangers had become an above - the - law police corps that could arrest and execute suspected criminals on sight . When space travel was fully developed by the Trianii , they had no time to expand their power ; they were too busy defending the Trianii from outside invaders . As the species created several new colonies on neighboring planets , the Rangers grew in size to patrol the hyperspace lanes that connected the multiple colonies . During this time , the Trianii Rangers beat back several attackers , such as the Kwapi Pirates and the maggot - cyborgs of Hydra . With their noble motives and the apparent favor of the Trianii ' s pantheon , the Rangers became legendary among the Trianii . However , a far more powerful enemy soon presented itself in the shape of the Corporate Sector Authority , or CSA . It wished to annex the colonies and Trian . As they landed their troops on Fibuli , the home of one of the colonies , the Rangers began to fight back with all of their power . This originally amused the CSA executives , but they began to take far more seriously when the Rangers sent the severed hands of several officers . The conflict lasted for years , due mostly in part to the Rangers ' hit - and - fade tactics . Many Rangers were captured and sent to Stars ' End . A jailbreak at Stars ' End and the collapse of the Galactic Empire brought an end to the war . The proud Rangers then began to oversee the colonization of nineteen new worlds in the Tingel Arm . Organization and Rank Structure . The Rangers were controlled by a triumvirate of punctinos , the equivalent of admirals among the Rangers . Each punctino commanded one third of the Ranger ' s space , known as a trisector . In every trisector , the command structure was identical . In a trisector , all of the ships made up one fleet . The fleet was divided into task groups of fifty to seventy vessels , and were headed by the Trianii equivalent of a commodore known as a pyorn . Flotillas were smaller groups headed by a sinth , or captain . New recruits were usually given a gunner position on a patrol ship . Skilled recruits were usually given the pilot ' s position on the same ship . Unusually talented pilots were given the privilege of piloting a Kiree fighter . In the era of the Fibuli war against the CSA , new recruits were usually used as ground troops . They worked in groups of three to ten fighters under the command of a veteran Ranger . Equipment . The Trianii Rangers were known to use RX4 Patrol Ship s and Kiree starfighter s , along with various captured freighters , as their primary weapons against enemies threatening Trianii Space . Unlike other Trianii , rangers typically wore light armor . When on the ground , Rangers frequently utilized close - combat weapons and combat , and many were trained in martial arts . However , many of the weapons used by the Rangers could be crude and unreliable due to the fact that they were often bought on the black market .