Battle of Khuiumin The Battle of Khuiumin was fought between the Galactic Empire and the Eyttyrmin Batiiv pirates , resulting in the pirates destruction . The survivors formed the Khuiumin Survivors and vowed revenge against the Imperial commanders of that battle . Prelude . For years , the infamous pirates had been using the Khuiumin system as a base of operations . The Emperor finally dispatched the " Victory " - class Star Destroyers " Bombard " , commanded by Captain Alistair Dadefra , and " Crusader " , commanded by Zlece Oonaar , to put an end to their threat . Although the Eyttyrmin Batiivs were aware of the impending Imperial attack , they were confident in their ability to defeat a pair of " antiquated " " Victory " - class ships . Instead of fleeing , the pirates chose to gather their forces and make their stand at Khuiumin . The pirate armada numbered over 140 ships , including about 70 starfighters , 50 missile boats converted from yachts and other civilian ships , several dozen cargo vessels armed with with improvised weaponry , and 28 stolen corvettes and patrol ships . The battle . " Bombard " and " Crusader " exited hyperspace and launched their TIE / LN starfighter s . While " Crusader " offered supporting fire from a distance , Captain Dadefra chose to plunge his Star Destroyer into the middle of the pirate fleet . Although it was screened by TIE fighters , the " Bombard " took heavy damage . However , through a bold move by the Imperials the tide of the battle began to turn in their favor . Using her tractor beam projectors , " Bombard " managed to grab hold of several Corvettes . Turbolaser fire stripped the Corvettes of most of their weaponry , and the helpless ships were reeled in to shield the Star Destroyer from the other pirate ships . Captain Dadefra ordered his ship to jam communications , sowing confusion amongst the pirate fleet . The Eyttyrmin Batiivs were caught in a dilemma : they weren ' t able to get a clear shot at the Star Destroyer , but they were also unwilling to destroy their own heaviest ships . The pirates made repeated , uncoordinated attempts to destroy " Bombard ' s " tractor beam projectors , but they were beaten back with precise turbolaser fire and volleys of concussion missiles . While the pirates continued to make futile attacks upon his ship , Captain Dadefra deployed his Zero - G Assault Stormtrooper s . Braving enemy fire , the troopers flew across space and seized control of the nearby Corvettes . Dadefra then sent half of " Bombard ' s " gunners to his newly - acquired ships . Suddenly faced with not only Star Destroyers , but their own Corvettes , the Eyttyrmin Batiiv forces panicked and flew into disarray . Most of the pirates tried to flee the system by escaping into hyperspace . However , they were easily intercepted by " Crusader " , which had remained at a distance for this exact purpose . Another group of pirates fled to their base on Khuiumin ' s surface , where they prepared their defenses for one final stand . The Eyttyrmin Batiivs who chose to continue fighting were annihilated . The quick thinking of a young pirate named Jacob Nive saved many of the remaining Eyttyrmin Batiiv from certain death , but could not change the battle ' s outcome . Less than a day after the battle , " Crusader " delivered the final blow to the base on Khuiumin . A barrage of assault concussion missiles shattered the base ' s shields and destroyed the remaining pirates . The Eyttyrmin Batiivs were completely routed . In a single battle , their once sizable fleet was wiped away . Out of 8 , 000 pirates , less than 275 managed to escape with their lives . Imperial casualties numbered only 86 dead and 238 wounded . Aftermath . The few surviving pirates took with them a single Corvette , the " Backstab " , whose Captain Jacob Nive led them as the Khuiumin Survivors . The survivors eventually learned the names of the Imperial commanders and vowed revenge . Jacob Nive organized the group into a high - skilled mercenary - like group and even integrated other , smaller pirate bands into his organization . Revenge finally came first in 1 ABY , when the Khuiumin Survivors aided the Rebel Alliance in the Battle of Derilyn and destroyed the Star Destroyer " Brazen " , Alistar Dadefra ' s new command and in 11 ABY when , this time in league with the Invids , tracked down and killed Zlece Oonaar . Some other survivors managed to flee under the guidance of the pirate Omin . They went to the Tragan system , in the Outer Rim Territories , and founded Providence , with the remains of their now unusable starships . Behind the scenes . The Battle of Khuiumin first appeared in the short story " Against the Pirate Armada " , published in West End Games ' The Star Wars Sourcebook . When the game was updated to Second Edition , the story was republished in the revised Sourcebook . The battle has since been mentioned in several works that included the Khuiumin Survivors .