Merson pirates

The Merson pirates were active in the galaxy during the Republic and Imperial Eras. During the Clone Wars, they were one of several pirate groups supported by the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Separatist leader Count Dooku encouraged them to harass supply lines used by the Galactic Republic during the war.
Later, during the reign of the Galactic Empire, in 9 BBY,The episode is set ten years after the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 19 BBY. Therefore, Obi-Wan Kenobi must be set in 9 BBY. Princess Leia Organa had gone starship spotting on her home planet Alderaan. Amid her adventure, Organa located a Tri-Wing S-91x Pegasus Starfighter and suspected that it was an Aquillian Ranger searching for Merson pirates.
==Behind the scenes==
The Merson pirates were first mentioned in the new Star Wars canon in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 supplement to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Merson pirates were introduced in a flashback in the twenty-fourth issue of Marvel Comics' Star Wars comic series, which was authored by Mary Jo DuffyStar Wars (1977) 24 and published on February 27, 1979.Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
==Appearances==
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*Obi-Wan Kenobi 1 
==Sources==
*Rise of the Separatists 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Confederacy of Independent Systems navy units
Category:Pirate organizations