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Merson pirates

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Merson pirate vessels in the Merson asteroid field.

The Merson pirates were a group of criminals and pirates who patrolled the Merson asteroid field for victims. Since the asteroid field made hyperspace travel impossible, any craft that traveled the area had to drift through the field hoping to avoid detection. The pirates would wait for passing civilian cruisers, attacking them with little chance of resistance since luxury craft were usually minimally armed.

During the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi helped defend a pleasure cruiser from Merson pirates.

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