Brothers' Crusade

The Brothers' Crusade was a term used by a pirate collective known as the Blaster Brethren to refer to a series of large-scale raids carried out by the Brethren on interstellar holdings of the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, and the Corporate Sector Authority, among others, during the Galactic Civil War. This "crusade" was not one driven by spirituality or politics, but rather the desire for wealth, criminal reputation, and the simple thrill of being interstellar raiders. Naastau, the Mandalorian leader of the Blaster Brethren, commanded the Brethren's diverse fleet and ground operators during dedicated attacks on strongly-defended facilities, though when not rallying to form a single fleet under Naastau, the pirate crews answered directly to the captain of their particular ships, which were often off raiding and smuggling on their own accord or waited at their personal hideout until receiving Naastau's next rally call. These raids involved both lengthy sieges as well as hit-and-run raids on storage facilities, banks, trade stations, military supply ships, shipyards, and even Jedi (or other Force user) hideouts.