Ali Tarrak

"I don't hold grudges — unless you're an Imperial."

- Ali Tarrak

Ali Tarrak was a Corellian female pirate and officer of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, later in the New Republic. Originally a member of the Nami pirates, a group that operated in the Outer Rim Territories, she rose to be the leader of the organization. As the Galactic Civil War progressed and she was targeted more by the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance Intelligence made contact and offered to give them supplies if they worked for the Rebellion. She agreed, and not too long afterwards became a member of Alliance Intelligence, given the rank of major. In 4 ABY, her group was nearly defeated by the Imperial Navy, who committed a final strike against her pirate group. However, news of the Rebel victory at the Battle of Endor came in the middle of the battle, prompting one of the Imperial officers, Admiral Jeratai, to become a warlord. After the other admiral ordered him to stay, Jeratai attacked him, decimating his loyalists, and leaving. Tarrak was saved, though her pirate group was destroyed.

Early life
Tarrak was born on Corellia to a rich family. She was raised going to the best Corellian private schools, but received poor grades, not carrying very much about it. In 5 BBY, on the way to visit relatives living on Eriadu, in the Outer Rim Territories, their family C-3 Passenger Liner was raided by the Nami pirates. An organization of individuals of varying backgrounds from throughout the galaxy, the pirates took young Tarrak prisoner, while killing the parents and the few security guards aboard. The passenger liner was taken as well, but later destroyed.

Rise to prominence
By early 4 BBY, she was forced to be a dancer for the leader of the pirates, a man named Spince. However, one pirate Tarrak was talking to was drunk, and she took his blaster without him realizing it. Only keeping it in her quarters of their ship, an old Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser, Tarrak practiced with it, awaiting a good opportunity to kill Spince. During that time, she became a deadly shot with it. Finally, at one point in 3 BBY, they were attacked by the Black Sun. In the process, they heavily damaged the cruiser, and in the chaos, Tarrak shot and killed Spince.

The Black Sun left, satisfied, and Tarrak claimed to a gathered group of Spince's lieutenants that he left her in command before being killed by a salvo from a Black Sun ship. They did not believe her, and she killed all of them. The remaining fleet, on the verge of defeat and having no other good leaders, gave in to the seventeen year old. Tarrak declared herself the new leader of the Nami pirates.