The Shadow Collective rose to prominence thanks to the work of Darth Maul and his brother, the former Sith, who attempted to avenge the Jedi that tried to kill him. At its peak, the collective included the Pyke family, the Nightbrothers and sisters of Dathomir, and even elements of forces from other crime families.
The rogue Sith was confronted by both the Republic and his former master after he made his intentions known to the world. The Shadow Collective's members went their separate ways once the remnants of the Separatist forces turned on them, because of the power vacuum created by the brief captivity at the hands of the Republic and the death of Opress.
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Crime! I like it. You love it. Star Wars really, really likes it. The civilized age is in when it comes to the galaxy far, far away, and now more than ever we have stories of bounty hunters, smugglers, and all sorts of Star Wars scum. Here is a rundown of some criminal elements that you need to know, with the spinoff show by Boba Fett.
The first six Star Wars movies were influenced by the 5 Syndicates, the largest criminal entities to hold sway throughout the events. The largest and most influential of all, of course, were the Hutt cartels: the Grand Council of Nal Hutta's administrative force unifying the disparate Hutt families and their own criminal organizations into a massive trading force. The Republic and the cartels held sway over each other for hundreds of years, even as sanctions from the latter left the Hutt with less power. The Grand Council and the Jedi Order worked together to combat the emergence of the Dregnir in the Outer Rim, but the two entities were largely left alone for the rest of the war.
After the Ground Council began to diminish, the Empire gave the Cartel a pass on its operations in exchange for resources and financial backing.
Black Sun is still considered to be one of the most powerful criminal groups in the world, but their role in the current canon has been greatly diminished. The Black Sun rose to prominence in the Clone War after Jedi operations turned towards the business of military operations. The Black Sun were forced into being subsumed by the Shadow Collective, rendering them bit players for many years. Black Sun had a diminished threat due to their dealings with the Empire to hold on to power in the Outer Rim.
The Pyke family were the primary operatives of the Spice Cartel, which manufactured and smuggled the drug out of its mining operations on Kessel. By the Clone Wars, the Pyke Syndicate was able to lock down the production and sale of spice in the Underworld, giving them great power and making them a constant thorn in the side of rival entities. After the Shadow Collective moved against the Separatists, the Pykes backed out and the Collective splintered. The Pykes were influential throughout the Empire's reign, but were less so by the time of the New Republic.
The destruction of an Imperial weapons facility on the moon of Cymoon-1 by the Rebel Alliance in the wake of the first Death Star's destruction almost made Crymorah an ally of the Empire. The Empire passed over the Crymorah in negotiations with them, so Darth Vader could be sent to negotiate with them. The Crymorah were left to be hounded by Imperial raids on crime in the Outer Rim territories, rendering them all but dissolved.
The Shadow Collective rose to prominence thanks to the work of Darth Maul and his brother, the former Sith, who attempted to avenge the Jedi that tried to kill him. At its peak, the collective included the Pyke family, the Nightbrothers and sisters of Dathomir, and even elements of forces from other crime families.
The rogue Sith was confronted by both the Republic and his former master after he made his intentions known to the world. The Shadow Collective's members went their separate ways once the remnants of the Separatist forces turned on them, because of the power vacuum created by the brief captivity at the hands of the Republic and the death of Opress.
After the dissolution of the Shadow Collective, Darth Maul elevated the group to continue their criminal plans, and this is how the story of Crimson Dawn began. The Dawn's public face during the rise of the Empire was that of Dryden Vos, who worked closely with Maul first as part of the Shadow Collective and then after his clash with Darth Sidious.
After Vos' death, the former associate of Han Solo rose through the ranks to replace him at the helm of the organization, only for her to become the absolute power controlling the Dawn after Maul left the organization. During the Civil War, the Dawn came back to prominence in an attempt to unite the criminal groups against the rule of Vader and Palpatine.
The Empire cracked down on crime after the Clone War, and Son-Tuul Pride was hit hard. The Pride was almost completely destroyed in the early days of the Civil War, but briefly rose to prominence in the final years of the conflict, attempting to join the Dawn in their fight against the Empire.
Most of the information we have about the people in the Underworld is about their operations during the Civil War. In the early years of the New Republic, there were new gangs and groups emerging out of the ashes of the old guard, which is why less is known about the period of time that Book of Boba Fett will take place in.
The New Republic era saw the rise of groups like the Guavian Death Gang and Kanjiklub, which rose out of groups of mercenaries and slaves formerly owned by Jabba. The Red Key Raiders, along with the Black Sun and the Droid rights activist crime group, formed after Jabba's fall to try and extend the final years of the Galactic Civil War.
