The Star Wars galaxy's underworld contains numerous deadly crime syndicates, but which were the most dangerous of them all?
While the Star Wars franchise’s main conflicts are primarily fought between the forces of democracy and the scourge of authoritarian regimes, powerful criminal organizations wreak havoc from behind the scenes. The Jedi and Sith may receive the most focus in the Star Wars canon and Legends timelines, but syndicates like Jabba the Hutt’s criminal empire and Maul’s Crimson Dawn are often a chaotic and greedy third party, working with or against whoever they must to make a profit.
10 Shadow Collective The short-lived Shadow Collective debuts in Star Wars: The Clone Wars as both an alliance of powerful criminal organizations and an unofficial Sith Order to challenge that of Darth Sidious. Led by the former Sith Lord Maul, the Shadow Collective consists of the Death Watch, the Pyke Syndicate, Black Sun, Crimson Dawn, and the Hutt Clan .
7 Smugglers’ Alliance By far the most benevolent of the Star Wars franchise’s criminal organizations is the Legends continuity’s Smugglers’ Alliance. Founded and led by Talon Karrde, the Smugglers’ Alliance formed after the events of A New Hope, but became one of the galactic underworld’s most powerful groups following the death of Jabba the Hutt.
4 Bando Gora The Bando Gora is both a cult and a crime syndicate, with a strong influence on the death stick trade. The Bando Gora grew in power in the aftermath of the Invasion of Naboo, even threatening Palpatine’s master plans. On Palpatine’s orders, Count Dooku hired bounty hunters to wipe out the Bando Gora and their leader, Komari Vosa, who was one of Count Dooku’s Padawans before her fall to the dark side.
2 Jabba The Hutt’s Criminal Empire Although the Hutt crime lords of the Hutt Cartel collectively form one of the galaxy’s most dangerous crime syndicates, Jabba the Hutt is perhaps their most formidable kingpin. In Legends, Jabba’s criminal empire took complete control over Tatooine once the rival Hutt Gardulla was assassinated by Jango Fett.
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