Black Sun (Star Wars)
The Black Sun are a criminal organisation that features in Star Wars.
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History
The Black Sun were a criminal organization that existed within the galaxy far, far away.
During the Clone Wars, the Black Sun came to profit and flourish as the Jedi Knights attentions were focused on defeating the Confederacy of Independent Systems. This meant that they were not focused on matters of law enforcement which declined as a result and led to fewer patrols in the Outer Rim Territories. A cabal of Falleen nobles came to run the Black Sun in this time where they operated from a well-defended fortress on the planet Mustafar. Around this time, an underworld dispute erupted between the Black Sun and the Pyke Syndicate which led to a family being held captive.
The Black Sun came to be coerced by the rogue Sith Lord Maul into joining the ranks of the Shadow Collective after Savage Opress killed their leader Xomit Grunseit.
The bounty hunter Ketsu Onyo was noted to had contracted out her services to the Black Sun crime syndicate. She alongside former Imperial cadet Sabine Wren both came to work for the crime syndicate. This was until Ketsu got 'greedy' and left her former classmate for dead whereupon she joined Black Sun by herself. Years later, Ketsu accepted a Black Sun job to collect a GNK-series power droid called EG-86, which was carrying information vital to the rebellion. This mission brought her into conflict with Sabine, who despised Black Sun for engaging in slave trafficking. However, the two former classmates reconciled and joined forces to escape the Empire and to deliver the droid to the Rebellion.
Overview
In appearance, the Black Sun was an intergalactic criminal syndicate that operated across multiple worlds in the galaxy. It was said that its reach extended across many worlds with many of the organization's operatives being unaware that they were benefiting the Black Sun with their activities. It was through this layered and intricate fronts that the syndicate was able to hide itself behind.
Members
- Xomit Grunseit : a male Falleen who serve as the leader of Black Sun during the Clone Wars.
- Ziton Moj : a male Falleen who operated as a leg-breaking lieutenant during the Clone Wars until his leader was killed by Maul who installed Ziton as the Black Sun's new head when their organisation joined the Shadow Collective.
- Xizor :
Notes
- The Black Sun were created by George Lucas featured in the setting of the Star Wars universe.
Alternate Versions
- In Star Wars Legends, the Black Sun made their first appearance in the former Star Wars Expanded Universe continuity. It was said to had been formed at the end of the Great Galactic War. When Palpatine became Emperor, he allowed the Black Sun have their headquarters on Coruscant in plain sight. They were led by Prince Xizor who looked to murder Darth Vader in order to avenge the death of his family and to replace the Sith Lord as the Emperor's right hand.
In other media
Video games
- In Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, the Black Sun appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game.
- In Star Wars: Empire at War, the Black Sun appeared in the setting of the real time strategy video game.
- In Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption, the Black Sun appeared in the setting of the real time strategy video game expansion.
- In Star Wars: The Old Republic, the Black Sun appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game set thousands of years ago during the era of the Old Republic. Black Sun was formed at the end of the Great Galactic War. After the Sacking of Coruscant in 3653 BBY, Galactic City soon fell into chaos and rioting, overwhelming the already stretched thin Coruscant Security Force police officers. Taking advantage of the situation, several prominent gangsters joined together and began seizing control of neighborhoods in the lower levels. With this, in reference to the gangsters, denizens of the lower levels coined the phrase "better a black sun than none" and the Black Sun crime syndicate was born. Black Sun quickly carved out a territory for itself and developed spice and weapons trafficking operations. Though their advance to claim more sectors was halted by the Justicars' Brigade, the rioting and looting never stopped within their own territory. In the following years of the Cold War, Black Sun's influence stretched beyond Coruscant and the gang became a galactic criminal syndicate. The Galactic Senate soon came to realize the full situation and CSF forces such as the Special Tactical Unit began actively fighting back to regain the sectors under Black Sun's control. It was during this time that the Republic Strategic Information Service began joint operations with the CSF and Republic Military to counter Black Sun. SIS Agent Theron Shan tracked a small cell of criminals consisting of Teff'ith and others on Coruscant in an effort to discover who was funding the Black Sun slavery ring.
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars:
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