Black Sun
Once a major criminal element in the classic Expanded Universe, Black Sun’s role in current canon has been significantly diminished, although not enough for them still to be considered one of the most powerful criminal factions around. Slavers by trade, the Black Sun rose to prominence in the Clone War, after Jedi operations turned towards the business of military operations rather than judicial peacekeeping. This power was short lived, however: the Black Sun were eventually coerced into being subsumed by the Shadow Collective, rendering them bit players for many years. A failed merger with one of their underworld rivals, the Pykes, left Black Sun a potent but diminished threat, largely sustained by their dealings with the Empire to hold on power in the Outer Rim.
