The Shadow Council
If we do have to give Din a more traditionally aligned villain, then season three definitely gave us a suitable one: Gideon’s shadow council. Sure, their leader is gone, but it was clear even when he was around that multiple factions were at play in this intermingling circle of Imperial agents, former Moffs, and officers. Din is technically still on contract with New Republic forces—ones that are going to be very distracted dealing with the return of Thrawn. That fight doesn’t have to be Din’s, but the idea of dismantling Gideon’s whole legacy by taking on the council he forged would be a good conclusion to their arc over the course of the show.
