5 Largest Criminal Organizations in Star Wars Legends | Star Wars Top 5

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[@thorshammer7883]

EckhartsLadder Can you do a video on the SCP Foundation?

[@thorshammer7883]

EckhartsLadder Can you do a video on the SCP Foundation?

[@GeneralGrevious330]

Although not my most favorite.What place if it kept going would you put the Pike Syndicate in?

[@mobslayer211]

EckhartsLadder what about Death Watch. Edit:Actually never mind they didn’t really have that much influence other than on Mandalore.

[@Nason599]

i love that Zann was mentioned in this, they don't receive enough love

[@bbrdbr]

NEED A REALLY BIG GUN?

[@directororsoncallankrennic3531]

*Y O U W I L L F O R F I T Y O U R E X I S T A N C E*

[@fitzgerald297]

Zann Consortium and Black Sun need more love.

[@brianjackman3006]

Daniel Fitzgerald I couldn't agree more.

[@reeeked1505]

Remember how Tyber Zann played the black sun and made Jabba beg for his life.

[@fitzgerald297]

One of my favorite games.

[@fitzgerald297]

REEEKED oh yeah I member.

[@345635356]

The consortium need a fucking overwhoule is what they need, most broken faction in gaming

[@TroopperFoFo]

Just so everyone knows the Zann consortium is canon again thanks to Kabam studious sneaking a unit called Zann racketeer into their Star wars uprising game.

[@maidenlass]

Now all we need is to overthrow Disney, scrap the new films, and make old Republic ones and fix the Canon to its original glory!

[@jakechristy3508]

TroopperFoFo I hope the Zann Consortium really is canon, just because I kinda like the Ewok Handlers...

[@Mickey-qg4ot]

Long live the consortium and its re rise to canon power

[@guy3295]

The Anti-Disney Alliance was formed at his comment.

[@John-Stark]

@@jakechristy3508 "I got a whole bag full of Trouble"

[@NiraSader]

The Zann consortium, the most balanced faction in gaming history :D

[@NiraSader]

Trinal Galaxy "you just built that factory? Let me blow it up real quick" Also, "I'll just spam Aggressor-class destroyers, which can be built on almost every planet"

[@williammarshal2190]

Random Nier: Automata and Overwatch enthusiast spamming railguns

[@NiraSader]

Liam Norconk fucking mass drivers son!

[@bonomael7902]

Use Tarkin to remove the corruption+ use Dark Vador and 20 imperial star destroyes and 10 corvette to clean Ryloth

[@NiraSader]

bono mael you would have to constantly be on the move and basically spend all of your money on it to clean corruption to even begin to counter the rate at which they spam it

[@IamLadde]

The Zann Consortium had the coolest ships. The Kedable Battleship is in all of my wet dreams

[@bonomael7902]

The Executor was the coolest ship in the game ! (and the most expansive too )

[@brianjackman3006]

bono mael Consortium can, and will, rip her to shreds. R.I.P. Vader

[@IamLadde]

But the Kedable could drain your shields :D

[@alexanerose4820]

+Ladde Who needs shields when you have Tie bombers and ISD FIREPOWER! *boom**boom* Seriously the only was I could beat those ships were with ISD's. Rebel ships just get creamed by them it isn't even funny.

[@steel58836]

Alexane Rose B-Wings, Skipray Blastboats, Vengeance Frigates, Aggressor class Destroyers, Kedelbe Battlecruisers.. enough said

[@AshesWorkshop]

Crimson Dawn is pretty gnarly, and it had Maul so that’s a mega plus

[@johnnygyro2295]

Greetings from the future, and boy do I have news...

[@tehhotline4225]

Kevin from Home Alone Vs The Flood

[@danielbob2628]

TehHotline Kevin was, although more experienced, less skilled than another protagonist of another Home Alone movie (I forget what his name was) who fended off three professional criminals rather than two imbeciles.

[@thequ5914]

home alone vs the flood hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..... Home alone wins, because the kids in those films are untouchable to any crime.

[@brianjackman3006]

Glory to the Zann Consortium!!

[@Knightwolf1994]

Brian Jackman Amen brother. Hopefully our glorious consortium will rise again.

[@bbrdbr]

@@punbug4721 *last online 12 years ago*

[@atticusthegamingllama8302]

I love the Zann Consortium so much. There's just something so satisfying about playing with a bottomless bag of dirty tricks. A favorite tactic of mine was to have defilers strap a bunch of explosives to a cloaked F9-TZ transport and roll the thing into the enemy base.

[@yaxlndxiii1290]

HOLY SHIT I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT. Imma use that in my next few games

[@darthvader4594]

But,who was the smooth crminal?

[@nickm-s]

Now I'm imagining Han Solo moon walking.

[@theimmortalsuperbeing549]

Have you not heard the tale of JACKSONTHRILLER ? he was the smoothest criminal around. People said one crouch grab was enough to make people bow to him but one day he just vanished no one knows where he is now just a house and a Silver Car that's all he left behind. Some believe he is the car but that is just nonsense.

[@keybladebard4089]

Michael Jackson

[@randycheow5311]

Obviously Michael Jackson duh

[@randomguy9988]

Darth Vader And is Annie ok?

[@lukeskywalkerthe2nd773]

Eck I absolutely love these Legends videos you have taught me so much about the great Universe of SWs so far and I can't wait for more you are truly a Grand Master of SWs lore!!!!!!! :)

[@EckhartsLadder]

+Luke Skywalker the 2nd :)

[@GeoGyf]

You should absolutely see the Star Wars Old Republic lore. It was made by collaboration with Bioware and Lucasfilm and combined all the Star War Old Republic novels (some of which are even canon today, like Darth Bane). kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZ-ckJmfZdJmhbM Then you should absolutely play Star Wars KOTOR 1 and KOTOR 2.

[@mlgsty8880]

3:15 well exhange was still around during swtor timeline so it is over 400 years after kotor2

[@josephpayne113]

Mlg Sty there's a second one?!

[@adamsosna7263]

Plus they has like super solidiers and advanced cybernetics and stuff-Defo Above Consortium for me

[@coldorder8412]

Hi There yep

[@arthas640]

Theres a second kotor, not a second swtor

[@thedarkknight727]

ZANN CONSORTIUM is like the COBRA of the Star Wars Universe.

[@DarksaberForce]

The difference is that the Zann Consortium actually win their battles.

[@rikuurufu5534]

Didn't Black Sun begin life as a petty Swoop Gang?

[@KrisFrost4359]

That just makes them more impressive.

[@nosferatuzod4991]

They where an alliance of neighborhoods and swoop gangs who came together for protection after the the great Galactic War. Their saying was "better a Black sun, than none" they quickly grew into a galactic spanning shadow Empire.

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

I really like the Kotor II version of the exchange. They're so powerful that it seems like the actual crime part of their criminal empire is an afterthought. Goto reminds me more of the Metal Gear Solid series' Patriots than a mafia organisation like the Hutts.

[@gray7352]

Let’s not forget the Bando Gora. I think there a little underrated they actually did a lot and even got so bad that Sidious himself ordered there down fall fearing they would “disrupt” his long term plan.

[@matthewrascoe8690]

Don’t forget that they caused such a problem that Dooku himself had to hire out two fearsome Mandalorians and eventually, taking matters into his own hands in order to take out the Bando Gora (Komari Vosas chaos would’ve uproot the counts plans for the upcoming war)

[@jacobschnabl4457]

What about the Pike Syndicate?

[@jacrispyjones5845]

What about the droid attack on the wookies?

[@ryanwood918]

Pykes need more love

[@weegee_darthno4045]

@@ryanwood918 Also pykes: *Have appeared in solo and TBB as side characters and main villains in TBOBF*

[@Veed.l0]

I fucking love EAW: Forces of Corruption

[@trinalgalaxy5943]

Its a game that stands the test of time and change. Im both gladdened and saddened we have never gotten a new one, especially as the lore has changed

[@brianjackman3006]

Star Lord Still have my Gold Edition of the disc game. I'll never let that game go.

[@nickm-s]

I don't remember the last time I played un modded EaW:FoC. I remember really enjoying it though.

[@SkrapMetal84]

there was a game before EAW look up star wars rebellion i am sure you will find it quite interesting.

[@trinalgalaxy5943]

Thats the one that is an age of empires but with starwars theme correct?

[@cadeellsworth140]

Much criminal, very explain

[@EckhartsLadder]

+Cade Ellsworth wow

[@theyinninja8859]

In SWTOR there is the exchange, I never knew about these guys, it is a surprise for sure but a welcomed one

[@liux6051]

Eyuu Eck can you do a video about the "Hutt Fleet" and their ships and superweapons pls.

[@345635356]

The Zan Consortium, the most broken faction I've ever seen in a game, especialy from my perspective as a Rebel player in Empire at War. Their space units are a pain in the ass that hove to be countered in a very precise way if you want to have a chance and on the ground unless you have a massive army with lots of T4-B's, you're pretty much fucked. And dont get me started on their planitary corruption ability, that shit is not fair and lets the consortium build fleets of battlecruisers even if they only control a handful of planets, and then send them anywhere they please, bypasing your carefully planned defences with no effort. Only way to counter it is to dedicate 90% of your economy to removing corruption as it apears. Yeah, there is a reason that when I play Forces of Corruption I target the Consortium almost exclusively.

[@rhett6946]

You just have to rush down the Consortium at the start.

[@CosmicG777]

I would have put Black Sun at #2 and Hutts at #1 because the Hutts have more control, power, and influence.

[@I_Am_Wasabi_Man]

AND YOU COULD HAVE IT ALL MY EMPIRE OF DIRT I WILL LET YOU DOWN I WILL MAKE YOU HURT

[@CosmicG777]

Easy Pete Lol. Damn auto correct. Hutts of course. I'm just lucky that the auto correct didn't turn "Hutts" to "Butts".

[@frankdees507]

It was a known fact Black Sun was the wealthiest criminal organization in the galaxy. Richer than Jabbas family by far

[@jonahpeters337]

Have you already done a video on Black Sun? It would be really cool to get an in depth look at each of these organizations individually! Keep making awesome lore videos!

[@archieke3539]

Notification squad. Great video - I feel criminal organisations need more focus in the canon. Maybe Solo: A Star Wars story will add to this.

[@EckhartsLadder]

+ArchieKE welcome!!

[@OmegaGamer414]

Revans Sith Empire vs Galactic Empire

[@josephpayne113]

OmegaGamer414 YES

[@SuperWindsage]

Revan would be decimated. largely cause he has an inherently inferior force coming from thousands of years ago, and that it was internal more prone to self destruction, that ol malgus betraying Revan thing... and all that. Sideous and Vader have a better not killing each other over poloticts moving relationship. although I could see the invasion force of Revans Empire galvantizing all of the pacified Dogs of Sideous to make a break for it. Jerec Cabaoth, Sedris.... the like. be interesting. but final goal is can Revan get a group enough together to destroy plaptine and then handle the destabiling of the empires fractioning? not touching upon histories though. cause Palpatine and their ilk probably studied Revan back in the day.

[@DrewBisthebestdealwithit]

Revan would wreck the galactic empire easily

[@emperortenebrisemeraldwing8578]

Anyone from the Old republic would mop the floor with anyone from the Galactic Civil War

[@meruthesuccubus3416]

there is a mod for that in empire at war

[@Introvertedtroy]

I love how this channel talks about all aspects of the world of Star Wars

[@godzilla5006]

Galactic Empire Vs Aracnid Bugs (Starship Troopers)

[@robertnelson9599]

Interesting, both sides were massive, aggressive, and decimated entire planets.

[@bigbrother1736]

The empire was much larger though and do the arachnids have a fleet? If they do the empire will probably obliterate it.

[@bigbrother1736]

The empire also had a huge army probably in the trillions.

[@robertnelson9599]

The Arachnids were alot like the Yuuzan Vong to be honest. So the New Republic would have struggled, if not outright lost, while the Empire would most likely have won.

[@TK-nn8jd]

Gonna have to be more specific, there's at least 3 different versions you could use, each with wildly different capabilities.

[@oscarbay9482]

Where my pike syndicate at :’(

[@illusiveman1613]

Admiral Ackbar lom pyke is still high as fuck on spice lol

[@markdavis160]

I'm not sure that the Pyke Syndicate counts as Legends. Their first appearance was on Clone Wars. Otherwise, yeah, they would be on the list.

[@matteogiunta816]

@@markdavis160 I think they appeared aswell in Solo

[@matteogiunta816]

@@markdavis160 the problem is that the black sun in not legends because it appeared in the clone wars tv series and it was nominated in Star Wars rebels

[@mandolorian162]

Black Sun is in Legends and its Crimsion dawn and the Pykes in Solo

[@jonathanpirolo3996]

I saw the tumbnail and right away knew what groups they are and I don't have to watch this but I enjoy your videos so I will watch this any ways

[@marshal8358]

Incredible work! Instead of the Smugglers' Alliance, I would personally add the Bounty Hunters' Guild.

[@halfofapicture]

Aren’t they a legit business tho?

[@houseviceroy]

What we need next is a series depicting a star wars criminal underworld/organized crime and the mobsters of the galaxy , for example gang wars between the Hutt Cartel , Pyke Syndicate & The Black Sun , like a star wars scorcese type mafia star wars , that would be freaking awesome broski

[@jefffeller301]

as always this is EckhartsLadder is good and May the force be with you brings it together nice!!! Good Show ol chap!!

[@halfofapicture]

Does the Shadow Collective not count as a criminal organization? They controlled the hutts and black sun at one point, and they were both on this list.

[@UncannyFella]

Starship versus: MC80 Liberty vs Imperial II Class star destroyer

[@matthewfritz4629]

Could the UNSC stop a Zerg invasion The Protoss vs The Covenant Could the Terran Dominion stop a Flood infestation

[@soraharrison8429]

maybe the unsc could no the terran couldn't of course that's just one fan girls opinnion

[@matthewfritz4629]

sora harrison i always thought the Terran could based on they have experience with infestation and they have a smaller empire to patrol.

[@matthewfritz4629]

sora harrison what about your thoughts on protoss vs the Covenant?

[@lordanubis5076]

Protoss are more technologically advanced and have more firepower

[@necromater6656]

Unsc would die Prottos would win Terran maybe

[@jakekers7480]

God I love your videos please never stop making them! Keep up the good work

[@EckhartsLadder]

+Jman The Amazing keep watching and sharing and I'll keep making!

[@jakekers7480]

:)

[@Anima--L]

Top 5 Star Wars comic books. PLEASE

[@johanhalvarsson2148]

Certainly csn't be the one where darth maul destroys the black sun without breaking a sweat I hope. Or the one where Bobba Fett delivers Hans frozen body to Jabba.

[@fizzyfrog2805]

Great video and very informative, honestly I've expected the Pikes to be up there too, guess they weren't that important after all...

[@brothajim6229]

i love that the exchange was included

[@Coyote_Man]

Boba: *breaks through wall riding a ranchor* MAKE IT SIX!

[@kenhernandez8128]

I remember BlackSun and Smugglers Alliance.

[@kennethkates3140]

Can Reach or Coruscant survive a Zerg invasion

[@soraharrison8429]

no

[@generichuman5930]

No XD

[@noivern666]

Coruscant would get horsefucked by the zerg

[@lxperron610]

I see coruscant having to be glassed if the zerg hit them

[@annierekshun]

Hey Ecks, I'd really like to see a video that at least touches on Xim The Despot. I seem to recall reading a Han Solo trilogy years ago, where Han and Chewie were in the Corporate Sector Authority, hiding from the Empire. In one of the books, they end up on a backwater world, with primitive tech, and a supposed hidden treasure that had belonged to Xim. That whole saga might bear having a video made, because I know next to nothing about the Corporate Sector, and the idea of this warlord with a vast empire outside of Old Republic space, and pre dating the Old Republic is pretty cool. The book talked about the archaic ancient spaceships of Xim's fleet, so maybe a video detailing ancient tech would be cool too

[@Hugo74390]

Glad I was able to immediately guess 3 out of 5 by reading the title... Didn't think of the smugglers because they're considered as good guys most of the times, and didn't know about Zann as I never played Empire at War.

[@christianprofessional]

I love how original this video is. Great job as always!!

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

Couldn’t the Trade Federation be classified as a criminal organization? They were basically able to do whatever they wanted with next to no consequences for their actions.

[@4Funand4You]

its been awhile, i know, but still. Imo the Zann-Consortium should be number 1. They had meddlings on EVERY planet in the known Galaxy, and where the only ones on to control multiple starsystems completely. They also had an Alliance with dathomir-Witches and they had top of the line Military equipment, the best corvette in the rating video, the Keldabe-Battleship, even the Aggressor and the Vengeance calss were great

[@ESFNinja]

DEATH WATCH!!

[@valeriyparshin2886]

Captain Cutter 40k Deathwatch or the puny and weak Mandalorians?

[@brianjackman3006]

Captain Cutter don't you have Banished and Flood to fight? Not to mention Anders to rescue. (AGAIN!) In addition to finding a way back to Earth.

[@robertnelson9599]

I don't think Deathwatch had enough influence.

[@hueylongdong347]

Death Watch are terrorists. True Mandolorians ftw!

[@jackcloud4728]

they were minor terrorists

[@EvanMe]

I'd say the ranking on this list depends heavily on the era. At the height of its power, each of these organizations was number one in the galaxy in its time. The Hutts probably deserve number one overall, just because their organization descended from a literal galactic empire of their own.

[@Gamer117154]

Tell that to KanjiKlub

[@DrMutran]

I agree with your picks. Though if I had to pick a team, I would go with the Pyke Syndicate. I like them because they are far more mellow then other crime organizations who seem to preform greedy acts just for the sake of being greedy. I would have to wear a filtered helmet though. All the spice they smoke would make me gag.

[@liechtli]

I just love HOME... And i love your videos! (I personally think the music fits very good 😊)

[@gbhm2568]

Great video bro!

[@JK-it4eu]

Pretty sure the exchange was around even during the original trilogy...just never got explored in that time period. I think somewhere in my copy of the Complete Visual Dictionary it talks about a member of Jabba's court being a spy for the local Exchange boss.

[@justalonelyman994]

Great video man

[@arbington]

Might've given Shadow Collective a shoutout at least, though they may fall between criminal organization and government I myself would say that they're more like the Zann Consortium, an organization which is primarily criminal or composed of criminals which happens to also have Galactic ambitions.

[@danielbob2628]

You just know there were some people who are overly passionate about the Empire who, without the disclaimer at the beginning, would have watched the video fully just so they could comment "You forgot the Rebel Alliance."

[@chicercatrova8303]

We know that the empire had 25,000 star destroyers, but do we know howmany ships Black Sun and hutts have?

[@TheHyena-ru8bz]

This is a genius idea to make a video about

[@Fylhtqr1]

As far as i am aware in legends the player criples the exchange very severly setting it up to be destroyed by its Rivals in one of the Imperial story missions on Nar Shaada so while it isnt confirmed that that is what got the exchange wiped out its a good bet that it was.

[@Fylhtqr1]

SWTOR

[@CL-no3si]

I'm pleased to report that the distribution of Santa hats over on the discord is on schedule

[@michaelmckeever2734]

I'd love a Shadows of the Empire show. A movie was once planned but later scrapped.

[@griffin5322]

Seeing that both of these guys hanged around the empty space outside galaxys. I thought that it would be cool to see the yuuzhan vong go up against the reapers.

[@markdavis160]

I don't know if they count as 'illegal' but I feel like the Bounty Hunters Guild could get an honorable mention. Another honorable mention would be the Stark Commercial Combine. Although Stark's criminal group was short lived, it probably lasted about as long as Tyber Zahn's organization. The Bando Gora might also count for their assassination and drug businesses. They are unlike the Nightsisters despite similar dark side leanings because of the profit driven nature of their organization. Jorj Car'das might be worth a mention. His smuggling empire was powerful enough to swallow up rivals like Booster Terrik, and was basically a forerunner of the Smugglers Alliance that Talon Karrde formed once Car'das disappeared, built from the organization that Car'das originally founded.

[@SirFrankieCrisp94]

I'm off to replay some Empire at War Forces of Corruption now thank you

[@elminster710]

only thing I'd enjoy more is a lil more info, example being the actual galactic date beginning of the black sun and it's end.

[@RockingRebelYell]

Yes the Zann Consortium

[@spiderpsycho_8887]

Yay! He did my video!

[@timothychopelas9575]

Crimson corsair

[@samsmith92samsmith]

Super-corporations would be cool to see comparisons of. Especially those like our real world East India Company which ruled vast territories for profit. So Czerka, Trade Federation etc

[@Mickey-qg4ot]

At the end of the day I respect this list but all I have to say is long live the consortium.

[@nathanielgage8209]

Can you do a video on the major para-military groups of the star wars galaxy, like the mandalorians etc.

[@flynnmckee8442]

I was always a fan of the pyke syndicate.

[@GarlicPudding]

Ah, the Consortium. Overpowered as hell, and oh so fun.

[@thorshammer7883]

Do a top 5 most powerful SCPs in the SCP Foundation.

[@tigersebel]

I would love it. unfortunately i don't think that the SCP foundation is really considered a Sci fi franchise. it's more like a collection of Creepy pasta subjects. There may be some form of sci fi elements in there but i don't think it would fit in the usual stuff Echharts Ladder would do

[@thorshammer7883]

tigersebel Well I think he should make a acception to it because it really is special. True the Foundation website was apart of Creepypasta at one point it no longer is and it has alot more Sci-fi in it's stories then what people think. Even SCP-682 and 035 have more Sci-fi elements then what people think.

[@tigersebel]

you are right. But still i can't really imagine something from the SCP foundation on this channel. But i would love to be proven wrong. I am a massive fan of the Foundation.

[@thorshammer7883]

tigersebel There are SCPs which are Sci-fi "like" 610, 217, 008, 049, 078, 124, 2399, and some more.

[@kennethkates3140]

Top 5 Imperial commanders from canon

[@cominguponinfra-red3038]

Composite EVA Unit 01 vs Godzilla

[@TheM16NdPregnant]

Jabba will give you an offer you cant refuse👌

[@kennethkates3140]

Lore, Imperial bioweapons

[@barragin9893]

What about the Pykes???

[@fynswoboda217]

Where are the pikes? Would be nice if u make a top 10 out of this theme

[@mannyeldude4083]

YOU FORGOT ABOUT THE SEBOLTO CARTEL AND THE BANDO GORA

[@tiberiuscodius5828]

The Zann Consortium reminds me somewhat of Darth Maul's Shadow Collective

[@matyasslavik8657]

Well, The Exchange disappeared in time of SWTOR or after events of class stories which is about 300 years after events of KOTOR II.

[@alexdebrema3977]

The very end of the Empire at war FOC campaign was very interesting.. Can we discuss that? .x. The part with the ancient sith army .. Or whatever else it could have been ...

[@Kolonol1]

You missed the most important criminal group....the first order...the first order removed all other criminal groups with the exception of Jabba from existence and history itself with the cunning use of Disney...Disney is a super weapon that controls the events in starwars past present and future...it's like they found a Timelord in the Starwars universe who was called The Screwup...it's like the Dr's mentally handicapped younger brother who gets worse every time he regenerates.... Clearly they are worth a mention...

[@aperson7441]

3:02 IIRC G0T0 is a droid, but it's used as a communications device by the actual Goto, so it wouldn't have been the droid boss

[@ColdbloodGamingEntertainment]

Love your videos keep up the good work 😎😎

[@MrRonald327]

Evil has many faces!

[@cominguponinfra-red3038]

Genestealer vs Flood Pure form vs Hydralisk vs Necromorph Brute vs Typhon Nightmare vs Black Light Brawler

[@Gothicsilencer]

Suggestion: Klingons vs Star Wars Old Republic (clone wars)

[@TheCaptainNick]

I loved this video, because my favorite faction is the zann consortium.

[@Zeknif1]

*half of my planets are corrupted* Guess I need to start cleaning up the corruption… *beginning construction of the Second Death Star.*

[@maximumeffort7096]

I would call the Czerca Corperaton in Kotor 1 are also Criminal.

[@xjadit7826]

the exchange are in the old republic mmo which is set like 300 years after kotor/kotor 2

[@kyletanking]

#1 grove street family’s

[@barrybend7189]

Thunderbolt starfury from Babylon 5 vs the Sabre from Halo reach.

[@Plzcheese]

*You left out EA...*