Factions
Organizations, orders and governments of the galaxy. Entries appear only after their sources are checked.
- Legends
Black Sun
The largest criminal syndicate in the galaxy, led by Prince Xizor during the Galactic Civil War. The organization operated on Coruscant and other worlds, competed with Darth Vader for influence over the Emperor and on occasion supplied the Alliance with intelligence.
2 events
- Legends
Brotherhood of the Sith
An alliance of Jedi Knights who broke away from the Order following Exar Kun to study Sith techniques. In the Great Sith War the Brotherhood created an empire to which the Krath and the Mandalorians swore allegiance.
2 events
- Canon
Clone Force 99
A unit of clone commandos with nonstandard mutations, unofficially nicknamed the Bad Batch. After the end of the Clone Wars the squad found itself outside the Imperial system.
2 events
- Canon
Confederacy of Independent Systems
A Separatist alliance that went to war with the Galactic Republic.
18 events
- Legends
Confederation
A galactic coalition created by Thrackan Sal-Solo and led by Corellia. It fought the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances in the Second Galactic Civil War, calling itself a force of freedom fighters. After its defeat it survived as an independent state and became one of the three major powers of the galaxy.
5 events
- Legends
Despot Army
The army of the Despot Queen Hadiya, made up of the Shikaakwa crime lords she had united. The army invaded Tython and besieged the Kaleth temple, but fell apart after the death of its leader.
4 events
- Canon
First Order
A militarized state that grew out of remnants of the Empire beyond the settled galaxy. It raised soldiers from birth, built a superweapon on Starkiller Base and waged war against the Resistance. It later allied with a Sith cult but was defeated after the rout at Exegol.
12 events
- Canon
Galactic Empire
An authoritarian state proclaimed after the transformation of the Republic.
69 events
- Legends
Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
A federal republic formed on the basis of the New Republic during its decline in the war with the Yuuzhan Vong. It united most of the known galaxy and later went to war with the breakaway Corellian coalition.
10 events
- Canon
Galactic Republic
A state with its Senate on Coruscant that existed until the proclamation of the Empire.
57 events
- Canon
Gideon's Imperial remnant
A remnant of the Imperial armed forces under the control of Moff Gideon, active in 9 ABY, several years after the collapse of the Galactic Empire. Its forces included regular stormtroopers, death troopers and third-generation dark troopers. The remnant was based, among other places, on the planet Nevarro.
4 events
- Canon
Grand Army of the Republic
An army of clone soldiers grown on Kamino and handed over to the Galactic Republic at the start of the Clone Wars. Its units were commanded by Jedi generals.
6 events
- Legends
Infinite Empire
The Rakatan power from the planet Lehon that conquered Force-rich worlds and enslaved their inhabitants. Its might rested on dark side technology, including the Star Forge.
8 events
- Canon
Inquisitorius
An Imperial service of Force-sensitive hunters created to track down and destroy surviving Jedi. It was led by the Grand Inquisitor.
4 events
- Legends
Je'daii Order
An ancient community of Force-sensitive beings on the planet Tython in the Deep Core that sought balance between the light and dark sides. The Order lived at nine temples and was governed by a Council of Masters.
13 events
- Legends
Jedi Coalition
An alliance assembled by Grand Master Luke Skywalker after the Battle of Kashyyyk. It included the New Jedi Order, the alliance in exile, the Maw fleet, the Mandalorians and the Imperial Remnant. Its goal was to remove Darth Caedus from power and end the war.
2 events
- Canon
Jedi Order
An order of peacekeepers whose members serve the Republic and oppose the Sith.
100 events
- Canon
Knights of Ren
A small brotherhood of masked warriors armed with a varied assortment of melee and ranged weapons. They served as the enforcers of Kylo Ren's will.
1 event
- Legends
Krath
A dark side cult created by noble descendants of Empress Teta. The Krath seized the Empress Teta system and froze the former ruling dynasty in carbonite.
6 events
- Legends
Lost Tribe of Sith
A Sith order that formed on the distant planet Kesh in Wild Space after the crash of a ship carrying followers of an ancient Sith lord. It developed in isolation for millennia and re-emerged during the galaxy's later crises.
2 events
- Legends
Mandalorian Crusaders
Mandalorian warrior clans under Mandalore the Indomitable who joined the Sith forces in the Great Sith War. Their units reinforced the Krath armies in the campaign against the Republic.
3 events
- Canon
Mandalorians
A warrior culture whose members wear distinctive armor and follow their own customs. After the loss of their homeworld, scattered clans and groups hid across the galaxy; some of them followed a strict creed and took in foundlings to raise. In the New Republic era the Mandalorians sought to return to Mandalore.
9 events
- Legends
New Jedi Order
The Order restored by Luke Skywalker after the fall of the Empire. Training took place at the academy on Yavin 4, and it was headed by a Grand Master and a High Council. Its Knights played a decisive role in the war against the Yuuzhan Vong and in subsequent crises.
17 events
- Canon
New Republic
A state that grew out of the Rebel Alliance after the victory at Endor. It revived the Senate, concluded a peace treaty with the remnants of the Empire and drastically reduced its armed forces. Its capital system was destroyed by the First Order.
18 events