The Factions in Star Wars Thread

[Trusty]

(...excluding Criminal Organizations)

Other than the Republic (old, Rebel, and New), Empire, Hapes, CSA, Chiss, Ssi Ruuk, Yuuzhan Vong, and the Mandalorians.
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[Gry Sarth]

Depending on your timeline, you also have Sith Empire, the Yevetha, Imperial Remnant, and let's not forget the Jedi Order.

[Boomer]

Falleen, Hutts (Hey, their government, they never made all that stuff illegal in their space), Trianii (not CSA members, but their own group with many systems claimed as theirs).

Hmmm... mind going blank...
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[Endwyn]

Not to be negative, but you might have missed where he excluded criminal elements. Triani is not criminal, but the Hutts are very much entrinched in criminal activity and the only Falleen of note and political clout was the head of Black Sun (which is the most extensive criminal organization I've ever seen.) Not that falleen aren't cool, but the only one I've ever seen that could be considered to make the planet a player was Xizor (sp?), and the emperor had the planet blockaded after he came to power, so the other residents were stuck to planetary fame instead of galactic.

I wish I could actually think of a group to contribute, but it seems everyone pegged the biggest ones.
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[Boomer]

I'll give you the Faleen, as by being stranded on one planet they are not much of a faction.

But the Hutts. Come on, they have several sectors under their rule and they don't suspect themselves of any crime. While their dealings in Republic and Imperial space are considered illegal, explain to my why a Hutt would bother to make a law against his own trade on his own planet?

Would you make yourself illegal? I wouldn't. Hutt does not count as a criminal faction once you get to Hutt space.
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[Trusty]

I guess I'll consider the Hutts for all intensive purposes...Would anyone consider the Great Council or the individual Houses themselvees of the Tampani Sector factions?
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[Gry Sarth]

With that line of thought I believe you could consider some of the planets, systems and species to be factions: The Corellians, the Bothans, Adumar, Thyferra, etc.... anyone involved in a conflict can be considered a faction.

[Trusty]

[Gry Sarth]

I think if you consider the Bothan SpyNet and all that stuff, the bothans are their own faction, even though they are part of the Rebellion/NR.

[Boomer]

The Rebel Alliance was all the diffrent rebellions as well as other organizations banding togethor against the empire.

Yeah, I take back the Falleen comment. But to me, Hutts count as an organization that, within themselves anyway, are not criminal.
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[Jedi Skyler]

[beaumont sebos]

I've used BoSS as a faction before. there's a lot to work with there considering how little is known about them.
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[KageRyu]

The Ubese! Definately a faction, though low powered due to the destruction of their homeworld. They are trying to gather technology and rebuild their army to crush all other worlders. They make nice bad guys.
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