Five Crime Syndicates

The Five Crime Syndicates, or Five Families of Crime, was a term given to several crime syndicates located in the galaxy. Over the years, membership of the Five shifted and changed.
==History==
===Republic Era===
A grouping known as the Five Crime Syndicates,Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition or Five Families of Crime,Padawan's Pride controlled much of the underworld as the five most powerful syndicates in the galaxyThe Living Force by 33 BBY. By that year, the Hutt Clan and Crymorah Syndicate were among the five. By 29 BBY, states that Padawan's Pride is set three years after the events of , which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 32 BBY. Therefore, Padawan's Pride must take place in 29 BBY. alongside the Hutts and Crymorah, the Pyke Syndicate and Black Sun were among the five.
===Imperial Era===
By the Imperial Era, Crimson Dawn had joined Black Sun, the Crymorah Syndicate, the Hutt Clan, and the Pyke Syndicate as a member of the Five. Although the grouping thus consisted of five major crime syndicates, the smaller Son-tuul Pride was a sixth member.Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide During the time of the Galactic Empire, the renegade Sith Lord Maul had gained control over the syndicates. Though the arrangement provided great riches that silenced Maul's detractors, those critical of Maul did exist and remained unhappy with this arrangement as Maul, in their eyes, "kept them under his boot." However, anyone who voiced open discontent was silenced.
Maul was the shadow leader of Crimson Dawn, which was widely considered as the most powerful and dangerous among the syndicates.Solo: A Star Wars Story: A Junior Novel On Maul's order, the syndicates were not to war with each other and thus remained allies. Crimson Dawn's alliance with the Pykes was able to stand but remained fragile. Though Crimson Dawn was loathe to risk it, warring among the factions was not uncommon.Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor Still, under Maul's rule such conflict could not be done out in the open. Maul would eventually be separated from galactic affairs by being stranded on the planet Malachor and later be slain in 2 BBY,Star Wars: Timelines thereby allowing open warfare amongst the syndicates to resume if tensions rose to those heights.Crimson Reign 1
===New Republic Era===
Sometime after Supreme Leader Snoke's assumption of leadership within the First Order, Master Codebreaker wrote in the Smuggler's Guide new list of powerful syndicates; Black Sun lost their place in the list and became vigo diaspora, the Crymorah was replaced by the Droid Gotra, Crimson Dawn was replaced by both the Son-tuul Pride and the Guavian Death Gang, and, finally, the Pykes and Hutts were replaced by Kanjiklub and the Red Key Raiders.
==Appearances==
*The Living Force 
*Padawan's Pride 
*Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 1
*Crimson Climb 
*Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 3 
*
*Beckett 1
*Solo: A Star Wars Story 
*Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition 
*Solo: A Star Wars Story: A Junior Novel 
*Solo: A Star Wars Story Read-Along Storybook and CD
*Solo: A Star Wars Story: Meet the Crew
*Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 1
*Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 2
*Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 3
*Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 5
*Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 6
*Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 7
* 
==Sources==
*Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
*Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious
*Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition 
*
*
*Star Wars 100 Objects
*Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:Criminal organizations