Shadow Collective

The Shadow Collective are the secondary villains of the 2008-2020 animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
They were an alliance of underworld organizations assembled by the Zabrak Sith brothers Darth Maul & Savage Opress. Following his return and first failure to enact revenge on his nemesis Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Maul and his brother Savage would be found by the Ohnaka Gang and usurp control of half of them from their leader Hondo Ohnaka, but with help from Obi-Wan, would find themselves betrayed and left for dead out in space aboard their damaged ship.
Maul and Savage would be found and rescued by Death Watch, by order of Pre Vizsla. Seeing an opportunity to become strong again, Maul proposed an alliance with Vizsla and persuaded him to unite with criminal syndicates to expand their organization to better conquer Mandalore. Maul and Savage would secure this by winning over the Pyke Syndicate and subjugating the Black Sun and the Hutt Clan by force of arms, and together they formed the Shadow Collective.
The Collective would take over Mandalore, but with possession over the throne, Vizsla betrayed Maul and Savage and had them imprisoned. Thanks to the help of disposed corrupt Prime Minister Almec, Maul would challenge Vizsla to a duel of right to rule and emerge victorious, killing him. Vizsla's lieutenant Bo-Katan Kryze refused to bend the knee to Maul, and splintered off with others still loyal to Vizsla's vision, while another half conceded to Maul's rule and joined the Collective. Maul would hold leadership over Mandalore with the Collective enforcing his rule.
The Shadow Collective's heyday would prove short-lived, as it fragmented after Maul’s defeat at the Siege of Mandalore, and Savage's death at the hands of Maul's former Sith Master Darth Sidious. During the age of the Galactic Empire, Maul would continue his criminal endeavors by taking leadership of his former subordinates Crimson Dawn.
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