Second Union

The **Second Union** (**SU**), also known simply as the **Union**, was a notorious military criminal organization which sabotaged and interfered with Alliance to Restore the Republic and Galactic Empire affairs during the Galactic Civil War. During the course of the war, it amassed considerable power and wealth, eventually becoming a major nuisance—and even threat—to both the Empire and the Rebellion as well as major crime syndicates in the galaxy. The Union became more powerful after the Battle of Endor, being one of the deadliest crime organizations during the time of the New Republic. It would become a threat to the Republic, other criminal factions, and even Imperial Remnants during this time. The Second Union rejected democracy, which prompted a desire to manifest itself through the control of populations, and military power throughout the galaxy.

## Organization

### Military

The majority of the Second Union's military hardware appeared to consist of vehicles and vessels from the Republic Era and the Imperial Era, including:

* HAVw A6 Juggernauts
* Armored Assault Tanks
* 74-Z Speeder Bikes
* Heavily modified All Terrain Scout Transports
* C-9979 landing craft
* STAPs
* Lambda-class T-4a shuttles
* K79-S80 Imperial Troop Transports
* LAAT/i gunships
* DSD1 dwarf spider droids
* LM-432 crab droids
* TX-130 Saber-class fighter tanks
* UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support crafts
* Sheathipede-class transport shuttles
* Gozanti-class Assault Carriers
* Lucrehulk-class battleships
* Acclamator-class assault ships
* Nu-class attack shuttles
* Rho-class transport shuttles
* GR-75 medium transports

Other vehicles included WLO-5 battle tanks and Bantha-II cargo skiffs. The Union used Z-95 Headhunters, their Clone Wars counterparts, Rogue-class Porax-38 starfighters and ARC-170 starfighters as their primary starfighters.

Second Union soldiers were the main infantry troops of the Second Union, being well-trained and skilled with the use of various weapons such as blasters. They were feared by many as being equivalent to the Imperial Stormtroopers due to operations they carried out in areas under the control of the Union. Additionally, the Second Union sometimes had BX-series droid commandos and droidekas serving as soldiers and guards along with the human soldiers. Overall, the Union used a powerful army to gain victory during battles on land, as well as starfleets in space combat, utilizing both black-market technology as well as their own.

## History

The Second Union was formed at some point between 0 BBY and 3 ABY. It was a strong industrial and military power, and began to flex its muscle in the galaxy following its formation. It caused trouble for both the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire, meddling in their affairs across the galaxy. The Union also interfered with the schemes of major crime syndicates in the criminal underworld that they believed would be potential rivals in their quest for power. Being a part of the Five Crime Syndicates, the Second Union was notorious enough to rival the Pyke Syndicate, Crimson Dawn, the Hutt Clan, and even Black Sun. These rivalries would continue to persist during the New Republic Era.

Shortly after the fall of the Galactic Empire, the Second Union rose through further prominence in the criminal underworld. It became infamous for its many sinister dealings and shows of force on various worlds, spreading corruption and military power throughout the galaxy.

The Second Union, always looking for new ways to increase its power, established psychic research programs in the hopes of developing a new form of weapon to use against the New Republic. They eventually sought out the Crystal Skull in 5 ABY, believing it was the key to their new weapon. Military forces of the Union pursued Boba Fett and Indiana Jones, who were in possession of the skull, to Tatooine where they fought the pair on the desert sands. However, the Union's forces were defeated by Fett and Jones along with a third party consisting of a tribe of Tusken Raiders, and whether the weapon was fully developed remained a mystery.

Around that same year, the Second Union had established a base on Level 1313 in the underworld of Coruscant. Fennec Shand and Velk Khey'et were under their employment at that time, being stationed at the base as hired enforcers. However Shand betrayed them and fled the base as she thought that these were changing times and that her loyalties belonged elsewhere, fighting her way out. At that same time, Boba Fett traveled to Coruscant to investigate the Union's criminal activities on the planet while simultaneously searching for a copy of *Clone Wars Painting*, a painting depicting a portion of the face of the late General Grievous.

The Second Union continued to cause havoc throughout the galaxy, meddling with affairs of the New Republic, Imperial Remnants, and rival criminal organizations. The Union also continued to operate behind the scenes, establishing its presence on numerous planetary systems across the galaxy such as Hypori, Ord Mantell, Planetoid A.17 and Bora Vio.

In 7 ABY, a Union task force clashed with Boba Fett over Jaster Mereel's armor, as they wanted the armor for their own purposes. This resulted in Truman Dovchenko, a prominent leading figure of the Union, being defeated and killed by Fett on Jakku. Following Dovchenko's death, Herman Dietrich declared himself Supreme Leader of the entire Second Union and assumed control of all its forces. Sometime later, Fett tried to stop a Second Union detachment on Nevarro from blowing up the Nevarro city with a Nuclear bomb planted underground. In the end, the bounty hunter was able to deactivate the nuclear bomb as well as destroy their enforcer IG-88A.

In 9 ABY, Second Union military forces were stationed on Tatooine, having a headquarters there. Led by Dietrich, they planned to take over Mos Espa from the Fett gotra in the aftermath of the War for Tatooine where the Pyke Syndicate was driven back. The Union had an average presence in Mos Espa, installing a garrison of soldiers there along with at least 1 AAT and at least 2 AT-STs, with the addition of several commando droids as well, right after the Pykes were eliminated. They also had military convoys going in and out in the desert. The territory had been offered to the Union by the corrupt Mayor Mok Shaiz if the Pykes were to lose control, with Firith Olan acting as a crime boss for the organization. Sometime after the Battle for Mos Espa, Dietrich, accompanied by an escort of Second Union soldiers, visited Boba Fett's Palace to speak with Daimyo Boba Fett, who declined his apparent proposal of a truce in exchange for safe passage of military convoys through the Dune Sea as he didn't trust the Union due to their numerous conflicts in the past. Dietrich spoke about the territory of Mos Espa, claiming it would soon be his and not Fett's, before leaving. This started a chain of events that would all ultimately lead to a second battle for Mos Espa between the Union and Fett's criminal empire. After the battle, in which Fett's forces emerged victorious, the Second Union decided to leave Tatooine due to the numerous losses caused by the battle, although Fett personally defeated Dietrich and assassinated Firith Olan in Station Bravo before they could leave. The ultimate fate of Dietrich, who was left for dead after being badly injured by Fett during their fight, remained ambiguous.

## Trivia

* The Second Union is largely based off of the Nazi and Soviet villains from the *Indiana Jones* films.

## Appearances

* The Quest for the Crystal Skull (First appearance)
* Counterattack
* Coruscant Nights I (Mentioned only)
* Coruscant Nights II
* Coruscant Nights III
* The Sacred Water of Rugosa
* Shadows of the Empire (Mentioned only)
* Hard Merchandise
* The Final Stand
* *The Armor* (Mentioned only)
* Fallout
* The Last One Standing (Mentioned only)
* "It Gets Ugly"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones* (Mentioned only)
* "Hotshot"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* Beyond the Dune Sea II
* *Boba and Fennec* (Mentioned only)
* From the Desert Comes a Stranger
* Invaders on Their Land
* The Sun Sets and It Rises
* The Believer
* *From a Certain Point of View* (Mentioned only)