The Black Sun is an intergalactic crime syndicate that has existed for thousands of years, rivaling the Hutt Cartels for dominance in the criminal underworld. At the time of Galactic Civil War, the Falleen Prince Xizor led the organization. The Black Sun employ smugglers, assassins, mercenaries, spies, pirates and other dangerous criminal elements to do their dirty work, making them a formidable force to be reckoned with.
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Players cannot earn Black Sun faction points, thus are always hostile.
However, the Garyn Raiders are a Black Sun affiliated faction, named after their late leader, the Black Sun Underlord Alexi Garyn, and can be found at the Garyn Raider's Bunker and a second bunker (/way -4625 -7543) is part of the Right Handless Man quest as part of the Legacy Quest. Faction points can be earned by defeating the Restuss Brigade and vice versa.
The Black Sun also seem to have an alliance with the Mandalorian splinter group known as the Death Watch and are working together at the Death Watch Bunker on the forest moon of Endor.
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There are some quests that feature the Black Sun as antagonists or working for them.
- New players at Tansarii Point Station will encounter Black Sun Slicers trying to sabotage the Station in Stopping the Slicers. Furthermore, the Piloting Quests have the players thwarting Black Sun operations with the Darkveil Eclipse in the Bright Jewel Ribbon Quadrant. Completion of the Piloting Quests will give players the Hero of Tansarii Point Station Badge.
- A player not affiliated with with the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire at the conclusion of the Something is Obviously Wrong quest will be contacted by Guri, Prince Xizor's chief lieutenant, and will be their handler for the Mysterious Meeting Request quest and the rest of the Death Troopers quest line.
- Guri is also an Ace Pilot that can be encountered as part of the Ace Pilot System.
- The Black Sun are part of the Lost Star Destroyer Heroic Instance (and the proceeding pre-quest), where the self-proclaimed "Grand Admiral" Sait planned to defect from the Empire and give his Star Destroyer to them.
- The Black Sun are the chief antagonists in the Crashed Shuttle quest.
- Kelen Wordkal, a Mos Eisley Police Officer, can be found patrolling near the Tatooine Space Station in his Z-95. The quests he offers players involve fighting a Black Sun subfaction known as the Black Dawn.
- The Troublesome Influences quest of the A Chance Meeting series given by Bossk have players tasked to go to the Death Watch Bunker on Endor or the jungles of Yavin IV and eliminate Black Sun members.
The Black Sun are also involved as antagonists in many of the quests given by pilot trainers.
- Pilots can complete the Black Sun Pilot Kill Quotas to earn the "Dread of the Black Sun" title and the Black Sun AEG-77 Vigo Gunship Schematic. Additionally, Tier 4 or 5 Black Sun ships may also drop the Black Sun Ace Fighter Helmet as loot.
- Completing the Civilian Protection Guild questline at the Kashyyyk Space Station as a Freelance Pilot will award players with deed to the Black Sun Vaksai Starfighter.
Despite not having faction points to be earned, there are some quests from Black Sun members that can be completed:
- Lergo Brazee is a patron of the cantina in Keren, Naboo, claiming he works in shipping, commodities, and personal services. In actuality, he is a member of the Black Sun. Doing work for him aids operations in the region.
- Luthin Dlunar is a recruiter in Bela Vistal, Corellia, for an organization that values "ingenuity, loyalty, and above all, discretion." He asks players to help him handle some business affairs there. His waypoint is 6692 -5607.
- Grobber can be found in the Coronet Hotel, located in the southwest portion of the city (waypoint -455 -4687). By completing his requests, he'll recommend players to his superior, Zekka Thyne.
- Scolex Grath is a Black Sun associate who can be found in Doaba Guerfel, Corellia (waypoint 3349 5489). He says that Jinz Finzer of the Guild Mining Corporation is causing problems and asks players to deal with him.
- Skinkner is a Black Sun agent working out of the cantina in Kor Vella, Corellia. He reports there's a spy that has infiltrated the group that needs be dealt with.
- Igbi Freemo is a member of the Black Sun located in Nashal, Talus (waypoint 4541 5069) and is having issues with the Hutts. However, his second quest was bugged and the quests discontinued as part of the Chapter 6.8 update. Freemo is currently a level 100 attackable NPC.
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- The Black Sun thugs, assassins etc. are very good Soldiers placed on Yavin IV, Endor, and sometimes found on Dathomir. Their level ranges from 81 elite to 88 elite. Approachable with a group of 1 - 2 CL 90 players. The loot may be very good, like the Jetpack base or even Bounty Hunter armor items. As they wear Bounty Hunter armor, they may drop it. This is not the wearable version but a required component to craft Mandalorian armor. These pieces are mostly treated as "containers" at the Bazaar Terminal.
- The Jetpack Base can no longer be looted from Black Sun enemies on any other planet than Yavin IV. A very large and common spawn of Black Sun mobs is wp 4245 -4296.
- The Black Sun Medallion was a transfer loot item players could receive from a criminal NPC before the New Game Enhancements were implemented. Unknown if it can still be obtained.
- The TCG Loot Card of the Breakthrough painting can be redeemed to give players the titles of "Underlord", "XTS Executive," and "Black Sun Koppo Vigo."
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Star Wars Lore[]
Black Sun was a major crime syndicate with galactic reach and influence.
Black Sun existed in some form or another for centuries. Although headquartered on Coruscant, its influence stretched the breadth of the Galaxy. Around 32 BBY the Black Sun was headed by Alexi Garyn, who was killed by Darth Maul on his master's orders. Under the Black Sun leader were nine Vigos (Old Tionese for "nephew"). Each Vigo ruled over their own territory and sector.
During the Galactic Civil War, Black Sun was led by Prince Xizor, a reptilian Falleen. Under Xizor's leadership, Black Sun became so powerful that the Prince was considered by some Coruscant courtiers to be surpassed in power by only Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
Rivalry between Vader and Xizor was especially strong due to the fact that, after an accident at a biological weapons laboratory on Xizor's homeworld Falleen, Vader ordered all the Falleens who had been contaminated to be "sterilized" (i.e. they were killed). When Xizor learned that Luke Skywalker was Vader's son, he decided to kill Skywalker so as to foil Vader's plan to turn Luke to the dark side of the Force and embarass him in the eyes of the Emperor. However, when Vader learned of the scheme, he made sure Xizor paid with his life.
Black Sun's influence was tremendous indeed. They ruled the underworld and few individuals or organizations dared to cross them. The Tenloss Syndicate were hit particularly hard when they failed to pay the proper tribute to Black Sun as Xizor knew they were hiding a Rebel Shipyard in the Vergesso Asteroids. He leaked the information to Vader who then destroyed the shipyard and ruined Tenloss.
Black Sun never achieved its former glory after Xizor's death. Several attempts to bring the syndicate were made, including one by Xizor's niece, Savan, and one by Jeodu Dequc, who termed his enterprise "Black Nebula."
During the time of the Thrawn crisis and the return of Palpatine, Black Sun was headed by Y'ull Acib. Working with Grappa the Hutt, he attempted to take control of the Imperial Interim Ruling Council, to no avail. In 24 ABY, Czethros attempted to bring back the criminal syndicate to its former glory and to dominate the Galaxy though his attempts were thwarted by the New Jedi Order.