Most Powerful Business Cartel in the Star Wars Verse...

Big Orange · Post by **Big Orange** » 2006-05-07 09:55pm

In many ways Star Wars seems a little more true to life than TNG era Star Trek; society is run by business and money. And controlling business and money are companies.

Here are the biggest players in the business world:

TaggeCo.
Possibly the biggest consumer company in the galaxy, with it's biggest shareholders being an aristocratic family (the House of Tagge). The firm also has a galaxy wide stake in the fast food market (Biscuit Baron) and starship manufacturing. Has strong Imperial sympathies with prominent Tagge family members being highly placed Imperial officers (General Tagge).

Sienar Fleet Systems
A sinister corporation that was in bed with the Sith (and later the Empire) from the very start. Major business concern is the manufacturing of the iconic TIE fighters and other TIE-varients.

Trade Federation
The galaxy's biggest shipping guild that went belly up soon after the Republic won the Clone Wars; a wealthy company that was somewhat similar to the East India Company. The Trade Federation was represented by a Viceroy and it's biggest shareholders were mostly if not all Neimoidians. The Trade Federation was wealthy and big enough to be represented in the Republic Senate, own entire star systems and massive shipping fleets plus even field it's own private droid military.

Kuat Drive Yards
The biggest supplier of military hardware and warships to the Galactic Empire. It's most famous (and feared) products is the AT-AT, Imperial-class Star Destroyer and the Executor-class Star Destroyer.

Corellian Engineering Corporation
A company that manufactures popular civilian starships with very fast hyperdrive systems. Most well known product is the YT-1300 light freighter.

Admiral Johnason · Post by **Admiral Johnason** » 2006-05-07 10:04pm

Don't forget SuroSub and Fritek, two of the biggest fighter and ship production companies.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-05-07 10:21pm

SoroSub and BlasTech have the biggest shares of the small arms business. With BlasTech probably having a bigger share since most standard Imperial weapons are made by them.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2006-05-07 10:23pm

Would the Corporate Sector Authority count?

JediMaster415 · Post by **JediMaster415** » 2006-05-07 10:29pm

Incom Corporation is also a major producer of starfighters and a few land models, like the T-47.

Admiral Johnason · Post by **Admiral Johnason** » 2006-05-07 10:53pm

JediMaster415 wrote:Incom Corporation is also a major producer of starfighters and a few land models, like the T-47.

They've gone downhill since they were nationalized by the Empire. Fri'tek has replaced them for the most part, but Incom is still around.

Shadowtraveler · Post by **Shadowtraveler** » 2006-05-07 11:16pm

Obviously the bacta cartels have a lot of influence in SW.

The Intergalactic Banking Clan, Baktoid Armor Workshop...

Obviously Industrial Automation and Cybot Galactica, the ones responsible for creating R2-D2 and C-3P0, respectively.

Noble Ire · Post by **Noble Ire** » 2006-05-07 11:30pm

Of course, the rise of the New Order drastically changed the corporate landscape of the galaxy. I would imagine that most of the largest conglomerates, many of which were CIS-affiliated, were either completely dissolved, or integrated into Imperial-supported companies. I highly doubt that IBC, Baktoid, or even the Trade Federation itself even exist by the time of ANH.

Sarevok · Post by **Sarevok** » 2006-05-07 11:37pm

In older times there was also the Czerka corporation depicted in KOTOR games. It is unclear if they exist in the movie era but during the Sith wars they controlled entire planets such as Kashyak and Tatooine.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2006-05-08 12:25am

What where soime of the CEC's Military ships?

NRS Guardian · Post by **NRS Guardian** » 2006-05-08 02:11am

Actually, the Inter-Galactic Banking Clan survives into the NJO under Imperial control with their offices still on Muunilinst. They're essentially the SW analog of the Swiss.
Xizor Transport Systems was the one of the largest if not the largest shipping firm in the TESB era, essentially it seems XTS took over the TFs market. Plus there's the Hutts with their fingers in a whole lot of things both legal and illegal.

CEC's military starships include the ubiquitous Corellian Corvette, its upgraded cousin the Corellian Gunship, armed versions of the Consular-class Starship, the ROTJ novelization mentions Corellian Battleships in the Rebel fleet, there's various blastboats and patrol craft (such as the Mynock Assault Boat) built by Corellia, LAF and HLAF starfighters, likely Star Cruisers, then there's Giel's Star Battleship and Heavy Fleet Carrier, and perhaps the Doomgiver.

Mange · Post by **Mange** » 2006-05-08 02:30am

Noble Ire wrote:Of course, the rise of the New Order drastically changed the corporate landscape of the galaxy. I would imagine that most of the largest conglomerates, many of which were CIS-affiliated, were either completely dissolved, or integrated into Imperial-supported companies. I highly doubt that IBC, Baktoid, or even the Trade Federation itself even exist by the time of ANH.

Weren't they completely nationalized by the Empire?

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2006-05-08 04:38am

The Corporate Sector Authority controls one whisp off of one branch of one arm of the galaxy. Thousands of stars but no native intelligences so it was liscenced to them for exploitation. Compared to corporations who sell goods to millions of worlds and to galactic level governments they are small fry.

A Czerka flamer is mentioned in a ANH era sourcebook so presumably the company survives in one form or another.

Lazarus · Post by **Lazarus** » 2006-05-08 12:36pm

Given the obviously massive demand for Bacta, the companies which control it will be some of the most affluent in the galaxy. At the end of the bacta war Xucphra was dissolved, and Zaltin took complete control of Thyferra and bacta supply. I would guess that this would make Zaltin one of the top 5 companies in the galaxy, if not the top company. Every bacta related product can be traced back to them, and they'll take a tidy portion of the profits.

NRS Guardian · Post by **NRS Guardian** » 2006-05-08 12:41pm

Another CEC warship I forgot about is the Strident-class Star Battleship.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2006-05-08 12:42pm

What about the Black Sun? They may not be entirely legal but IIRC they had plenty of legitimate fronts and businesses and also a fair bit of power.

NRS Guardian · Post by **NRS Guardian** » 2006-05-08 12:46pm

XTS which I mentioned in my first post is the main legitimate front for Black Sun and seems to be one of the largest shipping companies in the Imperial Era.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » 2006-05-08 02:38pm

Personally I'd go witht the biggest land owner in the Galaxy the Mining Guild, which outright owns billions of planets; and supplies the raw materials and resouces for virtually all the industries mentioned. No body fucks with the Mining Guild...

Darth Tanner · Post by **Darth Tanner** » 2006-05-08 02:48pm

No body fucks with the Mining Guild

except Lando

Black Sun and seems to be one of the largest shipping companies in the Imperial Era.

If memory serves the Empire even had to use them for the construction of the second Death Star (very stealthy!) & its leader was considered numero 3 in the galaxy (by himself though)

Post by **Kuja** » 2006-05-08 03:01pm

Imperial Overlord wrote:The Corporate Sector Authority controls one whisp off of one branch of one arm of the galaxy. Thousands of stars but no native intelligences so it was liscenced to them for exploitation. Compared to corporations who sell goods to millions of worlds and to galactic level governments they are small fry.

No native intelligences? I do believe the Tynnans would disagree.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2006-05-08 05:23pm

Kuja wrote:
Imperial Overlord wrote:The Corporate Sector Authority controls one whisp off of one branch of one arm of the galaxy. Thousands of stars but no native intelligences so it was liscenced to them for exploitation. Compared to corporations who sell goods to millions of worlds and to galactic level governments they are small fry.
No native intelligences? I do believe the Tynnans would disagree.

I don't recall them, could you remind me who they are? Anyway, that was the reason, even if incorrect, that the CSA got the liscence to exploit those systems.

Shadowtraveler · Post by **Shadowtraveler** » 2006-05-08 06:41pm

Kuja wrote:
Imperial Overlord wrote:The Corporate Sector Authority controls one whisp off of one branch of one arm of the galaxy. Thousands of stars but no native intelligences so it was liscenced to them for exploitation. Compared to corporations who sell goods to millions of worlds and to galactic level governments they are small fry.
No native intelligences? I do believe the Tynnans would disagree.

Tynna is nowhere near the Corporate Sector, though there were a few sentient species in the CSA worlds that they tried to hide.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2006-05-08 07:18pm

Shadowtraveler wrote:Tynna is nowhere near the Corporate Sector, though there were a few sentient species in the CSA worlds that they tried to hide.

I don't recall any (it has been a while). I do recall them suckering in a number of species to act as workers and then screwing them over. Han was running guns to one of them in the opening of Han Solo at Star's End.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2006-05-08 11:20pm

According to the Han Solo adventures, there were a very few sentient races which were hidden by the Authority.

As for Xizor, his legitimate business dealings are prominent, but as was pointed out in "Shadows" when he's at the Manarri, there are MANY wealthier people in the galaxy than him.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-05-09 12:42am

CaptainChewbacca wrote:As for Xizor, his legitimate business dealings are prominent, but as was pointed out in "Shadows" when he's at the Manarri, there are MANY wealthier people in the galaxy than him.

But how many weilded more power than him? I'm guessing less than a dozen.