Shadow Collective/Legends

The Shadow Collective was a criminal organization founded during the Clone Wars around 20 BBY by Darth Maul. Maul rallied the Mandalorian Death Watch to his cause first, then the Pyke family, a Black Sun faction, and lastly several Hutt enforcers.

History
Maul and his brother Savage Opress allied with Pre Vizsla and the Death Watch. From there, they embarked on a mission to Mustafar where they went to meet with Xomit Grunseit. When the latter refused to join the new collective, Opress hurled his lightsaber at him which killed him. His underling and Captain of the Guard, Ziton Moj, joined Maul and his allies. After that, they traveled to Nal Hutta and met with the Hutt Grand Council. The Hutts refused, and they were forced to retreat from several bounty hunters, but several enforcers joined. In addition, Lom Pyke joined when he learned that Maul was forming an army.

In the days that followed, Maul's collective successfully assisted the Death Watch in conquering Mandalore from Duchess Satine Kryze and her New Mandalorian government. Kryze would be imprisoned, and eventually killed.

Maul and Opress were soon betrayed by Vizsla who had them imprisoned, but the two soon broke out and they confronted Vizsla. In a duel, Maul killed Vizsla and proclaimed himself Mandalore and the leader of the Death Watch. Bo-Katan and her Night Owls refused to join and fled. Maul would then have his soldiers repaint their armor red.

Soon after, the Shadow Collective would face the Night Owls in battle. But the renegades would team up with Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. The two Sith Lords, meanwhile, dueled with the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious when he came to the palace to kill the brothers. In the duel, Sidious managed to kill Opress when he impaled him on his lightsaber, and he subdued Maul with force lightning.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul: Shadow Conspiracy