Crime lord/Legends

"I want people to see me. I'm a crime lord. I can't do business if people can't find me."

- Marn Hierogryph

A crime lord was the local or planetary boss of a criminal organization. Crime lords would often surround themselves with lackeys, mercenaries, or bodyguards for protection.

The goal of most crime lords was to make money. They would achieve this by participating in any illegal activity that generated income, some illegal activity's are: extortion, gambling, loan sharking, kidnapping, spice cultivation, and distribution and slave trading.

Most successful crime lords have many police, security, and government officials on their payroll in order to operate efficiently. Usually the goons and thugs working for a crime lord are not paid nearly as well as the crime lord himself.

Some crime lords prefer to only participate in certain, more "honest" activities such as gambling, loan-sharking, and smuggling because these activities do not harm people as much as extortion or kidnapping. In these activities, the crime lord does not use cruelty and violence as means of achieving a given goal. Some crime lords even work with other crime lords to maximize profits.

Known crime lords

 * Various Hutt crime lords
 * Prince Xizor of Black Sun
 * Alexi Garyn
 * G0-T0
 * Davik Kang
 * Sebolto
 * Tyber Zann
 * Reelo Baruk
 * Sise Fromm
 * Kleb Zellock
 * Big Bunji

Behind the scenes

 * Crime lord is also a prestige class in various editions of the Star Wars Roleplaying game.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Evasive Action: Prey
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * Shadows of the Empire (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Shadows of the Empire: Evolution
 * Darksaber
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Star Wars: Droids
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption