![]() | ![]() |
- "The Commerce Guild and the Corporate Alliance have both pledged their armies to Count Dooku and are forming a—"
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi, in a holographic transmission before he was captured on Geonosis
The Commerce Guild, sometimes referred to as the Commerce Guilds,[8] was a conglomerate formed when[9] several galactic-scale corporate organizations such as agricorps, retailers, arms manufacturers, shipbuilders, service providers, and the Mining Guild[2] banded together in a desire for safety, and to ease trade.[9] It became headquartered on Felucia, but was controlled by the Gossams of Castell.[2] In the time before the First Battle of Geonosis,[8] it became one of the five most powerful companies in the galaxy,[10] and Shu Mai—a Gossam who was only concerned with power, wealth, and status—used aggressive and unscrupulous tactics to increase her power in the Guild. Ultimately, no one stood in her path to become presidente of the Commerce Guild.[11]
Despite being a competitor to the Corporate Alliance,[2] the Commerce Guild joined the Alliance as well as several other conglomerates in pledging its support and its army to Count Dooku and his Confederacy of Independent Systems shortly before the outbreak of the Clone Wars,[8] joining in their effort against the Galactic Senate as long as they were not openly involved in the Confederacy's affairs during the early period.[10] Presidente Mai sat on the Separatist Council for the duration of the conflict.[1] While the Guild was not an open backer of the Confederacy, Mai's OG-9 homing spider droids were deployed to fight in the war.[11]
In 19 BBY,[source?] the Separatist Alliance was defeated and Mai was killed by Darth Vader on Mustafar.[12] Despite her death the Guild continued to operate as late as 3 BBY,[source?] where agents of the Guild attempted to purchase the Phylanx Redux Transmitter during an auction on Cantonica.[13]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Corruption" (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Heroes on Both Sides"
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Friend in Need"
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Tarkin (Mentioned only)
- Tarkin audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Last Shot (Mentioned only)
- Last Shot audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Victory's Price (Mentioned only)
- Victory's Price audiobook (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
"Senate Spy" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Grievous Intrigue" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
Dwarf spider droid in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Retail Caucus droid in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Shu Mai - Commerce Guild Presidente - Base Series 1)
- Ultimate Star Wars
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 21 (Guide to the Galaxy: Visiting Felucia)
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars - The Official Magazine 84 (Database: War Win(ner)s)
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
Star Wars Helmet Collection 8 (Weapons & Uniforms: Imperial Droids)
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
Star Wars Helmet Collection 37 (Databank A-Z: Luggabeast–Malakili)
Star Wars Helmet Collection 48 (Databank A-Z: Sabe–The Separatist Council)
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 36 (Droid Directory: Spider Droids)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
Star Wars Helmet Collection 54 (Databank A-Z: Tauntaun–TIE Craft)
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
- Rise of the Separatists
- Collapse of the Republic
Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Shu Mai - Topps' Women of Star Wars)
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
"Prelude to the Clone Wars and the First Battle of Geonosis" – Star Wars Encyclopedia
Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Databank (backup link)
Dwarf Spider Droid in the Databank (backup link)
Separatist Council in the Databank (backup link)
Shu Mai in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Rise of the Separatists
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Corruption"
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑
Dwarf Spider Droid in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- ↑
Grievous Intrigue Concept Art Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 9.0 9.1
Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 36 (Droid Directory: Spider Droids)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars - The Official Magazine 84 (Database: War Win(ner)s)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Last Shot