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|leader=*[[Maul]]<ref name="Solo">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''</ref>
 
|leader=*[[Maul]]<ref name="Solo">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''</ref>
 
*[[Dryden Vos]] {{C|publicly}}<ref name="DB" />
 
*[[Dryden Vos]] {{C|publicly}}<ref name="DB" />
*[[Qi'ra]] {{C|publicly}}<ref name="Qi'ra DB">{{Databank|qi-ra|Qi'ra|archivedate=20180416224008}}</ref>
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*[[Lord|Lady]] [[Qi'ra]]<ref name="War of the Bounty Hunters 1">[[War of the Bounty Hunters 1|''War of the Bounty Hunters'' 1]]</ref>
 
|subgroup=*[[Beckett's gang]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
|subgroup=*[[Beckett's gang]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Decraniated]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Decraniated]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Hylobon Enforcers]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Hylobon Enforcers]]<ref name="Solo" />
|members=*[[Cornelius Evazan]]<ref name="Scum and Villainy">''[[Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious]]''</ref>
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|headquarters=*''[[First Light]]''<ref name="TOG">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide]]''</ref>
*[[GL-0T15]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Margo]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Ottilie]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[PA-LT4]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Tobias Beckett]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Shrindi Meille]]<ref name="TOG">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide]]''</ref>
 
*[[Unidentified Crimson Dawn agent|Unidentified agent]]<ref name="Last Shot">''[[Last Shot]]''</ref>
 
*[[Unidentified Crimson Dawn enforcer|Unidentified enforcer]]<ref name="TFV">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor]]''</ref>
 
|headquarters=*''[[First Light]]''<ref name="TOG" />
 
 
*[[Dathomir]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Dathomir]]<ref name="Solo" />
|locations=*[[Cantonica]]<ref name="Last Shot" />
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|locations=*[[Cantonica]]<ref name="Last Shot">''[[Last Shot]]''</ref>
 
*[[Savareen]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Savareen]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Vandor]]<ref name="Solo" />
 
*[[Vandor]]<ref name="Solo" />
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|affiliation=*[[Shadow Collective]]<ref name="Together Again">{{TCW|Together Again}}</ref>
 
|affiliation=*[[Shadow Collective]]<ref name="Together Again">{{TCW|Together Again}}</ref>
 
*[[Five syndicates]]<ref name="Solo" />}}
 
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{{Quote|Await the dawn.|Qi'ra|War of the Bounty Hunters 1}}
{{Quote|Once you're part of Crimson Dawn, you can't leave.|Dryden Vos, to [[Han Solo]]|Solo: A Star Wars Story}}
 
'''Crimson Dawn''' was a criminal organization led by the former [[Sith Lord]] [[Maul]], who employed [[gangster]] [[Dryden Vos]] during the [[Imperial Era|reign]] of the [[Galactic Empire]] as the public face of the syndicate. Crimson Dawn was based aboard Vos' yacht ''[[First Light]]''. During its existence, Crimson Dawn quickly cemented a reputation for being ruthless. [[Qi'ra]] publicly served as Vos' top [[lieutenant]], but later directly worked with Maul after [[Death|killing]] Vos.
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'''Crimson Dawn''' was a criminal organization led by the former [[Sith Lord]] [[Maul]], who employed the [[gangster]] [[Dryden Vos]] as the public face of the syndicate during the [[Imperial Era|reign]] of the [[Galactic Empire]]. Crimson Dawn was based aboard Vos' yacht ''[[First Light]]''. During its existence, Crimson Dawn quickly cemented a reputation for being ruthless. [[Qi'ra]] publicly served as Vos' top [[lieutenant]], but later directly worked with Maul after [[Death|killing]] Vos.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
====Mercenary roots====
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===Mercenary roots===
 
{{Quote|There's a story about a band of mercenaries who came to a peaceful planet. They had a resource that these men coveted, so they took it. They kept coming back, taking more, till finally, the people resisted. When the ravagers returned and demanded their tribute, the people shouted back with one voice. No more. So they cut out the tongue of every man, woman, and child. That was many years ago. Do you know what that pack of animals became?|Enfys Nest|Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition}}
 
{{Quote|There's a story about a band of mercenaries who came to a peaceful planet. They had a resource that these men coveted, so they took it. They kept coming back, taking more, till finally, the people resisted. When the ravagers returned and demanded their tribute, the people shouted back with one voice. No more. So they cut out the tongue of every man, woman, and child. That was many years ago. Do you know what that pack of animals became?|Enfys Nest|Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition}}
[[File:Crimson Dawn Mercenaries.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Crimson Dawn on Savareen.]]
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[[File:Crimson Dawn Mercenaries.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Crimson Dawn on Savareen.]]
Before reorganizing into a larger criminal enterprise, the forerunners of Crimson Dawn were a band of ruthless [[mercenary|mercenaries]] who traveled from [[planet]] to planet, seizing the resources they coveted or needed while brutalizing the natives into complying. One such world was the [[desert]] [[planet]] [[Savareen]], which possessed a resource that they desired. After several raids on their world, the [[Savarian]]s rose up against them, refusing to comply anymore. As punishment for their defiance, the mercenaries cut out the [[tongue]]s of every single [[sexes|man]], woman and [[youngling|child]] they could find.<ref name="Solo" />
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Before reorganizing into a larger criminal enterprise, the forerunners of Crimson Dawn were a band of ruthless [[mercenary|mercenaries]] who traveled from [[planet]] to planet, seizing the resources they coveted or needed while brutalizing the natives into complying. One such world was the [[desert]] [[planet]] [[Savareen]], which possessed a resource that they desired. After several raids on their world, the [[Savarian]]s rose up against them, refusing to comply anymore. As punishment for their defiance, the mercenaries cut out the [[tongue]]s of every single [[sexes|man]], woman, and [[youngling|child]] they could find.<ref name="Solo" />
   
===Member of the Collective===
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===Member of the Collective and Imperial Era===
{{Quote|[...] I'm certain Crimson Dawn would love the opportunity to take control of your operation.|Lord Maul, to [[Marg Krim]]|Together Again}}
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{{Quote|Make sure there are no more delays. And if there are, I am certain Crimson Dawn would ''love'' the opportunity to take control of your operation.|Maul, to [[Marg Krim]]|Together Again}}
By the time of the [[escape from Oba Diah]], Crimson Dawn had become a member of the larger [[Shadow Collective]], a vast criminal organization under the control of the rogue [[Sith Lord]] [[Maul]].<ref name="Together Again" /> At the time of the [[Siege of Mandalore]], Crimson Dawn was led directly by [[Dryden Vos]]. Just prior to the enactment of [[Order 66]], Maul ordered Vos, as well as the other leaders in the Shadow Collective, to go into hiding, in anticipation for the chaos following the [[proclamation of the New Order|rise of the Empire]].<ref name="PhantomApprentice">{{TCW|The Phantom Apprentice}}</ref>
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In [[19 BBY]],<ref name="TCW Character Encyclopedia date">''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!]]'' dates Crimson Dawn joining the [[Shadow Collective]] to nineteen [[Standard year|years]] before the events of [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']]. As ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Atlas]]'' states that ''A New Hope'' begins in [[0 BBY]], Crimson Dawn must have joined the Shadow Collective in [[19 BBY]].</ref> Crimson Dawn became a member of the [[Shadow Collective]], a vast criminal organization under the control of the rogue [[Sith Lord]] [[Maul]].<ref name="Together Again" /> At the time of the [[Siege of Mandalore]], Crimson Dawn was led directly by [[Dryden Vos]]. Just prior to the enactment of [[Order 66]], Maul ordered Vos, as well as the other leaders in the Shadow Collective, to go into hiding, in anticipation for the chaos following the [[proclamation of the New Order|rise of the Empire]].<ref name="PhantomApprentice">{{TCW|The Phantom Apprentice}}</ref>
   
Maul eventually took a more direct role in Crimson Dawn's activities. Much like his previous rule over Mandalore, Maul elected to rule from the shadows rather than establish himself as the visible leader of his syndicate. However, unlike the Shadow Collective, most of the rank-and-file of the organization did not report to him directly and few even knew his identity. Instead, Maul relied on a figurehead to serve as the executor of his will to his men. By [[10 BBY]], Dryden Vos still served as the public leader of the organization.<ref name="Solo" /> The Galactic Empire often clashed with Crimson Dawn in security enforcement missions.<ref name="Alphabet Squadron">[[Alphabet Squadron (novel)|''Alphabet Squadron'']]</ref>
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Maul eventually took a more direct role in Crimson Dawn's activities. Much like his previous rule over Mandalore, Maul elected to rule from the shadows rather than establish himself as the visible leader of his syndicate. However, unlike the Shadow Collective, most of the rank-and-file of the organization did not report to him directly and few even knew his identity. Instead, Maul relied on a figurehead to serve as the executor of his will to his men. By [[10 BBY]], Dryden Vos still served as the public leader of the organization until his death.<ref name="Solo" /> From there, [[Qi'ra]], Vos' second-in-command, would take up the position formerly filled by Vos after she was promoted by Maul.<ref name="USW NE">''[[Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition]]''</ref> The Galactic Empire often clashed with Crimson Dawn in security enforcement missions.<ref name="Alphabet Squadron">[[Alphabet Squadron (novel)|''Alphabet Squadron'']]</ref>
   
 
===Legacy===
 
===Legacy===
Even after Maul's death during the [[Mission to Tatooine (Imperial Era)|mission to Tatooine]],<ref name="Twin Suns">{{Rebels|Twin Suns (episode)|Twin Suns}}</ref> the mark left by Crimson Dawn on [[the galaxy]] could still be felt. In the [[Standard year|years]] following the formation of the [[Galactic Senate (New Republic)|Galactic Senate]] of the [[New Republic]] in [[4 ABY]]<ref name="On the Front Lines">''[[Star Wars: On the Front Lines]]''</ref> criminal organizations that evolved from Crimson Dawn held substantial power. Although the New Republic Senate formed the [[Sector Ranger]]s to combat such criminal groups, it was a mere fraction of the size of the Galactic Empire,<ref name="Scum and Villainy" /> under which Crimson Dawn thrived as one of the deadliest and most powerful syndicates around.<ref name="Solo Junior Novel">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story: A Junior Novel]]''</ref> Though still active in the decades following the fall of the Empire, Crimson Dawn itself no longer held the influence it once did and was viewed as a relic of the past by contemporary underworld denizens such as [[Kanjiklub]]ber [[Razoo Qin-Fee]] and the [[Master Codebreaker]].<ref name="Smuggler's Guide">''[[Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide]]''</ref>
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Even after Maul's death during the [[Mission to Tatooine (Imperial Era)|mission to Tatooine]],<ref name="Twin Suns">{{Rebels|Twin Suns (episode)|Twin Suns}}</ref> the mark left by Crimson Dawn on [[the galaxy]] could still be felt. In the [[Standard year|years]] following the formation of the [[New Republic Senate|Galactic Senate]] of the [[New Republic]] in [[4 ABY]]<ref name="On the Front Lines">''[[Star Wars: On the Front Lines]]''</ref> criminal organizations that evolved from Crimson Dawn held substantial power. Although the New Republic Senate formed the [[Sector Ranger]]s to combat such criminal groups, it was a mere fraction of the size of the Galactic Empire,<ref name="Scum and Villainy">''[[Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious]]''</ref> under which Crimson Dawn thrived as one of the deadliest and most powerful syndicates around.<ref name="Solo Junior Novel">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story: A Junior Novel]]''</ref> Though still active in the decades following the fall of the Empire, Crimson Dawn itself no longer held the influence it once did and was viewed as a relic of the past by contemporary underworld denizens such as [[Kanjiklub]]ber [[Razoo Qin-Fee]] and the [[Master Codebreaker]].<ref name="Smuggler's Guide">''[[Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide]]''</ref>
   
 
==Behind the scenes==
 
==Behind the scenes==
''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' script writer [[Jon Kasdan]] stated that the name "Crimson Dawn" for the organization was conceived as a subtle way to hint Maul's appearance in the film, in addition to the artifacts from [[Dryden's study]] and Qi'ra's use of [[Teräs Käsi]].<ref name="Jon's Twitter">{{Twitter|JonKasdan|status/1040529517956161536|[[Jon Kasdan]]|quote=concluded}}</ref>
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''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' script writer [[Jon Kasdan]] stated that the name "Crimson Dawn" for the organization was conceived as a subtle way to hint Maul's appearance in the film, in addition to the artifacts from [[Dryden's study]] and Qi'ra's use of [[Teräs Käsi]].<ref name="Jon's Twitter">{{Twitter|JonKasdan|status/1040529517956161536|[[Jon Kasdan]]|quote=concluded|archivedate=20200114055642}}</ref>
   
 
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*''[[Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure]]'' {{1stm|''Last Shot''}}
 
*''[[Choose Your Destiny: A Han & Chewie Adventure]]'' {{1stm|''Last Shot''}}
 
*{{Galaxy of Adventures|Han Solo - Galaxy's Best Smuggler}} {{Flash}}
 
*{{Galaxy of Adventures|Han Solo - Galaxy's Best Smuggler}} {{Flash}}
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*[[War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha 1|''War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha'' 1]]
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*[[War of the Bounty Hunters 1|''War of the Bounty Hunters'' 1]]
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*[[Star Wars (2020) 13|''Star Wars'' 13]] {{Imo}}
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*[[Bounty Hunters 13|''Bounty Hunters'' 13]]
 
*[[Alphabet Squadron (novel)|''Alphabet Squadron'']] {{Mo}}
 
*[[Alphabet Squadron (novel)|''Alphabet Squadron'']] {{Mo}}
 
*[[Alphabet Squadron (audiobook)|''Alphabet Squadron'' audiobook]] {{Mo}}
 
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*''[[Star Wars: Squadrons]]'' {{Mo}}
 
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*{{SW|url=news/how-darth-maul-son-of-dathomir-connects-to-solo-a-star-wars-story|text=How ''Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir'' Connects to ''Solo: A Star Wars Story''|archivedate=20190719000255}}
 
*{{SW|url=video/official-trailer-solo-a-star-wars-story|text=Official Trailer &ndash; ''Solo: A Star Wars Story''|archivedate=20191002222644}}
 
*{{SW|url=video/official-trailer-solo-a-star-wars-story|text=Official Trailer &ndash; ''Solo: A Star Wars Story''|archivedate=20191002222644}}
*{{SWYoutube|kXIF2FQpgjM|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Crew" TV Spot (:45)}}
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*{{SWYoutube|KUXd7p_vd3w|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Crew" TV Spot (:45)|archivedate=20200815170433}}
*{{SWYoutube|RGGyTO-VlUs|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Risk" TV Spot (:45)}}
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*{{SWYoutube|RGGyTO-VlUs|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Risk" TV Spot (:45)|archivedate=20200627211259}}
*{{SWYoutube|CBCenR1aWoE|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Han" TV Spot (:30)}}
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*{{SWYoutube|CBCenR1aWoE|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Han" TV Spot (:30)|archivedate=20200502010419}}
 
*{{SW|url=video/becoming-solo-solo-a-star-wars-story|text=Becoming Solo - Solo: A Star Wars Story|archivedate=20200527044937}}
 
*{{SW|url=video/becoming-solo-solo-a-star-wars-story|text=Becoming Solo - Solo: A Star Wars Story|archivedate=20200527044937}}
*{{SWYoutube|WL8cFL83o_A|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Team" TV Spot}}
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*{{SWYoutube|WL8cFL83o_A|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Team" TV Spot (:30)|archivedate=20200201190546}}
*{{SWYoutube|TDNzJXAMLYY|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Rivals" TV Spot}}
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*{{SWYoutube|TDNzJXAMLYY|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Rivals" TV Spot|archivedate=20191226073732}}
*{{SWYoutube|urkiePoszu4|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Ride" (:30)}}
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*{{SWYoutube|urkiePoszu4|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Ride" (:30)|archivedate=20190410191249}}
*{{SWYoutube|HLcW4Lw84gs|''Solo: A Star Wars Story'' "Risk" (:30)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412184433/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLcW4Lw84gs}}
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*{{SWYoutube|HLcW4Lw84gs|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Risk" (:30)|archivedate=20200412184433}}
*{{SWYoutube|k0l5hD3ua_w|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Holochess" Clip}}
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*{{SWYoutube|k0l5hD3ua_w|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Holochess" Clip|archivedate=20200814154004}}
*{{SWYoutube|_41KVmPzIC4|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Enfys Nest" Clip}}
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*{{SWYoutube|_41KVmPzIC4|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Enfys Nest" Clip|archivedate=20200716002722}}
*{{SWYoutube|cG6YlGZTitA|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Lieutenant" Clip}}
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*{{SWYoutube|cG6YlGZTitA|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Lieutenant" TV Spot (:30)|archivedate=20200618055223}}
*{{SWYoutube|VNbk0UgfKHE|Solo: A Star Wars Story - "Making Solo" Featurette}}
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*{{SWYoutube|VNbk0UgfKHE|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Making Solo" Featurette|archivedate=20191217070440}}
*{{SWYoutube|P0G-TwQyB5w|Solo: A Star Wars Story Reviews}}
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*{{SWYoutube|P0G-TwQyB5w|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; Reviews|archivedate=20200618055400}}
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*{{SWYoutube|n-MaQboyg1U|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Reviews"|archivedate=20200618060110}}
*{{SWYoutube|9iCMOsGykFI|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Solo Is" Reviews}}
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*{{SWYoutube|9iCMOsGykFI|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Solo Is" Reviews|archivedate=20200618060210}}
*{{SWYoutube|hS1FClHUKlQ|Solo: A Star Wars Story "Scoundrels" Featurette|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217070430/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS1FClHUKlQ}}
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*{{SWYoutube|hS1FClHUKlQ|Solo: A Star Wars Story &#124; "Scoundrels" Featurette|archivedate=20191217070430}}
 
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide]]''
 
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide]]''
 
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor]]''
 
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious]]''
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*''[[Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide]]''
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*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=Dryden Vos|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/Dryden-Vos-79-The-Black-Series-Hasbro.asp|archivedate=20190608041254}}
 
*''[[Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills]]''
 
*''[[Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi]]''
 
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*{{SW|url=series/clone-wars/the-phantom-apprentice-episode-guide|text="The Phantom Apprentice" Episode Guide|archivedate=20200428134645}}
 
*{{SWCT|Qi'ra - Topps' Women of Star Wars|Qi'ra - ''Topps' Women of Star Wars''}}
 
*{{SWCT|Qi'ra - Topps' Women of Star Wars|Qi'ra - ''Topps' Women of Star Wars''}}
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*''[[The Star Wars Book]]''
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*''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle!]]''
 
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*{{Databank|aemon-gremm|Aemon Gremm|archivedate=20190214190614}}
 
*{{Databank|cloud-riders|Cloud-Riders|archivedate=20191029215439}}
 
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"Await the dawn."
―Qi'ra[src]

Crimson Dawn was a criminal organization led by the former Sith Lord Maul, who employed the gangster Dryden Vos as the public face of the syndicate during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Crimson Dawn was based aboard Vos' yacht First Light. During its existence, Crimson Dawn quickly cemented a reputation for being ruthless. Qi'ra publicly served as Vos' top lieutenant, but later directly worked with Maul after killing Vos.

History

Mercenary roots

"There's a story about a band of mercenaries who came to a peaceful planet. They had a resource that these men coveted, so they took it. They kept coming back, taking more, till finally, the people resisted. When the ravagers returned and demanded their tribute, the people shouted back with one voice. No more. So they cut out the tongue of every man, woman, and child. That was many years ago. Do you know what that pack of animals became?"
―Enfys Nest[src]
Crimson Dawn Mercenaries

Crimson Dawn on Savareen.

Before reorganizing into a larger criminal enterprise, the forerunners of Crimson Dawn were a band of ruthless mercenaries who traveled from planet to planet, seizing the resources they coveted or needed while brutalizing the natives into complying. One such world was the desert planet Savareen, which possessed a resource that they desired. After several raids on their world, the Savarians rose up against them, refusing to comply anymore. As punishment for their defiance, the mercenaries cut out the tongues of every single man, woman, and child they could find.[2]

Member of the Collective and Imperial Era

"Make sure there are no more delays. And if there are, I am certain Crimson Dawn would love the opportunity to take control of your operation."
―Maul, to Marg Krim[src]

In 19 BBY,[7] Crimson Dawn became a member of the Shadow Collective, a vast criminal organization under the control of the rogue Sith Lord Maul.[6] At the time of the Siege of Mandalore, Crimson Dawn was led directly by Dryden Vos. Just prior to the enactment of Order 66, Maul ordered Vos, as well as the other leaders in the Shadow Collective, to go into hiding, in anticipation for the chaos following the rise of the Empire.[8]

Maul eventually took a more direct role in Crimson Dawn's activities. Much like his previous rule over Mandalore, Maul elected to rule from the shadows rather than establish himself as the visible leader of his syndicate. However, unlike the Shadow Collective, most of the rank-and-file of the organization did not report to him directly and few even knew his identity. Instead, Maul relied on a figurehead to serve as the executor of his will to his men. By 10 BBY, Dryden Vos still served as the public leader of the organization until his death.[2] From there, Qi'ra, Vos' second-in-command, would take up the position formerly filled by Vos after she was promoted by Maul.[9] The Galactic Empire often clashed with Crimson Dawn in security enforcement missions.[10]

Legacy

Even after Maul's death during the mission to Tatooine,[11] the mark left by Crimson Dawn on the galaxy could still be felt. In the years following the formation of the Galactic Senate of the New Republic in 4 ABY[12] criminal organizations that evolved from Crimson Dawn held substantial power. Although the New Republic Senate formed the Sector Rangers to combat such criminal groups, it was a mere fraction of the size of the Galactic Empire,[13] under which Crimson Dawn thrived as one of the deadliest and most powerful syndicates around.[14] Though still active in the decades following the fall of the Empire, Crimson Dawn itself no longer held the influence it once did and was viewed as a relic of the past by contemporary underworld denizens such as Kanjiklubber Razoo Qin-Fee and the Master Codebreaker.[15]

Behind the scenes

Solo: A Star Wars Story script writer Jon Kasdan stated that the name "Crimson Dawn" for the organization was conceived as a subtle way to hint Maul's appearance in the film, in addition to the artifacts from Dryden's study and Qi'ra's use of Teräs Käsi.[16]

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references

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