Star Wars Black Series Factions

The Star Wars Black Series spans 13 distinct factions — from the Rebel Alliance that anchors the Original Trilogy to the New Republic whose brief existence bridges Return of the Jedi and The Mandalorian. Organising the Black Series by faction is one of the most natural collecting approaches: it creates visually coherent displays, clarifies which sub-lines to prioritise for specific faction coverage, and reveals where the line’s strengths and gaps lie across the Star Wars universe.

The factions distribute unevenly — a reflection of Star Wars storytelling’s protagonist-heavy structure. The Rebel Alliance dominates the line as heroes of the original trilogy, followed closely by the Galactic Empire as their primary antagonists. The Jedi and Sith overlay the political factions with Force alignment. Bounty Hunters, the Republic clone army, Mandalorians, and the First Order round out the major groups, with the Resistance, Criminal underworld, Separatists, Neutral civilians, and New Republic completing the full picture.

Rebel Alliance

The largest faction in the Black Series covers the Rebel Alliance across the Original Trilogy — Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and the full supporting cast of Yavin IV, Hoth, Bespin, and Endor. The Rebels faction also encompasses the Rogue One team, the Andor-era proto-Rebellion, the Ghost crew from Star Wars Rebels, and the Solo-era heist network. It spans the widest release history of any faction, from the original Orange Wave launch figures through the most recent Galaxy Collection updates.

Key figures: Luke Skywalker | Han Solo | Princess Leia Organa | Cassian Andor | Hera Syndulla

Galactic Empire

The second-largest faction covers the Empire’s military across the Original Trilogy and into the post-ROTJ Imperial remnant era. Stormtrooper variants, TIE Pilots, Imperial officers, AT-AT Drivers, Snowtroopers, Inquisitors, and the full spectrum of the Empire’s occupation forces. The Empire is the primary army-building faction in the Black Series — no other group offers the volume of trooper variants that makes massed Imperial displays possible.

Key figures: Darth Vader | Grand Moff Tarkin | Stormtrooper | Moff Gideon | Grand Admiral Thrawn

Jedi Order

The third-largest faction covers Force-wielding members of the Jedi Order across the full Star Wars timeline — from the High Republic Masters of The Acolyte through the Clone Wars Council, the scattered post-Order 66 survivors, and Luke Skywalker’s restoration attempt. The most diverse faction in terms of alien species and costume design, it spans a wider temporal range than any other. Every figure is a named character with individual significance — no army builders here.

Key figures: Obi-Wan Kenobi | Ahsoka Tano | Anakin Skywalker | Mace Windu | Cal Kestis

Sith

The Sith faction covers the dark-side Force tradition across the full saga — Darth Vader, Darth Maul, Darth Sidious, Count Dooku, the Inquisitors, and the Old Republic Sith Lords of the gaming era. The faction contains some of the most collector-demanded figures in the entire line: Darth Revan from the Red Line and Darth Malak from Gaming Greats are consistently among the highest-demand releases in the secondary market.

Key figures: Darth Vader | Darth Maul | Emperor Palpatine | Count Dooku

Galactic Republic

The Republic faction is built almost entirely around the Grand Army of the Republic — Phase I and Phase II Clone Troopers in every rank, unit marking, and specialist role across multiple sub-lines. The Bad Batch, Republic Commandos, and ARC Troopers extend the faction beyond standard clones. The primary prequel-era army-building faction: the more clones you have, the stronger the display.

Key figures: Clone Trooper | Captain Rex | ARC Trooper Fives

Bounty Hunters

The galaxy’s independent contractors — mercenaries who work for whoever can pay, with no allegiance to the Republic, Empire, or anyone else. The ESB six (Boba Fett, Bossk, IG-88, Dengar, 4-LOM, Zuckuss) remain the faction’s emotional centrepiece and one of the most satisfying multi-year display goals in the line. The Clone Wars and Mandalorian eras extend the roster with Cad Bane, Fennec Shand, Krrsantan, and Aurra Sing.

Key figures: Boba Fett | Cad Bane | Fennec Shand | Jango Fett

Mandalorian

Not a species but a creed — the Mandalorian faction covers warriors across every era who live by the Way. Din Djarin dominates by release count, but the supporting cast of Bo-Katan Kryze, The Armorer, Paz Vizsla, and the 2024 generic warrior wave give the faction genuine depth. The Clone Wars-era figures extend the timeline back to the Siege of Mandalore.

Key figures: Din Djarin | Bo-Katan Kryze | The Armorer | Paz Vizsla

First Order

The Empire’s ideological successor covers the sequel trilogy military across all three films. Kylo Ren is the faction’s dominant character with releases spanning every major appearance. Captain Phasma anchors the command structure with her chrome-finish armour. The Stormtrooper programme evolution — standard, snow, flame, jet, and Sith variants — gives the faction solid army-building depth.

Key figures: Kylo Ren | Captain Phasma | First Order Stormtrooper

Resistance

Leia Organa’s paramilitary organisation opposing the First Order — smaller and less resourced than the Rebel Alliance, built around individual heroism rather than military superiority. Rey is the faction’s most-released character. The display is primarily named heroes rather than rank-and-file soldiers, making it one of the tighter, more focused faction displays in the line.

Key figures: Rey | Finn | Poe Dameron

Separatists

The Confederacy of Independent Systems’ droid army — Battle Droids, Super Battle Droids, Droidekas, Commando Droids, MagnaGuard, and General Grievous. The Battle Droid is the faction’s army builder; five releases across different deco options give collectors genuine variety for massed formations. The faction pairs naturally opposite the Republic for a Clone Wars battlefield display.

Key figures: General Grievous | Battle Droid | Count Dooku

Criminal Underworld

The galaxy’s organised crime networks — Jabba’s palace denizens, Solo-era syndicates, the Pyke Syndicate, and the pirate territories of Skeleton Crew. Bib Fortuna, the Gamorrean Guard, Qi’Ra, Dryden Vos, and the Pyke Soldier anchor the three major display contexts: the ROTJ palace, the Solo-era crime world, and the Book of Boba Fett’s Mos Espa faction war.

Key figures: Bib Fortuna | Gamorrean Guard | Hondo Ohnaka

Civilians, Aliens & Independents

Every character who exists outside the galaxy’s major factions — Jawas, Ewoks, Tusken Raiders, cantina aliens, droids, children, musicians, and wanderers. The Neutral faction gives the Star Wars universe its texture: the background that makes it feel like a place people actually live in. Figures from this faction integrate into broader scene displays rather than standing alone as a unified group.

Key figures: Jawa | Wicket W. Warrick | Tusken Raider | Yoda

New Republic

The smallest faction in the line — the democratic government established after the Battle of Endor, represented so far by a handful of figures from The Mandalorian and The Mandalorian and Grogu film wave. A developing faction with clear room to grow as the post-ROTJ era receives more on-screen attention.

Key figures: New Republic Security Droid

Faction Display Strategy

Faction-based displays are one of the most satisfying collecting approaches in the Black Series because they create visual and narrative coherence. A complete Imperial shelf — Darth Vader commanding Stormtroopers, TIE Pilots, and officers — tells a story about power and order without requiring any specific scene context. A Jedi faction display spanning the prequel, Original Trilogy, and Disney+ eras shows the Order’s continuity through near-annihilation.

The most effective faction displays combine a strong anchor figure at the centre with army builders providing mass and named supporting characters providing variety. For the Empire: Vader as anchor, Stormtroopers as army builders, Tarkin and Moff Gideon as named officers. For the Jedi: Luke or Ahsoka as anchor, Clone-era Council members providing alien variety, Obi-Wan and Yoda as established pillars.

Faction is a narrative categorisation, not a visual one — mixing figures from opposing factions in a confrontation display is the natural approach for scene-based collectors. The Scenes hub covers the best scene displays across all factions.

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