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{{Infobox Government
| name = Eidola Pirates
| image = [[File:eidola-logo.jpg]]
| type = Pirate Government
| motto = "We have done the impossible,<br />and that makes us mighty."
| status = Active
| leader = Pirate Queen [[Syn]]
| 2ic = [[Carl Warrington]]
| owner = [[Syn]]
| territory = [[Outer Rim Territories]]
* [[Al`Nasrl]]
* [[Baxel]]
* [[Fath]]
* [[Hutt Space]]
* [[Iotran Expanse]]
* [[Periphery]]
* [[Phelleem]]
* [[Tamarin]]
| founded = [[Year 5|Year 5 Day 82]]
| dissolved =
| affiliation = Criminal
| industry = Pirate Government
| holosite = None
}}
'''Eidola''', more formally known as the '''Eidola Pirates''', is the largest and most notorious organized gang of pirates in the galaxy. Although the group controls numerous galactic sectors, their activities seem primarily concentrated throughout the [[Outer Rim Territories]], particularly within [[Hutt Space]]. Originally founded by the notable scammer and thief, [[Keir Santage]], the pirate gang evolved from a small nucleus of thieves circa [[Year 4]] into a powerful government.

==History==
Eidola began as a small tight-knit group of thieves under the leadership of [[Keir Santage]]. Early members included [[Bruce Spear]], [[Derek Shado|Derek Solo]], and [[Lloyd Font]]. The group of freelancers eventually moved into [[Outrider Trading]] after Keir was given its leadership, and the company was transformed into a den of thieves who became widely regarded as the best in the galaxy's criminal underworld. Keir later sold Outrider Trading and purchased a medical company called [[Biotech Medical]], and the group moved to the new company, picking up new recruits like [[Utono Brutza]] along the way. Later they sold Biotech and created a new collective from scratch that they named [[Malebranche]], consisting of two separate but similarly named groups. Soon after, one of the two Malebranche groups became '''Eidola'''.

Keir led Eidola for barely five months before his alleged death in [[Year 5]], and the group was passed on to his teenage daughter, [[Teniel Djo]]. Colloquially nicknamed the Pirate Queen, which became the informal title of the pirate group's leader, she rapidly rose to galactic fame through her clever confidence scams and her charismatic media appearances, and she transformed the group of pirates into a formal government over many of the [[Outer Rim Territories]]. She led the group for seven years before committing suicide in the [[Maw]] in [[Year 12]], along with a handful of fellow pirates and a number of Eidola's finest ships. This left Eidola in the hands of Warlord [[Squall Chitose]].

Chitose led Eidola as its Pirate King for five years. During his tenure, he strove to expand the pirate-controlled territory throughout the galaxy, and Hutt Space was secured as Eidolan territory under his leadership. Although the group historically did not pay its members any salary, preferring to rely on the common distribution of ill-gotten gains, Chitose instituted a small monthly salary to ensure that even the newer and less experienced pirates would have some resources while learning the ropes. Despite being publicly painted as a carefree drunk, he engaged in diplomatic negotiations with various galactic entities in the pirates' best interests. But over the years, he found himself increasingly less able to participate in the pirate group's operations, and in Year 17, his former second in command and close friend [[Syn]] replaced him as leader of the group.

Since assuming leadership, Syn began to focus more of her attention inwardly on the internal organization of the group and the wellbeing of her fellow pirates. She realized that the majority of Eidola's vast resources were going unused and began to distribute them freely within the group, assigning new quartermasters and enabling them to develop Eidolan space in order to create enormous havens for pirates within their systems. She provided the pirates with the means to undertake their own operations both overtly and covertly, and enabled them to accrue enormous sums of credits by putting Eidola's resources, as well as her own personal funds, to good use. The overall population within Eidola's territories more than doubled during this period. In a somewhat questionable move, she also ended her predecessor's diplomatic efforts and declared all groups within the galaxy a fair target for the pirates.

==Leadership History==
* [[Syn]] (Year 17 Day 333 — Present)
* [[Squall Chitose]] (Year 12 Day 207 — Year 17 Day 333)
* [[Teniel Djo]] (Year 5 Day 216 — Year 12 Day 207)
* [[Keir Santage]] (Year 5 Day 81 — Year 5 Day 216)

==Reported Murders==
* [[Regnar Logbrog]], a pirate ([[Shocking chain of events leads to Hutts death]] - Year 5 Day 294)
* [[Antair Zulka]], an Imperial Flight Corporal - Year 5 Day 303
* [[Kulthar Drax]], billionaire founder of [[Drax Industries]] ([[Kulthar Drax killed by Eidola]] - Year 5 Day 337)
* [[Mosep Chitose]], former leader of [[Rothana Heavy Engineering]], tricked by [[Syn]] and killed by [[Teniel Djo]] - Year 6 Day 58
* [[Tam Dowmeia]], 2IC of [[Sienar Extractions]] ([[Sienar was given terms of surrender and refused. Now their 2IC is dead.]] - Year 7 Day 72)
* [[Bryce Wesker]] ([[The War on Weskerism]] - Year 7 Day 157)
* [[Warrick Wesker]] ([[The War on Weskerism]] - Year 7 Day 157)
* [[Krythan Rogers]] ([[Eidola writes a short biography about the man they just killed]] - Year 7 Day 224)
* [[Victor von Ismay]], Imperial Moff ([[Eidola kills Victor von Ismay]] - Year 5 Day 331)
* [[Jaq Gori]], thief ([[Eidola captures a rival thief, Jaq Gori - but a surprising end to the story!]] - Year 7 Day 257)
* [[Cesto Ode]], Imperial ([[Imperial dies during torture session in Eidola's dungeons]] - Year 7 Day 264)
* [[Kara Tamerin]], thief ([[Taikong suoyou de xingqiu saijin wo de pigu!]] - Year 7 Day 288)
* [[Konar Siosk-Baas]], an Imperial defector - Year 5 Day 185
* [[Quiggle]] ([[GNS ISSUES AN IMMEDIATE WARNING TO ALL PERSONS]] followed by [[Falleen Federation ignored warning about Eidola operations...]] - Year 7 Day 300)
* [[Nitol Solo]], thief, Rebel Alliance or freelance ([[Upcoming programming - season premiere of EIDOLA VS REBEL ALLIANCE]] - Year 7 Day 309)
* [[Trent Hackworth]], after being outsmarted by [[Lance Hawke]]
* [[Isoldor Storm]], Sith Lord, many-time business owner, and Chancellor of [[The 12 Colonies]], killed by Lance Hawke and Eli Greenberg - Year 8 Day 333
* [[Rett Shysa]], killed by Gitane Demone's shovel - Year 9 Day 99
* [[Shane Darman]], Jedi and 3IC of Frost Shipyards executed by [[Teniel Djo]] - Year 10
* [[Joni Yuma]], leader of Dragon Armored Transportation Service, killed by [[Squall Chitose]] and [[Kai Oryk]] ([[You'll not be anybody's doxy, harlot]] - Year 10 Day 184)
* [[Markus Oblivion]] and [[Arach Legend]], arrested by [[Syn]] and killed by [[Squall Chitose]] in [[Operation Saint George]]
* [[Vong Gin`aal]], 2IC of [[Mandalore]], killed by [[Era`ut Nex]] ([[Details slowly emerge about Mandalore chief killed by Eidola piratess]] - Year 12 Day 93)
* [[Phyllis Skittles]], killed by [[Syn]] - Year 14 Day 36
* [[Fleur`De Rouge]], bounty hunter who captured Chief of State [[Cheda Quche]], killed by [[Syn]] and [[Squall Chitose]] ([[Dastardly Villian Captured by Even More Dastardly Pirates]] - Year 14 Day 63)
* [[Padme Knight]], [[Nagatee Kingdom|Nagatee]] Minister of Industry, kidnapped by [[ Varlathotep Al`Jormungandr Ragnvaldansson]] and killed by [[Syn]] ([[Three Girls, One Death]] - Year 14 Day 245)
* [[Salabastian Ord]], alleged looter of [[Corsair]], killed by [[Syn]] - Year 14 Day 359
* [[Minara Kothari]], Whiphid entrepreneur, killed by [[Syn]] - Year 15 Day 302
* [[Sal Takla]], Imperial Commodore and fleet commander ([[Imperial Navy in Ruins]] - approx. Year 16 Day 312)
* [[Kathlen Stewart]], former [[Black Sun]] Consigliere, killed by [[Syn]] - Year 18 Day 281
* [[Nohayk Haddock]], [[New Republic]] diplomat, killed by [[Kuga Morguul]] ([[Diplomat Feared Executed, Officials Advise Caution And Issue Warrant]] - Year 19 Day 38)
* [[Ruben Wan]], veteran of the New Republic, killed by [[Tsin Vus]] - Year 19 Day 328
* [[Mikel Blaine]], bounty hunter and second in command of [[Da Werda Verda]], killed by [[Argon Nightwish]] after pursuing a bounty on an Eidolon ([[Pitched Tents Peak Over Failed Bounty Hunter- An Explainer]] - Year 19 Day 340)

==Reported Kidnappings==
* [[Shrike Templar]], Imperial ([[Oops! They did it again!]] - Year 7 Day 122)
* [[Peter Ducky]], Imperial
* [[Imazushi Shinoto]], thief
* [[Seele]], Imperial [[Executor]], captured by [[Syn]] and ransomed for a [[Super Star Destroyer]] ([[Shocking News!]], [[If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.]] - Year 14 Day 232)
* [[Minerva Umgee]], captured by [[Syn]] and released on Year 14 Day 359
* [[Lilith Delcroix]], [[Trade Federation]] Director of Trade, captured by [[Syn]] and ransomed on Year 15 Day 304 ([[Alma Pirata]])
* [[Lilly Derycke]], captured by [[Squall Chitose]] and ransomed on Year 16 Day 158 for a [[Veltraa-Class Cruiser]]
* [[Felix Hawx]], Group CO of the Third Imperial Fleet, captured and ransomed on Year 19 Day 135 by [[Aldasec Mathai]] for a [[Decadence-Class Pleasure Yacht]] and [[Einstar APOSTRO-9]]
* [[Olifa Omicron]], Imperial Commander, captured by [[Kuga Morguul]] during the [[War for the Hosnian System]] and released for a ransom - Year 19 Day 201
* [[Vladamiur Veselov]], Imperial Intelligence Agent, Army General, and Sith, captured by [[Jic Uiji]] on Year 19 Day 201 and ransomed for a considerable sum including at least one rancor during the [[War for the Hosnian System]]
* [[Carth Falte]], bounty thief and high ranking galactic nuisance, Captured by [[Umbeck Traxer]] on Year 22 Day 233 and ransomed for a considerable sum.


==Holographics==
* [[Image:Eidola Banner Year 9.jpg]] (Year 9)
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* [[Image:Eidola Banner Year 12.jpg]] (Year 12)
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* [[Image:Eidola Banner Year 20.png]] (Year 20)


{{Government-Affiliations
|name=Eidola
|subsidiary=None
|alliancename=[[Eidola]]
|allianceally=[[Cantrell Institute]] &middot; [[Jabiim Consortium]]
|ally=[[Knights of the Fountain]] &middot; [[Smugglers Guild]]
|sector=[[Al`Nasrl]] &middot; [[Baxel]] &middot; [[Fath]] &middot; [[Hutt Space]] &middot; [[Iotran Expanse]] &middot; [[Periphery]] &middot; [[Phelleem]] &middot; [[Tamarin]]
|branches=None
|other=[[Keir Santage]] &middot; [[Teniel Djo]] &middot; [[Squall Chitose]] &middot; [[Syn]] &middot; [[Shadowstone Affair]] &middot; [[:Category:Eidola Pirates|Eidola Pirates]]
}}
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