However, the Core Faction's ideals were diametrically opposed by the Republic Senate's Rim Faction, whose members voted against taxation and centralized power in favor of star systems' rights. Although opposed by the Rim Faction, the Core often saw support from the third Militarists group, which later became focused on restoring a centralized military for the Republic.
The Core Faction was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 supplement to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Core Faction was introduced in Cloak of Deception, a 2001 novel authored by James Luceno. It was later identified in Luceno's 2012 novel, Darth Plagueis.
The Core Faction was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 supplement to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the Core Faction was introduced in Cloak of Deception, a 2001 novel authored by James Luceno. It was later identified in Luceno's 2012 novel, Darth Plagueis.
- Rise of the Separatists