The group of various allies, assassins, and bounty hunters that associated with the rogue archaeologist Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra at any given time was known as Aphra's crew. Even the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader collaborated with her for a short period: In 0 ABY, Vader enlisted Aphra to construct secret forces without his Sith Master's Darth Sidious awareness. However, Aphra eventually lost Vader's favor and resumed her search for ancient artifacts.
Subsequently, she and her team, which included Krrsantan, 0-0-0, and BT-1, acquired the Kyber crystal containing the consciousness of an ancient Jedi named Rur. She attempted to sell it to several criminal organizations, but her plan failed when 0-0-0, seeking freedom from his programming, released Rur upon the criminals. Rur eliminated most of them, and Aphra freed 0-0-0 from his constraints, but not before he contacted Darth Vader. Vader arrived, confronted Rur, and defeated him in a brief duel, seizing the crystal. Aphra, Krrsantan, 0-0-0, and BT-1 escaped in different vessels, with 0-0-0 and BT-1 assuming control of the Rodian gang known as the Son-tuul Pride.
The crew's composition featured 0-0-0, a protocol droid reactivated by Aphra, Chelli's estranged father, Korin Aphra, who consented to assist Aphra in uncovering the mysteries of Ordu Aspectu, and the bounty hunter Black Krrsantan, who participated in a raid on the Son-tuul Pride alongside Aphra before later rescuing and healing her after Vader's assassination attempt. He continued to aid Aphra in her endeavors. Other members included BT-1, 0-0-0's assassin droid companion, the bounty hunter Beebox, who collaborated with Aphra on a robbery on Anthan Prime, Vulaada Klam, Aphra's ward, and Klam's pet qaberworm, Gurtyl.
Just Lucky, a mercenary, also collaborated with Aphra on multiple occasions. Eustacia Okka had worked alongside Aphra at the University of Bar'leth, and discovered the Rings of Vaale. TA-418 was Doctor Okka's assistant droid, and Detta Yao was an archeology student who collaborated with Aphra and Dr. Okka during their expedition to locate the Rings of Vaale. Tam Posla was a former lawman who served as a mercenary for Aphra. Sister Six, an assassin, operated under Aphra and 0-0-0. Sana Starros, a former classmate and girlfriend from the University of Bar'leth, also worked with her from time to time. Following the scourge of the droids, Aphra was joined on her journeys by Starros and Magna Tolvan, the two women she loved.