The Collective represented a clandestine group of engineers, technicians, and scientists. Their mission was to halt the expansion of authoritarianism by leveraging technological advancements. Their emblem was a serpent distinguished by its white horns. Functioning from Corellia, the Collective received backing from Nifera Shu, the wife of prominent business figure Hasadar Shu. Following Monti Calay's delivery of First Order information—specifically, a catalog of targeted individuals and prisoners—to the Collective, Nifera Shu made the decision to auction it off.
Nevertheless, in an attempt to reclaim the aforementioned list, the First Order launched a raid on the auction. Luckily, the Resistance successfully extracted the auctioneer, and together with a separate Resistance team, they absconded with freed prisoners and commandeered vessels. Subsequent to this rescue operation, the Collective permitted the Resistance to purchase the list and subsequently provided them with the location of a rendezvous point to connect with Leia Organa's Resistance faction.