Criminal organizations known as vivisector gangs operated prominently on the obscure planet of Ankhural, a haven for pirate activity, during the Galactic Civil War fought between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire. These gangs marked the urban landscape of Ankhural's capital city with their tags. During 3 ABY, Brand, a rebel soldier, journeyed through the city's roadways, observed by vivisector gang members: fair-white-skinned individuals possessing six [fingers](/article/limb]. These gang members, equipped with scalpels, hesitated to assault the soldier upon noticing the rifle and knife that she possessed.
The novel Battlefront: Twilight Company by Alexander Freed, published in 2015, featured the vivisector gangs. Vivisection in the real world, refers to the act of surgically dissecting a living animal, generally for the purpose of scientific study.