Orion Forte was an infamous pirate leader. He had been a Jedi, but he left the Jedi Order to become a pirate. He found the White Star Pirates struggling, so he took control of them and made them into an enormous army of pirates and battle droids. Because of his Jedi training, he was a very formidable fighter. His very existence made the White Star Pirates' reputation that much stronger. Since, he knew very well how big an impact he had on the organization's reputation, he also brought in a few other fallen Jedi to his organization to strengthen their reputation even further.