Hondo was a pirate who operated during the Clone Wars. His exploits garnered him notoriety and infamy throughout the galaxy. Over the course of Ohnaka's storied and decades-long career as the head of self-styled operations such as the Ohnaka Gang and Ohnaka Transport Solutions.
Abilities[]
Expert Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Hondo is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant.
Expert Marksman: Hondo is extremely skilled in utilizing blaster pistols and blaster rifles.
Expert Swordsman: Hondo is a skilled swordsman, as he once manage to use a cutlass sword to battle several battle droids.
Expert Pilot: Hondo is extremely skilled in piloting various speeders and every type of flying crafts.
Genius-Level Intellect/Master Tactician/Leader: Hondo is a highly skilled tactician and very a capable leader. He is also ver charismatic to rally his old crew. Jod also knew how to rely on charm, quick-thinking, and conversation skills as tactics to get out of danger.
Weapons and Equipment[]
Weequay blaster pistol: During the Clone Wars, Hondo wielded a Weequay-style blaster pistol commonly used by criminals.
DL-18 blaster pistol: At some point in Star Wars Outlaws, Hondo carried a DL-18 blaster pistol.
DL-44 heavy blaster pistol: During the Imperial Era, Hondo used a DL-44 heavy blaster pistol as his primary weapon.
Electrostaff: Hondo used an electrostaff when he fought Jedi like Anakin and Ahsoka.
Cutlass sword: Hondo carried a Cutlass sword in his trenchcoat.
Starships: Hondo owned various starships throughout his life. His gang primary used several Corona-class armed frigates. By the New Republic era, Hondo piloted a modified ZH-40 Tribune-class light freighter called the Katooni, which was named after a yougling he met during the Clone Wars.
During the Clone Wars, Hondo was a pirate who operated a pirate gang on Florrum. Hondo had connections with notorious bounty hunters, being an associate of bounty hunter Jango Fett and the former lover of the bounty hunter Aurra Sing. He gained notoriety during the Clone Wars when he captures Count Dooku, the leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and attempts to sell Dooku to the Galactic Republic for a ransom, which led to the capture of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. The two Jedi and Dooku were able to escape, but the Jedi continue to have run-ins with Hondo throughout the war.
Hondo was later visited by Anakin to deliver Sienar RPS-6 rocket launchers at the request of the Republic to rebel forces on Onderon fighting against the Separatist on their planet. Later he attacked Huyang's ship, the Crucible, to steal the Jedi younglings' kyber crystals. His base is destroyed afterwards by General Grievous. The Sith Lord Maul and his brother Savage Opress attempt to recruit Hondo's gang into their army, however Hondo and the pirates who remained loyal to him defeat the Sith brothers with the aid of Kenobi and Adi Gallia off Florrum.
Hondo Ohnaka debuts in the fourth episode of Season two, "Brothers of the Broken Horn". After the fall of the Republic, Hondo lost his gang and leadership to the Empire. Because of this, Hondo turned to smuggling and betting to survive the years that followed the Clone Wars. After capturing Vizago and ransacking his ship, Hondo ran into Ezra Bridger (under the alias of Lando Calrissian) and enlists Ezra into becoming a pirate. The two later meet up with Azmorigan to commence in trading the generators Hondo stole from the ship, but Azmorigan turns on the two and reveals Ezra's deception. A battle ensues, ending with Azmorigan escaping and Hondo keeping the credits. Hondo learns that Ezra is a Jedi but decides to invite Ezra to become a part of his crew instead.
While exploring Vizago's ship, Ezra frees Vizago to get the generators back from Hondo, though Hondo escapes on Ezra's ship with the generators and Vizago's credits. However, Hondo travels to the Ghost since the Phantom’s autopilot was programmed to return to the ship and returns the generators just as Ezra arrives. With the credits from Azmorigan, Hondo departs from Ezra and the crew.
Throughout the course of the series, Hondo often provides the Lothal Rebels with missions and opportunities that can help improve the Rebellion's fight against the Empire, which usually gets them in drastic situations. While Ezra has faith in Hondo, the rest of the Lothal Rebels do not completely trust him. Whenever things go from bad to worse, Hondo would flee the scene or change sides for the sake of his own life.
In the series finale, Hondo joins Ezra and his allies in freeing Lothal from the Empire. It is here that Hondo reveals that he cares deeply for Ezra and would do anything for him.
Hondo appeared in the episode "Triplecross". Hondo teams up with bounty hunter droid IG-88 to capture Qi'ra on Ord Mantell, but she outsmarts both her pursuers by pitting them against each other so that she can collect the bounty on them.
Printed Media[]
Hondo appeared in Darth Maul (2017), where he and his crew appeared at a auction run by Xev Xrexus who came in conflict with Darth Maul who went to kill Jedi Padawan Eldra Kaitis.
Hondo, still active during the events of the Sequel Trilogy, has made an effort to go straight and establish an honest business in the form of "Ohnaka Transport Solutions", though this is primarily a front for his smuggling operations. Partnering with old acquaintance and fellow smuggler Chewbacca, Hondo has secured the use of the Millennium Falcon to send crews of spacers out onto various missions across the galaxy while operating out of the Black Spire spaceport on Batuu.
During the ride, Hondo acts as guests' guide, reminding them to act as they interact with the various buttons and switches in the Falcon's cockpit to ensure their mission's success. During the mission he pilots a modified ZH-40 Tribune-class light freighter called Katooni.
According to Galaxy of Heroes game, Ohnaka was paid a significant amount of credits by a female Jedi for her to hide, a fact which reached the Imperial Inquisitorius.
It is implied that Hondo lost his crew as a result of smuggling Jedi, as in Obi-Wan Kenobi episode "Part IV", Tala had distract Reva to allow Obi-Wan to rescue Leia.
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