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Hondo Ohnaka

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Also known as hondo

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Hondo Ohnaka

Hondo Ohnaka is the galaxy's most charming opportunist, a pirate whose career lasted decades and who kept turning up, for a price, on the edges of its biggest wars. Sold into slavery by his con-artist parents, he escaped, learned the criminal trade as an advisor to Porla the Hutt, then betrayed his master and fled with a band of fellow servants. He conned a collector out of a fleet of ships and built the Ohnaka Gang into a feared crew based on Florrum. During the Clone Wars he captured Count Dooku and then Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, hoping to ransom all three. The plan failed, and it made him a lasting enemy in Dooku, who later sent General Grievous to destroy his base. Hondo swung between foe and ally of the Jedi: he raided Felucian villages, kidnapped Ahsoka Tano, and then helped her and a group of younglings escape Grievous. He armed the Onderon rebels and fought off Maul and Savage Opress. After the Empire broke up his gang he worked alone as a smuggler and bounty chaser, became an unlikely friend to Ezra Bridger and the Spectres, and helped free Lothal. By the time of the First Order he had rebuilt his fortunes as the head of Ohnaka Transport Solutions on Batuu, a front for smuggling, and he quietly helped the Resistance after Crait.

Facts

Gender
Male
Pronouns
He/him
Height
1.85 meters
Hair
Black
Eyes
Brown
Skin
Brown
Type
Criminal

Connections

Species
Weequay
Homeworld
Florrum, Sriluur
Affiliations
Ohnaka Gang, Bounty Hunters' Guild, Rokana Raiders, Ohnaka Transport Solutions

Appearances

173 Star Wars works, first in Dooku Captured (2009).

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Notable works

Key events in Hondo Ohnaka's story

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Unknown - Birth on Sriluur

Born to a pair of con artists. His mother teaches him to pick pockets instead of singing him lullabies.

Unknown - Sold into slavery

His parents sell him, claiming it is an offering to the Weequay god Quay. He escapes by disguising himself as a policeman aboard a ship bound for Boonta.

Unknown - Advisor to Porla the Hutt

Starts as Porla's cupbearer and rises to become the Hutt's trusted advisor, learning the criminal trade along the way.

Unknown - Betrayal and flight

Plots with fellow servants to rob Porla of his skiff, vehicles and weapons, then leads the runaways into a life of piracy.

Unknown - Founding the Ohnaka Gang

Pressures a collector on Farana into handing over a Corona-class frigate, which becomes his flagship Acushnet, along with six Flarestar attack shuttles. He sets up a sprawling base on Florrum and becomes its pirate king.

Unknown - Mercenary days with Aurra Sing

Joins a mercenary crew with Aurra Sing, starts an on-and-off romance with her, and gets to know Jango Fett and Cad Bane.

~32 BBY - Auction of Eldra Kaitis

Bids at Xev Xrexus's auction for a captured Jedi Padawan, then pays to join the hunt for her. Aurra Sing's crew kills his men and steals one of his shuttles.

22 BBY - Capturing Count Dooku

Takes Dooku prisoner after the Count crashes on Vanqor and demands a spice ransom from the Republic. He then drugs and imprisons Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker too. All three escape, and the Jedi spare him.

~21 BBY - Raids on Felucia

Extorts nysillin from a Felucian village until Jedi and hired bounty hunters drive him off. He duels Anakin on a cliff edge before retreating.

~21 BBY - Sheltering Aurra Sing and Boba Fett

Gives refuge to Sing and young Boba Fett on Florrum, then persuades Boba to reveal where the Republic hostages are held. He secretly rescues Sing and keeps Slave I.

~20 BBY - Arms for Onderon

Delivers rocket launchers to the Onderon rebels at Anakin Skywalker's request.

~20 BBY - Raid on the Crucible and fall of Florrum

Captures Ahsoka Tano while trying to steal the younglings' kyber crystals. Dooku sends Grievous to seize Florrum and jail Hondo. The younglings free him, and he flies Slave I to rescue them.

~20 BBY - Defeating Maul and Savage Opress

Fights off Maul and Savage Opress after they turn part of his crew against him, fighting beside Obi-Wan Kenobi. He then loots the brothers' wrecked ship.

~20 BBY - Clash with the Blood Bone Order

Loses the plundered cargo of the Steady On when Lassa Rhayme and Asajj Ventress raid his base.

~19 BBY - Gang dissolved

The new Empire breaks up the Ohnaka Gang, and Hondo carries on alone as a freelance outlaw.

Imperial Era - Heist on Jedha

Helps Dok-Ondar take a kyber statue from the Temple of the Kyber and fights Chirrut Îmwe along the way.

~11 BBY - Hunting Qi'ra

Teams up with IG-88 to capture Crimson Dawn's Qi'ra on Ord Mantell. She turns the two against each other and collects bounties on both of them.

Imperial Era - Forged journal auction

Tries to sell forged copies of "Maz Kanata's Journal." The Rang Clan exposes the forgery, and the auction ends in a firefight.

~3 BBY - Brothers of the Broken Horn

Gets Ezra Bridger and Chopper involved in stealing Azmorigan's ship, which begins his friendship with the Spectres.

~2 BBY - The Wynkahthu Job

Leads the Spectres on a salvage job aboard a sunken Imperial transport and is arrested by the Empire.

~1 BBY - Liberation of Lothal

Helps Ezra Bridger and the rebels drive the Empire off Lothal.

~3 ABY - A Pirate's Fortune

Works with Kay Vess against the Rokana Raiders.

~34 ABY - Ohnaka Transport Solutions on Batuu

Runs a shipping front for smuggling at Black Spire Outpost, leasing the Millennium Falcon from Chewbacca for smuggling runs. He also helps the Resistance after the Battle of Crait.

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Data from Wookieepedia (revision 15617865, 2026-09-26), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.

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