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Onderon
Location: Japrael System, Japrael Sector, Inner Rim
Native Species: Human (Onderonian), Twi'lek, Togruta, Ithorian
Native Animals: Dalgo, Fambaa, Ruping, Tee-muss
Capital: Iziz
A jungle world ruled by a monarchy, Onderon is famous for its great walled cities, including the great capital of Iziz.
- Canon Immigrant: The planet first appeared in Tales of the Jedi, with the planet then being most prominent in Old Republic era-set works in Legends. The planet immigrated into the canon through appearing in The Clone Wars.
- Citadel City: The cities of Onderon have great walls built around them, which originated in ancient times when primitive Onderonians had to defend against aggressive predators.
- Civil War: They engaged in one during the Clone Wars between the usurper Sanjay Rash and the deposed former king Ramsis Dendup.
- Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Having a king named "Sanjay Rash" gives Onderon a vaguely Indian air.
- Heel–Face Turn: During the Clone Wars, Onderon went from a supporter of the Confederacy to a loyal member of the Republic following the conclusion of its civil war.
- Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: Anakin Skywalker personally trained the Onderon rebels against the Separatists, and later the Empire had to deal with them. In fact, they're one of the most notorious and controversial rebel cells in the Alliance, especially known for their brutality.
- Single-Biome Planet: Most of Onderon appears to be jungle.
Onderon Royal House
Ramsis Dendup
King Ramsis Dendup
Species: Human
Voiced by: Barry Dennen
Voiced by: Marc Cassot (European French)
Appearances: The Clone Wars
The deposed king of Onderon, he kept the planet neutral during the Clone Wars, believing both sides to be equally corrupt. He was overthrown and imprisoned by the Separatist-backed Sanjay Rash.
- Distressed Dude: He is held captive for majority of the Onderon arc, and was rescued mere moments before his public execution.
- Ink-Suit Actor: He looks like his voice actor, but older and racelifted, obviously. They resemble each other a lot more if you look at the picture of when Dendup was younger
◊. - Neutral No Longer: When he reclaims his throne, he works to bring Onderon back into the Republic, having decided to no longer remain neutral in the Clone Wars.
- Off with His Head!: King Rash attempted to have him publicly executed via laser guillotine. It didn't happen thanks to the intervention of the rebel movement and then a second time due to General Tandin's Heel–Face Turn.
- Rightful King Returns: After Rash is defeated and killed, Dendup reclaims the throne of Onderon.
- Tuckerization: His last name comes from his voice actor's last name.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: It is unknown what happened to him and his rule over Onderon when the Empire came around, especially with Saw's Partisan activities.
Sanjay Rash
King Sanjay Rash
Species: Human
Voiced by: Kirk Thornton
Appearances: The Clone Wars
King of Onderon after ousting King Dendup, Rash was little more than a puppet for the Separatists.
- 0% Approval Rating: Even before King Dendup was liberated by the Onderon Rebels, the people of Iziz didn't seem very fond of Rash if the fear in the streets and the protests at Dendup's public execution are any indication. Once Dendup was liberated and he labeled the rebels as patriots and not terrorists, the people of Iziz most certainly didn't like him anymore (if they ever did) as indicated by the street riots towards the droid patrols.
- Arc Villain: As the tyrannical Separatist-aligned ruler, Rash serves as such for the Onderon arc. However, his own incompetence leads to Kalani serving as the bigger threat.
- Asshole Victim: Let's face it, you smirked a little when Kalani shot him dead.
- Big Bad Wannabe: Despite being the lead villain of the Onderon arc, he's merely a Puppet King under Dooku's control and an inept ruler who relies on Kalani to quell the uprising. To further cement his status, Kalani doesn't even wait for Dooku's order to shoot him dead once Onderon is deemed a lost cause, highlighting him as another of the many pawns manipulated by the Sith.
- Beard of Evil: He sports a typical lower jaw-framing bad guy beard.
- Ink-Suit Actor: He looks like a racelifted version of his voice actor, also with facial hair.
- Insane Troll Logic: When the rebellion starts stirring up trouble, Rash's first thought is that the former King Dendup is responsible. Dendup had been imprisoned since Rash came into power, with no means of communicating with anyone in the outside world.
- Puppet King: While even the Republic recognized him as the King of Onderon, in truth he was nothing but a figure-head for Dooku, kept in power only by the droid army stationed on the planet.
- The Quisling: As a native Onderonian, he believed that the only way the neutral world could prosper and stay strong in a shifting galaxy during the Clone Wars was to side with the Separatists, which he did as soon as he deposed Dendup.
- Slouch of Villainy: His Establishing Character Moment is a cameo in the Opening Narration of "A War on Two Fronts". All he does is sit on the throne in a very antagonistic pose.
- Smug Snake: He is hilariously oblivious as to who holds the real power on Onderon between himself and Count Dooku. In fact, when he claims he can use the rebels' attack on the city power grid to his advantage, he merely comes calling to Dooku for help. He's also inept enough that Dooku sent a tactical droid (which have a history of being Smug Snakes themselves, but the difference being that Kalani is a newer but more competent model) to compensate for his ineptitude.
- Tautological Templar: He seems to genuinely believe that any action taken against him is morally wrong, despite his status as a usurper and puppet for Count Dooku. For instance, when the initial attempt the rebels made to free Dendup failed, Rash tried to assure his people that "the danger" was over, despite the fact that the crowd openly cheered for the rebels, and booed the droids capturing them.
- Too Dumb to Live: Quite frankly, Rash is an idiot. Despite the public disturbance caused by the rebels, the only solution he can think of is to blame his predecessor and try to kill the rebels. Anyone with half a brain could have used propaganda to portray the rebels as terrorists fighting to destabilize a lawful regime, but Rash completely ignores this and acts like the people will support him no matter what happens.note The fact that he tries to present a confident demeanor only makes him come across as even more of an idiot; he initially acts as though he has a plan to deal with the rebels following their successful attack on a power station... then runs to Dooku to ask for help.
- The Usurper: The official database suggests he took the throne from Dendup through rather underhanded means before officially allying Onderon with the Confederacy.
- Villainous Glutton: He's by no means a Fat Bastard (in fact he seems to be quite fit), but the way he takes a bite from a fruit, and then tosses it into fire, really plays up his villany. In fact he does this Once an Episode.
- You Have Out Lived Your Usefulness: A mixed case. After the Separatists army's defeat in "Tipping Points", General Kalani shoots him, without even waiting for Dooku's order to do it.
Staff
Okalin
Advisor Okalin
Species: Bivall
Voiced by: Matt Lanter
Appearances: The Clone Wars
A male Bivall that was the royal advisor to the reigning king of Onderon.
Onderon Royal Militia
Akenathen Tandin
General Akenathen Tandin
Species: Human
Voiced by: David Kaye
Appearances: The Clone Wars
A general in service to Onderon's king, Sanjay Rash (who is really a Separatist puppet). After helping to save several resistance fighters, as well as preventing the execution of Onderon's true king, Tandin joins the rebellion himself.
- Badass Normal: An ordinary man with extraordinary nerve.
- Defector from Decadence: He becomes one in "The Soft War".
- Four-Star Badass: He lead the ground battle in "Tipping Points".
- Good Cop/Bad Cop: While interrogating Saw, he acts as the good cop to Kalani's bad cop.
- Heel–Face Turn: He betrays Sanjay Rash and joins the Onderonian rebels late during the Onderon arc.
- Noble Top Enforcer: He is sympathetic towards the rebels, and eventually sides with them after having enough of Rash's tyranny.
- To Be Lawful or Good: The only reason Tandin was supporting King Rash was because he was the lawful ruler of Onderon, and eventually chose to turn against him.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: It is currently unknown what happened to him when the Empire came to Onderon.
Onderon Politicians
Mina Bonteri
Senator Mina Bonteri
See her entry on the Separatist Alliance page.
Lux Bonteri
Senator Lux Bonteri
Species: Human
Voiced by: Jason Spisak
Appearances: The Clone Wars | Inferno Squad
Son of Separatist senator Mina Bonteri, Lux was originally a member of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. However, when his mother was murdered on Count Dooku's command, Lux abandoned the Separatists and sought revenge, briefly becoming aligned with the Death Watch in the process. After forsaking Vizsla and his terrorists, Lux returned to his homeworld of Onderon, joining a resistance movement that would become the Partisans against the Separatist regime that had claimed the planet. Following the end of the occupation, Lux took a position as Onderon's senator and sought to aid his world in rejoining the Republic. Though his service was carried over to the Empire, he developed rebel sympathy and became an ally of the Rebel Alliance.
- Action Duo: In "A Friend in Need", he was the Action Survivor to Ahsoka's Action Girl.
- Amazon Chaser: His two major love interests are Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano and rebel fighter, Steela Gerrera. Both being skilled fighters in their own right as well as being strong-willed and tough women.
- Character Development: Lux grows considerably across his appearances, evolving from a naïve boy questioning the values he'd always held to a strong, principled young man who is devoted to helping his people.
- Chick Magnet: He had mutual attractions with Ahsoka and Steela, which became a Love Triangle. And he later would marry an unnamed woman, becoming the stepfather of said woman's daughter.
- Covert Pervert: Lux is a polite man but gives an appreciative glance of Ahsoka's body. And booty.
- Dating Catwoman: Subverted. At first, he and Ahsoka were standing on the opposite sites and they showed interest in each other. However, the death of her mother made him go rogue from the Separatists. After the rebels freed Onderon, he was appointed as the planet's new Senator and he decided to try realigning his people with the Republic.
- Disappeared Dad: His father was killed fighting clone troopers in self-defense a year before his first appearance.
- Doom Magnet: An interesting case, as it seem this effect is active only whenever he and Ahsoka are together:
- The two of them met in "Heroes on Both Sides" and shortly afterwards his mother was killed.
- In "A Friend in Need", he seeks Death Watch's assistance to kill Dooku. Coincidentally, the locals decide to "stand up" for themselves against Vizsla's gang right then, which leads to their village getting burnt down and Ahsoka almost getting killed.
- In "A War on Two Fronts", Ahsoka arrives to Onderon to aid the Rebels, and shortly after the droid army finds out their location.
- In "Tipping Points", he was with Ahsoka when Steela and King Dendup almost fell to their deaths from a cliff. In his attempt to save Steela, he himself almost fell, and Ahsoka had to spend time saving him. This was just enough for a damaged, but still operating droid to reactivate and shoot at Ahsoka, causing her to drop Steela.
- Expository Hairstyle Change: Lux starts off with combed and neat hair before said hair became more unkempt as he goes from a sheltered boy to a more mature rebel.
- Freudian Trio: With Steela and Saw; he's the Superego, as he's the most logical one of the trio.
- Genre Blindness: He thought Vizsla and Death Watch were honorable and just, despite knowing their reputation and witnessing their remorseless use of droids for target practice. Even when he learns they've kidnapped local women for use as servants, he still refuses to see the truth. It takes them burning down the native village to knock some sense into him.
- Hands-On Approach: He tried to teach Steela the method of throwing the grenade in a way to bypass energy-shields this way. Interestingly, while Steela seemed to outright enjoy it, she still couldn't get it right.
- Interspecies Romance: He's a human and has a love interest in Ahsoka Tano, who is a Togruta.
- La Résistance: In Season 5, he joined the rebels of his homeworld Onderon.
- Love Triangle: He was caught in one with Ahsoka and Steela, an Onderon freedom fighter, during the Onderon arc. Steela looks to have won, but she died.
- Mistreatment-Induced Betrayal: Killing his mother had a large effect on Lux's loyalty to the Separatists.
- Nice Guy: Lux is a polite and friendly young man.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Subverted in the first act of "A Friend in Need". He disrupts peace talks between the Republic and Separatists by calling out Count Dooku for the death of his mother, Mina, and a battle between both sides' security breaks out, ending the negotiations not long after. However, it has been established that the Clone War is a Monster Protection Racket on the Sith's part and Dooku will do anything to keep the war going as long as necessary (such as the assassination of Mina), so it's incredibly dubious that Lux being silent would have allowed for a major step towards peace.
- Non-Action Guy: Ahsoka even pointed out that he's no warrior and after joining the rebels, it earns him Saw's ire. Although, he's definitely trying his best to take a level in badass along with his comrades when the Jedi arrive to train them.
- Only Sane Man: When he joins the Dreamers, he's not happy with Staven leading them to do violent things that he believes make the group no better than the Empire, though Iden calls him out for not doing anything about it.
- Parental Abandonment: His father perished in a battle against clone troopers a year before his first appearance, and his mother Mina was killed on Count Dooku’s orders.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: He is the calm, logical blue to Saw's (and to a lesser extent Steela's) rash and emotional red.
- Revenge Before Reason: In "A Friend in Need", he is deaf to Ahsoka's warnings about Death Watch because he wanted to avenge his mother's death so badly.
- Riches to Rags: Implied. "Heroes on Both Sides" (his first appearance) shows him living in a wealthy home with his mother, but it's hinted that he may have lost his home after Mina's murder.
- Second Love: After being rejected by Ahsoka and losing Steela, he does move on, evidenced by the fact that he has a stepdaughter a significant amount of years later after The Clone Wars. As such, he and his unseen wife are this trope to each other.
- Significant Wardrobe Shift: "Heroes on Both Sides", which is his debut appearance, has Lux wear the standard clothing that one would expect from someone of upper class, which signifies his naïveté. Subsequent appearances would have him wear attire more suitable for missions and battles, showing how much he has grown in character and skill.
- Took a Level in Badass: He starts off as a naive Non-Action Guy, but during the Onderon arc, Lux is shown fighting side by side with the other rebels. Although, it is acknowledged that his truth strengths lie in the political arena.
- Undercover as Lovers: Sort of. In "A Friend in Need", Ahsoka needed an excuse for why she was with Lux, when he went to make a deal with Death Watch and she got involved. She claimed she was his betrothed.
- You Killed My Father: Towards Dooku for killing his mother, Mina.
Onderon Rebels
Steela Gerrera
Steela Gerrera
Species: Human
Voiced by: Dawn-Lyen Gardner
An Onderonian resistance fighter who eventually becomes the rebellion's leader. She was killed in the battle that ultimately liberated Onderon from Separatist occupation.
- Action Girl: She is a capable soldier and very skilled shooter, destroying numerous battle droids during the rebellion.
- Art-Shifted Sequel: In the hologram image of Steela presented in Rebels, her features are different from how she looks in The Clone Wars due to the different art styles; her face is longer and thinner, her skin tone is lighter, and her mouth is thinner.
- Badass Normal: No special powers or even formal combat training, but Steela is still one of the best resistance fighters on Onderon.
- Bloodless Carnage: Her body was in remarkably good shape for someone who fell several stories to her death.
- Boom, Headshot!: It's her signature move against droids.
- Brother–Sister Team: With Saw, as they were a sibling duo of Onderon rebels.
- Cutting the Knot: In "A War on Two Fronts", she was unable to throw a grenade in such a way that it would bypass a destroyer droid's shield. In "Front Runners", she opts to simply run up the the droid while it's distracted and put the grenade in by hand.
- Death of the Hypotenuse: She had a mutual attraction with Lux, who previously was shown to be interested in Ahsoka. Steela got killed after their first kiss.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The responsible to Saw's foolish. Steela thinks before she acts and has a more logical side while her brother is the opposite.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: Though considering the circumstances we see Saw or other Partisans in, they're not really appropriate to bring her up, so it's justified (Lux has yet to be brought up as well), and Saw keeps a hologram of her as a Tragic Keepsake. But in advertising out-of-universe, more emphasis is placed on Saw, who is called the "original rebel" even though the Onderon arc in The Clone Wars was about Steela being the true leader of the Partisans, not Saw.
- Freudian Trio: With Lux and Saw; she's the Ego, as she's the balance between Lux's rationality and Saw's recklessness.
- Friendly Sniper: Her fist appearance stresses her skill with a sniper rifle, which Anakin finds impressive. Most impressive.
- Goggles Do Nothing: Despite wearing goggles on her head, she never actually uses them.
- Gory Discretion Shot: She is not shown hitting the ground after falling.
- Green-Eyed Monster: Has some moments of it towards Ahsoka, but as they both have eyes on Lux, this is to be expected.
- Hope Spot: Ahsoka was centimeters away from saving Steela... before being shot in the shoulder, losing her concentration and causing Steela to fall to her death.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: She scored a Boom, Headshot! at a moving Battle Droid with a pistol held in one hand. She's also hit numerous Super Battle Droids in their photoreceptors with ease using her rifle.
- Ink-Suit Actor: She resembles her voice actor.
- The Lad-ette: Steela is every bit as much of a tough soldier as her brother.
- La Résistance: She fights in the Onderon resistance.
- The Leader: Type IV (being The Face of the Onderon rebellions) with some elements of Type I (the one usually who makes the strategic calls).
- The Lost Lenore: Downplayed. She was apparently Lux's new love interest after Ahsoka and her death greatly saddened him. And while her life and memory is still with him, Lux does eventually get married to another woman.
- Love Triangle: She has feelings for Lux, who has previously shown an interest in Ahsoka.
- Meaningful Name:
- Steela has steel determination and strong will.
- Gerrera is derived from "guerra", meaning "war", and is where the term "guerrilla warfare" comes from.
- Morality Chain Beyond the Grave: Even beyond death, it's the memory of her that keeps Saw from harming a Geonosian queen egg at Rex's insistence.
- Now or Never Kiss: With Lux, telling him "just in case". And indeed, she dies later.
- Rebel Leader: She cemented as one in "The Soft War".
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: While Steela is the rational blue to Saw's reckless red, she's also the more emotional red to Lux' more calm blue.
- Vague Age: She seems to have feelings for Lux (and the reverse also seems to be true), yet she looks at least a few years older than him.
Saw Gerrera
Saw Gerrera
See his entry on the Partisans page.
Other Onderonians
Lux Bonteri's stepdaughter
Lux Bonteri's stepdaughter
Appearances: Inferno Squad (mentioned only)
The stepdaughter of Lux Bonteri. Though her stepfather developed rebel sympathies and joined the Rebel Alliance, she was a loyal Imperial and was forced to change her name to protect herself.
- The Ghost: She's mentioned by Lux in Inferno Squad.
Onderonians on other Pages
- Dutch Vander on the Rebel Alliance & New Republic Starfighter Corps -- Gold Squadron page.
- Dex Tiree on the Rebel Alliance & New Republic Starfighter Corps page.
