History Characters / StarWarsCriminals

* AffablyEvil: When Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi introduce themselves to him on Oba Diah, he offers them some drinks. When Anakin pressures him into telling him everything he knows about Sifo-Dyas, he immediately confirms that they have what they are looking for.

* BadBoss: He seems to act like one most of the time. One time, he threatened to do more than decapitate one of his men ([[FridgeHorror whatever that means]]) and another time, he had some of Preigo's circus performers [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for botching up an act]] and then [[DecapitationPresentation kept their skulls]] [[CreepySouvenir as trophies]]. However...

* BadBoss: He seems to act like one most of the time. One time, he threatened to do more than decapitate one of his men ([[FridgeHorror whatever that means]]) and another he time, he had some of Preigo's circus performers [[DisproportionateRetribution executed for botching up an act]] and then [[DecapitationPresentation kept their skulls]] [[CreepySouvenir as trophies]]. However...

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: According to ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir'', the he and the Hutts broke off from the Shadow Collective after Darth Maul was captured by Sidious.

* BenevolentBoss: He treats his men remarkably well for a ruthless pirate, and he even [[EasilyForgiven accepts them back after they backstab him]]. He also cares about their lives, as seen when Maul brutally murders one of his men over a holocom. Presumably to keep up appearances, however, he's more flippant about the subject in the presence of others, such as listing some as his dead men as a business expense to Obi-Wan.

* WildCard: His only allegiance is to himself.

** In "A Necessary Bond", he admits that he doesn't like to involve children in battle. When Ahsoka points out his attack on the cruiser, he waves it off as a change of heart.

* FantasticDrug: The Pyke Syndicate is not only a militant spice cartel, Lom is also apparently an addict of the substance.

* KarmaHoudini: Subverted. He tries to be one when he asks Obi-Wan to forgive the Pyke Syndicate for their involvement in the death of Sifo-Dyas in exchange for giving the Jedi Silman, but later...
** KarmicDeath[=/=]CharacterDeath: Tyranus, the man who paid them to kill Sifo-Dyas, comes to Oba Diah and kills Lom as part of tying up some loose ends with the Sith plot.

* SpannerInTheWorks: By name-calling Tyranus during his lightsaber with Anakin and Obi-Wan, he indirectly revealed to the Jedi Order that Count Dooku and Tyranus are the same person, and by extension, let the Jedi know that the Sith were behind the creation of the clone army.
* SpeciesSurname: An unusual example of this trope in that while Lom is not a FunnyAnimal, "Pyke" actually is the name of his species too.

* WouldHurtAChild: During the staged criminal attack on Mandalore, he can be seen attempting to intimidate a Mandalorian child before Death Watch "comes to the rescue".

--> '''Darth Maul:''' It would seem the decision to join us is now yours.

[[folder:Lom Pyke]]

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** KarmicDeath[=/=]KilledOffForReal: Tyranus, the man who paid them to kill Sifo-Dyas, comes to Oba Diah and kills Lom as part of tying up some loose ends with the Sith plot.

->'''Portrayed by:''' Larry Ward (''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''), Unknown Actor (''Film/ANewHope'', ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''), Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson (''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'')
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->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''

->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' | ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''

->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''

->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''

->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''

->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' | ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir''

->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars''

!!All spoilers regarding the Prequel Trilogy and the Original Trilogy are unmarked. Examples relating to Disney's EU and the new movies can be spoiler-tagged if necessary.

->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/ANewHope''[[note]]1997 Special Edition and subsequent releases[[/note]] / ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''

->'''Appears in:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' / ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''

->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''

->'''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' / ''ComicBook/DarthMaulSonOfDathomir''

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The leader of the Pyke Syndicate, a powerful group of spice dealers based on Oba Diah. They were paid by a man named Tyranus to kill Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas 10 years before the Clone Wars.

-->-- '''TC-70'''

* BadassAndABaby: He was the "baby" part of this to both Ahsoka and Anakin.

-->'''Garnac:''' Well done, little younglings. Especially ''you, Togruta''. You'll be a prized trophy in my collection.

* FamousLastWords: Mutters "[[ShoutOut Oh, what]] [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz a world]]..."

%%* LargeHam
%%* SissyVillain

-->''"As my sweet mother always said, 'Son, if one hostage is good, two are better, and three, well, that's just good business!"''

* DisneyVillainDeath / RailingKill: After Ahsoka already defeated him, he tried to grab his blaster. In response Ahsoka Force Pushed him with such strength that he was sent flying across the trophy room. When he slammed into the blastdoor, it was torn off the hinges, he went over a guardrail and plummeted down to the lower deck of his base.

%%* RedEyesTakeWarning
%%* ReptilesAreAbhorrent

** KarmicDeath / KilledOffForReal: Tyranus, the man who paid them to kill Sifo-Dyas, comes to Oba Diah and kills Lom as part of tying up some loose ends with the Sith plot.

* HellishPupils

%%* AdiposeRex

%%* BigBadWannabe

%%* HairTriggerTemper

* NonActionBigBad: In ''Return of the Jedi'', though the EU rectifies that somewhat, showing that when no other options are left, Jabba can ''move''.

%%** RecliningReigner
%%* SmugSnake

%%* VillainousGlutton

* AscendedExtra: Originally a one-shot villain that appeared in two episodes of season one of ''The Clone Wars'', he gained more screentime exponentially and became the most recurring non-movie villain of the show alongside Cad Bane.

%%* {{Badass}}
* BadassBoast: He gives one to [[spoiler:Darth Maul]], when he threatened to kill him.

* BenevolentBoss: He treats his men remarkably well for a ruthless pirate, and he even [[spoiler:accepts them back after they backstab him]]. He also cares about their lives, as seen when [[spoiler:Maul brutally murders one of his men over a holocom]]. Presumably to keep up appearances, however, he's more flippant about the subject in the presence of others, such as listing some as his dead men as a business expense to Obi-Wan.

* EasilyForgiven: In "The Gungan General". Obi-Wan decides to let Hondo go just as he, Anakin and Republic envoy party board the ''Twilight'', stating they have no quarrel with him and his pirates despite him holding Obi-Wan and Anakin for ransom and torturing them (after some lies from [[TheStarscream Turk Falso]]). While Anakin and Hondo are a bit baffled, Jedi don't normally hold grudges. However, this is shortly downplayed, as he reminds Hondo that Count Dooku won't be as forgiving as they are. Cue four seasons later, [[LaserGuidedKarma Count Dooku sends General Grievous to tear his base apart and (temporarily) holds him prisoner]].

* GenreBlind: While normally GenreSavvy, Hondo still has a moment of this when he assumed he had killed [[spoiler:Savage and Darth Maul]] simply because he shot their ship down and couldn't find the bodies.

** He seems more effective whenever he's fighting Sith, really. As Count Dooku, [[spoiler:Darth Maul]] and General Grievous all found out.

* IndyPloy: His usual M.O straddles the line between this and XanatosSpeedChess.

%%* NiceHat
* OddFriendship: As of the end of "A Necessary Bond", there are hints that he is beginning to form one with Katooni.
** Could also count as an IntergenerationalFriendship.

* PirateParrot: A Kowakian Monkey Lizard, actually, but the principle is the same. In the ''StarWars'' universe, monkey lizards are bird-like mischief makers who are actually smarter than they look, hence one of them managing to swipe Count Dooku's lightsaber and another one able to fumble through the operation of a ''tank''.
* PetTheDog: When he convinced Boba to give up the hostage's location.

* RefugeInAudacity: He has gotten away with capturing or [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu talking down to people more powerful than him (and in the case of villains, more likely to kill him on the spot)]], such as Jedi (Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi), Sith (Count Dooku, [[spoiler: Darth Maul]]) and Jedi killers (General Grievous). And he has survived every time. Of course, the worst that ever happens to him are some profit loss and at one point, the destruction of his base.
* RubberForeheadAlien: He's a weequay.

* WouldHurtAChild: Didn't seem to object to the idea of hurting the Jedi Younglings if they got in the way of him getting their crystals. Though as Hondo notes, they aren't ''just'' children. They're [[OneManArmy Jedi]] children. Cummings made the distinction that although Hondo ''would'' hurt the kids if it came down to it, he really didn't ''want'' to. He would much rather them all go home completely unharmed — and tell their friends about the time they met the fearsome pirate, Hondo Ohnaka!

* AscendedExtra: He was one of the crime syndicate leaders recruited by [[spoiler: Darth Maul]] in Season 5's Shadow Collective arc before playing a major (and final) role in Season 6's "The Lost One".

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Unlike the other crime syndicates [[spoiler: Darth Maul]] recruited by force for the Shadow Collective, the Pyke Syndicate came right to them after hearing about what they did to Black Sun and joined them without resistance, expressing no desire to oppose [[spoiler: Maul]].

* DiscOneFinalBoss: For the first act of Episode VI.

%%* EvilIsHammy

%%* {{Jerkass}}

%%* LargeHam

%%* PsychopathicManchild

Heir apparent to the Hutt empire, Jabba's infant son was barely old enough to slither before his conniving and power-hungry great-uncle, Ziro, already had him marked for death at the time of the Clone Wars. Ziro arranged for Rotta to be Huttnapped as part of an elaborate scheme to discredit the Jedi Knights and prevent them from entering an alliance with the Hutts.

%%* FatBastard

* AscendedExtra: She was just a singer in Jabba's palace in ''Return of the Jedi'', but plays a major role in ''The Clone Wars'' episode "Hunt for Ziro".

* BadBoss: He harshly punishes anybody he fails him, often by feeding them alive to whatever monstrous pet he currently keeps.

* HairTriggerTemper

* WormanScorned: One reason she turned on Ziro was because of how abruptly he had ended their prior relationship.

Those attempting to do business with Jabba the Hutt first needed to maneuver past his pasty-faced major-domo, the Twi'lek Bib Fortuna. The darkly robed attendant often hovered near Jabba's ear, offering advice and feeding information. Fortuna followed the rules of protocol in the Hutt's court (such as they were), and spoke only in Huttese, though he understood other tongues. Fortuna's affiliation with Jabba stretched over decades.

* AscendedExtra: Originally a one-shot villain that appeared in two episodes of season one, he gained more screentime exponentially and is now the most recurring non-movie villain of the show alongside Cad Bane.