History Characters / StarWarsTheOhnakaGang

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** 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!

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Literature/KindredSpirits'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

* SchrodingersCanon: According to ''The Clone Wars: Visual Guides Ultimate Battles'' (now ''Legends'' until further notice), his parents were poor swindlers that sold him into slavery as a child to "honour" Quay, the Weequay god. No comment on if it was [[AbusiveParents free will]] or religious law or some other third reason.

-->'''Hondo Ohnaka:''' [[LampshadeHanging I find my mood so changeable these days.]]

* AmazonChaser: He seems to have a thing for badass girl's based on that, he sounded very enthusiastic, when he told Aurra in her face, that she's a ''very'' dangerous woman, he immediately tried to hit on Steela, when they met during the battle of Onderon, not to mention the creepy, slightly flirtous tone he used in the Young Jedi-arc towards Ahsoka.

* 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 one of the most recurring secondary villains of the show alongside Cad Bane, and returned to the supporting cast for ''Rebels'' as well.

** Ezra is upset with him when it turns out Hondo played them all in "Legends of the Lasat", though about a year later in "Steps into Shadow", he's moved past it and is glad to see him. Which is saying something, considering what Ezra just went through the ''last'' time he got his trust broken only about a month after that. Justified by Hondo being a FriendlyEnemy (as described below) and near harmless, while [[spoiler:Maul]] was a complete CerebusKnight and violated the entirety of his trust along with several permanent consequences.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: He has a strong distaste for Separatists and Sith Lords in general, mostly because they can't be bargained with like reasonable people.

-->'''Hondo:''' I may be a pirate, but I don't like taking...''children'' into battle.
* EverybodyHasStandards: Is disturbed in "Steps into Shadow" when [[spoiler: Ezra makes an AT-AT pilot shoot his own comrades before [[PsychicAssistedSuicide having him walk off the catwalk]]]]. Probably helped by the fact that the last time he saw Ezra (about a year ago, in "Legends of the Lasat"), the boy used to be an AllLovingHero and NaiveNewcomer.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Ezra is the only person that seems to legitimately like him, while the rest of the Ghost Crew regard him with annoyance.

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

* KickTheSonOfABitch: Steals Vizago's ship and locks him in the brig. Given all the things Vizago has done to the Ghost Crew (i.e. not pay them), he totally deserved that.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Both in "Bounty Hunters" and "Revival" he pulls out of battle, when he realizes that the tide has turned against his gang.
* LargeHam: "[[PunctuatedForEmphasis THIS EFFORT! IS NO LONGER! PROFITABLE!]]"

** He quickly forms one with Ezra in "Brothers Of The Broken Horn".

* 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''.

* RedHerring: In "Legends of the Lasat", Chava reveals that there is a Prophecy of Three that has to do with the people Zeb has connections with. Hondo, who had been captured by Imperials earlier in the episode and doing a HeelFaceRevolvingDoor the entire time, reveals to Kallus that he had planted a tracker in the ''Ghost'', which leads to their ship jumping to the ''Ghost'''s location. Chava immediately says right after that scene that the Fool has set events into motion (as the Fool leads the Warrior in an attempt to destroy the Child. Kallus then makes contact with the crew to tell them to surrender, to which Chava reveals to the crew that he is in fact the Warrior, and it was already explained that Zeb is the Child. This seems to suggest that Hondo may be the Fool, though this is rather questionable, as Hondo has no major ties to Kallus nor Zeb, and the 'Fool' setting things into motion may possibly just mean that the actions of the 'Fool' in the past are affecting Kallus in the present.

** He once sold a pair of refugees of a near-extinct species to the Imperials, then called the Rebels to rescue them before the deal actually goes through. Just after the rescue, he immediately sold out the Rebels to the Imperials for a bounty, ''and then phoned up the same rebels to give them a heads up''. Predictably, neither side was amused at his antics, and he ended up getting captured by the Imperials anyways.

* SchrodingersCanon: According to ''The Clone Wars: Visual Guides Ultimate Battles'' (now ''Legends'' until further notice), his parents were poor swindlers that sold him into slavery as a child to 'honor' Quay, the Weequay god. No comment on if it was [[AbusiveParents free will]] or religious law or some other third reason.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He has the same character model template as the other generic Weequay pirates from the first two seasons of ''The Clone Wars'', but has reddish skin instead of the usual brown with a few yellow blotches around his eyes and cheeks to make him visually standout.

* ManipulativeBastard: He does a really good job playing Hondo, usually no ones fool, like a fiddle, convincing him that the Republic is attacking them after having one of his henchmen shoot down the Republic shuttle carrying the spice.

%%* DeadpanSnarker:

->'''Portrayed by:''' Gregory Baldwin

->'''Portrayed by:''' Matt Lanter

->'''Portrayed by:''' Terrence Carson

->'''Portrayed by:''' Greg Ellis

* TheCameo: Their insignia (seen on the right) appears at [[spoiler: Maz Kanata's fortress in ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens The Force Awakens]]'']].

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!!The Ohnaka Gang

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* SchrodingersCanon: According to ''The Clone Wars: Visual Guides Ultimate Battles'' (now ''Legends'' until further notice), his parents were poor swindlers that sold him into slavery to 'honor' Quay, the Weequay god. No comment on if it was [[AbusiveParents free will]] or religious law or some other third reason.

* EverybodyHasStandards: Is disturbed in "Steps into Shadow" when [[spoiler: Ezra makes an AT-AT pilot shoot his own comrades before [[PsychicAssistedSuicide having him walk off the catwalk]]. Probably helped by the fact that the last time he saw Ezra (about a year ago, in "Legends of the Lasat"), the boy used to be an AllLovingHero and NaiveNewcomer.

* DeadpanSnarker: Oh ''so'' very much so.

* EverybodyHasStandards: Is disturbed in "Steps into Shadow" when [[spoiler:Ezra makes an AT-AT pilot shoot his own comrades before [[PsychicAssistedSuicide having him walk off the catwalk]]. Probably helped by the fact that the last time he saw Ezra (about a year ago, in "Legends of the Lasat"), the boy used to be an AllLovingHero and NaiveNewcomer.

* OddFriendship[=/=]IntergenerationalFriendship:

* {{Badass}}: Although he may be stupid, Jiro is actually a fairly capable warrior. He survives fighting against Hondo and Darth Maul, and Lassa Rhayme notes with some surprise that he is quite quick even after having a lot to drink.

A large pirate gang led by Hondo Ohnaka during the Clone Wars. Located at a base on the planet Florrum, the Ohnaka Gang routinely finds itself becoming involved in Jedi and Sith affairs during the war. Following the war, the Empire crushed the group, with few survivors.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: While the gang is mostly made up of male Weequay, there are several female pirates and members of other species in the gang.
* FlyingSaucer: Their ships are large saucer shaped vessels.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: Even though his gang is mostly comprised of Weequays (and promoted as a Weequay pirate gang), it's more racially inclusive than initially suggested. Other species shown in the gang include Twi'leks, Jawas, Bith, Nikto, Ishi Tib and Kowakian monkey lizards (even though they seem like pets, monkey lizards are a lot more intelligent than they appear).

** In turn, he even forgives the survivors of the crew that personally betrayed him. What a guy.

* 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, 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.

A greedy pirate captain, with some vague sense of honor and morality.

* 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 one of the most recurring secondary villains of the show alongside Cad Bane, and returned for an episode of ''Rebels'' to boot.

* BreakoutVillain: Though he was mainly intended to have a single appearance in a two-part episode in ''The Clone Wars'', he proved to be so popular that he appeared in several seasons. He even became an ArcVillain for a four-part storyline. Not only that, but he's appeared on ''Rebels'' as well.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite his eccentricities, he's probably one of the smartest crime lords in the galaxy during the time of the Clone War. For instance, he knew that working for [[AxCrazy Darth Maul]] was an unprofitable venture from the get-go and was able to buy his own men's loyalty back from Maul. [[spoiler: Compare that to the other crime lords who joined the Shadow Collective, who didn't realize working with Maul was a bad move until he started butting heads with the Separatists and things started to fall apart.]]

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Steals Vizago's ship and locks him in the brig. Given all the things Vizago has done to the Ghost Crew (i.e. not pay them), he totally deserved that]].

* KarmaHoudini: He manages to get away with a number of his criminal actions without any retribution whatsoever... But the guy's just so charismatic, that it's too hard to hate him for it.

* 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 one of the most recurring secondary villains of the show alongside Cad Bane.

* BreakoutVillain: Though he was mainly intended to have a single appearance in a two-part episode in ''The Clone Wars'', he proved to be so popular that he appeared in several seasons. He even became an ArcVillain for a four-part storyline. Not only that, but he'll appear on ''Rebels'' as well.

* TheCameo: Their symbol appears at [[spoiler: Maz Kanata's fortress in ''[[Film/TheForceAwakens]]'']].

Tropes specifically applying to the characters based on their appearances in ''[[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse Star Wars Legends]]'' can be found '''[[Characters/StarWarsTheatricalLegends here]]'''.