History Characters / StarWarsTheOhnakaGang

-->'''Hondo:''' That boy has spirit. He reminds me of the time when there was still something you could believe in.

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthMaul Darth Maul]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Literature/KindredSpirits'' | ''[[WebAnimation/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny Forces of Destiny]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''Pirate's Price'' | ''[[Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge Galaxy's Edge]]'',|
''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)

* 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 became a recurring character again on ''Rebels'' as well.

** In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E12TheGunganGeneral 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, [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty Count Dooku sends General Grievous to tear his base apart and (temporarily) holds him prisoner]].Plus, the relationship between the Jedi (Ahsoka, Obi-Wan and Anakin) and Hondo can be described as “somewhat amicable” and in far better terms than the Separatists…unless an opportunity for profit presents itself, of course.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Turns out he sincerely cares for Ezra and to a lesser extent Melch.

** In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E12TheGunganGeneral 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, [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty Count Dooku sends General Grievous to tear his base apart and (temporarily) holds him prisoner]].

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: From his first episode, Hondo made it clear that he is a man motivated by profit and opportunity, be it making money through the Republic or the Separatists. It also show he’s a man with a sharp wit, knowing well that dealing with the Seps could easily lead to an early annihilation, when Dooku offered a ransom to be paid for his release. A rule that the earlier episodes of the Clone Wars has established, that ending with lightsabers stabbed in the backs of Gha Nachkt, the droid smuggler and Argyus, the corrupt Senate Captain.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: From his first episode, Hondo made it clear that he is a man motivated by money and opportunity, be it from the Republic or the Separatists. It also show he’s a man with a sharp wit , knowing well that dealing with the Seps could easily lead to an early annihilation, when Dooku offered a ransom to be paid. A rule that the earlier episodes of the Clone Wars has shown, with lightsabers stabbed in the backs of Gha Nachkt, the droid smuggler and Argyus, the corrupt Senate Captain.

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthMaul Darth Maul]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''Literature/KindredSpirits'' | ''[[WebAnimation/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny Forces of Destiny]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''Pirate's Price'' | ''[[Ride/StarWarsGalaxysEdge Galaxy's Edge]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]''

!!!Post-Clone Wars members

[[folder:Melch]]
!!Melch
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!!!'''Species:''' Ugnaught

->'''Voiced by:''' ???
->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

An Ugnaught who was enslaved at Reklam Station, an Imperial scrapyard, before joining up with Hondo and escaping in a stolen ''Lambda''-class shuttle.

* CoolHelmet: He wears a painted hard hat.
* CrazyPrepared: After being left behind by Hondo once, on an Imperial freighter stuck in a maelstrom, he empties the contents of a crate of treasure and hides in it to ensure he gets off the ship alive.
* HumanoidAlien: Has the basic body shape but a distinctly alien appearance.
* LeeroyJenkins: In the ''Rebels'' two-part finale, Melch completely abandons reason and just storms in everywhere shooting up any stormtrooper in any given area. He predictably takes a blaster shot to the chest, but it's ultimately {{averted}} in that he [[OnlyAFleshWound somehow survived it no worse for wear]].
* PigMan: He's an Ugnaught.
* SoleSurvivor: Among the Ugnaught workers rescued from Reklam Station and recruited into Hondo's gang, Melch is the only one still alive following the Wynkahthu job.
* {{Tuckerization}}: He's named after Steven Melching, one of the writers of ''The Clone Wars'' and ''Rebels''.

%%* BookDumb: Hondo is by no means stupid, and is a shrewd businessman and pirate who [[KnowWhenToFoldEm Knows When to Fold 'Em]] (surviving throughout the Clone Wars and well into the Empire's reign). Nevertheless, this one exchange with Darth Maul (which doubles as a BadassBoast) seems to imply this.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Even though he has moments of goodness, he really is this. Despite considering Ezra a friend, he has no problem abandoning him if the going gets tough.

* LeeroyJenkins: In the ''Rebels'' two-part finale, Melch completely abandons reason and just storms in everywhere shooting up any stormtrooper in any given area. [[RealityEnsues He predictably takes a blaster shot to the chest]], but it's ultimately {{averted}} in that he somehow survived it no worse for wear.

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: If Boba Fett is Creator/ClintEastwood and Cad Bane is Creator/LeeVanCleef, then it seems obvious that Hondo is Eli Wallach. He takes the AffablyEvil Calvera role in their [[TheMagnificentSevenSamurai Magnificent Seven homage]] episode, and also has some similarities to [[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Tuco.]] Jim Cummings has stated that he based Hondo's voice and Mexican accent on Creator/RicardoMontalban.

* ActorAllusion: There's more than a little [[VideoGame/BaldursGate Minsc]] in Hondo, with Hondo sharing Minsc's comical LargeHam tendencies, fondness for a LoyalAnimalCompanion,[[note]]Minsc having Boo, and Hondo's Lizard-Monkey PirateParrot stand-ins[[/note]] and both being somewhere on the other side of sane.[[note]]though Hondo stays around the level of a BunnyEarsLawyer rather than being a full-on CloudCuckoolander like Minsc.[[/note]] Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}} even uses the same voice and accent in his performance

* ComicbookFantasyCasting: If Boba Fett is Creator/ClintEastwood and Cad Bane is Creator/LeeVanCleef, then it seems obvious that Hondo is Eli Wallach. He takes the AffablyEvil Calvera role in their [[TheMagnificentSevenSamurai Magnificent Seven homage]] episode, and also has some similarities to [[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Tuco.]] Jim Cummings has stated that he based Hondo's voice and Hispanic accent on Creator/RicardoMontalban.

A large Weequay-led pirate gang founded by Hondo Ohnaka and active during the Clone Wars. Operating out of a base on the planet Florrum, the Ohnaka Gang routinely found itself involved in Jedi and Sith affairs during the war, often playing both sides for personal profit. Following the war, the Empire cracked down hard on the gang, leaving Hondo as one of its only active members.

* EqualOpportunityEvil: In ''The Clone Wars'', while the gang is mostly made up of male Weequay (and promoted in its debut appearance as a Weequay pirate gang), there are several female pirates and members of other species in the gang. Other species shown to be part of the gang in ''The Clone Wars'' include Twi'leks, Jawas, Bith, Niktos, Ishi Tibs, and Kowakian monkey lizards (even though they seem like pets, monkey lizards are a lot more intelligent than they appear). During the events of ''Rebels'', Hondo hired Ugnaughts as well, but by that point the gang is pretty much just him and the Ugnaughts.

** In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E12TheGunganGeneral 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]].

-->'''Hondo:''' ''(visibly [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar three sheets to the wind]])'' I may not be as young as I once was, but ''I'm older!''

-->'''Hondo:''' ''(looking at young Boba)'' [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Not mine, I take it.]]

* BadassNormal: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E17BountyHunters Bounty Hunters]]", he fought Anakin with an electrostaff and survived the encounter. He gets a repeat performance against Ahsoka in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E7ATestOfStrength A Test of Strength]], but here it's made clear Ahsoka doesn't want to hurt him, and she was stalling for time. Also, in "A Necessary Bond", he fought battle droids with what may be the first ''normal'' sword in the whole series.

* ConscienceMakesYouGoBack: Katooni guilt-trips him into rescuing Ahsoka and the other younglings in "A Necessary Bond".

** Notably, Hondo WouldHurtAChild if he thinks it's justified, as with the Jedi children. But (as Jim Cummings put it), he would never ''enjoy'' it, he would much rather they could one day tell stories of the time they met the great pirate Hondo Ohnaka! He also admits that he doesn't like taking children into battle in "A Necessary Bond", despite attacking them two episodes before.

** As of the end of "A Necessary Bond", there are hints that he is beginning to form one with Katooni.

* PragmaticVillainy: Since his main motivation is profit, he isn't one for unecessary losses.

* ShooOutTheClowns: After serving a recurring comedic role in the second season of ''Rebels'', he makes two more appearances in the first half of the third season and doesn’t return until [[BackForTheFinale the series finale]]. Hondo’s reduced appearances during this time comes when the series grows DarkerAndEdgier as the main cast grows more serious since the Empire is aggressively stepping up its attempts to stop them, and when Ezra, the only crew member he’s on good terms with, matures significantly and has no time for shenanigans with Hondo.

* SinisterScimitar: Wields one (an ''actual'' scimitar, made of steel) against the droids in "A Necessary Bond".
* SpacePirates: Leads a group of them.

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

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* EqualOpportunityEvil: While the gang is mostly made up of male Weequay (and promoted in its debut appearance as a Weequay pirate gang), there are several female pirates and members of other species in the gang. Other species shown in the gang include Twi'leks, Jawas, Bith, Niktos, Ishi Tibs and Kowakian monkey lizards (even though they seem like pets, monkey lizards are a lot more intelligent than they appear). During the events of ''Rebels'', Hondo hired Ugnaughts as well, but by that point the gang is pretty much just him and the Ugnaughts.

Hondo Ohnaka was a greedy Weequay pirate captain with some vague sense of honor and morality. He led the Ohnaka pirate gang during the Clone Wars and lived to tell the tale of his many misadventures with the Republic and the Separatists. Hondo may seem goofy and comical, but he's got some chops considering how powerful his gang was, and even faces off with the likes of the Sith Lords Dooku and Darth Maul. However, following the end of the Clone Wars and the extinction of the Jedi, Hondo found his gang destroyed and his own empire crushed by the Galactic Empire. Not one to take this lying down, Hondo perseveres as a lone smuggler, seeking opportunities for profit wherever they may knock. He comes into contact with Ezra Bridger, a member of the fledgling Rebellion, and forms an uneasy, but affable friendship with the boy.

* ArcVillain: Of the "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E11DookuCaptured Dooku Captured]]" and "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E12TheGunganGeneral The Gungan General]]" two-parter. He also serves the role [[spoiler: until Grievous shows up in the last episode]] for the Jedi Younglings arc in Season 5.

* ArtShiftedSequel: Hondo's appearance in ''Rebels'' slightly differs from his appearance in ''The Clone Wars''; he has a smaller chin, less wrinkles and a broader nose in the former. He also has much longer horns along his jawline, though this may be a sign of aging more so than a different art style.
* AscendedExtra: Originally a one-shot villain that appeared in two episodes of season one of ''The Clone Wars'', he gained exponentially more screentime and became one of the most recurring secondary villains of the series alongside Cad Bane, and returned to the supporting cast for ''Rebels'' as well.

* BadassNormal: In "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS2E17BountyHunters Bounty Hunters]]", he fought Anakin with an electrostaff and survived the encounter. He gets a repeat performance against Ahsoka in "A Test of Strength", but here it's made clear Ahsoka doesn't want to hurt him, and she was stalling for time. Also, in "A Necessary Bond", he fought battle droids with what may be the first ''normal'' sword in the whole series.

** When not working against the Jedi, he's pretty sociable. Especially notable in "A Test of Strength" when Ahsoka tells Hondo that she doesn't want to hurt him. He expresses gratitude for that. By the time of the early Rebellion, he remembers Obi-Wan as one of his best friends, however he admits uncertainty on whether it was mutual.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Profit is his singular motivation, and "A Test Of Strength" especially shows this, with Hondo stating several times that he likes his profit.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A ''very'' HiddenHeartOfGold, but it's there. He will always show his noble colors when the stakes are high enough.

* HumanoidAlien: has the basic body shape but a distinctly alien appeareance.

* AffablyEvil: During Anakin, Obi-Wan and Dooku's attempts to escape from his base, Hondo remains his jovial self, insisting that it's nothing personal and that they can all go back to being friends once he has his money. He also has a PetTheDog moment when he convinces Boba to give up the hostage's location at Plo Koon's request.

* AscendedExtra: Originally a one-shot villain that appeared in two episodes of season one of ''The Clone Wars'', he gained exponentially more screentime 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.

* BadassBoast: He gives one to Darth Maul, when he threatened to kill him.

* BadassLongcoat: Wears a red coat.
* BadassNormal: In "Bounty Hunters", he fought Anakin with an electrostaff and survived the encounter. He gets a repeat performance against Ahsoka in "A Test of Strength", but here it's made clear Ahsoka doesn't want to hurt him, and she was stalling for time. Also, in "A Necessary Bond", he fought battle droids with what may be the first ''normal'' sword in the whole series.

* DirtyOldMan: Oh, is he ever. A highlight of "Bound for Rescue" is Hondo being escorted back to his cabin by two scantily-clad [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Twi'lek girls.]]

** 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]].

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: In both "Bounty Hunters" and "Revival", he pulls out of battle when he realizes that the tide has turned against his gang.

* 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.