History Characters / StarWarsTheOhnakaGang

* GutturalGrowler: Subtle, but inevitable when you're voiced by Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}.

* 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 (the one who stayed loyal to him) 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 of his dead men as a business expense to Obi-Wan.

* MakingAnExampleOfThem: Maul kills him for not betraying Hondo and also to show him a penalty for resisting him. It doesn't work as while Hondo shows brief horror at his demise, he stands his ground and fights against Maul and the mutiny.

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** 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.

** 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 KnightOfCerebus and violated his trust along with several permanent consequences.

** He's noticeably disturbed in "Steps Into Shadow" when [[spoiler: Ezra makes an AT-DP 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 (almost a year ago, in "Legends of the Lasat"), the boy used to be an AllLovingHero and NaiveNewcomer.

* GoldfishPoopGang: He and his pirates are this to the Jedi. He seems more effective whenever he's fighting Sith and Separatists, really. As Count Dooku, General Grievous and Darth Maul all found out.

* HiddenDepths: For all his backstabbing and opportunism, Hondo has a genuine deep respect for the Jedi and their ideals. This is what largely fuels his affable position towards Obi-Wan and the padawans he encounters in the Clone Wars. By the time of Rebels, this leads to a bond with Ezra that he prizes equally to profit.

** When not working against the Jedi, he's pretty sociable. Especially notable in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E7ATestOfStrength 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. This works against him during the Imperial era, since in addition to being a wanted criminal he's also known to be a Jedi sympathizer, though [[KarmaHoudini being Hondo]] he still gets away with it.

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

* BoisterousWeakling : [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]]. Depending on the situation (and whether or not he has tons of men or other outside help), he can live up to some of his bragging, such as those times he captured Dooku or managed to fight Anakin in a duel. However, he still has a tendency to exaggerate himself and his abilities, like when he embellished the story of how he captured Dooku before Obi-wan and Anakin. The ''Galaxy's Edge'' comic showed what would happen if Hondo fought a skilled, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane possibly Force sensitive]] warrior and didn't have a massive amount of men or his Kowakian Monkey Lizard by his side. On a mission to steal a kyber statue, Hondo got into a fight with one of the Guardians of the Whills and got beaten pretty bad. After that, he had a second confrontation against Chirrut Imwe and was shown to be more on the losing end before his companion talked Chirrut down. In the aftermath, Hondo was ''still'' talking trash about how he would've won the battle if Dok-Ondar didn't interfere.

* 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...

** When not working against the Jedi, he's pretty sociable. Especially notable in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E7ATestOfStrength 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.

--->'''Creator/Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}:''' [[MathematiciansAnswer Yes. Definitely.]]

->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings

* BadassBoast: He gives one to Darth Maul when he threatened to kill him in "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS5E1Revival Revival]]".
-->'''Hondo:''' Let me warn you! You're not the first LaserSword-wielding maniac I've had to deal with! And Hondo Ohnaka survives every time!

-->'''Hondo:''' Insolence? Haha! We are pirates! We don't even know what that means! Open fire!

-->'''Hondo:''' ''(visibly three sheets to the wind)'' I may not be as young as I once was, but ''I'm older!''
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* GutturalGrowler: Subtle, but inevitable when you're voiced by Creator/JimCummings.

--->'''Creator/JimCummings:''' [[MathematiciansAnswer Yes. Definitely.]]

* 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 deserved that.

* 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 of his dead men as a business expense to Obi-Wan.

* RankScalesByAsskicking: He's the captain of his gang, and as noted below, he survived an encounter with Anakin using an electrostaff, and he's a pretty good shot with a blaster.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the captain of his gang, and as noted below, he survived an encounter with Anakin using an electrostaff, and he's a pretty good shot with a blaster.

* RichesToRags: He went from being one of the most successful pirates in the Galaxy during the era of the Clone Wars to a washed-up has-been in the age of the Empire.

* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Is Hondo a good guy or a bad guy?
-->'''Creator/JimCummings:''' [[MathematiciansAnswer Yes. Definitely.]]

* GoldfishPoopGang: He and his pirates to the Jedi.
** He seems more effective whenever he's fighting Sith and Separatists, really. As Count Dooku, General Grievous and Darth Maul all found out.

-->'''Hondo:''' Today is a new day! Today... I like children.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Fans quickly picked up on Hondo's voice being based on an immitation, with a popular guess being Ricardo Montelban. However, Cummings eventually stated it to be his "bad Yul Brunner."

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->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)

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->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)

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->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)

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->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)

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->'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)

--> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/JamesArnoldTaylor
--> '''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''

[[folder:Dagu Flask]]
--> '''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)
A rifle-wielding perimeter guard.
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* ColdSniper: His most prominent scene has him shooting at the Jedi with a sniper rifle.
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--> '''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)

--> '''Appears in:''' ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', ''Literature/HondoOhnakasNotSoBigScore'' (SchrodingersCanon Legends story)

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->'''Voiced by:''' ???

* BoistrousWeakling: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]]. Depending on the situation (and whether or not he has tons of men or other outside help), he can live up to some of his bragging, such as those times he captured Dooku or managed to fight Anakin in a duel. However, he still has a tendency to exaggerate himself and his abilities, like when he embellished the story of how he captured Dooku before Obi-wan and Anakin. The ''Galaxy's Edge'' comic showed what would happen if Hondo fought a skilled, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane possibly Force sensitive]] warrior and didn't have a massive amount of men or his Kowakian Monkey Lizard by his side. On a mission to steal a kyber statue, Hondo got into a fight with one of the Guardians of the Whills and got beaten pretty bad. After that, he had a second confrontation against Chirrut Imwe and was shown to be more on the losing end before his companion talked Chirrut down. In the aftermath, Hondo was ''still'' talking trash about how he would've won the battle if Dok-Ondar didn't interfere.

* MilesGloriosus: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]]. Depending on the situation (and whether or not he has tons of men or other outside help), he can live up to some of his bragging, such as those times he captured Dooku or managed to fight Anakin in a duel. However, he still has a tendency to exaggerate himself and his abilities, like when he embellished the story of how he captured Dooku before Obi-wan and Anakin. The ''Galaxy's Edge'' comic showed what would happen if Hondo fought a skilled, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane possibly Force sensitive]] warrior and didn't have a massive amount of men or his Kowakian Monkey Lizard by his side. On a mission to steal a kyber statue, Hondo got into a fight with one of the Guardians of the Whills and got beaten pretty bad. After that, he had a second confrontation against Chirrut Imwe and was shown to be more on the losing end before his companion talked Chirrut down. In the aftermath, Hondo was ''still'' talking about how he would've won the battle if Dok-Ondar didn't interfere.

* AmbiguousDisorder: His personality can shift massively from day to day, ruthless and casually murderous pirate one day and a LovableRogue the next. This is directly acknowledged in the Young Jedi arc, although he seems to consider it part of his charm.

* OffStageVillainy: He often brags or remarks about other crimes he has committed, some of which would put him in a FAR darker light if shown onscreen. For instance, he mentioned that his gang once murdered the members of a travelling circus who displeased him, and threatened the leader of the circus to do so again if the act did so again, while his men showed off the ''skulls'' of those previous performers, kept as trophies.

* SimpleStaff: An electrostaff is his WeaponOfChoice.

->'''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:''' ''[[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)

* NiceHat: Which doubles as a helmet.

* ShooOutTheClowns: After serving a recurring comedic role in ''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.

* AmbiguousDisorder: His personality can shift massively from day to day, ruthless and casually murderous purate one day and a LovableRogue the next. This is directly acknowledged in the Young Jedi arc, although he seems to consider it part of his charm.

* 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.