Hondo Ohnaka helped Ezra Bridger and the crew of the ghost during the Liberation of Lothal,
where they fought against the tightening imperial grip on the planet by Grand Admiral Thrawn,
before he was successfully and sent into the unknown regions by Ezra Bridger.
But what happened to Hondo after the Liberation of Lothal?
I’m going to break down exactly what happened to hondo Ohnaka After Rebels, and why he kept
his loyal astromech, R5-P8 by his side.
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In the short few weeks before the destruction of Jedha by the test firing of the death star,
Hondo was hired by Dok-Ondar from the planet Batuu to retrieve a kyber crystal statue from
inside the Temple of Kyber on the sandy world.
Dok-Ondar and Hondo travelled to the temple which was strong in the force, but inside,
they were confronted by the guardians of the Whills, who fiercely defended their ancient
force relics.
Despite this, Dok-Ondar was able to fight back the Guardians of the Whills and cut the
statue from its resting place with the lightsaber of Ki-Adi Mundi, which he had purchased from
Jabba the Hutt years earlier.
Let me know down below if you’d like to hear the story of what happened to Ki-Adi
Mundi’s lightsaber after he was gunned down during Order 66.
It's a really interesting story, and very surprising!
As Hondo and Dok-Ondar made their way out of the temple with the statue, they were confronted
by Chirrut Imwe.
Eventually, Chirrut allowed them to leave with the statue.
Hondo then loaded the kyber statue onto their shuttle, and they were able to successfully
navigate past the Empire’s tight blockade of the area.
Some time after the battle of Yavin, but before the Battle of Hoth, a man from Tatooine, named
Saponza, along with his business partner, accepted a contract with Hondo where he worked
as a subcontractor for him, but was not a full member of Hondo’s crew.
The business venture included many extremely important jobs and of course a large amount
of profit.
Saponza and his other partner quickly established a base of operations at their Tatooine homestead,
but they soon attracted the wrath of the mighty Jabba the Hutt because of their criminal activity.
Bib Fortuna attempted to warn the two that Jabba would soon seek revenge against them
for their activities, including killing six of his henchmen, but they did not listen.
They simply believed that Jabba would forget about them after a short amount of time, or
would not even bother to go after them…
Unfortunately, they were completely wrong about this, and Soon after, Jabba sent his
men to completely burn the base of operations to the ground, leaving nothing but the black
and red scorching embers in the yellow sands.
The two men quickly realized that they could not defeat Jabba on their own and were forced
to leave the business agreement with Hondo, strongly disappointing him.
Following this, they were forced to choose between the Empire or the Rebel Alliance,
eventually choosing the Rebels.
This will be important later on for determining Hondo’s fate, so keep that in mind.
Some time after the battle of Endor, a portrait of Hondo Ohnaka was hung inside of Maz Kenata’s
castle on Takodana.
It’s not clear exactly what Honda did to earn a portrait of himself on the castle,
but he probably helped Maz Kenata out in a time of need, or proved to be a reliable trading
partner, which is slightly out of character for the pirate.
Either way, it’s awesome to see it make an appearance there.
Let me know down below, when was the first time you noticed at all that Hondo was on
the Takodana map from Battlefront II?
Many years later, after the cold war between the First Order and the Resistance began to
simmer, Hondo established a new shipping company on the planet Batuu, named Ohnaka Transport
Solutions.
For those of you who don’t know, the Galaxy’s Edge theme park in the real world is actually
Canon, and it is set at the black spire outpost on the planet Baatu.
For this reason, we know that Hondo, and many other characters who appear there in real
life, are actually still alive in Canon!
After the creation of Ohnaka Transport solutions, Hondo reunited with his incredibly loyal astromech
droid from the Clone Wars, R5-P8, because he would prove very useful in the operation
of his new company.
During the rise of the Galactic Empire, R5 had been separated from Hondo after the Ohnaka
gang was dissolved, forcing the shiny astromech to join a new gang, led by an old member of
Hondo’s growth, called Gwarm.
Honestly really awesome to see that Hondo and his droid were able to reunite after all
those years apart.
So if you ever get the chance to go to Galaxy’s Edge, make sure you look out for Hondo who
is right there on Batuu.
A short while after starting the new company, mercenary and later spy for the First Order,
Bazine Netal, who you might remember from the background of the force awakens, accused
Hondo of creating the transport company as a front group for a smuggling operation.
And there’s no point even denying this one, that’s exactly what Hondo did!
He created Ohnaka Transport solutions as cover for his massive smuggling ring.
After all this time, Hondo still hadn’t changed from his pirate ways, despite claiming
to be a legitimate businessman.
Some time after this, a smuggler named Kendoh Voss and her gang of human smugglers attempted
to steal the rare and powerful sith artefact, known as the Sword of Khashyun from the same
Ithorian antiques dealer known as Dok-Ondar, at the black spire outpost.
If you ever do get the chance to go to Galaxy's edge, you can also visit him in his shop,
which is pretty awesome.
It was believed throughout the Galaxy, that this Sith artifact was actually cursed, and
would cause its user to turn on their allies if held.
Kendoh tries to convince Hondo he would not only have to steal the blade of the weapon
from Dok-Ondar, but also smuggle it through a First Order blockade after.
Kendo’s crew quickly realized however, that Hondo is actually working for Dok-Ondar in
secret, reporting back information about their plans to him through a live recording droid.
Once the crew realize they return the favour, recording Hondo while he reports back to Dok-Ondar,
compromising the mission, resulting in failure.
First order stormtroopers, led by Kylo Ren do however arrive on Batuu Shortly after,
brutally forcing their way into Dok Ondar’s store until they come across the ancient Sith
artifact.
It’s currently unknown what exactly happened to the Sith blade, but it is probably being
kept and worshipped by Kylo ren at this point.
This is definitely another storyline I’d like to see continued, similarly to the gauntlet
that was found by Clone TrooperGlitch in the ancient Jedi temple on the planet Draay 2
After that, Hondo survived past the Battle of Crait, where the First Order dealt a destructive
blow against the resistance, wiping out a large portion of its resources.
As the battle on the salty planet came to an end, Hondo Ohnaka was stationed at Black
Spire outpost, when the Millennium falcon rapidly landed on Batuu after the harsh battle.
Hondo then made a major deal with Chewbacca to use the Millennium Falcon, and even hired
a temporary crew to take part in one of Hondo’s job’s, where they were given the dangerous
task of hijacking a First Order train, containing coaxium, which Chewwie of course had experience
in from many years earlier, with Han and Tobias Beckett in Solo A Star Wars Story.
And finally, we know that he is still alive by the time of Rise of Skywalker, as his possession
of the Millenium Falcon was scouted once again by First Order spy, Bazine Netal, shortly
before the events of the film.
So this means that it is still very possible that Hondo appeared at the Battle of Exegol
in the large group of ships.
Its not clear what ship he would have been piloting, but it really could have been any.
I hope we get some more information about this exact time period in the future!
I absolutely love Hondo, so it’s always awesome to get more information about him.
We have also heard some major rumours that Hondo Ohnaka may appear in other Star Wars
shows which are currently in production, which could mean he shows up in the Mandalorian
Season 2, but that’s pretty unlikely.
His character, as a pirate, is definitely the perfect fit for the show, but we’ll
have to wait and see what they choose to do with him.
Let me know down below if you’d like Hondo’s story to be expanded in the upcoming releases
from Disney and Lucasfilm.
Because we know that Hondo is conducting major business operations around the time of the
early empire, I think we’ll definitely see him show up in the Bad Batch show, maybe even
hiring the Bad Batch to become mercenaries for him, that would be awesome!
He also pretty much has to appear in the Rebels sequel series, as he ended up becoming one
of the primary characters towards the end of Star Wars Rebels, and also formed a deep
connection with Ezra Bridger and the crew, so I’d love to see how he contributes to
the search for the lost boy.
But again, let me know down below, I’d love to hear what you guys have to say.
So that is the full story of what happened to Hondo Ohnaka after Star Wars Rebels.
It’s really awesome to know that he is still alive and deeply connected to the lore of
Galaxy’s edge and the Black Spire Outpost.
Let me know down below if you’d like Hondo to appear in more TV series, maybe even in
the past, like the Bad Batch show or the Rebels Sequel series, which we know are both coming
pretty soon.
Thanks so much for watching, really hope you enjoyed the video.
Cheers guys, hope to see you in the next one!