Gjon

"That Honest Gjon is a crook, yes."

- Aia

Gjon, also known as Honest Gjon, was a male H'drachi who lived on the various moons of Bogden during the Clone Wars. Gjon owned a landing pad on the moon of Bogg 4, and a repair shop on Bogg 11. However, Gjon was actually a crook, and would steal starships parked on landing pad, taking them to his repair shop, where he tore them apart for scrap. In 22 BBY, the Human Boba Fett landed on Gjon's pad. Fett's ship, the Slave I, was damaged in the landing, and so Gjon agreed to take it to his shop and fix it.

However, Gjon was planning to melt Fett's ship down, and so he took it to Bogg 11. Before Gjon could tear it apart, he was confronted by Fett and his new friend Aia, who had helped Fett find Gjon after the boy discovered that the Slave I was missing. Gjon gave the Slave I back to Fett, who harbored no hard feelings over the incident. Gjon, Aia and Fett then worked together to steal credits. The three flew the Slave I into space above Bogg 2, where counterfeit credits were being smuggled from to Bogg 9. The trio intercepted two balloons with gondolas full of credits, although a security officer was hiding in the second one they grabbed. However, Fett was able to cause his ship to accelerate, throwing the trooper off-balance and allowing Gjon and Aia to push him out the ship's open hatch, although the money they had stolen flew out during the scuffle. After this incident, Fett dropped Gjon and Aia off on one of Bogden's moons, and headed to Coruscant.

Biography
"I happen to know of some mmoney being smuggled from Bogg 2 to Bogg 9. A few fellows with a good ship and a little luck could take what they needed."

- Gjon

Gjon, or Honest Gjon as he liked to call himself, ran a repair shop on the moon known as Bogg 11, and also owned a landing pad on Bogg 4, another nearby moon of Bogden. In 22 BBY, the Human Boba Fett, an aspiring bounty hunter landed on Gjon's pad on Bogg 4 in his ship, the Slave I. Gjon was prepared to charge Fett for a landing fee, but when Gjon pointed out that the Slave I needed a landing strut repaired, Fett agreed to let him fix it. The H'drachi charged the boy 200 credits for the repair, but waived the landing fee, ostensibly as a show of his generosity. Fett then walked off to town along with a Humanoid native named Aia, who led the boy to the Bonny Bounty cantina.

Meanwhile Gjon started the ship, and flew away to Bogg 11, preparing to melt it down for parts. However, Fett discovered that his ship was missing, and, with the help of Aia, was to able to ride the winds up through Bogg 4's atmosphere and into Bogg 11's exosphere as the moon's atmospheres briefly crossed. Aia and Fett then caught Gjon at his shop before he could tear the ship down. Having been caught, Gjon relented, giving Slave I back to Fett.

Gjon then decided to team up with Fett and Aia to make some money, with Gjon claiming that if Fett intended to travel to Coruscant as he wished to, the boy would need more money. The H'drachi said that he knew of an operation smuggling counterfeit money from Bogg 2 to Bogg 9, and that with a good ship, they could likely intercept some of the balloons carrying the credits. Fett flew the Slave I into space just above Bogg 2, where he sat and waited along with Gjon and Aia. The trio grabbed the second balloon that floated by, finding it full of counterfeit credits. On Gjon's advice, the group decided to snatch another balloon in hopes of gaining even more money.

However, the next balloon they grabbed contained a security officer, armed with a blaster. The officer demanded that the three give up the ship and jump out the open hatch. With some quick thinking, Fett set the ships to suddenly accelerate in four seconds, throwing everyone off-balance. Gjon and Aia recovered first and threw the trooper out the ship before he could react. Though Fett was worried over the possible penalties he might face for murdering a security officer, Gjon revealed that the officer had been just a regular criminal, attempting to con them in giving up their ship.

Though the three had avoided death, they had lost almost all the credits they had stolen when Slave I accelerated. Gjon insisted on giving Fett the remaining 100 credits, and then Fett set the ship down on Bogg 4, letting Gjon and Aia off. The boy set good-bye to his new friends, and then took off, headed for Coruscant.

Personality and traits
"Can't blame a guy for trying!"

- Gjon, after being caught trying to scrap Slave I

Gjon was an unscrupulous being. He felt no qualms about letting Boba Fett—a young boy—believe that he would fix his ship, when in reality he was planning to steal it and tear it apart. Gjon relented when caught however, as he did have a sense of honor, though it was quite different from what many considered honor. He also felt that there was nothing wrong with stealing counterfeit money, as the money was illegally created anyway. Gjon came to respect Fett, and gave the ambitious young Human advice when the two parted ways.

Behind the scenes
Gjon was created for the young readers book Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive. He is a minor character in the story. Gjon serves as an antagonist at first, as he initially robs Fett before helping him.

"Honest John" was also the nickname for the MGR-1 surface-to-surface missile used by the U.S. Army from roughly 1953 to 1973. Characters named "Honest John" also appear in The Walt Disney Company's Pinocchio (1940) and Bluth's An American Tail (1986). John William De Forest wrote a novel titled Honest John Vane in 1875.

Appearances

 * Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive

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