Hondo Karr

"What you have is here and now&mdash;yesterday doesn't matter and tomorrow doesn't exist."

- Hondo Karr to Anj Dahl

Hondo Karr was a blond Human male who, as a Mandalorian warrior, served next to Mandalore in the Battle of Botajef. During the battle he was betrayed and, in order to survive and expose the traitor, put an armor of stormtrooper and got conscripted into the Joker Squad, a unit in the Army of the Fel Empire. Ten years later, during the Second Imperial Civil War, Karr deserted the new Empire at the Battle of Borosk and found his way into Galactic Alliance Remnant's famed Rogue Squadron, where he fought for some time, until a chance arose for him to reunite with his former wife and return to the Mandalorian ways.

Mandalorian
In 127 ABY Hondo Karr served next to Mandalore Chernan Ordo in the Battle of Botajef. During the battle another Mandalorian, Yaga Auchs, betrayed his comrades, which led to Mandalore's death, and left Karr to die. Found by Vevec, father of his wife, Karr decided to get off-world and expose Auchs's treachery. He removed his beskar'gam and put on the armor of a dead Stormtrooper. Soon, Vevec was killed by advancing Joker Squad and Karr, posing as the last soldier of his unit, was accepted in the 407th Stormtrooper Division.

Imperial Stormtrooper
"Hondo Karr is&hellip;well&hellip;Hondo Karr. Some say he's ex-Mandalorian. Hondo&hellip;doesn't say much."

- Jes Gistang



During the Battle of Borosk, Karr was shocked at the notion of being ordered to kill fellow stormtroopers. Despite his feelings, he continued to follow his orders. But the final straw came after the battle was over. Darth Maleval, the Sith Lord overseeing the battle, put Lieutenant Gil Cassel, Karr's commanding officer, through a cruel loyalty test: he was to kill his own brother, or be executed as a traitor himself. Gil refused, and the Sith Lord executed both men. Karr, enraged at this, attacked Maleval with a vibroknife. But Maleval simply knocked Karr out of the way. Saying that avenging a traitor made him a traitor, Maleval attacked Karr with his electro-whip. However, the Quarren Sith Lord was shot in the back by Anson Trask, a fellow member of the 407th Division. Karr complemented Trask on his shooting, and left. The official report by Sergeant Ran Harkas said that Karr had been killed in the battle.

Fighting for the Alliance
"What's his name? The ex-stormie."

- Anj Dahl

Karr left the Empire and joined Admiral Gar Stazi and the Galactic Alliance Remnant. He was made a member of Rogue Squadron, despite his past. Karr later earned the respect of Andurgo, a fellow Rogue pilot, when he took the blame for a knife fight that they had gotten into.

At the Battle of Mon Calamari, he led a task force of Alliance troops disguised as stormtroopers as part of Admiral Gar Stazi's plan to hijack the Advanced Star Destroyer Imperious. He later became involved on his risky mission to smuggle a group of Mon Calamari refugees from Napdu. While the mission went successful, he was confronted by his former wife Tes Vevec, who believed Karr had killed her father and was seeking vengeance. However, Karr was able to disarm her and convince her to believe his true story. Reunited with his wife, Karr left Rogue Squadron, once again put a suit of Mandalorian armor and swore to track down Yaga Auchs.

Personality and traits
"A warrior's more than his armor, Vevec"

- Hondo Karr

An ex-Mandalorian, Karr had a silent, intense personality and a fondness for vibroknives.

Behind the scenes
A figure of Hondo Karr was created by Entertainment Earth and unveiled at Comic Con International 2008 as part of the Joker Squad action figure 6-pack.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 4: Noob
 * Star Wars Legacy: Indomitable
 * Star Wars Legacy 41: Rogue's End