Ohnaka Gang/Legends

"They are devious and deceitful and most importantly, stupid."

- Count Dooku

The Ohnaka Gang was a gang of Weequay pirates led by Hondo Ohnaka that was based on the planet Florrum during the Clone Wars.

Foundation by Ohnaka
Hondo started the pirate gang after he and several servants of Porla the Hutt fled from Boonta on Porla's skiff and taking with them several Ubrikkian tanks and Starhawk speeder bikes. Ohnaka managed to make his money by selling spice on the black market and by holding hostages for ransom.

The pirates were known to use swoops, tanks, Flarestar-class Weequay ships and a Surronian cruiser in combat. Their main choice of weapons consisted out of ancient blaster rifles and blaster pistols. The gang mainly consisted of Weequays, Nikto, Bith and Jawas, the organization's base of operations was located on the Outer Rim world of Florrum.

Capture of Count Dooku
"Well, well. What do we have here?''" "Who are you?" "More importantly, my friend, who are you''?"

- Hondo Ohnaka and Count Dooku

On Vanqor, the pirates discovered Count Dooku, fresh from a battle against Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his heavily damaged solar sailer. Hondo offered him passage to Florrum, a planet six parsecs away. When they arrived at Ohnaka's base, Hondo revealed his true intention of offering Dooku for ransom to the Republic for 1,000,000 credits in spice. Chancellor Palpatine sent Kenobi and Skywalker to confirm the capture of Dooku and negotiate with the pirates, but they too were captured by the pirates, because Ohnaka wanted to triple the spice ransom.

Turk Falso, Ohnaka's lieutenant and Barb Mentir, a fellow pirate conspired together in betraying the gang and stealing the spice for themselves. Mentir managed to shoot down the Republic Nu-class attack shuttle carrying the spice ransom with a Flarestar-class Weequay ship and killing the pilots and Senator Kharrus. Jar Jar Binks, Commander Stone and the remaining clone troopers were then attacked by Falso and half a dozen pirates, utilizing swoop bikes. They stole the spice from the shuttle, but the clones and Jar Jar chased the pirates by riding on skalders and they managed to get the spice back.

Falso returned back to the base and he said to Ohnaka that the Republic hadn't send the spice but an army. Hondo gave him permission to send pirate tanks to wipe out the clone army. The plan failed and the power line to the base was accidentally destroyed by Binks, who drove one of the tanks into the line. During the chaos that followed in the now darkened outpost, the hostages managed to escape. Dooku killed Falso and stole a saucer craft and escaped Florrum. The Jedi kidnapped Ohnaka by using a lightsaber, while the clones and Jar Jar arrived in two stolen tanks. Skywalker released Hondo when he felt that Dooku had left Florrum. Ohnaka ordered his men to stand down and he let the Jedi, the clones and Binks leave in the Twilight.

Attack on Felucia
Sometime after the capture of Count Dooku, Ohnaka and the band attacked a small nysillin farmer settlement on the planet Felucia.

Battle of Florrum
"You bring unwanted attention to our little world here, bounty hunter.''" " Hondo! Extend a neighborly hand to a Weequay in need, would you?" "''Oh, but of course! We will offer our hospitality. And determine who wants you so badly, and for how much!"

- Shahan Alama asks Hondo Ohnaka for help

Later, Weequay bounty hunter Shahan Alama crash landed onto the planet in his Flarestar-class ship, after being shot down by a Republic gunship. Over the planet, a fleet consisting of a Munificent-class star frigate and dozens of droid starfighters under the command of a Neimoidian captain, drawn out by Alama, mistaking him for a member of the Ohnaka Gang, battled Republic forces. Ohnaka, who saw Alama crash down, went to the bounty hunter. Alama said he was seeking aid, but Hondo revealed his intentions to sell him to the highest bidder.

Ground vehicles

 * Starhawk speeder bike
 * WLO-5 speeder tank

Aerial vehicles

 * Flarestar-class Weequay ship
 * Rapier One
 * Surronian cruiser
 * Acushnet

Appearances

 * The Clone Wars: Switch
 * The Clone Wars: Hunting the Hunters (Part I)
 * The Clone Wars: Hunting the Hunters (Part I)
 * The Clone Wars: Hunting the Hunters (Part I)

Notes and references
Hondo Ohnakas Piratenbande Banda Ohnaka Hondo Ohnaka's Pirates