Animatronic Hondo Ohnaka Revealed For 'Galaxy's Edge'

By: Benjamin Hart

Hondo Ohnaka... Pirate. Smuggler. Scoundrel. Hero. And now... Disney cast member?

Since his first appearance in season one of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Hondo Ohnaka has quickly become one of the most beloved characters in Star Wars. After headlining many great episodes of The Clone Wars, the Weequay pirate eventually made his way into Star Wars Rebels, Forces Of Destiny, and most recently starred in his own novel, Pirate's Price. But Hondo's story is far from over as we have just learned that he will play a pivotal role in Galaxy's Edge, the currently-under-construction expansion to Disneyland and Walt Disney World.

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Dave Filoni Examines Vader VS. Ahsoka In New Star Wars Rebels: Season Two Blu-ray Clip

By: Benjamin Hart

We are now less than a month away from the premiere of season three of Star Wars Rebels! But before we get started with an all new season, we can take a look at back the the previous one with the Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Two Blu-ray and DVD set, which hits retailers on Tuesday.

Today, IGN released a brand new clip from the Blu-ray which features executive producer Dave Filoni discussing the long awaited showdown between Ahsoka Tano and her former master Darth Vader in the season two finale. You can watch it below:



The Blu-ray and DVD editions will have a featurette about the duel, titled "From Apprentice to Adversary: Vader vs. Ahsoka." In addition,  another featurette titled "Connecting the Galaxy: Rebels Season Two" will be included along with the previously released Rebels Recon episodes. Be on the lookout for our review of the Blu-ray here at the SWU.

Something else worth mentioning is some stunning concept art from season two that i09 released which gives us a glimpse into the design process of Darth Vader, Hondo Ohnaka and AP-5. You can see a few pieces below and the rest over on i09:

The season two Blu-ray and DVD is set for release on August 30th and season three will premiere on Disney XD on September 24th at 8:30PM ET/PT

Sources: IGN, i09

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Hondo Returns In New 'Star Wars Rebels' Clip

By: Benjamin Hart

The second season of Star Wars Rebels is currently in full swing, and among the things we've been treated to these past few episodes has been the return of some beloved characters to the Saga. The season premiere saw the entrance of Clone Troopers Rex, Wolffe and Gregor into the series, and the next episode, titled "Brothers Of The Broker Horn", will feature an appearance by everyone's favorite Pirate, Hondo Ohnaka. This marks Hondo's first appearance since season five of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Lucasfilm has unveiled a brand new clip from the episode which features Ezra boarding a ship expecting to find Vizago, but subsequently gets an unexpected surprise. You can watch the clip below:



"Brothers Of The Broker Horn" airs Wednesday, November 4th at 9:30pm ET/PT on Disney XD!

Also, be sure to give our new Podcast "Live From Lothal" a listen, where we break down and discuss each episode every week. You can listen to the first two episodes here and here!

Source: YouTube

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