T'onga
T'onga, a female human and bounty hunter, was the twin sister of T'ongor, who also worked as a hunter. She eventually retired from the life of hunting for bounties and began a new chapter as a farmer on the Moon of Logal Ri alongside Losha Tarkon. The death of T'ongor profoundly affected T'onga, and she held [Nakano Lash](/article/nakano_lash], her brother's former ally, accountable. When Lash re-emerged with a bounty placed on T'onga, she vowed revenge and left the moon, leaving Losha behind, to find her. With the assistance of Beilert Valance, she located Lash, only to be subdued by Boba Fett.
Barely escaping with her life, T'onga received medical attention on Ruusan, where Tarkon reunited with her. Together, they formed a crew with the purpose of locating Cadeliah, the future leader of the Unbroken Clan and Mourner's Wail crime organizations.
Biography
Early Life as a Hunter
Born as the twin of T'ongor, T'onga and her brother operated as bounty hunters throughout the galaxy. The siblings were associates of [Nakano Lash](/article/nakano_lash], a Nautolan hunter, and joined her in business discussions with [Jhorstek](/article/jhorstek], an Abednedo technician, sometime after 10 BBY. While meeting in Phelar Port on the planet Eriadu, they witnessed a young thief being apprehended by stormtroopers as he pleaded for assistance. Although Lash wanted to intervene, Jhorstek advised against it to avoid arrest. When T'onga inquired with her brother about helping the boy, he sided with the Abednedo. They watched as Beilert Valance, a former Imperial [soldier](/article/soldier], confronted the troopers. Lash then aided Valance, assisting the cyborg after he was shot down.
Following a few months of working together, T'onga, T'ongor, Lash, Bossk, and Valance visited a cantina on Varkana.
The Death of Her Brother
Some time afterward, T'ongor perished following a botched mission on Corellia. Despite not being involved in the mission, T'onga sensed her brother's passing and blamed Lash, who was responsible for the mission's failure. Subsequently, T'onga retired from bounty hunting, became a farmer, and established a homestead on the Moon of Logal Ri with her partner, Losha Tarkon, vowing to never return to her former life. In 3 ABY, Lash resurfaced after a period of hiding, with a large bounty on her head, drawing the attention of numerous bounty hunters.
Upon learning of the Nautolan's reappearance, T'onga attempted to leave the moon to pursue Lash, but Losha tried to stop her, wishing for her to remain and live out her days as a farmer. After touching foreheads with Losha, T'onga explained the unique connection she shared with her brother, stating that she felt his death and sought to restore her family's honor by avenging him on Lash. Despite Losha reminding T'onga of her promise to retire, she reassured the farmer and stated that there would be nothing left to bury if she failed, before departing on her starship.
Seeking Vengeance
T'onga journeyed to Dotharian, the location of the headquarters for the Mourner's Wail Syndicate, seeking information about Lash's return. After infiltrating the fortress and eliminating several guards, she was captured by Lord Khamdek, the Syndicate's leader. Khamdek, assuming she intended to assassinate him, was impressed by her abilities and allowed her to speak before ordering her execution. T'onga kneeled before him and pledged to kill Lash for the Syndicate, as the Nautolan was also responsible for the death of Khamdek's son, Khamus. She requested all the information the Mourner's Wail possessed regarding Lash, promising to avenge both Khamus and T'ongor. This led her to the Graveyard Planet of Galmerah, where she boarded Beilert Valance's ship, the Broken Wing, unnoticed.
Onboard, T'onga held Valance at gunpoint, forcing him to wear a restraining bolt as they tracked Lash to Ruusan, where they discovered the body of Ooris Bynar, another hunter pursuing her. From there, they went to a village seeking information but were attacked by a Nexu belonging to an ally of Lash, who was trying to protect her. After the skirmish, the man realized Valance was a friend and revealed Lash's location in the shipwrecks orbiting the world. In orbit, Valance and T'onga finally found Lash, protecting the young heir of both the Unbroken Clan and Mourner's Wail crime syndicates, attempting to end the conflict between them. Lash also revealed her terminal illness and her plan to protect the girl until her death. Upon learning the truth about Lash's motivations, T'onga felt disillusioned with her mission. Just as she decided to return home to Losha, Boba Fett arrived and shot her in the abdomen, incapacitating her.
Re-emergence
Losha Tarkon arrived on Ruusan, following her wife's trail. She found T'onga in a hospital bed, receiving treatment for her injuries. After T'onga recovered, they reaffirmed their love for each other and decided to bring Nakano Lash's killers to justice. The man who healed T'onga offered them his Nexu to assist. Soon after, they learned that Jabba the Hutt had placed a bounty on Fett's head.
Back on Dotharian, T'onga and Tarkon visited the Fortress of the Mourner's Wail and found it devastated, with scorch marks everywhere. T'onga entered and found Khamdek and several soldiers, who warned her to leave immediately. However, it was too late, as Crimson Dawn was already inside. A battle erupted between the two syndicates. During the conflict, T'onga, aiding the Mourner's Wail, was knocked down and pinned by a Crimson Dawn enforcer but was saved by the Nexu and Tarkon. Together, they eliminated several more Crimson Dawn enforcers, and T'onga went to the side of an injured Khamdek. She informed him that he had a granddaughter, which caused him to feel remorse. He then hired the wives, tasking them with assembling a crew and rescuing Cadeliah.
Assembling the Crew
T'onga and Tarkon recruited Tasu Leech from the Fighting pits of Nar Kanji, and Zuckuss from the Gand floating sanctuary. Aboard the Edgehawk, the crew arrived on Jekara, where Crimson Dawn was holding an auction for Han Solo, having located the planet through Zuckuss's tracking abilities. The team discovered a bound Bossk, who tricked Zuckuss, stole his knife, and revealed that Valance was also present, shocking T'onga.
Using Zuckuss's senses, T'onga determined that Valance was on the Executor, orbiting Jekara. Approaching in the Edgehawk, she used an old smuggler's frequency to contact Valance as he fought stormtroopers. Valance exited the Star Destroyer using a jetpack and attempted to board the Edgehawk, but Darth Vader pulled him back, forcing T'onga to abandon him.
Believing Valance dead, T'onga's crew went to the Carbon Score Cantina on Burnin Konn. To relieve stress, they fought and killed a group of Kerrakk enforcers who attempted to rob the cantina. T'onga became upset when Tarkon enthusiastically took a life, expressing that this wasn't the life she wanted for her.
At a safe house in Ord Mantell City, T'onga discussed the search for Cadeliah with her crew. Zuckuss suggested locating his former partner, 4-LOM, to search for transmissions mentioning the girl. Zuckuss traced the droid's signal to the wreckage orbiting Lotho Minor. Boarding a wrecked Hutt freighter, the crew battled the reprogrammed 4-LOM, and Zuckuss removed the droid's head. Zuckuss restored 4-LOM's previous programming and had him search for transmissions mentioning Cadeliah. 4-LOM intercepted a message from Crimson Dawn indicating their plan to capture the syndicate heir.
Personality and Characteristics
T'onga was a human female characterized by black hair, brown eyes, and dark skin. As both a retired bounty hunter and a farmer, T'onga held deep affection for her brother, maintaining a bond she considered "special" among twins. Upon departing the Moon of Logal Ri, she conveyed to Losha that she felt T'ongor's death and pledged to hunt down his killer to restore her family's honor, even breaking her initial promise to live as a farmer.
T'onga spent time with Valance attempting to track down his suspected killer. This lead to her being supposedly killed by Boba Fett. She demonstrated her survivalist tendencies by somehow surviving the interaction in the orbit of Russan, and reuniting with her beloved, as the two set off to assemble a crew and hopefully bring peace to the galactic underworld.
Equipment
When leaving the Moon of Logal Ri, T'onga wore a green shirt beneath a brown coat and a blue scarf around her neck. She also wore brown pants and black boots, carrying an IB-94 blaster in a holster around her waist. T'onga possessed at least two weapons, one holstered on her right hip and another wrapped in cloth. She carried a black backpack when boarding her personal starship. She also had gadgets from Jhorstek, enabling her to set off proximity alarms within the Fortress of the Mourner's Wail. At one point, T'onga used a restraining bolt on Valance while tracking Nakano Lash.
Behind the Scenes
T'onga made her debut in the first issue of Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, a comic book series penned by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Paolo Villanelli, and published by Marvel Comics on March 11, 2020.