#t'onga

[comicwaren]

From Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #042, “The Secret Weapon”

Art by Jethro Morales, Paolo Villanelli and Arif Prianto

Written by Ethan Sacks

[queer-starwars-bracket]

Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 3): General Bracket Match 8

Just Lucky | Identity: bisexual (male and nonbinary) | Media: Doctor Aphra comics

Just Lucky, to pay for his brother’s gambling debts, was forced to become a member of the Canto Bight based crime syndicate the Sixth Kin. There he began a relationship with another lieutenant of the syndicate, Ariole Yu. He later left the active service of the Sixth Kin and broke off his relationship with Yu, which he could do as long as he kept paying off his brother’s gambling debts. He took jobs off planet and eventually became an associate of Doctor Aphra. But when she attempted to obtain the Rings of Vaale, he became a double agent for the wealthy Ronen Tagge. After Aphra “killed” Ronen, he captured her for Dominia Tagge. She offered Aphra a job, while cutting off Lucky.

Needing a constant flow of cash, he returned to the Sixth Kin to see if they had any jobs. He was forced to work with Ariole Yu, his ex, to kill their shared mentor who had defected to Crimson Dawn. They fought Crae, refusing his offer to join Crimson Dawn. After they lost, they were thrown in the brig where they joined Aphra and Sana Starros is escaping. However, Aphra eventually stranded the two. Qi’ra gave her pitch for Crimson Dawn and then let them leave. Back on Canto Bight, the Sixth Kin attempted to bait them into killing each other. They saw through this and decided to take a job from Ronen Tagge to steal the Spark Eternal.

To do this job, they confronted a Spark Eternal possessed Aphra on the Vermillion. But seeing what they were up against, they decided to hit the bricks. As they fled, they ran into Sana Starros’ “Save Aphra” crew, running to confront/save Aphra. Just Lucky ended up convincing Ronen to save Sana’s team after they were defeated and their ship destroyed. Sana convinced Ronen that his only choice was to kill Domina, and that her team would join him to repay their “debt”. They joined Ronen in his Crimson Dawn supported coup for the Tagge Corporation, which turned out to be a trap Domina and Sana set to lure Ronen and his supporters into the open. Sana arranged for all of their debts to the Tagge Corporation to be forgiven, so Ariole and Just Lucky joined her in attempting to save Aphra.

In addition to his reignited relationship with Ariole, he also has a crush on the non-binary Lapin Tagge.

T’onga | Identity: wlw | Media: Bounty Hunters comic series

T’onga was a bounty hunter and the twin sister of T’ongar. She eventually retired from that life and settled on a farm with her wife Losha Tarkon. However, her brother was killed due to perceived betrayal by their group’s leader Nakano Lash. When news of Lash’s whereabouts resurfaced years later, she left to take revenge. She was “killed” by Boba Fett who also wanted Lash’s bounty. However, the locals retrieved and healed her. Her wife came to her, and the two adopted a Nexu owned by the man who nursed T’onga back to health. The couple created a new bounty hunting crew, and recruited a group of  already established bounty hunter characters. When Valance was captured by the Empire, her crew became the protagonists of the Bounty Hunters comic series. They took a series of jobs, including one that led to them fighting the Knights of Ren and managing to survive. 

Although she can be brash at times, T’onga is a good leader and able to keep together a crew of strong and often differing personalities. Most recently, Valance Berliet joined their crew, which caused Inferno Squadron to hunt them and damage Valance’s personality matrix. With their Nexu dead, Losha traumatized, and the Empire hunting them, T’onga dosed her wife with sleeping gas so Tashu Leech could take her away from their crew. The couple will eventually reunite, as during the time of the New Republic T’onga is still hunting with Losha once again part of her crew. Her desire for revenge against Lash was driven by her culture’s views about honor and the connection between twins. However when Lash explained what really happened on the job that killed T’ongar, she gave up on revenge. She also feels obligated to save Valance from the Empire and save his mind because of their past work together.

[uncannyzuck]

The perfect quartet

[superheroes-or-whatever]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020-2024) #30 art by Paolo Villanelli

[bobbimorselover33]

t’onga & losha one shot <3 https://archiveofourown.org/works/43822932

[achtung-attitude]

After 6 years of work, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Achtung Attitude has come to an end.

We'd like to thank everyone who's taken the time to support us, reading our story, giving us feedback, asked us question, reblogged and even made fan art.

This has been a wonderful learning experience for us, and we will forever cherish the story of Shizuka Joestar, looking back fondly as we move on to new, original projects in our journeys as creators.

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank everyone who came on this bizarre adventure with us.

-NoJo Comics

[jewishcissiekj]

VOKURAH LEAVING THE SHIP IN SHAME AFTER KILLING THE NEXU SFGGHAGJDFHDJHGHCQASCXD

[chipthekeeper]

just for fun after making my big presentation...

if it's one from an option with multiple listed, tell me which one!

if you're thinking of saying one that's not canon, please don't! this is not for them

[queeruscant]

These Star Wars characters are canonically queer during the Imperial era! Links to each character profile will be added as they are posted.

Ackmena

Amara Kel, aka Shadow

Ariole Yu

Brene

Chelli Lona Aphra

Chellwinark Frethylrin

Cinta Kaz

Delian Mors

Detta Yao

Domina Tagge

Ela Radodan

Emory

Eron

Esmelle

Eustacia Okka

Hareck

Howlrunner (Theta Squadron)

Irei

Isabalia

Jordan Smythe

Joy Iya

Just Lucky

Kaeden Larte

Kalandra

Keo Venzee

Kho Phon Farrus

Kiren

Lapin Tagge

Luu

Magna Tolvan

Merrin

Murra Mors

Rae Sloane

Rhee

Sabé

Sorschi

T'onga

Tal Veridian

Tans

TK-421

Varko Grey

Vel Sartha

Vukorah

Wilhuff Tarkin

[chucksnerdthoughts]

Bounty Hunters #40

That was fine. I've never been huge into this series and that worked well enough. I could at least tell what was going on. So that was nice. I'm not surprised that T'onga got betrayed. And I'm not surprised that there's a backup of Valance's memoires. Because it'd be too sad if he were actually dead! I'm excited for this series to finally end.

-Chuck

[comicwaren]

From Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #036, “A Perilous Bargain”

Art by Lan Medina and Arif Prianto

Written by Ethan Sacks

[queer-starwars-bracket]

Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 1): General Bracket Match 24

Yarli Yren | Identity: nonbinary | Media: The High Republic Path of Deceit

Yarli Yren was a Republic Pathfinder and investigator. They had a nondescript appearance that meant they were easily overlooked. They were on Dalna to investigate artifact thefts when the Jedi Zallah Marci and her Padawan Kevmo Zink arrived on the planet to do the same thing. They gave Marci their own preliminary investigation results and a wanted list for the area before leaving the investigation to the Jedi, as Force artifacts are their department and Ferdan (the city on Dalna the Path’s compound is near) was about to be flooded by rains and they wanted to leave to attend to other investigations before that happened.

T’onga | Identity: wlw | Media: Bounty Hunters comic series

T’onga was a bounty hunter and the twin sister of T’ongar. She eventually retired from that life and settled on a farm with her wife Losha Tarkon. However, her brother was killed due to perceived betrayal by their group’s leader Nakano Lash. When news of Lash’s whereabouts resurfaced years later, she left to take revenge. She was “killed” by Boba Fett who also wanted Lash’s bounty. However, the locals retrieved and healed her. Her wife came to her, and the two adopted a Nexu owned by the man who nursed T’onga back to health. The couple created a new bounty hunting crew, and recruited a group of  already established bounty hunter characters. When Valance was captured by the Empire, her crew became the protagonists of the Bounty Hunters comic series. They took a series of jobs, including one that led to them fighting the Knights of Ren and managing to survive. 

Although she can be brash at times, T’onga is a good leader and able to keep together a crew of strong and often differing personalities. Most recently, Valance Berliet joined their crew, which caused Inferno Squadron to hunt them and damage Valance’s personality matrix. With their Nexu dead, Losha traumatized, and the Empire hunting them, T’onga dosed her wife with sleeping gas so Tashu Leech could take her away from their crew. The couple will eventually reunite, as during the time of the New Republic T’onga is still hunting with Losha once again part of her crew. Her desire for revenge against Lash was driven by her culture’s views about honor and the connection between twins. However when Lash explained what really happened on the job that killed T’ongar, she gave up on revenge. She also feels obligated to save Valance from the Empire and save his mind because of their past work together.

[uncannyzuck]

A family can be two lesbians, a gay bug and his droid boyfriend, a sad bisexual cyborg man, and their adorable crime heiress daughter

[superheroes-or-whatever]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020-) #21

[graphicpolicy]

Preview: Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #35

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #35 preview. In the aftermath of the battle with INFERNO SQUAD, VALANCE and T'ONGA are joined by the most dangerous bounty hunters in the galaxy #starwars #comics #comicbooks

[fanthatracks]

Bounty Hunters (2020) #34 "IN THE CROSSHAIRS OF INFERNO SQUAD, PART II" The dreaded ''Inferno Squad'' has tracked down ''T'onga's'' bounty hunter crew in their hunt for ''Valance''. The cyborg may have witnessed, and thus inadvertently recorded in his cerebral processor implant, secret ''Imperial'' intelligence on the construction of a new ''Death Star''. One way or another, squad leader ''Iden Versio'' is determined to make sure that information is deleted from existence. Her team has already taken down two of the most formidable bounty hunters—T'onga and ''4-LOM!'' On ''Corellia'', the ''Unbroken Clan's'' leader, ''Vukorah'', is besieged by enemies from within her crime syndicate attempting to seize the throne. But the danger intensifies with the arrival of assassin droid ''IG-88'', who is out to collect an Imperial bounty… on Vukorah's head! Writer: Ethan Sacks Artist: Paolo Villanelli Letterer: Travis Lanham Colorist: Arif Prianto Cover artist: Ken Lashley Editor: Mark Paniccia Publication date: May 17, 2023 It's always good to get some perspective on the gruff, relentless characters we follow monthly in Bounty Hunters, so seeing a young, innocent Beilert Valance play with his model Nimbus just as a teenage Luke swooped his Skyhopper around his homestead garage certainly stands in sharp contrast to the now, as Valance works repairs on the Edgehawk, sparks flying as the work faulters. Bossk finds it hilarious as T'onga and 4-LOM return with the hyperdrive just as Zuckuss worries that something is 'off'. He's not wrong as Iden version and Inferno Squad attack, blasting in and aiming for Zuckuss, now aware that Valance is inside the Edgehawk. We hop across the galaxy to Corellia where the Unbroken Clan sanctuary is invaded by IG-11, there to bring Vukorah in for the Imperial bounty on her head. Playing for time, she persuades IG-88 to allow her to ask two questions. Knowing the droid has sensors that can tell when a target is lying she makes a truthful statement, pointing out that she is no longer leader of the Unbroken Clan, but the man to her left is. IG-88 agrees, taking him down and as he is almost overwhelmed by numbers he begins to thin the herd, taking them down quickly. The assassin droid quickly realises that it was Vikorah herself who sent him the co-ordinates, and with the Unbroken Clan decimated she now has the fresh start she seeks. [gallery link="file" size="large" columns="4" ids="144492,144489,144491,144490"] We swing back to the Edgehawk and Bossk and Valance bickering as Inferno Squad attack, a melee breaking out as the fighting intensifies. Iden explains she was sent by Lieutenant Haydenn, Valance's former flame, and that he's needed alive but his compatriots aren't. He stalls, but ultimately relents, allowing Inferno Squad to put a device on his head that will scramble his cerebal processors. Versio leaves with the squad, comming Haydenn and telling her his memories should be eradicated within a couple of days, and we see Valance sitting quietly as T'onga returns and his childghood memories begin to fade away. With the hyperdrive fixed the team are able to leave, but Tasu choses that moment to tell the team he's leaving, annoyed with how he is treated. T'onga is annoyed, but makes the surprising move of gassing her own wife Losha and asking Tasu to take her to Syphacc's Place where she will be safe, and we end the issue as a woozy Losha and Tasu walk towards the starport at the close of another cracking issue. The animosity between Bossk and Valance continues to slowly grow, continuiously entertaining as they fight so well together. This issue has seen the end of the Unbroken Clan, a change in the squad as Tasu heads off to join the Nar Kanji assassins who feel more of a family to him than his current colleagues and the wiping of those secrets inside Valance's skull (along with other more personal memories). As with Doctor Aphra, Darth Vader and the main Star Wars title,

this feels like the end of one long-running storyline and the beginning of another as we arrive on the doorstep of Return of the Jedi. Next issue promises Boba Fett, and with the main man canonically present at Jabba's Palace and about to take a sand nap inside the sarlacc it will be fascinating to see of this title is the one that gives us the run up to his arrival at Jabba's Palace. Of all the titles currently running, it really should be this one. [amazon box="B0C11JRHTT"]