Comparing Star Wars to Star Trek is like comparing apples and oranges. Apart from having Star in the title, they are very different types of worlds and stories. One is a techno-fantasy with space wizards taking place “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away” while the other follows future Earth’s Starfleet, as they engage in missions of diplomacy while also dealing with existential threats.

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Even still, there is some overlap, especially between Star Wars’ space pirate Hondo Ohnaka and Star Trek’s giant-lobed alien race, the Ferengi. Here are some areas in which they have some similarities.

6 They Both Like Money

Quark (Armin Shimerman) holding two bars of gold-pressed latinum, smiling greedily. Image source: WhatCulture.com

The religion of the Ferengi is essentially capitalism. Their society is based on the acquisition of profit, most often in the form of a precious metal called latinum. The Ferengi youth have a coming-of-age ritual where they sell off their possessions to go towards future business ambitions.

Hondo Ohnaka is also in the business of making money. He took up a pirate’s life after being sold into slavery and desired a life where he was the master of his own destiny. Eventually, he put together a pirate crew and sought out opportunities among the stars.

5 They Are Chaotic Neutral

Star War: The Clone Wars Alignment Chart. Top row: Obi-Wan (left) lawful good, Ahsoka Tano (Center) pure good, Anakin Skywalker (right) chaotic good. Bottom row: Satine (left) lawful neutral, Father (center) pure neutral, Hondo (right) chaotic neutral. Image Source: Reddit.com

The Ferengi are always willing to acquire a profit. It doesn’t really matter from whom. Star Trek: Deep Space 9’s Quark is willing to turn a blind eye to the illegality of null fighting if it just happens to occur next to his bar, as long as there is a solid payment of latinum in it for him.

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Hondo Ohnaka is similar in this regard. He does business with many kinds of characters in the Star Wars universe, from Jedi to Sith. At one moment, he will be raiding a ship full of Jedi younglings, and at another, he will be assisting Rebels in smuggling some Y-Wings from the Empire.

4 They Both Have A Code

Rom (Max Grodénchik) (left) and Quark (Armin Shimerman) reading from the revised Rules of Acquisition. Image Source: ParamountPlus.com

The Ferengi may be greedy, but they are not lawless. They abide by a strict code, the Rules of Acquisition, which ensures the best deal possible in business transactions for all parties, or most, at the very least.

Hondo also has his own code. Yes, he is a villain, but only up until a point. As Filoni said, he is not interested in murdering any children, only getting the goods. Hondo would even go on to write his own “Rules of Acquisition” called the Book of Hondo, with his musings on the smuggling business.

3 They Love Their Moms

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The Ferengi are a patriarchal society. Women are not allowed to conduct business under Ferengi law. There is even a Rule of Acquisition that says “Women and finances don’t mix.” At the same time, they have another Rule of Acquisition: “Never make fun of a Ferengi’s mother,” to whom Ferengi may affectionately refer as “Moogie.”

Hondo reveres his mother, even though his parents sold him into slavery. She taught him pickpocketing when he was a child, and Hondo would quote her wisdom, such as “One hostage is good, two hostages are even better, and three, well, that’s just good business.”

2 They Both Work As Indispensable Scoundrels

Hondo (center) putting his hands on the shoulders of Anakin (left) and Obi-Wan (right). Image source: Wookiepedia.com

TVTropes.org describes the indispensable scoundrel as “an uncouth ruffian who would just as soon put a knife in your back as talk to you, and that's on a good day.” This description fits both Deep Space 9’s Ferengi, Quark, and the Weequay Hondo Ohnaka, quite perfectly. Quark is always sweet-talking people while doing seedy things in pursuit of money, while Hondo Ohnoaka is always trying to charm his way out of difficult situations.

And yet, as much as Quark and Ohnaka tend to be a pain, the crew of Deep Space Nine and Star Wars characters also put up with him. They would end up losing something if they gave up their indispensable scoundrels. This is likely why Deep Space Nine still keeps Quark on the ship, just so long as they keep an eye on them.

1 They Do Actually Care About People

Hondo right with his arm around Ezra (left). Imasge source: starwarsreport.com

Even though both Hondo and the Ferengi have their flaws, they will stick their necks out for the people they care about. Quark is willing to put his life in jeopardy when an ex-lover is being hunted by the Cardaassian government. Also, he stands up to the Grand Nagus for a Ferengi woman who pretended to be a man to do business, which is punishable under Ferengi law.

Hondo, although he does engage in unsavory business practices, does have a heart. He strikes up a friendship with Rebels’ Ezra Bridger, which leads to him being instrumental in the fight to liberate Ezra’s home world of Lothal.

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