Who Is Ponda Baba? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ponda Baba is a Company-Licensed comic book character, with over 40 comic issue appearances. Aqualish criminal who attacked Luke Skywalker in the Mos Eisley cantina. His arm was cut off by Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber. He is the former partner of Dr. Evazan and he doesn't like you.

Who is Ponda Baba?

Origin Ponda Baba was an Aqualish pirate and thug. Like most of his species he was known to be very short tempered. Hi illegal activities would run him afoul of jodo-kast on Corellia. He was saved by his future partner in crime, Cornelius Evazan. There was a rather large bounty on Evazan, but rather than collect it he agreed to run spice with his new partner. While in Chalmun's Cantina on Tatooine, a drunk Ponda Baba would accost Luke Skywalker. Despite Luke's efforts to avoid confrontation Ponda attacked him at the cost of his arm. Evazan tried to replace his arm which resulted in near lethal failure.

Key facts

Ponda Baba is of alien origin and first appeared in "Six Against the Galaxy". The character is published by Company-Licensed. With 40 recorded issue appearances, Ponda Baba ranks among the most featured characters in comics.