Jho Jho , commonly known as " Old Jho " , was a male Ithorian who operated a cantina known as Old Jho ' s Pit Stop on the planet Lothal fifteen years after the founding of the Galactic Empire . The criminal Broken Horn Syndicate attempted to extort the barkeeper for protection money , sending a IG - RM bodyguard and enforcer droid to collect it . On the fifteenth Empire Day , a trio of Imperial TIE fighter pilot s entered Jho ' s cantina and forced him to play the Imperial broadcast , which was hijacked by the senator - in - exile Gall Trayvis in order to declare a boycott of Imperial rule . Jho opposed Imperial rule and occasionally provided the rebel crew of the starship " Ghost " with information . He also helped the rebel sympathizer Merei Spanjaf , her family , and the Leonis parents to escape offworld . In 1 BBY , Old Jho was executed for helping suspected rebels escape and his bar was taken over by Baron Valen Rudor . Biography . Origins . The Ithorian male known as " Old " Jho was born on the planet Ithor , but left his homeworld and settled on the planet Lothal at a time when the planet ' s Capital City was just a sleepy trading post . He remained on Lothal for many years , during which he witnessed Capital City transform into a busy center of administration for the Galactic Empire . On Lothal , Jho owned and operated a popular cantina known as Old Jho ' s Pit Stop and a docking bay , both located in a small , remote outpost / village which was known as Jhothal , which was named after him . The cantina was decorated with parts from a Low Altitude Assault Transport / infantry dating from the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems , which Jho claimed was the authentic remains of the vessel known as the " Crumb Bomber " . Aiding rebels . On one occasion , an IG - RM bodyguard and enforcer droid working for the criminal Broken Horn Syndicate entered the Pit Stop and demanded protection money from Jho ; however , the Ithorian claimed that Cikatro Vizago , the droid ' s employer , owed him money , after which the droid slammed its arm down onto the bar . On Empire Day , in 4 BBY , the Pit Stop was visited by a trio of TIE fighter pilot s who were searching for the Rodian Tseebo . The Imperials did not find their target amongst Jho ' s customers , which included a group of rebels who they did not recognize . The pilot s then demanded that Jho turn on the Imperial broadcast , which was required to be displayed by Imperial law , and the Ithorian complied ; however , the broadcast was almost immediately hijacked by the senator - in - exile Gall Trayvis , who asked the citizens of Lothal to boycott Imperial rule and Empire Day celebrations . The Imperials demanded that the broadcast be switched off , but Jho refused , after which the pilots left . Jho then spoke with the rebels , explaining that there was a full Imperial blockade of Lothal . At a later date , the rebels returned to Jho ' s , and Garazeb Orrelios , a Lasat member of the group , played a game of sabacc with two other clients , the " galactic entrepreneur " Lando Calrissian and the Rodian Tsoklo . While the three were playing , another member of the rebel group , Kanan Jarrus , asked Jho if he had any paying jobs , as the rebels desperately needed credit s . Unfortunately there was nothing the Ithorian could give them , but he told them Calrissian had been looking for a crew . Jarrus then joined Orellios at the table and Jho witnessed him betting the astromech droid Chopper and then losing it to Calrissian . The rebels then left the canteen with the entrepreneur . Jho met Merei Spanjaf , the girlfriend of Zare Leonis , when she was working for the Gray Syndicate . He enjoyed watching pirate d grav - ball holos and Spanjaf would deliver as part of her courier duties . Spanjaf later recalled Jho when she needed to get an elderly poet named Holshef who was in hiding from the Galactic Empire off the planet . Jho was at first reluctant to help , wondering why Spanjaf would want more trouble after she was finally free from the Gray Syndicate ' s influence following the death of its leader , Yahenna Laxo , in an Imperial assault . After reading some of Holshef ' s poetry , he understood why she would want to save him and agreed to lend the use of his freight hauler to get him off the planet . When the Empire began closing in on both Spanjaf ' s family and the Leonises , the entire group was forced to flee off - planet to Garel . Jho transport ed the Spanjafs and Leonises to the edge of the Garel system where they were picked up by several crew members of the " Ghost " including Orellios . Ryder Azadi ' s cell . By 2 BBY , Jho had joined a rebel cell led by the former Lothalian Governor Ryder Azadi . Other cell members included Morad Sumar and his wife Marida , who had lost their farm to the Empire . Jho was spotted at Azadia ' s rebel encampment when Ezra Bridger , Jarrus , and Chopper arrived to discuss a mission to infiltrate Capital City ' s Imperial Armory Complex in order to steal top secret Imperial plans for a prototype starfighter . When Jarrus , Bridger and Chopper were escaping from the factory , Jho along with Marida and Azadi helped the trio escape in landspeeder s . Later , Jho along with other patrons including Azadi and Marida witnessed a live hologram broadcast by the former Imperial Senator Mon Mothma at his bar urging the galaxy to rise up against the Empire . However , in 1 BBY , Jho was caught by the Imperials when he was caught helping suspected rebels escape a raid carried out by the Imperial Security Bureau . For assisting the suspected rebels , he was executed . His bar was seized and given to the TIE pilot Baron Valen Rudor , who converted it into a place popular with Imperials . Personality and traits . Jho was an intelligent individual with brown skin , yellow eye s and no hair . By the time of his encounter with the IG - RM thug droid , the Ithorian ' s age had taken a toll on his reflexes and strength which meant , despite his courage and willingness to fight , that Jho would have been unable to defeat the droid . During the encounter the bartender stood 1 . 99 meter s tall and weighed 90 kilogram s . Jho was opposed to the rule of the Galactic Empire and ignored their mandate that the Imperial broadcast be played at all times , even arguing with the TIE pilots when they demanded he comply with the law . The Ithorian kept his ear s open for information which could be useful to his customers or enemies of the Empire , and sometimes provided information to the rebel crew of the starship known as the " Ghost " , who he was friendly with and allowed to dock at his cantina . In combat , Jho would prefer to draw his blaster under the table to attack an opponent . Jho enjoyed watching pirated holos of grav - ball games . In his youth , he enjoyed visiting Pelamir Gorge and listening to the sound of the wind whipping through the spine tree s and sipping root tea , before the Empire razed the forest s . His sympathies for the rebellion and opposition to the Empire later led him to join Azadi ' s rebel cell . Equipment . Jho used a translator to speak Galactic Basic instead of Ithorese so that customers would understand him . He used a hunting blaster in combat . He also owned a freighter with an " iffy " hyperdrive motivator which was also modified with weaponry capable of blasting Imperial speeder bike s into wreckage . Behind the scenes . Jho was created as a character for the " Star Wars Rebels " television series and was mentioned briefly for the first time in " " , a reference book written by Adam Bray and released in 2014 as part of the build up to show ' s release later that year . More details and an image of the character were then provided in " " , another " Rebels " tie - in book written by Pablo Hidalgo and also released in 2014 . The Ithorian then made his first appearance on the actual show in " Empire Day " , the sixth episode of " Star Wars Rebels " Season One , in which Jho was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker . The character also appeared in an early draft of the first season ' s eighth episode " Path of the Jedi , " in which he was involved in Jedi - in - training Ezra Bridger ' s search for a kyber crystal . Ultimately he was cut from the story when the episode was streamlined to focus on the events within the Lothal Jedi Temple .