At the age of two, he was found wandering the monastery by a Jedi team including Yoda. At the time, he was surviving as a pickpocket and could only speak Huttese. After he helped the Jedi team infiltrate the monastery of the Bloodbringer terrorists, Yoda took the youth as his Padawan. During the Judiciary Training Refreshment Exercise, Obonori gave instruction to Judicials in rocket pack operation. Obonori once was hired as a swimming instructor by Mr. Tunnels. As a result, he was one of Mr. Tunnels's heirs and was a suspect in his murder.