HK-47

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HK-47
Star Wars character
HK-47, from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
First appearanceStar Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
Created byDavid Gaider
Voiced byKristoffer Tabori
In-universe information
SpeciesDroid

HK-47 is a fictional

Star Wars Expanded Universe.[1]

New Republic against the leaderless Galactic Empire
, briefly taking over the droid with their "strange, hard-angle" accent.

Development

A

battle droid form introduced in Chuck Wendig's Star Wars: Aftermath trilogy is derived from how "B-dash-O-N-E, looks like Bone or Bones."[4]

Appearances

In Knights of the Old Republic, the player's character purchases HK-47 on Tatooine. Dialogue establishes that

Revan built the bloodthirsty droid, which characteristically refers to organic lifeforms
as "meatbags".

HK-47 is disabled at the beginning of The Sith Lords; the player's character recovers material from damaged droids to repair HK-47. Dialogue in The Sith Lords expands on the droid's backstory and purpose, establishing that Revan used the droid to kill people who destabilized or weakened the galaxy.

In the time frame of the Trials of Obi-Wan expansion to Star Wars Galaxies, HK-47's

Mustafar
. The droid calls on players to complete several quests to return him to a droid body.

HK-47 was included as an action figure in the Champions of the Force line of Star Wars figures.[5]

HK-47 returns in Star Wars: The Old Republic as a boss battle in two separate flashpoints and as a mini boss in a level 60 operation.[6][7]

HK-47 is an unlockable character in the mobile game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.

The B-1

Star Wars: Aftermath: Life Debt
(2016).

Promotion and reception

At the 2004

GamesRadar's identified HK-47 as an example of BioWare's "Kickass Robot" character archetype,[16] and listed it as one of the 25 best new characters of the decade, stating that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and HK-47 had some of the best characterization in Star Wars history, adding that HK-47 was one of the most memorable characters in the game.[16][17]

Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition's top 50 video game characters.[24] A reader's poll published by IGN in December 2014 for their top ultimate RPG party choices, drawing from characters of several disparate RPG video game franchises, placed HK-47 at #13 under the "Reserves" section.[25] Gamestm named HK-47's one of BioWare’s 8 most memorable companion characters.[26] Evan Lahti from PC Gamer named HK-47 as his personal favorite Bioware companion, commenting "For all the well-rounded, nonarchetypal, and sensitive characters BioWare has thrown at us, I delight in the silliest, most murderous, and one-dimensional partner they've written."[27] In a 2017 article, PC Gamer staff included HK-47 in their definitive list of the best RPG squad mates around.[28] HK-47 placed second on App Trigger's list of the 10 Best BioWare Companions.[29]

References

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  2. ^ "BioWare - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - HK-47". Archived from the original on 2007-06-14.
  3. ^ Drew Karpyshyn Creative Works
  4. ^ Breznican, Anthony. "How Chuck Wendig's Star Wars: Aftermath novel sets the stage for The Force Awakens". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  5. ^ "Star Wars Champions of the Force Gallery". Wizards.com. Archived from the original on 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  6. ^ "Star Wars: The Old Republic Trailers > Mysteries of Knights of the Old Republic". Archived from the original on 2010-09-16.
  7. ^ Star Wars: The Old Republic | Trailers | Fate of the Galaxy
  8. ^ "Inside the 2004 Game Developers Conference - Event Coverage". Archived from the original on 2004-04-05.
  9. ^ "Ziff Davis Media : Press Release". Archived from the original on 2004-06-07.
  10. ^ "Coolest New Character". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2004-02-04. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  11. ^ "Getting into characters..." GamesRadar. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  12. ^ Jesse Schedeen (2008-08-13). "Top 25 Star Wars Heroes: Day 3". IGN. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  13. ^ Robert Workman (2008-09-11). "Our Favorite Characters From Star Wars Video Games". GameDaily. Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  14. ^ Chris Buffa (2009-02-06). "Top 25 Video Game Robots". GameDaily. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04.
  15. ^ Adam Rosenburg (2009-01-07). "Top 50 Star Wars Expanded Universe Characters". UGO Networks. Archived from the original on 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  16. ^ a b Baughman, Jordan (2011-05-03). "Recycled characters you see in every BioWare game". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  17. GamesRadar
    . 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  18. ^ Dyer, James; McComb, David; Plumb, Alastair; Scarborough, David. "The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters". Empire. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  19. ^ Dakota Grabowski (2010-01-08). "Top Ten BioWare-created Squadmates". Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  20. ^ Kimberley Wallace (August 15, 2013). "The Best BioWare Characters". Game Informer. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  21. ^ Matt Miller (2010-11-24). "Top Ten A.I. Characters of the Decade". Game Informer. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  22. ^ "The Top 30 Characters who Defined a Decade". Game Informer. No. 212. December 2010. p. 59.
  23. ^ Bryan Vore (2010-12-03). "Readers' Top 30 Characters Results Revealed". Game Informer. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  24. ^ Mike Sharkey (2011-02-16). "Guinness Ranks Your 50 Favorite Video Game Characters of All Time". GameSpy. Archived from the original on 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  25. ^ "THE ULTIMATE RPG PARTY REVEALED". IGN. December 17, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2020.[dead link]
  26. ^ "BioWare's 8 most memorable companions". Gamestm. June 23, 2015. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
  27. ^ Andy Kelly (November 7, 2018). "The best and worst BioWare companions". PC Gamer. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  28. ^ "The RPG dream teams". PC Gamer. June 9, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  29. ^ Eric Chrisman (March 10, 2017). "Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and the 10 Best BioWare Companions". App Trigger. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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