The arrival of HK-47 has been hinted at since PAX 2010, when a SWTOR teaser video had a HK-series droid saying “Interjection: Silence Meatbags” and he’s since appeared in the Foundry Flashpoint. The new 1.3 droids to Star Wars: The Old Republic, we thought it was time for a look back to the origin of the product line. (More spoilers than a modded car show, watch out.) 2x1i6p
If you’re a big fan of HK-47, you’re going to be happy to hear the news that a new droid companion is coming to SWTOR. He’s such a fun droid who has real issues with “meatbags” and PCGamesN has decided to take this time to look back on the HK-series of droids and their history.
They outline the history of HK-47 in a fun article. Here are the highlights:
- HK-47 first appears, with a fitted restraining bolt, in Knights of the Old Republic.
- 47 would later reappear in KOTOR II
- He also appeared in the Star Wars: Galaxies expansion ‘The Trials of Obi-Wan’, 4000 years later.
- HK-47 emerged as the icon of the KOTOR series
In closing:
Though 47’s creator Luke Skywalker and given that his fate is inherently bound up with that of Revan himself, 47’s presence means that SWTOR could tie up the loose ends of the first KOTOR, beyond Revan’s disappearance in the Foundry Flashpoint. This meatbag will be there to see it.
I have to agree with Dan Griliopoulos; I feel confident the writers at BioWare are going to do a great job of bringing the spirit of the 47-series droids in to SWTOR. It will also be great to see where they go with the tie-ins to the storyline. I’m interested in seeing where and how this will play out.
What about you?
