8-13

"Hunter killer droid 8-13. Contact established."

- Hunter killer droid 8-13, upon firing at Kyle Katarn

8-13 was a hunter killer droid stationed on the moon Sulon during the year 5 ABY. By this point, the droid's model was outdated. At some point, the war droid found its way into the irrigation system underneath the farm of Morgan Katarn, where it sensed the approach Morgan's son, Kyle Katarn, and the Katarn family droid WeeGee. When the pair got closer, 8-13 fired a blaster shot at Katarn, but deactivated its ranged weapons when WeeGee closed the gap between them, instead opting to use its melee weapons. However, as 8-13 was programmed to fight Human targets, it was unable to strike any of WeeGee's vital zones, and instead attempted to grab at the nonexistent vitals of a Human. WeeGee ripped 8-13's head off, removing the war droid as a threat.

Behind the scenes
8-13 was first introduced in the 1998 novella Dark Forces: Rebel Agent, which was written by William C. Dietz and illustrated by Ezra Tucker. Although some detail went into the droid's specifications, it was not give a name in the book. 8-13 was identified by name, and as a hunter killer droid, in the Dark Forces: Rebel Agent audio drama, which adapted the novella. The droid's voice actor was not credited.

Appearances

 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent audio drama