HK-47

HK-47 was a hunter-killer assassin droid built by Darth Revan to kill those Revan believed would destabilize the galaxy. He was later used as the model for the HK droid series.

Biography
HK-47 was originally constructed by Darth Revan ,shortly after the battle of Malachor V, to be the quintessential assassin. While he was completely loyal - friendly, even - to those he identified as "master", he had virtually no regard for any form of life, and was driven by an unquenchable thirst for blood. He characteristically used the term "meatbag" when speaking of organic lifeforms, especially humans. This insult was originally used in passing by the droid when insulting Revan's friend and apprentice, Darth Malak. Revan found the insult (as well as Malak's annoyance) funny enough to order HK to consider all organics as "meatbags". HK-47's disdain for "meatbags" is further shown in his mockery of Revan's former allies, notably Carth Onasi and Bastila Shan.

He was a high-performance assassin droid who excelled and delighted in all manner of violence. Despite his inherently menacing appearance, he was often mistaken for a protocol droid by many, and he used this to his advantage on more than one occasion, hiding his true nature. He actually had a number of protocol functions in additional to his less legal ones, being fluent in Galactic Basic, a Sand People dialect, the beeps and whistles of astromech droids, and many other forms of communication. HK-47 possesses a masterful insight into the removal of Jedi targets, so much that he is the mastermind behind the 'erosion of will' that finally conquers Darth Sion.

It is unknown if Revan programmmed some of HK's "morals and ethics", or if they simply formed on their own but one quote is quite interesting. When the Exile asked HK-47 if he knew what love was, the droid responded: "Definition: 'Love' is making a shot to the knees of a target 120 kilometers away using an Aratech sniper rifle with a tri-light scope... Love is knowing your target, putting them in your targeting reticule, and together, achieving a singular purpose against statistically long odds." Whether this was a metaphor with wisdom or merely more of the droid's blood lust is arguable. Several modifications are made to HK-47 throughout his life span by his less fortunate owners, modifications that serve to re-enforce his position as a ruthless, efficient killing machine. Regretably most of these modifications are damaged beyond anything less than intrusive repair after his dismemberment in his second service to Revan. However a brief "upgrade" installed by the Exile gives HK-47 a short lived appreciation for peace and pacifism, only leading to a deeper understanding of his prey.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords