29. HK-47 (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)
BioWare loves going back to wells when it comes to video game characters. Useless mentors, agressive psychotics, honor-bound ass-kickers. All the same archetypes tend to pop up. But no matter how many times they try to recreate the snippy robot sidekick, they will never beat their original: HK-47.
An assassin droid in the same vein as IG-88, HK-47 was built in the style of the classic C-3PO protocol droid model(meaning he has a very human build and also talks like a butler). But here's where it gets wacky!!!!!! See, HK-47 hates organic lifeforms! In actuality, it makes HK as a character even better as his deep disdain wriggles out of his AI with the wryest expressions of sociopathic dialogue.
As you speak more with your robot pal who's fun to be with, you begin to delve deeper into the droid's history, revealing he was built to kill anyone who might distabilize the galaxy and has done jobs between serving "meat bags" masters including acting as a hitman for the Hutt mafia. Also, he's killed every previous owner he's had.
But don't worry. He'll assure you that this time is different.
Best moment: His assertion that he had nothing to do with Bochaba's death. Well...he had very little to do with it, at least.
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