One of my favorite magazines, ToyFare, is running a poll that will decided the next Star Wars Fan Choice action figures. HK-47 is one of the (many) candidates.
Now, I don't own any of the Star Wars figures, and have no interest in starting a collection, but I sure as hell would buy an HK-47 figure in a heartbeat. If you'd like to show your support for everyone's favorite psychopathic droid, vote!
Full Version: Attn: HK-47 fans!
HK-47 deserves his own figure, definitely. And there are several others there that do as well. But I'm sorry... Corran Horn is just a NO BRAINER for me. He's my favorite Star Wars smartass/badass since Han Solo. He's one of about two characters from the extended universe whom I consider part of the star wars 'cast' completely.
I don't know what you are talking about...
Oh well.
Oh well.
QUOTE(CJM2 @ Mar 19 2006, 02:19 AM)
I don't know what you are talking about...
Oh well.
Oh well.
Coolest. Robot. EVER.
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=93
http://www.starwars.com/databank/droid/hk47/
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.
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A self-sentient killing machine, HK-47 was far more than an ordinary combat droid. Created four thousand years ago, he came equipped with a devastating arsenal of high-powered weaponry, a ruthless and single-minded pursuit of his termination targets, and a pre-programmed disregard for all organic life. This Hunter-Killer model is one of the most dangerous assassins in the galaxy.
And yet, he was also a protocol droid.
The incongruity did not go unnoticed, even by HK-47. For a time, his memory was partially wiped, and he could not piece together his history. He knew that he just wanted to blast a few "meatbags," but the droid wasn't sure exactly why he wanted to do that. Or how he came to regard organic life as "meatbags." Or why he was so well equipped to gleefully dish out violence.
Instead, HK-47 found himself in a droid shop in Anchorhead, part of the Ithorian Yuka Laka's inventory of goods. The HK model was rumored to have been created by Czerka Corporation to eliminate the heads of rival companies. Units such as these were quite capable of laying waste to an entire building in an effort to dispose of a single target. This wanton carnage, combined with the tendency of the droid's previous owners to come to rather gruesome ends, has led most civilized planets to issue explicit bans on all HK-model assassin droids.
But there was more to HK-47 than that. In truth, HK-47 belonged to Darth Revan, Dark Lord of the Sith. Revan gave HK-47 the programming necessary to make the droid fluent in the difficult language of Tatooine's Sand People. It was HK-47 that helped Revan locate the ancient Star Forge map on Tatooine. To cover these tracks, Revan wiped the droid's memory of those events; ironically, the Sith Lord's memories would be wiped too.
HK-47 would help Revan again once the droid was reawakened. The droid had a strong sense of loyalty. He would obey his master to the letter of the instruction, even if the Revan wanted to tinker around in his chest and try to unlock some of the droid's hidden memories and capabilities.
And yet, he was also a protocol droid.
The incongruity did not go unnoticed, even by HK-47. For a time, his memory was partially wiped, and he could not piece together his history. He knew that he just wanted to blast a few "meatbags," but the droid wasn't sure exactly why he wanted to do that. Or how he came to regard organic life as "meatbags." Or why he was so well equipped to gleefully dish out violence.
Instead, HK-47 found himself in a droid shop in Anchorhead, part of the Ithorian Yuka Laka's inventory of goods. The HK model was rumored to have been created by Czerka Corporation to eliminate the heads of rival companies. Units such as these were quite capable of laying waste to an entire building in an effort to dispose of a single target. This wanton carnage, combined with the tendency of the droid's previous owners to come to rather gruesome ends, has led most civilized planets to issue explicit bans on all HK-model assassin droids.
But there was more to HK-47 than that. In truth, HK-47 belonged to Darth Revan, Dark Lord of the Sith. Revan gave HK-47 the programming necessary to make the droid fluent in the difficult language of Tatooine's Sand People. It was HK-47 that helped Revan locate the ancient Star Forge map on Tatooine. To cover these tracks, Revan wiped the droid's memory of those events; ironically, the Sith Lord's memories would be wiped too.
HK-47 would help Revan again once the droid was reawakened. The droid had a strong sense of loyalty. He would obey his master to the letter of the instruction, even if the Revan wanted to tinker around in his chest and try to unlock some of the droid's hidden memories and capabilities.
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.
Hahahaha, I love that quote. 
*goes to vote*
*goes to vote*
+1 vote.
Sorry, but I voted for Corran Horn. That guy rules...
Willrow Hood for the win.
He has an ice cream maker-looking device.
He has an ice cream maker-looking device.
QUOTE(Lektor @ Mar 21 2006, 03:27 AM)
Sorry, but I voted for Corran Horn. That guy rules...
No kidding. I'd pay money for there to be a TV show made of the X-Wing series and I, Jedi.
Hell yeah. The X-wing series was the first set of Star Wars books I read, and I still think they're my favourite series. But the Thrawn trilogy is pretty damned close...
Hk-47. Now that was a cool droid! I got to go buy that game....
I totally voted for HK-47.
QUOTE(Lizard Blade @ Mar 20 2006, 12:55 PM)
Dude, spoilers!
I'm a Corran Horn person as well, I'm afraid. BUT, since I think a Corran Horn action figure would be lame, I'm voting for HK.
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No kidding. I'd pay money for there to be a TV show made of the X-Wing series and I, Jedi.
I had a dream about an X-Wing TV show once. Hell yeah I'd watch that.
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6056/hk472gg.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8929/hk4728ih.jpg
KOTOR Save Editor is a boon to HK fans everywhere. Who needs wussy meatbag Jedi anyway?
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8929/hk4728ih.jpg
KOTOR Save Editor is a boon to HK fans everywhere. Who needs wussy meatbag Jedi anyway?
QUOTE(Lizard Blade @ Apr 21 2006, 11:33 AM)
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/6056/hk472gg.jpg
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8929/hk4728ih.jpg
KOTOR Save Editor is a boon to HK fans everywhere. Who needs wussy meatbag Jedi anyway?
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8929/hk4728ih.jpg
KOTOR Save Editor is a boon to HK fans everywhere. Who needs wussy meatbag Jedi anyway?
Forget humans! I'm going for a squad of jedi Hk-47's!
Hahahaha, that's hilarious.
Oh man. Brilliant.
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