Star Wars: the 5 best droids in video games dedicated to the galaxy far, far away

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Busy as we are to reflect on the dichotomy between Jedi and Sith, to listen to the sumptuous music of John Williams and to complain about how we would have ended the Skywalker Saga if they had given direction to us instead of J.J. Abrams, we always end up forgetting about the real heroes in George Lucas' universe: the droids. A bold statement? Maybe, though ... think about it: what would have happened if R2-D2 hadn't repaired the Nubian spaceship during Queen Padmé's escape in Episode I, or if he hadn't been able to shut down the trash compactor in Episode IV? The droids are of fundamental importance in the Star Wars imagination, as shown by the care taken in their design: just think of how they make them talk in chirps which, however, express a lot of emotions and seem to give these machines a real soul. .

On the occasion of this Star Wars Day we want to celebrate the droids with a top 5 of the best robots we have controlled or encountered in the many video games set in the most famous galaxy far away, the most famous of multimedia entertainment.

God

Star Wars: Battlefront II, God is even playable at times Dubbed this way, this Model ID10 reconnaissance droid first appears in Star Wars: Battlefront II and is the first "character" to the player controls in the single player campaign. Able to transform into a kind of backpack and adhere to the back of the protagonist Iden Verso, God is in effect a member of the Inferno Squad, which will follow from the Empire to the Rebel Alliance together with his masters Iden Verso and Del Meeko. The latter will modify God, changing his colors and character to better reflect the transition from one faction to another.

God is a very important droid for two reasons. First, he is one of the best playable droids in Star Wars video game history: at the start of Battlefront II, Iden Verso must be freed by taking an internship as God. The player can harness his unique abilities and even observe the world. with his "eyes" in some situations.

But God is a special droid also because he is a bit like the R2-D2 of the situation: it is he, in fact, who penetrates the systems of the First Order and discovers the truth about the Resurrection Project, about the fleet hidden in the Regions Unknown and, above all, to memorize the plans of the Mandator-class dreadnought that would later pursue the New Republic in Star Wars - Episode VIII: The Last Jedi.

T7-O1

Star Wars: The Old Republic, T7-01 is the first companion who recruits the Jedi Knight Star Wars: The Old Republic is a game that unfortunately did not have the success it deserved and that perhaps came out even at the wrong time, but a credit does not go to him. There's no denying it: the stories BioWare wrote for the individual campaigns of the different playable classes were truly extraordinary. Each companion in arms that the player could recruit had a story to be discovered through numerous side missions that better delineated personalities and characteristics. T7-01 was not the only droid that the player could recruit, but it is certainly the one that has remained most impressed on us, without detracting from the other supporting actors such as SCORPIO or 2V-R8.

The peculiarity of T7- 01 lies precisely in its character which partly recalls that of the more famous R2-D2. The player meets him on Tython, at the beginning of the Jedi Knight campaign, and in the course of the adventure he discovers that Teeseven, unlike many other astromeks like him, keeps the memories of all his past owners and the missions he faced. together with them. Having joined Jedi, senators, spies and smugglers, T7 has developed his own idea of ​​the galaxy and life, developing a cheeky temper, but also an unwavering loyalty towards his new partner, the player.

PROXY

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Proxy and Starkiller in One Scene First appearing in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, PROXY was a holodroid prototype built by none other than Darth Vader in person to train his secret apprentice Galen Marek, better known as Starkiller. In addition to being extremely resistant and very easy to repair, PROXY was equipped with a combat camouflage processor that gave it the truly unique peculiarity of analyzing and memorizing any fighting style. Having access to the vast database of the Empire, PROXY could then replicate the movements and techniques of the great Jedi and Sith of the past; not only that, the highly sophisticated holographic projectors allowed PROXY to take on any aspect, which would later be useful to Starkiller on more than one occasion.

The two, in fact, had a very special bond. Darth Vader had programmed PROXY to constantly threaten his apprentice's life, so as to keep him constantly on his toes, while at the same time considering him to be his only friend. The absurdity of this relationship and his unique abilities make PROXY a truly memorable droid. Too bad the Force might not be part of the new official Star Wars canon.

HK-47

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, HK-47 is our droid top5 favorite HK-47 is hands down one of the most famous droids in Star Wars fandom, if only because his absurd characterization caused a sensation when he first appeared in BioWare's legendary Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The player stumbled upon HK-47 in Anchorhead, on Tatooine, and could purchase it from the Ithorian vendor named Yuka Laka, thus joining the group. HK-47's bizarre behavior, which most of the time even he cannot understand, is due to the fact that he is not only a protocol droid, but also a killer droid built by a Sith Lord himself, Darth Revan, to eliminate his main opponents, amiably referred to as "sacks of meat".

The history of HK-47 is closely intertwined with that of Revan, but if you haven't played Knights of the Old Republic and Knights yet of the Old Republic II we leave you the pleasure of discovering for yourself how droid and builder meet again. Just know that HK-47's irreverent jokes are memorable to say the least, especially if you align with the dark side. Color note: HK-47 should have entered the canon with the novels in Chuck Wendig's Aftermath trilogy, but at the last moment the Lucasfilm Story Group decided to postpone to more mature times. Nonetheless, the writer slipped some HK-47 jokes into the utterances of the equally odd Mr. Bones, a droid rebuilt by Temmin "Snap" Wexley who could be his new appearance.

BD- 1

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, BD-1 is Cal Kestis' irresistible companion The BD category - which stands for Buddy Droid - was conceived by the artists of Respawn Entertainment for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, but the success of the BD-1 design has also brought these droids to comics and TV. We saw a BD in the Peli Motto hangar in The Book of Boba Fett, for example, but the most featured is definitely BD-1. To draw Cal Kestis' inseparable companion, the Respawn boys were inspired by Charles Schulz's Snoopy, and in a sense BD-1 behaves like a faithful little dog: originally belonged to Master Eno Cordova, after Order 66 the little droid was left without a master until he ran into Cal, a surviving Padawan.

In the game, BD-1 is not just a supporting actor who accompanies the protagonist, offering ideas for interaction that enliven explorations solo, but it is also a real feature, because the droid acts as a database, holoprojector, distributor of healing stimuli, communicator and more: this makes it an integral part of the gameplay, in the form of a pucciosissimo droid. It goes without saying that we hope to see it again in the upcoming sequel, perhaps with new features to be discovered.

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