Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Background

Information

Tutorial

Background Info

Quotes

Images

Credits

Voice cast

A large number of well-known and experienced voice actors were included in the game. The following voice actors are some of the most prominent:

• Rino Romano—"Revan" (Male)
• Jennifer Hale—"Bastila Shan"
• Raphael Sbarge—"Carth Onasi"
• John Cygan—"Canderous Ordo"
• Rafael Ferrer—"Darth Malak"
• Kristoffer Tabori—"HK-47," additional voices
• Kevin Michael Richardson—"Jolee Bindo"
• Courtenay Taylor—"Juhani"
• Cat Taber—"Mission Vao"
• Ed Asner—"Master Vrook Lamar"
• Ethan Phillips—additional voices
• Cam Clarke—"Sith Diplomat," "Kono Nolan," "Trask Ulgo," "Gate Guard Trewin," "Junior Czerka Scientist," "Sith Student," additional voices
• Phil LaMarr—"Gadon Thek"
• Robin Atkin Downes—"Mekel," "Griff Vao," "Vulkar Mechanic"
• Tom Kane—"Master Vandar Tokare," "Rodian"
• Frank Welker—"Sunry," "Jorak Uln," "Gar," "Swoop Fan," additional voices

Crew

• Director—Casey Hudson
• Writers—David Falkner, Steve Gilmour, Casey Hudson, Drew Karpyshyn, James Ohlen, Preston Watamaniuk, Derek Watts

Appearances

As an RPG, Knights of the Old Republic inevitably produced a huge amount of new continuity, much of which is made up of minor characters that have no great impact upon the plot. An asterisk ( * ) indicates a character that was essential to the plot.

Revan's Party

Revan's party members.

When playing the game, you encounter party members who assist you along the way. An asterix indicates a temporary member.

• Trask Ulgo*
• Carth Onasi
• Mission Vao
• Zaalbar
• Bastila Shan
• Canderous Ordo
• T3-M4
• Juhani
• Jolee Bindo
• HK-47

Locations

• Endar Spire
• Taris
• Dantooine
• Yavin Station (PC only/or downloaded from Xbox Live)
• Kashyyyk
• Manaan
• Tatooine
• Korriban
• Leviathan
• Unknown World
• Star Forge

Vehicles and Vessels

• Aurek fighter
• Ebon Hawk
• Elevator basket
• G-wing light shuttle
• Interdictor-class Cruiser
• Landspeeders (ancient models)
• Manaan Sub
• Military droid carrier
• Republic assault fighter

• Hammerhead-class capital ship
• Republic blockade runner
• Republic escape pod
• Sandcrawler (Czerka Corporation model)
• Sith fighter
• Sith freighter
• Star Forge
• Swoop (Original model)
• Yavin Station

Droid models

• Ancient droid
• Assault droid series
• Czerka Corporation protocol droid
• HK assassin droid
• K-X12 probe droid
• Patrol droid Mark I
• Security/maintenance droid

• Sith security hovercam
• Sith Assault droid
• Submersible probe droid
• T3 astromech
• Utility droid
• War droid series

Weapons

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has many weapons, both ranged and melee. They range from blaster pistols to vibroblades, from disruptor weapons to lightsabers.

Equipment

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has many differenct pieces of equipment, ranging from computer spikes to armor to crystals that upgrade lightsabers.

Non-equipable items

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has many different non-equipable items, ranging from moisture vaporators to medallions.

Critical reaction

The general critical response was enthusiastic. KotOR has won numerous awards, including Game Developers Choice Awards' best game of the year, BAFTA Games Awards' best Xbox game, and Interactive Achievement Awards for best console RPG and best computer RPG.

The game also won a Game Developers Choice Award for excellence in writing and for original character (HK-47) and an Interactive Achievement Award for best story/character development. Gamespot deemed the Xbox version of KotOR Best Xbox Game of 2003 and Best Role-Playing Game of 2003

In addition, the game has been ranked number two game of all time by X-Play and number four by IGN when they made their respective lists.

Sequels

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords was developed by a different studio, Obsidian Entertainment, using an improved version of the engine from the first game. It was released for Xbox in December 2004 and PC in February 2005. Obsidian has also expressed desires to make another sequel, as has LucasArts. However, no plans have been made in making another Knights of the Old Republic game, although representatives from LucasArts have said that they will not abandon the "franchise."

In a March 2007 interview with the owners of LucasArts Fan network, conducted by a Knights of the Old Republic fansite, owner "Aristotle" commented to "stay tuned" for a third Knights of the Old Republic.

Electronic Gaming Monthly reports in the rumors section of its May 2007 issue that BioWare has hired an online team for work on a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on Knights of the Old Republic.

Trivia

• Revan's mask strikingly resembles that of Mandalorian Neo-Crusader helmets.
• The quest called "Finding Nemo" is a reference to the Pixar movie, Finding Nemo.
• The quest "The Trouble with Gizka" is likely a reference to the Star Trek episode entitled "The Trouble with Tribbles". Also, HK-47's line "Dammit, master, I'm an assassination droid, not a dictionary!" is similar to Dr. McCoy's frequent catch-phrase from the series.

Notes and references

Incomplete Video Game Guide