NPC backstories - please contribute

[tzchar]

NPC backstories - feel free to contribute

 

 

 

(chock full o' spoilers, read at your own risk)

 

 

 

 

So I recently beat the game, and while I like the idea of the influence system, its implementation leaves a bit to be desired. Most people take their 'ideal' group through 90% of the content and only use the other characters when necessary (I mean seriously, what's the deal with running T3 all the time?) On the other hand, there are some pretty interesting backstories that I missed out on, and wanted to find out the stories of the rest of the NPCs, without having to play through it again while switching characters in and out all the time. It might make the storyline a bit more comprehensible.

 

What I learned so far, as a LS male Exile...please contribute your own, whether of different NPCs or different perspectives due to gender/side, corrections, etc.

 

 

 

Kreia:

former Jedi Master turned Sith Lord Darth Traya, she was betrayed at Malachor by Sion and Nihilus (there's a cutscene of Sion beating on her when you unlock enough influence and ask her what she really is, Jedi or Sith).

She hates the Force and turns to the exile because the exile is the only one who has ever walked away from the Force and survived, thus becoming a 'wound' in the Force. In you Kreia sees the death of the Force, and thus trains/keeps you safe in the hopes that you will carry out that purpose.

As a LS character, she kills the gathered Jedi Council after they threaten to shut you off from the Force (Jedi Masters seem a tad weak). She then goes to Telos to reveal Atris' corruption, and finally off to Malachor to await you for the last battle. You kill her in the end, after she gives you a rundown on your future companions. And yes, the ending was a bit rushed.

 

 

Atton:

Did not use him, but from what I understand he's a former Sith Assassin who killed lots of Jedi and got sick of it. Has Echani training that the Handmaiden sisters remark upon.

More details?

 

 

Handmaiden:

Her mother was a Jedi, so she has a different face than the rest of her sisters, which is shameful. She is also the 'last' of the handmaidens because she's distracted by her studies of Jedi lore. Since she's Force sensitive, you can train her and turn her into a Jedi, which draws the ire of Atris and the Handmaiden's sisters.

After Kreia kills the Jedi Council and knocks you out, Handmaiden takes Kreia back to Telos. There is a great scene where her sisters attack her. She draws her weapon/ignites her lightsaber, the screen goes dark, and then fades in to the last of the sisters falling over dead.

When the exile come back out after the confrontation with Atris, Handmaiden reveals her name: Brianna. A shame Obsidian didn't update her dialogue afterward.

I could not unlock the influence question where you ask her about Atris, any details?

 

 

Visas:

Darth Nihilus' apprentice, a blind woman who sees through the Force.

Her influence trees are pretty easy to unlock: her planet and everything on it was destroyed by Nihilus because Jedi gathered there, and in that moment of nothingness she almost went mad. Nihilus took her in and bent her to his will, using her to find more Force users/planets to devour.

She comes to you because she realizes that you experienced the same thing she did (the destruction of a planet and all life). If you 'romance' her, she admits her love for you (wanting to feel what Handmaiden feels when she sees you) and there's a scene where the two of you look at each other with the Force.

When you go on to the Ravager, you can find her room (complete with a not-so-comfy-looking stone bed). She asks to meditate in it for a bit and comes to terms with her planet's destruction, giving her a small stat boost.

 

 

Bao-Dur:

Didn't use him. He was cool but I couldn't find any dialogue trees after the first few. He does upgrade T3, remote, and G0-T0 sometime during the game.

Was he the one who made the first gravity bomb to destroy Malachor? The whole bomb thing kind of came out of the blue.

 

 

Mira:

a former Mandalorian slave turned bounty hunter. She once saved Hanharr's life when he was fighting her, which made him owe her a life debt and drove him mad, so he's been hunting her ever since. For some reason on Malachor, she finds herself alone on the planet and Kreia sics Hanharr after her for one last battle. Tough fight, but I chose to let him live in the end and he threatened to continue hunting Mira forever.

She grew up(?) on Nar Shaddaa and could feel the life pulsing through the planet, which allows you to train her as a Jedi after enough influence.

 

 

G0-T0:

Did not use him. I mean, come on, he's a ball. And not even a cool ball, like Remote. Just a big ugly ball.

Apparently the droid is the real thing and Goto the Exchange boss is just a front. Any more details? Any point at all to this character?

 

 

T3-M4:

Did not use him. But apparently Revan took the Ebon Hawk and T3 out to the Outer Rim, then sent the droid back. The secret of where Revan went is locked in the navicomputer and that's why T3 zaps HK-47 in the little cutscene.

If you gain enough influence with him, I understand he shows a holo of Bastila, anyone know what it is?

 

 

HK-47:

Didn't use him. Would have liked to, except I was playing light side. I understand he gives his experiences of serving Revan and mocks Kotor1's NPCs pretty well...anyone want to share?

 

 

Mandalore:

Only used him a bit. Obviously he's Canderous Ordo from the first game. After going to the Outer Rim. Revan told Canderous to stay behind and rebuild the Maladorians for the upcoming war.

I didn't gain any influence with him since I was light side, any more details?

 

 

 

Kotor1 cameos:

 

Bastila:

If you're LS (and Revan was LS male, I think), after talking with Carth (where he tells you, "if you find Revan, tell him Admiral Onasi is following his orders), Bastila will appear after the exile leaves the room and wonder aloud where Revan went...very touching.

What does her holocron in the Sith Academy reveal if you can see it? And why on earth was it DS only?

 

 

 

 

That's all I can remember. One place where I think Obsidian dropped the ball is that some backstories seem required to simply understand the storyline, so if you don't unlock them you're pretty much clueless. For example: Kreia, who I would never have unlocked if it werent for a bug...Bao-Dur too? that whole gravity bomb thing threw me for a loop...T3, who makes the entire series of events leading to Kotor2 much clearer, and so on. Influence should have only been used for the character's individual backstory, not something pretty important to the plotline and definitely not something that would make the entire story muddled if you didn't unlock it. I preferred Kotor1's system of leveling and talking, since I'm lazy, though suppose I understand the reasons for Obsidian's implementation (replayability).

 

Anyway, do please share what you know about the other characters, would definitely like to hear it.

[Kalfear]

NPC backstories - feel free to contribute

 

 

 

(chock full o' spoilers, read at your own risk)

 

 

 

 

So I recently beat the game, and while I like the idea of the influence system, its implementation leaves a bit to be desired. Most people take their 'ideal' group through 90% of the content and only use the other characters when necessary (I mean seriously, what's the deal with running T3 all the time?) On the other hand, there are some pretty interesting backstories that I missed out on, and wanted to find out the stories of the rest of the NPCs, without having to play through it again while switching characters in and out all the time. It might make the storyline a bit more comprehensible.

 

What I learned so far, as a LS male Exile...please contribute your own, whether of different NPCs or different perspectives due to gender/side, corrections, etc.

 

 

 

Kreia:

former Jedi Master turned Sith Lord Darth Traya, she was betrayed at Malachor by Sion and Nihilus (there's a cutscene of Sion beating on her when you unlock enough influence and ask her what she really is, Jedi or Sith).

She hates the Force and turns to the exile because the exile is the only one who has ever walked away from the Force and survived, thus  becoming a 'wound' in the Force. In you Kreia sees the death of the Force, and thus trains/keeps you safe in the hopes that you will carry out that purpose.

As a LS character, she kills the gathered Jedi Council after they threaten to shut you off from the Force (Jedi Masters seem a tad weak). She then goes to Telos to reveal Atris' corruption, and finally off to Malachor to await you for the last battle. You kill her in the end, after she gives you a rundown on your future companions. And yes, the ending was a bit rushed.

 

 

Atton:

Did not use him, but from what I understand he's a former Sith Assassin who killed lots of Jedi and got sick of it. Has Echani training that the Handmaiden sisters remark upon.

More details?

 

Atton formed a twisted sort of bond with one of his marks. The Jedi he was to kill opened his eyes breifly to the force and after killing her came to the realization she had spoken the truth to him and ran away and hid rather then become anouther victim taken to the force breaking camps ran by Revan.

 

Handmaiden:

Her mother was a Jedi, so she has a different face than the rest of her sisters, which is shameful. She is also the 'last' of the handmaidens because she's distracted by her studies of Jedi lore. Since she's Force sensitive, you can train her and turn her into a Jedi, which draws the ire of Atris and the Handmaiden's sisters.

After Kreia kills the Jedi Council and knocks you out, Handmaiden takes Kreia back to Telos. There is a great scene where her sisters attack her. She draws her weapon/ignites her lightsaber, the screen goes dark, and then fades in to the last of the sisters falling over dead.

When the exile come back out after the confrontation with Atris, Handmaiden reveals her name: Brianna. A shame Obsidian didn't update her dialogue afterward.

I could not unlock the influence question where you ask her about Atris, any details?

 

Nope, no more dialog about Artis. Only thing to add is The Handmaiden story is more influenced by her father then her mother. When she comes to terms that her father did not betray anoyone and stayed true to his heart is when she is ready to be trained and embraces the force and the abilities passed down to her from her mother. In the Exile she sees her father, someone wounded for life because of the acts of war he was required to do.

 

 

Visas:

Darth Nihilus' apprentice, a blind woman who sees through the Force.

Her influence trees are pretty easy to unlock: her planet and everything on it was destroyed by Nihilus because Jedi gathered there, and in that moment of nothingness she almost went mad. Nihilus took her in and bent her to his will, using her to find more Force users/planets to devour.

She comes to you because she realizes that you experienced the same thing she did (the destruction of a planet and all life). If you 'romance' her, she admits her love for you (wanting to feel what Handmaiden feels when she sees you) and there's a scene where the two of you look at each other with the Force.

When you go on to the Ravager, you can find her room (complete with a not-so-comfy-looking stone bed). She asks to meditate in it for a bit and comes to terms with her planet's destruction, giving her a small stat boost.

 

 

Bao-Dur:

Didn't use him. He was cool but I couldn't find any dialogue trees after the first few. He does upgrade T3, remote, and G0-T0 sometime during the game.

Was he the one who made the first gravity bomb to destroy Malachor? The whole bomb thing kind of came out of the blue.

 

Mostly hes just someone who demonstrates how strong your ability to form bonds are. He follows you because he feels there is really no choice in the matter. His story revolves around Malacor V but really doesnt get all that involved (least in the 8 times through I have played it).

 

Mira:

a former Mandalorian slave turned bounty hunter. She once saved Hanharr's life when he was fighting her, which made him owe her a life debt and drove him mad, so he's been hunting her ever since. For some reason on Malachor, she finds herself alone on the planet and Kreia sics Hanharr after her for one last battle. Tough fight, but I chose to let him live in the end and he threatened to continue hunting Mira forever.

She grew up(?) on Nar Shaddaa and could feel the life pulsing through the planet, which allows you to train her as a Jedi after enough influence.

 

Pretty much on the money. The Malacor V thing is because she is a huntress as they put it. She follows the exile even though hes to do it alone. Nice side story and Mira is a GREAT character. Wish there would have been more in game concerning her tho.

 

G0-T0:

Did not use him. I mean, come on, he's a ball. And not even a cool ball, like Remote. Just a big ugly ball.

Apparently the droid is the real thing and Goto the Exchange boss is just a front. Any more details? Any point at all to this character?

 

Stupiest character  ever made (Just as bad and annoying as Jar Jar). In one game I tried to get influence on him but after 3 raises I lost interest completely in even learning his story! I THINK GoTo would have played a bigger part if the HK Factory had been included in game.

 

T3-M4:

Did not use him. But apparently Revan took the Ebon Hawk and T3 out to the Outer Rim, then sent the droid back. The secret of where Revan went is locked in the navicomputer and that's why T3 zaps HK-47 in the little cutscene.

If you gain enough influence with him, I understand he shows a holo of Bastila, anyone know what it is?

 

The holocron is (insert Carth OR Bastilla) telling T3 to find aid for the coming battle. Its really well done and since it can be opened by just fixing T3 and influence through conversation lines its well worth the time to do so.

 

HK-47:

Didn't use him. Would have liked to, except I was playing light side. I understand he gives his experiences of serving Revan and mocks Kotor1's NPCs pretty well...anyone want to share?

 

 

Mandalore:

Only used him a bit. Obviously he's Canderous Ordo from the first game. After going to the Outer Rim. Revan told Canderous to stay behind and rebuild the Maladorians for the upcoming war.

I didn't gain any influence with him since I was light side, any more details?

 

 

 

Kotor1 cameos:

 

Bastila:

If you're LS (and Revan was LS male, I think), after talking with Carth (where he tells you, "if you find Revan, tell him Admiral Onasi is following his orders), Bastila will appear after the exile leaves the room and wonder aloud where Revan went...very touching.

What does her holocron in the Sith Academy reveal if you can see it? And why on earth was it DS only?

 

Only cameos (excluding hidden temple) are Bastila or Carth. The storyline for them changes in small degrees based on your choices made at start of game and your alignment.

 

 

 

That's all I can remember. One place where I think Obsidian dropped the ball is that some backstories seem required to simply understand the storyline, so if you don't unlock them you're pretty much clueless. For example: Kreia, who I would never have unlocked if it werent for a bug...Bao-Dur too? that whole gravity bomb thing threw me for a loop...T3, who makes the entire series of events leading to Kotor2 much clearer, and so on. Influence should have only been used for the character's individual backstory, not something pretty important to the plotline and definitely not something that would make the entire story muddled if you didn't unlock it. I preferred Kotor1's system of leveling and talking, since I'm lazy, though suppose I understand the reasons for Obsidian's implementation (replayability).

 

Anyway, do please share what you know about the other characters, would definitely like to hear it.

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[envida]

G0-T0 is the missing droid on Telos. He was working for the republic, but they asked him to do something he couldnt do I think it was. This made him develop a "quirk" and he escaped and a started as crime boss. All he wants is stablility in the galaxy. Goto the man is just a holovid that G0-T0he uses so people will take him more serious.

As mentioned above there would probably been more about him if the HK Factory was in.

 

Also to get his whole story you need to find all the droids on Nar-Shaada that are sending a signal.....