190: Garfield of the Old Republic
| Garfield of the Old Republic |
 Made by: superluser, fabiocbinbutter |
Explanation[edit | edit source]
This strip is a reference to the robotic character of HK-47 from the Star Wars spin-off games Knights of the Old Republic, as assassin droid designed to conceal itself as a protocol droid. Of note are two verbal tics of HK-47: His tendency to preface his sentences with a speech conditional that described the type of statement it was (for example, all of his questions began "Query:", e.g. "Query: Can I kill him now, master?"), and a programming instruction that he refer to all organic beings as "meatbags".
The author writes:[edit | edit source]
Original Garfield strip: 1985-11-18
Garfield meets HK-47 from Knights of the Old Republic.
Transcript[edit | edit source]
{Garfield approaches a scale}
Scale: Statement: Hello, I'm HK-47, your talking scale. If you step on me, I'll tell you your weight.
{Garfield steps on the scale}
Scale: Aaugh! What are you doing? Remove the fat cat! Remove the fat cat! Medic!
{Garfield is off the scale, walking away}
Garfield: Wise guy.
Scale: Mockery: Whew! Thank you, meatbag!
