Game Character:
HK-5
Character Bio
BACKGROUNDEven in 2113 people don't seem to get that creating self-sustaining artificial intelligence just isn't a good idea. HK-5 proves this as its robotic mind quickly decided that the human race was inferior and could stand in the way of a robotic takeover of the entire universe and beyond. His only goal now is to destroy as much of humankind as possible so as to pave the way for an eventual robot utopia.
HK-5 was created by less-than-intellectual humans at first but quickly grew to hate all humankind. It currently roams the universes in search of victims incapable of counterattack. Apparently, HK-5 was programmed to be so lifelike that it believes it is a god and yearns for the total extinction of humankind. The alarmingly fast craft in which it resides doesn't have to compensate for a human body, and it is extremely well-shielded and packed with weapon ports.
THE FORSAKEN HISTORY
After mankind acknowledged the existence of alien life, defenses were needed. The military journeyed out into the universe to colonize other worlds while defenses were set up in our own galaxy. Devastating minefields, rogue satellites, and computer-controlled networks of defense craft roamed the Milky Way. But then it happened. The world was destroyed, not by an alien force -- but by our own arrogance and stupidity.
In 2113 scientists were peeling back the layers of matter, delving deeper and smaller into the underlying structure of our own earthly composition. Believing they had the power to control and manipulate the very basics of matter, scientists began experimenting with the technology. It was only a matter of days before the inevitable happened. Something went wrong and the sub-microscopic meddling unleashed a ravenous fusion reaction that sent shockwaves throughout the entire galaxy. Most planets were simply scorched while Earth was cracked and dismantled, sent reeling off of its axis as it spun and rotated in unheard of directions at unbelievable speeds. What humans were left on the planet quickly died out after the atmosphere eroded, and the sun's violent radiation cascaded what remained of the Terran homeworld.
Word of the devastation finally reached the High Senators of the Imperial Theocracy, the ruling body over the unified universes. Reluctantly, an armada of ships left to investigate the tragedy and unravel just what had happened to Earth. What was left had been pillaged, and the entire galaxy was marked "condemned." With only a small army of robots patrolling the surface of Earth and even fewer unmanned ships in the galaxy, pirates, bounty hunters, refugees and all manner of space scum gained a free run of the system. Some come and go; others stay -- but they all take what they want. Battles take place almost daily across the scorched solar system with warriors battling on pioncycles, small one-man hover vehicles armed to the teeth with guns, missiles and mines. The only goal in these battles is to claim what pitiful resources remain on the planet's surface. ~ Shawn Sackenheim, All Game Guide
