It was 2003, and if you're a dedicated Star Wars fan, you'll likely remember this as a very dark age. The Phantom Menace had been released four years earlier, forcing Jar Jar Binks down our throats, and making us wonder what happened to the films of the late 70s and early 80s. We waited three more years, but Attack of the Clones (debatably) got worse, pushing a romance so bad it rivals Twilight. Okay, maybe that's a step too f𝔍ar, but Padme and Anakin ha🥃d about as much chemistry as Luke and the Rancor.

2003 however, did offer some hope for the franchise, as Xbox and later PC gamers were treated to a magical tale that took us back over 4,000 years to another era in the Star Wars universe. We woke up on a ship that was under attack and from there, went about the galaxy on an epic quest to fight back the Sith who were on the warpath. The original Knights of the Old Republic was a masterpiece, and remains one of the best games of the 2000sꦛ.

We may never stop thinking about what adꦗventures we could have had in a third installment. Could we have met Revan again? Could we have played as Revan while he ventured off into the unknown parts of space? Who would have taken over the leadership of the Sith after Nihilus, Sion, and Kreia were done away with by the Exile?

These questions have been answered in now non-canon Star Wars material, but we wanted to play them for ourselves. Here are fifteen KotOR memes that will make you nostal🍌gic and leave you wishing for a third game.

15 Planet Killers Were Much More Efficient Back Then

As we just sai💞d, Kreia's major contribution to the game was disapproval, but later on, we found out that she was actually Darth Traya, and had used the Exile to regain 🍸her force powers after Darth Sion and Darth Nihilus had cast her out of their triumvirate. Sion just looked like a sinister gent who had been sewn back together a few times. He was gross, and scary, but not nearly as menacing as Nihilus.

Star Wars has seen plenty of machines that can destroy planets. The Expanded Universe had plenty of awesome destructive weapons, including Centerpoint Station, the Galaxy Gun, of course, the Deat🌼h Stars and Starkiller Base. As the meme points out, bombardment from space destroyed almost all life on Taris, but Darth Nihilus fed on force-sensitive life for sustenance, including all life on entire planets. That is some disturbing efficiency.

14 Damn It, Disney

For many fans out there, the 1990s were a time of great uncertainty in terms of whether we'd ever see another new Star Wars film. We had seen the originals, but craved more, and thankfully, between comic books, novels, and, of course, video games, the🍬 Expanded Universe helped with those cravings.

The Knights of the Old Republic games are no exception, with tons added to the history of the Sith, along with the tale of Revan himself, and of course just filling in the timeline of galactic events. And then along came Disney, declaring the EU non-canon and calling it "Legends." Now they're rewriting the entire series and while they aren't doing a bad job of it, amazing stories like KotOR I and II have been relegated to this nether-realm of "Legend,s" and we miss them being canon. Yes indeed, Revan, we're all triggered by Disney's treatment of your story. We will admit, however, that with regard to technical canon, Star Wars Rebels  that some key parts of KotOR remain canonical earlier this year.

13 Blasphemy

Lots of people like to say that Star Wars: The Old Republic was the third🀅 game in the series. While the MMORPG isn't a bad game necessarily, it merely takes place in the same general time period, and actually has little to do with the original two games. Calling it the third game is inaccurate, as the third game wܫas actually in the works but got canceled in 2004 when Lucasarts went through some significant cuts.

Four years after that, BioWare announced The Old Republic and our hope for one day getting to play the final game in this trilogy was effectively put in its grave. Fans may never stop thinking about this game that might have been but arguing that The Old Republic is KotOR 3 is just salt on a wound.

12 Want to Talk About It, Big Guy?

Carth Onasi becomes your first full-time (R.I.P. Trask Ulgo) squadmate in the first game, and quickly settles into his niche as a skilled fighter who goes out of his way to distrust everyone. Although he can hold his own, and is a gifted pilot with lots of military experience, he brings a lot of emotional baggage. We gradually find out that it all comes back to his former mentor, Saul Karath, who joined the Sith and became a great asset to them after decades of service to the Republic. Carth took this as a personal betrayal, and as of the start of the KotOR games, has trust issues.

His interactions with Revan last throughout the entire game, and it takes a ton of prying to get his entire story out. He always has something on his mind but just doesn't feel like sharing. Poor guy. If you play the light side, you can become best friends with him, but play♍ing dark side is hilarious because you can actually make him run off in aཧ fit of terror around the end of the game.

11 Jedi Masters Know The Force, Right?

While the first game deals with Revan's redemption, the second game tells the story of Jedi Exile Meetra Surik. She was a Jedi during the Mandalorian Wars and was present on Malachor V when the Mass Shadow Generator was activated (on her orders) and at the sight of all the death and destruction, severed her connection to the force. Throughout much of the game, it is left ambiguous how this happened. She thinks it was the Jedi council who did this to her as punishment for joining the war effort against the Mඣandalorians.

When she confronts Vrook, Kavar and Zez-Kai Ell throughout the game, they play it cool and generally pretend they don't know why she was cut off from the force. Later on, when she encounters them on Dantooine, they explain that subconsciously disconnecting herse𝕴lf from the force was the only way she could have survived the ordeal on Malachor V.

10 Shut It, Fishface

While the first game was pretty amazing, visiting Manaan was kind of a heada♔che. The local Selkath (dirty, bureaucratic, catfish/stin🌞gray, jerks) were trying to play both sides of the galactic war going on and sell their precious healing substance "kolto" to both sides, in turn becoming too powerful and important to risk attacking.

The entire final mission on the planet dealt with the stuff, and the majority of your time on the planet was spent pandering to Selkath authorities who w﷽e contend that Revan, Canderous, and Juhani could have wiped out in less than a half hour, if we had the chance. This is a good meme, but it also reminds us of the most annoying planet in either of the games.

9 Something Ain't Right About This Droid...

While the thought of evil, maniacal robots that want to murder all humans for sport is a terrifying one, it is also funny, as proven by Futurama's Bender, and KotOR's HK-47. We first encountered him int he hands of Yuka Laka, a hapless mechanic on Tatooine. He seemed mild-mannered enough at first, but as we got to know him we realized he was no mere interpreter, he was a finely tuned assassination machine, created by Revan to be the perfect assassin d♔roid.

His skills in combat were matched only by his sheer bloodlust and hilarious dialogue. At the same time, however, we couldn't help but think, after he had described his murderous urges, that we shared a ship with this droid. Was he going to lose it and shoot🦂 up the Ebon Hawk one day? Thankfully, he did not.

8 Probably The Best Character In The Series

We couldn't do a list of awesome KotOR memes without including this gem. We know we already mentioned HK-47, but an entire article could probably be dedicated to his m🤪any brilliant, and dark lines. We'll just list a few of the most evil of this awesome robot's homicidal quotes.

"Mockery: Oh, Master, I do not trust you! I cannot trust you, or anyone else ever again!" T🥂his was his impression of Carth.

"Shall we find♉ something to kill to cheer ourselves up?" A quote that pretty much describes ♛his demeanor throughout much of both games.

Finally, quite possibly his best line (other than the one pictured above) occurs when he and Revan meet with the Sand People ch𒆙ieftain on Tatooine: "Translation: He requires proof of good faith. We must make a contribution to his people that shows we are not a threat. Shall I blast him now, master?"

7 Canderous Was Too Awesome To Miss the Second Game

After some time on Taris at the start of the first game, we met an incredible warrior, but didn't know it at the time. Canderous Ordo, one of t🃏he greatest nonforce-wielding war machines the galaxy had ever seen was working as hired muscle for criminal gang boss Davik Kang of The Exchange when Revan showed up on Taris, a🐟nd Canderous Ordo, who had fought in the Mandalorian Wars, was his attack dog.

Canderous eventually joined up with Revan and the gang and ended up being one of the most likable characters in the first game. He cared little for moral and ethical debate, but preferred to fight for his honor, as he was taught. Over the course of KotOR, he told his war stories, and we learned about Mandalorian💛 culture as well as his own personal history.

6 KotOR Logic

This was a galactic facepalm if we've ever seen one. Like any good RPG, the KotOR games had tons of locked doors and a tragic lack of keys. While the security skill was always a good bet to open a door, bashin🀅g often worked just as well. Hilariously enough, when the order was given to a chosen character 🐲to open the door using this method, they would enter a combat state and just hack at the door until it opened. Of course, as happens in any turn-based combat scenario, the roll of the dice determines whether you hit or not. Despite having quite literally a target almost the size of the wall to hit, there were misses. How embarrassing.