HBO-4

HBO-4

HBO-4 first appeared in the 1%er Swoop Gang games played in August 2018. HBO-4 was part of the rivals to the Swoop Gang on Tatooine called the Sarlacc Riders. HBO-4 was an old Clone Wars-era B1 Battle Droid who survived by reprogramming himself to be an independent being. HBO-4 had no morals or concern for living beings other than continuing to function. He joined a swoop biker gang called Jabba's Chosen and worked as an enforcer for the Hutt crimelord until his gang was wiped out by the Sarlacc Riders. During the fight, HBO-4's legs were blown off and he was left in the desert to expire.

However, HBO-4 was able to return to Mos Esla and repair himself with the help of Watto the Toydarian. HBO-4 became Watto's hired gun and he hunted down people on his rebuilt swoop bike. HBO-4 was sent by Watto to attack Tebbi the Lepi Driver in the August 2019 games of Apocalypse World Tatooine. Tebbi worked with her allies Tella and Sundown to defeat HBO-4 in the middle of a sandstorm in Beggar's Canyon. After blowing off his legs with an improvised explosive, Tebbi tracked down the wreckage after the sandstorm cleared and finished the job. HBO-4's husk is now an oversized hood ornament on Tebbi's speeder bike, a warning to others who might challenge her.

Behind the scenes: HBO-4 was created on the fly by Rich for the rival gang. He wanted a name of letters and numbers for the droid and decided on HBO-4 as a joke, referencing the multitude of different HBO channels he's seen on cable guides.