Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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| Name: | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic |
| Abbreviation(s): | KotOR |
| Creator: | BioWare |
| Date(s): | 2003-2004 |
| Medium: | video games (Xbox, PC), novels, comics |
| Country of Origin: | Canada, United States, EU |
| External Links: | http://www.bioware.com/games/knights_old_republic/ |
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a video game RPG created by BioWare that expanded into a series of novels and comics, and was followed by the sequel Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords and the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic.
The Setting
KotOR takes place approximately 3500 years before the events portrayed in the Star Wars movies. The player has the ability to decide the main character's gender, appearance, and name, a common feature in BioWare games; however, this character was later defined as a white man in order to create a single canon that could be used in books and Star Wars: The Old Republic. The plot begins with the main character dreaming while the ship that s/he serves on is suddenly attacked by Sith forces. The main character manages to escape with the help of Carth Onasi, a pilot who survives the attack, and together they search for a Jedi named Bastila Shan, who they hope will be able to help defeat the Sith.
The Fandom
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic fandom appears to be primarily spread across the following spaces:
BioWare Social Network
The BioWare Social Network, or the BSN, is BioWare's official forums, containing subforums for each individual game, as well as areas for fans to discuss specific aspects such as in-game romances, character development, and general universe lore.
Archive of Our Own
On Ao3 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has a small fandom size in comparison to other media affiliated with Star Wars. In comparison to the tag Star Wars - All Media Types which has ca. 240,000 works[1] Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic only has around 2,000.[2] Despite this the fandom is still largely active with new stories being posted almost every day. What stands out is that stories in which Revan is female are widely popular with ca. 680 works under the tag Female Revan.[3] It is the second most used character tag of the fandom. The most popular ship is made up of Bastila Shan and Revan be they male or female. Combined the two ships have around 480 works.[4][5] The second most popular ship features Carth Onasi and Revan.[6] After that the pairing of Atton "Jaq" Rand and the Jedi Exile is also popular with ca. 201 works.[7]
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References
- ^ [1] Star Wars - All Media Types works on Ao3, accessed September 28 2023
- ^ [2]Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic works on Ao3, accessed September 28 2023
- ^ [3]Female Revan works on Ao3, accessed September 28 2023
- ^ [4] Bastila Shan/Revan works on Ao3, accessed September 28 2023
- ^ [5]Bastila Shan/Female Revan works on Ao3, accessed September 28 2023
- ^ [6] Carth Onasi/Revan works on Ao3, accessed September 28 2023
- ^ [7]Atton "Jaq" Rand/The Jedi Exile works on Ao3, accessed September 28 2023