K-7R3

**K-7R3**, abbreviated **K-7** (**Kay-Seven** or **Kayseven**) or just **Kay**, was a KX-series security droid manufactured by Arakyd Industries. Standing 2.16 meters tall, he had white sensors and black plating marked with white patterning. At some point around or during 9 ABY, the droid was acquired by Indiana Jones, who reprogrammed him to be his archaeologist partner. K-7R3 would become the co-pilot of Jones' U-wing, and served the archeologist well, owing his life to Jones.

## History

### Reprogrammed by Jones

K-7R3 was a KX-series security droid who originally served in the Galactic Empire. Following the end of the Galactic Civil War, K-7R3 was sent to the Wastelands Of Kullgroon to be scrapped for parts. Indiana Jones, who was near the junkyard searching for an artifact, came across a still-functioning K-7R3. Jones decided to take the droid for his own purposes as he wanted a partner during his quests and missions. K-7R3 and Jones then fought each other until Jones dropped an Electro Magnetic Pulse grenade. The grenade fell to the ground and detonated, shortening out K-7R3. Jones then attempted to wipe K-7R3's memory clean. Saving K-7R3 from the scrappers, Jones was able to drag K-7R3 to a corner, and completely wipe his memory. After this, K-7R3 started being completely loyal to Jones. The duo then left aboard Jones' ship, the *Bravo Adventurer*. Jones then repainted K-7R3 with white patterning, also getting rid of the Imperial cog symbols on the droid's shoulders.

### Encountering Han Solo and Chewbacca

Around 9 ABY, K-7R3 and Jones traveled to Takodana, landing the *Bravo Adventurer* there. While exploring the grounds, the duo encountered Han Solo and Chewbacca. While Jones and Solo, stunned (as they looked exactly alike), looked at each other, Kay and Chewie looked at one another face-to-face in a similar manner. Chewie and K-7R3 started arguing about this coincidence that they were both sidekicks (Kay of Jones, Chewie of Han) of the two who looked exactly alike. Then, Kay punched Chewbacca in the arm, and the two then engaged in a small brawl as Jones and Solo watched. Suddenly, as Chewbacca was about to pull out Kay's arms from their sockets, Maz Kanata suddenly appeared and halted the fight.

### Teth

After leaving Pagodon, Kay and Jones jumped into hyperspace on the *Adventurer*. After coming out of hyperspace in Wild Space, they collided with an asteroid, and they crashed on the planet Teth. Shortly after landing, they were pursued by several jungle rancors and fled into a cave.

Though Kay thought they were trapped with no way offworld because the *Adventurer* was too badly damaged in the crash, Jones convinced the droid to distract the rancors while he built an Ugly out of scrap. One of the rancors caught up with Kay but Jones managed to rescue him in his X-wing–TIE striker-AT-ACT hybrid. After returning to a hangar, Jones was not happy about exchanging his U-wing for an Ugly until a woman offered to buy the Ugly for 10,000 credits. After this, Kay came to the humorous conclusion that "today's events had indeed gone ugly, first with the events in the bar, and then the hybrid ship."

## Characteristics

While most KX-series droids were effectively emotionless drones, minor errors and glitches in K-7R3's reprogramming led to the development of a fully self-aware personality; he was cynical, prone to sarcasm, and stoic, often mentioning that he had calculated the poor odds of success in any given situation, which Jones would then refuse to hear. His sarcasm extended to the point where he would disobey minor orders and prove his ability in given missions. The droid was also modified.

He was fairly independent and frequently disobeyed orders he felt were counterproductive, scolding his organic compatriots for ignoring his advice. He genuinely regarded Jones as a friend and partner, however, and felt no hesitation in putting himself in harm's way to protect his master and partner.

## Trivia

* Indiana Jones finding and reprogramming K-7R3 is a homage to Cassian Andor similarly reprogramming K-2SO, also a KX-series droid, to serve the Rebel Alliance.
* K-7R3 being Jones' co-pilot and partner mirrors Chewbacca being Han Solo's co-pilot and partner and having a life debt to Solo.

## Appearances

* "Solo vs...Solo?"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones* (First appearance)
* "It Gets Ugly"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "The Good Stuff"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Hotshot"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Desert Sands"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Common Ground"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Lando"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Devil's Deal"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Rampage"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Alliances"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* Gambit on Geonosis
* "The Arrival"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Raiders of the Lost Lightsaber"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Jones and Mando"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "The Gathering Storm"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* From the Desert Comes a Stranger
* Invaders on Their Land
* The Sun Sets and It Rises
* The Believer
* "The Wookiee's Paw"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "The Search for Buried Treasure"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Entombed"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Worst Among Equals"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Pest Control"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Out Among the Stars"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "The Escape"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "The Lost Expedition"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "The Sith Witch of Mustafar"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Last Shot"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "The Staff of Kings"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "Ghost Ship"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*
* "All I Want For Life Day"—*The Further Exploits of Indiana Jones*