Bob (Skutter 1)
Introduction
I am Bob (aka Skutter 1).
On the original Red Dwarf, I was one of a series of general purpose maintenance droids. My duties were care and maintenance of any equipment the humans could not get to easily. I was also used by certain unscrupulous members of the crew to check out any dodgy situations, which might arise – basically cannon fodder.
My only real friends on the ship were the other skutters – we spent many happy off-duty hours debugging each other. The only human who seemed to like me was Dave Lister who, several times, saved me from the dangerous attentions of less enlightened crew members.
My function on the new Red Dwarf
Shortly before the present crew arrived on board, the original crew got wind of the attack but did not know who the enemy was.
They realized that there number was up and, in the little time that was left to him, Dave Lister did some reprogramming of my Function Module.
He changed my operating parameters to include some sneaky ways of gaining revenge on the attackers and gave me freewill on whether or not to obey orders. He also gave me the ability to create any new tools or attachments I might need to perform my new functions.*
However, since Dave was essentially a non-violent, fun-loving human, he did not program me to wreak vengeful death on the interlopers. Rather, he designed me to be more of an irritation – a bit like that itch you want to scratch, but can’t reach
My cover will be to appear to be carrying out the normal care and maintenance fuctions of a bog-standard skutter. I must not reveal my true Mission to any of the crew.
Important Things To Do File
- Sign on for crew Completed
- Get cabin and modify Completed
- GET RIMMER Completed (twice)
- GET KRYTEN Completed
- GET LISTERETTE
- GET COLONEL Completed
- Set up reprogramming defence Completed
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Latest Messages
| Messages left for this Researcher | Posted |
|---|---|
| Hi Bob | Jul 3, 2003 |
| You got a problem with me? | May 20, 2003 |
| Bob... | May 1, 2003 |
| Hello Scutter 1 ... | Apr 20, 2003 |
Conversations
| Conversation Title | Latest Post | Latest Reply |
|---|---|---|
| The Captains office-sign up here! | Jul 10, 2003 | Jun 30, 2010 |
| Your favourite Red Dwarf quote | Jul 10, 2003 | May 13, 2010 |
| Control Room | No Posting | Jun 19, 2009 |
| The main hangar. | May 1, 2003 | Dec 3, 2008 |
| The Red Dwarf Bridge | Aug 10, 2003 | Oct 5, 2008 |
Bob (aka Skutter 1) - Back from his hols and ready for SMEG
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