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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 9666674" data-attributes="member: 4937">So, in Chopper's case it is probably a response to the droid's programmed desire to serve its owner and prioritize their needs and happiness, as filtered through his experience as a droid whose owner is a rebel soldier.  It's owner needs to have a droid that is a killer, and so it becomes the killer it's owner needs.  Not having seen the show in question, Hera might have tinkered with the fail safes of the already notoriously independent minded astromech droids (because they are programmed to be creative problem solvers) and the result is an AI that is learning to use its engineering skills to kill.  If "Chopper" is grumpy it's probably some sort of compromise it's had to make in its personality matrix to handle the fact that it's new personality is not compatible with its original goals.  In this case, his experiences are mostly shaped by, "I was made to serve and this is how I need to serve in this case."In most ways, this isn't really any different than K2-SO4.  The Rebels hijack K2-SO4s loyalty matrix so that it becomes loyal to them rather than the Empire, demanding it prioritize their values over its original values.  It then proceeds to become a loyal killer for them, ruthlessly exterminating their enemies, trying its best to please it's new owners by presenting itself in a way compatible with their values.</blockquote>