Knight Rider Characters

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Also Known as the Knight Industries Two Thousand

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Played by Edward Mulhare

Was the head of the Foundation for Law and Government. A good friend of the late Wilton Knight, Miles took over when Wilton passed away in 1982. He would use the vast resources of FLAG to assist field operatives, such as Michael Knight, whenever possible. Devon sat on the Knight Foundation's Board of Directors, and was one of three people in the world who knew two of the three major components for the Molecular Bonded Shell. By the year 2000, Miles was attempting to turn much of the Knight Foundation's resources into a freelance section of the city's police department. Tragically, he was killed by rogue police officers in an attempt to slow down the Knight Foundation's investigation of their activities.

Played by Patrica McPherson

Was the lead design engineer for Knight Industries, joining shortly after the initial creation of the Knight Industries 2000 (KITT). Although not an original designer for the 2000 series, she routinely repaired, modified, and upgraded the vehicle's onboard systems, including the creation of Super Pursuit Mode. She normally asisted in field missions while operating out of the FLAG Mobile Unit. She left in 1983 for one year to pursue graduate studies. By the year 2000, Barstow had apparently left the Knight Foundation on a more permanent basis.

She had one sister, who married in Boston. Her father was Wilton Knight's personal pilot, and helped get her the job with FLAG. He wanted her to pursue a career in medicine, and she had to practically slash her wrists to convince him she couldn't stand the sight of blood. Rumor has it that she had a crush on Michael Knight.

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RC3 (Reginald Cornelius III) grew up in an old neighborhood of Chicago. Unimpressed by the levels of crime, he borrowed his brother's M-16 rifle that was brought back from Vietnam, dressed up in disguise and called himself The Street Avenger. Using the gun to shoot some gang cars to pieces and inspire fear, he moulded himself a dummy rifle out of rubber and continued to clean up the streets.

In late 1985 he encountered Michael and K.I.T.T., who assisted him in rounding up a couple of muggers, and later he loaned Bonnie the use of his father's garage and helped in the recreation of K.I.T.T. (who had been virtually destroyed by the Juggernaut).

Played by Richard Basehart

Wilton Knight was a visionary. He wanted to do everything in his power to improve his world, and he dedicated the last years of his life and all his resources to founding an organization designed to promote good and defeat evil. The result was the Foundation for Law and Government, and the initiation of the Knight Industries project.

The project was highly classified: “top secret”. It was remarkable and futuristic, a first of its kind. We find out that the top secret Knight Industries project is called “The Knight Industries Two-Thousand” or “K.I.T.T.” for short.

also friend from devon

KARR (Knight Automated Roving Robot) is the name of a fictional, automated, prototype vehicle featured as a major antagonist in two episodes of the Knight Rider.

KARR is the prototype version of KITT, originally designed by Wilton Knight and built by his company Knight Industries. Upon completion of the vehicle, KARR's CPU was installed and activated. However, a programming error made the computer unstable and potentially dangerous. The project was put on hold and KARR was placed in storage until a solution could be found.

Unlike KITT, whose primary directive is to protect human life, KARR was programmed for self-preservation, making him a ruthless and unpredictable threat. He does not appear as streetwise as KITT, being very naive and inexperienced and having a child-like perception of the world. This has occasionally allowed people to take advantage of his remarkable capabilities for their own gain. Despite this, he does ultimately consider himself superior (always referring to KITT as “the inferior production model”) and unstoppable and due to his programming, the villains don't usually get very far. KARR demonstrates a complete lack of respect or loyalty, going so far as to on one occasion eject its driver to save weight and increase its odds of escape.

KARR first appeared in the Season One episode “Trust Doesn't Rust” aired on NBC on November 19, 1982, where he seemingly met his demise at the end. However, he was so popular with viewers that he was brought back again in the Season Three episode “K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R.”, aired on NBC on November 4, 1984.