HR-8177 is the stage 4 boss and midboss of Star Wrecker. After being defeated, he follows and help the protagonists in the later stages as well as the extra stage. After the events of Star Wrecker, he received a medal for helping during the Drasilta Incident and later become a new member of Star Wrecker. He comes back as playable character in Star Wrecker 2.
HR-8177 is named after H.R. Giger, who was also a loose influence for HR-8177's character design.
His serial number, 8177, comes from B-8177 (or 8-bitt) which was the character's original name before it was changed to HR-8177.
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While HR is often refered to with masculine pronouns, he is actually genderless
HR is officially the first boss of the franchise as he first appeared in [https://mr-frog.itch.io/star-wrecker-pre-demo-demo Star Wrecker Pre-Demo Demo] where he is the only boss.