Knight Rider 2000 story
In the year 2000, conventional handguns have been banned, with law enforcement carrying non-lethal "ultrasound" pistols. Nationwide budget changes have resulted in the adoption of cryonic suspension over standard incarceration for convicted criminals. Following the assassination of a mayor in San Antonio, his replacement demands a solution, which is found in the form of the "Knight 4000", a car that will become the next generation of the Knight Industries' supercar KITT.
15 total · 4 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| corruption in society | major | A group of corrupt cops who were supposed to have destroyed a cache of confiscated handguns were involved in a nefarious plot to sell them on the black market. |
| law enforcement | major | A group of corrupt cops were working secretly rearm criminals so the city will give the police their guns back. |
| sentient computer | major | The advanced, artificially intelligent, self-aware, and nearly indestructible car KITT. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Officer Shawn McCormick was motivated by a desire to make "the bastard" who'd shot her in the head pay for his crime. |
| black markets | minor | A group of corrupt cops plotted to sell confiscated handguns on the black market. |
| capital punishment | minor | It was mentioned that capital punishment had been banned. |
| coping with the death of someone | minor | Michael was hit pretty hard by the passing of his boss and former mentor Devon. |
| cryogenic technology | minor | Nationwide budget changes had resulted in the adoption of cryonic suspension over standard incarceration for convicted criminals. |
| medical occupation | minor | Dr. Jeffrey Glassman performed a lifesaving procedure on Officer Shawn McCormick after she was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head. |
| misanthropy | minor | Russell Maddock confessed to having lost faith in human beings. |