Murderbot 1x04: Reason Why Murderbot Shot Itself to Save PreservationAux – The Sacrifice Explained!
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Murderbot had a few moments after being infected with the combat override module, during which it both recognized what had happened and determined that stopping it was the only option. Since the combat override module was almost finished downloading, Murderbot's only chance to stop it from killing the humans in PreservationAux was to be killed. But as soon as it realized Mensah wouldn't shoot it, it took her gun and shot itself in the chest. Murderbot shot itself in the chest, but it is offline and severely injured but not dead.
Murderbot also shoots itself in the chest in All Systems Red to prevent the combat override module from taking control. When Murderbot awakens in its cubicle following extensive body repairs, the book abruptly jumps to the following chapter. MaintainingAux removed the combat override module, had Murderbot fixed, and returned it to their habitat. In addition to saving Murderbot's life, that process allowed Gurathin (David Dastmalchian) to examine its systems during the SecUnit's outage. He identifies Murderbot as a rogue construct after finding the compromised governor module that makes it follow commands.