Kyle Katarn

Kyle Katarn was a famous Force-sensitive Human male Rebel operative from Sulon and later a Jedi of the New Jedi Order. He was a former Imperial officer who defected to the Rebellion. Often paired with fellow Rebel agent and smuggler Jan Ors, he performed many covert missions for the Rebel Alliance and later the New Republic, including the sabotage of the Dark Trooper Project.

Katarn was later informed of his Force-sensitivity, and taught himself to become a Jedi while in search of the Valley of the Jedi. During this journey, he confronted the dark side within both himself and in the form of the High Inquisitor Jerec and his minions. After defeating them, Katarn went on to become a Jedi Master. Despite this, after a mission to investigate an ancient temple in Dromund Kaas Katarn was deluded by its influence and temporarily fell to the dark side; however, thanks to his padawan, Mara Jade, he was redeemed and was able to return to the light.

Mentally scarred from this experience, Katarn chose to cut himself from the Force, forsaking his role in the New Jedi Order and going back to his life as a mercenary. It wasn't until Jan was seemingly killed by the rogue Dark Jedi Desann that Katarn decided to use the force once again and recover his discarded lightsaber, thwarting the Empire Reborn's campaign, forming a friendship with Luke Skywalker, rescuing Ors and stopping both the new Shadow Trooper Program and the Chistori's plan to destroy the entire Academy once and for all. Katarn was able to return to his position as a Jedi Master and continued teaching at the Jedi Praxeum.

He participated in the offensives against the Yuuzhan Vong and continued to be a vital ally to the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances helping against the Dark Nest Crisis, the Sith Lord Darth Caedus during the Second Galactic Civil War, and beyond, becoming a part of the Jedi High Council in the New Jedi Order as well for years to come.

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