Kyle Katarn was an elite agent of the Rebels who was assigned the most important tasks. It was Katarn who personally destroyed the Imperial base on Danuth and discovered the technological designs of the Imperial battle station, the Death Star.

A former subject of the Empire, Katarn was born on the Sullustan colony moon, Sulon, and led a casual existence as a farmer there with his father, Morgan. Not sharing his father's sympathy for the Rebels, Kyle entered the Imperial Academy on Carida. He absorbed the ideology of the Academy and became a brave imperial soldier.

While Kyle was at the Academy, his father was killed. According to official records, Katarn Sr. was killed by rebel rebels. However, from a Rebel agent named Jan Ors, Kyle learned the real truth. His father was killed by order of the Empire for treason. Disgusted by the institution he became a member of, Kyle gave up his badges and regalia and threw away his imperial decorations. He decided to join the Rebels.

Kyle eventually became a highly capable and trustworthy Rebel agent, vouched for by the well-respected Jen Ors. Kyle attracted as much attention as Mon Mothma herself, the leader of the Alliance. It was she who entrusted Katarn with that fateful mission to Danut; and after the Battle of Yavin, Katarn took part in the liquidation of the Imperial Dark Trooper project.

Returning to Salon, Kyle learned that his father helped refugees on the devastated planet Ruusan. On Ruusan, Morgan discovered ancient ruins leading to the Valley of the Jedi, a legendary battlefield between the ancient Jedi and the Sith. The valley was a center of great energy; using it, one could forever change the situation in the eternal struggle between Darkness and Light. Kyle knew that the location of the Valley must not fall into the hands of the Empire.

However, his opponents were already close to discovering the Valley. The Dark Jedi Jerec and his six henchmen - Gorc, Pik, Mau, Sariss, Boc and Yun (Gorc, Pic, Maw, Sariss, Boc and Yun) - set out to seize the source of power. Katarn defeated them, one by one, but, in the heat of his rage, found himself perilously close to succumbing to the dark side of the Force.

In the heart of the Valley of the Jedi, Kyle met Jerec, the very man who killed Morgan Katarn. They engaged in battle, and when Kyle killed Jerec, an ancient prophecy was fulfilled. The spirits of long-dead Jedi, trapped in this Valley for a thousand years, have finally been released. When this energy was released, the Valley of the Jedi ceased to be a formidable weapon.

Accustomed to working alone for a long time, Katarn initially turned down Luke Skywalker's offer to become a Jedi apprentice. Instead, he continued to serve the Alliance - now the New Republic - on many important missions. After a serious skirmish with the Dark Side on the forgotten Sith world of Dromund Kaas, Katarn realized that learning from Skywalker would benefit him, and joined the Jedi Master's newly formed Jedi Academy.

Kyle is a man of somewhat stern appearance, but, at the same time, respectable. He has an athletic build. He wields a green-bladed lightsaber, though he has an arsenal of all sorts of weapons at his disposal. He often travels with Jen Ors aboard the battered starship Ravenclaw. (I wonder why the localizers translated Moldy Crow as "Raven's Claw"? Try to make a phrase yourself from these two words; it's funny. And anyway, where did all these falcons and ravens come from in Star Wars? - Nexu).

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Kyle was a farm boy growing up in Sulon, a satellite of Sullust. His parents were Morgan and Patricia Katarn; Kyle received a modest but good upbringing, and everything was fine until tragedy struck. The tracking sensor on the Katarn BT-16 security droid was programmed to kill small cropland pests; this sensor was of poor quality and malfunctioned one evening, mistaking Patricia Katarn, who was late at work, for the intended target. The death of Patricia crippled the men in the Katarn family, both mentally and materially. Without extra hands on the farm they could not count on loans.

For this reason, Kyle, as soon as he turned 18, decided to enter the academy on Carida. He hoped to take some of the burden off his father by getting a first class free education. At the Academy, Kyle excelled in subjects such as cybernetic systems theory and information engineering. However, he again had to endure tragedy when the Dark Jedi Jerec learned of Morgan Katarn's ties to the Rebels and executed him by beheading him. When Kyle discovered the treachery of his Imperial mentors, he quit the service. He was a smuggler, a pirate, and a free Rebel, working in tandem with his close friend, Jan Ors, and pursuing one goal - to undermine the power of the imperial war machine.

Kyle's assignments for the Alliance included capturing some of the Death Star blueprints and thwarting General Rom Mohc's deadly Dark Trooper project. Kyle also took part in the mission of the Special Forces (SpecForce), acting in conjunction with the Rebel operative Corwin Shelvay (Corwin Shelvay). To complete the task, he joined forces with Force-wielding Shira Brie and Erling Treadway to disable the superlaser of the second Death Star on the way to D "rinba IV (D" rinba IV).

A year after the destruction of this battle station during the Battle of Endor, Kyle fulfilled an ancient prophecy by freeing the souls of the Jedi on Ruusan - during the war between Light and Darkness, they were trapped by the Sith Lord Kaan. Kyle defeated at least seven Dark Jedi in the process, but he paid a heavy price for it. To defeat his powerful opponents, Kyle resorted to the help of the Dark Side too often. Only Jedi Master Rahn's guidance, Kyle's love for Jen, and the memory of his father prevented him from finally falling to the Dark Side during the final duel with the Dark Jedi Jerec.

Kyle continued to carry out various missions with Jen for the New Republic. On a trip to Saijo, the Tof fortress planet, he worked side by side with living legend Bey and smugglers Dash Rendar and Guri. He happened to be on the same team with a crazy little lagomorph (a creature of the Lepi race - approx. Nexu); he nearly destroyed the Kwenn space station in an attempt to arrest the Kettonian spy Derrida. Eventually, Kyle's ties to the New Republic strengthened, and he began to work with Page's Marines, participating in missions from Kashyyyk to Boudolayz and Garos IV. At this very time, Luke Skywalker offered Kyle to continue his training in the Force, but Kyle did not dare to accept this offer, fearing that the Darkness still lives inside him. The only person who understood Kyle's rejection was Mara Jade - ex Ruka Emperor. She and Kyle undertook a rarely used mutual apprenticeship, part of a Jedi act of Concordance of Fealty little practiced since the Purge of the Nine Houses. When Kyle on Drommund Kaas turned to the Dark Side, Mara was able to bring him back - even if only temporarily.

Kyle realized that after his run-in with Jerec, he still carried pieces of the Dark Side within him. When Master Skywalker made him a second offer of training, Kyle immediately agreed, believing it would help him tame his dark passions. Kyle maintained a friendship with Jedi trainee Corran Horn, however, when two of Luke's students turned to the Dark Side, Kyle became concerned that his longtime ties to the Darkness might deepen. Kyle gave his lightsaber to Luke, choosing to continue to rely on the tried and tested Briar pistol, and left the New Jedi Order.

Kyle is back on the loose, doing unofficial New Republic assignments with Jen. Nearly eight years after Kyle's defeat of Jerec on Ruusan, the valley is threatened once again, this time by a former student of Master Skywalker named Desann. To save the galaxy, Kyle was forced to work alongside Luke. After defeating the Dark Jedi, Kyle returned to the Jedi Academy with a new faith.

Kyle became the Academy's preeminent strategist, honing the skills of countless Jedi students such as Jaden Korr. He was able to stop the cruel madman Jeng Droga, an adept of the Dark Side. During the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy, Kyle helped develop strategies against the invaders, freed human captives on the Imperial Remnant planet Ord Sedra, and was aboard a live Sekoth starship during the final battle for the planet Zonama Sekot.

While in Imperial Remnant territory, Kyle heard a rumor that the Sith were probably still alive all those years after the Battle of Endor. Having personal experience familiar with Sith magic on Dromund Kas, Kyle made it his duty to investigate the issue after the end of the Vong expansion. He followed the signs, traveling from the planet Ord Sedra in the Clasic sector to Yaga Minor, and eventually ended up somewhere in an area called the Sith Cloak. Kyle has not been heard from or seen since, and it is feared that he suffered the same fate as the Jedi Daye Azur-Jamin, who mysteriously disappeared during the war with the Yuuzhan Vong.

As the Imperial Shuttle flew towards Malachor V, Luke Skywalker on Yavin IV felt a surge of power, despite the fact that the distraction was very far from the Massassi Temple. Kyle Katarn: Luke? Why did you stop class so abruptly? Luke Skywalker: I feel a surge in the Force, and a very strong one. Stronger than when Tavion and the cultists drained the Dark Side Power from the Temple. Kyle Katarn: Hardly anything serious, probably the remnants of the cultists found a new toy and accidentally activated it. Luke Skywalker: Perhaps... Jayden Corr: Sorry, Master Skywalker, I'm late. Kyle. Kyle Katarn: Jayden. Luke Skywalker: Jayden, try focusing on the Force. Do you feel anything? Jayden Corr: I think so. The Dark Side... And very strong, uh... Kyle Katarn: Jayden! Jayden nearly passed out from such a strong presence of the Dark Side of the Force. Luke was stronger than Jayden and was able to withstand such strong feeling. Kyle managed to catch Jayden before he hit the ground. Kyle Katarn: Yes, Luke, you were probably right. We need to drag Jayden to the infirmary. Uggrh heavy... Can you help? Luke silently, with a wave of his hand, with the help of force, helped Kyle to carry Jayden to the infirmary. Meanwhile Darth had a strange feeling as he approached Malachor. However, he understood everything only when he reached the planet, if one can be called. Pieces of stone drifting in outer space. Darth Nikus: No... No, no! Can't be! Who?! Who did it?! The Dark Lord was furious. The place where he and the rest of the Sith held meetings, discussed plans for the massacre of the Jedi, where his student was ... Everything was destroyed. Offtopic from the Author: (According to the plot, the hero of the game Knights of the Old Republic was on the path of Light, so the planet is destroyed) Darth Nikus: Then there is the last place where the Sith could still be ... Coruscant. Wasting no time, the Lord traveled into Hyperspace towards Coruscant, which was the capital of the New Republic. Rosh Penin and Marr Idi-Shael were on Coruscant. They were tasked with guarding the old Jedi temple and overseeing its restoration. Rosh Penin: You can't imagine a more boring job! Even when I flew with Kyle on missions, it was more interesting. Marr Idi-Shael: The master says that the main thing for a Jedi is calm and humility. Rosh Penin: Jayden always says that after that incident on Taspira. If not for Jayden's humility, I would have died. I think you're right Marr. Marr Idi-Shael: I'm glad you figured it out. Holophone: *sound* Rosh Penin: Someone is calling us on the holophone. Republic Soldier: We're in a strange situation. The Imperial Shuttle requires landing. Your presence is needed. Rosh Penin: Coming soon! Come on Marr! Let's hurry!

Non-positive personality

Come on guys, quickly put up a barricade and watch the exits. Time for breakfast.

Kyle Katarn

In the distant times of ascension to the heights of power of Emperor Palpatine-Sidious, on the autumn-colored moon Sulon, the hero of our story was born in the family of Morgan and Patricia Katarn. However, he himself always winces at the word "hero" and prefers to be called simply by his name - Kyle.

A holotape of Morgan saying goodbye to his son before he was sent to the Imperial Academy.

So, Kyle grew up in the wilderness, so his only friend, apart from loving parents, was the droid Wee-Gee assembled by his father, or, as the boy himself called him, Vig. True, he had to communicate with the robot in the droid language - a set of squeaking and crackling signals - but for the sake of live communication with his “peer”, the boy put up with this. Morgan Katarn was a loving but stern and reticent father, and her mother Patricia was always distinguished by a meek and quiet disposition, and it is not surprising that since childhood, Kyle has acquired the habit of talking to himself often and for a long time. In these internal dialogues - still childish and naive - he spent hours and even days, floating in the current of his thoughts and fantasies. Dreaming, rejoicing, sad... Pondering, reasoning...

The end of the old life came in one day - at least that's how it seemed to Kyle then. Mother was shot dead by a malfunctioning Imperial patrol droid. To drown out the bitterness of loss, Kyle, at the insistence of his father, went to the cadet academy in order to become an officer in the assault infantry, the elite of the imperial army. His father's motives will become known to him only many years later...

Entering the academy, as well as studying in it, was incredibly easy for the young man. Analytical mindset, healthy cynicism, lack of arrogance and arrogance characteristic of many youths - all this immediately won the cadet Katarn the respect of instructors and teachers. The life lessons that his father gave him were not in vain - respect for colleagues, coupled with considerable ingenuity and initiative, brought Kyle the unspoken title of one of the most promising students of the academy (and a hanging tongue gave him a reputation as a joker and shirt-guy). It seemed that Katarn's future career as an officer was assured. Before the official initiation into officers of the assault troops, the last test remained - baptism of fire.

But during the raid on the rebel base, Katarn showed another side of his nature. He firmly forbade his stormtroopers to shoot the rebels who laid down their arms. And since the special operation was in full swing and it was absolutely impossible to escort the rebels, the captives had to be released. If some homegrown psychologist from among the inexperienced and self-confident Jedi many years later told Kyle that this was an act of kindness, Katarn would simply laugh and respond with a barb. No, there was no spineless compassion in Kyle, no naive good nature. There was something that can be called nobility and humanity. There was a link between him, a calculating Imperial cadet, and that boy from Sulon. There was a fear of forgetting my past, of losing the stingy warmth of my childhood, staining my hands with blood.

Cadet Katarn shortly before her never-ending graduation from the Imperial Academy.

Mercy, superfluous for a military officer, got away with the cadet. Firstly, Katarn was in good standing with his superiors, and secondly, during the same operation, he demonstrated considerable competence, easily leading the detachment out of the trap without the slightest loss. And the imperial instructors knew how to deal with manifestations of unnecessary humanity among the cadets. Katarn was shown a recording of the rebel attack on Sulon and, after expressing condolences over the death of his father, left Kyle alone with grief and anger. The loss of the last person dear to him changed a lot in Katarn's soul. Devastated, Kyle raged at himself for releasing those captured rebels, mentally shooting his father's killers time after time...

The smuggling duo are Kyle and his lifelong love, Jen Ors.

And only a few weeks remained before the dedication to the officers. Last exit“in civilian life” was supposed to be a cruise on a comfortable liner “Star of the Empire”. It was then that the most fateful meeting in the life of Kyle Katarn took place. In one of the passengers, Kyle recognized the girl he captured and released in that ill-fated raid on the rebel base. Her name was Jan Ors, she was a smuggler and agent for the Rebel Alliance. If someone else were in Jen's place, Katarn would not miss the opportunity to break his head. But he felt something close to Ors, a vague feeling that had been born in him back in the rebel base when he exchanged glances with her.

Yes, in the dry language of military intelligence, Kyle allowed himself to be re-recruited. Jen showed records and documents showing that the attack on Sulon was an imperial provocation to discredit the rebels. Katarn was hardly one of those people who easily believed the words of scouts, but he had personal motives for leaving the service of the Empire - the fear of losing himself. This fear, coupled with sympathy for Jen, led him to the court of Lady Mon Mothma. And there, there were plans for the defector stormtrooper.

someone else's work

A new type of attack aircraft can easily take out any rebel base? Yes, it was necessary to continue working for the Empire ....

Kyle Katarn

It is difficult to describe in words how confused and broken Kyle was, accustomed to carefully analyzing his every step, so as not to do something for which his conscience would then gnaw. And his sudden defection was just such a step - thoughtless, aimless, not free. Just think, this Jen girl decided everything for him, easily taking him away with her! Kyle was furious with himself like never before. However, as is usually the case with such people, Katarn soon turned his dissatisfaction with himself to an external enemy - it became the Empire. After persuading himself to believe Jen Ors' words, he blamed his father's death on the Imperials. As it turned out later, not entirely fair.

A defector officer in the service of the rebels. Codename - Lifesaver.

In the meantime... While he was a trump card in the hands of the Alliance, brilliantly performing the most difficult sabotage missions. Not everyone knows that the Rebels owe it to Katarn that they stole the plans for the first Death Star. Anger at himself for such a weak-willed following of other people's instructions only grew and again transformed into hatred for the Empire.

The opportunity to vent anger presented itself very soon. Rebel intelligence reported on the development of a project of the so-called "dark foot soldiers", physically modernized fighters, head and shoulders superior even to the glorified imperial stormtroopers. The destruction of this development became Katarn's "lightning rod" for the coming months. In truth, Mon Mothma was expecting Kyle "under Jen's care" to sabotage slightly scientific work and with great luck, even get some useful information. But Katarn, in turn, showed what a former stormtrooper officer can do in a bad mood. Four stages of the project, developed by different scientific groups under reliable cover, were destroyed one single person. The rebels were shocked by such imperial hardening. Congratulations were heard all around, Katarn suddenly became a hero of the Alliance. The image of a charming daredevil and shirt-boy who meets any danger with caustic witticisms and blaster shots quickly became popular. Few people guessed that it was only a mask.

Kyle had a lot to think about. Memories of the destruction of the "dark footman" project haunted him. He recalled the last months of his life - operation after operation, battle after battle. He remembered his thoughts, but not his feelings. He acted like a perfect war machine: clearly, quickly, confidently. Without mistakes, without idle reflections - that's how they taught him at the academy. He recalled himself yesterday and did not see a single drop of life in this "ideal soldier". Is there anything in common between him and that boy from Sulon?

For a long time Kyle remained in the same role of the "ideal soldier", but the boiling point was already close.

old wounds...

I am not a Jedi. I'm just a guy with a lightsaber and a couple of questions.

Kyle Katarn

Shortly after the Battle of Endor, things changed dramatically. Kyle was visited by the spirit of the Jedi Ku Ran, a close friend of Katarn Sr. Visited for a reason - Ku Ran told Kyle about the cause of death of his father, Morgan.

Blind Jerec at the time of the murder of Morgan Katarn.

Even in his youth, he discovered the so-called Valley of the Jedi on the planet Ruusan. Once in this valley, the decisive battle of the New Sith Wars took place, ending in a cataclysm that destroyed almost all the adherents of the Force on the planet. And according to rumors, the Valley has since become a prison for thousands of Jedi and Sith spirits, and at the same time perhaps the most powerful focus of the Force in the galaxy. Morgan refused to become a Jedi, tired of endless adventures and preferring the quiet life of a farmer on Sulon. The only person he told his secret to was Ku Ran.

But rumors about the existence of the Valley of the Jedi still surfaced and were picked up by the ambitious Imperial interrogator Jerec. It was he who organized the attack on Sulon, hoping to find a person who knows the location of the notorious valley. And now, when the map of the Valley, despite the efforts of Morgan, fell into the hands of Jerec, and the galaxy has not yet recovered from civil war, the former interrogator must be stopped.

Kyle listened to the words of the ghost, as if in a fog. Saving the galaxy, wiping out the Sith menace—all those things were more campaign posters, which Katarn never read. But... the reminder of his father's death seemed to shake off sleep from Kyle's soul. It turns out that all his "rebel games" are just a stupid comedy and the Empire is no more guilty of his father's death than the Alliance. And the true killer, meanwhile, walks free and enjoys life.

Let's say a few words about this killer himself. Jerec, a maraluk race (almost identical to humans, but lacking eyes), was once a Jedi archaeologist. The hunt for the Jedi that accompanied Palpatine's accession to the Empire began at the moment when Jerec was on another expedition, so he was completely unprepared for interrogation. Fear for their future fate was enough to recruit the former Jedi as an interrogator. But it would be a mistake to consider Jerec an agent of the Empire. He himself expressed it this way: "In entering the service of the Empire, I do not expect to serve it forever."

Don't be surprised by the mesmerized look - this is the first time Kyle is holding a lightsaber in his hands. By the way, it once belonged to Ku Ran.

So, going home was both poison and medicine for Kyle. Childhood memories contrasted strangely with the view of the ruins of his native farm. And only the old Vig, who miraculously survived that tragic day, was able to console Kyle and ... give him a weapon of revenge - Ku Ran's lightsaber.

Gradually unlocking his Force-sensitivity potential, Katarn pursued Jerec and his students all the way to Ruusan. Each time, falling behind the former interrogator by a step, Katarn again and again challenged the students of the dark Jedi. The first was the aristocratic and charming Yun, whose life Kyle spared, the next were the "twins" - Cammoreans Gork and Peak (giant and dwarf). Already on the surface of the planet, Kyle, in a fit of dark fury, dealt with the mighty Mo... Soon the names and identities of the victims began to be forgotten.

With each victory, the dark side more and more manifested itself. Merciful at the beginning of the journey, at the end Katarn could barely keep his dark side in chains. Kyle felt like he was fighting himself as he killed the Dark Jedi, a strange and devastating feeling. The death of enemies often seemed to him more tragic than the death of former rebel comrades-in-arms:

Jerec's students, each of whom Kyle will encounter on his journey to the Valley of the Jedi. Some will even regret it later.

Kyle, coming to his senses, lay at the feet of the beautiful Sarissa, and she was going to finish off the "self-taught Jedi." Katarn was saved by Yun, who himself owed him his life. He repulsed the blow of his mistress, and she reflexively pierced the nobleman. The eternal thin smile on his face was replaced by surprise and fear of death. "He's a Jedi and he deserves a fight," Yun said before dropping dead. Fright from the creation was soon replaced by Sarissa's hysterical rage at the Jedi, who had already picked up the sword of the dead Sith, preparing for a deadly duel ...

Traveling through the Valley of the Jedi was like a nightmare - mysterious and familiar. The demented Twi'lek Bok, who pretended to be one of the statues before attacking, was slain by Katarn with Jen's help. The road to revenge was free

The duel with Jerec added fuel to the fire. The victory did not bring joy, and the dark side, growing and filling the entire space of the soul, was already beginning to whisper its illegible counting rhymes. Kyle soon became friends with Palpatine's former close associate and Luke Skywalker's future wife, Mara Jade. Both were aspiring Jedi with a dark side awakening in them, and it was not surprising that Mara soon offered Kyle what she called "mutual mentoring." This practice, common in the early years of the New Republic, consisted of two Jedi becoming both apprentices and mentors to each other. But the anxiety only grew. Once in the Sith ruins during one of the missions, Kyle almost fell into obsession with the dark side, and only the efforts of Mara saved him. Desperate, Kyle trusted Luke Skywalker's insistent suggestions and became his apprentice. But the cup of patience was filled with an uprising in the Jedi Academy of two Padawans who turned to the dark side.

If there had been a less persistent and strong-willed person in Kyle's place, darkness would have taken over long ago. But even Katarn, in the end, could not stand the flight from himself. Fear of getting out of his own control, staining his hands in the blood of innocents, took over - Kyle returned the lightsaber to Skywalker and severed his connection with the Force.

...and new hopes

Why can't you Jedi make things simpler?

Kyle Katarn

The ensuing catharsis was quickly replaced by a dirty routine. Trying to escape from himself and forget the shocks he lived through, Kyle again delved into the work that he knew how to do best and which he was so afraid of. He became a free mercenary, the very "ideal soldier" that he was during the uprising.

A tragic duel with Sarissa, one of Jerec's students.

There are people who radiate philanthropy and kindness, and there are those whose spiritual warmth resembles a lonely candle in the night. Kyle kept his light zealously and steadfastly, but now it seemed to him that everything was already over. His conscience no longer hurt because of the murders - he had seen and committed too many of them. Jen Ors, who again became his comrade and companion, saw that the daredevil was acting more imprudently and was literally climbing to certain death. The jokes, served under the familiar mask of ingenuous irony, became more and more cynical. And she no longer hoped to see him the same.

Another turning point in Katarn's life was a mission to the planet Kizhik. An unknown force tried to seize the mines for the extraction of crystals sensitive to the Force, and the goal of the task seemed, if not extremely simple, then not at all super complicated. But the special operation turned out to be the tragic death of Jen, and the duel with the enemy leader, the dark Jedi and Skywalker's former student Desann ended in defeat for Kyle. However, Desann showed mercy, so uncharacteristic of the Dark Jedi, leaving the wounded Katarn to suffer from impotent rage for the death of Jen, who became almost a sister to him.

The habitual thirst for revenge again overwhelmed Kyle with his head, tearing him out of everyday life. Overcome with pride, Kyle headed to the Jedi Academy to reclaim his connection to the Force. Still fearful that Katarn would "fall apart", Luke nevertheless agreed to have him reinitiated as a Jedi in the fabled Vale on Ruusan. And while Luke argued (who would have doubted) about saving the New Republic from a new wave of Sith, Kyle confidently followed his motives.

After tracking down Desann's closest apprentice, Tavion Axmis, Kyle unleashed his malice. When Katarn hung Tavion over the abyss with the Force and was about to do his justice, Axmis admitted that Jen's death was only staged so that Kyle, who wanted revenge, would lead Desann's agents to the Valley of the Jedi. Perhaps, in a different situation, the sensible Katarn would not have believed a single word of Tavion, but feelings for his girlfriend suddenly flared up in him with renewed vigor. Kyle discovered that Jen Ors was much more dear to him than he had previously thought. She was the only person he cared about, and now he wanted to believe that she was alive. Having given Tavion life, the Jedi continued his search. Yes, Desann had obviously made a big mistake in keeping Ors as a hostage. Kyle's quick death from the blade is a clear confirmation of this.

Love for the rescued Jen was the first thaw in the soul of one of the loneliest heroes of the Republic. For the first time in years, Kyle didn't feel the burden or fear of failure in his heart.

Mentor Katarn

First of all, call me Kyle - the titles give me goosebumps. Second, you don't "serve" me. I teach you and you learn. Something like this.

Kyle Katarn

Reconciled with himself, Kyle for the first time in many years did not feel the desire to seek new victories and difficult tasks. After becoming a teacher at the Jedi Academy, he no longer engaged in the feverish search for enemies, which he had become so used to during his years of service in the armies of the Empire and the Republic. You can tell a lot about the struggle with the followers of Ragnos (whose leader was the very Tavion whom he once gave life), which resulted in a confrontation between two students of Katarn - Jacen Kor and Rosh Penin. But in this story, Kyle played a far from the main role, and the time for a life search has passed - for once, Katarn performed his duty without conflicting with his conscience. The death of the naive Roche, who went over to the side of Tavion and had time to regret it, was a prick to the soul - but no more.

Desann and Jerec are the two worst and most worthy enemies of the Jedi exile.

Soon the war with the Yuuzhan Vong that fell upon the galaxy became for many of its inhabitants Doomsday, the last threshold. Fear of an imminent catastrophe forced Katarn to ask for the hand of his beloved Jen. She, however, was wiser. Realizing that Kyle was not created for family life, she chose to refuse, thereby keeping Love. Apparently, Jen intuitively felt that it was too early to wait for the end. And I guessed.

Again, let's leave aside Kyle's many exploits in this war. Moreover, he doesn’t like enumeration of merits ...

The times following the war with the Yuuzhan Vong became mourning for the Galactic Alliance. The devastation and growing separatist movement led to Jacen Solo being elected interim dictator of the Alliance. And everything would be fine, but Jacen's methods clearly pulled him into the abyss of the dark side. Kyle Katarn was one of the few who was not blind to the rise of Solo Jr. (and even Jacen's uncle Luke Skywalker overlooked the transformation of the Alliance into a dictatorship). Always distinguished among the Jedi by a fair amount of skepticism and a bad temper, Katarn literally shocked the council with his accusations: Jacen, whom the Jedi treated with condescension ("young green"), he accused of striving for tyranny, and Leia Organa-Solo, who acted against interests of the state, called for the use of ostracism. In truth, voices of dissatisfaction were heard from other lips, but the authority of Katarn gave considerable weight to the protests. However, only the open aggression of the forces of the Galactic Alliance under the leadership of the dictator Solo against the Jedi moved Skywalker Sr. to act. According to an agreement with him, Kyle and a group of Jedi loyal to him were to follow Jacen to check the connection of Solo Jr. with the dark side of the Force.

A brief fight with Jacen, attempts to protect less experienced Jedi from the Sith, a lightsaber piercing a lung... These memories swirled in the dying Katarn's head as he lay helpless in the stinking filth of the Lower City. There was no regret, no fear. This day was supposed to be the last. So be it...

For the Jedi of a galaxy far, far away, directors and writers have prepared a rather difficult and at the same time honorable fate. The Jedi appeared to embody the most creative and life-giving traits of human nature, to contain and store age-old wisdom. Honorary position? Perhaps yes. But for the privileges they paid with a piece of their humanity. To satisfy the role assigned to them, some turned into a kind of impassive sages, while others became ageless ardent youths. And, alas, many of them are shown as too detached, wise or naive to be able to empathize with them. The archetype obscures everything.

Should we be surprised at Kyle Katarn's popularity among Star Wars fans after this? The unique charm of this character is that he is vulnerable and aware of it. He is "not positive"; as strange as it may sound, he is human. Of course, this is the merit of the writers who managed to describe the uncontrived and deep inner world Kayla Katarna. Yes, to make it so that everything fits perfectly on the incredibly charming image of a daredevil and a cynic with a sense of humor created by the developers. Not all playable characters are so lucky, yes...

Oh yes, and finally ... I hasten to reassure, Kyle did not die. A penetrating wound and acute poisoning from the Lower City miasma is a weak argument for a former stormtrooper, rebel and teacher of the Jedi Academy. The books on Jacen Solo's rise to power are still waiting to be completed, and Katarn will play an important role in them. And who knows, maybe we'll see a Jedi with a shirt-guy face in more than one computer game.

Until then, Kyle, get well...