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| “ | I'm no Jedi; I'm just a guy with a lightsaber and a few questions. | „ |
| ~ Kyle Katarn. |
| “ | Remember: abilities are not inherently good or evil, it's how you use them. | „ |
| ~ Kyle Katarn on a person's abilities. |
Kyle Katarn is a major character of the Legends timeline of the Star Wars franchise, most notably as the main protagonist of the Star Wars: Jedi Knight series of videogames.
He is an Imperial stormtrooper turned Rebel spy who later joins Luke Skywalker's Jedi Order, becoming an extremely powerful Jedi in his own right. Known for his strength in the Force and oustanding prowerss in lightsaber combat, Kyle was named as the New Jedi Order's new Battlemaster, the head lightsaber instructor of the order. He was trained by the likes of Luke Skywalker, Mara Jade, and by the Force ghosts of Qu Rahn and Tal. He was also the master of Jaden Korr and Rosh Penin.
Nick Jameson voiced the character in Dark Forces, Jason Court portrayed the character in the full motion vides in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. Rino Romano voiced the character in Mysteries of the Sith, Jeff Bennet voiced him in Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy. In Star Wars: Empire at War, he is voiced by Brian Bascle, and was portrayed by Randal Berger in the Dark Forces novellas.
Jameson also voiced Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith video game and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and Owen Lars in Phineas and Ferb.
Romano also voiced Tuxedo Mask in the 1995 Sailor Moon series, Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Unlimited, 2000s Spider-Man video game, Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro, X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 and X2: Wolverine's Revenge, Batman in The Batman, Revan in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Scorp and King Pen in the Skylanders series.
Bennet also voiced Zazu (his singing voice) in The Lion King, Petrie and Ozzy in The Land Before Time series, Scorpion and Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins, Johnny Bravo in the titular series, Brooklyn in Gargoyles, Foghorn Leghorn in Tweety's High-Flying Adventure and Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Tramp in Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, Tom Cat in Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid tv series, and Kowalski in the Penguins of Madagascar tv series.
Biography
He was a former Imperial stormtrooper 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 Dark Jedi Jerec and his minions. Defeating them, Katarn cuts himself off from the Force worried he would fall for the Dark Side's temptations. Katarn went on to become a Jedi Master, teaching at the Jedi Praxeum. He participated in the offensives against the Yuuzhan Vong and became a part of the Jedi High Council in the New Jedi Order.
Powers & Abilities
Kyle Katarn was an extremely powerful combatant, to the point many players call him the, "Chuck Norris," of Star Wars. He is considered to be the most powerful Jedi Battlemaster who ever lived, and one of the strongest Jedi period. In his time, the only beings who could rival him were Jaina Solo, Jacen Solo and Kyp Durron, with Grandmaster Luke being his only known superior.
Due to his vast experience in a wide range of fields, he is highly proficient in several weapons. He was lethal with a blaster, being a skilled marksman and even continuing to use a blaster even as a Jedi. As a lightsaber duelist, Kyle Katarn was a prodigy, becoming a powerful fighter with minimal training. His skill with the lightsaber was so impressive that Luke named him the Jedi Battlemaster, the head lightsaber instructor of the Jedi Order. His title of Battlemaster also means that Kyle Katarn is a master of all seven forms of lightsaber combat. He primarily preferred strong style, similar to the classical Form IV Ataru and Form V Djem So, known for its acrobatics and sweeping power attacks. He has defeated thousands of opponents over the years, including stormtroopers, Dark Jedi and Yuuzhan Vong. Most notably he defeated Inquisitor Jerec and his followers, slew the Dark Jedi Desann, and held his own against and survived a duel against Darth Caedus.
In addition to his fantastic skill with a lightsaber, Katarn also held immense power in the Force. One of his most unique traits was his use of not only typical Force abilities, but dark side ones as well, most notably Force lightning. He saw the abilities as neutral, saying it is not the powers but how the person uses them that makes them bad.
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Trivia
- Kyle wasn't originally meant to be the protagonist of Dark Forces, but rather Luke Skywalker, whose story would follow the events of A New Hope. However, the developers realized making Luke the main character would add constraints to the storyline and gameplay.
- Kyle is famously known for wielding a blaster known as the Bryar pistol. He also known to carry three lightsabers; the first one belonging to Qu Rahn, the second one belonging to the Dark Jedi Yun, and the third one which is blue that Kyle create himself.
