Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Publication information
Developer(s)	LucasArts
Publisher(s)	LucasArts
Game engine	Sith Engine
Release date	January 31, 1998
Genre	First-person shooter
Modes	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	PC
Chronology
Timeline	10 ABY

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Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith is the expansion pack for the first-person shooter Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II. It was released January 31, 1998. One of the most appealing things for fans was the opportunity to play as Mara Jade, one of the most popular Star Wars Expanded Universe characters. The game contains fourteen levels. The story is set in 10 ABY, five years after the events of Jedi Knight.

Many under-the-hood changes were made for this expansion. For example, colored lighting support was added to the rendering engine and the COG scripting language that was also used in Jedi Knight was enhanced with new programming capabilities. These upgrades to the game engine were well received by editing communities who made homebrew add-ons for this game.

Opening crawlEdit

It has been over five 
years since Jerec was 
defeated at the Valley of 
the Jedi. Kyle Katarn, 
continuing his pursuit of 
the light side of the 
Force, has joined the 
fragile New Republic 
in the struggle against 
the Empire.

To aid in their cause 
Kyle has traveled to 
a remote base in the 
Altyr System, accompanied 
by Mara Jade, a young 
smuggler who sought 
out Kyle in the hope 
that he might further 
her Jedi Training.

Mara, once a powerful agent 
of the Emperor, was swayed 
from the Dark Path by Luke 
Skywalker. She now seeks 
knowledge of the role 
she will play in the 
continuing struggle for 
the galaxy...

Plot summaryEdit

The New Republic base on Altyr V is under attack from two artificial asteroids controlled by the Imperial Remnant. Kyle Katarn steals a Lambda-class Shuttle from the Imperial attackers and flies to one of the asteroids. There, he breaks into the control room and redirects the asteroid's fire to the other. With the other asteroid destroyed, he circumvents the weapon's cooling system, self-destroying the asteroid base, escaping just before the asteroid explodes. While on the artificial asteroid, he finds information on the planet Dromund Kaas, which has some importance to the Empire. He travels to the planet to investigate, leaving Mara Jade to carry out several missions for the New Republic.

Mara's first mission is to negotiate with Ka'Pa the Hutt concerning the New Republic's supplies. In order for Ka'Pa to comply, Mara is forced to steal Takara's GCT device. While looking for one of Takara's lieutenants, Abron Mar, on the Katraasii Spaceport, Mara is trapped by Takara. She is thrown into a prison but manages to break out of her cell and retreat into a series of pipes. The pipes lead to the lair of a rancor kept by the pirate group. Retrieving her lighsaber from behind the cage door, she slays the rancor and escapes with the device.

Afterwards, Mara is assigned to a New Republic Corvette guarding a Jedi Holocron. The ship is attacked by Kaerobani's pirates. Mara repels the attackers but the Holocron is stolen. Mara stowes away in a cargo container and infiltrates the pirates' ship. The ship carries her to Rathalay, where she reclaims the Holocron and escapes.

With Kyle having been absent for quite some time, Mara travels to Dromund Kaas to find him. The planet's dark side aura leaves Mara's weapons useless, except for her lightsaber. Fighting her way through a large swamp, she reaches the Dark Force Temple. There, she encounters Kyle, totally maddened by the dark side. Mara and Kyle duel several times, Mara as the victor. Kyle retreats deeper into the catacombs, finally reaching the temple's throne room. Mara pursues Kyle, finally confronting him inside the throne room. Mara then voluntarily turns off her lightsaber and leaves herself open to Kyle's attack. Kyle is unable to kill Mara and rejects the dark side.

Realizing his mistakes, Kyle abandons his Force powers, returning to his military action on behalf of the New Republic with his long time partner, Jan Ors.

Voice creditsEdit

• Steven Jay Blum: Computer / Rebel Officer / Rebel Soldier
• Mary Dilts: Droid Eye / Civilian Woman
• Brendan Holmes: Droid Eye / Stormtrooper / Intercom
• Roger Jackson: Ka'Pa The Hutt / Imperial Commander / Kaerobani / Rebel Officer / Gran (credited as Ree-Yees) / Tusken / Rodian
• Terence McGovern: Rebel Commander / Pirate Raider / Rebel Soldier / Stormtrooper 2 / Civilian Man / Trandoshan / Abron Mar
• Joe Paulino: Imperial Officer / Stormtrooper / Weequay
• Peggy Roberts-Hope: Mon Mothma
• Rino Romano: Kyle Katarn
• Heidi Shannon: Mara Jade / Dark Mara

AppearancesEdit

By type 

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

8t88 (Head) Abron Mar Boba Fett (Only in bonus level) Darth Vader (Only in bonus level) Kaerobani (Mentioned only) Ka'Pa the Hutt Kyle Katarn Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only) (Playable in bonus level) Mara Jade Mon Mothma Takara (Mentioned only) Talon Karrde (Mentioned only) TK8252 TT-8L gatekeeper droid Unidentified New Republic commander

Creatures

Dart flower Dianoga Drugon Mailoc Rancor Swamp wampa Vornskr Water cyc Ysalamir

Droid models

Imperial assassin droid Imperial loader droid Torture Droid Mark IV sentry droid Viper probe droid

Locations

Altyr V Delta 3 (Mentioned only) Ka'Pa's palace (Planet unknown, presumably Tatooine) Katraasii Katraasii Spaceport Katraasii Droid Ballet Studio (Easter egg) Takara's stronghold (Planet unknown, presumably Nal Hutta) New Republic EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Kaerobani's pirate ship Rathalay Kaerobani's base Dromund Kaas Dark Force Temple Bespin (Bonus level only)

Organizations and titles

Galactic Empire AT-AT driver Imperial commando Imperial officer Scout trooper Stormtrooper TIE pilot New Jedi Order New Republic Sith

Sentient species

Gamorrean Grave Tuskens Gran Ithorian Lumini Pirates Noghri Rodian Trandoshan Weequay

Vehicles and vessels

Alpha-52 starfighter (modified) Shrike Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wing All Terrain Scout Transport CR90 corvette Delta-class DX-9 stormtrooper transport EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Gamma-class ATR-6 assault transport Hoversled Immobilizer 418 cruiser Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Millennium Falcon (Only in bonus level) R-41 Starchaser RZ-1 A-wing interceptor TIE/In interceptor TIE/ln starfighter Utility Tug (resembles Type 1) X-wing starfighter YT-1300 light freighter Z-95 Headhunter

Weapons and technology

Carbonite gun E-11 electroscope Repeating Blaster Cannon Seeker Rail Detonator Flash-bang grenades Remote Sequencer DL-44 heavy blaster pistol RMF-31 Repeating Blaster Cannon

Miscellanea

Dark Mara Sith Jedi Statue Sith undead The Force Force Push Chain Lightning Saber Throw Force Projection Farsight Watcher

Aurebesh inscriptionsEdit

In two instances, Aurebesh inscriptions can be seen. They are mirror-inverted, denoting all capital letters.

• A camera screen on Katraasii reads 'DISABLED'
• The New Republic Corvette schematics is seen on a screen of the bridge, which reads 'WARNING'

Hidden levelEdit

The game has a hidden level which allows the player to take the role of Luke Skywalker during his visit to Bespin in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. The instructions on how to play it can be found here.

External linksEdit

• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith on Wikipedia
• Production notes and BtS trivia