Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Publication information
Developer(s)	Raven Software
Publisher(s)	LucasArts
Game engine	Quake III Arena engine
Release date	March 26, 2002
Genre	First-person shooter
Modes	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	PC Mac Xbox Nintendo GameCube
Chronology
Era(s)	New Republic era
Timeline	12 ABY

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Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (aka JK2, JKO, or JO) is a Star Wars computer game released in 2002. It was developed by Raven Software and published, distributed and marketed by LucasArts in North America and by Activision in the rest of the world. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox. It is powered by the Quake III Arena engine. This game was followed by the very similar sequel Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. The game was generally well received and is praised for its advanced lightsaber dueling.

Following The Walt Disney Company decision to close LucasArts on April 3rd, 2013, the developers at Raven Software released the source code for the game on SourceForge under GNU GPLv2 licensing. However, the source code for both games disappeared from SourceForge without an explanation. SourceForge later explained that Raven had requested the removal of the code, and it is believed that this was due to the presence of proprietary code that was not intended to be made public.

Opening crawlEdit

It is a time of relative peace 
in the galaxy. Eight years 
have passed since the 
Empire's defeat at the 
BATTLE OF ENDOR, but the
NEW REPUBLIC still struggles 
to restore order and 
vanquish its enemies.

After defending the VALLEY 
OF THE JEDI from the evil 
JEREC and nearly falling to 
the Dark Side himself, former 
Jedi Knight KYLE KATARN 
has severed his connection 
with the Force and returned 
to his mercenary ways. With 
his longtime partner, JAN 
ORS, Kyle continues to aid 
the Republic in the fight 
against the IMPERIAL 
REMNANT.

As the Remnant launches its 
latest gambit to regain 
control of the galaxy, Kyle 
and Jan have been sent by 
the New Republic to 
investigate the planet KEJIM, 
home to a long-dead 
Imperial outpost…

Plot summaryEdit

The game takes place in 12 ABY, a few years after the end of Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith. Like its predecessors, it is based around the character Kyle Katarn. Since nearly being taken in by the dark side, Kyle has given up his lightsaber and the Force. He once again works with his partner (and now love interest) Jan Ors doing missions for the New Republic.

Mon Mothma contacts them to investigate an Imperial Remnant base on Kejim. A part of a transmission sent from the base was decrypted and some keywords such as "Reborn" or "Valley of the Jedi" were revealed. After battling with stormtroopers, Kyle discovers that the base was being used for experiments on crystals capable of storing the power of the Force. Tracing the crystals to another planet on the outer rim, Kyle finds that world has been turned into a Remnant stronghold, and its inhabitants imprisoned for experimentation.

Jan Ors and Kyle Katarn infiltrate the facility and free the prisoners, but not before Jan is captured by two Dark Jedi, Tavion Axmis and Desann. Having sworn off The Force, Kyle is powerless against Desann. Jan is secured by Tavion and, on the orders of Desann, apparently murdered. In order to stop Desann, and enraged by Jan's murder, Kyle returns to the Valley of the Jedi to regain his Force powers and then to Yavin 4 to retrieve his lightsaber from Luke Skywalker. Unbeknownst to Katarn, he is followed to Valley by Desann and Tavion - having theorized that Kyle would return to the Valley as part of a plan of revenge for Jan's murder. Now with the power of the Valley of the Jedi, Desann charges an army of evil warriors, the Reborn, with the power of the Force.

Returning to Yavin 4 for his lightsaber, Kyle is confronted by Luke Skywalker. Luke offers Katarn information about Desann, but insists that Kyle face a series of tests or trials in order to reclaim his lightsaber. With his force powers, Kyle easily passes the trials - too easily, with Luke realizing that he has returned to the Valley of the Jedi. Warning Katarn about both Desann and the recklessness of his actions, Luke points Kyle to Nar Shaddaa, the "Floating City" and the home of Reelo Baruk, a vile gangster that even the Hutts won't touch.

Eventually infiltrating Baruk's lair in the bowels of Nar Shaddaa, Kyle finds the gangster a poor source of information. Katarn does have a lucky break when he finds Lando Calrissian imprisoned in Baruk's dungeons. Lando had sought out Baruk when linking him to a Remnant takeover of Cloud City on Bespin. The two successfully escape Baruk and travel to Bespin, where they find Cloud City an open battleground between its natives and Remnant forces. It is on Bespin that Kyle first meets - and battles with - Reborn. Ultimately, Kyle confronts Tavion and, with his new command of the Force, defeats her. Before she can be killed, Tavion desperately admits that Jan's death was faked - part of a ploy to get Kyle to reveal the location of the Valley of the Jedi. With her life spared, the shamed Tavion points Katarn to a hidden Remnant base as the location of both Jan and Desann. Sneaking aboard one of the Remnant's automated ships, Kyle leaves Bespin for the Cairn Installation of the Remnant.

Successfully infiltrating the Cairn base, Kyle has an unexpected reunion with Luke Skywalker, and after the two defeat a group of Reborn, Luke reveals that Desann found the Valley (apparently having followed Kyle there) and used its power to create a force army. These warriors have the power of the Jedi, but not their experience or discipline. Splitting off from Luke, Kyle sneaks across the Cairn base - finding it a factory for assault craft, sure signs that the Remnant plans a full-scale planetary assault. Worse, Katarn discovers that many Reborn are equipped with a form of armor that is largely resistant to lightsabers. Eventually, Kyle finds a gigantic starship - the Doomgiver. Katarn narrowly boards the ship before it leaves, but Luke is left behind.

Aboard the ship, Kyle learns that Desann, with the help of Galak Fyyar - plans to use this army to invade the Jedi Temple on Yavin IV, destroy the Jedi and restore the Galactic Empire. Kyle manages to send a distress call warning to Rogue Squadron about the ship. By the time the ship has dropped out of Hyperspace, Katarn saves Jan and battles Fyyar. Kyle sabotages the Doomgiver's shields, rendering the ship and its cargo of assault craft vulnerable to attack by Rogue Squadron. With Jan, Katarn narrowly escapes the destruction of the Doomgiver using an escape pod. Despite the timely appearance of Rogue Squadron, enough Remnant forces survived to mount a large-scale invasion of the moon. Jan splits from Kyle - hoping to link up with Republic forces defending the moon, while Katarn sets off alone for the Jedi Academy. Through swamps and mangroves, through canyons and against hordes of stormtroopers and scout walkers, Kyle finally reaches the Jedi Academy, where he fights alongside other Jedi against warriors of the Reborn. Desann descends to the catacombs below the Jedi Academy, followed closely by Kyle. Avoiding many traps there, Katarn finally confronts Desann. Despite learning of Fyyar's destruction, Desann stubbornly refuses to surrender. Despite his great power, Desann is ultimately defeated when Kyle swings the killing blow, in what was an intense lightsaber duel. At the end of the game, Katarn is asked by Luke about what he would do next. Kyle replied that he and Jan had earned a long vacation on the beaches of Spira.

LevelsEdit

• Mission to Kejim
• Battle of Artus Prime
• Force Training on Yavin 4
• Mission to Nar Shaddaa (Empire Reborn)
• Battle of Bespin (Empire Reborn)
• Mission to Cairn Installation
• Battle of Yavin 4 (Empire Reborn)
• Mission on Alzoc III (Empire Reborn)

Behind the ScenesEdit

The power under the Great Temple can be tapped to defeat the Dark Jedi Desann. However, that is just an option the game designers added in the final level of the game.

AppearancesEdit

By type 

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

Characters

Ak-Buz (Non-canonical appearance) Alpha-956 (First appearance) Tavion Axmis Baldarek Reelo Baruk C-3PO (Non-canonical appearance) Lando Calrissian Tycho Celchu (Voice only) Desann Galak Fyyar Jedi Trainer Kyle Katarn Morgan Katarn (Appears as a ghost or a spirit) Mon Mothma Jan Ors Palpatine (Mentioned only) R2-D2 (Non-canonical appearance) Luke Skywalker TK-664 Unidentified Stormtrooper (First appearance) Darth Vader (Mentioned only)

Creatures

Bantha (Mentioned only) Mine crab Nerf (Mentioned only) Whaladon (Mentioned only) Ysalamir (Non-canonical appearance)

Droid models

3PO-series protocol droid GNK power droid IT-O Interrogator Mark 1 droid walker MSE-6-series repair droid R2-series astromech droid R5-series astromech droid RA-7 protocol droid Viper probe droid

Events

Battle of Artus Prime Battle of Bespin Battle of Yavin 4 Mission on Alzoc III Mission to Cairn Installation Mission to Kejim Third Mission to Nar Shaddaa

Locations

Alzoc III Artus Prime Artus Prime Mining Facility Bespin Cloud City Carbonite Chamber #17 Coruscant Kejim Kejim Outpost Lenico Belt Cairn Installation Nar Shaddaa Baruk's Bar Baruk's hideout Spira (Mentioned only) Sullust (Mentioned only) Ruusan Valley of the Jedi Yavin 4 Massassi Temple Jedi academy Southern ruined temple

Organizations and titles

Bespin Wing Guard Galactic Empire Imperial Remnant Admiral Artus Imperial warden Imperial commando Imperial officer Imperial worker Reborn Scientist Stormtrooper Shadowtrooper Swamptrooper Thermal scan team (Mentioned only) TIE pilot New Jedi Order Jedi Jedi Knight Jedi Master Jedi student Jedi Trainer New Republic Rogue Squadron Rogue Leader Order of the Sith Lords Dark Jedi

Sentient species

Chiss Chistori Gran Human Kowakian monkey-lizard (Mentioned only) Rodian Trandoshan Ugnaught Weequay

Vehicles and vessels

1-138 AT-ST BTL Y-wing starfighter Doomgiver EasyRide passenger airspeeder EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate (Mentioned only) Hover Transport TC9 Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Mon Calamari Star Cruiser (Mentioned only) Personal Luxury Yacht 3000 Lady Luck Raven's Claw Rebel personnel carrier Star Destroyer (Mentioned only) Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car T-65 X-wing starfighter TIE/LN starfighter

Weapons and technology

3t3 missile Bacta Blast door Bryar pistol Bowcaster E-11 blaster rifle Comlink Datapad Destructive Electromagnetic Pulse 2 ion carbine Detonation pack DXR-6 disruptor rifle FC-1 flechette launcher Hologram Holopad Light amplification goggles Lightsaber Medpac PLX-2M portable missile launcher Model TD2.3 electrobinoculars Personal energy shield Planetary ion cannon Imperial Heavy Repeater Scomp link Marksman-H combat remote Sensor array Shield generator Stun baton Thermal detonator Trip mine Turbolift

Miscellanea

Alliance Starbird Artusian crystal Bantha herder Blue milk Book Corellian ale Cortosis Cortosis-weave The Force Galactic Basic Standard Garbage hauler Gran Imperial crest Nerf herder Rank insignia of the Rebel Alliance Rank insignia of the Galactic Empire Rodese Ruby bliel TIE pilot suit

CreditsEdit

CastEdit

CrewEdit

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• Directors--Steve Raffel, Kevin Schilder
• Writer--Michael Stemmle

External linksEdit

• Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast on Wikipedia
•  Kyle Katarn Returns in Jedi Knight II on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
•  LucasArts Update: Jedi Outcast Trailer on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)
• Official Jedi Outcast homepage via Internet Archive
• Source code mirror at Shacknews
• OpenJK - a community project to update Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast