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Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

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Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Developer(s)

Raven Software

Publisher(s)

LucasArts

Game engine

Quake III Arena engine

Release date

March 26, 2002

Genre

First-person shooter

Timeline

12 ABY

Modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Rating(s)

ESRB: Teen (T)

Platform(s)

PC, Mac, Xbox, GameCube

Canon

C-canon

Era(s)

New Republic era

Timeline

12 ABY

[Source]

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 game Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. The game was generally well received and is praised for its advanced lightsaber dueling.

Contents

[edit] Opening crawl

Jedi Knight II
JEDI OUTCAST 
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, a long-dead Imperial outpost…

[edit] Plot synopsis

The game takes place in 12 ABY, a few years after the end of 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. In the base, they discover murdered prisoners, and a link to another planet on the outer rim where the Imperials are doing experiments on infusing the Force into living subjects.

Kyle Katarn encounters Lando Calrissian on Nar Shaddaa.
Kyle Katarn encounters Lando Calrissian on Nar Shaddaa.

Jan Ors and Kyle Katarn infiltrate the facility and free the prisoners, but Jan is captured by two Dark Jedi, Tavion Axmis and Desann. Katarn is initially eager to rescue his love interest, but Desann ignites his lightsaber and Katarn has no choice but to fight him. Desann easily defeats the mercenary but spares him, saying he would be a worthier adversary if he had the power of the Force. Desann then ordered Tavion to kill Jan, which she seemingly does. Kyle embarks to the Valley of the Jedi to regain his Force powers and then to Yavin 4 to retrieve his lightsaber from Luke Skywalker, intent on revenge, to which Luke warns him of the dangerous path he is following. What Kyle doesn't know is that he was set up and that Desann had followed him to the Valley, using its power to infuse the Force into his soldiers, creating the Reborn. He plans to use this army to invade the Jedi Temple on Yavin IV and restore the Galactic Empire. When Kyle spares his apprentice, Tavion, she admits the plan, and tells him Jan is still alive. He radios Rogue Squadron and stows away on Desann's personal ship, where he finds Jan unhurt and alive.

After knocking out the shields of Desann's flagship, Doomgiver, he takes an escape pod to Yavin 4 and helps fend off Desann's attack, fighting his way through Reborn and Shadowtroopers, eventually killing the Dark Jedi. At the end of the game, he accepts Luke's offer of a teaching position at the Academy, but not before he spends some time off with Jan Ors.

[edit] Levels

Nar Shaddaa.
Nar Shaddaa.

[edit] Main characters

The player will have the possibility of doing some missions together with Jan Ors.
The player will have the possibility of doing some missions together with Jan Ors.

[edit] Cameos by major characters in the films

Luke Skywalker as he appears in the game.
Luke Skywalker as he appears in the game.

[edit] Enemies

[edit] Other characters

[edit] Visited locations

A Force Holocron as it appears in Jedi Outcast.
A Force Holocron as it appears in Jedi Outcast.

[edit] Weapons and technology

[edit] Species

[edit] Creatures

[edit] Credits

[edit] Cast

Kyle, Stormtrooper Officer 1 Jeff Bennett
Lando Calrissian Billy Dee Williams
Desann Mark Klastorin
Jan Ors Vanessa Marshall
Tavion Kath Soucie
Bartender, Imperial Worker 3 Nick Jameson
Bespin Cop 1, Shadow Trooper 1, Stormtrooper 2 Greg Berger
Bespin Cop 2, Civilian Male, Imperial Officer 2 Charles Martinet
Galak Fyyar, Reborn 1 Steve Blume
Gran 1, Rogue Leader Jess Harnell
Gran 2, Reelo Kevin Michael Richardson
Imperial Officer 1, Imperial Worker 2 Guy Siner
Imperial Worker 1, Rebel Shock Troop 1 Roger L. Jackson
Jedi 1, Prisoner 1, Protocol Droid Dominic Armato
Jedi 2 Milton James
Luke Skywalker Bob Bergen
Mon Mothma Carolyn Seymour
Morgan Katarn Jacob Witkin
Prisoner 2 David Beron
Prisoner 3, Rebel Shock Trooper Michael Sorich
Reborn 2, Rodian 1, Shadow Trooper Tom Kane
Reborn 3 Aron Kincaid
Rodian 2, Stormtrooper Officer 2 Michael Gough
Stormtrooper 1 Fred Coffin

[edit] Crew

[edit] Behind the scenes

The Force Grip blooper.
The Force Grip blooper.
  • Kyle's lightsaber no longer works under water, as it did in Dark Forces II. It could be argued that since this one was the first he crafted himself, that he did not include the function for it to operate underwater. The previous ones belonged to Qu Rahn (green) and Yun (yellow), which operated underwater.
  • By that time, Mon Mothma was no longer Chief of State, but replaced by Leia Organa Solo. It is not clear under which office Mothma assigns the mission.
  • The scene where Kyle Force Grips Tavion over a chasm on Bespin, is a blooper: The scenario doesn't allow Kyle to possess this ability that early in the game. Fans explain it as since Kyle was in the grip of a revengeful rage, he may have been calling on the dark side, granting him temporarily more advanced powers for that instant. This is further supported by the difference between Grip and Telekinesis (which Kyle knew in the form of Push and Pull) being more about game mechanics than actual ability.
  • Another blooper can be seen in the scenes where Desann and Tavion are in the Imperial Shuttle. If you look out the window you should expect to see the shuttle's middle vertical fin but all there is is space. This is because the cockpit was the only 3D model used and not the whole ship. This structural error probably wasn't noticed until later inspection.
  • After Kyle lets Tavion go, the player sees her fleeing in the background and is never mentioned again. Her fate is revealed in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.
  • The code Kyle enters into the Doomgiver communication array to contact Rogue Squadron is Aurebesh for "THX", an allusion to George Lucas's movie THX 1138, as well as to his sound-system company THX.
  • The appearance of the Cloud City reactor core is different than in The Empire Strikes Back.

[edit] External links

Dark Forces saga
Video games:
Dark Forces | Jedi Knight | Mysteries of the Sith | Jedi Outcast demo | Jedi Outcast | Jedi Academy
Strategy guides:
Dark Forces Manual: Coded Transmissions | Dark Forces: Official Player's Guide | Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II: The Official Strategy Guide | Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast: Official Perfect Guide | Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
Novellas:
Soldier for the Empire | Rebel Agent | Jedi Knight
Audio Dramas:
Soldier for the Empire | Rebel Agent | Jedi Knight | The Collector's Trilogy
Comics:
Sand Blasted | Equals and Opposites
Websites:
N.R.I. Reports | The Dark Forces Saga | Kyle Katarn's Tale
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