Morgan Katarn

"&hellip;a Jedi who never was&mdash;a soldier who gave his life for freedom&mdash;and a father who believed in his son."

- Luke Skywalker

Morgan Katarn was a Force-sensitive and close friends with the Jedi Qu Rahn. He was also a leader in the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the father of Kyle Katarn.

Early life
"I am not now, nor have I ever been, a Jedi Knight."

- Morgan Katarn

During childhood, Morgan often used his Force powers to entertain his younger sister. He became reluctant to use the Force, however, when a Force Push led to the accidental death of a bully.

He was an agro-mech craftsman and a self-taught roboticist; he constructed his home droid WeeGee.

Later life
As a farmer, a faulty BT-16 perimeter droid killed his wife Patricia. Despite Morgan's allegiance to the Rebellion, he sent his son Kyle Katarn to the Imperial Academy on Carida in hopes of giving him a proper education.

Morgan in the meantime got in his possession the location of the mythical Valley of the Jedi, situated at an ancient battle site on the planet Ruusan, a source of almost unlimited power; it brought him in the path of the Jedi Qu Rahn, who was looking for it. Morgan had been entrusted with the lightsaber of his Jedi friend, which he placed within a hidden compartment in the family's homemade droid, WeeGee. Along with this, Morgan created a holorecording for his son Kyle that only the droid could decode. It told Kyle of his Jedi potential and of the importance of protecting the location of the Valley of the Jedi, as well as entrusting Rahn's Lightsaber to him.

Morgan Katarn had put a complex map of Ruusan on the roof of his home believing that nobody would notice its existence.

Jerec was interested in capturing Katarn, and ordered the Ghost Battalion to capture him. The Battalion under Lieutenant Brazack dressed as Rebels, attacked the vicinity, killed Danga family and burned Katarn homestead while luckily Morgan was absent for repairs. He appeared during the assault and secretly recorded the events with his electrobinoculars before the soldiers left which he presented shortly later in a Rebel meeting; Katarn and Skorg Jameson considered they were an attempt to attack the G-Tap, to force Sulonese to depend on SoroSuub Corporation, and pay taxes to the Empire.



Morgan's death
"You're weak like your father. I remember it. Jerec, he gave him a sweet slow death&mdash;a death worthy of a coward! I had the honor of taking his head and thrusting it on a spike for all to see."

- Maw taunts Kyle Katarn

In an attack on Barons Hed by Imperial forces masquerading as Rebels, Morgan was captured, and eventually killed aboard the Vengeance by Jerec, who beheaded him with a vibroblade. Morgan's head was then placed on a spike outside the walls of Barons Hed. This led Kyle to despise the Rebellion. Only when Jan Ors revealed the truth did Kyle follow in his father's footsteps.



What Jerec did not know at this time was the map to the Valley of the Jedi within the roof of his homestead. Jerec, however, later found the map.

Morgan appeared as a Force ghost&mdash;speaking to Luke Skywalker about the Valley of the Jedi and then later to his son Kyle, at the Valley itself.

Behind the scenes
Morgan Katarn was portrayed by Jacob Witkin for the live-action sequences of Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and all other appearances of Morgan are based on Witkin's likeness. Morgan Katarn was voiced by David Chase in Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire audio drama and Dark Forces: Rebel Agent audio drama. Jacob Witkin would later reprise his role as Morgan Katarn in Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast.

There appears to be some conflict between the sources as regards the death of Morgan Katarn. In Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire Jerec beheads him with a vibroblade, yet in the Soldier for the Empire audio dramatization Jerec beheads him with his lightsaber. Still another source, Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight Maw tells Kyle that Jerec gave Morgan a sweet slow death. Of course, it is possible that Maw just says it to goad Kyle into getting into touch with the dark side, or that Morgan was tortured prior to his decapitation.

Appearances

 * Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire / audio drama
 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent / audio drama
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy