Battle of Korriban (Disciples of Ragnos crisis)

"It's over. Ragnos will not be resurrected."

- Jaden Korr

The Battle of Korriban was a battle fought in 14 ABY, during the Disciples of Ragnos crisis.

The battle
The Disciples of Ragnos gathered on Korriban, as Tavion Axmis began the process of using the Scepter of Ragnos to try and resurrect Marka Ragnos himself. An army of Jedi was dispatched from Luke Skywalker's Jedi Praxeum to Korriban. An epic battle erupted between light and dark Force users, as the Jedi battled the Disciples of Ragnos across the desert and tombs of the Valley of the Dark Lords.

Jaden Korr, who had just left Taspir III, landed on the planet and met a few of his Jedi fellow trainees, including the Jedi student. The Jedi told Jaden about what was happening at the planet, and followed Jaden through the tombs, defeating all dark side users there. As they progressed, they met up with more Jedi, who helped Jaden reach the open Valley. It is unknown if the Jedi student actually survived.



In Marka Ragnos's Tomb, Tavion managed to invoke the spirit of the dead Sith Lord and Ragnos almost returned once more. Jaden, who had fought his way through the Valley of the Dark Lords, had entered the tomb of Ragnos and engaged in an epic duel with Tavion. Korr defeated Tavion. Tavion, refusing to cower like she did before Kyle Katarn on Cloud City, used the scepter to resurrect Marka Ragnos. Ragnos' spirit possessed Tavion and battled Jaden. Korr managed to disarm the Ragnos-possessed Tavion from the scepter and destroyed it. Unfortunately for Tavion, her body couldn't withstand the corruption. Ragnos was forced back into the Netherworld of the Force. When Ragnos left Tavion's body, she collapsed dead on the floor of the tomb.

As Korriban was the graveyard for the Sith, it became the graveyard for the Disciples of Ragnos as well&mdash;and Tavion with them. Korr destroyed the scepter and sealed the entrance to Ragnos' tomb. Shortly after, New Republic ships arrived at the planet and destroyed the Imperial Star Destroyer that was aiding the Dark Jedi and stormtroopers on the planet's surface.

Behind the scenes
If the player leads Jaden down the non-canonical dark side path in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, the Fourth Battle of Korriban becomes a three-way struggle between the Disciples of Ragnos, the New Jedi Order, and Jaden Korr. Korr battles Jedi and Dark Jedi alike, often interrupting their duels with each other, as his objective is to take the Scepter of Ragnos for himself instead of resurrecting Marka Ragnos. If Jaden fights like this, it does end up with the player killing first Tavion and then trying to kill Jaden's own master, Kyle Katarn. To the last, Jaden leaves for the Imperial star destroyer that's in orbit around the planet.

If a player were to count the exact number of Jedi seen participating, it would add up to around 48.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy