Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (aka "JK2") 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 Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. The game was generally well received and is praised for its advanced lightsaber dueling.

Opening crawl
Jedi Knight II: JEDI OUTCAST

It is a time of relative peace in the galaxy. Eight years have passed since the Empire was defeated 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, returning to his mercenary ways. With his long time 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...

Plot synopsis
The game takes place 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 contracts them to investigate an Imperial Remnant base. 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.

Jan Ors and Kyle Katarn infiltrate the facility and free the prisoners, but Jan is killed by two Dark Jedi, Tavion and Desann. 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 radio's Rogue Squadron and stows away on Desann's personal ship, where he finds Jan intact and alive.

After knocking out Desann's shields, he takes an escape pod to Yavin IV and helps fend of Desann's attack, killing the Dark Jedi. At the end of the game, he accepts Luke's offer of a teaching position at the Academy.

Levels

 * Mission on Kejim
 * Battle of Artus Prime
 * Third Mission to Nar Shaddaa
 * Battle of Bespin (Empire Reborn)
 * Mission to Cairn Installation
 * Battle of Yavin IV (Empire Reborn)

Main Characters

 * Kyle Katarn; Mercenary/Jedi Knight (male Human)
 * Jan Ors; New Republic Operative (female Human)
 * Desann; Dark Jedi Master (male Chistori)
 * Luke Skywalker; Jedi Master (male Human)
 * Lando Calrissian; Smuggler (male Human)
 * Galak Fyyar; Imperial Remnant Admiral/Scientist (male Human)
 * Tavion Axmis; Dark Jedi Apprentice (female Human)
 * Reelo Baruk; Nar Shaddaa Crimelord (male Rodian)
 * Morgan Katarn; Force Spirit (male Human)
 * Mon Mothma; New Republic Chief of State (female Human)
 * Chiss bartender
 * Jedi trainer
 * Artus Imperial warden

Cameos by major characters in the films

 * Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams supplies the voice)
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Mon Mothma
 * 3PO-series protocol droids
 * R2-series astromech droids

Enemies

 * Grans
 * Imperial Officers
 * Imperial probe droids
 * Sentries
 * Mark I droid walkers
 * Interrogation droids
 * Reborns
 * Rodians
 * AT-STs
 * Shadowtroopers
 * Swamp troopers
 * Stormtroopers
 * Trandoshans
 * Weequays

Visited locations

 * Artus Prime
 * Cairn Installation – an asteroid in the Lenico Belt
 * Cloud City
 * The Doomgiver
 * Kejim
 * Nar Shaddaa
 * Yavin 4

Voice cast

 * Jeff Bennett: Kyle Katarn/Stormtrooper Officer
 * Billy Dee Williams: Lando Calrissian
 * Mark Klastorin: Desann
 * Vanessa Marshall: Jan Ors
 * Bob Bergen: Luke Skywalker
 * Carolyn Seymour: Mon Mothma
 * Jacob Witkin: Morgan Katarn
 * Nick Jameson: Bartender/Imperial Worker
 * Kath Soucie: Tavion
 * Gregg Berger: Bespin Cop/Shadow Trooper/Stormtrooper
 * Charles Martinet: Bespin Cop/Civilian Male/Imperial Officer/Rebel Shock Trooper
 * Steven Jay Blum: Galak Fyyar/Reborn
 * Jess Harnell: Gran/Rogue Leader
 * Kevin Michael Richardson: Gran/Reelo Baruk
 * Guy Siner: Imperial Officer/Imperial Worker
 * Roger Jackson: Imperial Worker/Rebel Shock Trooper
 * Dominic Armato: Jedi /Prisoner/Protocol droid
 * Richard Barnes: Jedi
 * David Berón: Prisoner
 * Michael Sorich: Prisoner /Rebel Shock Trooper
 * Tom Kane: Reborn Jedi/Rodian/Shadow Trooper/Stormtrooper
 * Aron Kincaid: Reborn
 * Michael Gough: Rodian/Stormtrooper Officer
 * Frederick Coffin: Stormtrooper

Xbox and Game Cube Cheat Codes
Input the following codes under Extras > Cheats:


 * BUBBLE - Invincibility
 * BISCUIT - Unlimited Ammunition
 * SCOOTER - Unlimited Force power
 * FUDGE - Start off with a lightsaber from the first level
 * PEEPS - Unlock all Jedi Arena characters
 * FLICKY - Unlock all cutscenes
 * DINGO - Unlock all levels
 * CHERRY - Unlock half of the levels
 * DEMO - Unlock bonus level

Trivia

 * Kyle's lightsaber no longer works under water, as it did in Dark Forces II. It could be argued that since this was his first he crafted himself, that he did not include the function for it to operate under water. 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 Mon assigns the mission.
 * The scene where Kyle Force chokes Tavion over a chasm on Bespin, is a blooper: The scenario doesn't allow Kyle to possess this ability that early in the game. Although, since Kyle was in the grip of a revengeful rage, he may have been calling on the dark side, in this particular scene.
 * After Kyle lets Tavion go, the player sees her fleeing in the background and is never mentioned again. Her fate is revealed in Jedi Academy.