Jaden Korr

"A Jedi? Me? No - not yet. I'm one of Kyle Katarn's students."

- Jaden Korr to Chewbacca

Jaden Korr was a Force-sensitive male from Coruscant.

Biography
Ten years after the Battle of Endor, Jaden was heading to the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, having achieved a feat thought impossible: the creation of a lightsaber with no prior knowledge or aid.

In the shuttle on the way to the academy, he met Rosh Penin, and the two eventually developed a friendship.

As the shuttle approached the surface, it was shot down by members of the Sith cult, the Disciples of Ragnos. He investigated, and was soon knocked out by a blast from a mysterious sceptre.

Upon awakening, he met with Kyle Katarn and Luke Skywalker, who welcomed the new student to the academy. Shortly after this, he and Rosh were assigned to Kyle as pupils, and they passed through a training course on Yavin to familiarise themselves with their Force abilities. On the way, Rosh set a lightsaber practise droid upon Jaden, in the hope of slowing him down so he could 'win the race'. Kyle berated Rosh heavily for this, stating that it was not a race and that the droid "could have killed Jaden had it been set to Luke's training regimen."

Soon, Jaden and Rosh were sent on a series of missions, helping to track down the Disciples of Ragnos. Jaden visited various worlds, including Blenjeel, Corellia, Tatooine, and Bakura. Eventually, Rosh Penin was captured during a mission on Byss, and so the Jedi were instructed to work in pairs in the future. Luke had discovered the Disciples of Ragnos were siphoning Force energy from various places strong in the Force, and so Kyle and Jaden were assigned to investigate Darth Vader's old fortress on Vjun.

Fighting his way through the fortress, Jaden came across members from the Cult of Ragnos, finally confronting none other than Rosh Penin, who had turned to the dark side following his capture. He boasted of the power of the dark side to Jaden, and - along with two other cultists - engaged him in battle. Jaden was able to kill the two cultists and overpower Rosh as he lay disarmed on the floor. Kyle entered the room, and Tavion chose that moment to appear, declaring her part in the Cult of Ragnos. Escaping from Vjun, Kyle and Jaden returned to the academy, where Jaden was promoted to the status of Jedi Knight. He built a new lightsaber after that and became even stronger in the Force. He contined to work on stopping the ever growing cult, the Disiples of Ragnos. He once again confronted Rosh, this time turning him back to the light side. Flying to the Sith world of Korriban, Jaden joined a Jedi strike force to stop the cult. He succeeded in reaching the tomb of Marka Ragnos and confronted Tavion, who revived and was possessed by the Sith lord. He was able to overpower her, and destroyed the scepter, removing Ragnos from the world of the living. Tavion died as Ragnos left her body, and Jaden sealed the tomb, joining Luke and Kyle on the steps of the mausoleum. They proclaimed him to be a true Jedi Knight.

Following the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Jaden assisted Jan Ors in her hunt to locate Kyle Katarn, who had vanished while searching for missing Jedi Daye Azur-Jamin. It is not known what happened to him afterwards; Jaden, being strong in the force and having a tendency to always survive no matter the obstacle, is likely to be with the Galactic Alliance and lived through the war.

Behind the scenes
The male Jaden is voiced by Philip Tanzini. The female Jaden is voiced by Jennifer Hale, the same actor who voiced Bastila Shan in both Knights of the Old Republic games.

Jaden was originally going to be called Atton Rand, and that name was later reused in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.

Alternate ending
Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy presents two possible endings for Jaden: the light side ending, detailed above for the sake of reference, and the dark side ending, as follows:

When Jaden meets Rosh for a second time, this time strikes down his former friend in cold blood. He then slays Tavion's apprentice, Alora. On Korriban, instead of Tavion's Reborn and Stormtroopers, he has to fight simultaneously the Jedi, before defeating Tavion herself in the tomb of Ragnos. At that point, his former master Kyle Katarn, who is after him, arrives to prevent this. Jaden vanquishes Kyle and takes control of the Star Destroyer orbiting Korriban, while Kyle, repenant for losing both of his apprentices, moves after Jaden to fix his mistake.

It is clear that the light ending is canonical, with even a reference of Dark Forces saga that points out that Jaden remained to the light.

Even Jaden's nature is ambiguous: The avatar is customised by the player, and so can be a male or female, human, Twi'lek, Rodian, Zabrak or Kel Dor. However, Jaden has been confirmed as male in The New Essential Chronology, and has often portrayed in promotional art as a male human. Whether his race is canonical is yet to be revealed.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy