Jaden Korr

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

- Jaden Korr to Chewbacca

Jaden Korr was a male Jedi Knight from Coruscant.

Biography
Fourteen years after the Battle of Yavin, Jaden was heading to the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4, having achieved a feat thought impossible: the creation of a functional 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 their new student to the academy. Shortly thereafter, he and Rosh were assigned to Kyle as pupils, and they passed through a training course on Yavin to familiarize themselves with their Force abilities. On the way, Rosh set a lightsaber practice 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 cult. Jaden visited various worlds, including Blenjeel, Corellia, Tatooine, Taanab, 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 somehow 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.

He fought his way through the fortress, 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 choose 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 and grew even stronger with the Force. He continued to work at thwarting the cult's operations on Chandrilla and other planets. He confronted Rosh on Taspir III. This time he turned Rosh back to the light side of the Force, and defeated Tavion's other apprentice, Alora. Afterward, Jaden flew to the Sith world of Korriban, where he joined a Jedi strike force to stop the cult. He reached Ragnos's Tomb and confronted Tavion before she could resurect Ragnos. He defeated her in a short duel, and she refused to surrender. She managed to resurect the Sith Lord, who possessed her body. After another duel with Tavion, Jaden destroyed the scepter, and Ragnos left her body, killing her. Jaden left the tomb, and sealed it forever. He joined Luke and Kyle on the steps of the mausoleum. There they proclaimed him to be a true Jedi Knight.

Following the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Jaden assisted Jan Ors in her hunt to locate his former master, Kyle Katarn, who had vanished while searching for missing Jedi Daye Azur-Jamin. It is not known what happened to the young Jedi afterwards; Jaden, being strong in the force and having a tendency to always survive no matter the obstacle, likely remained 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.

Character Customization
Jaden's true nature is ambiguous: The in-game avatar is customized by the player, and so can be a male or female human, female Twi'lek, male Rodian, female Zabrak or male Kel Dor. However, Jaden is listed as male in The New Essential Chronology, and is often portrayed in promotional art as a male human (though also frequently as a Twi'lek female). Whether he has a canonical species or appearance is yet to be revealed.

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 he strikes down his former friend in cold blood. He then slays Tavion's apprentice, Alora. On Korriban, Jaden must face Tavion's forces alone. He has to simultaneously fight the Jedi along with the Reborn and Storm Troopers, 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 commandeers a Star Destroyer orbiting Korriban, while Kyle, in anguish for losing both of his apprentices, pursues Jaden to fix his mistake. Meanwhile, with the Scepter of Ragnos in hand, Jaden sets a course for parts unknown.

The 'light side' ending of the game is canonical, according to the Roleplaying game Dark Forces saga.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy