Yun

"Yun: a young and willing Dark Jedi, the newest addition to the cause. Brash and eager, he is ready to prove himself to his master at any cost. These elements make him a dangerous and unpredictable foe."

- Qu Rahn

Yun was one of seven Dark Jedi attempting to reclaim the Valley of the Jedi some time after the Galactic Empire's defeat at the Battle of Endor.

Biography
"In all my years I've only known Dark Jedi. Never one from the light side. Somehow, I expected more..."

- Yun

Yun was the pampered son of a wealthy mineral baron on Panatha and the youngest, newest, and most inexperienced of the Seven Dark Jedi under Jerec, which means that he was also the "noblest", since he had not yet been fully twisted by the dark side. Yun was very eager to learn and to apply his knowledge of the Force and his Force skills in combat. He was a skilled fencer and has almost learned to master the skill of Force jumping which he utilized to make up lost ground or to surprise the enemy. He wielded a yellow-bladed lightsaber.

Yun was sent to Bunduki to learn with the Followers of Palawa but soon became frustrated when the monks and left when they denied him the secrets of Teräs Käsi. Back to Panatha, Yun began to get closer to his father's fiancé, Sariss. The woman began exposing him to the faith of the Church of the Dark Side and eventually seduced him. Manipulated by the intelligent woman, Yun killed his own father and succumbed to the dark side.

Yun soon pledged his family's assets to Jerec's cause and joined his cadre of Dark Jedi. Jedi Master Qu Rahn contacted Yun after his death in attempt to turn him to the light side. The encounter with Rahn made a deep impression on Yun and was one of the decisive factors in Yun's redemption moments before his death.

Yun's next encounter with a Jedi from the light side of the Force was Kyle Katarn at Barons Hed. After destroying the stone map to the Valley, Yun dueled but was defeated. Though he ordered the mercenary to kill him, Katarn instead spared Yun's life. Yun escaped to the safety of his fallen comrades, but the memory of the experience and the lesson he learned about mercy had marked him for the short remainder of his life.

On Ruusan, much later, Yun and Sariss discovered Kyle unconscious. Sariss attempted to murder him with her lightsaber; but Yun, remembering that Kyle once spared his life, blocked Sariss' blow, who instinctively redirected it against Yun. Before expiring, he reminded Sariss that Kyle, as a Jedi, did not deserve to die cowardly, but in battle. In this way, Yun was possibly redeemed and returned to the light side before he drew his final breath.

Kyle, having lost his lightsaber, took up the fallen Dark Jedi's lightsaber in order to defend himself from Sariss. He carried that saber for a short time (he even killed Jerec with it) until eventually he constructed his own as part of his training. Thus, Yun had helped Kyle in more than one way.

Behind the scenes

 * Yun was played by Rafer Weigel.
 * In the non-canonical ending where Kyle has chosen the dark side, he faces Yun once again, killing him instead of Sariss.

Appearances

 * Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire
 * Dark Forces: Rebel Agent
 * Dark Forces: Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II