Tavion Axmis

"Because... I'm not brave enough to die!"

- Tavion to Kyle Katarn

Tavion Axmis was an overconfident, obedient Dark Jedi covered in Sith tattoos and wearing black leather outfits. She was a deadly warrior with a swift style.

Desann's apprentice
Originally an Empire Youth under Lord Hethrir, Tavion was selected by Desann to be his personal apprentice. Together, the two conceived a devious scheme to discover the location of the Valley of the Jedi. During the Battle of Artus Prime, Desann and Tavion intercepted Jan Ors, the partner of former Jedi Kyle Katarn and one of the only two people to know the location of the Valley. Tavion managed to capture her and bring her aboard their shuttle. Katarn showed up to rescue his partner, only to be quickly defeated by Desann. Out of Kyle's line of sight, Tavion activated her lightsaber and killed Jan, or so it seemed to the former Jedi. Desann spared Kyle and boarded his shuttle, leaving the planet with Tavion.

However, they did not leave the system. When Kyle left in the Raven's Claw, he instantly went to the Valley of the Jedi to regain his former Force-sensitivity, with the intention of using it to exact revenge on Jan's killers. Desann and Tavion followed him there, succeeding in their plan to discover the Valley's location. Soon after, Tavion and Desann brought the presumed-dead Jan Ors to Admiral Fyyar's ship, the Doomgiver. Tavion left her master's side to oversee Imperial Remnant forces on Bespin.

While on Bespin, Tavion confronted Kyle Katarn. She taunted him, announcing that they had followed him to the Valley, and congratulated him for beginning the "era of Desann". After an intense duel on one of Cloud City's landing platforms, Tavion was overcome by Kyle's superiority with a lightsaber. Kyle held Tavion aloft with the Force over the platform's edge. Tavion begged for her life, telling Kyle that "his woman" was alive onboard the Doomgiver, which was docked at a base in the Lenico Belt. Kyle spared her, commanding her to get away before Desann finds her and punishes her in the way he sees fit. Tavion obeyed and fled.



Cult leader
"Is this what it's come to, Tavion? Stealing scraps of the Force like some sort of intergalactic parasite?"

- Kyle Katarn on Vjun

After Desann's defeat, Tavion took on an eager and sadistic apprentice: the red-skinned Twi'lek female Alora. Tavion then found a merchant on Commenor with an ancient artifact known as the Scepter of Ragnos. After acquiring the scepter, she killed him. With the Scepter, she drained areas of the galaxy strong with the Force and empowered her new followers, the cult known as the Disciples of Ragnos, with the goal of resurrecting the ancient Sith Lord known as Marka Ragnos.

However, when a Jedi Padawan known as Jaden Korr spotted her draining the Force energy at the temple on Yavin IV, the Jedi became aware of her actions. Luke Skywalker dispatched the Jedi to areas of strong Force energy in an attempt to intercept the cult. One of the students, Rosh Penin, did not make it back from a mission to Byss. Rosh Penin was captured, and Tavion had successfully turned him to the Dark side.



Tavion and Rosh's destination was Vjun, the location of Darth Vader's castle. They were attempting to drain the place when Jaden Korr arrived on the scene, surprised to see his lost friend. Tavion remained in the shadows as the two dueled. When Rosh was defeated and Jaden's master Kyle Katarn showed up, Tavion revealed herself. She refused to give up her new apprentice and commanded Katarn to save his pity because of the shame he caused her on Bespin. Tavion ripped Jaden's lightsaber from him with the Force, then used the ensuing chaos to escape with Rosh in tow.

After neutralizing the cult's activities on Taspir III—killing Alora and saving Rosh, after the former dark Jedi had sent out a distress call—Jaden went to Korriban to stop Tavion from resurrecting Marka Ragnos. This effort by him and a team of Jedi began an epic battle between them and the Discples of Ragnos. Jaden managed to make his way to Ragnos's tomb and confront Tavion.

Tavion was once again defeated. However, she refused to cower like she did before Katarn. She took the Scepter of Ragnos and released all of the Scepter's remaining energy into the ancient Sith Lord's remains. Ragnos's spirit rose, infusing his strength into Tavion's body, and so another duel began. The scepter was eventually destroyed by Jaden, and Ragnos's spirit was forced to flee back into his tomb, killing Tavion. With that, all the energy Tavion had stolen was returned to its proper place in the Galaxy.

Tavion's homeworld
Although there is no clear evidence, it is possible that Tavion might have been one of the Nightsisters: witches that were exiled from Dathomir and later helped to create the Shadow Academy nine years after Tavion's death. Both Tavion's style of clothing and her facial tattoo could be marks of a possible Dathomiri ancestry.

Trivia

 * Tavion was voiced by Kath Soucie in Jedi Outcast and Jedi Academy.
 * In Jedi Academy, if Jaden chooses the dark side during the confrontation with Rosh and Alora, then Tavion will not attempt to resurrect Ragnos but instead give in and let Jaden kill her.
 * Although her last name is never stated in the games, Axmis is the surname written in the Holocron continuity database.
 * 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.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy