Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast

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

Plot summary
The game takes place in 12 ABY, 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 contacts them to investigate an Imperial Remnant base on Kejim. A part of a transmission sent from the base was decrypted and some keywords such as "Reborn" or "Valley of the Jedi" were revealed. 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 captured by two Dark Jedi, Tavion Axmis and Desann. Katarn is initially eager to rescue his love interest, but Desann ignites his lightsaber and Katarn has no choice but to fight him. Desann easily defeats the mercenary but spares him, saying he would be a worthier adversary if he had the power of the Force. Desann then ordered Tavion to kill Jan, which she seemingly does. Kyle embarks to the Valley of the Jedi to (at least partially) 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 and with the help of Galak Fyyar the shadowtroopers. He plans to use this army to invade the Jedi Temple on Yavin IV and restore the Galactic Empire. When Kyle spares Desann's apprentice, Tavion, she admits the plan, and tells Kyle that Jan is still alive. He radios Rogue Squadron and stows away on Fyaar's personal ship, where he finds Jan unhurt and alive. Also he finds out that the shadowtroopers are wearing an armor made from Cortosis Weave.

After knocking out the shields of Fyarrs flagship, Doomgiver and killing Galak, he takes an escape pod to Yavin 4 and helps fend off Desann's attack, fighting his way through Reborn and Shadowtroopers, eventually killing the Dark Jedi. At the end of the game, he is asked by Luke about what he would do next. His reply was that he and Jan had earned a long vacation on the beaches of Spira.

Levels

 * Mission to 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)
 * Mission on Alzoc III

Characters

 * Ak-Buz
 * Baldarek
 * C-3PO
 * Desann
 * Galak Fyyar
 * Jan Ors
 * Jedi Master
 * Kyle Katarn
 * Lando Calrissian
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Mon Mothma
 * Tycho Celchu
 * Morgan Katarn
 * Palpatine
 * R2-D2
 * Reelo Baruk
 * Tavion Axmis
 * Darth Vader

Creatures

 * Bantha
 * Mine crab
 * Nerf
 * Whaladon
 * Ysalamiri

Droid models

 * 3PO-series protocol droid
 * GNK power droid
 * Imperial probe droid
 * IT-0 Interrogator
 * Mark I droid walker
 * MSE-6 droid
 * R2-series astromech droid
 * R5-series astromech droid
 * RA-7 protocol droid

Events

 * Battle of Artus Prime
 * Battle of Bespin
 * Battle of Yavin IV
 * Mission on Alzoc III
 * Mission to Cairn Installation
 * Mission to Kejim
 * Third Mission to Nar Shaddaa

Languages

 * Galactic Basic Standard
 * Gran
 * Rodese

Locations

 * Alzoc III
 * Artus Prime
 * Bespin
 * Cloud City
 * Carbonite Chamber
 * Coruscant
 * Kejim
 * Kejim Outpost
 * Lenico Belt
 * Cairn Installation
 * Nar Shaddaa
 * Sullust
 * Ruusan
 * Valley of the Jedi
 * Yavin 4
 * Massassi Temple
 * Jedi Academy
 * Southern ruined temple

Organizations and titles

 * Bespin Wing Guard
 * Galactic Empire
 * Imperial Remnant
 * Admiral
 * Artus Imperial warden
 * Imperial commando
 * Imperial officer
 * Imperial worker
 * Reborn
 * Scientist
 * Stormtrooper
 * Shadowtrooper
 * Swamp trooper
 * Thermal scan team
 * TIE Pilot
 * New Jedi Order
 * Jedi
 * Jedi Knight
 * Jedi Master
 * Jedi student
 * Jedi trainer
 * New Republic
 * Chief of State
 * Rogue Squadron
 * Rogue Leader
 * Order of the Sith Lords
 * Dark Jedi

Sentient species

 * Chiss
 * Chistori
 * Gran
 * Human
 * Kowakian monkey-lizard
 * Rodian
 * Trandoshan
 * Ugnaught
 * Weequay

Vehicles and vessels

 * 1-138
 * AT-ST
 * BTL Y-wing starfighter
 * Crew carrier
 * Doomgiver
 * EasyRide passenger airspeeder
 * EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
 * Hover Transport TC9
 * Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
 * Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
 * Personal Luxury Yacht 3000
 * Lady Luck
 * Raven's Claw
 * Star Destroyer
 * Storm IV Twin-Pod cloud car
 * T-65 X-wing starfighter
 * TIE fighter
 * Turbolift

Weapons and technology

 * Arakyd 3t3 missile
 * Bacta
 * Blast door
 * Bryar pistol
 * Bowcaster
 * Blaster rifle
 * Comlink
 * DEMP 2
 * Detpack
 * Disruptor
 * Flechette
 * Hologram
 * Holopad
 * Light Amplification Goggles
 * Lightsaber
 * Medpack
 * Merr-Sonn
 * Neuro-Saav Model TD2.3 electrobinoculars
 * Personal shield (Armor)
 * Planetary ion cannon
 * Repeater
 * Scomp link
 * Seeker Drone
 * Sensor Array
 * Shield generator
 * Stun baton
 * Thermal detonator
 * Trip mine

Miscellanea

 * Alliance Starbird
 * Artusian crystal
 * Bantha herder
 * Blue milk
 * Book
 * Corellian ale
 * Cortosis
 * Cortosis-weave
 * Era of Desann
 * The Force
 * Galaxy
 * Garbage hauler
 * Imperial crest
 * Meteor storm
 * Nerf herder
 * Rank insignia of the Rebel Alliance
 * Rank insignia of the Galactic Empire
 * Ruby bliel
 * TIE pilot suit

Crew

 * Directors--Steve Raffel, Kevin Schilder
 * Writer--Michael Stemmle