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 synopsis
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 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 Galak Fyyar's help the shadowtroopers. He plans to use this army to invade the Jedi Temple on Yavin IV and restore the Galactic Empire. When Kyle spares his apprentice, Tavion, she admits the plan, and tells him Jan is still alive. He radios Rogue Squadron and stows away on Desann's personal ship, where he finds Jan unhurt and alive.

After knocking out the shields of Desann's 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 accepts Luke's offer of a teaching position at the Academy, but not before he spends some time off with Jan Ors.

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

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

Creatures

 * Bantha
 * Kowakian monkey-lizard
 * 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
 * Kejim
 * Imperial Outpost (Kejim)
 * 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
 * Rodian
 * Trandoshan
 * Ugnaught
 * Weequay

Vehicles and vessels

 * AT-ST
 * Doomgiver
 * Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
 * Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
 * EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
 * Personal Luxury Yacht 3000
 * Lady Luck
 * Raven's Claw
 * Star Destroyer
 * Storm IV cloudcar
 * Tavion's hauler
 * TIE fighter
 * Turbolift
 * X-wing
 * Crew carrier
 * Y-wing

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

Behind the scenes



 * Kyle's lightsaber no longer works under water, as it did in Dark Forces II. It could be argued that since this one was the first he crafted himself, that he did not include the function for it to operate underwater. The previous ones belonged to Qu Rahn (green) and Yun (yellow), which operated underwater.
 * By that time, Mon Mothma was no longer Chief of State, but replaced by Leia Organa Solo. It is not clear under which office Mothma assigns the mission.
 * The scene where Kyle Force Grips Tavion over a chasm on Bespin, is a blooper: The scenario doesn't allow Kyle to possess this ability that early in the game. Fans explain it as since Kyle was in the grip of a revengeful rage, he may have been calling on the dark side, granting him temporarily more advanced powers for that instant. This is further supported by the difference between Grip and Telekinesis (which Kyle knew in the form of Push and Pull) being more about game mechanics than actual ability.
 * Another blooper can be seen in the scenes where Desann and Tavion are in the Imperial Shuttle. If you look out the window you should expect to see the shuttle's middle vertical fin but all there is is space. This is because the cockpit was the only 3D model used and not the whole ship. This structural error probably wasn't noticed until later inspection.
 * After Kyle lets Tavion go, the player sees her fleeing in the background and is never mentioned again. Her fate is revealed in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.
 * The code Kyle enters into the Doomgiver communication array to contact Rogue Squadron is Aurebesh for "THX", an allusion to George Lucas's movie THX 1138, as well as to his sound-system company THX.
 * The appearance of the Cloud City reactor core is different than in The Empire Strikes Back.