Morgan Katarn

"&hellip;a Jedi who never was&mdash;a soldier who gave his life for freedom&mdash;and a father who believed in his son."

- Luke Skywalker

Morgan Katarn was a Force-sensitive and close friends with the Jedi Qu Rahn. He was also a leader in the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the father of Kyle Katarn.

Early Life
"I am not now, nor have I ever been, a Jedi Knight."

- Morgan Katarn

During childhood, Morgan often used his Force powers to entertain his younger sister. He became reluctant to use the Force, however, when a Force Push led to the accidental death of a bully.

As a farmer, a faulty BT-16 perimeter droid killed his wife Patricia. Despite Morgan's allegiance to the Rebellion, he sent his son Kyle Katarn to the Imperial Academy on Carida in hopes of giving him a proper education.

Morgan had been entrusted with the lightsaber of his Jedi friend Qu Rahn, which he placed within a hidden compartment in the family's homemade droid, WeeGee. Along with this, Morgan created a holorecording for his son Kyle that only the droid could decode. It told Kyle of his Jedi potential and of the importance of protecting the location of the Valley of the Jedi, as well as entrusting Rahn's Lightsaber to him.



Morgan's death
"You're weak like your father. I remember it. Jerec, he gave him a sweet slow death&mdash;a death worthy of a coward! I had the honor of taking his head and thrusting it on a spike for all to see."

- Maw to Kyle Katarn

In an attack on Barons Hed by Imperial forces masquerading as Rebels, Morgan was captured, and eventually killed aboard the Vengeance by Jerec, who beheaded him with a vibroblade. Morgan's head was then placed on a stake outside the walls of Barons Hed. This led Kyle to despise the Rebellion. Only when Jan Ors revealed the truth did Kyle follow in his father's footsteps.



What Jerec did not know at this time was that Morgan, a Jedi sympathizer, had in his possession a secret map to the legendary Valley of the Jedi hidden within the roof of his homestead. Situated at an ancient battle site on the planet Ruusan the valley was a source of almost unlimited power. The map, however, was later found by Jerec.

Morgan appeared as a Force ghost&mdash;speaking to Luke Skywalker about the Valley of the Jedi and then later to his son Kyle, at the Valley itself.

Behind the scenes

 * Morgan Katarn was portrayed by Jacob Witkin for the live-action sequences of Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II and all other appearances of Morgan are based on Witkin's looks.
 * There appears to be some conflict between the sources as regards the death of Morgan Katarn. In Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire Jerec beheads him, but in Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight Maw tells Kyle that Jerec gave Morgan a sweet slow death. Of course, it is possible that Maw just says it to goad Kyle into getting into touch with the dark side, or that Morgan was tortured prior to his decapitation.

Appearances



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