Jaden Korr

"You're the best student I've trained and a terrific Jedi."

- Kyle Katarn

Jaden Korr was a male Jedi Knight from Coruscant. A Padawan of Jedi Master Kyle Katarn, Korr was one of his best apprentices and a key figure in resolving the Disciples of Ragnos crisis in 14 ABY. Korr continued to serve the New Jedi Order after the Yuuzhan Vong War.

Biography
Fourteen years after the Battle of Yavin, Jaden Korr, after constructing a lightsaber with no prior knowledge of the Force or aid, was brought from his homeworld of Coruscant and taken to the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4. During the ride he met Rosh Penin, who would be appointed to Master Katarn alongside Korr by Luke Skywalker.

First encounter with the Disciples of Ragnos
As their shuttle approached the surface it was shot down by members of the Disciples of Ragnos cult. After the crash, Jaden and Rosh were separated from the rest of the students and proceeded to the temple but ran into some stormtroopers and a member of the cult. After Korr defeated the cultist he investigated the temple; there he found a group of intruders, one of which was holding a sceptor that seemed to be bound to the temple somehow. Unfortuantely, Jaden's evesdropping efforts were detected, and the mysterious figures turned on him, knocking him out.

Jedi apprentice
Upon awakening, Jaden met with Jedi Masters Kyle Katarn and Luke Skywalker, who welcomed their new student to the academy. Shortly thereafter, he and Rosh were assigned to Kyle as pupils, and they passed Force abilities. On the way Rosh set loose a lightsaber practice droid upon Jaden, in the hope of slowing him down so he could finish the course first. After the training Kyle admonished Rosh heavily for this careless decision, stating that it was not a race and that "If that droid had been set to Luke's training regimen, it would have killed Jaden." Nevertheless, Jaden forgave Rosh and claimed not to have any hard feelings.



Korr and Penin were sent on a series of missions, helping to track down the growing cult. Jaden visited various worlds, including Blenjeel, Corellia, Tatooine, Taanab, and Bakura. Later, Skywalker summoned all available Jedi to inform them that someone had sliced into his records and stolen his journal containing names of places where he had found a very strong connection to the Force. Worried of what the slicer could be planning, he sent the Jedi to various places mentioned in his journal. Jaden went to Hoth, where Luke had had a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi shortly before the Battle of Hoth.

Upon landing on the planet, Korr couldn't sense anything out of place there, but as soon as he started investigating, he found that the Imperials were guarding Echo Base. Jaden infiltrated the base and overheard a Sith Cultist talking on a comlink to Alora, Tavion Axmis's apprentice, about Skywalker having traveled to Dagobah after the battle. Korr defeated the Cultist and confronted Alora. The two engaged in a lightsaber duel, and were at first evenly matched. After Jaden began to gain the upper hand, Alora fled, taunting Jaden as she left. The accounts were documented in Korr and Katarn's datacard report entitled Tauntaun Feathers A1.

Rosh Penin was captured during his mission to Byss, and the Jedi students were instructed to work in pairs in the future. Skywalker discovered that the Disciples of Ragnos were somehow siphoning the Force energy from various places strong in the Force. Kyle and Jaden were assigned to investigate Darth Vader's Bast Castle on Vjun.

Jedi Knight
Katarn and Korr infiltrated the fortress, but became separated. Alone, Jaden fought his way through the fortress, finally confronting none other than Rosh Penin in Vader's throne room. Rosh had turned to the dark side following his capture. He boasted of the power of the dark side to Jaden, and - along with the Kothos Twins - engaged him in battle. The battle seemed impossible to win, as the twins kept empowering Rosh with life energy, but Jaden was able to kill the Twins and overpower Rosh. Katarn reached the room as Rosh lay disarmed on the floor, and Tavion chose that moment to appear, declaring her part in the Cult. After rebuking Katarn, she forced Jaden's lightsaber out of his hand, and used it to cut the ceiling and brought it down with blasts from the sceptor. Thanks to Katarn's quick thinking, Korr was able to use Katarn's lightsaber to cut a hole in the floor for both to escape while Katarn held up the rubble with the force. Unfortunately, Tavion and Rosh had escaped. Kyle and Jaden returned to the academy, where Jaden was promoted to the status of Jedi Knight and created a new lightsaber.



Jaden built a new lightsaber and became even stronger within the Force. He continued to work at thwarting the cult's operations on Chandrila and other planets. When Luke Skywalker discovered the cult's intentions, Korr was recalled to the Academy to serve as part of a Jedi strike team that would stop the Cult of Ragnos from attempting to restore Marka Ragnos to life. However, Katarn pulled Korr aside and informed him that he had received a message from Penin, who had repented of his actions and wished to rejoin the Jedi Order. Katarn and Korr detoured to Taspir III to rescue Rosh from the cult. Korr finally reached Penin, but at the sight of him seemingly unharmed with Alora, his anger rose, convinced that his former friend had lured him into a trap. With the help of Katarn's mental warnings, Korr put aside his anger and did not attack Rosh. At this point, Alora attacked, wounding Penin. Korr was able to defeat her in a hard-fought battle. Leaving Rosh in the care of Kyle, Jaden flew to the Sith world of Korriban, where he joined up with the Jedi strike force to stop the cult once and for all. He reached Ragnos's Tomb and confronted Tavion before she could resurrect Ragnos. Tavion fought with fury and hatred, using the Scepter of Ragnos to boost her advantage. However Jaden's skill outmatched and defeated her, but Tavion refused to surrender. She managed to resurrect the Dark Lord of the Sith, who possessed her. After a duel with Ragnos in Tavion's body, Jaden destroyed the scepter, and Ragnos left Tavion's body, leaving her to die. Jaden left the tomb and sealed it forever. He joined Luke and Kyle on the steps of the mausoleum. There they proclaimed him to be a true Jedi Knight.

After the Yuuzhan Vong War
Following the Yuuzhan Vong War, Jaden assisted Jan Ors in her hunt to locate his former master, Kyle Katarn, who had vanished while searching for missing Jedi Daye Azur-Jamin. It is not known what happened to him afterwards.

Talents and equipment
Korr was a powerful Force user, commanding a wide range of Force abilities such as Force Push, Force Pull, and many of the more advanced powers. He was also an accomplished swordsman, mastering the medium style of lightsaber combat among others. Korr was quite skilled in using ranged weaponry of various types, from basic blasters to heavy explosives, and he presided over an inventory of weapons almost rivaling that of Kyle Katarn.

Korr was also an accomplished pilot, and piloted a Z-95 Headhunter which he used to fly to the locations of his missions. During his mission to Zonju V, he also proved to be an adept swoop rider and demonstrated his mastery of mounted lightsaber combat techniques.

Behind the scenes
"I was actually slated for a spin-off to Jedi Knight, but I don't want to talk about what happened there."

- Atton Rand (non-canonical quote)




 * The male Jaden is voiced by Philip Tanzini. The female Jaden is voiced by Jennifer Hale, the same actress who voiced Bastila Shan in both Knights of the Old Republic games.


 * Jaden was originally going to be called Atton Rand, and that name was later reused in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.


 * In the second Tatooine mission, which involves finding a droid, Jaden finds a black droid and says "This is not the droid we're looking for." obviously a reference to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope when Obi-Wan Kenobi uses the Force to trick a patrol of stormtroopers.

Character customization
Jaden's true nature is ambiguous: The in-game avatar is customized by the player, and so can be a male or female human, female Twi'lek, male Rodian, female Zabrak or male Kel Dor. However, Jaden is referred to as a "he" in The New Essential Chronology, and is often portrayed in promotional art as a male human with reddish-brown hair. Whether he has a canonical species or appearance is yet to be revealed.

In addition there have been created several unofficial fan-made modifications, available at various websites, allowing the player to create a Jaden Korr that belongs to another of the species in the Star Wars universe, such as a male or female Chiss.

"Korr" or "Kor"
In the computer game, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, it has been reported that in some of the copies of the game, Jaden's last name had been misspelled "Kor" instead of "Korr". Whether his name was actually misspelled or his name was changed is unknown, however, due to the majority of copies with his name spelled "Korr", it was most likely a spelling error.

Alternative ending
"I will have the scepter and its power for myself."

- Jaden Korr to Tavion Axmis

Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy presents two possible endings for Jaden: the light side ending, detailed above for the sake of reference, and the dark side ending, as follows:

When Jaden meets Rosh at Taspir III, he gives in to his anger and strikes down his former friend in cold blood by brutally stabbing him in the torso. He then slays Tavion's apprentice, Alora. On Korriban, Jaden must face Tavion's forces alone. He has to simultaneously fight the Jedi along with the Reborn and stormtroopers, before defeating Tavion herself in the tomb of Ragnos. At that point, his former master Kyle Katarn, who is after him, arrives to prevent this. Jaden vanquishes Kyle and commandeers a Star Destroyer orbiting Korriban, while Kyle, in anguish for losing both of his apprentices, pursues Jaden to fix his mistake. Meanwhile, with the Scepter of Ragnos in hand, Jaden sets a course for an unknown destination.

The light side ending of the game is canonical, according to the Roleplaying game Dark Forces saga.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy