- "I'm beginning to think everyone who comes from your planet is crazy!"
- ―Jan Ors to Kyle Katarn, regarding Sulon, witnessing Grif Grawley battle probe droid AD-43
Sulon was a moon of Sullust with a thriving agricultural program. The surface of the moon was covered with droid-tended fields. The moon was also the home of Jedi Master Kyle Katarn.
Sulon was the headquarters of Sulon Incorporated, a SoroSuub subsidiary which utilized the underground areas of the moon for manufacturing and starport facilities. These underground facilities were where the most dangerous Sullustan explosives, weapons, and bacteriological testing was conducted, safely off of the surface of Sullust.
History[]
- Kenobi: "Damn that bounty hunter! He's been on our tail ever since we left Sulon. Why can't we ever keep these people in prison?"
- Skywalker: "Well, I did tell you not to exit the moon's atmosphere with the sun in your eyes."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker[src]
During the Galactic Civil War there was an active Rebel group on Sulon. Morgan Katarn (Kyle Katarn's father) was a leader in this group, that tried to become independent of SoroSuub Corporation energy plants.
Following the Battle of Endor, Imperial forces began a counterassault against the Rebels on Sulon, planning to drive the Alliance off the moon, then to use it as a base of operations for attacking Sullust. Entire Rebel cells and brigades were killed and eventually, the Alliance ordered all their forces on Sulon to retreat. Those with access to starships fled immediately, but scores of Alliance personnel were left behind, so they made their way to Akkalo Station, a small Imperial spaceport, and captured it. The Alliance sent a shuttle to the port, to pick up the survivors, but the Imperials sent reinforcements to the station before the shuttle could arrive.[2]
Sullust from its moon, Sulon.
There was one known city on Sulon, which was Barons Hed. There, Jerec and his six companions had established a palace, which Kyle Katarn infiltrated. Kyle had his first victory against a Dark Jedi on Sulon, as he defeated Yun in the palace, though sparing his life. Jerec had served as the moon's governor for a short time, and Sulon later was under Jerec's jurisdiction after the Battle of Endor. Jerec had wiped much of the Rebel populace, though some had fled to Ruusan.
Maw garrisoned the moon with Grave Tusken mercenaries.
Behind the scenes[]
The Katarn homestead on Sulon.
There is a discrepancy on the pronunciation of Sulon between two appearances. In a cut scene from Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Kyle Katarn pronounces the name of the moon as Soo-lawn. Alternately, in the audio dramatization of Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire, the voice actors pronounce it suhl-uhn.
Appearances[]
- "Outgunned"—Star Wars: The Clone Wars Comic UK 6.20 (Mentioned only)
- Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire / audio drama
- Dark Forces Manual: Coded Transmissions (First mentioned)
- Dark Forces: Rebel Agent / audio drama
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (First appearance)
Sources[]
"Lucasfilm's Latest"—Star Wars Insider 29 (Picture only)- "Game Room: Playing with the Dark Side"—Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 8 (Picture only)
- Dark Forces Manual: Coded Transmissions
- Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Dark Forces Saga
- Power of the Jedi Sourcebook
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 124
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 140 (KAT5, Second Chance)
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- Underworld Appendix: Swoops, Spice, and Wretched Rogues on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Galaxy at War
- Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 30
- Katarn, Kyle in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Essential Reader's Companion
- Strongholds of Resistance
