Kyle Katarn
taken from the comic Tales #21
taken from the comic Tales #21
Kyle Katarn was born to a farming family on Sulon, and was raised with
the ideals of hard work and perseverence. When he was old enough, he
enrolled in the Academy for two reasons. First, it would allow him to
pursue his own military interests. Second, he felt that it would help his
father gain prosperity and recognition. While he was at the Academy,
Kyle's family - and all of Sulon - were destroyed in an Imperial invasion.
The Empire's agents at the Academy blamed the attack on the Alliance,
spreading the seeds of hatred for the Alliance. They failed to cultivate
them, though, when they denied Kyle funeral leave. Thus, he grew to
hate the Empire equally. As the Empire became more crystallized, Kyle
became more and more frustrated with his service to it. When he
encountered the captive Jan Ors, she persuaded him to help her
escape. The persuasion came at a time when Kyle was most
disheartened, and so he freed her and took up the life of a mercenary.
He worked for anyone who would pay him, since he had no love for the
Empire or the Alliance. However, Jan Ors petitioned Mon Mothma to
seek out and hire Kyle Katarn, for she recognized in him the potential
ally he could be. Mon Mothma agreed. His first mission was part of
Operation Skyhook. He was asked to single-handedly infiltrate the
secret Imperial base on Danuta and steal the plans to the original Death
Star. He succeeded, escaping the base and turning the plans over to
the Alliance. He stayed with the Alliance, and was the agent responsible
for obtaining early clues to the Empire's Darktrooper development
program. Katarn, again working alone, discovered the location of
several manufacturing facilities and the main Darktrooper base - the Arc
Hammer - and was able to defeat Rom Mohc in one-on-one combat to
halt the Darktrooper development and destroy the Arc Hammer. When
Katarn returned from these missions, he was asked to train a group of
crack Alliance commandos for undercover missions such as Operation
Skyhook. Kyle agreed, and quickly formed a tight-knit group of agents.
The relationship between Jan and Kyle continued to grow, and they
became a formidable team of agents. When Kyle retired from service,
one of the commandos - Lieutenant Page - took over as the leader of
the commando squad. Sometime afterward, Kyle was visited by the spirit
of Rahn, and told of the Jedi heritage of his father. Many years before,
Kyle's father had helped a Jedi Master close of the Valley of the Souls.
When the Dark Jedi Jerec tried to enter the Valley, Rahn managed to
penetrate the physical world and enlist Kyle's help in defeating Jerec
and his minions. In the wake of he defeat of Jerec on Ruusan, Kyle
trained briefly with Mara Jade before nearly falling to the Dark Side on
the planet Dromund Kaas. After fleeing the planet, Kyle enrolled in
training at the Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 fulltime. He provided both
military and tactical assistance to the Jedi and the New Republic during
the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy. Throughout this time, Kyle
continued to work with Jan on various missions for the Republic. It was
during the invasion that Kyle first asked Jan to marry him, and his initial
reasoning caused her to decline the offer. She didn't want to get
married because they might die any day. She told Kyle that she would
marry him when they were ready to get out of the military and settle
down to raise a family. During the final stages of the battle against the
Yuuzhan Vong, after the living planet Zonama Sekot agreed to help
bring about an end to the conflict, Kyle was one of several Jedi Knights
were bonded to seed-partners and provided with Sekotan starships.
After the resolution of the Yuuzhan Vong conflict, Kyle set out on his
own, and was not seen for many years while he searched for information
about the Sith. His travels brought him to Daye Azur-Jamin, who had
been twisted to the Dark Side of the Force by a Dark Jedi. Kyle was able
to defeat the Dark Jedi and restore Daye to the Light Side, but Daye
carried with him a terrible secret. A Force-sensitive Yuuzhan Vong
female had made her presence known, and she was exceptionally
strong. Kyle and Daye then set out to locate this Yuuzhan Vong before
she could cause anymore harm to the galaxy.
Some info gathered with permission from: CUSWE
the ideals of hard work and perseverence. When he was old enough, he
enrolled in the Academy for two reasons. First, it would allow him to
pursue his own military interests. Second, he felt that it would help his
father gain prosperity and recognition. While he was at the Academy,
Kyle's family - and all of Sulon - were destroyed in an Imperial invasion.
The Empire's agents at the Academy blamed the attack on the Alliance,
spreading the seeds of hatred for the Alliance. They failed to cultivate
them, though, when they denied Kyle funeral leave. Thus, he grew to
hate the Empire equally. As the Empire became more crystallized, Kyle
became more and more frustrated with his service to it. When he
encountered the captive Jan Ors, she persuaded him to help her
escape. The persuasion came at a time when Kyle was most
disheartened, and so he freed her and took up the life of a mercenary.
He worked for anyone who would pay him, since he had no love for the
Empire or the Alliance. However, Jan Ors petitioned Mon Mothma to
seek out and hire Kyle Katarn, for she recognized in him the potential
ally he could be. Mon Mothma agreed. His first mission was part of
Operation Skyhook. He was asked to single-handedly infiltrate the
secret Imperial base on Danuta and steal the plans to the original Death
Star. He succeeded, escaping the base and turning the plans over to
the Alliance. He stayed with the Alliance, and was the agent responsible
for obtaining early clues to the Empire's Darktrooper development
program. Katarn, again working alone, discovered the location of
several manufacturing facilities and the main Darktrooper base - the Arc
Hammer - and was able to defeat Rom Mohc in one-on-one combat to
halt the Darktrooper development and destroy the Arc Hammer. When
Katarn returned from these missions, he was asked to train a group of
crack Alliance commandos for undercover missions such as Operation
Skyhook. Kyle agreed, and quickly formed a tight-knit group of agents.
The relationship between Jan and Kyle continued to grow, and they
became a formidable team of agents. When Kyle retired from service,
one of the commandos - Lieutenant Page - took over as the leader of
the commando squad. Sometime afterward, Kyle was visited by the spirit
of Rahn, and told of the Jedi heritage of his father. Many years before,
Kyle's father had helped a Jedi Master close of the Valley of the Souls.
When the Dark Jedi Jerec tried to enter the Valley, Rahn managed to
penetrate the physical world and enlist Kyle's help in defeating Jerec
and his minions. In the wake of he defeat of Jerec on Ruusan, Kyle
trained briefly with Mara Jade before nearly falling to the Dark Side on
the planet Dromund Kaas. After fleeing the planet, Kyle enrolled in
training at the Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 fulltime. He provided both
military and tactical assistance to the Jedi and the New Republic during
the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy. Throughout this time, Kyle
continued to work with Jan on various missions for the Republic. It was
during the invasion that Kyle first asked Jan to marry him, and his initial
reasoning caused her to decline the offer. She didn't want to get
married because they might die any day. She told Kyle that she would
marry him when they were ready to get out of the military and settle
down to raise a family. During the final stages of the battle against the
Yuuzhan Vong, after the living planet Zonama Sekot agreed to help
bring about an end to the conflict, Kyle was one of several Jedi Knights
were bonded to seed-partners and provided with Sekotan starships.
After the resolution of the Yuuzhan Vong conflict, Kyle set out on his
own, and was not seen for many years while he searched for information
about the Sith. His travels brought him to Daye Azur-Jamin, who had
been twisted to the Dark Side of the Force by a Dark Jedi. Kyle was able
to defeat the Dark Jedi and restore Daye to the Light Side, but Daye
carried with him a terrible secret. A Force-sensitive Yuuzhan Vong
female had made her presence known, and she was exceptionally
strong. Kyle and Daye then set out to locate this Yuuzhan Vong before
she could cause anymore harm to the galaxy.
Some info gathered with permission from: CUSWE