X2 X2 was a Force - sensitive clone trooper secretly created by the Kaminoans prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars . Cloned from the DNA sample of the Jedi Knight Falon Grey , X2 participated in the war , fighting for the Galactic Republic alongside his brother X1 , created from the same genetic sample . The two fought in many battles of the Clone Wars , earning the reputation of valuable and skilled soldiers . During the final days of the war , X2 participated in the Battle of Cato Neimoidia , where he was ordered to kill his commander , Jedi Master Ferroda , when Order 66 was issued by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine . X2 complied , killed Ferroda , and entered the ranks of the stormtroopers , serving the newly formed Galactic Empire ; however , he , unlike X1 , was uncertain about this choice . After months of service to the New Order , X2 ' s doubts intensified greatly during an attack to kill a fugitive Jedi taking shelter among simple villagers on the planet Dantooine . After learning that X1 was planning to kill innocent people who were hiding the Jedi , X2 defected from the Empire . Siding with the Jedi — who turned out to be his " father , " Falon Grey — he tried to help the civilians get off - planet , but X1 caught up with them and killed everyone except X2 , who survived only because Grey managed to Force - heal him before dying himself . X2 spent the following fifteen years on Dantooine working as a simple farmer until he was discovered by Grey ' s former Master , Rahm Kota , and was recruited by him into the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Soon after becoming a member of the Rebellion , X2 rescued a captured group of Rebels on the planet Geonosis , and they pledged their allegiance to him . On Kota ' s advice , X2 assembled the men into a military unit , christening it Grey Squadron in honor of Falon Grey . X2 and his men proved to be a valuable asset to the Rebellion , participating in many engagements throughout the Galactic Civil War , including the crucial Battles of Yavin , Hoth — during which X2 faced off against X1 , who was still serving the Empire — and Endor . During this time , X2 also began to explore his Force - sensitivity , guided by Rebel Jedi Luke Skywalker . After the Battle of Endor and the death of Emperor Palpatine , X2 was elevated to the rank of Jedi Knight by Skywalker and was given a lightsaber by him . Knowing that X1 was still roaming the galaxy , trying to rebuild the Empire — which had become fragmented in the aftermath of Palpatine ' s death — X2 vowed to find and stop him . Eventually , X2 tracked his brother down to the planet Mustafar , where the latter clone , having captured Skywalker , planned to create an army of Force - sensitive clones from Skywalker ' s DNA . X2 faced off against X1 and defeated him in a lightsaber duel , though he refused to kill him . In response , X1 tried to kill X2 with his lightsaber by manipulating it with the Force , but X2 quickly reacted and jumped out of the way of the lightsaber , leaving X1 to be stabbed by his own weapon and to fall into the fiery lava below . After the battle , the rescued Skywalker promoted X2 to Jedi Master . Biography . Early life . X2 was a Force - sensitive clone trooper created by the Kaminoans from the genetic template of the Jedi Knight Falon Grey . At some point prior to the Clone Wars , while he was still a Padawan of the Jedi Master Rahm Kota , Grey was badly injured while traveling with his Master , and Kota made an emergency landing on the planet Kamino . The native Kaminoans healed Grey , but in exchange they took Grey ' s genetic sample without his notice or permission . From the sample , they produced two clones , X1 and X2 ; the latter was born one hour after X1 and thus became known as the former ' s younger " brother . " The two clones grew up unaware of their origins , raised in secret by the Kaminoans alongside other clones produced on Jedi Master Sifo - Dyas ' request from the bounty hunter Jango Fett ' s genes . During this time , X1 and X2 were responsible for training their clone brethren . Clone Wars . When the Clone Wars began in 22 BBY , X1 and X2 became clone troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic . The two served together throughout the conflict , displaying exceptional skills . Taking their skills into account , the Galactic Republic assigned X1 and X2 to train newly grown batches of clone troopers in the art of warfare . Toward the end of the war in 19 BBY , X1 and X2 were assigned to Jedi Master Ferroda on the planet Tatooine , where they were to oversee the training of new clone troopers . On the planet , X2 ' s first training course was cut short when a Confederate recon droid was spotted inside the Republic outpost . X2 chased it down and destroyed the droid . When it was revealed that the droid was only one part of an entire reconnaissance patrol , X2 took control of an AT - RT and destroyed the other droids . Flying a V - wing into space , he followed a transport ship from which the droids had been deployed and destroyed it as well . Although the incursion was fended off , X1 realized that Tatooine was soon going to be invaded , and the two brothers started rallying defenses . The Separatist attack soon followed . X2 and his brother first assisted clone pilots who had been pinned down inside the base by the droids . The Separatists , however , deployed OG - 9 homing spider droids onto the battlefield . Since they had no heavy weaponry to destroy the spider droids , the two brothers were forced to go through a battle droid – invaded cantina in order to bypass the spider droids . Once the cantina was cleared of the droid forces , X2 was provided with a rocket launcher from a fellow clone and destroyed the spider droids with it . X1 then sent in reinforcements , and X2 used an anti - aircraft turret to shoot down droid starfighters . He manned the outpost ' s ion cannon , taking down the shields of a Separatist " Providence " - class carrier / destroyer above the planet . Having cleared the base ' s hangar , X2 and X1 boarded V - wings and took the fight into space . After taking down some of the Vulture droid starfighters , X2 and several clone troopers boarded the unshielded cruiser . X2 then destroyed the ship ' s reactor core and escaped on his V - wing right before the cruiser exploded . The battle of Tatooine was won by the Republic . For their bravery , X1 and X2 were invited to the galactic capital of Coruscant to receive medals from Supreme Chancellor Palpatine himself , although Palpatine confused the two when awarding the medals . In the midst of the award ceremony , however , Separatist forces attacked the planet . After telling several clone troopers to get the Chancellor to safety , X2 and X1 took separate ways through the streets of Coruscant . On his way , X2 encountered and defeated an IG - 100 MagnaGuard — a type of droid serving as a personal bodyguard of the Separatist General Grievous — and he realized that Grievous himself was behind the attack . He soon spotted Grievous , followed him to a skylane transportation hub , and engaged the cyborg in battle . X2 used explosives against Grievous , throwing him into the planet ' s traffic with the blast waves and injuring him . Faced with a challenging enemy , Grievous had to commend X2 for lasting longer against him than expected . Then , he retreated to resume his main objective : the search for Palpatine , whom he eventually kidnapped and transferred to his flagship , the " Invisible Hand " . X2 and X1 took nearby Aggressive ReConnaissance - 170 starfighters and joined the space battle , engaging Separatist Vulture droids in combat . Soon enough , Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi arrived at Coruscant in order to rescue the Chancellor . X2 flew as their escort , picking off droid starfighters . As the Jedi closed in on the " Invisible Hand " , however , they noticed that another destroyer was moving in to assist the flagship . Kenobi dispatched X2 to hijack that destroyer , and when X2 had infiltrated the ship , Kenobi sent two more troopers to assist him . The clones successfully reached the starship ' s bridge and secured control of the vessel , and X2 used its weaponry to destroy the " Invisible Hand " turbolaser defenses , as well as some Vulture droids that were attacking the approaching Jedi and stationary Vultures inside the hangar , allowing the Jedi to land inside the ship and rescue the Chancellor . In the waning days of the Clone Wars , X2 and X1 were assigned to the planet Cato Neimoidia alongside Ferroda . When the Republic fleet of " Venator " - class Star Destroyers arrived at the planet , the ship carrying X2 was boarded by battle droids . X2 managed to fight off the invading forces and later used the ship ' s orbital strike cannon to bombard Separatist defenses on the surface of the planet . He then piloted an ARC - 170 to the surface , joining the ground battle . As Ferroda and the clone troopers advanced on the Trade Federation Viceroy Nute Gunray ' s palace , X2 provided covering fire with a sniper rifle from the landing platform ; he then destroyed the controls of an enemy ion cannon . During this time , Ferroda sensed X2 ' s Force potential and promised to take him to the Jedi High Council when they returned to Coruscant after the battle . Meanwhile , X2 infiltrated the Viceroy ' s palace as well and reached the droid control terminal there , shutting down all Confederate droids on the planet . At that moment , a transmission came from Coruscant . Palpatine , claiming that the Jedi had betrayed the Republic , ordered the clone troopers on Cato Neimoidia to execute Order 66 and kill Ferroda . The troopers complied with the order and ambushed the Jedi Master in the throne room . X2 , not wanting to have anything to do with Palpatine ' s order , watched as Ferroda killed most of the clone platoon in self defence , and wounded X1 . X2 then became angry and drew a vibroblade at Ferroda , attempting to confront him . Ferroda tried to reason with the clone , telling X2 that he was not his real enemy and urging him to search his heart . X2 , angered at what the Jedi had done to his brother , killed him , though this action would haunt him for the rest of his life . A family reunion . Soon after Order 66 was issued , the Republic was reformed into the Galactic Empire with Palpatine as its Emperor . X1 and X2 became stormtroopers and began their service in the Empire , eventually earning a reputation as two of the Empire ' s most trusted agents . However , ever since Order 66 , X2 felt that he was not doing the right thing and began to show sufficient signs of concern that X1 noticed . At some point between 17 BBY and 15 BBY , the brothers — under the supervision of the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader , formerly Anakin Skywalker — were assigned to hunt down a fugitive Jedi , who was hiding among villagers on the planet Dantooine . Vader believed that the clones would help him to exterminate the remains of the Jedi Order . When X2 hesitated to embark on the mission , X1 told him to follow orders . X2 complied , and the brothers , along with other troopers , took ARC - 170s and headed for the planetary surface . X1 issued an order to enter the atmosphere and destroy the village where the Jedi was hiding . X2 , not wanting to kill innocent people , protested to this course of action , believing that they had come for the Jedi only . X1 , however , was certain that the villagers deserved to die for harboring a Jedi . X2 continued to argue , and X1 ordered Zeta Squadron to escort him back to the carrier ship . X2 , angered by X1 ' s commands , decided that he could not follow him anymore . He said goodbye to his brother , intending to defect . X1 immediately branded him a traitor and ordered X2 ' s squadmates to kill him . X2 dispatched his attackers and landed on the planet , where he met with the hooded Jedi fugitive and warned him about the incoming attack . The Jedi revealed that the local militia had already prepared for the attack , but X2 offered his help in fighting the Imperials , and the Jedi agreed . Together with the village militia , X2 and the Jedi repelled the attack . The Jedi then revealed his face — which was an elder version of X2 ' s — and told him that his name was Falon Grey and that as soon as he had seen X2 ' s face , he had realized that X2 was his genetic " son " and had understood the circumstances of his creation . Grey strongly believed that he had failed the Jedi Order for not sensing Palpatine ' s treachery , and when X2 told him that he had done terrible things in his life , Grey offered to seek redemption together . Grey and X2 then set off to another village , hoping to evacuate its citizens . On their way there , they cleared a barn that had been converted into a communications center by the stormtroopers . When they had reached the village , they found it invaded by more Imperial soldiers . After fighting off the attack with Grey and the militia members , X2 manned the village ' s anti - aircraft turret and destroyed incoming LAAT / i gunships . In order to evacuate the militiamen , X2 and Grey escorted them to the ruins of the old Jedi Enclave . Through a series of caverns connected to it , they reached a secret hangar with a LAAT / i standing by . However , the hangar ' s doors had been jammed from the outside by large boulders . X2 made his way back through the caves and to the other side of the door and destroyed the debris with explosives . He then returned to the village and used an ion cannon to disable an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer in space before it could blockade the planet . Making his way back to the hangar , X2 collapsed the rocks behind him , sealing the way into the caves from the Empire ' s troops . Once X2 opened the hangar ' s door , however , X1 and his stormtroopers landed in LAATs . They killed all of the remaining members of the militia and wounded X2 with a blaster bolt , but Grey used the Force to blast off the stormtroopers and attacked X1 , who was armed with a force pike . The two dueled , and Grey emerged victorious . Sensing that there was still some good in X1 and wishing to draw him from the path of darkness he had taken , Falon Grey spared him and even returned his force pike to him . X1 , however , attacked the Jedi again and took hold of his lightsaber . He then shot Grey with his blaster and cut X2 with Grey ' s lightsaber , leaving his brother to die as he and the stormtroopers departed the planet . Before dying , Grey was able to reach out with the Force and heal X2 ' s wounds . X2 survived and spent the following fifteen years working as a simple farmer on Dantooine . At some point between 2 BBY and 0 BBY , the Alliance to Restore the Republic sent Jedi Master Rahm Kota to recruit Falon Grey to their cause , whom they still thought to be alive . Kota , who held no respect for clones , was disappointed to find only a " pale imitation " of his former Padawan . Still , he sensed the Force resonating in X2 and made him an offer to join the Rebellion , which X2 accepted . Rebel Agent . Formation of Grey Squadron . During this time , the Rebel Alliance was conducting a campaign against the new Imperial superweapon , the Death Star . X2 ' s first mission on behalf of the Alliance was to go to the asteroid - based Desolation Station in the Atrivis sector , where components of the Death Star ' s superlaser were being assembled and later transported to the Death Star itself . X2 was to infiltrate a transport carrying the last of those components , the tributary beam , and ensure that it would not reach its destination . The transport , however , was protected by a defensive shield corridor that did not allow X2 to sneak on board the ship . To this end , Kota dispatched him to Desolation Station in order to find controls for the shield and deactivate it . When X2 had reached the station , he received intelligence from Kota regarding some Wookiee slaves who were being held inside . X2 liberated the slaves and reached the shield control center , where he deactivated the transport ' s defensive corridor . X2 ' s actions put the entire facility on alert , but — with the help of the liberated Wookiees and some Rebel fighters who had been dispatched as his backup — he managed to reach a TIE fighter hangar and steal one of the starfighters . Once off the station , X2 was pursued by enemy TIEs , but he managed to hold them off until some Rebel X - wings arrived , dispatched by Kota to cover his tail . While the X - wings engaged the TIEs in a dogfight , X2 flew to the transport and destroyed its turbolaser defenses . He then landed inside , fought his way to the weapons control room , and destroyed Desolation Station with the tributary beam , effectively halting the construction of the Death Star . Following the completion of that mission , X2 was formally initiated into the Rebel Alliance . Some time later , X2 received a communication from Kota , who told him that a Rebel strike team sent to infiltrate an Imperial base on the planet Geonosis had been discovered and captured . Kota planned to rescue them with X2 ' s help and set off for Geonosis . He told X2 that he would leave a speeder bike for him at the landing zone and rendezvous with him at the base . When X2 arrived at Geonosis in his X - wing , however , he was attacked by the bounty hunter Boba Fett , who mistook him for Kota ; Fett wanted to claim the bounty that had been put on Kota ' s head by the Empire . After realizing that the X - wing ' s pilot was not Kota , Fett planned to capture X2 and use him as bait for the Jedi . X2 engaged Fett ' s ship , " Slave I " , in the asteroid ring around Geonosis and ultimately defeated him , forcing the bounty hunter to retreat . X2 then landed on the planet and took the speeder bike left by Kota to the base . After meeting with the Jedi inside the base , X2 liberated the imprisoned Rebels and helped them to a landing pad . Grateful to X2 for their rescue , the Rebels pledged their allegiance to him and asked him to lead them as a military unit . X2 was initially reluctant to become a leader , but eventually agreed . On Kota ' s suggestion , X2 named his new unit Grey Squadron in the memory of his late father , Falon Grey . X2 , now Grey Leader , led his squadron across the galaxy , and it soon became known as a unit of fierce and loyal fighters . X2 himself acquired the reputation of a reliable figure in the Rebel Alliance . Rahm Kota continued to look after him , in memory of Grey . Death Star threat . Armed with the exact location of the construction site of the Death Star , the prison planet Despayre , the Rebel Alliance planned a daring reconnaissance mission to infiltrate the station in order to learn more about its capabilities and rescue prisoners held there . When X2 received word of it , he volunteered for the mission . Flying his X - wing , X2 , along with some other Rebels , reached the Death Star , which was being guarded by an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer and a number of TIE fighters . After clearing his way through the TIEs , X2 infiltrated the Star Destroyer and , guided by Kota over the comlink , used the ship ' s orbital strike cannon to destroy the Death Star ' s defensive autoturrets . Meanwhile , as a result of the Rebel attack , the battlestation ' s hangar shield went off ; X2 returned back to his X - wing and left the Star Destroyer for the Death Star . Upon landing there along with some Rebel troops , X2 headed for the prison cells . On his way there , however , he stumbled upon a conference room and saw a holographic transmission from X1 , who reported that he was soon going to deliver the tributary laser to the Death Star . This way , X2 discovered that his brother was still alive , though he had no time to reflect on this at that moment . Hoping to create a diversion , Kota told X2 to head for the superlaser control room and use the superweapon to destroy the Star Destroyer . X2 reached the controls and fired the yet - unfinished laser , obliterating the Imperial ship . Kota was amazed with the laser ' s firepower and told X2 that it was urgent to deliver the information regarding it to the Alliance High Command . Before that , however , X2 still needed to rescue the prisoners . He liberated them from the detention block and deactivated the station ' s tractor beam . X2 and the Rebels then escaped aboard two stolen " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttles . X2 and Grey Squadron were later stationed at the Rebel base on the moon of Yavin 4 . During this time , Kota recommended a female bounty hunter named Shara to be inducted into Grey Squadron , and X2 accepted her commission , trusting Kota ' s judgment . As soon as she arrived at the base , however , the Empire initiated an attack on the planet , landing a force of stormtroopers that attempted to capture the Yavin Temple and employing TIE bombers for bombing run s . X2 and Shara made their way to the temple , evading TIE bomber attacks . The two cleared the temple ' s surrounds , only to find the base ' s anti - aircraft turret deactivated . X2 repaired the turret ' s power stations , activating the weapon . Afterward , the two entered the base , and Shara received a transmission from the Rebel General Jan Dodonna , who revealed that the invading Imperials had placed jamming beacons throughout the base , preventing the Incom - designed X - wings ' engines from functioning properly . X2 and Shara destroyed all of the jamming beacons and , after clearing the base of the invading enemy forces , took X - wings to join the battle in space against the Death Star , which had arrived at Yavin 4 and — with its superlaser now fully functional — was preparing for a devastating shot to destroy Yavin 4 . The Rebel Alliance planned to hit the Death Star ' s two - meter wide thermal exhaust port with proton torpedoes , thus hoping to start a chain reaction that would destroy the massive station . Toward the end of the battle , Rebel pilots Luke Skywalker , Wedge Antilles , and Biggs Darklighter attempted to make a run through the trench leading to the exhaust port , but were followed by Darth Vader in his TIE Advanced x1 and two wingmen . X2 steered his X - wing into the trench just behind Vader ' s ship , hoping to provide backup for Skywalker . Vader , however , ordered all of the nearby turbolaser batteries to fire at X2 ; TIE fighters also strafed him with fire from above the trench . X2 was not able to help Skywalker , but the latter was saved by two smugglers , Han Solo and Chewbacca , in their ship , the " Millennium Falcon " . Solo killed one of Vader ' s wingmen ; the other one panicked and collided with Vader ' s fighter , sending him spinning into the vastness of space . Seconds later , Skywalker was able to place the necessary shot by using the Force and destroyed the Death Star . X2 and Shara were among the handful of pilots who had survived the battle . A short time later , the Empire established a blockade of Yavin in the hopes of preventing the Rebels from escaping . The codes to bypass the blockade , however , were located in a transponder device that had been kept aboard the Death Star . X2 and Shara were dispatched aboard X - wings to the station ' s wreckage in the orbit of Yavin to try to find the device . The retrieval mission soon turned into a battle , as Imperial TIE fighters arrived to reclaim the codes . X2 distracted the TIE fighters until Shara located the transponder in the wreckage . X2 retrieved it , and the two returned to base . The continuing war . Soon , the Empire launched an assault on Yavin 4 in an effort to destroy the Alliance . As a battle ensued , X2 and Shara reached the Yavin Temple and attempted to issue an evacuation signal before the Empire arrived in full force . However , TIE bombers took out the communications tower , preventing the Rebels from sending out the signal . X2 destroyed the Imperial starfighters with the base ' s anti - aircraft defenses and , along with some Rebel troops , took a T4 - B heavy tank to the communications tower . The tower was located on an unreachable platform , however , and X2 had to Force Jump there , thus beginning to explore his Force - sensitivity . After X2 repaired the tower , Shara began the evacuation procedure and left the planet in a starfighter . After destroying several more TIEs , X2 also headed for the hangar in order to evacuate . On his way there , he received a communication from Col Serra , the commander of the newly formed Renegade Squadron , who told X2 that he needed his help in space . Taking control of an X - wing , X2 joined the space battle , where Serra told him to assist Renegade Squadron in taking down a communications array of an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer in order to prevent it from calling reinforcements . Once the array was destroyed , Serra and X2 landed inside the ship itself , destroyed its reactor core , and evacuated from the doomed vessel before it exploded . That day , the Alliance was ultimately able to escape from the planet . Three years later , X2 and Grey Squadron were stationed at the Alliance ' s Echo Base on the planet Hoth when an Imperial probe droid discovered it . Soon , the Imperial fleet approached the planet , and ground troops were deployed onto the surface , beginning the Battle of Hoth . X2 first participated in the space battle in his X - wing , destroying TIE interceptors and preventing the Imperial landing craft from reaching the surface . He then headed for the ground and made his way to Echo Base ' s hangar . There , X2 was tasked with holding off the invading Imperials until Princess Leia Organa could escape . X2 called in Grey Squadron , and they defended the hangar against waves of snowtroopers . X2 was then contacted by Shara , who told him that Echo Station 5 - 7 , where the Rebel v - 150 anti - orbital ion cannon was located , needed help against Imperial walkers . Taking a snowspeeder , X2 reached the station and used its defensive network of DF . 9 anti - infantry batteries to repel AT - ST attacks . He was then told by Shara to man the ion cannon , and he used it to disable the tractor beam of an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer in orbit , allowing some of the Rebel evacuation transports to escape safely . X2 was then contacted by a member of Grey Squadron , who requested his assistance in the space battle . Taking off from the planet in his X - wing , X2 reached the space above Hoth and was once again contacted by Shara , who told him to infiltrate the Star Destroyer " Avarice " and destroy it . Before doing so , X2 distracted the " Avarice " by engaging in a dogfight with its TIE fighter complement . Once he landed inside the ship , Shara informed him that thanks to his distraction , most of the transport ships had escaped from Hoth , and that Skywalker had sent Grey Squadron to help him . X2 told Shara and Grey Squadron to rendezvous with him in the engine control room , where they would plant Class - A thermal detonators . On his way there , however , X2 was stopped by none other than his brother X1 , who was armed with Falon Grey ' s lightsaber and was using Force powers . Engaging in battle with X1 , X2 ordered Grey Squadron not to wait for him and to set the explosive charges and clear the ship . During their fight , X1 offered X2 a chance to join him , but X2 did not agree and continued to fight his brother , ultimately defeating him . X2 tried to reason with him , to make him realize the Empire ' s true nature , but X1 did not listen . Instead , when an explosion of the detonated Grey Squadron ' s charges distracted X2 , he Force - pushed him out of the way and ran away , evacuating from the ship . X2 escaped from the " Avarice " as well . Having witnessed X1 ' s usage of the Force , X2 began to reflect on his own Force - sensitivity and whether he should use it to aid the Rebellion . Victory at Endor . A year later , the Rebel Alliance discovered that the Empire was building a new Death Star in the orbit of the forest moon of Endor . When it was revealed that Palpatine himself would visit the station , a daring attack plan was formulated to destroy both the Death Star and the Emperor with a single blow . The plan involved destroying a deflector shield generator on the surface of the forest moon that projected a shield protecting the Death Star . To this end , a strike team led by Han Solo was dispatched to infiltrate the moon and destroy the shield generator bunker ; Renegade Squadron also landed on the moon to assist Solo . Soon , the Rebel fleet made a hyperspace jump to Endor for a final assault on the Death Star II . Grey Squadron arrived there as part of the Rebel force . It was soon discovered , however , that Solo ' s team had not yet deactivated the shield . Moreover , the whole affair was revealed to be a trap masterminded by Palpatine ; the Death Star ' s superlaser turned out to be operational , and the Imperial fleet was brought in to battle the Rebels . Seeing this , the Rebel Admiral Gial Ackbar ordered X2 and Grey Squadron to regroup at his flagship , " Home One " , and defend it against Imperial starfighter attacks . The fighters , however , were revealed to be only a diversion , as Imperial forces boarded " Home One " and assaulted its primary reactor . X2 landed inside the flagship and assisted Ackbar in securing it . Immediately afterward , X2 was contacted by Serra , who requested that X2 assist Renegade Squadron on the surface of Endor ' s forest moon . X2 used one of " Home One " escape pods to reach the ground . Serra informed X2 that several of the native Ewoks , who had been helping the Rebels , had been taken prisoner by the Empire . X2 liberated the Ewoks and was told by Serra to meet him at the shield generator bunker . Serra approached the bunker in his X - wing , but was shot down by a turbolaser battery and crashed into a tree . X2 rendezvoused with him at the downed starfighter , and they made their way inside the bunker , where Serra sabotaged the Imperial communications network . Leaving Solo to destroy the bunker , X2 and Serra set off to an Imperial ion cannon in order to use it against enemy Star Destroyers . Shortly thereafter , Solo ' s strike team , assisted by Renegade Squadron , managed to destroy the shield generator bunker , lowering the Death Star ' s shield . This allowed General Lando Calrissian to fly the " Millennium Falcon " into the station ' s inner structure and destroy the power generator , starting a chain reaction that destroyed the Death Star ; prior to that , aboard the station itself , Darth Vader had been turned back to the light by Skywalker and had killed the Emperor , but had sacrificed his life in the process . Although the Death Star was destroyed , the massive Imperial fleet was still battling the Rebels . In order to help their comrades , X2 and Serra reached the controls of the Imperial ion cannon , and X2 used it to lower the shields of two Star Destroyers , allowing Rebel frigates to destroy them . The battle was not over yet , as two All Terrain Armored Transports assaulted a nearby Ewok village , but X2 destroyed them with a rocket launcher , targeting their cranial section . Ultimately , the Battle of Endor was a victory for the Alliance . Jedi . Trials of a Jedi Knight . After the destruction of the second Death Star , X2 realized his Force potential under Luke Skywalker ' s tutelage . Eventually , Skywalker bestowed upon him the rank of Jedi Knight and gave him a lightsaber . Although X2 still believed that he was just a soldier and not a Jedi , Skywalker convinced him that at such unconventional times , they were all forced to become someone they had never expected to be . Though he accepted the title , X2 still retained his commission as Grey Leader . He also realized that X1 was still alive , and he vowed to find him and bring him to justice . Prior to that , however , X2 was called upon to assist Calrissian in the liberation of Cloud City , a tibanna gas mining colony of the gas giant Bespin . Calrissian , who had been the colony ' s Baron Administrator prior to the Empire ' s occupation of it , guided X2 via comlink while the latter piloted an X - wing , engaging Imperial starfighters and an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer above Cloud City . Following Calrissian ' s advice , X2 shot down a mining platform , causing it to fall on the Star Destroyer and be destroyed . After eliminating some pursuing TIE fighters , X2 set his X - wing down at the landing platform and met Calrissian there , who informed him of his plan to liberate the city . Calrissian hoped to rescue his aide , the cyborg Lobot , who had been imprisoned by the Empire , and regain control over Cloud City with his help . X2 escorted Calrissian to a computer terminal , and the former administrator located Lobot , held inside one of the prison cells . X2 liberated Lobot , escorted him to Cloud City ' s central computer , and protected him until he transferred all command functions over the city to Calrissian . The Empire attempted a counterattack , but X2 , Calrissian , and Lobot intercepted all Imperial forces — including some dark trooper s — at the landing platforms and eliminated them . With Cloud City liberated , X2 — who had come to serve the New Republic , the galactic government that replaced the Rebel Alliance — began searching for his brother . He soon tracked X1 ' s forces to the planet Dathomir , where X1 possessed a base , and arrived there with Grey Squadron , landing in a swamp in order to avoid detection by the heavy security of X1 ' s base . On the surface of the planet , X2 sensed that X1 had been working on something important inside the base . He and Grey Squadron took speeder bikes to X1 ' s base , where X2 ' s Force sense ability told him that the place resonated with the dark side , although it did not feel like X1 . At this moment , he was attacked by a lightsaber - wielding woman , whom X2 recognized as a member of the Nightsisters clan of the Dathomiri Witches . He defeated her , but more Nightsisters appeared , attacking Grey Squadron . X2 rescued his unit and was informed by them that the Nightsisters had been trying to break into the base . X2 went inside , telling his men to wait for him at the entrance because he sensed something very powerful and dark in the base . Entering his brother ' s lair , X2 was confronted by the Nightsister Matriarch , who was riding a rancor . After a battle with them , he killed the rancor , and ultimately , the Matriarch herself . Regrouping with two members of Grey Squadron — a Human and a Mon Calamari — X2 proceeded further into X1 ' s base and found a laboratory there , where X1 had attempted experiments with cloning . X2 realized that his brother had left the base and the Nightsisters had since overrun it . In order to retrieve any important data , he broke into X1 ' s office . Locating the main computer , X2 called Shara to help him recover the data from there . Once the mission was completed , the two returned to the landing pad to meet with Grey Squadron , only to find the place completely devastated ; an Imperial had infiltrated it and planted detonation pack s on Grey Squadron ' s X - wings . Many members of the unit had died , including Tavoy , Watkins , and Ryder , but the saboteur was captured . X2 tried to interrogate him about X1 ' s plans using a mind trick , but the man had been trained to resist such methods and did not tell anything . Angered , X2 slipped into the dark side and Force - choked the Imperial , but was then calmed down by Shara and regretted his actions . Realizing that the Empire was aware of their presence on Dathomir , the remainder of Grey Squadron took the ships that were left intact and tried to escape from the planet . However , an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer had already arrived there , and fighting ensued . X2 destroyed the ship ' s turrets , and Shara told him that they would now be able to escape . Still emotionally shaken by the loss of his men , however , X2 decided not to run from the Empire anymore and was determined to destroy the Star Destroyer . He wiped out the vessel ' s TIE fighter escort and made an attack run on the bridge , placing a shot at the bridge that started a chain reaction and destroyed the entire ship . X2 and the remaining pilots of Grey Squadron escaped from the planet and informed the New Republic command of what had transpired on Dathomir . Showdown . Later , X2 discovered that X1 had proclaimed himself as a Sith Lord and sought to learn the secrets of the dark side . To this end , he had traveled to the planet Vjun and had occupied Bast Castle , the former residence of the late Darth Vader . X2 was determined to prevent X1 from learning too much from Vader ' s castle and set off there , guided by Skywalker via comlink . Arriving at the planet , he took out a network of security satellites in space in order to avoid detection . Hoping to learn more about X1 ' s operation on the planet , X2 boarded an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer in orbit and sliced its mainframe . The ship ' s log indicated that X1 had already left the planet , but also that he had left a Sith holocron inside the castle . Skywalker hoped to determine X1 ' s location by analyzing that holocron . After reaching the planet ' s surface and dealing with a starfighter garrison , X2 infiltrated Bast Castle . Inside , he was forced to fight against droid bodyguards that the late Vader had used for sparring . While inside the castle , X2 also received intelligence from Skywalker , who told him that X1 had been keeping Falon Grey ' s lightsaber in Vader ' s trophy room . X2 reached it and retrieved the weapon . He then proceeded to Vader ' s meditation chamber , obtained the holocron , and escaped on a TIE bomber before more droids could arrive . The data on the holocron helped track X1 to Mustafar . Skywalker went ahead to stop the self - proclaimed Sith , but X1 managed to capture him , planning to use Skywalker ' s genes to create an entire army of Force - sensitive clones . X2 then set out to Mustafar with Grey Squadron to confront X1 and rescue Skywalker . Reaching the space above the planet , X2 infiltrated an orbiting Star Destroyer , trying to find some information about Skywalker ' s location . Aboard the ship , he again met X1 , corrupted and disfigured by the dark side . After a duel , X1 retreated to the planet ' s surface , taking a TIE Advanced x1 . X2 followed him , taunted by his brother . On the surface , he rejoined with Grey Squadron inside the crust of a wrecked " Venator " - class Star Destroyer , from which they began to make raids onto the Imperial positions . X2 assisted his men , taking down a deflector shield and allowing a Y - wing to bombard X1 ' s defenses . Soon , X2 met X1 inside one of the buildings . After yet another duel , X1 retreated , but not before releasing a swarm of cloned Wookiees , a result of his cloning experiments , upon X2 . X2 killed all of the attackers and pursued X1 all the way to a mining platform . After a final battle , X2 managed to overpower X1 ; the latter asked his brother to kill him , but X2 , abiding by the Jedi Code , refused to do so . Then , in a final act , X1 manipulated his dropped lightsaber with the Force to kill X2 . X2 jumped over the lightsaber , causing X1 to be impaled by his own blade . With the lightsaber in his chest , X1 stepped back over the edge and fell down into a lava river to his death . The battle was won , and Skywalker was liberated . In gratitude for his long service to the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic , X2 was promoted to the rank of Jedi Master by Skywalker . Personality and traits . Like his genetic father , Falon Grey , X2 had light skin , brown hair and brown eyes . X2 looked up to his brother from an early age , and the two were initially very much alike . However , as time passed , X1 became more cold - blooded , violent , and craved power , something X2 had begun to notice by the end of the Clone Wars , and at which point he started to feel irritated by X1 ordering him around . After learning that his brother was alive during the raid on the Death Star and after meeting him aboard the " Avarice " , X2 became determined to stop him , believing that as his brother , it was his sworn duty to do so . Throughout his years of service to the Republic , X2 earned the reputation of a brave and skilled soldier , a fact reflected in his receiving of a medal from the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine himself . Unlike his brother , who openly spoke out against the Jedi ' s pacifist views , X2 supported the Order ' s stance . He was loyal to the government he served too , as long as his loyalty did not contradict his moral qualities . On Cato Neimoidia , he executed Order 66 and remained to serve the Empire ; though he was disturbed by his actions during this time and deeply regretted them , he was persuaded by X1 to follow orders and continue his service . X2 found his murder of Ferroda to be a terrible act and regretted not having the Jedi Master around when he needed his advice . However , on Dantooine , X2 could not follow X1 ' s orders to kill innocent people and defected from the Empire . After joining with his father on the surface of the planet , he confessed the things he had done and gladly accepted Grey ' s offer to seek out redemption together . After Grey was killed , X2 distanced himself from the politics of the galaxy and chose the life of a farmer . The situation changed when Kota found him and persuaded him to join the Alliance . As a Rebel agent , X2 once again displayed exceptional skills in combat , completing many missions against the Empire . Despite this , he did not want to assume a leadership position , preferring to be just one of the many soldiers serving the Alliance . It was only due to Kota ' s words that he agreed to become the leader of Grey Squadron . As Kota became a mentor of sorts to X2 , the latter came to trust the veteran General ' s judgment completely , willing to accept the former bounty hunter Shara on his recommendation without questions . Eventually , X2 came to be considered to be a respected figure in the Alliance . After he discovered the Force in him and witnessed X1 using it for evil , he began to question whether he should use his abilities to help the Rebellion , still viewing himself as a soldier and being afraid to slip into the dark side like his brother . However , X2 was eventually convinced by Skywalker — who thought very highly of his accomplishments — to accept the title of Jedi Knight , telling him that facing the dark side was a test every Jedi had to endure . X2 faced such a test on Dathomir , when he , wishing to avenge his fallen men , stepped into the dark , Force - choked the Imperial infiltrator , and destroyed a Star Destroyer . Nevertheless , when confronting his brother on Mustafar , he managed to overcome his angst and spared X1 ' s life . Powers and abilities . Although X2 was initially oblivious to his Force - sensitivity , his potential was strong enough to be sensed by Ferroda on Cato Neimoidia , and the Jedi Master even wished to take him to the Jedi Council to study this matter further . When he finally became aware of his heritage , X2 was shocked by this discovery , but he did not explore it for many years because of his self - imposed seclusion on Dantooine . Even without any training , the Force was still strong enough in X2 for Kota to sense it during their meeting years later . X2 first called upon the Force during the evacuation of the Yavin base , using it to aid him in jumping to an otherwise unreachable location in order to give out the evacuation order . After this battle , however , X2 did not concentrate on his powers for three more years , until the encounter with X1 on the " Avarice " gave him some food for thought regarding his possible fate as a Jedi . After the Battle of Endor , X2 , persuaded by Skywalker , was granted the title of Jedi Knight and eventually mastered several Force abilities , including various incarnations of telekinesis , such as Force push and Force repulse . X2 also became quite skillful with the lightsaber given to him by Skywalker and was able to perform a lightsaber throw . His Force sense ability was also well - developed , as he was able to sense a dark side presence on Dathomir and could distinguish it from his brother ' s presence . Later , during the same mission , he sensed the Nightsister Matriarch ' s aura inside the abandoned base . On Dathomir , however , X2 also allowed his anger to take control of him and Force - choked the Imperial saboteur , although he was able to restrain himself immediately after the incident . In addition to his Force powers , X2 was proficient with a wide variety of weapons , from melee weapons like staffs , to blasters and sniper rifles , rocket launchers , and ground - and starship - based weapon emplacements . X2 was good at engineering and hacking , able to repair mechanisms and slice computer consoles during a battle . He was also a skilled pilot , flying his X - wing during many missions and managing to defeat such foes as the seasoned bounty hunter Boba Fett . Behind the scenes . The character of X2 was created as the protagonist of the 2009 video game " " for the PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS . The two versions were developed by Rebellion Developments and N - space and published by LucasArts . According to leaked material from the Free Radical Design , however , X2 was originally created for the rumored " Star Wars : Battlefront III " video game . When the project was cancelled , much of the game was seemingly incorporated into " Elite Squadron " . Console differences . The two versions of " Elite Squadron " are very different in their portrayal of certain events . This article tries to incorporate elements from both console versions , noting elements exclusive to one or another edition . However , there are some plot points that directly contradict each other . This article approaches the latter situations on a case - by - case basis , and notes the other portrayal below . For instance , the Battle of Tatooine ' s depiction in the Nintendo DS version is entirely different from the PSP version ' s , which is currently described in the article . In the Nintendo DS version , X1 and X2 are assigned to oversee the construction of a Republic outpost instead of training new troopers . The two are busy working at the outpost when the Separatist attack begins , and they are completely surprised by it . They make their way to an invaded Republic garrison and clear it from droids . The two then take BARC speeders to another base across the desert where they rendezvous with Ferroda . Alongside the Jedi , X1 and X2 make their way to the hangar and take ARC - 170s into space . There , X2 infiltrates a " Lucrehulk " - class battleship instead of a " Providence " - class destroyer . Additionally , while the PSP version claims that Tatooine was an " early " victory for the Republic , the Nintendo DS version explicitly states that the battle takes place in 19 BBY . This article describes the Battle of Coruscant as depicted in the Nintendo DS version in order to incorporate the award ceremony held by Palpatine . In the PSP edition , X1 and X2 immediately engage Separatist forces in orbit around Coruscant . First , they fight enemy droid fighters , and eventually X2 and some clone troopers board a " Providence " - class carrier / destroyer . Inside the ship , X2 commandeers its orbital strike cannon and uses it against Separatist ground forces that have been deployed onto Coruscant ' s surface . This provides the Republic a great deal of support by hampering the Confederacy ' s ground invasion . X2 and other clones then depart the ship in escape pods and reach the planet ' s surface in order to support the Republic ' s ground troops . X2 reaches Jedi General Mace Windu ' s location , and Windu tasks him with repairing a defense turret in order to blast Separatist barricades surrounding the Senate Building . After X2 has completed the task , he and Windu reach the building and face off against Grievous and his MagnaGuards . After a short battle , the droid General retreats . The battle of Cato Neimoidia in the article follows the PSP version ' s storyline . The other edition claims that X2 is assigned to Cato Neimoidia " months " after the Battle of Coruscant , while in fact , far less time elapses between the invasion of Coruscant and the end of the Clone Wars . Cato Neimoidia is also protected by an energy shield powered by three satellites in orbit , but X2 and X1 manage to deactivate them . The article describes the Battle of Hoth as presented in the Nintendo DS version . In the PSP version ' s depiction of the battle , the ion cannon is erroneously located right next to the Rebel hangar instead of Echo Station 5 - 7 , and during the battle it registers a fault . After defending the hangar , X2 is tasked with escorting an astromech droid to the ion cannon ' s controls in order to fix it . He then uses the cannon to take down the shields of a Star Destroyer in orbit . When Vader ' s stormtroopers storm the cannon ' s control room , X2 retreats to his X - wing and sets off into space , where a boarding party has already been assembled to infiltrate a Star Destroyer and destroy its orbital strike cannon . X2 protects the boarding party ' s LAAT / i gunships and proceeds inside the Star Destroyer . After he has destroyed the ship ' s orbital strike cannon ' s controls , X2 is attacked by X1 , who is armed with a blaster instead of Grey ' s lightsaber . When explosions start to tear the ship apart , the two brothers break off their duel and escape on an X - wing and a TIE fighter , respectively . The Battle of Endor in this article follows the PSP edition ' s story . In the Nintendo DS portrayal of the events , Grey Squadron arrives at the Ewok village during the early battle , and X2 is contacted by Ackbar , who informs him that he has lost contact with Solo . X2 establishes contact with Organa , who tells him that their team has run into heavy resistance at the bunker , but that they will be able to handle the situation themselves . While X2 and Grey Squadron defend the village , the strike team defeats the Imperials and starts planting explosives in the bunker . Having been informed of this , X2 and Grey Squadron take speeder bikes to the Rebel landing platform and rendezvous with Shara there , who informs X2 that the platform has been overrun with Imperial troops . After fighting their way through them , Grey Squadron takes X - wings and joins the space battle . There , they are contacted by Calrissian , who asks X2 ' s men to provide cover for him . While X2 battles against waves of TIE fighters , Solo takes down the Death Star ' s shield . Seeing an opportunity to download the encrypted data from the Death Star ' s mainframe , Ackbar dispatches X2 inside the station . X2 leads his R2 unit to the mainframe , downloads the data , and escapes from the station before it explodes . Finally , the article uses the PSP version ' s portrayal of the battle on Mustafar . In the Nintendo DS version of the game , the New Republic lands forces on the planet , but they are stalled by an energy shield protecting X1 ' s base . Also , a powerful planetary shield is activated , preventing them from receiving support . In order to help the troops on Mustafar , X2 infiltrates X1 ' s " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought during a decoy attack by the New Republic fleet , hoping to use the ship ' s weapons to destroy shield generators on the planet ' s surface and take down both shields . X2 executes his plan ; however , only the base shield goes down , so he rams the massive Star Destroyer into the shield , destroying it in the process , but making it through to the planet ' s surface . Once on the planet , X2 is faced with reactivated Separatist battle droids left after the Clone Wars . During the mission , X2 rescues Skywalker , and they make their way through the droids until they reach the platform with X1 . There , Skywalker tells X2 to proceed alone , stating that he has to pass this final test by himself . One other difference between the two versions is the color of X2 ' s lightsaber . In the PSP version it is green , whereas in the Nintendo DS version it is blue .