Mission to Sulon During the year 5 ABY , the Human mercenary Kyle Katarn was given permission by the New Republic to track down and eliminate the Dark Jedi Jerec and his Imperial faction , and stop his plans to uncover the mythical power of the Valley of the Jedi . The operation began when Katarn partook on a mission to his old home on the moon Sulon , along with the New Republic agent Jan Ors . Upon arriving to his father ' s homestead , Katarn observed three of Jerec ' s Dark Jedi followers , Boc Aseca , Sariss , and Yun , remove several cart fulls of ceiling tiles from the homestead before leaving for the nearby city of Barons Hed . Katarn infiltrated his Imperial guarded home alone , and eventually found the family droid , WeeGee . WeeGee deciphered a datadisc that Katarn had retrieved from the moon Nar Shaddaa , which was originally from his family home , and discovered a message from his father , Morgan Katarn . Morgan explained that Katarn was to be a Jedi , and gave him a lightsaber and a map to the Valley of the Jedi , which was carved into the ceiling . However , Katarn realized that the ceiling tiles were missing , and that they were the tiles the Empire had confiscated earlier . The Imperials brought the map to the Sulon Government House , where it was placed under the care of 8t88 , a droid information broker who was also working for Jerec . 8t88 was supposed to eventually deliver the map to Jerec personally , but instead the droid took the liberty of translating the etchings into a digital map file , which he could then transmit to Jerec ' s Star Destroyer remotely . Katarn tracked down the physical map , evading various Imperial troopers and bounty hunters , and learned about 8t88 ' s digital copy of the map . Katarn killed 8t88 ' s guards and cornered the droid , but they were interrupted by Yun , who was sent to destroy the physical map . Yun succeeded in his initial mission , and then dueled Katarn with his own lightsaber while 8t88 made his escape . Katarn bested Yun , but spared the Dark Jedi ' s life . Katarn fought his way through the towers of the Government House , and chased 8t88 to a roof top . He was too late , however , and 8t88 escaped to Fuel City , where he was to retrieve his payment from Jerec . 8t88 boarded the starship " Sulon Star " , and was subsequently beheaded by two more of Jerec ' s Dark Jedi , Gorc and Pic . Katarn and Ors followed 8t88 to Fuel City , and Katarn was dropped off near the fuel station where the " Sulon Star " was being refueled . Ors kept the traffic communication officer Captain Zyak occupied while Katarn snuck aboard the " Sulon Star " , eventually finding 8t88 ' s deactivated body . Before he could recover 8t88 ' s cranial unit , which housed the digital map , it was eaten by 8t88 ' s pet hornagaunt Grendel . Gorc attempted to ambush Katarn immediately after , but Katarn shot him in the face , killing him . Pic attacked , but was knocked unconscious . Grendel was also killed , and Katarn cut 8t88 ' s head out of Grendel ' s stomach . Soon after , Pic awoke and tried to attack again , but Katarn used the droid ' s heavy , metal cranium to kill Pic . Katarn fought his way out of the ship , and reached a topside hatch , where he was picked up by Ors in the ship " Moldy Crow " . They returned to the Katarn homestead to study 8t88 ' s map , and discovered that Jerec was heading to the planet Ruusan , where the Valley was located . After they were joined by rebel hero Luke Skywalker , they departed Sulon together to rejoin the New Republic fleet . Prelude . During the year 5 ABY , the Galactic Empire warlord Jerec , a Dark Jedi , was making his bid to seize control of the galaxy from the newly formed New Republic . Jerec planned to find the mythical Valley of the Jedi , and use the power imbued in the valley to attain his throne as Emperor . Jerec captured the Jedi Qu Rahn over the planet Dorlo , and after an interrogation , discovered that a map to the Valley ' s planet existed , and that it was in the possession of Morgan Katarn , a man Jerec had murdered years prior . Jerec was assisted in his search by the Model 88 - series administration droid information broker 8t88 , who ransacked Morgan ' s homestead on the moon Sulon and found a variety of datadiscs . 8t88 found that most of them contained trivial information about farming , but he eventually uncovered a encrypted disc he could not crack . The droid sought out Morgan ' s son Kyle Katarn , a former Imperial cadet and Rebel Alliance operative , on the moon Nar Shaddaa , and attempted to force Katarn to decode the disc . Katarn , however , refused to help , prompting 8t88 to order his hired guns to kill Katarn . 8t88 underestimated Katarn ' s abilities , however , and Katarn was able to recover the datadisc and escape Nar Shaddaa , but not without grievous injuries . Katarn was rescued by his friend and ally , Jan Ors , a New Republic agent . Ors brought Katarn to the New Republic medical frigate " Mercy " , where Katarn was hospitalized . While he was recovering , Ors found his datadisc , and with the help of Warrant Officer Xiong Wong and a man named Wires , the disc was partially decoded . They discovered that the disc was a message from Morgan to his son , and that Morgan had both a map to the Valley of the Jedi imprinted in the ceiling above his workshop , and that he had Rahn ' s lightsaber , which was to be given to Katarn , as he was sensitive to the Force and had the potential to become a Jedi . Ors brought the disc to the New Republic leaders Mon Mothma and Princess Leia Organa , and showed them the message . The Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker was also present . After viewing the message , Ors explained that Katarn knew that Jerec had murdered Morgan , and that Katarn wanted revenge . Mothma doubted Katarn ' s ability to carry out the mission against Jerec , due to the fact that the Valley of the Jedi was considered to be the stuff of legends . Mothma was also concerned that Katarn ' s past as an Imperial soldier could conflict with his loyalty to the New Republic . However , Skywalker pointed out that if the Valley was real , it would be well worth the risk to stop Jerec from taking it , regardless of Katarn ' s past , further pressing that the rebel agent would have to walk his own path . Despite this belief , though , Skywalker believed that any number of things could go wrong with a self - taught Jedi . Nonetheless , Mothma ultimately agreed to let Katarn do what he will , but ordered Ors to execute Katarn if he turned on them . Ors , who was in love with Katarn , lied that she would , to Organa ' s silent amusement . Meanwhile , Katarn had a vision in the sickbay , where he was visited by the spirit of Rahn . The Jedi implored Katarn to not make his mission one of revenge , but to make it a mission to save the galaxy from the wrath of Jerec . Katarn awoke sometime later , fully recovered . Ors had since replaced the datadisc into Katarn ' s pouch , and expressed her concern towards Katarn chasing after Jerec . Katarn , who was still unaware of the disc ' s contents , was not ready to chase Jerec yet , and believed that he would find answers in his old home on Sulon . Katarn ' s HWK - 290 light freighter , the " Moldy Crow " , had to be repaired before it could go anywhere . Meanwhile , 8t88 had returned to Sulon , and took residence in a Government House in the city Barons Hed , which was constructed during Jerec ' s brief rule as governor of the moon . The mission to Sulon . Returning home . Morgan ' s homestead . Jerec moved his entire force over Sulon , and sent three of his seven Dark Jedi down to the moon ' s surface — Sariss , her Epicanthix apprentice Yun , and the Twi ' lek Boc Aseca . Morgan ' s map had been located in his workshop , and was removed tile - by - tile to be placed on a " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle . As the process went on , Katarn watched from half a kilometer away , hiding in tall grass . Aseca sensed Katarn through the Force , and briefly stared right at him , although his warning went unheeded by Sariss and Yun . Likewise , Katarn sensed Aseca . When the last of the tiles were loaded onto the shuttle , the Dark Jedi prepared to leave , and Katarn disembarked towards his father ' s home . The map was delivered to 8t88 , as he was to decipher it . Although the Dark Jedi had left , the farm was left under the heavy guard of Grave Tuskens , mercenary Tusken Raiders from the planet Tatooine that acted as the personal soldiers of the Dark Jedi Maw . Imperial stormtroopers and a single All Terrain Scout Transport also patrolled the farm grounds . Katarn first encountered a bowcaster wielding Tusken guarding the front door , and after dispatching the mercenary , the agent discovered that the front door was jammed shut . Fighting through more mercenary Tuskens , Katarn accessed the inside of the house by crashing through a wooden window frame , which landed him a bedroom . He continued to move through the house , and made it back to the front door , which forced open by Tuskens on the outside . Katarn killed the attackers , and attempted to cross a wooden beam which extended past a hole in the floor . However , the beam collapsed under the agent ' s weight , forcing him to find his way through a kitchen . Katarn was routinely displeased with the state of disrepair that his home had fallen into . However , he did come across a 3 - D photo of his mother , which he removed from the farmhouse ' s wall and stored in his pocket . Katarn eventually encountered a locked door which required a red colored key . After some searching , Katarn found the key in the homestead ' s garage , which was also filled with Tuskens . Katarn killed them , and opened the previously locked door . Nearby the door existed a collapsed ceiling which blocked off access to other areas of the house , such as Morgan ' s workshop . Katarn eventually came to the home ' s water well . Due to the structural damage of the house , areas of the dam had been damaged . Using a pair of wrenches , Katarn moved parts of the dam to drain a portion of the well , and accessed a previously cut off door , which led him to a large pool of battery acid . Katarn was able to traverse the pool , but encountered mailoc s , flying creatures with a deadly stinging tail , that tried to attack him . Katarn fended the mailocs off , and found his father ' s workshop . After conducting a brief search of the workshop , Katarn uncovered the family droid WeeGee , who had been knocked out of commission years earlier by a stormtrooper . Katarn twisted several of the droid ' s parts back together , and managed to get WeeGee ' s disc reader back in working condition . Katarn played the disk , and saw the message from his father . Although the map Morgan spoke of had been confiscated by the Imperials , Rahn ' s lightsaber had been stored in one WeeGee ' s internal compartments . WeeGee came to life moments later , but did not initially believe Katarn to be who he claimed to be . However , Katarn was able to convince his old friend after further discussion . After WeeGee was brought up to speed on past events , WeeGee explained to Katarn that the ceiling tiles had the map to the Valley of the Jedi etched on to them , and were then covered in plaster in order to hide them . WeeGee also explained that Rahn had stayed at their home for a while and helped Morgan with the map . Afterwards , Katarn considered his options , and planned to head after the Imperial shuttle in Barons Hed . He also decided to bring WeeGee with him . The best way out was through the farm ' s elaborate irrigation system , but the exit of the house was guarded by a stormtrooper and the Gamorrean mercenary Brollo . WeeGee provided a distraction , however , by ramming through a door and into another hallway , which surprised the guards . While they tried to figure out what was going on , Katarn shot and killed them both . Katarn and Weegee made their way through the Tusken guarded irrigation system and , eventually , Katarn and WeeGee entered an underground portion of the irrigation system labeled " main central . " This particular tunnel lead to a vehicle park , where Katarn hoped to acquire transportation . However , on the way they encountered the hunter killer droid 8 - 13 , an outdated war droid that had found its way into the tunnel via unknown means . WeeGee closed the gap between him and 8 - 13 , and they engaged in melee combat . 8 - 13 , who was programmed to fight Humans , was unable to overcome WeeGee , and the farm droid ripped the war droid ' s head off . Roadblock rescue . Upon leaving the irrigation system , Katarn and WeeGee found an unattended T - 4 speeder . However , the Imperials had discovered the bodies of Brollo and the stormtrooper , and were placed on alert . Katarn and WeeGee boarded the speeder , and took off down a road heading for Barons Hed . They were spotted , however , and they were pursued by Grave Tuskens on speeder bikes , led by the Tusken leader Rogg and his second - in - command Bordo . Rogg opened fire on Katarn ' s speeder when it came into range , prompting Katarn to man the T - 4 ' s turret . Katarn killed several Tuskens and triggered an explosion , but Rogg survived the blast and kept coming as they moved onto a massive bridge . Katarn left the turret to focus on piloting the craft , and tried in vain to make the speeder move faster . Due to the distraction , Bordo and another Tusken managed to get close enough to the T - 4 to board it . However , with the other Tuskens distracted , Bordo decided to usurp control from Rogg , and shot the Tusken leader off of his bike . The other Tuskens failed to notice Bordo ' s betrayal . As the chase continued , Ors arrived in the " Moldy Crow " , and WeeGee pointed out that the Imperials had set up an unavoidable roadblock . Ors paged Katarn over a comlink , and lowered the ship ' s ramp . However , the ship was too high to reach . Katarn shot Bordo and the other Tusken off of the T - 4 , and WeeGee grabbed Katarn and rocketed onto the " Crow " using his repulsors , seconds before the speeder crashed into the blockade , knocking an AT - ST off of the bridge and killing a platoon of stormtroopers . Most of the remaining Tuskens were going to fast to avoid the blockade themselves , and ultimately only a few Grave Tuskens survived the battle . The damage was enough to allow the " Crow " to escape to Barons Hed . Barons Hed . Into the fallen city . Although 8t88 was supposed to eventually deliver the physical map tiles to Jerec ' s " Vengeance " - class Super Star Destroyer " Vengeance " , the droid instead took the liberty of translating the map into a digital file . However , upon arriving to the Barons Hed Government House , which was also known as the Dark Palace , the building ' s commanding majordomo , who disliked droids , sent 8t88 to reside in a coat room , passing it off as a VIP guest suite . 8t88 figured out the duplicity — as he realized that a suite had no business being adjoined to a ballroom — and ordered the majordomo to present himself . The man continued to pass off the coat room as a special suite , but 8t88 did not buy the story and executed the majordomo . Afterwards , 8t88 fed the body to his pet hornagaunt Grendel . The majordomo ' s death caused the house servants to be more compliant towards 8t88 , and he and the map were moved to the ballroom , and was presented with a decorated table , a lavish throne , and a large turbolift that rose to the building ' s roof . 8t88 completed the digital map . Meanwhile , Katarn and Ors parked the " Moldy Crow " on a ridge overlooking Barons Hed and guessed that 8t88 was in the Government House , which was under heavy guard . As such , Katarn opted to enter the city alone . Upon reaching the city limits , Katarn found that security had been heightened due to the operative ' s previous engagement with the Imperials . Katarn considered several methods of entry , including disguises and ruses , but settled on hitchhiking on the leg of an AT - ST that was attempting to maneuver past a herd of gra . Katarn rode the AT - ST into Barons Hed ' s perimeter , and eventually disembarked when no one was looking . He eventually made it to a canal that fed the city ' s water supply . Katarn moved north upstream , and found that Jerec had hired Gran bounty hunters and mercenaries to patrol the streets for potential threats , working alongside the Grave Tuskens . Katarn made his way up the stream , which fed in the Barons Hed Lagoon , and dispatched any mercenaries he encountered , while sparing any civilians who managed to get in the way . Katarn eventually had to bypass the lagoon and avoid the drugon s that swam beneath the water ' s surface . He finally made it to the paved streets , and cleared a residence of Grave Tuskens and Gran . As he exited the building , he came across a locale known as the House of Max , which was a residence that was inhabited by a woman and the pint - sized lagomorph Max . Katarn accessed the otherwise locked house when the woman opened the door for herself , and Katarn followed her in . Katarn met Max , and the hyper - kinetic rabbit agreed to accompany Katarn and fight the Gran and Grave Tusken mercenaries , and together they blasted through Jerec ' s hires . At one point , they came across a tavern that hosted five Gran bounty hunters , one named Shmorg . After ordering a round of drinks , Shmorg offered to pay the bill , but another Gran offered to buy instead , sparking an argument . The Gran began to beat each other to death , and after two of the Gran were killed , Katarn finished off the survivors , much to the bartender ' s displeasure . Katarn and Max continued to move through the city , and came across a bazaar that was also dominated by Gran . They killed the mercenaries , moved on to a local shop where two Gran were harassing the female storeowner , and using his lightsaber , Katarn cut down two more Gran and spared the woman , who was a Rebel sympathizer . Katarn went into her back room and helped himself to a variety of weapons that she had been storing , which she did not mind . Katarn and Max later came across a large outdoor marketplace that was being attacked by Gran and Tusken mercenaries , who were attempting to kill the citizens . While fighting the bounty hunters and mercenaries , Katarn discovered that a section of Barons Hed had been sealed off . Once the mercenaries had been killed , the destructive pair briefly visited Club Hed before moving through a ransacked apartment . Eventually , with the first leg of Barons Hed wrapped up , Katarn and Max parted ways . Katarn , again alone , moved towards the center of the city , towards Barons Knoll , which was where the Government House was located . However , a cyborg bounty hunter had spotted Katarn ' s lightsaber hanging from his belt , and cornered the fledgling Jedi in an alley . She asked for the lightsaber , so that she could sell it for credits , but Katarn declined and sarcasticly offered to trade the lightsaber for the hunter ' s remote droid . The woman went for her blasters , but Katarn was quicker and shot her through the neck . The remote revealed a large blade , and descended upon its master ' s killer . Katarn tried to shoot the droid , but found that it was too nimble . He stumbled over a curb , and dropped his blaster . As the droid came closer , Katarn once again heard the voice of Rahn , who instructed Katarn to use his lightsaber , close his eyes , and trust in the Force . Katarn was doubtful , but complied anyways . He swung at the droid and missed , and Rahn urged him to find the peace within . Katarn calmed down , and having found the Force , the Jedi struck the droid down , blind . The next leg of the mission was to enter the ruined sections of the city that immediately surrounded the Government House . Upon reaching the ruins , Katarn was attacked by a Viper probe droid . Katarn destroyed it , and moved through the ruins , evading sequencer charge s and further probe droids . Eventually , Katarn discovered the beginnings of an Imperial base , and used a turbolift to gain access into a room of probe droids , some of which were inactive . Katarn destroyed the active droids , and began to move through a corridor that contained a two - man stormtrooper patrol . Katarn dispatched the troopers , and eventually entered the round , expansive courtyard that laid at the foot of the palace . The patrols included large numbers of stormtrooper , various Imperial officers , a TIE / sa bomber , and multiple AT - STs and automated turrets . Katarn fought the ground forces in a clockwise movement , circling the tower while taking out squads of stormtroopers , officers , and the walkers . A bridge in the tower had been lowered , however , forcing Katarn to find the two control rooms that could control its movements . Katarn killed the Imperial guards , but found that the multiple control rooms required several individuals to operate the bridge controls at once . Katarn called upon the Force to increase his movement speed and managed to activate all of the necessary control panels , and he gained access to the bridge . After taking out an AT - ST , Katarn accessed the tower . Eventually , after a debacle with bulkhead doors and further troopers , Katarn reached the main anteroom and took an elevator to the upper levels of the tower . At some point Katarn encountered 8t88 ' s personal bodyguards , Rol , Hontho , and Trox , and killed them . As these events unfolded , Jerec contacted 8t88 from the " Vengeance " , and demanded to know why the map had yet to be sent to him . 8t88 explained that the delay was because of the liberty he had taken in creating a digital map to the Valley of the Jedi . Jerec was pleased with the droid ' s creativity , and as such no longer had any need of the physical map . He ordered Yun to destroy the physical map , and told 8t88 to collect his payment in Fuel City , which was outside of Barons Hed . Duel with a Dark Jedi . With the digital map sent to Jerec and Yun on his way to destroy the physical map , 8t88 prepared to leave for Fuel City , where his payment awaited on the freighter " Sulon Star " . However , Katarn had made it to the droid ' s room , and held the informant at gunpoint , demanding the map . 8t88 offered the physical map , but Katarn had learned about 8t88 ' s digital copy , and wanted that instead . At that moment , the room ' s turbolift lowered , revealing the Dark Jedi Yun . Leaping from the lift to the map , Yun super - heated the stone tiles with his lightsaber until they exploded , and then pushed Katarn back with the Force . 8t88 used the distraction to escape alongside Grendel , and they headed for the hangar in the palace ' s second tower , where his shuttle awaited . Yun taunted and disarmed Katarn of his blaster , forcing the New Republic operative to pull out his own lightsaber . Yun was amused by the act , but Katarn noted that he had learned fencing at the Imperial Academy of Carida . Yun struck , and the two dueled . As they sparred , Yun used Force abilities such as Force Jump , persuasion , and blinding . Katarn kept coming , however , and ignored Yun ' s taunts . Eventually , Katarn managed to swing through a portion of Yun ' s arm . Distracted by the pain , Yun fell and lost his lightsaber , and found himself at Katarn ' s mercy . The Dark Jedi urged the light side Jedi to kill him , just as Yun would kill Katarn if the situation had been reversed . However , Katarn spared the Dark Jedi ' s life , much to Rahn ' s approval . Confused , Yun backed away and called Katarn weak . Yun levitated himself from the room , leaving through the ceiling hatch from which he had originally arrived . Imperial stormtroopers and a non - commissioned officer arrived soon after , and Katarn called on Ors for a pickup at the tower . Katarn killed the attackers , and planned to give chase to 8t88 yet again . Escaping the Dark Palace . With the elevator 8t88 used to escape occupied , Katarn opted to ride the turbolift that Yun arrived on to the roof of the tower . However , the lift was unable to ascend that high , and instead took Katarn to a basement under the ballroom . Katarn killed the resident stormtroopers , rode the lift back up , and used his lightsaber to slice through a circuit board in the ballroom floor that forced the turbolift to ascend completely . The Imperials were waiting , however . While a TIE bomber carpet bombed the tower ' s roof in an effort to kill the newly arrived Jedi , stormtroopers patrolled the perimeter while automatic guns scanned for targets . Katarn killed the stormtroopers , evaded the bomber , and jumped down into the tower ' s ventilation system . Katarn crawled through the air ducts and made his way to a control room , killing all encountered resistance , including a stormtrooper who called for reinforcements . Katarn eliminated further threats until he reached a turbolift that descended deeper into the tower . However , rather than finding further Imperial troops , Katarn instead landed in a room containing a large kell dragon . Impervious to conventional blasters , Katarn was forced to use explosive weapons and his lightsaber to slay the beast . Katarn reactivated the turbolift with a nearby control panel . Traveling a floor up , Katarn entered another elevator , climbed out of it as rose , and jumped onto a descending elevator . Katarn jumped down another shaft , which ended up throwing him onto the end of a large ventilation pipe , where Katarn was instantly greeted by a squad of field stormtrooper s and an Imperial commando , all of which were eliminated . As the hangar 8t88 had fled to was in the second tower of the Government House , Katarn needed a way to get to the other tower before the droid could leave . As it turned out , the towers ' ventilation tubes faced each other , and using a gust of wind from one of the tubes , Katarn was able to jump the gap between the towers . Traversing the edge of the second tower , Katarn dropped into a blackened room , fought off the Imperials located there , and continued into another , brighter room chock full of field troopers . Katarn fought his way through the troopers , and eventually made it to an elevator that rode to the roof of the second tower , which was actually a large bay door for incoming and outbound ships , such as 8t88 ' s " Lambda " - class shuttle . The elevator led to a corridor that led to the roof , which was was sparsely guarded . Katarn contacted Ors , requesting a pickup at the top of the tower . However , when Katarn arrived , the bay doors opened and 8t88 ' s shuttle flew off to Fuel City . The " Moldy Crow " arrived scant seconds later to pick up Katarn , and they prepared to follow 8t88 ' s shuttle . 8t88 arrived at Fuel City the next day , and went directly to the " Sulon Star " , which was currently docked at Fuel City in order to refuel before it embarked on its journey to Ruusan along with the rest of Jerec ' s fleet . Once aboard , 8t88 was received by two more of Jerec ' s Dark Jedi , the so called " Brothers of the Sith , " Gorc and Pic . 8t88 demanded his payment , and was decapitated by Pic . His head was then placed back onto his body , and was put under Grendel ' s guard . Escapades in Fuel City . Brothers of the Sith . With the helpful photoreceptors of WeeGee , Ors followed 8t88 ' s shuttle , " Furious " , to Fuel City , and planned to drop Katarn off on the roof of fueling station six . They were quickly received by the Imperial traffic controller Captain Zyak . Ors dropped off Katarn at the chosen insertion point , and Ors communicated to Zyak that she was simply lost . Zyak had encountered pilots in similar situations , and let Ors off with a warning . However , attracted to her voice , Zyak informed Ors to watch out for danger , having heard about Katarn ' s fighting in Barons Hed , unaware that Ors had actually been apart of it . Initially , Katarn was unsure of what fueling dock held 8t88 ' s destination . Three of the nine stations were occupied , and Katarn narrowed it down to the " Sulon Star " , noting that one of the other ships was fully automated , and the other was too small to be an Imperial ship . The ship was guarded by Imperials and Trandoshan mercenaries , but Katarn found an emergency hatch on the roof of the ship and jumped in . Greeted by troopers , Katarn began to fight his way through the ship . Along with various troopers , the ship was also inhabited by automatic sentry guns and probe droids . Katarn found a set of turbolifts that led to a control room , and Katarn killed the guards and stole a red keycard which he used to access a weapons cache . Eventually Katarn made it to an observation deck overlooking the ship ' s small docking bay , where the " Furious " stood in plain sight , confirming 8t88 ' s presence on the ship . Moving further into the ship , the red key continued to come in handy , unlocking other stock rooms . Katarn made it to the reactor control room , and fought through a wave of field troopers and their officer before deactivating several force fields in order to grab a blue keycard . After clearing a storeroom of stormtroopers and killing two field troopers in a corridor , the Jedi made his way into the ships ventilation system , where he traversed a precarious spinning fan . Survivng the ducts , Katarn found his way into the ship ' s reactor core , and shut it off for forty - five seconds , which was enough time for Katarn to sprint through the core room and avoid any radiation poisoning . The core ended up leading to the shuttle bay , where Katarn finally encountered the " Furious " in person . Figuring that 8t88 could not be far , Katarn pressed on . However , having difficulty pinpointing the droid , Katarn called on the Force , and managed to locate the droid in a cargo room . Ignoring Grendel ' s snarling , Katarn confronted 8t88 for the last time , only to watch the droid ' s head fall from his shoulders and get eaten by Grendel . Gorc stepped from the shadows , and ignited his lightclub . Gorc had used the Force to hide his presence , and Katarn was surprised by the ambush . Gorc rushed Katarn , arms open , only to receive a blaster shot in the face , killing the Dark Jedi . As Katarn reflected on Gorc ' s mistake , Pic leaped from the shadows and began to tear and claw at Katarn ' s back and face , repeatedly trying to stab him with a knife . After an intense struggle , Katarn knocked Pic unconscious . Grendel attacked next , but instantly lost the top of his head to Katarn ' s lightsaber , before being dissected by the Jedi . Katarn pulled 8t88 ' s head from Grendel ' s intestines as Pic regained consciousness , who lunged at Katarn from behind . Katarn reacted to Pic ' s attack through reflex , and swung 8t88 ' s head in the Dark Jedi ' s direction . Skulls collided , and Pic was instantly killed by 8t88 ' s heavy cranium . Imperial troops quickly arrived on the scene , forcing Katarn to flee the room and head back into the belly of the " Sulon Star " . Katarn faced various stormtroopers , commandos , and officers , but eventually fought his way to an elevator hub , and acquired red , blue , yellow , and green keycards that accessed different parts of the ship . After a series of guard rooms and catwalks , Katarn eventually made it back to the top of the ship . Escape from Fuel City . The fighting on the " Sulon Star " quickly reached the ears of Captain Zyak , who was just starting to leave his station for the day , with an air - traffic control school graduate , Lieutenant Nomo , having just arrived to take his place . Zyak ordered Nomo to contact the troopers around station six to cease fire , in fear of a wayward shot igniting a fuel container . Meanwhile , another tech noticed that the " Moldy Crow " was returning , as Nomo relayed a message from the ground officer informing Zyak that Katarn was to be killed at whatever cost . Zyak dismissed the ground officer , and upon realizing that Ors had lied to him , ordered that she be shot down . Ors evaded the turbolasers , and destroyed storage tank sixteen , causing a massive explosion , which Nomo thought was the " Moldy Crow " exploding . As Zyak tried to control the situation , Ors shot tanks fifteen , fourteen , and thirteen . Realizing that there was no hope of salvaging the mess , Zyak sarcastically informed Nomo that if the graduate could figure out how to ease the situation by Monday , Nomo would be promoted to captain , or else face a sentence to work in mines . Believing that the blame would fall on his shoulders anyways , Zyak decided to go AWOL . Evading the explosions and further laser fire , Ors eventually made it to the " Sulon Star " and plucked Katarn from the roof . The Jedi introduced Ors and WeeGee to 8t88 ' s cranium , and Ors pushed the ship off . However , their escape was disrupted by the appearance of two TIE / LN starfighter s . Katarn suggested they head to the Nefra Canyons to lose them . With fancy flying , the first TIE fighter was unable to imitate Ors ' piloting through the rocky cliffs and outcroppings , and crashed into stone . The second pilot proved to be better , and managed to match Ors ' flying . Katarn climbed through a hatch on top of the " Crow " and used his Bryar pistol to shoot at the fighter . Although the pistol did little to damage the TIE fighter , a bolt scuffed up the cockpit window , forcing the pilot to lean over and lose his concentration . The pilot tried to follow the " Crow " through the canyon , but did not see Ors jerk up to avoid an oncoming cliff face . The TIE fighter slammed into the wall , killing the pilot . With no further resistance , the agents were free to go on their way , and returned to the Katarn homestead . Aftermath . Ors piloted the " Crow " back to the Katarn homestead and orbited the grounds three times to look for Imperial troops . Finding that the coast was clear , Ors hid the ship in the ruins of an abandoned factory , and the agents camped there for the night and next day before returning to the farm the following night . Back in Morgan ' s workshop , WeeGee plugged into 8t88 ' s cranium and used its photoreceptors to display the digital map over the room . Upon finding Ruusan ' s location , Ors and Katarn celebrated by dancing and a kiss , which was inturrupted by the appearance of a ship . Believing it to be Imperial , Katarn rushed to turn off the home ' s lights , but found that it was a New Republic X - wing fighter . The pilot was Skywalker , having arrived to check on Katarn ' s progress . Katarn realized that Ors had shown his datadisc to Republic command , and the two had a brief argument before Skywalker greeted them . The experienced Jedi gave Katarn some advice about the latter ' s continuing journey , and learned that Jerec was already on his way to the Valley of the Jedi . He also revealed that he had known Morgan Katarn , and told them of a prophecy that dealt with the liberation of Jedi spirits trapped in the Valley . They left Sulon and rendezvoused with the New Republic fleet in the Milagro system , where they briefly fought an Imperial force . Eventually , using the map , Katarn , Ors , and WeeGee made it to Ruusan and fought Jerec ' s forces . Katarn slew the remaining Dark Jedi , excluding Yun who had actually sacrificed himself to save Katarn from Sariss , and eventually confronted Jerec after the Dark Jedi successfully drew upon the Valley ' s power . Ors was captured during the operation , but escaped with Katarn ' s help . Jedi and Dark Jedi clashed in the Valley for a final time , and Jerec was killed . The Dark Jedi ' s death caused the Jedi spirits trapped in the valley to escape , and Katarn fulfilled the prophecy . Behind the scenes . Kyle Katarn ' s mission to Sulon first appeared in the 1997 video game " " , and was introduced in the game ' s third level . From there , the mission would last an additional nine levels , thus ten total , comprising of nearly half of the entire game . The first level dealt with Katarn infiltrating his old home ; the second level featured Katarn leaving his home through the irrigation systems ; the third level introduced Barons Hed ; the fourth level featured Katarn ' s entry into the Dark Palace ; the fifth level was the duel with Yun ; the sixth level was Katarn ' s escape from the palace ; the seventh level took place in Fuel City ; the eighth level was Katarn searching the " Sulon Star " for 8t88 ; in the ninth level , Katarn dueled with Gorc and Pic ; in the tenth level Katarn escaped from the " Sulon Star " . According to Rick Barba , author of the game ' s , the third and fourth levels of the mission ( the fifth and sixth levels of the game ) were originally designed to be a single mission . However , the level was instead split into two different parts . Each level of the mission was accompanied with live - action cutscenes starring Jason Court as Kyle Katarn , and appeared at the beginning and end of each level . The exceptions are " Mission 5 : The Barons Head : The Fallen City , " and " Mission 6 : Into the Dark Palace , " which have no cutscenes set between them . " Mission 9 : Fueling Station , " was originally designed where Fuel City was actually a spaceport not on Sulon ' s surface . The " Outrider " , the personal ship of Dash Rendar from the video game " " , would have made a cameo in a cutscene . Adaptions . The the first half of " Jedi Knight : Dark Forces II " was adapted by novelist William C . Dietz into the form of " " , a novella that was published by Dark Horse Comics and released in 1998 . The book had several full color illustrations , all of which were created by Ezra Tucker . " Rebel Agent " was one of a trilogy of books by Dietz , the others being " " and " " . " Jedi Knight " served as a sequel to " Rebel Agent " , while " Soldier for the Empire " acted as a prequel for the game " " , which was " Jedi Knight : Dark Forces II " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s predecessor . Tucker only provided illustrations for " Rebel Agent " , however , several of which depict the mission to Sulon . Chapters five through seven , the last chapters of " Rebel Agent " , deal with the mission , and the mission is mentioned again in " Jedi Knight " . The mission was retold yet again when " Rebel Agent " was adapted into a full cast . In addition , Katarn ' s duel with Gorc and Pic was adapted into a scenario for the Star Wars Miniatures tabletop game , " Kyle Katarn ' s Tale , Mission 4 : Showdown on the " Sulon Star , written by Abel G . Peña and Jason Fry . The scenario is loosely derived from how the duel is presented in the novella , but borrows some elements from the game as well , such as Pic ' s use of a lightsaber , whereas in the novella he uses his claws and a dagger . The scenario presents three factions : Katarn ' s New Republic faction , Gorc and Pic with the Empire , and 8t88 and Grendel acting as an independent faction . > As the game did not have pieces to accuratly represent the characters and locations , the scenario suggests the use of a map based on Cloud City , and that the player uses stand - ins for Katarn , the twins , 8t88 , and Grendel . All of the levels constituting the mission were fully detailed by Barba in " Jedi Knight : Dark Forces II : The Official Strategy Guide " , who goes through the game on the hardest difficulty setting . Differences between versions . Between the game , the novella , and the audio drama , a number of differences and contradictions between the depictions of events present themselves . Firstly , in both the game and the novella , Katarn initially goes to Sulon by himself , as it ' s mentioned in the game that the " Moldy Crow " needed repairs . However , in the audio drama , Jan Ors scouts out Morgan ' s homestead with Katarn , and then stays behind when Katarn infiltrates his home alone . Later , when Katarn finds WeeGee , the game depicts Katarn leaving the droid behind . Both the novella and the audio drama depict Katarn bringing WeeGee along through the irrigation system . In all sources , after reaching the end of the system , they encounter a speeder . However , in the game , Katarn is picked up by Ors in the " Crow " . In the other two versions , Katarn and WeeGee use the speeder to leave the farm , and are later picked up by the " Crow " during a speeder chase , after which they depart to Barons Hed . The next obvious contradiction is the presence of 8t88 ' s pet hornaguant , Grendel , which appears in the novella and the drama . The pet does not appear whatsoever in the game . Next comes Katarn ' s infiltration of Fuel City and the " Sulon Star " . In the game , Katarn battles Imperial forces around the " Sulon Star " while trying to empty fueling tanks and pipes , which would allow him to crawl into the belly of the ship via its fuel pipes . However , in both the novella and the audio drama , Katarn sneaks aboard the ship through a hatch on the top of the ship without raising alarms . It should be mentioned , though , that the game level after Fuel City begins at the ship ' s top hatch , and like the novella and audio drama , Katarn enters the ship through the hatch . Thus , the game actually contradicts itself in this matter . The next set of differences lie in the duel with Gorc and Pic . In the novella and audio drama , when Katarn finds the beheaded 8t88 , Grendel consumes the droid ' s head . This doesn ' t happen in the game , as Grendel does not exist in the game . The actual duel between Katarn and the twin Dark Jedi is also different . In the novella and audio drama , Gorc attacks first , is shot in the face and dies , and then Pic attacks . Pic is knocked unconscious , and then later killed when he attacks again . Afterwards , Katarn cuts 8t88 ' s head out of Grendel . In the game , Katarn battles Gorc and Pic in a straightforward lightsaber duel at the same time . Katarn then simply picks up 8t88 ' s head off of the ground after killing the Dark Jedi . In order to deal with the various differences , this article foremost treats the general events of the novella as the correct depiction of events , while treating the events in the game as correct when they do not directly contradict the novella , such as when game events could take place in - between certain events . For example , the Barons Hed game mission is placed in - between Katarn ' s infiltration of the city , and his encounter with a bounty hunter right before he begins his infiltration of the tower . Moments that appear in the game that do not appear in the other sources are also treated as correct when it the events do not directly contradict the novella . For example , the novella does not explain how Katarn got into the Government House , whereas the game does . When this article follows the game , it goes by Barba ' s guide , and assumes that it is followed in its instructions and suggestions , such as when to spare civilians , and what areas of a level are visited . The audio drama ' s events are treated as canon when they do not directly contradict the novella from which it is based upon . For example , the audio drama states that Ors and Katarn scouted Morgan ' s home at the same time . The novella , however , states that Katarn scouted his old home and spied upon the Dark Jedi invading it on his own . The audio drama is also used to procure names for certain individuals , such as the droid 8 - 13 , who does not appear in the game , and goes unnamed in the novella . The audio drama also presents new dialogue , most of which is converted from prose paragraphs in the novel . However , the dialogue is also treated as correct when it does not obviously or directly contradict the novella ' s script .