Star Wars : Jedi Knight : Jedi Academy Star Wars : Jedi Knight : Jedi Academy is a " Star Wars " Video game played in and third - person , and is part of the " Jedi Knight " series , although it is the first one of which Kyle Katarn is a non - playable character . Released September 16 , 2003 ( PC ) and November 18 , 2003 ( Xbox ) . It was developed by Raven Software and published , distributed and marketed by LucasArts in and by in the rest of the world . It replaced the cancelled sequel " " . It is powered by the graphics engine , with modifications to give a third - person view and new lightsaber effects . Players now have the ability to construct their own lightsaber by choosing the hilt style and color . After completing certain objectives , new saber styles become available including the ability to wield dual lightsabers as used by Anakin Skywalker during the closing fight in ( but first seen in " " by the Dark Jedi Boc Aseca ) , or the double - bladed lightsaber made famous by Darth Maul in and first used by Exar Kun in " " . Following The Walt Disney Company ' s decision to close LucasArts on April 3 , 2013 , the developers at Raven Software released the source code for the game on SourceForge under GNU GPLv2 licensing . However , the source code for both games disappeared from SourceForge without an explanation . SourceForge later explained that Raven had requested the removal of the code , and it is believed that this was due to the presence of proprietary code that was not intended to be made public . Synopsis . Jaden Korr and other students are traveling to Yavin 4 to begin their training at the Jedi Academy . As they approach their destination , their shuttle is shot down and forced to make a crash landing . Korr and Rosh Penin are separated from the group and have to find their own way through the jungle . Along the way , they encounter the Disciples of Ragnos , a Sith cult , and see the cultists using a scepter to drain Force energy from a Massassi temple . While Luke Skywalker and the Jedi are busy locating the missing students , the Dark Jedi Alora breaks into Skywalker ' s room and steals a record of places where Skywalker felt a strong connection to the Force . She gives it to her master , who is later revealed to be Tavion . At the Jedi Academy , Skywalker assigns Kyle Katarn to teach Korr and Penin . After completing basic training , Korr , as a Jedi Initiate , goes on missions to Mos Eisley , Tatooine , Bakura , Blenjeel , and Corellia to investigate cult activities . During this time , he learns that the cult is working closely with the Imperial Remnant . After the five missions , Skywalker sends Korr to Hoth to investigate the site where he had a vision of Obi - Wan Kenobi . While exploring Echo Base , Korr encounters Alora and duels her before she manages to escape . In the meantime , Penin has gone missing during his mission to Byss . For his achievements on Hoth , Korr is promoted to Apprentice and ready for the next stage of training . He completes another five missions to Nar Kreeta , Zonju V , Kril ' Dor , Coruscant , and Dosuun . Meanwhile , Skywalker discovers that the cultists have been going to the places mentioned in his record and draining Force energy from those places . He sends all available Jedi to investigate these places in pairs — as a precaution after Penin ' s disappearance . Korr and Katarn are sent to check out Darth Vader ' s castle on Vjun . While exploring the castle , they destroy a power generator to cut a path to the upper levels , but the ensuing explosion causes Korr to be separated from Katarn . Korr continues alone and encounters the Kothos twins and Penin , who has turned to the dark side . He kills the Kothos twins and defeats Penin before Katarn shows up . At the same moment , Tavion reveals herself as Penin ' s new master and the leader of the cult . She uses Force lightning to pin down Katarn and Korr , and destroys Korr ' s lightsaber with the scepter . Tavion and Korr flee when the ceiling collapses . Korr manages to cut a hole in the ground with Katarn ' s lightsaber and escapes with his master . Katarn and Korr report their findings to Skywalker after returning to the Jedi Academy . For displaying courage and skill when he defeated the Dark Jedi , Korr is promoted to Jedi Knight and gets to build a new lightsaber . Katarn senses Korr ' s anger at Penin ' s betrayal and warns him that his anger can lead him to the dark side . While Skywalker and Katarn try to find out what Tavion intends to do with the scepter , Korr completes another five missions to Chandrila , Tanaab , Yalara , Byss , and Ord Mantell . Skywalker gathers all the Jedi and tells them that he has figured out the cultists ' plan : they want to use the Force energy stored inside the scepter to resurrect Marka Ragnos , a Sith Lord who died about 5 , 000 years ago . As the Jedi prepare to go to Korriban to stop the cult , Katarn tells Korr that he has received a distress call from Penin , who says he is being held captive in an Imperial facility on Taspir III . When Korr suspects that Penin is still with the dark side , Katarn tells him that he will not abandon Penin , so Korr agrees to follow him to Taspir III . Korr and Katarn split up at the facility to find Penin . Korr finds Penin , who apologizes to him and implores him to bring him back to the Jedi Academy . However , Korr becomes angry because he thinks that Penin has lured him into a trap , so he ignites his lightsaber and points it at Penin . While Alora tries to instigate Korr to kill Penin and join the dark side , Katarn uses the Force to communicate telepathically with Korr and tell him to spare Penin . Korr realizes his mistake and lets go of his anger ; he puts away his lightsaber and tries to leave with Penin . Alora attacks them and cuts off Penin ' s arm . Korr then duels Alora and eventually kills her . Katarn shows up and tells Korr to leave for Korriban first ; he will catch up later after bringing Penin to seek medical attention . Korr lands on Korriban and joins the other Jedi in fighting the cultists while navigating his way through the Sith catacombs . He enters the Tomb of Marka Ragnos and sees Tavion using the scepter to transfer Force energy into the tomb . After Korr defeats Tavion in a lightsaber duel , Ragnos ' spirit rises from the tomb and possesses Tavion . The possessed Tavion unsheathes a Sith sword hidden in the scepter and uses it to fight Korr . Korr eventually defeats the possessed Tavion and destroys the scepter with his lightsaber . Ragnos ' spirit leaves Tavion ' s body and swears vengeance before disappearing back into the tomb , leaving only a dead Tavion behind . After leaving the tomb , Jaden seals the entrance and meets Skywalker and Katarn on his way out . They return to the Jedi Academy together . In the meantime , three New Republic Star Cruisers attack and destroy the Imperial Star Destroyer providing support to the cultists , ending the Battle of Korriban . Korr is honored as a valuable member of the Jedi Order and continues to go on missions to maintain peace in the galaxy . On the other hand , a redeemed Penin is accepted back into the Jedi Academy and gets a prosthetic arm . Non - canon dark side ending . The player can choose to turn to the dark side by killing Penin in the Imperial facility on Taspir III . After mortally wounding Penin , Korr defeats and kills Alora , and then leaves Penin for dead before going to Korriban . Katarn shows up too late and assures a dying Penin that he is a Jedi before Penin departs in peace . Katarn then rushes to Korriban to find Korr and stop him . On Korriban , Korr attacks and kills everyone ( both Jedi and Dark Jedi ) who stands in his way . He enters the Tomb of Marka Ragnos and defeats and kills Tavion . Just when he is about to take the scepter , Katarn shows up and tells him to resist the lure of the dark side and end the conflict . Korr refuses and engages his master in a lightsaber duel . Toward the end of the duel , Korr uses the Force to grab hold of the scepter and blast Force energy at Katarn , knocking him out . He then uses the scepter to make a pile of rocks fall on Katarn and breaks his way out of the tomb . A while later , Skywalker comes in and saves Katarn , who tells him that Korr has killed Penin and turned to the dark side . Skywalker says he can still sense good in Korr ; Katarn leaves to find Korr in an attempt to turn him back . Meanwhile , Korr boards the Imperial Star Destroyer and seizes command of the ship . Continuity . The main character of the game , Jaden Korr , was named in early drafts as Atton Rand . The name was later used in " " . One of Atton ' s in - game Easter Egg lines is a joke about him being added to the game last minute , and how he was supposed to have been in " a spin - off to Jedi Knight . " Using a cheat code , players can have level 4 Mind trick ( normally the highest level is 3 ) . Using this , players can take direct control of an NPC . Other NPCs ignore the captured NPC ; however , Jaden is susceptible to attack and players cannot fight back until the player regains control of Jaden by waiting until the Mind trick time limit expires , killing the NPC ( this can be done by either throwing them off a cliff or shooting at Jaden if the player has saber defend on 3 ) , or by pressing the Mind trick command key again which immediately cancels the level 4 Mind trick . Also , when using mind trick , the screen looks the same as when controlling a droid in Jedi Outcast . Controlling droids is also possible , as well as various NPCs , using a cheat code . Specifically , after enabling the cheats ( By typing ' helpusobi 1 ' in the console ) , merely spawn an NPC with a name . ( Example : ' npc spawn stormtrooper bob ' ) This will spawn a stormtrooper NPC , named ' bob ' . After this , you will be able to control the NPC as long as it has a name , with the ' Control ' cheat code . This also works with droid NPCs . ( Example : ' control bob ' )