Exar Kun

"*No, I have not lost. I have nothing to lose. I knew what I was doing, Ahsoka Tano. If you could not overpower the dark side, you would become mine. If you could, you are worthy of my knowledge that lies within this temple.*"
―Exar Kun, to Ahsoka Tano[src]
**Exar Kun** was a male Human Sith Lord who ruled the Sith from his temple constructed on Yavin 4. On that moon, he enslaved the Massassi people, making them construct his temple as well as the temples at the Massassi Site. Kun's spirit remained on that planet, dormant until the arrival of Ahsoka Tano, a former Jedi, now Mandalorian, who was close to the dark side. During her meditation, Kun appeared and made her go to his temple, where she was given access to his various artifacts, thanks to her will strong enough to resist him.

## Biography

### Turning to the dark side

The Human male Exar Kun was initially a Jedi Knight, who turned to the dark side and became a powerful Sith. He was notable for creating the first double-bladed lightsaber, though it is unknown if he created it as a Jedi or as a Sith.

### Master of the Massassi

"*Some Sith believe their power comes through their brute strength. I see a different way. Through knowledge, I gained power. Power over the Massassi, my slaves. The ones who built these temples.*"
―Kun, to Ahsoka Tano[src]
As a Sith, Exar Kun gained control over the Massassi of Yavin 4, and had them build the massive temples of the Massassi Site as well as the obsidian structure known as the Temple of Exar Kun, made in his own honor. His secrets and artifacts were kept in that temple. Kun launched a vicious war against the Jedi, culminating in his own death at the hands of his former protégé, the Jedi-turned-Sith-turned-Jedi Ulic Qel-Droma.

Despite his death, his spirit remained locked at the temple which was perceived as haunted. As a result of his association, Yavin 4 was placed into the Jedi Archives' list of "Worlds of Interest," which marked worlds related to the Sith.

### Post-mortem

"*No. Greater than even the Sith. I can sense a deep power within you… a power belonging to the Last Celestials. Seek my temple out, child. I can show you power.*"
―Kun tempts Tano[src]
After his death, his many Massassi warriors were kept in crypts in stasis chambers beneath his temple and in other places throughout the Vale of the Massassi. He would eventually interact with the powerful Force user Ahsoka Tano, who was residing on the world as a member of the Alliance of Galactic Restoration. Sensing that she had the power of the Daughter, a Celestial, within her, he called out to her and encouraged her to travel to his temple.

At his temple, he attempted to bring her over to the dark side and take up his mantle as ruler of the Massassi and of Yavin 4, providing her access to the insignia key which would lead to the primary crypt, as well as granting her his own secret stash of artifacts and his lightsaber, which she incorporated into her own. In her return trip to free the Massassi, his voice tempted her again, but was more subdued in his second attempt.

## Appearances

* *Soul Searching* Ahsoka I — *Voices* (Voice only)
* *Soul Searching* Obi-Wan III — *Interrupted Moments* (Mentioned only)
* *Burning Galaxies* I — *The First Signs of Storm* (Mentioned only)
* *Burning Galaxies* II — *Family Matters* (Mentioned only)

## Sources

* *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*
* *Expanding the Unexpanded*
* Yavin 4 in the Alliance Library

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 *Expanding the Unexpanded*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 *Soul Searching* Ahsoka I — *Voices*
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *The Skywalker Saga Supplement*
4. ↑ *The Explorer's Guide to Yavin 4*
5. ↑  Yavin 4 in the Alliance Library
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 *Burning Galaxies* I — *The First Signs of Storm*