Darth Revan (Dark Star Wars Saga)

"''All hail the return of Darth Revan, the true Dark Lord of the Sith!"

- Bastila Shan

Darth Revan was a Sith Lord who nearly destroyed the Republic during the Jedi Civil War. He was a Jedi Knight during the Mandalorian Wars, where he was said to be a brilliant tactician and a charismatic leader. He later fell to the dark side in order to protect the galaxy from an unknown threat. He and his apprentice Darth Malak waged a war against the Republic. Then during the middle of the war, he and his apprentice found a Star Map on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. They used it to find an ancient space station called the Star Forge. Before he could use it against the Republic, he was betrayed by Malak and captured by a Jedi named Bastila Shan. The Jedi Council wiped his memory, and programmed it to be loyal to the Republic. They sent him along with Bastila to find the Star Forge, which they discovered in his broken memories. However, Revan returned to the dark side when Malak revealed his former identity. Revan journeyed to the Star Forge and killed Darth Malak for stealing the mantle of Sith Lord from him. He then disappeared from known space after his memories fully returned nearly a year later.

Early life
Very little is known about Revan's childhood. He was born and a small planet in the Outer Rim. He was taken to the Jedi Order at a very early age, like most Jedi. It was said that this is what called him to the Outer Rim during the Mandalorian Wars. It was the call of home.

Jedi training
"Revan had many Masters, Zhar, Dorak, Master Kae before Kae left for the Wars. Towards the end of his training, he sought out many to learn techniques. It is said that he returned to his first Master at the end of his training, in order to learn how he might best leave the order."

- Mical

By the Jedi Master Kreia's account, it was she who undertook Revan's initial instruction in the Jedi Arts and, along with his closest friend Alek, Revan was trained both on Coruscant and at the Jedi Academy on Dantooine. Though both Revan and Alek would visit Twi'lek Jedi Master Zhar Lestin for additional training, the elder Jedi noted Revan's "insatiable" desire for knowledge in particular. At the time, he dismissed it as mere exuberance and eagerness, believing the youth to be a future champion of the Jedi Order. Master Vrook Lamar, on the other hand, later claimed that Revan was perhaps too eager to learn more about the Force, and had sought knowledge of ancient "Sith magics.

Revan was said to have left his first Master's tutelage entirely, going on to study beneath numerous Jedi Masters, including the aforementioned Lestin, as well as Master Dorak, the Jedi chronicler of the Dantooine Jedi Enclave, and Arren Kae. Some years later, the former Jedi Mical would claim that Revan had deeply studied the process of Force bonding, among other techniques, during this period. Eventually, however, it was said that Revan returned to his first Master Kreia when "he realized there was nothing more to be learned from the Jedi&mdash;except how one could leave them forever.", the general consensus amongst the Jedi Masters on Dantooine was that, though a very promising Padawan, Revan had been headstrong, proud and far too quick to dismiss the dangerous lure of the dark side.

Some time before 3,963 BBY, Revan, along with Squinquargesimus, attained the rank of Jedi Knight.

The Revanchist
"Who I am is not important&mdash;my message is."

- Revan

During the early Outer Rim skirmishes between the Republic and Mandalorians, Revan&mdash;by this time a well known, powerful and charismatic Jedi Knight&mdash;moved throughout the Jedi Order, arguing his case for Jedi intervention. Though at first a lone voice among the Jedi, considered the "Jedi's own crusader" by the Republic media, Revan gradually gathered something of a following. The first to be drawn to Revan's cause was his closest friend Alek Squinquargesimus, who then aided his friend in further recruitment. Late into 3,964 BBY Revan, now considered the honorary "Master" of those who followed him&mdash;specifically Squinquargesimus, made the decision to journey to the Mandalorian front against the Jedi Council's wishes, so as to scout out the enemy lines. On the way, he and his followers briefly stopped by Taris. An acquaintance of the Jedi Master Lucien Draay, Revan hoped to recruit more Jedi to his cause from the Jedi Tower on the world, yet neither Draay or any of the other Jedi on the planet were willing, or allowed, to oblige.

Sometime after leaving Taris, Revan left the majority of his followers on the planet Suurja while he investigated events on Onderon and Dxun. Though he reported his "disturbing" findings to the Jedi High Council shortly after the onset of the Mandalorian Wars proper, the Council told him yet again that there was "no place" for the Jedi Order in the war and sent him on a mission to rescue those of his followers that had been captured during the Fourth Battle of Suurja. As he departed the Council chambers, Revan encountered Lucien Draay once more and, after a brief conversation about an undefined "truth," he left to complete his task.

Ultimately, however, Revan's captive "learners" were saved from the experiments of the sadistic Demagol by the fugitive Jedi Padawan Zayne Carrick, who was framed by his former Master Lucien Draay for the Padawan Massacre of Taris. Once reunited with his disciples, Revan's campaign for Jedi intervention in the war against the Mandalorians continued, albeit somewhat differently than before. Whereas his efforts had previously been considered a curiosity at best, in the context of a larger Mandalorian War he suddenly found himself a celebrity. As the Revanchist movement behind him grew, the Republic media cast Revan in the role of crusading savior, wrongfully ignored by the aloof High Council. Though first referred to as "the Revanchist Leader" in reports, it was not long before the young Jedi Knight was given a new, "snappier" moniker: the Revanchist.

Revan continued to travel the galaxy during this time, taking his message of Jedi intervention to all who would listen. During the Battle of Serroco, while on the planet Cathar alongside Squinquargesimus, he&mdash;along with many other Jedi across the galaxy&mdash;felt the deaths of thousands on Serroco as the Mandalorians rained nuclear warheads onto the surface. Doubled over in empathic pain, the most he could say to his best friend was: "I feel it!". A short time later, Revan was invited to bid on the exogorth superweapons that the leader of The Adasca BioMechanical Corporation of Arkania, Arkoh Adasca was selling on behalf of his increasingly large faction within the Jedi. Unable to attend due to pressing business elsewhere, Revan sent Squinquargesimus in his place. Several Jedi had visions concerning Adasca's exogorths and the role they could play in the war, so Revan instructed Squinquargesimus to ensure that the danger they presented was taken "out of the mix."

Shortly after the Battle of Omonoth, the siege of Taris, and the bombardment of Jebble, Lucien Draay was appointed to the Jedi Council. He reported to the Council that Republic intelligence reports indicated that there was a blow to the Mandalorian's plans of conquest, reportedly by an insurrection within their own ranks, and stated that the "interventionist path" sought by Revan was wrong for both the Republic and the Jedi. The Council approved his motion, which ordered the recall, or if necessary, detention, of the "prowar renegades." The Jedi Council sent Squinquargesimus back to Revan and his followers with a final warning as Squinquargesimus, now going under the guise of "Captain Malak", testified to the Jedi Council against the secret cabal known as the Jedi Covenant.

The Mandalorian Wars
"When the Mandalorian threat first arose, Revan and Malak were eager to defeat the enemy of the Republic. But the council thought it best if we moved with care and caution. The true threat, the council feared, had not yet revealed itself. But Revan would not be dissuaded. Charismatic and powerful, it was inevitable many of the Order would flock to Revan's seemingly noble cause. Malak was the first to join his closest friend. Others followed, many of our youngest and brightest, intent on saving the galaxy from the Mandalorian threat."

- Zhar Lestin

As the Mandalorian Wars continued, the desperate Republic military petitioned the Jedi Council for aid. Unwilling to charge into another conflict so soon since the Great Sith War with Exar Kun and fearing a greater threat, the Council refused. Revan and his followers, however, did not. With the devastating details of the Battle of Cathar having become widely known&mdash;several years after the fact&mdash;Revan used them to his advantage. In an act of rebellion above and beyond anything he had ever done before, he refused to acknowledge the authority of the High Council and sent out a full call to arms to the Order. No longer was he arguing for Jedi intervention, he was going to intervene. As always, Squinquargesimus was the first to join his closest friend, but soon hundreds of Jedi answered Revan's call. An arrest order was issued for those Jedi Knights who joined Revan, and Squinquargesimus adopted the alias of "Malak" to avoid it.

The entrance of Revan and his Jedi into the war marked its turning point. Revan's clever military strategies and tactics coupled with Malak's courage and fiery determination saw the pair becoming the foremost heroes of the conflict. Claiming victory time after time, they were propelled through the ranks of the Republic military and were eventually given direct control of a full third of the Republic's fleet. With his newfound authority, Revan spearheaded the Republic war effort and began to steadily push the Mandalorians back. Together, Revan and Malak liberated Taris, fought Cassus Fett&mdash;Mandalore the Ultimate's primary strategist&mdash;at Jaga's Cluster, and defeated much of the Mandalorian army at Althir. Yet, despite such victories, there were concerns raised over the Jedi's behavior. Though Revan's tactics were near flawless and Malak's righteous fury unmatched, the pair began to adopt very similar characteristics to the Mandalorians they were fighting, growing to despise weakness and indecisiveness in all its forms. Unfortunately for the galaxy, the growing darkness surrounding Revan did not just stem from his experiences with the Mandalorians.

Revan, having known what happened on Cathar for some time, decided to show the Jedi Council firsthand. When he returned to the planet, however, he was confronted by Vrook Lamar and a large group of Jedi, who surrounded Revan and his followers. It seemed as if their efforts would be for naught, as they would not be taken into custody. Revan, however, discovered something in the dirt - a Mandalorian mask. Suddenly, the group was beset by Cathar fleeing toward the ocean, followed by a swarm of Mandalorians. The Jedi ignited their lightsabers and tried to help the Cathar, only to discover that both the refugees and their pursuers were only vision of the past. This attack had happened years earlier, under the command of Cassus Fett. The Jedi watched helplessly as the Cathar were herded into the ocean and Cassus prepared to murder them all. One Mandalorian, however, flew to the Cathar and told Cassus that they had been defeated, and the genocide was unnecessary. Cassus declared that the Cathar must pay for dishonoring the Mandalorians during the Sith Wars, but if the warrior wished to speak for them, then so be it. Cassus saluted her efforts, then had the warships fire anyway, killing her and all the Cathar. It was this woman's mask that Revan had found, and after seeing this vision, he placed the mask on his head and vowed to wear it until the Mandalorians had been defeated once and for all.

At some point in the year 3,961 BBY, Revan found a Rakatan Star Map on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. He then discovered the ancient Sith world of Malachor V, which was considered taboo to the Mandalorians. On its surface, Revan was quickly assaulted by the destructive dark side energies that permeated the world, yet through the strength of his will, he was able to feed on the evil power without being consumed by it. Soon thereafter, he stumbled upon the Trayus Academy, a Sith Temple on the surface of Malachor. While unearthing the planet's buried secrets, Revan learned the exact location and immense significance of the planet Korriban, the homeworld of the Sith species. Though further details of what transpired in that ancient Sith bastion remain unknown, Kreia would later imply that it was there that Revan discovered the continued existence of the "true" Sith and, "to prevent a greater evil," embraced the Sith teachings himself.

Returning to the wars, Revan forced a final confrontation with the Mandalorians over Malachor V. His plan was to unleash the recently constructed Mass Shadow Generator on the planet, wiping out the majority of the Mandalorian fleet, as well as those Republic forces and Jedi who were not fervently loyal to him. Trusting the device's activation to a capable Jedi General who would later become known as the Jedi Exile, Revan battled and killed Mandalore the Ultimate himself.

The battle resulted in catastrophic losses on both sides. In the end, many Jedi were twisted to the dark side, and the once proud Mandalorian clans were crippled, just as Revan had intended. After the battle, Revan denied the vanquished force their leader's ancestral mask, and with it their ability to choose a true successor. Ordering his forces to strip them of their weapons and armor, and to dismantle their Basilisk war droids, Revan condemned the Mandalorians to perpetual exile, where many became bounty hunters, bodyguards, and mercenaries. Such a total victory over their adversaries, despite the Republic casualties, saw Revan hailed as a savior. Yet unbeknownst to those praising him, the Sith teachings were already sweeping through the ranks of those who had followed him to war. Instead of returning to the Republic, Revan and Malak took the remainder of their fleet and disappeared from the known galaxy. They claimed to be searching for the remnants of the Mandalorian fleet; those who had fled the final, devastating battle. In reality, they were pursuing the power of the Star Forge.

Quest for the Star Forge
"Once we pass beyond this door, we can never go back. The Order will surely banish us."

- Malak

Whether during or after the wars, it is known that Revan and Malak visited Dantooine at some point, avoiding detection by the Jedi and entering the old burial mounds located near the Jedi Enclave. After successfully passing the "trials" set for them by the guard droid that had been left behind by the so called "builders," they were given access to a Star Map. Moments before they went beyond the door that led to the dark side artifact, however, Malak—still new to the dark side—warned Revan that stepping beyond this threshold would mean that they could never return to the Jedi Order; they would certainly know that the two Knights had fallen to the dark side. Whether or not Revan considered this, or even cared, as he paced in front of the sealed door is unknown; but if he had any doubts, he swiftly cast them aside. After examining the Star Map on Dantooine, Revan and Malak would go on to uncover Star Maps on Tatooine, Manaan, and Korriban. Though the order in which they did so is unknown, Bastila Shan was aware that the pair had visited Korriban "at least once" when they were known as Jedi, suggesting that they may have gone to this planet during—rather than following—the Mandalorian Wars.

With the information obtained from the five Star Maps, Revan and Malak were able to travel to the previously-unknown Lehon system; yet upon their arrival, the pair immediately crashed on Lehon. Shortly after, they were attacked by the primitive Black Rakata, who attempted to take them prisoner. The Dark Lord and his apprentice bested them easily, and though Revan could not understand the Rakatan language, he was able to use a Force technique to rip it from their minds, driving Basic into their skulls in turn through a unique Force power. Having been cowed into submission by the Sith Lords' Force powers, the Black Rakata took them to meet their leader, The One. After "teaching" the Rakatan leader Basic, Revan explained that he was pursuing the power of the Star Forge, and that he would require access to the Temple of the Ancients. Yet, from the superstitious, primitive ramblings he received in response, it soon became clear that neither the One nor his followers had any true comprehension of their species' past, nor the technological might that they had once command. Nevertheless, the One promised to help Revan enter the Temple, providing he used his "strange magics" to slaughter the Elders—a competing Rakatan tribe that had so far resisted his might. Revan swore he would do so.

Revan soon realized that these "Elders" were likely in possession of the answers he sought and rather than destroy them, he instead approached them in peace. This proved wise, as from the Elders, Revan learned much of the Rakata and their old empire—and of the disruptor-field that had caused his and Malak's ship to crash. Sensing the Elders' abhorrence for their species' violent past, Revan proclaimed himself to be a servant of the light, searching for a way to destroy the Star Forge. Trusting him entirely, the Elders gave Revan and Malak access to the temple, and thanking them, the pair promised to destroy the Star Forge and return. Instead, Revan and Malak declared themselves the new Dark Lords of the Sith.

The Star Forge
Leading his hidden forces to the Lehon system, Revan began to realize his plans. Though the Star Forge was capable of granting vast power to those who fully embraced its dark nature, Revan minimized his exposure to the ancient spacestation, using it purely to construct an enormous fleet with which to conquer the Republic. Darth Malak, horrified that his Master would reject such strength, would later balk at what he perceived to be Revan's stupidity, yet the truth was that Revan was far from ignorant.

Revan, unlike his apprentice, understood the dangerous consequences of drawing upon the Star Forge too heavily. The artifact had led the Infinite Empire to its doom: fueling the Rakatan species' hate, driving them to civil war. Revan had no intention of letting over-reliance on the Star Forge disrupt the order he planned to bring to the galaxy. As with everything else, he would use it for as long as he needed it, then discard it.

Once ready, Revan led his powerful new Sith armada back into known space, finally revealing himself as a Sith Lord and plunging the galaxy into war once again. As his old teacher Dorak would later say: "The hero had become a conqueror."

The Jedi Civil War
In the year 3,959 BBY, Revan began a campaign to end the "tyranny" of the Jedi Council once and for all. They returned to Korriban, and seized control of the planet, establishing a new Sith academy. The war, while bloody, was orchestrated to topple the Republic while doing little damage to its underlying industrial infrastructure. Under his leadership, Sith forces bypassed militarily vital planets that would be required for the defense of the galaxy against the threat of the "True Sith." Revan's plan was to keep the Republic largely intact for the purposes of post-war rebuilding. He even took out a number of political figureheads, such as Yusanis of the Echani, Senator Mimas Yoon of Corellia and Lelin-Dor of Serroco. As such, he could begin his rule with a relatively functional military and economy rather than starting from scratch. Also, had he failed in conquering the galaxy, he believed the end result would be much the same: a stronger Republic, more capable of defending itself.

A year after they returned to the Republic, Revan and his Sith carried out a successful attack at Foerost, capturing a majority of the Republic fleet; they also carried a successful attack on the world of Telos IV. Revan had intended for Telos to be conquered, but his apprentice Darth Malak ordered the former Republic admiral Saul Karath to prove his loyalty to the Sith by destroying Telos. Karath complied, earning the wrath of surviving Telosians such as the Republic captain Carth Onasi, whose wife died after the attack.

Revan knew that, with Jedi in the war, this contest would come down to whoever had the most and strongest Jedi. He pioneered new Sith tactics relying on secrecy rather than brute force. His Sith assassins quietly flooded into the Republic to kill and/or abduct Jedi throughout known space. Revan reestablished strongholds and academies upon worlds of ancient power such as Lehon, Dxun, and Korriban. On these particular planets, his most faithful servants broke captured Jedi and converted them to the dark side. Revan also kidnapped some of his own Force-sensitive troops and converted them into Dark Jedi. Utilizing assassin droids—such as HK-47, whom Revan created after the Battle of Malachor V—Revan eliminated threats to the stability of his fledgling Sith Empire.

With Revan at the helm and Malak as his head general, the Sith forged vital alliances to expedite the support and deployment of their forces. They conspired with the Czerka Corporation, one of the richest and most powerful galaxy-spanning companies of the time, to amass much needed resources, and they secured diplomatic relations with the ocean planet of Manaan so that they were able to export the healing agent kolto. At some point during the war, Malak saw Revan as being too soft, resulting in a tension that culminated in a lightsaber duel in which Revan removed Malak's entire jaw with a single stroke from his lightsaber. Malak's injury neccessitated a cybernetic jaw guard, which allowed Malak to speak, albeit with a gruff electronic tone which created an intimidating effect. During this time, Malak had asked Revan's assassin droid HK-47 what he thought of him. When Malak was informed by the droid of his "meatbag" status, Revan found the term amusing and programmed HK to call all organics such.

Betrayed and Captured
The reinvigorated Sith won battle after battle, until a young Jedi Knight named Bastila Shan entered the fray with her battle meditation, a powerful Force ability that increased the combat effectiveness of the Republic's forces and sapped the will of enemy combatants. Yet, even with Shan's aid, the Republic forces knew that they could not hold out forever against the Sith. In 3,957 BBY, in a desperate attempt to end the war, the Republic and the Jedi set a trap for Revan and Malak, luring them into battle against a small fleet. During the space battle, Shan led a team of Jedi that boarded Revan's flagship and managed to corner the Dark Lord on the bridge. Revan, however, seemed unfazed by the strike team, as he quickly eliminated all the Republic soldiers while the Jedi took down the Sith Lord's Dark Jedi.

Bastila Shan and other Jedi cornered and confronted Darth Revan on the bridge of his flagship. As the Dark Lord prepared to battle with the Jedi, Darth Malak, in the hopes of destroying both Revan, Shan, and the Jedi, betrayed his Master, ordering the ships under his command to fire on the bridge of Revan's flagship. Although Malak believed himself to have been successful in killing the man who had been his best friend, this was not the case. Revan survived the turbolaser blasts that had rocked through the bridge, although rendered comatose. Shan also survived, and was faced with a choice. Upon regaining her wits, she was confronted with the broken, comatose body of Darth Revan. The Dark Lord was nearly dead—by Shan's own admission, just a tiny spark of the Force remained alive within him.

For whatever reason—perhaps a sense of duty to the Republic, pity, or a simple urge to save his life—young Shan made the decision to grab a hold of that waning spark and keep Revan alive. Through that act, she somehow tied Revan's life to her own, unwittingly forging a powerful Force bond. Shan took Revan and escaped the cruiser, while the Sith, believing their Master dead, retreated from the battle. Shan had stabilized Revan, but the Sith Lord was still in critical condition and his mind remained heavily damaged. Shan brought him to the Jedi, and a huge debate enveloped on what to do. Eventually, the Jedi Council decided that in order to find out how Revan had made a practically unbeatable fleet, they had to rely on Shan's bond with the former Jedi Knight to draw out Revan's memories and find the answers. To do this, Revan's broken mind was reprogrammed by the Council to conceal the Dark Lord's old identity. Shan was charged with keeping Revan's identity hidden and drawing out the former Dark Lord's memories.

Crash-Landing on Taris
"Taris? The whole planet's one big city..."

- Carth Onasi

Approximatly a year later, Revan was under an implanted name and enlisted as a common soldier in the Republic fleet and serving under Bastila Shan's command in on the Hammerhead-class battleship Endar Spire. Darth Malak believed his former master to be dead, and as such, he had dedicated his forces to hunting down Bastila, and in orbit over the planet Taris, his fleet engaged the Endar Spire. Revan awoke during the battle and fought his way off the ship, with the help of a Republic soldier named Trask Ulgo, managed to make it to the escape pods, but not before Trask sacrifed himself in order to save Revan from a Dark Jedi, who was actually Darth Malak's apprentice, Darth Bandon. Meeting up with Carth Onasi, the last two survivors of the Endar Spire jettisoned in the last escape pod, mere moments before the ship exploded.

The search for Bastila
After crash-landing on the surface of Taris, Revan was knocked unconsious by the crash. Carth dragged him out of the escape pod and into an abandoned apartment, all before the Sith arrived on the scene. In his stupor, Revan began experiencing flashbacks of his buried past. After Revan woke up, they discovered that Bastila had been captured by a Lower City swoop gang called the Black Vulkars, and was being offered up as a prize for the winner of the Tarisian season opener swoop race.

Upon arriving at the Lower City, Revan and Carth met with the leader of the Hidden Bek gang, Gadon Thek. Thek told him of Bastila's prisoner status, and told him that he could help him enter the race if Revan retrieved a prototype swoop accelerator that had been stolen by the Vulkars. Revan agreed, and set out to the Undercity, where he found the fabled Promised Land journals, which would point out the exact location of the mythical paradise known as the Promised Land, and gave them to the Outcast merchant Igear, who burned them, forever condemning the Outcasts to their hopeless existence. He also sold the cure to the Rakghoul disease to the crime lord Davik Kang's representative Zax the Hutt, who then sold it for a monumental price.

Upon arriving at the Undercity, he encountered the Twi'lek Mission Vao, who told him he could get him into the Black Vulkar base, but first he had to help her save her Wookiee friend Zaalbar from the Gamorrean slavers in the sewers. Revan intially refused, but after seeing no other alternative to get into the base, and some convincing from Carth, Revan agreed. Mission joined the two, and after saving Zaalbar, the four set out to the base.

After killing a Rancor guarding the entrance to the Vulkar base, he made his way down to the garage, killing any Vulkars in his way. He found the swoop accelerator, but it was guarded by Kandon Ark, a high ranking Vulkar. At first Revan intended to kill him as well, but Kandon sensed an opportunity, and instead told Revan that if he killed Gadon Thek and the other Hidden Beks, he would pay Revan 500 credits and allow Revan to race for the Vulkars in the swoop race. Revan agreed, and after slaughtering the entire Bek gang, he made his way to Gadon Thek's quarters, where he killed both Thek and his bodyguard.

Revan returned to the Vulkar base, informed Kandon Ark of the death of the Bek's leader. Revan spent a restless night at the Vulkar base, and was taken to the swoop platform, where Bastila was being kept. After successfully posting the top time, Brejik, the leader of the Black Vulkars, informed Revan that Bastila was in reality a Jedi, and that he could not simply give her away. Enraged, Revan started a riot, killing Brejik and the Vulkars, during which Bastila broke free from her force cage. Revan took Bastila back to Carth, and the group began to plot an escape plan.

Escape
Revan began to have more flashbacks of his former life, which Bastila noticed. Revan denyed having the visions, and instead focused on the escape plan. Revan's accomplishments grabbed the attetion of the Mandalorian mercenary Canderous Ordo, who was an enforcer for Davik Kang. Canderous told Revan that he could use the Ebon Hawk, an incredibly fast smuggling ship. In return, Revan had to steal the Taris launch codes from the Sith military base. Revan blackmailed the droid dealer Janice Nall into giving him an advanced astromech droid called T3-M4, which he would use to slice the door of the Sith base. Revan stole the codes and returned them to Canderous. Canderous then introduced Revan to Davik as someone wanting to join the Exchange. As Davik ran a background check on Revan, Revan and his newfound crew sliced past the security system guarding the Ebon Hawk and broke into the hangar where the Ebon Hawk was stored. The group was confronted by Davik Kang and his mercenary assistant Calo Nord. However, Malak had become impatient in the search for Bastila, and ordered all the ships in orbit to fire on the planet. The resulting bombardment resulted in Kang's death, and allowed Revan and his crew to escape onboard the Ebon Hawk.

Return to the Jedi Enclave
After narrowly escpaing the Sith blockade, Revan and the crew of the Ebon Hawk decided that they needed to regroup, and they fled to the Jedi Enclave on Dantooine. Shan spoke to the Jedi Council of “recent developments”, and once being informed of Revan, the Council requested an audience with him. Onasi found that the invitation was unusual for someone who was apparently not even a Jedi yet, and the Twi'lek Jedi Deesra Luur Jada remarked that he had not seen anyone accepted for training recently. Normally, the Council would not accept an adult for training, but Revan was a “special case”.

Shan presented Revan to the Jedi Council. Jedi Master Zhar Lestin, a member of the Council, told Revan that they had been discussing him, and that Shan had told them that he was strong in the Force. However, contrary to the other Masters, Vrook Lamar said that they needed indisputable proof of his strong connection to the Force before they could even consider training him. Shan argued that surely all of them could feel the strength of the Force within Revan. Lestin said that they could indeed, though the power was wild and untamed, and that they could not ignore it. Knowing Revan’s former identity, Lamar further argued that if they trained him, perhaps the Dark Lord–Revan himself–would return. Not wanting to reveal Revan’s identity to him, Master Vandar Tokare declared that they would discuss the matter in private.

While the Council debated, Revan and Bastila shared a vision of himself and Malak, as Jedi, visiting Dantooine's ruins when they found the first Star Map. After Shan and Revan told the Council of the event, Master Dorak claimed that the ruins had long been known to them, but they believed them to be merely burial mounds. Revan learned from the Masters that he and Shan shared a Force bond, and the Council believed that together, they would both be able to defeat Malak. The Council decided to send them to the ruins in their vision, where they believed they would find some clue as to why he and Malak had been corrupted by the dark side.

Jedi Trials and "Problem Solving"
Before Revan was sent out, we was to be trained in the Jedi Arts, unknown to him a second time. Revan feigned interest, and after learning the Jedi Code, he built his lightsaber. Lestin was amazed with Revan's progress, and sent him out to face his final test. Revan was to cleanse an ancient grove of the dark side.

There, he met a Cathar Dark Jedi named Juhani, who before his mind was destroyed, he encouraged to be a Jedi. After Revan dueled and defeated her, she realized he was the stronger, and asked him for forgiveness. Revan instead struck her down, and thus cleansed the dark taint from the grove, permanently. Upon returning to the Enclave, Lestin was disappointed that Revan did not redeem Juhani, even though he easily could have. However, he had passed the final test, and was now a Jedi Padawan. Meanwhile, Revan learned about the Mandalorian Wars and his and Malak's fall to the dark side.

Revan also "helped" many of the farmers on Dantooine. He met a farmer Jon, whose daughter had been killed by Mnadalorian raiders. Canderous wanted to kill the false Mandalorians, and encouraged Revan to hunt them down. Revan agreed, and killed the Mandalorians until he found their leader, Sherruk. Revan and Canderous slayed Sherruk and his Mandalorians, taking Sherruk's trophy lightsabers. Revan returned to Jon with the news, and after Jon paid Revan one-hundred Republic credits, Revan asked for more. Jon did not have more, and promised to inform the Council of Revan's greed.

Another situation Revan was involved in was the fued between the Sandral and Matale familes. The Matales had a long running feud with the Sandrals, and even with assistance from the Jedi Enclave, no compromise could be reached to settle the arguing. Later, Shen Matale was kidnapped by Nurik Sandral, who believed his son Casus was killed by the Matales. Revan found Casus' corpse on the plains, who had been eaten by Kath hounds. Revan took it to Nurik Sandral, who offered him credits for its return. Revan was insensitive to the man, and asked him for more. Nurik refused, and continued to blame the Matales. Later, after Nurik left, his daughter Rahasia informed Revan that her father had indeed kidnapped the Matale's son Shen. She told him that they were in love, and that Revan had to save him. Revan broke into the Sandral Estate and rescued Shen, who said that he would not leave without Rahasia, and Revan met with the lovers outside the main gates. The reunion was cut short by both Ahlan Matale and Nurik Sandral, who had each arrived with a platoon of war droids. The two fathers pleaded with their respective children to return home. However, Revan lied and told Nurik that Ahlan had killed his son, Casus. In a rage, Nurik shot down Shen. In revenge, Ahlan killed Rahasia. Nurik gunned down Ahlan in grief. Ahlan's war droids, programmed to defend their master, killed Nurik. Revan and his companions killed the remaining droids and quickly left the scene. The Council suspected Revan of instigating the bloodbath, but Revan denyed the accusations.

The Ancient Ruins
After this, he and Shan went to investigate the ruins that they had seen in their vision of Revan and Malak. Once inside, they were confronted by a droid speaking the language of the Rakata, which were, at this time, completely unknown to the rest of the galaxy. It switched to a language resembling that spoken by the Tusken Raiders, but finally changed to something Revan understood. The language happened to be an archaic and ancient dialect of the Selkath language. The droid said that it had been programmed to serve the “builders” if they sought knowledge of the “Star Forge”. When asked whether he knew of Revan and Malak, the droid replied that they were neither builders nor slaves, like him, but they had proven themselves worthy, and that they themselves must now do the same.

After passing the tests, they gained access to the room which contained a Star Map, which would help lead them to the Star Forge. Though the Map was not complete, it pointed the way to the worlds of Tatooine, Kashyyyk, Manaan, and Korriban, on which it was suspected more Star Maps could be found. Only with the combined information of these five worlds would Revan be able to rediscover the location of the mysterious Rakatan artifact. Revan and Shan reported their findings to the Council immediately after, and the Jedi Masters agreed that the Star Forge must be found. The Council still wanted Shan to continue drawing out Revan's memories to find the Star Maps. They were also curious to see if Revan could complete this mission without falling prey to the dark side, and reclaiming his former title as Dark Lord. Onasi expressed confusion over the Council's choice of sending Revan on an assignment that could be the deciding point of the war.