Jaden Korr (Obi-Wan Kenobody)

"You're the best student I've ever trained and a terrific Jedi."

- Kyle Katarn on the video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy

Jaden Korr was a Human male Jedi Master and rebel soldier born on the galactic capital planet Coruscant in 15 BBY. A former apprentice to Kyle Katarn, Korr, was one of the best students that Katarn had trained in his career as a Jedi. Before Jaden Korr started his career as a Jedi, he was a soldier fighting for the Rebel Alliance. Jaden fought in epic battles, the most notable being the Battle of Hoth, and also the battle to recapture his home planet Coruscant. Jaden did not participate in the Battle at Endor because he did all he could to help with the people who were uprising against the Empire. After Jaden's encounter with the Disciples of Ragnos, Jaden later used what he had learned from his former master Kyle Katarn and trained Rosh Penin from scratch after Rosh turned to the Dark Side. The only notable battle against the Yuuzhan Vong that Jaden fought in was the first battle of Coruscant. However, Jaden continued to fight against the Yuuzhan Vong.

Jaden survived the attack on the rich and lush planet Ossus that was a chosen spot for the new Jedi Praxeum after the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin was destroyed during the war with the Yuuzhan Vong. He fought against the Sith until he passed on into the Netherworld of the Force in 76 ABY.

Childhood
In 15 BBY, Jaden Korr was born on the multi-layered galactic city called Coruscant. Jaden frequently flew his Z-95 Headhunter that he had bought from a retired pilot. Throughout the years Jaden grew tired of the Empire ruling his home planet, because he knew in his heart that his home planet Coruscant would not be free from the Empire unless action was taken. He made the decision of a lifetime and joined the Rebel Alliance in 3 ABY at the age of eighteen. When he was sixteen, he was told by an old local, whom Jaden had known since he was a young boy, that he had unknowingly witnessed Jaden's father Moran Korr being murdered at the hands of Emperor Palpatine's Sith apprentice Darth Vader and the handful of Stormtroopers he had with him. The local asked the squad of Stormtroopers why the Jedi was being eliminated, and he was told that the Jedi was being eliminated because he was one of the many enemies that the Emperor wanted to be brought to justice.

Battle of Hoth
"Looks like one of the walkers is down!"

- Jaden Korr, on Hoth, looking through his binoculars

When Jaden Korr was eighteen, he enlisted in the Army of the New Republic and was ordered to board a transporter that was bound for the frozen planet Hoth because the secret Rebel Base needed fresh soldiers to defend it against any suspected threats or attacks. After hours of waiting at the secret Rebel base, the warning of an Imperial attack was blasted over the intercom. Jaden Korr, fought with an A280 blaster rifle against Imperial Snowtroopers. The fighting paid off when Jaden spotted an Imperial AT-AT walker plummeting sideways after being toppled over by Wedge Antilles and Wes Jansen. Jaden and his fellow Rebels did all they could to defend the Rebel Base, but as they witnessed the destruction of the base, they protected eachother as they made a break for the GR-75 medium transport which was a clamshell-hulled transport that was used to transport the rebel soldiers and commanders off the frozen planet Hoth.

Later on, while making their way back to the evacuation site, the Rebel soldiers along with Jaden encountered a few Imperial Probe droids. The Rebel soldiers did a wide spread attack, quickly taking them out within minutes. After the attack, Jaden and what was left of the Rebel squad made their back to the GR-75 medium transport.

Coruscant Uprising
Upon arrival from the frozen planet Hoth, Jaden landed his Z-95 Headhunter on his home planet Coruscant because he was stationed their by the New Republic. Hours later, Jaden witnessed the destruction of the second Death Star over his personal comlink, and he also noticed that the people were in an uproar. Minutes later, Jaden and other soldiers that were loyal to the New Republic helped the people uprise against the Imperial presence but were forced to retreat so that they would not be the ones eliminated or arrested. Jaden made his way to his Z-95 Headhunter and flew to the Rebel rendezvous point. Three years after the uprising, Jaden along with many soldiers, were briefed on the recapture of Coruscant.

First Battle of Coruscant (Galactic Civil War)
In 7 ABY, the New Republic started the attack on Coruscant in order to protect it because it was viewed as the capitol of the Galaxy. While the Rebel pilots conducted most of the attacks over the capitol planet, the ground troops that were in charge of the ground attack were unloaded off the transporters onto the surface of the planet. While other soldiers were thwarting Imperial attacks, Jaden, along with his squad leader and Rebel hero Luke Skywalker and his squad, fought there way from street to street all the way to the building that was described to them during the briefing. Only a few Rebel soldier fell because of enemy Imperial snipers and Imperial Stormtroopers.

Making their way to the Imperial Palace in order to place the New Republic flag, the squad fought their way into the palace where the Sith Lord Palpatine once resided, killing any Stormtroopers or Imperial guards that got in their way.

Inside the palace, the Rebel squad, as ordered, made their way to the roof and propped up the flag of New Republic because if they did not, then the attack would have been in vain.

Traveling to Yavin IV
"I saw a huge flash of light and ran over to find you just lying unconscious."

- Rosh Penin describing to Jaden Korr about the encounter

Fourteen years after the Battle of Yavin, Jaden Korr, after constructing a lightsaber with no prior knowledge of the Force or aid, was brought from his homeworld of Coruscant and taken to the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4. During the ride Rosh introduced himself to Jaden, who would be apprenticed to Master Katarn alongside Korr by Luke Skywalker.

As their shuttle approached the surface it was shot down by members of the Disciples of Ragnos cult. After the crash, Korr and Penin were separated from the rest of the students and proceeded to the nearby Massassi temple but ran into some stormtroopers and a member of the cult. After Korr slayed the cultist and the stormtroopers, he investigated the temple. There he saw three figures, one of which was holding a scepter that was "glowing"; they were later revealed to be the Kothos Twins and Tavion Axmis using the scepter to drain the Force from the temple. Unfortunately, the sound of Jaden's presence was detected, and the mysterious figures turned on him, knocking him out.

Jedi Hopeful
"A Jedi, me? No, not yet, I'm one of Kyle Katarn's students."

- Jaden Korr to Chewbacca

Upon awakening, Jaden was Jedi Masters Kyle Katarn and Luke Skywalker, who welcomed their new student to the academy and asked him about what he saw. Shortly thereafter, he and Rosh were assigned to Kyle as pupils, and they passed their standard Force abilities course. On the way Rosh, as a prank, set loose a lightsaber practice droid upon Jaden, in the hope of slowing him down so he could finish the course first but Jaden got the upper hand and defeated the droid. After the training, Kyle gave Rosh a serious warning for this careless decision, stating that it was not a competition and that "If that droid had been set to Luke's training regimen, it would have killed Jaden." Jaden was angry that Rosh could do such a thing, but Kyle warned him not to give in to his anger, and Jaden accepted Rosh's apology.

Korr and Penin were sent on a series of missions (due to unexpected events, all of Jaden's missions were more hazardous than expected), helping to track down the growing cult. Jaden visited various planets, including Blenjeel, Corellia, Tatooine, Taanab, Chandrila, and Bakura. Later, Master Skywalker summoned all available Jedi to inform them that someone had broke in and sliced into his records and stolen his journal containing names of places that had a very strong connection to the Force. Worried of what the slicer could be planning, he sent the Jedi to various places mentioned in his journal. Jaden went to Hoth, where Master Skywalker saw the ghost of his former master Obi-Wan Kenobi shortly before the battle of Hoth.

Upon landing on the planet, Korr couldn't sense anything that was a possible threat to himself, but as soon as he started investigating, he found that the Imperial Remnants were guarding Echo Base. Jaden infiltrated the base and overheard a Sith Cultist talking on a comlink to Alora, Tavion Axmis's apprentice, about Skywalker having traveled to Dagobah because of the vision that he had prior to the battle of Hoth. Korr slew the Cultist and confronted Alora. The two engaged in a fierce lightsaber duel, and were at first evenly matched. After Jaden began to gain the upper hand, Alora retreated while at the same time taunting Jaden as she left. The accounts were documented in Korr and Katarn's datacard report entitled Tauntaun Feathers A1.

The choice of a true Jedi
"Jaden, you handled yourself exceptionally well on Vjun. To confront three Dark Jedi and defeat them took bravery and skill. For your efforts, I feel that you are ready to join our ranks as a Jedi Knight."

- Luke Skywalker to Jaden Korr

Rosh Penin was captured by the Disciples of Ragnos during his first mission to Byss, and Katarn spent time looking for him. Jaden, now promoted to Apprentice, was sent on more missions, until Master Skywalker assigned the Jedi to investigate other strong Force sensitive places that weren't mentioned in his journals. The Jedi students were instructed to work in pairs, because if they did not work as pairs then they would have a good chance of being turned to the dark side or get killed if they refused. Kyle and Jaden were assigned to investigate Darth Vader's Bast Castle on Vjun.

Katarn and Korr infiltrated the fortress, but as they ascended the levels toward the second level of the Bast Castle they became separated. Alone, Jaden fought his way through the fortress, finally confronting none other than his old friend Rosh Penin in Vader's throne room. Rosh had been turned to the dark side following his capture by Tavion and her cult. He boasted to Jaden of the power of the dark side, and&mdash;with the help of the Kothos Twins &mdash;engaged him in battle. The battle seemed impossible to for Jaden to win, as the twins kept feeding Rosh with the life energy that he needed to defeat Jaden, but Jaden gained the upper hand and killed the Twins, hoping that Rosh would stand down without their help, but Rosh kept on fighting, causing Jaden to fuel his anger towards him again. Katarn reached the room as Rosh lay disarmed on the floor, and Tavion chose that moment to appear, declaring her role in the cult. After criticizing Katarn, Tavion used the Force ripping Jaden's lightsaber from him, threw it at the ceiling and brought the weakened ceiling down on the Jedi with the Scepter of Ragnos, and destroyed Jaden's lightsaber in the process. Thanks to Katarn's quick thinking, Katarn held up the rubble with the Force as Korr took his master's lightsaber to cut a hole in the floor for both to make their escape. Unfortunately, Tavion and Rosh had slipped from the grasps of the Jedi. Kyle and Jaden returned to the academy and told Luke what they discovered and about Tavion and her cult. Jaden even came up with a theory that Tavion might be using the scepter's power to also fueling her followers with the power of the Force, which Katarn and Skywalker found probable. Skywalker, impressed with Jaden's actions, promoted the young Jedi to the rank of Jedi Knight. However, Kyle warned Jaden that he felt his anger towards Rosh, and that he must still beware giving in to the dark side.

Jaden, with the help of the Force, constructed his second lightsaber similar to Luke Skywalker's lightsaber as a sign of respect to the Grand Master. Jaden, as a Jedi Knight, became even stronger within the Force, and during his training he learned Jar'Kai. However, Jaden saved the Jar'Kai lightsaber skill whenever it was absolutly needed. He continued working at thwarting the cult's operations on Chandrila and other planets. Jaden was recalled to the Academy when Luke Skywalker discovered the cult's intentions, and was told by Luke to serve as part of a Jedi strike team that would stop the Cult of Ragnos from attempting to restore Marka Ragnos to life. However, Katarn pulled Korr aside and informed him that he had received a message from Penin, who had repented for what he had done under the influence of Tavion and wished to rejoin the Jedi Order. Instead of joining with the Jedi strike team, Katarn and Korr traveled to the lava-covered planet Taspir III to rescue Rosh from the cult. Korr finally reached Penin, but once he saw Rosh looking at him unharmed and in the presence of Alora, his mind was fueled with anger, believing that his former friend who was always trying to beat Jaden had lured him into a trap. With the help of Katarn's mental warnings, Korr let his anger subside, realizing he had let his anger was about to get control of him, chose not attack Rosh. Right when Jaden and, Alora attacked, slicing off Penin's left arm. Korr was able to slay her in a fierce battle.

Leaving Rosh in the care of Kyle, Jaden flew to the Sith world of Korriban, where he joined up with the Jedi strike force to stop the cult once and for all. He reached Ragnos's Tomb and confronted Tavion before she could resurrect Ragnos. Tavion fought with fury and hatred, using the Scepter of Ragnos to boost her advantage. However Jaden's skill outmatched and defeated her, but Tavion refused to surrender. She managed to somewhat resurrect the Dark Lord of the Sith, he came out only as a spirit, who possessed her. After a duel with the possessed Tavion, Jaden sliced the scepter in half and Ragnos left Tavion's body. Her body could not survive the corruption and died shortly thereafter. Jaden departed from the tomb and sealed it with his lightsaber. He later joined Luke and Kyle on the steps of the mausoleum. There they proclaimed him to be a true Jedi Knight.

Defending the Jedi Praxeum
After the Disciple of Ragnos crisis, Jaden Korr took Rosh Penin as his Padawan, and trained him as best as he could; the training ended a year before the Yuuzhan Vong War which was the most devastating war since the creation of the New Republic. In 26 ABY, Jaden and Rosh received word from Luke Skywalker that the Jedi Praxeum was being attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong, and that the Jedi children were to be evacuated. Minutes later, Jaden and Rosh landed on Yavin IV and proceeded by killing any Yuuzhan Vong that they came across. Hours passed, Jaden and Rosh were told by a few Jedi who were escaping that there was no hope in defeating the Yuuzhan Vong Peace Brigade. Jaden and Rosh were briefed on their next mission; the mission to defend Coruscant at all cost.

First Battle of Coruscant
A year after the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy, Jaden and Rosh, with their assignment, flew to Jaden's home planet Coruscant to defend the planet at all costs against the Yuuzhan Vong because if they didn't, they would have then taken over and terraform the planet, which they indeed did. Once Jaden and Rosh landed on the planet's surface, they ignited their lightsabers and fought against sparse groups of Yuuzhan Vong warriors. While battling against a Yuuzhan Vong warrior with his lightsaber, his lightsaber was knocked out of his hand. He looked around himself and realized that they should leave the doomed planet. Jaden retrieved his lightsaber, and then he and Rosh utilized Force Repulse against the Yuuzhan Vong warriors and ran to his Z-95 Headhunter and an X-wing that Rosh borrowed, and they escaped the impending doom.

Second Battle of Coruscant
In 29 ABY, Jaden and Rosh, along with a small group of Jedi, arrived at the Yuuzhan Vong Citadel which was a palace that was capable of returning to space if needed. But once they reached the door they were confronted by Slayers who then showed them into the Citadel, not knowing that the Slayers, who were created by the Yuuzhan Vong, were used to slay the Jedi. The Jedi ignited their lightsabers as the Slayers charged towards them. Jaden was grabbed by two Slayers while a third Slayer tore Jaden's clothing and and stabbed with the Slayer's melee weapon. Rosh attempted to rescue Jaden after he saw that his master needed help but was stunned by one of the Slayers that was apprehending Jaden. After Jaden saw his apprentice get knocked down, he centered himself with the Force and utilized Force Wave in order to get to aid his apprentice. Jaden and his apprentice Rosh continued to fight against the Yuuzhan Vong in order to recapture Coruscant until the Yuuzhan Vong called for peace.

The Outcome
The war with the Yuuzhan Vong had cost some their lives, it also had cost the Jedi that left the New Jedi Order the opportunity to protect the New Republic against any threats. But the friendship between Jaden and Rosh only strengthened. Jaden Korr, in his new Jedi attire, was promoted to the rank of Jedi Master for his deeds in defending his home-planet Coruscant against groups of Yuuzhan Vong warriors, and in helping Rosh achieve the rank of Jedi Knight.

Dark Times
"Darth Caedus, why leave if your so powerful?"

- Jaden Korr to Darth Caedus

The Search for Kyle Katarn
In 30 ABY, Jaden and Kyle Katarn's partner Jan Ors went out to search for his former master Kyle Katarn. Jaden and Jan found Kyle in the custody of former Jedi Knight Daye Azur-Jamin who had been missing since the beginning of the Yuuzhan Vong War. They were able to rescue Kyle from the captor and also bring Daye Azur-Jamin back to the light side of the Force.

The Swarm War
Six years after the rescue of Kyle Katarn, Jaden dyed his hair dark blonde as to not be recognized by his enemies as he fought along his fellow Jedi brethren in what seemed to have been a brief yet devastating war. The important thing to know is that if the Jedi had not intervened, then the New Republic Alliance would tear apart by the seams and war would ensue.

Raiding Centerpoin Station
Four years after the Swarm War, Jaden along with a small group of Jedi were briefed about the plans to raid Centerpoint Station. Once the briefing was over, Jaden fitted himself with the uniform of a GAG trooper. Hours passed, and the raid team, along with Galactic Alliance scientist Toval Seyah who had worked on the station in the past, cleared the station of any threat that was in it. Toval Seyah was able to transmit the destruction coordinates upon itself. With moments left, the raid team, along with Toval Seyah, evacuated out of the station in order to not be among any of the fallen that had not survived the destruction of the station.

Confrontation with Darth Caedus
In 40 ABY, while returning from the incident of the Centerpoint Station,Jaden Korr received word from Kyle Katarn about Mara Jade Skywalker's death at the hands of her nephew Jacen Solo who proclaimed himself Darth Caedus, and was told to scout around for Mara's killer while the funeral was taking place in order to catch him. Jaden discovered who the culprit was. The culprit was none other than Darth Caedus. After he saw his former master lying in pain after being slammed in the back by a GAG speeder and stabbed in the front by Darth Caedus, Jaden engaged Darth Caedus in a intense duel, lightsaber to lightsaber. After hours of dueling one another, the Jedi guests relieved Jaden by surrounding Darth Caedus with their lightsabers all ignited.

Trouble on Coruscant
Three years after Mara Jades Skywalker's funeral, Korr was stationed outside the High Council Chambers alongside a male Human and a female Mon Calamari apprentice by order of acting Grand Master Kenth Hamner while the High Council discussed how to proceed with the arrest warrants against Jedi Bazel Warv and Yaqeel Saav'etu. When Jedi Knight Leia Organa Solo and her husband arrived in the foyer to the chambers, Korr barred the entrance to everyone. However, the Solos soon told him that they had evidence of an attack by Mandalorians on the Temple, and he let them pass. Korr would later assist in moving the Jedi affected by the mental disease called Force Psychosis and, along with Avinoam Arelis, helped the Solo's defend against the Mandalorians in a lower level hangar in the Temple Precinct.

Attack on Ossus
In 66 ABY, Jaden, having sensed an evil presence landing on Ossus for sometime, flew from the Jedi Academy on Yavin IV in order to confront the threat. When Jaden landed on Ossus, a hand full of Sith Lords attempted to ambush him, but with Force Precognition Jaden was able to sense the threat beforehand. Jaden slayed all but one which knocked his lightsaber out of his hand, leaving Jaden with lightsaber cuts on his legs. While centering himself with the Force, Jaden utilized Force Pull on his lightsaber and fatally stabbed the Sith Lord, and then caused him to explode by using Force Combustion before Jaden was totally exausted. Jaden was later rescued by his old friend Rosh Penin and taken back to the Jedi Academy on Yavin IV to rest from his recent and most deadly confrontation with the Sith.

Death of a Jedi Master
"The Force will always be with you"

- Jaden Korr's Force ghost to Rosh Penin

Jaden Korr fought along side his fellow Jedi brethren against the Sith until he passed on into the Force in 76 ABY because of old age. Jaden knew that he did all that he could to help defend the New Republic against even the most serious of threats even after he had died. Rosh Penin watched with reverence as his old friend disappeared into the Force. Seconds later, the spirit of a younger Jaden appeared to his old friend and told him that the Force will always be with him.

Legacy
Jaden Korr had lived a full life, but his legacy had surpassed him for centuries to come because of how young people both Jedi and non-Jedi have observed his deeds.

In 76 ABY, Jaden Korr left behind not only a legacy, he also left behind his lightsaber which he entrusted it to his friend Rosh Penin. Ten years after Jaden's passing, a bust of was made in honor of Jaden Korr and was placed in the New Jedi Temple on his home planet Coruscant.

Personality and traits
Jaden Korr was considered to be more of a quiet person because he did not have a friend to talk to until he met Rosh Penin. However, Jaden also had a tendency to get overly frustrated, as shown when he confronted Rosh Penin on Taspir III.

During the war with the Empire, Jaden was skilled in using the A280 blaster rifle due to using it during his time with the Rebel Alliance. This skill helped him in using the DL-44 blaster pistol and the E-11 blaster rifle that he was given during the Disciples of Ragnos crisis.

In 14 ABY, Jaden's pilot skills were put to use during the Disciples of Ragnos crisis when he went from planet to planet on different missions that were given to him by Luke Skywalker.

Jaden was considered one of the best by his peers because he set extreme goals as a Jedi initiate; goals that he had successfully completed in order to get to were he was years before his passing until his death on Ossus.

Powers and abilities
"Thanks for the assistance, Jaden. Luke tells me you're going to be a great Jedi."

Korr was a powerful Force user, mastering all of the Force abilities. He demonstrated a remarkable level of telekinesis and Force Speed during the Battle of Korriban. But perhaps the most incredible skill of his natural abilities was the power in mastering both the light and dark-side oriented Force powers. This can be in part attributed to the teachings of his master, Kyle Katarn.

He skills with a lightsaber made Jaden nearly invincible. He echoed his master's swordsmanship and utilized the medium style, the fast style, and also the strong style. He manifested masterful use of the lightsaber when he defeated Alora, Tavion, and the Sith Spirit of Marka Ragnos. Jaden was highly skilled in fighting multiple lightsaber/Force-wielding enemies, even up to a three-on-one match, as manifested with his duel with Rosh Penin. He was also able to hold his own against famed Jedi killer/bounty hunter Boba Fett. He was also skilled with a wide variety of blasters and other weapons, as demonstrated during his encounter with Rax Joris.

Korr was a skilled pilot; he traveled in his Z-95 Headhunter. After the Raven's Claw was stopped by the tractor beam, the Raven's Claw was pulled into an Imperial Dreadnaught. He also showed moderate skill as gunner when he destroyed some flying TIE Fighters. During his mission to Zonju V, he showed skill as he used mounted lightsaber combat techniques against a small group of Sith Cultists.

He was also able to understand Shyriiwook when he met Chewbacca.

Behind the scenes
Jaden Korr is the player character of the game Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. This article and the rest of the Fanon continuity details what would have happened if Jaden stays on the Light side in the game.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy