Jedi Exile
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The Jedi Exile (canonical name: unknown) (also called the General by Bao-Dur) is the main character in the PC/Xbox videogame title . The Exile is a fully customizable character at the start of the game, and can be male or female, although canonically she has been stated to be female on Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki . The player can choose what side of the Force their character takes through the course of the game. Most of this article will refer to the Jedi Exile as female.
Biography
- "You are different. When I look at you, it is like staring at the death of the Force." — Kreia
The Exile was a Jedi Knight, on par with most Jedi Masters of the time, who studied - and taught - at the Academy on Dantooine. She was instructed under Master Kavar. Before she could take on her own apprentice, the Mandalorian Wars surged through the galaxy. The Exile, overwhelmed with compassion for the lives lost to the ravages of the Mandalorians on the Outer Rim, joined the Republic forces led by Revan, the first Jedi Knight who had defied the Jedi Council in order to meet the Mandalorians in battle. The Exile left a prospective Padawan, Mical (the Disciple), without a master.
The Exile served as a General under Revan during the Mandalorian Wars. Overseeing the final, titanic battle at Malachor V, The Exile gave the order to activate the mass shadow generator. This generator crushed both the Republic soldiers and Mandalorians caught in the weapon's destructive sphere. The amount of death and destruction caused such a substantial 'wound' in the Force that the Exile found herself suddenly and completely severed from it. The only Jedi under Revan able to turn away from the dark side after Malachor V, the Exile was also the only Jedi to willingly return to Coruscant, to face trial for her actions - and defend them.
Despite an impassioned plea, the Jedi Council decreed that because the Exile defied the Council's wishes and followed Revan to war, she was to be exiled from the Jedi Order (hence why she was dubbed "the Exile"). In reality, the Council feared the 'wound' in the Force that surrounded the Exile. Some on the council felt that they were punishing the Exile not because of what she did, but because she was symbolic of the many Jedi that had fallen to the dark side over the course of history, and the only one the Council could avenge themselves on. These council members felt that the Exile was the perfect opportunity to examine why and how so many Jedi fall to the dark side. More conservative council members, however, felt no need to do more than exile the former Jedi. At first, the Exile believes that the Jedi Council severed her from the Force as part of her punishment. Later, it is learned that the Exile unknowingly severed herself from the Force in order to save herself from the destructive Force wave that came from the death of all the beings at Malachor V and of the planet itself.
Full details of the Exile's travels in the Outer Rim are unknown, but it is known that Atris had orchestrated her return to known space; in order to attract the growing Sith threat, she leaked news of her return to the galaxy and, predictably, attracted the Sith's attention. However, the Ebon Hawk rescued her from an unappealing fate. With the help of the utility droid T3-M4, the Ebon Hawk was guided to the mining facility at Peragus II.
There she met with an old woman named Kreia. She was a mysterious Jedi Master - and the first, among many - who trained the eventual Sith Lord, Darth Revan. When he fell to the dark side, she was blamed for his demise by the Jedi Council and exiled from the Order. She would eventually guide the Exile through her journey to find the missing Jedi Masters who sentenced her to exile, and reinstruct her in the ways of the Force. While searching for a way off the abandoned station, the Exile encountered Atton Rand, locked in the brig. After Darth Sion and a force of Sith Assassins arrived to kill the Exile (believing she was the last of the Jedi), the three escaped with T3-M4 onboard the Ebon Hawk and traveled to Telos. During their pursuit by the Sith in the asteroid field around Peragus, laser fire ignited the volatile fuel within the asteroids. This explosion destroyed both the facility and the entire asteroid belt, though the Ebon Hawk and the Sith were able to escape.
After arriving at the massive Citadel Station in orbit around Telos, the Ebon Hawk and T3-M4 were stolen and brought to the Telosian surface. Using alternative transportation to get down to the surface, the Exile's party was shot down by Czerka air-defense turrets. A Zabrak engineer named Bao-Dur, who designed the Mass Shadow Generator and served under the Exile at Malachor V, saw the crash and pulled the three unharmed from the wreckage. While on the surface, they learned that the Ebon Hawk had been taken to the old planetary aqueducts in the polar region of the planet. Stealing a shuttle from an abandoned military compound, they traveled to the aqueducts and found Jedi Master Atris there, a member of the Council who sentenced the Exile. Atris was attempting to recover lost Jedi teachings and had surrounded herself with several Echani sisters. These sisters were known as Handmaidens, who had vowed not to learn the ways of the Jedi, and instead are trusted to watch them for traces of the dark side, and also watch after them. After speaking with Atris, the Exile and her party left with the Ebon Hawk and T3-M4. However, the last of the Handmaidens was sent to board the Ebon Hawk as a spy. Despite knowing this, and over Kreia's protests, the Exile allowed the Handmaiden to stay after she revealed herself on board the ship (if the Exile is male, the Handmaiden joins the party. Later on, the Republic soldier known as the Disciple Mical will not join).
After leaving the academy, T3 revealed that he had managed to download Atris's database while being held, including a recording of the Exile's trial where the last five remaining Jedi Masters were hiding: Atris on Telos, Kavar on Onderon, Vrook Lamar on Dantooine, Zez-Kai Ell on Nar Shaddaa, and Lonna Vash on Korriban. The crew goes off to these worlds in search of the Jedi Masters in an attempt to unite them against the Sith and to find the answers as to why the Exile was sentenced as such.
Canon light side ending
- "What would you have be done with her, Atris? Be mindful of your feelings. This is not Revan who stood before you. This one walks a different path." — Zez-Kai Ell
Once the Exile had met with all of the missing Jedi Masters, she returned to Dantooine to find the rebuilt Jedi Training Academy. There, the Jedi had formed a council in which they would decide her fate. They told her of why she was cut off from the Force after Malachor V, and that the Sith had learned of the Exile's ability to become stronger in the Force by leeching on to the life of others. With the threat of the Sith finding the Exile, the Masters decided it was best to cut the Exile off from the Force so none of the Sith could find her. Before the Masters were able to strip her of the Force, Kreia stormed into the meeting and killed them all. She then turned on the Exile, leaving her unconscious in the enclave, and lied to the Handmaiden, who had arrived on the planet, by telling her that she was dead. Kreia and the Handmaiden journeyed to Telos to meet with Atris, who revealed herself to be a Dark Jedi. Kreia then revealed her own identity, that of Darth Traya, and left Telos. The Exile arrived to do battle. After Atris was defeated, the Exile made her to turn again to the light side, after which she revealed to her Kreia's dark persona.
Along with Mandalore and Nihilus's former apprentice Visas Marr, the Exile then boarded Nihilus's flag ship, the Ravager, which had arrived at Telos. Kreia had successfully manipulated him into believing that the last Jedi Academy (and thus, the last gathering of Jedi in existence) was located on Telos and contained many Jedi. Consumed by his hunger, Nihilus descended upon Telos in order to feed on the "Jedi" gathered there. A fierce battle ensued, during which the Exile killed the Sith Lord. After detonating the ship, she returned to Malachor V, the location of the final Mandalorian battle, and found the Trayus Academy, home of the reunited Darth Traya (Kreia) and her former apprentice, Darth Sion.
There she slew both Sith Lords. Before her death, however, Kreia revealed where Revan had set out following his defeat of Darth Malak. With that knowledge, the Exile ordered the reactivation of the mass shadow generator, tearing Malachor V apart and silencing the Wound in the Force. She made her escape aboard the Ebon Hawk (presumably piloted by Atton Rand or Mira) and with T3-M4 left to find the former Dark Lord.
Kreia spent her time developing the Exile to connect with the Force because it was the only way to kill the Force; she believed the Exile's wound would wipe the Force from the galaxy.
Alternative dark side ending
Once the Exile had found and slain all of the missing Jedi Masters, she returned to the rebuilt Jedi Enclave. Upon entering the room where the Council formerly held conclaves, she found that Kreia had followed her. She asks her why she desired to kill Atris and upon answering, she angers her. Claiming she has failed her, Kreia pulls life force from the Exile, leaving her unconscious on the ground, leaving for Telos Academy and Atris. Kreia journeyed to Telos to meet with Atris, who is revealed to have turned to the Dark Side. Kreia then reveals her own identity, that of Darth Traya, and leaves Telos. The Exile arrives and exacts revenge upon Atris for condemning her to exile.After receiving word that the Ravager had appeared out of hyperspace over Telos, the Exile, along with Mandalore and Darth Nihilus's former apprentice Visas Marr, boarded Darth Nihilus' flagship and killed the Sith Lord. After detonating the ship, she returned to Malachor V, the location of the final Mandalorian battle, and found the Trayus Academy, home of the reunited Darth Traya (Kreia) and Darth Sion.
There she slew both Sith Lords. Before her death, however, Kreia revealed where Revan had set out following his defeat of Darth Malak. With this knowledge, the Exile left to find the former Dark Lord after sacrificing Kreia to the core of Malachor V.
Behind the scenes
Following the tradition of the first KotOR game, the aforementioned light side story is usually presumed and will likely be canonical, even though the official position has not been determined yet [link].The alternate dark side story only differs in the fates of the planets the Exile visits (Onderon is usurped by General Vaklu, Dantooine is captured by Azkul and his mercenaries, and Malachor V remains intact), as well as one party member (Hanharr joins the player's party instead of Mira).
The Jedi Exile is fully customizable by the player, and thus can take several different appearances and either gender. The male and female storylines have minor differences, with the most notable one being one of the player's party members (Brianna, the Last Handmaiden, only joins a male Exile's party, and Mical, the Diciple, only joins a female Exile's party). Promotional images present the Exile as male, and the opening video for KotOR II refers to the Exile as "him." This would seem to confirm that the Exile is male.
However, on August 19, 2005, Leland Chee made a statement [link] on the StarWars.com forums in which he said he is trying to make the canonical Exile female (as opposed to the canonical Revan being male). Also, the introduction of an official name for the Exile is being considered.
Recently, in the book The New Essential Guide to Droids, the Exile was established as a 'heroine', thus canonically Light Sided and female.
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