Funny, laid-back, and wise, Kyle Katarn used to work for the Empire as a Stormtrooper before defecting to do mercenary work for the Rebel Alliance. Kyle was once a jedi, but put his lightsaber down and stopped practicing the force after he slayed sith lord Jerec, and he returned to mercenary work. After Kyle's partner Jan Ors was seemingly slain by sith lord Desann, Kyle decided to take up the saber once again, but not as a true jedi. He was a Jedi Outcast, forging his own path of vengeance.