Nov 22, 2019 star warsexar kun old republicaudio book bes jackson. As did exar kun before him and luke skywalker 4,000 years later, jedi hero ulic qeldroma is tempted by the dark side following the murder of master arca. The series represented the earliest chronological star wars stories until the publication of the dawn of the jedi series of. May 30, 2018 the latest film in the star wars franchise is packed with winks, nods, and easter eggs referencing some major moments in the saga. Harassing future generations as a ghost doesnt fit with the vision of star wars being given. Same with darth nihilus, but i think he only has a brief appearance in one of the star wars tales issues written by chris avellone. Exar kuns tomb at knights of the old republic nexus. Speculation the sith lord who tattood exar kuns forehead. Hes not in any of the movies but he is mentioned in a few of the books. Mar 16, 2015 177 videos play all star wars legends lore star wars explained the tragic story of a clone who tried to be darth vaders friend legends duration. That mention essentially makes the character of exar kun an official part of star wars canon. At last he decides to return to use his force powers in his original profession, to rescue his wife and dissolve admiral taviras piratical band. Before there was darth vader, dark lord of the sith, there was ulic qeldroma, dark lord of the sith. From one of them, he finally sees a way to return to life and to the galaxy he once sought to conquer.
He was a jedi knight who fell to the dark side of the force and became one of the most infamous dark lords of the sith. When the amulets of exar kun and ulic qeldroma meet, a message is activated in which a sith lord from era of naga sadow, ludo kressh, and vitiate speaks across time and space to kun and qeldroma and tattoos their foreheads to mark them as his successors. The series represented the earliest chronological star wars stories until the publication of the dawn of the jedi series of comics and novels. The old republic is a scifi mmorpg set almost 3500 years before the setting of the star wars films. Knights of the old republic campaign guide by rodney thompson. He abandoned his master as soon as he completed his training and set out on a quest for power. How powerful was exar kun and how did he become so. Connected to both uliq qel droma and exar kun as well as naga sado.
Mar 27, 2020 exar kun was a jedi padawan who gave all kinds of unpromising signs throughout his apprenticeship. The two cousins and a number of other rich and spoiled aristocrats taught themselves a bit of sith magic from. Most of it is a hackfest through the various dark jedi guardians hurrah for more xp, but at the end your character will be confronted by exar kun. Anderson, who used the dark lords spirit as a major antagonist of his 1994 jedi academy trilogy. Featuring new characters, ships, and vehicles from star wars. Star wars exar kun old republicaudio book bes jackson. As an ambitious and powerhungry jedi, kun became deeply immersed in the forbidden knowledge of the ancient sith lords and during his journey to the dark side decided to restore the ancient sith empire, by toppling the. Exar kun was a promising forcesensitive who was put under the mentorship of the jedi master, vodosios baas, and was trained on dantooine along with. Mse hasa release of quarter 1 1980, mcss has a release of august 1980star wars 42 is december 1980. If exar kun has any presence in modern star wars it can appear in a holocron he made. A number of concepts that were created as part of exar kuns story went on to become prominent parts of star wars lore. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. Freedon nadd heals exar kun through the power of the dark side. Feb 03, 2012 theres something endlessly fascinating about the unending rivalry between the jedi and the sith in the star wars universe.
Kun gradually became powerful in the dark side of the force, destroying the great freedon nadds spirit in the process and becoming ulicqeldromas. Tales of the jedi is a series of comic books published by dark horse comics between 1993 and 1998. Korriban, saberstaffs, sith spirits being chained to an object or location, naga sadow, marka ragnos, and pyramidshaped sith holocrons are all concepts that originated with exar kun. Star warsexar kun old republicaudio book bes jackson. Star wars queldroma 2009 2pack comic book action figure. Featuring a mixture of classes, specialties and story lines, the players choose either to play for the galactic republic or the sith empire. However, a day comes when a band of unaware rebels come to his moon. A star wars story, which actually features a reference to the sith lord exar kun. There are hundreds of characters in the star wars comic book universe and no easy or convenient reference for them, until now. For detailed information about this series, visit the wookieepedia. In dark lords of the sith audiobook, we are introduced to exar kun, a jedi whose fascination with the ancient sith teachings is leading him towards the darkside. A guide to the star wars universe by bill slavicsek. Exar kun was a forcesensitive human who lived many years before the events of the star wars films. So it is not without inner conflicts that he goes to the newly established jedi academy on yavin 4, where he encounters both his own limitations and the ghost of the dark jedi exar kun.
Unfortunately, i think most of exar kuns exploits are contained within the comics. Even prior to beginning his jedi training, nadd displayed the capability to wield many of the powers the jedi masters themselves commanded, and more. An extremely powerful jedi and one of the most skilled lightsaber duelist, exar kun went on to become one of the most infamous dark lords of the sith. Millenia later, when luke skywalkers new jedi order was a simple academy, the spirit of exar kun returned to unleash his dark wrath on the galaxy. Somewhere this got quite epic, but sadly the conclusion was a little rushed and theres a slight sense of is that all when the final page is turned. Below is a list of all of the major and most minor characters from the star wars universe listed by series with the base covers shown. Lit star wars about exar kun page 4 jedi council forums. His blue double bladed lightsaber is quite iconic for him, and while disney has recantly beeing promoting how sith have a technique to bleed crystals creating a red. Exar kun fallen jedi who led the brotherhood of the sith against the jedi and the galactic republic during the great sith war, later establishes a dark side presence on yavin iv. Exar kun was first mentioned in the new star wars canon in gadgets and gear, a 2019 supplement to the star wars roleplaying products made by fantasy flight games. The latest discovery is courtesy of the art of solo. Tales of the jedi comic book series, check out our cover gallery and jedi journals entry.
Experience the complete story of exar kun from the days of his birth until his eventual fall. Exar kun was a promising forcesensitive who was put under the mentorship of the jedi master, vodosios baas, and was trained on dantooine along with crado and sylyar. Still freedom nadd was needed by the authors to lead exar kun to the ancient sithknowledge while marka ragnos was needed as a bracket to ordain exar and ulic as newborn sithlords for there was a long gap to be overbridged when the sith were absent i. But when anderson took full control on the sith war the storyline became so much clearer and the dialogue less banal. I believe exar kun was a kevin anderson created character. Dark lords of the sith audio drama tales of the jedi. Why not during the emperors reign, especially if you claim to be so much more vastly powerful than him.
Spanning from the days of naga sadow and exar kun thousands of years. A guide to the star wars universe is a must have for diehard fans like me in an era when internet is not as pervasive, and you just wanted to know a little bit more about that character or planet which you just read off the latest star wars novel. Jedi search, and the main antagonist of the jedi academy trilogy. I had hoped for a longer chronology and more npc options from this book.
Star wars takes place in a galaxy far, far, away which is trapped in the iron grip of the emperor of the galactic empire, sheev palpatine. During the old republic era, kun serves as the padawan of the respected jedi master vodosiosk baas, but comes across forbidden knowledge of the siths history while a student. The series opens with palpatines enforcer, the feared darth vader, boarding tantive iv, the personal starship of princess leia organa, the princess of alderaan. Although i enjoy the star wars storyline, i was not convinced by the exar kun character. Its a bit outdated compared to some of todays new area mods, in that it reuses an area but its still worth exploring.
Also, with the ascension of a pair of sith magicians to the throne of the empress teta system, the republic is moving towards war. Im always bummed when the artwork changes for the last 16 of the book, but otherwise this is a great read. Which are the books or comics related to exar kun only. The light side energies reacted with the dark side energies created by exar kun, causing a massive wildfire that burned the planet, wiping out all that remained of exar kun. What it adds is, as the name rather implies, exar kuns tomb to the game. Lit star wars about exar kun page 6 jedi council forums. A human male, kun was apprenticed to the respected jedi master vodosiosk baas, and in his days as a student he came across forbidden knowledge of the history of the sith. Most of the tales of the jedi comics arent too great except for redemption, which is incredible but i love the character of exar kun.
Unfortunately, i think most of exar kun s exploits are contained within the comics. A story of tragedy and descent, sit back, relax and learn about the legend of exar kun personally. Exar kun s sith empire, simply known as the sith empire, was a galactic government that was founded and ruled by the dark lord of the sith, exar kun during the great sith war. Anderson collaborated with veitch on dark lords of the sith and that was when i could see andersons influence on veitchs writing. So it is not without internal disputes that he goes to the newly developed jedi academy on yavin 4, where he encounters both his own limitations as well as the ghost of the dark jedi exar kun. See more ideas about sith, star wars, the old republic. Exar kun was a jedi knight who fell to the dark side, assumed the mantle of dark lord of the sith, and waged a destructive war against the galactic republic and jedi order. Exar kuns tomb at knights of the old republic nexus mods. What it adds is, as the name rather implies, exar kun s tomb to the game. The extent to which authors veitch and anderson collaborated is evident, as these stories dovetail perfectly with the jedi academyera novels and youngjunior jedi knight series and the golden age of the sith and fall of the sith empire and dark empire ii comics. And though his backstory details will almost certainly change from its current star wars legends non. But one intriguing details confirms a major character from the. Despite the continued scrappiness this is a great addition to the star wars eu and id now consider exar kun to be one of star wars notable villains. Is lucasfilm setting up a star wars knights of the old.
Character profile for exar kun from jedi search star wars. For more information on the dark horse comics star wars. The latest film in the star wars franchise is packed with winks, nods, and easter eggs referencing some major moments in the saga. She is a prominent character in all of the star wars book series written by jude watson. Exar kun was arguably the most dangerousskilled lightsaber duelist of all time, kun was undefeated in lightsaber combat, and used the most unorthodox lightsaber in all of star wars, making him able to change the length and intensitu of his blade. She is a prominent character in all of the star wars book series written by jude. Freedon nadd was a scholar of the force and impressed the jedi masters on ossus with his ability to effortlessly handle it. He was one of the first sith lords, centuries before darth vader etc. Mandalore the ultimate first appears in this issue, while mandalore the indomitable is in issue 1, ultimate is far more impactful and relevant to the swu.
The book features a page examining items designed to be in dryden voss chamber. Theres something endlessly fascinating about the unending rivalry between the jedi and the sith in the star wars universe. A comic book series from the 90s, this began as an attempt to explain the origins of the sith lord exar kun after his appearance in the jedi academy trilogy and subsequently expanded into a much larger story about the adventures of the jedi knights thousands of years before the star wars films. Exar kun was a mythical sith lord from the qeldroma epics. The sith war of exar kun and ulic qel droma is considered the start of the period, with the mandalorian wars, the jedi civil war, and the dark wars ending the period. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Friend of obiwan kenobi and ally of the jedi order.