Who is the player character in Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy?

The player character in Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is Jaden Korr.

Jaden begins as a new student at Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Academy on Yavin 4 and trains under Kyle Katarn, the protagonist of earlier Jedi Knight games. The story follows Jaden’s investigation of the Disciples of Ragnos, a dark-side cult seeking to revive the ancient Sith Lord Marka Ragnos.

One distinctive feature is that players customize Jaden’s appearance, including species, gender, clothing, and lightsaber design. The game also lets players develop Force powers and eventually choose important light-side or dark-side paths. Those choices affect several plot outcomes, but they do not change the character’s name.

Kyle Katarn is a frequent answer trap because he serves as Jaden’s mentor and remains central to the Jedi Knight series. Tavion Axmis is the main antagonist, while Rosh Penin is Jaden’s fellow student and friend. The game was released in 2003 and uses the id Tech 3 engine, shared with Jedi Outcast.