Dark Forces: Rebel Agent: SWBTF #277

About this episode

The episode discusses Kyle Katarn's journey in 'Dark Forces: Rebel Agent' and the implications of his quest against the Empire.

Rebel Agent Kyle Katarn will do anything to avenge his father’s death at the hands of the Empire. When Kyle is threatened by a droid named 8t88 in a Nar Shaddaa bar, he tracks down the droid and secures a mysterious disk that could put him on the path to learning why his father was killed. Kyle soon finds that the disk contains information about a map to the Valley of the Jedi, a place his father had stumbled upon and kept secret. Now it’s a race between Kyle and the Empire to see who can get to the map—and the Valley—first. And after all this time, you would think the Rebel Alliance would trust Kyle, but Jan Orrs has been sent to follow and eliminate Kyle if need be! All this, and more, on the next Star Wars Beyond the Films . YOUR “Star Wars” discussion podcast! YOUR Podcast of Legends! …as well as Canon! YOUR ticket to that Galaxy far, far away! Your Fandom lies Beyond the Films. This week your hosts discuss…. Star Wars: Dark Forces: Rebel Agent TOPICS: When is the tale set? Was it good? Was it accessible? Could it be adopted into Canon? How does the trilogy fit into the games? Why isn’t Luke considered for the Prophecy? Kyle’s…

People in this episode

Host: Star Wars Beyond the Films

Topics covered

• Kyle Katarn's quest for revenge
• The significance of the disk
• The Valley of the Jedi
• Rebel Alliance's trust issues
• Character evolution of Kyle
• Canon vs Legends
• Game trilogy connections

Keywords

• Kyle Katarn
• Rebel Agent
• Star Wars
• Empire
• Valley of the Jedi
• Jan Orrs
• Rebel Alliance
• disk
• revenge
• Canon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rebel Alliance, Empire

Books & works: Star Wars: Dark Forces: Rebel Agent

Places: Nar Shaddaa, Valley of the Jedi

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