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Note: In the game, the player may be either male or female. The main character is canonically considered male, so will be referred to as such. However, if the player chooses to be female, some of the plot points discussed here will be transferred to Carth.

Background

Bastila Shan was created when developers discarded a previous idea of creating a character named Vima Sunrider in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. This was supposedly due to an alleged copyright infringement of the name 'Sunrider', causing the name Vima Sunrider to be replaced. Bastila Shan's name is borrowed from the Cathar Jedi, who were then given a new name, Juhani. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is an RPG video game originally for the Microsoft Xbox and later for PCs running Microsoft Windows. ...

According to some comments by a developer posted at the BioWare forums, Bastila is in the age range of 18-21 within the first game, whereas Vima Sunrider would have been around the age of 50-60. BioWare Corp. ...

Early history

Bastila Shan was an archetype for the Jedi Order. Like many of her compatriots, she was trained from a young age because of her strong natural gift for the Force. In particular, she became renowned for her skill in the rare art of Battle Meditation, an ability which could turn the tides of battle by strengthening one side and weakening the other. Bastila's prowess in this ability thrust her into the spotlight of the Galactic Republic's struggle against the Sith during the Jedi Civil War. For other uses, see Archetype (disambiguation). ... The Jedi are a fictional monastic peacekeeping organization from the Star Wars saga. ... The Force is a binding, ubiquitous power that is the object of the Jedi and Sith monastic orders in the Star Wars universe. ... In the Star Wars fictional Expanded Universe, Battle Meditation is a manifestation of the Force first made famous by the ancient Jedi Odan-Urr and Nomi Sunrider. ... The Galactic Republic is the name of the interplanetary government used in the fictional Star Wars universe prior to the establishment of the Galactic Empire. ... Within the Star Wars universe, the term Sith is used to describe two separate but related groups. ... The Jedi Civil War is a conflict in the fictional Star Wars galaxy that took place 3,956 years before the Battle of Yavin, as seen in Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope. ...

Although little is known of her history before she became a Jedi, she reveals to Revan that she has fond memories of her father, and bad memories of her mother. She says that her mother would push her father into going on treasure hunts, only to find nothing. Bastila remembers that she was constantly on their ship, moving from planet to planet. Revan (pronounced //) is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ...

However, Bastila does have a brief encounter with her mother on Tatooine during her mission to find the ancient star maps that would lead to the star forge. Her mother claimed that she was dying and tried to reach out to Bastila while slandering her father, but Bastila remained true to her high views of her father and refused to listen to her mother. However, in another story line, Bastila accepts what her mother says and begins to reunite herself with her mother, after helping her to retrieve a lost holocron of her father's. Bastila's strongly mixed emotions within her family might have spurred her later fall to the dark side.

Bastila was known throughout the Order as a somewhat arrogant and brash youth. Her Jedi Masters had advised her to be cautious, but Bastila proved almost too impulsive to let the Order guide her themselves. Despite her overconfidence, she was always well aware of the burden of responsibility that weighed her, and all Jedi, down. This article or section should include material from Jedi Sentinel —The Jedi Code — Obi-Wan Kenobi The Jedi Knights are a fictional brotherhood and organization from the Star Wars series of films by George Lucas. ...

Jedi Civil War

"Malak preyed upon her weaknesses." - Jolee Bindo

Shortly before Darth Malak's rise to power, Bastila wielded a single-bladed yellow lightsaber, the standard weapon of Jedi Sentinels at that time. However, by the end of the war, Bastila had exchanged this sword for a double-bladed yellow lightsaber. The double-bladed lightsaber was first invented by the great Dark Lord of the Sith Exar Kun. A difficult weapon to master, it has been wielded by extremely few over the millennia, and at no time in greater abundance than during the Jedi Civil War, when it became very popular in Darth Revan's new Sith Empire but also among a few Jedi. Darth Malak is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. ... This article is about the weapon in Star Wars. ... Dark Lord of the Sith is a fictional title created by George Lucas for his Star Wars universe. ... Exar Kun, Dark Lord of the Sith is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... The Sith Empire was an empire established by Dark Jedi banished from the Galactic Republic. ...

Bastila was part of a strike force sent to capture Darth Revan, Dark Lord of the Sith, during the Jedi Civil War. Though Bastila and her strike team managed to corner the Dark Lord on the bridge of his flagship, Darth Malak chose that moment to betray his Master by opening fire on Revan's ship. Though Revan was severely injured and almost killed in the attack, Bastila managed to save his life, thus forging a powerful Force bond between the two. Revan was brought to the Jedi Council, who either opted not to restore his former memories or were unable to, gave him a new identity as a faithful and skilled member of the Republic, and was later requested to serve under Bastila on the ship Endar Spire. Along with the loss of his previous identity of the Dark Lord Revan, he also lost all remembrance of his force sensitivity, though the force still worked strongly through him without his knowledge. Darth Revan (pronounced //) was a fallen Jedi and Dark Lord of the Sith in the Star Wars universe. ... Dark Lord of the Sith is a fictional title created by George Lucas for his Star Wars universe. ... Revan (pronounced //) is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... This article is about the lead ship, store, or product of a group. ... Darth Malak is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe. ... The Jedi Council decides the fate of Anakin Skywalker The Jedi High Council is an institution from the Star Wars series of films. ...

Taris

Over the planet of Taris, the Endar Spire was ambushed by a Sith fleet intent on capturing Bastila, killing most of the crew. Among the few survivors were Bastila, Revan, and Republic officer Carth Onasi, who took escape pods down to the planet Taris. Revan and Carth Onasi shared the last functional escape pod, while Bastila had previously escaped in a separate one. Revan and Carth were able to escape undetected from their escape pod, however, Bastila's escape pod crashed in the lower city on Taris, and she was quickly kidnapped by a swoop bike gang known as the Black Vulkars. Her lightsaber was lost to her, only to be found by the Black Vulkars later. The Vulkars believed her to be only a simple Republic officer, and planned to award her as a slave to the winner of the annual Taris swoop race. Taris is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Carth Onasi (born 3,994 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe; he is depicted in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... Taris is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Carth Onasi (born 3,994 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe; he is depicted in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ...

Meanwhile, Revan and Carth set up base in an abandoned apartment in the Upper City of Taris and eventually learned of Bastila's enslavement. Hoping to rescue Bastila by winning the swoop racing tournament, Revan volunteered to ride a dangerous experimental swoop. He emerged victorious, but Brejik, leader of the Black Vulkars, refused to surrender his beautiful, young jedi slave, claiming that Revan had cheated because of the use of the prototype swoopbike. It was at this moment that Bastila used the Force to free herself from her cage, showing extreme mental strength because she was restrained by a "Neural Inhibitor", and together she and Revan finished off Brejik and his gang. Taris is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. ...

Bastila escaped Taris by stealing a crime lord's ship, the Ebon Hawk. Revan, Bastila, and Carth, along with Twi'lek slicer Mission Vao, her Wookiee partner Zaalbar, Mandalorian mercenary Canderous Ordo, and the astromech droid T3-M4, escaped the planet just as Malak destroyed Taris with an orbital bombardment in an attempt to end his long hunt for Bastila. The Ebon Hawk (circa 3,956 BBY-?) is a spaceship in the Star Wars Expanded Universe video game series Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... Various Twilek females In the fictional Star Wars universe, Twileks (pronounced /twiː.lɛk/) are a prominent alien species. ... Mission Vao is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... A Wookiee is a member of a race of hairy bipeds in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... The following is a list of fictional characters from the Star Wars video games Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Canderous Ordo is a fictional character in the Star Wars video games Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... T3-M4 is a fictional character from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the 2004 sequel Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ...

The Star Maps

After making it off Taris, the group left for the Jedi Academy on Dantooine to seek guidance on training the memory-wiped Revan. After a remarkably fast training, the two were sent to investigate ruins on Dantooine which had been visited by the Sith Lords Revan and Malak. There they found a Star Map which told of the Star Forge, an ancient alien artifact of unknown significance. The map showed the planets Tatooine, Manaan, Kashyyyk, and Korriban as having other maps. In order to defeat the Sith, the Jedi enclave council sent Revan, Bastila, and their companions to find other Star Maps on these planets and piece together the location of the Star Forge. During the travels, Bastila was approached by a female Twi'Lek who claimed to be an assistant to Bastila's father, who tells her of his death, and that Bastila's mother, Helena, was in Tattooine. Upon meeting Helena, Bastila was told that her father was killed by a Krayt dragon, and that she should find a holocron that belonged to her father. Eventually, Revan and Bastila found the holocron next to the star map in what was a broken equipment pack. Bastila was reluctant to give the holocron to her mother, but Revan urged her to do so. Upon giving the holocron, Helena told Bastila to keep the holocron, and convinced her that she was dying. Bastila and Helena reconciled, with Bastila giving Helena credits to see a doctor in Coruscant. Dantooine is a fictional planet from the Star Wars universe. ... Combatants Galactic Republic Sith Commanders Revan, Admiral Forn Dodonna, Master Vandar Tokare, Carth Onasi Sith Lord Darth Malak â€  and Sith apprentice Bastila Shan Strength Ground: Revan, Jedi, during the end Bastila Shan, Canderous Ordo, Jolee Bindo, Juhani, HK-47, Jedi Knights Space:21+ Old Republic medium cruisers, Aurek Fighters, Republic... In George Lucass Star Wars saga, Tatooine is the home planet of the Skywalker family and Ben Kenobi, the setting for much of the action in the sagas films (as well as several of the novels and other pieces of written fiction) and one of the most iconic... Manaan is a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. ... Kashyyyk (IPA: ), also known as Wookiee Planet C, is a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. ... Korriban is a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe, the sole planet in the Horuset system, located across the galaxy from Koros Minor. ...

During their travels, Bastila became increasingly intrigued by Revan. Although she had been charged with guiding him along the path of the Light, she eventually began to consider her role as a redundant one due to Revan's actions. Gradually the two fell in love, but while Revan had no reservations Bastila refused to give in, hating herself for having feelings for the man who had been the scourge of the Jedi.

Malak's apprentice

As the group made their way to the Unknown Planet, a.k.a. Star Forge System, the Ebon Hawk was captured by the Sith flagship, the Leviathan, and Bastila was kidnapped by the evil Admiral Saul Karath. Imprisoned along with the rest of the crew, Bastila was brutally tortured by the sadistic Republic traitor in order to coerce Revan into revealing their mission, even though Karath already knew the answers to all of his questions. It wasn't long before Bastila, Revan, and Carth escaped, killing Admiral Karath and battling their way toward the Leviathan's docking bay. On their way to freedom, however, they were intercepted by Darth Malak who revealed Revan's true identity. For other uses, see Evil (disambiguation). ... Admiral Saul Karath was an Admiral of the Old Republic fleet, who served under Revan and Malak during the Mandalorian Wars. ...

Though Revan and Carth managed to escape, Bastila was kidnapped by the Dark Lord and held as his prisoner. After torturing her for weeks with Force lightning, Malak eventually succeeded in forcing Bastila to give in to her hate. She fell to the dark side and became the Dark Lord's apprentice, replacing Darth Bandon as Malak's double-bladed lightsaber-wielding apprentice. Bastila, consumed with the treachery inherent in the ways of the Sith, met with Revan atop an ancient Rakatan temple on Lehon and tried to persuade him to reclaim his former title of Dark Lord of the Sith. Force lightning is an offensive technique in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... This list is about minor Sith characters (both Dark Lords of the Sith and regular Sith Lords) from the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Spoiler warning: A Rakata The Rakata are a fictional species from the Star Wars universe video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003). ... This article is about the fictitious planet in the fictional Star Wars universe. ...

Revan refused to give in to the dark side again. After an intense lightsaber duel, Bastila escaped on a G-Wing ship and returned to the Star Forge in rage and shame, where she and Revan eventually faced off a second time. Even though her powers were continually renewed by the Star Forge, Bastila found herself unable to defeat Revan. Beaten at last, she begged the former Dark Lord to take her life. Revan refused, however, and eventually persuaded Bastila to denounce the dark side and return to the light by drawing on the love they shared. Bastila then used her Battle Meditation to turn the tide of the battle in the Republic's favor, allowing the Star Forge to be destroyed after Revan had slain his former apprentice Malak in personal combat. This article is about the weapon in Star Wars. ... Combatants Galactic Republic Sith Commanders Revan, Admiral Forn Dodonna, Master Vandar Tokare, Carth Onasi Sith Lord Darth Malak â€  and Sith apprentice Bastila Shan Strength Ground: Revan, Jedi, during the end Bastila Shan, Canderous Ordo, Jolee Bindo, Juhani, HK-47, Jedi Knights Space:21+ Old Republic medium cruisers, Aurek Fighters, Republic... In the Star Wars fictional Expanded Universe, Battle Meditation is a manifestation of the Force first made famous by the ancient Jedi Odan-Urr and Nomi Sunrider. ...

Return to the light

After the battle, the Jedi reconvened, Bastila and Revan, along with their companions Republic soldier Carth Onasi, Twi'lek slicer Mission Vao, Zaalbar the Wookiee, astromech droid T3-M4, Mandalorian warrior Canderous Ordo, Juhani the Cathar Jedi, hunter-killer assassin droid HK-47, and former Jedi Jolee Bindo, were honored as the saviors of the galaxy. Carth Onasi (born 3,994 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe; he is depicted in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... Mission Vao is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... Zaalbar is a fictional character from the Microsoft Windows PC and Xbox console game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. ... A Wookiee is a member of a race of hairy bipeds in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... T3-M4 is a fictional character from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the 2004 sequel Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Canderous Ordo is a fictional character in the Star Wars video games Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... // The Abyssin inhabit the planet Byss. ... HK-47 is a Hunter-Killer assassin droid from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, its sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and the Trials of Obi-Wan expansion pack to the popular massively multiplayer online game Star Wars...

A year after the Star Forge's destruction, Revan, having remembered a great threat to the galaxy he discovered as the Dark Lord, set out alone into the Unknown Regions, leaving his companions behind. Bastila remained behind as well.

Alternate endings

Bastila's death or redemption

After confronting Bastila again on the Star Forge, The player defeated her in a light-saber duel. Bastila begs the player to kill her. The player can choose either to kill or to spare her, in any case, The player later confronted Darth Malak and killed him as well. With Bastila dead or supporting the Republic, the Sith fleet lost the advantage of Bastila's battle meditation. The Republic destroyed the Star Forge after the Sith starships fell into disarray. Victorious, Admiral Dodonna awards the player and the surviving crewmen of the Ebon Hawk with the Cross of Glory, and Master Vandar honors Revan as a redeemed Jedi Knight. In the canonical ending, she survives. In the Star Wars fictional Expanded Universe, Battle Meditation is a manifestation of the Force first made famous by the ancient Jedi Odan-Urr and Nomi Sunrider. ...

Revan and Bastila - Dark Lords of the Sith

If the player chooses to give in to the dark side, Revan and Bastila kill Jolee Bindo and, (if you turn Juhani back to the light and not kill her), Juhani on top of the Rakatan Temple on the Unknown World. When returning to the Ebon Hawk, Revan attempts to persuade the rest of the party to join him. The droids HK-47 and T3-M4 do so willingly, being programmed to follow any orders given to them by their current master (Revan is HK-47's original constructor), and Canderous Ordo pledges his loyalty to the man he believed would bring him battles in which he could find honor, as he had in the Mandalorian War. Carth Onasi refuses and flees. Mission Vao refuses to believe that Revan has once more turned to the dark side and does not run away. Zaalbar initially agrees to join Revan as he owes him a "life debt"; with the Force Persuade power, Revan can force Zaalbar to kill Mission. // A dangerous, yet lush world, Ragoon 6 was the location of a Jedi training site. ... The Ebon Hawk (circa 3,956 BBY-?) is a spaceship in the Star Wars Expanded Universe video game series Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... HK-47 is a Hunter-Killer assassin droid from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, its sequel, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, and the Trials of Obi-Wan expansion pack to the popular massively multiplayer online game Star Wars... T3-M4 is a fictional character from the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and the 2004 sequel Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... Canderous Ordo is a fictional character in the Star Wars video games Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... The Mandalorian Wars are a fictional event in the Expanded Universe of the Star Wars saga. ... Carth Onasi (born 3,994 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars Expanded Universe; he is depicted in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... Mission Vao is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... Zaalbar is a fictional character from the Microsoft Windows PC and Xbox console game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Before approaching the Star Forge, Bastila persuades the Republic to attack the Sith fleet stationed there as a measure to defeat the Republic. The Republic is under the impression that she would use her Battle Meditation against the Sith, but she will turn it against the Republic just before Revan faces Malak. Master Vandar realizes this but is unable to do anything.

After Revan defeats Malak, he reclaims the title of Dark Lord of the Sith and Bastila will become his apprentice and lover. Together, they will unite the Sith and set out to conquer the galaxy.

KotOR II Appearances

In the sequel to Knights of the Old Republic, if the player character specifies in the beginning of the game that Revan turned to the dark side, there is a chance to find a recording of Bastila giving T3-M4 a "final order" (main character must be male), by working on T3's memory core with the "computer" skill, as well as a Sith Holocron in Uthar Wynn's room at the Sith Academy on Korriban. Once the Exile goes into the room, the Holocron starts, and it seems that Bastila waited on Korriban in the Sith Academy for Revan to return. She says that she finally lost patience and left to go look for Revan. She also appears as a vision in the Shyrack caves on Korriban, as one of the few Jedi visions that join Malak. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (KOTOR II) is an RPG video game for the PC and the Microsoft Xbox. ... This list is about minor Sith characters (both Dark Lords of the Sith and regular Sith Lords) from the fictional Star Wars universe. ...

If Revan was lightside and male, when the Exile is on Telos right before Malchor V he will talk to Carth Onasi about Revan. After the speech, Bastila will come in and ask Carth what the Exile said, wondering if the Exile had any information on the whereabouts of Revan.

External links

• Entry in the Star Wars Databank
• Bastila Shan on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki