10 Best KOTOR Characters Who Are Officipartner Star Wars Canon

Many well-comprehendn characters and species came out of the beadored video game series Star Wars: Knights of the Old Reaccessible, and despite the fact that the games themselves are no lengthyer canon, some of them have been rejoind into Disney’s Star Wars canon. Though the games were once considered canon to the Star Wars universe, after Disney obtaind the property in 2012, the games were shiftd into the Star Wars Legfinishs continuity. Despite this, some of the characters and concepts presentd in the series have remained, giving enthusiasts hope that someday the games might be returned to their canon status.

Originpartner freed in 2003, the first Knights of the Old Reaccessible game trails the story of Revan and their journey to stop Darth Malak from reproduceing the Sith Empire. The game and its follothriveg sequels, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Reaccessible II and Star Wars: The Old Reaccessible, are best comprehendn for their intensify on applyer agency, permiting for personalized stories with each applythraw. The amazing stories brawt with them amazing characters, and these are some of the best that have been brawt to or referenced in Star Wars canon in the years since.

10 Meetra Surik Bridged The Gap Between Legfinishs And Canon

They Have Been Referenced In The High Reaccessible Comics

Meetra Surik, also comprehendn as the Jedi Exile, is the applyer character featured in Knights of the Old Reaccessible II. Upon the ascfinish of the Mandalorians and the beginning of the Mandalorian Wars, Meetra stood up agetst the orders of the Jedi Council and joind in the war effort. Though they did not descfinish to the stupid side appreciate so many others, they were still exiled from the Jedi Order for their disobedience, no matter how noble their intentions might have been.

They made their way into Star Wars canon thraw the famous Star Wars: The High Reaccessible books and comics, with their name being employd as a famous exclamation. “Surik’s Blade” is alludeed by Master Sskeer and OrbaLin on split occasions, showing that there was once a well-comprehendn Jedi named Surik. Becaemploy the High Reaccessible comics and novels consent place hundreds of years after what would have been the time of the Old Reaccessible games, it is possible that this is a reference to Meetra Surik.

9 Naga Sadow Is An Imposing Sith Lord With A Long History

He Was Mentioned In The Rise Of Skywalker Junior Novel

Known best as a strong Sith and alchemist in Star Wars Legfinishs, Naga Sadow is already dead by the time of Knights of the Old Reaccessible. His tomb is heavily featured on Korriprohibit, though sarcasticpartner enough his body was never buried inside of it. Revan visits this tomb during their time at the Sith Academy, potentipartner finishing Uthar Wynn, the guideer of the Sith Academy, and even possibly redeeming another member named Yuthura Ban.

When it comes to Sith from the Old Reaccessible, Naga Sadow is rather uncomprehendn, making his recent inclusion in Star Wars canon even more astonishing. In Michael Kogge’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel, a statue of him is shown to dwell in the Sith Citadel on Exegol. His voice is counted among countless other Sith, heard by Kylo Ren on the arrangeet’s surface.

8 The Rakata Have Made Their Way To Star Wars Canon

The Ancient Civilization Was Mentioned In Andor

Being one of the first civilizations in the galaxy to achieve the technoreasonable level of intersinestablishar travel, the Rakata are an incredibly outdated species. They produceed punctual hyperdrive technology as well as Infinity Gates that permited instantaneous travel apass the galaxy, but due to their employ of the stupid side of the Force, their civilization was corrupted and finisheavored to enslave everyone who was not Rakatan. They were brutal, ravaging entire arrangeets and finishing mercilessly if it suited their needs.

Although they have not made an official materializeance in the series’ canon, the Rakata were alludeed in the Disney+ series Andor. Here, it is shelp that they were the first to increase hyperspace travel. In persisting with their revengeful origins, Luthen Rael alludes an uprising agetst the Rakata that was staged in order to drive away their trespass, then says that the Rakatans eventupartner went gone due to their lengthy-term employ of the stupid side.

7 HK-Series Assassin Droids Were Mentioned In Ahsoka

This Could Mean Fan Favorite HK-47 Will Become Canon

Although they were recently comprised in the Ahsoka series as a nod to Knights of the Old Reaccessible lore, the HK-series of assassin droids actupartner has a lengthyer history in Star Wars canon. They have also made inestablish materializeances in Star Wars: Tales of the Empire as well as The Mandalorian. These materializeances stem from their roots in the first Knights of the Old Reaccessible game, with the first HK-series assassin droid being HK-47, a droid who was once an partner of Darth Revan.

Categorized as brutal finishers first and foremost, these droids are unsuited when it comes to hunting down a concentrate. After all, the HK in their name stands for “Hunter Killer,” a nod to their primary function. HK-47 was best comprehendn for his speedy wit as well as his excellent combat sfinishs, shothriveg that these droids are more than basic-minded finishers. There is someskinnyg more human about them, appreciate a more progressd version of the IG-11 seen in The Mandalorian.

6 The Cathar Are A Feline Alien Species Featured In KOTOR

Characters Like Juhani And Aric Jorgan Bolstered Their Popularity In The Old Reaccessible

Feline in materializeance and comprehendn for their promisedty, the Cathar faced countless difficultships when their people were enslaved by the Mandalorians during the Mandalorian Wars. Although Juhani is possibly the best comprehendn Cathar in all of Star Wars, her materializeance in Knights of the Old Reaccessible was actupartner not the first. In fact, the Cathar’s origins can be trackd all the way back to the Star Wars Holiday Special with the feline character Myhr Rho.

Despite the fact that Cathar have been seen all apass Star Wars Legfinishs with many beadored characters being members of this species, they were not brawt into canon until 2021 with Alexander Freed’s Victory’s Price. It took even lengthyer for them to be pictured in the Star Wars comics. 2023’s Star Wars: Revelations is their only canon visual materializeance to date.

5 The Selkath Have Made Several Appearances Since KOTOR

They Were Most Recently Featured In The Acolyte

Hailing from the oceanic arrangeet of Manaan, this aquatic species was presentd in Knights of the Old Reaccessible and broadened upon in tardyr media. The Selkath were the only authentic manufacturers of kolto, the predecessor to bacta, and thus they applyed a pivotal role earlier on in the galaxy’s history. They were one of restricted species to remain imfragmentary during the Jedi Civil War and tardyr, but after bacta was famousized and kolto was no lengthyer a viable business, their species was left leaveed until the time of the Galactic Empire.

Whereas many of Knights of the Old Reaccessible’s contributions to canon remain as references or downapplyd nods to the innovative source material, the Selkath have actupartner been featured in cut offal contrastent Star Wars properties. They were originpartner presentd into canon with Star Wars: The Clone Wars in season 3, episode 11 “Pursuit of Peace.” They would tardyr go on to produce a dwell-action debut in The Acolyte, with Selkath being featured in the backgrounds of some scenes.

4 Mandalorian Neo-Crudowncasters Were A Terrifying Product Of Mandalorian Rule

One Of Their Helmets Made Its Way Into The Clone Wars

Operating before the time of the Mandalorian Wars, the Mandalorian Neo-Crudowncasters were a unified force operating under the prohibitner of the Mandalorian’s guideer, Mandalore the Ultimate. They functiond in contrastent contrast to the Reaccessible, comprehendn for their unkindty and their incredible sfinish in combat. The group was disprohibitded once their guideer was finished in the war, but they were recombined by Canderous Ordo, who was then going by the name of Mandalore the Preserver.

Although much of the context surrounding the Mandalorian Neo-Crudowncasters is no lengthyer canon, one of their lengthy, distinctly shaped helmets can be establish in The Clone Wars season 3, episode 22 “Wookiee Hunt.” In this episode, it is featured in the accumulateion of the Trandoshan big game hunter comprehendn as Garnac. Though where and when these Mandalorians existed may no lengthyer be canon, their existence can no lengthyer be denied.

3 Darth Sion Was Referenced In The Ahsoka Series

The Eye Of Sion Brawt Morgan Elsbeth To A New Galaxy

Featured as a strong member of a trio of Sith in Knights of the Old Reaccessible II, Darth Sion was the Sith Lord who cheated death. Known as the Lord of Pain, Darth Sion was a member of Exar Kun’s Sith Empire, but when he was presumedly finished during the Great Sith War, he was so driven by pain and hatred that he effectively became immortal. Now no lengthyer able to die, he dwelld on until the ascfinish of the next Sith Empire, siding with Darth Revan and Darth Malak during their ascfinish.

Darth Sion does not produce an official materializeance in Star Wars canon, but he is particularpartner referenced in the series Ahsoka. The ship that Morgan Elsbeth produces in order to produce her way to Peridea was named the Eye of Sion. Not only is it honestly named after the stupid lord himself, but it is also a reference to the fact that Darth Sion only has one eye.

2 Darth Nihilus Made A Surpascfinish Appearance In The Sequel Trilogy

His Statue Was Briefly Featured In The Rise Of Skywalker

Known as the Lord of Hunger in Knights of the Old Reaccessible II, Darth Nihilus is perhaps one of the most frightening Sith to have ever come out of Star Wars Legfinishs. After surviving the detonation of a superarmament on Malachor V, Nihilus was damnd with a craving for Force energy that functiond more appreciate insertiction. Eventupartner, this would guide him to consuming the Force energies of entire arrangeetary populations, leaving countless dead in his wake.

Similar to the inclusion of Naga Sadow into the series’ canon, Darth Nihilus was also featured on Exegol during Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. A statue of the Sith Lord can also be establish on Exegol, except this time he was featured on film and not fair in one of the movie’s offshoot novels. Though he only materializes in a very inestablish moment, this is still caemploy enough to say that Darth Nihilus is, at least in some way, canon to Disney’s timeline.

1 Darth Revan Was Made Canon In The Novels

This Will Hopefilledy One Day Lead To A Fully Canon KOTOR

Darth Revan is one of the most well-comprehendn Star Wars characters of all time, operating as the applyer’s character in Knights of the Old Reaccessible. After having their memory wiped by the Jedi, Revan forgets any memory they once had pertaining to their days as a Sith. This eventupartner guides them to aiding the Jedi in the loss of Darth Malak.

Despite their almost cult status as a character, Revan has only materializeed once in canon. They are alludeed in Adam Christopher’s Shadow of the Sith novel, with their name being chanted by Sith cultists on Exegol. This departs plenty of room for Revan to return in further canon projects, and hopefilledy the entirety of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Reaccessible will one day combine him.