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'''Lightsider''' was an ancient and risky [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]] game.<ref name="TEC">[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']]</ref> The [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]] bested the [[Dark Jedi/Legends|Dark Jedi]] [[Kam Solusar]] at the game while on the [[Space City]] above [[Nespis VIII]], turning Solusar to the [[Light side of the Force/Legends|light side]] of [[The Force/Legends|the Force]].<ref name="TEC" /><ref name="Dark Apprentice">[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']]</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
Lightsider was originally intended to be the focus of the story [[Lightsider (story)|''Lightsider'']] by [[Tom Veitch]].<ref name="ComicScan">{{CollectorCite|4|ComicScan|ComicScan: Comics That Almost Were}}</ref><ref name="Lostworld">[https://web.archive.org/web/20071230034616/home.earthlink.net/~kcfurman/comics.html#lightsider Lostworlds]</ref> However, due to creative differences the story was never published.<ref name="Literature">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060502123204/www.geocities.com/mike_beidler/starwarsliteraturecompendium/nr3empire.html The Star Wars Literature Compendium]</ref> Nevertheless, the events of the story survived through a brief mention in the novel [[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']] by [[Kevin J. Anderson]].<ref name="Dark Apprentice" /> Other sources would go on to mention these events, including [[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']], ''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]'', and ''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''.<ref name="TEC" /><ref name="NEGC">''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''</ref><ref name="NEC">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''</ref> The [[Dark Empire II (audio)|''Dark Empire II'' audio drama]] depicts a [[Lightsaber duel/Legends|lightsaber duel]] between Skywalker and Solusar at the Space City, in which Skywalker ends up the victor and turns Solusar to the light side. It remains unclear whether this duel was Lightsider or something entirely different.<ref name="DEIIaudio">[[Dark Empire II (audio)|''Dark Empire II'' audio drama]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*[[Lightsider (story)|''Lightsider'']] {{Nc}} {{C|Unpublished}}
*[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']] {{Mo}}

==Sources==
*[[The Essential Chronology (real-world book)|''The Essential Chronology'']]
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Characters]]''
*''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''

==Notes and references==
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