Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight

Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight is the fifth book in the Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights series.

Synopsis

Jacen, Jaina Solo and their Wookiee companion Lowbacca travel to the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk where Lowie's younger sister Sirrakuk is about to undergo a Wookiee ritual. Since the ritual is dangerous, Lowie wants to assist his sibling.

However, the Dark Jedi Zekk has been assigned to lead a raid on Thikkiiana City, a major exporter of computer technology. By executing this mission, he will fulfill his great potential and win the title of the Darkest Knight of the Second Imperium. However, he must face his former friends Jacen and Jaina once and for all…

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Brakiss Lando Calrissian (Mentioned only) Chewbacca Tenel Ka Djo Four unidentified Imperial Royal Guards (First appearance) Garowyn Ion (First appearance) Tamith Kai Kallabow (First appearance) (First identified as Kallabow) Lowbacca M-TD "Em Teedee" Mahraccor (First appearance) (First identified as Mahraccor) Norys Palpatine (Appears in hologram) Qorl Vonnda Ra Raabakyysh "Raaba" (First mentioned) Sirrakuk "Sirra" (First appearance) (First identified as Sirrakuk) Luke Skywalker Anakin Solo (Appears in hologram) Han Solo Jacen Solo Jaina Solo Leia Organa Solo (Appears in hologram) Tionne Solusar Wilhuff Tarkin (Mentioned only) Raynar Thul (Mentioned only) Vilas (Mentioned only) Zekk

Creatures

Bantha Kashyyyk bantha (First appearance) Beetle moth (First mentioned) Crystal snake (Mentioned only) Gundark (Mentioned only) Kashyyyk giant slug creature (First appearance) Mynock (Mentioned only) Phosflea (First appearance) Rancor (tooth only) Spider (Mentioned only) Stinger lizard (Mentioned only) Stintaril Stump lizard (Mentioned only) Unidentified eight-legged rodent (First appearance)

Droid models

Assassin droid (Mentioned only) M-TD miniaturized translator droid Medical droid (Mentioned only) Tour droid (First appearance) Worker droid

Events

Battle of Endor (Indirect mention only) Battle of Yavin (as computer game) Duel on the Shadow Academy (Mentioned only) Second Imperium Crisis Battle of Kashyyyk (First appearance) Raid on Coruscant (Mentioned only)

Locations

Coruscant (Mentioned only) Coruscant underworld (Mentioned only) Imperial Palace (Mentioned only) Dathomir (Mentioned only) Great Canyon (Mentioned only) Hapes Cluster (Mentioned only) Gallinore (Mentioned only) Kashyyyk Shadowlands (as Kashyyyk Underworld) Thikkiiana computer fabrication facility (as computer fabrication facility only) (First appearance) Kashyyyk (star) Mechis III (Mentioned only) Outer Rim Territories Tatooine (Mentioned only) Yavin GemDiver Station (Mentioned only) Yavin (star) Yavin 4 Great Temple Jedi academy

Organizations and titles

Galactic Empire (Mentioned only) Galactic Emperor (Mentioned only) Grand Moff (Mentioned only) TIE pilot (Mentioned only) Engineer Jedi Knight (Mentioned only) Lost Ones New Jedi Order Jedi historian Jedi Knight Jedi Master (Mentioned only) New Republic Chief of State New Republic Defense Fleet "Rebel Fleet" (Mentioned only) Nightsisters Pilot Prisoner (Mentioned only) Second Imperium Great Leader of the Second Imperium Royal Guard Shadow Academy Stormtrooper Singing Mountain Clan (Mentioned only)

Sentient species

Human Clone (Mentioned only) Sullustan Whiphid (Mentioned only) Wookiee

Vehicles and vessels

Adamant (Mentioned only) BTL Y-wing starfighter "Y-wing" Death Star I (in computer game) Death Star II (Mentioned only) Freighter Millennium Falcon Shadow Chaser Shuttle Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Modified Imperial Assault Shuttle Skyhopper T-23 Skyhopper (Mentioned only) Speeder bike T-65 X-wing starfighter "X-wing" (in computer game) TIE/LN starfighter "TIE fighter" TIE/sa bomber "TIE bomber"

Weapons and technology

Atmosphere containment field Bacta tank (Mentioned only) Blaster Cloaking device Comm unit Computer Computer core Computer port Crash webbing Crystal-growing tank (First appearance) Cyberfuse Datapad E-11 blaster rifle Fibercord Flatscreen Force pike Glowpanel Headset comlink Hologram Holographic disguiser Hydrospanner Hyperdrive Hyperspace route (Mentioned only) Ion cannon Laser cannon Laser torch Leather armor Life support (Mentioned only) Lightsaber Lowbacca's lightsaber (First appearance) Mandalorian uniform (Mentioned only) Mesh suit (First appearance) Micromotivator (First mentioned) Modevariance inhibitor (First appearance) Motion sensor Multitool Navicomputer Optical sensor Primary initiator module (First appearance) Prosthetic (Mentioned only) Proton bomb Proton torpedo (Mentioned only) Quad laser cannon AG-2G quad laser cannon (Mentioned only) Repulsorlift Satellite Shield generator Stormtrooper armor Sublight engine Throwing knife Transmitting dish Turbolaser (in computer game) Twin ion engine Vibroblade

Miscellanea

Airlock Basic Blackhole (Mentioned only) Boffa fruit (First appearance) Bothan (Mentioned only) Bread Corusca gem (Mentioned only) Crab nut (First appearance) Credit chip Deneelian fizz-pudding (First mentioned) The Force Animal friendship Dark side of the Force Force lightning Force sense Light side of the Force Mind trick Telekinesis Force Push Force Whirlwind Telepathy Fungus Hyperspace Ion storm Jedi training Jumpsuit Lichen Marble (Mentioned only) Massassi tree May the Force be with you Meteor (Mentioned only) Nebula (Mentioned only) Plasteel Quantum armor Rainbow gem (Mentioned only) Rite of passage Shyriiwook "Wookiee language" Spike vine plant (First appearance) Starflower (Mentioned only) Sullustan Syren plant Tibanna Utility belt Viewport Viewport Wroshyr tree

Behind the scenes

Anakin Solo is mistakenly referred to as Anakin Skywalker in chapter two.

A special charity auction for the original annotated manuscript of this book started in November 2013. The manuscript included editorial and production marks, different word choices and continuity alterations. The auction ended on December 5 2013.

Cover gallery

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  German - Young Jedi Knights - Die Rückkehr des dunklen Ritters
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  Polish - Młodzi Rycerze Jedi: Najciemniejszy rycerz

Notes and references

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