History VideoGame / JediKnightIIJediOutcast

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: The personal energy shield that Kyle uses seems to fall under this. Oddly enough, Lando has one himself, but it only seems to be at 50% capacity. No other character in the game or the series uses one.

-->Trooper A: "[[Retirony This is my last day on this shift]]."\\

-->Trooper A: "This is my last day on this shift."\\

* CovertGroupWithMundaneFront: Reelo Baruk pretends to be a "respected waste disposal manager", and uses it as a front for his criminal activities.

** Luke's office/training chamber/whatever is the throne room from the original movie where the heroes get a medal at the end.

* AlwaysOverTheShoulder: The singleplayer defaults to this, while the multiplayer doesn't even allow the player in first-person mode while using the lightsaber.

* AlasPoorVillain: Stormtroopers have a pretty poor reputation to begin with ([[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy terrible aim]], being defeated by walking teddy bears, etc.) but it's surprisingly easy to feel sorry for them. It's not uncommon, when sneaking around, to hear them chatting with one another about various things, such as how hard it is to see out of their helmets, griping about higher ranking officers berating them, or even chatting about their new T-16's. In other words, ordinary guys just passing the time. And then you come in with your fancy lightsaber, and it's pretty easy to feel sorry for them as they get cut down left and right (Their screams of complete and utter terror as they get cut down, or hurled off a high ledge certainly doesn't help). If you're feeling merciful (or a little guilty), you can disarm the troopers by force choking them, grabbing their weapons, and leaving them to run around harmlessly (they may even raise their hands in surrender if you get close enough).

* RushBoss: In the final battle, [[spoiler: Desann]] is incredibly powerful and can kill you in just 2 to 3 hits, as well as having access to overpowered Force abilities way more powerful than anyone else in the game, including yourself, can you. However, on Normal difficulty, he himself can be killed in just a few solid hits with the Strong saber style. The final duel usually ends really quickly, one way or the other, unless you prolong the fight by constantly using the Force energy beam in the center of the room to temporarily turn yourself invincible.

''Franchise/StarWars: Jedi Knight II – Jedi Outcast'' (2002) is a continuation of the VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga, though notice the lack of "Dark Forces" in the title. Here, Kyle is persuaded to reclaim his lightsaber to battle against Desann, a former student at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy. He also discovers that the Imperial Remnant is gathering forces to strike against the fragile New Republic as well as the Jedi Academy. In the end, Kyle decides he can't abandon his responsibilities and becomes a dedicated Jedi.

** The "Strong" style features the Darth Vader-esque slow but extremely powerful strikes. With careful aim it can knock over an enemy and finish even an EliteMook off in a single blow. It does leave you open to faster enemies however, especially blaster fire.
** The "Fast" style is great for dispatching badly-armoured targets and it's small strikes keep you covered when under a lot of blaster fire. It's even good against lightsaber-wielders due to overwhelming them (think Luke in the final duel against Vader).
** And the "Medium" style is a balance between the two, it doesn't suffer any particular disadvantage and will fit most situations, the only weakness being that it'll take a long while to chip through tough opponents.

** The "Strong" style features the Darth Vader-esque slow but extremely powerful strikes. With careful aim it can knock over an enemy and finish even an EliteMook off in a single blow. It doesn't leave you open to faster enemies however, especially blaster fire.

* StanceSystem: ''Jedi Outcast'' features three styles of lightsaber combat for Kyle Katarn to master: Fast, Medium, and Strong, which are pretty much what their names suggest (e.g. the "Strong" style features the Darth Vader-esque slow but extremely powerful strikes).

** Most of the Force Powers are like this, but Force Lightning is the most notable. At level 1, it fires a single weak bolt that can barely even hit, let alone kill a single stormtrooper using your entire Force bar. At level 3, it fires a massive arc of lightning that can wipe out an entire roomful of stormtroopers in a second or two. It also sends them flying. You can even pin them against walls by maintaining the attack.

* GoryDiscretionShot: When Desaan [[spoiler: ''[[SubvertedTrope seemingly]]'' kills Jan Ors. Tavion later reveals the truth, lampshading Kyle's insistence that he "saw her die" with "What did you really see? What did you really hear?"]]

* [[spoiler:FakeKillScare]]: [[spoiler:This is how Desann tricked Kyle Katarn into leading him to the valley of the Jedi. In retrospect, this was a [[BerserkButton very]], [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge VERY]] '''[[OneManArmy BAD]] ''[[BadassNormal IDEA!]]''''']]

* FakeKillScare: This is how Desann tricked Kyle Katarn into leading him to the valley of the Jedi. In retrospect, this was a [[BerserkButton very]], [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge VERY]] '''[[OneManArmy BAD]] ''[[BadassNormal IDEA!]]'''''

* CombatPragmatist: Despite the flashy moves available, the simplest and most straightforward thing to do is knock enemies over with a push, and stab them when they try to get up. If you are in a level like Bespin that has a lot of high areas or pits, it's even easier (not to mention cruelly amusing) to simply pick them up with Choke and drop them over the side.

* NintendoHard: Generally.

''Franchise/StarWars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast'' (2002) is a continuation of the VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga, though notice the lack of "Dark Forces" in the title. Here, Kyle is persuaded to reclaim his lightsaber to battle against Desann, a former student at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy. He also discovers that the Imperial Remnant is gathering forces to strike against the fragile New Republic as well as the Jedi Academy. In the end, Kyle decides he can't abandon his responsibilities and becomes a dedicated Jedi.

''Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast'' (2002) is a continuation of the VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga, though notice the lack of "Dark Forces" in the title. Here, Kyle is persuaded to reclaim his lightsaber to battle against Desann, a former student at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy. He also discovers that the Imperial Remnant is gathering forces to strike against the fragile New Republic as well as the Jedi Academy. In the end, Kyle decides he can't abandon his responsibilities and becomes a dedicated Jedi.

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