Jaden Korr was a promising, young student in the Jedi Academy at Yavin IV. A blonde haired, young boy, he was calm, controlled and balanced, unlike his friend, Rosh Penin. Jaden had earned recognition and respect even before joining the Order, by performing a task formerly considered impossible – building a lightsaber with no Jedi training.
When asked, he would leave it a mystery as to how he actually made the saber and where. Jaden was found to be a quick learner and a willing disciple. He was put under the tutelage of Kyle Katarn, a seasoned Jedi, along with Rosh. Jaden stayed true to the light, while Rosh, always impatient and arrogant, tilted towards the darkness.
At that time, the Jedi Order was investigating a mysterious cult that had been siphoning Force power from various key locations throughout the galaxy. Rosh was sent on an individual mission to Byss, while Jaden went to Hoth. Jaden found and solved the crisis on Hoth and forced the cult to retreat. However, Rosh was lost. Several search parties were sent, but none found Rosh.
Jaden's next big mission was with Kyle, at the Bast Castle at Vjun. Jaden found Rosh – A transformed, twisted monster who now believed the treacherous lies of the dark side. Kyle found out that an old adversary, Tavion was behind his conversion. Jaden and Kyle escaped the ordeal and reported to the Academy. The Academy honoured their work and Jaden was made a Jedi Knight.
The Academy found out that the cult used a sceptre that belonged to an ancient Sith Lord, Marka Ragnos, to siphon the Force. Master Luke Skywalker organised a major mission to stop the cult in their ultimate objective: to resurrect Ragnos. Jaden however, went with Kyle to Taspir III, where he found a weak Rosh sending him a distress signal. Jaden had cleaved his way through a ton of Dark Jedi and believed that Rosh had sent him to a death trap. Jaden killed Rosh and killed Alora, Tavion's first apprentice.
Jaden went to Korriban and killed many Dark Jedi and Jedi without distinction and found Tavion. He killed her and seized her sceptre. Kyle however, interfered and had to confront Jaden. The latter fought Kyle, but realising he was no match, escaped by trapping Kyle in a rubble of boulders. Jaden fled to a Star Destroyer above Korriban and fled into the depths of space…