凯尔·卡塔恩（Kyle Katarn）

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Kyle Katarn 凯尔·卡塔恩

Homeworld:
Sulon
母星：
苏隆

Species:
Human
种族：
人类

Gender:
Male
性别：
男

Weapon:
Lightsaber, blaster pistol
武器：
光剑、爆能手枪

Vehicle:
Moldy Crow
座驾：
“霉鸦号”

Affiliation:
Rebel Alliance, Jedi
隶属：
义军同盟，绝地

衍生宇宙



Kyle Katarn was an elite Rebel agent entrusted with some of the most crucial missions of the Rebel Alliance. It was Katarn that single-handedly infiltrated an Imperial installation on Danuta, securing the technical plans of the Empire's Death Star battle station.
凯尔·卡塔恩是义军特工中的精英，在义军同盟最关键的一些任务中被委以重任。正是卡塔恩单枪匹马潜入达努塔的帝国基地，窃取了帝国死星战斗太空站的技术设计资料。

A former Imperial, Katarn was born on the Sullustan colony moon of Sulon, living a simple existence as a farmer with his father Morgan. Unaware of his father's Rebel sympathies, Kyle joined the Imperial Academy at Carida. He was indoctrinated and became a decorated Imperial trooper.
卡塔恩从前是帝国军人。他出生于萨勒斯特人的殖民卫星苏隆，和他的父亲摩根过着简朴的农夫生活。由于不知道父亲同情义军，凯尔上了卡里达的帝国军校。他被洗脑后，成为一名风光的帝国士兵。

While in the Academy, Kyle's father was killed. Official records indicated that the elder Katarn had been murdered by Rebel dissidents. Kyle learned the truth, however, from a Rebel agent named Jan Ors. His father was killed by the Empire for treason. Disgusted with the institution he had joined, Kyle discarded his badges and merits, and cast away his Imperial trappings. He resolved to join the Rebellion.
在军校期间，凯尔的父亲被杀。官方记录显示老卡塔恩死于持不同政见的义军之手。然而，从义军特工简·奥斯那里，凯尔了解到了真相。他的父亲是被帝国以叛国罪处死的。出于对所加入组织的憎恶，凯尔扔掉了他的徽章和奖章，把帝国制服丢到一边。他决心加入起义军。

Kyle became a highly capable and recommended Rebel agent, vouched for by the respected Jan Ors. Kyle drew the attention of no less than Mon Mothma, leader of the Alliance. She entrusted Katarn with that fateful mission to Danuta, and after the Battle of Yavin, Katarn was instrumental in quelling the threat of the Imperial dark trooper project.
在受人尊敬的简·奥斯担保下，凯尔成为一名精明强干且值得信赖的义军特工。他甚至吸引了像蒙·莫思马这样的同盟领袖的注意。蒙·莫思马把达努塔上的那个重大任务托付给卡塔恩。雅文战役后，卡塔恩协助粉碎了帝国黑暗士兵项目的威胁。

Returning to Sulon, Kyle learned that his father had been aiding a refugee effort on the barren world of Ruusan. Morgan had discovered ancient ruins on Ruusan pointing the way to the Valley of the Jedi, the fabled battleground between the ancient Jedi and Sith. The Valley represented a great focal point of energy that if exploited could turn the tide in the perpetual battle between light and dark. Kyle knew that the location of the Valley should never fall into Imperial hands.
重回苏隆时，凯尔获悉他的父亲曾援助过荒漠星球鲁桑的难民。摩根在鲁桑发现的古代遗迹指出了通往绝地之谷的道路，绝地之谷是传说中古代绝地与西斯的战场。绝地之谷是一处强大的能量焦点，一旦被利用，将在光明与黑暗的无休止战争后改变形势。凯尔知道绝地之谷的位置永远也不能落入帝国之手。

Others were already on the path to discovering the Valley, however. The Dark Jedi Jerec and his six henchmen, Gorc, Pic, Maw, Sariss, Boc and Yun, were determined to seize the nexus of power. One by one, Katarn defeated them, though in his aggressive strikes, he came dangerously close to succumbing to the dark side of the Force.
然而，其他人也在寻找绝地之谷。黑暗绝地杰雷克及其六名仆从——戈克、皮克、莫、萨丽斯、博克和云——决定控制这处能量结点。卡塔恩将他们一个一个地击败，但他霸气十足的攻击也让自己危险地接近原力黑暗面的边缘。

Deep in the Valley of the Jedi, Kyle confronted Jerec, the very man who had killed Morgan Katarn. The two did battle, and when Kyle slew Jerec, he fulfilled an ancient prophecy. The spirits of long-dead Jedi, trapped in the Valley for a thousand years, were finally freed. With this energy unleashed, the Valley of the Jedi's worth as a weapon was effectively eliminated.
在绝地之谷深处，凯尔同杰雷克相遇，此人正是杀害摩根·卡塔恩的元凶。两人展开了激烈战斗。当凯尔消灭杰雷克时，他实现了一个古老的预言。那些早已牺牲的绝地的英魂，在绝地之谷中被禁锢了一千年后，终获自由。随着这股能量的释放，绝地之谷完全失去了它作为武器的价值。

Long used to operating independently, Katarn at first refused Luke Skywalker's offer to become a Jedi apprentice. Instead, he continued to serve the Alliance, now the New Republic, on many important missions. After a troubling run-in with the dark side on the forgotten Sith world of Dromund Kaas, Katarn conceded that he would benefit from Skywalker's tutelage, and joined the Jedi Master's fledgling Jedi academy.
由于长期习惯于独自行动，卡塔恩一开始拒绝了卢克·天行者关于吸纳他成为一名绝地学徒的提议。相反，他继续在很多重要任务中服务于同盟——现在叫新共和国。在被遗忘的西斯星球德罗蒙德卡斯，卡塔恩痛苦地陷入了黑暗面，随后他不得不承认只有接受天行者的指导才对自己有好处，于是加入了这位绝地大师初创的绝地学院。

Kyle is human male with rugged good looks and an athletic build. He brandishes a green-bladed lightsaber, though he has been known to have access to a veritable arsenal of personal weaponry. He often travels with Jan Ors aboard the battered starship, the Moldy Crow.
凯尔是一个外表粗犷英俊、体格健壮的人类男性。他使用一把绿刃光剑，但却以拥有许多个人武器而出名。他经常同简·奥斯一起乘坐破旧的飞船“霉鸦号”出行。

幕后



Kyle Katarn was developed by LucasArts Entertainment Company for their 1995 first-person shooter, Dark Forces. Early in the development of Dark Forces, the game designers considered having Luke Skywalker be the central character, and follow the events of the original Star Wars. Realizing the story and gameplay limitations of that direction, the developers instead came up with Kyle and wholly unique mission. In the game, Kyle was voiced by actor Nick Jameson.
凯尔·卡塔恩是卢卡斯艺界娱乐公司于1995年为他们的第一人称射击游戏《黑暗力量》创作的人物。在《黑暗原力》开发的早期，游戏设计者考虑让卢克·天行者作主角，继续《星球大战》正传之后的剧情。意识到这样做所造成的故事和游戏局限性后，开发人员转而设计了凯尔和完全独立的剧情。在游戏中，演员尼克·詹姆森为凯尔配音。

For Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Kyle would be realized in full motion video during cinematic cut scenes that progressed the story. This 1997 release featured actor Jason Court as Katarn.
在游戏《绝地武士：黑暗力量Ⅱ》里，凯尔在推动剧情发展的过场电影片段内首次以真人形象露面。在这个1997年发布的作品中，演员贾森·考特扮演卡塔恩。

Around the same time, Kyle's story was told in a trio of hardcover graphic story albums written by William C. Dietz. These fleshed out the character considerably, and were also adapted into full-cast audio dramatizations, featuring Randal Berger as Katarn.
大约就在同时，凯尔的故事出现在威廉·C·迪茨所著的三本精装绘画故事集中。这些故事使凯尔这个角色变得相当充实。同时它们也被改编成全阵容有声书，由兰德尔·伯杰饰演卡塔恩。