▁ ▁An ▁early ▁decision ▁made ▁during ▁development ▁was ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁K yle ▁Kat arn ▁as ▁the ▁play able ▁character . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁character ▁already ▁being ▁a ▁powerful ▁J edi ▁Knight , ▁and , ▁as ▁such , ▁starting ▁off ▁with ▁the ▁Force ▁skills ▁would ▁affect ▁the ▁game play . ▁To ▁resolve ▁this ▁issue , ▁R aven ▁chose ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁play able ▁character ▁a ▁student ▁in ▁the ▁J edi ▁Academy . ▁By ▁using ▁a ▁completely ▁new ▁character , ▁the ▁developers ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁insert ▁features ▁that ▁allowed ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁custom ize ▁the ▁character , ▁including ▁race ▁and ▁gender , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁lights ab er ▁color , ▁h ilt , ▁and ▁type . ▁The ▁K yle ▁Kat arn ▁character ▁was ▁then ▁made ▁an ▁instruct or ▁in ▁the ▁a cademy ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁remain ▁integral ▁to ▁the ▁plot , ▁to ▁ensure ▁J edi ▁Academy ▁built ▁upon ▁the ▁existing ▁J edi ▁Knight ▁series ▁story line . ▁R aven ▁extended ▁the ▁custom ization ▁further ▁as ▁the ▁game ▁progress es ▁by ▁allowing ▁the ▁player ▁to ▁choose ▁specific ▁Force ▁powers ▁to ▁train ▁upon ▁completion ▁of ▁miss ions . ▁This ▁was ▁done ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁giving ▁freedom ▁to ▁choose ▁the ▁way ▁and ▁style ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁played . ▁ ▁Another ▁decision ▁made ▁early ▁on ▁was ▁to ▁include ▁locations ▁and ▁aspects ▁from ▁the ▁Star ▁Wars ▁mov ies . ▁The ▁design ers ▁wanted ▁to ▁use ▁locations ▁such ▁as ▁T ato o ine ▁( seen ▁in ▁The ▁Pre quel ▁Tr il ogy , ▁A