Kyp Durron
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| Star Wars character | |
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| Kyp Durron | |
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| Homeworld | Deyer Colony |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 1.77 meters |
| Weapon | Lightsaber |
| Vehicle | X-Wing |
| Affiliation | Jedi, New Republic |
| Film portrayer | |
Kyp Durron is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe.
History
Kyp was born on the Deyer colony of the Anoat System. In an Imperial roundup of dissidents, he and his family were sent to be slaved in the Kessel spice mines. After eight years Han Solo and Chewbacca were taken prisoner and also forced to work in the mines. With the help of Kyp they all managed to escape. In their flight, Kyp piloted them through The Maw, a cluster of black holes, and to a top secret military program under Admiral Daala. It is here that Kyp first found the Sun Crusher and used it to escape. Upon their return, Kyp found a place at Luke Skywalker's Jedi Academy.
Soon he became dissatisfied with Luke's slow pace and was possessed by the dark side's Exar Kun. Kyp recaptured the Sun Crusher and pursued a destructive course. One of his first actions was to destroy Carida's sun, annihilating the Imperial base located there. After he fired his weapon, he discovered that his own brother was still alive and among the ranks of stormtroopers at the Imperial Academy there. Kyp was unable to save him in time though, and fell farther into the clutches of the dark side because of it. This was a controversial act: though many derided him as a mass murderer, others claimed that Kyp shortened the war and that Carida's graduates would have eventually killed more people than those who perished in the supernova.
Luke and Han Solo were eventually able to catch up to him and return him to the light. It is then that he finally destroys the Sun Crusher, piloting it into a black hole, and only narrowly escaping by squeezing himself into a message pod thought too small for any human to inhabit. As a result of this, Durron suffered multiple broken ribs and other fractured bones.
He quickly grows strong in the force and takes on Miko Reglia as his Jedi apprentice. Kyp and Reglia form the Dozen and Two Avengers, a vigilante group of X-Wing pilots. This squadron was one of the first to encounter the Yuuzhan Vong. Kyp lost his squadron and his apprentice to the Yuuzhan Vong, barely escaping with his own life in that encounter.
Although he favors more aggressive tactics than many of the other Jedi, he proves himself a valuable asset in the deadly conflict, as well as continuing to be a divisive figure. He briefly took on Jaina Solo as an apprentice and there were hints of a budding relationship between them, but she lost much respect for him when he tricked her into destroying a Yuuzhan Vong worldship that he claimed was a superweapon.
Though Kyp disagreed with many of Luke Skywalker's policies, he was appointed to the reformed Jedi Council. Kyp eventually learned to work out his differences with Luke and other Jedi, even though their views on certain subjects may differ.
External link
Kyp Durron at starwars.com databanks (http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/kypdurron/eu.html)
