Exar Kun
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Exar Kun is a powerful and infamous Dark Lord of the Sith from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, known for his fall from Jedi Knight to Sith master and his pivotal role in the ancient Sith Wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Exar Kun canonical | 6 |
| Darth Bane | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4220400 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exar Kun Context triple: [Tales of the Jedi, featuresCharacter, Exar Kun]
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A.
Duncan Idaho
Duncan Idaho is a skilled and charismatic swordmaster and loyal Atreides warrior in the Dune universe, renowned for his combat prowess and unwavering devotion to House Atreides.
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B.
Garazeb Orrelios
Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios is a Lasat warrior and member of the Ghost crew in Star Wars Rebels, known for his strength, loyalty, and gruff but humorous personality.
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C.
Grand Admiral Thrawn
Grand Admiral Thrawn is a brilliant and calculating Chiss Imperial officer in the Star Wars universe, renowned for his strategic genius and deep understanding of his enemies’ art and culture.
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D.
Greef Karga
Greef Karga is a character in the Star Wars universe, featured in the series "The Mandalorian" as a leader within the Bounty Hunters' Guild who becomes an ally to the titular Mandalorian.
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E.
Moff Gideon
Moff Gideon is a ruthless former Imperial officer and primary antagonist in the Star Wars series "The Mandalorian," known for wielding the Darksaber and pursuing Grogu for his own sinister aims.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exar Kun Target entity description: Exar Kun is a powerful and infamous Dark Lord of the Sith from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, known for his fall from Jedi Knight to Sith master and his pivotal role in the ancient Sith Wars.
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A.
Duncan Idaho
Duncan Idaho is a skilled and charismatic swordmaster and loyal Atreides warrior in the Dune universe, renowned for his combat prowess and unwavering devotion to House Atreides.
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B.
Garazeb Orrelios
Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios is a Lasat warrior and member of the Ghost crew in Star Wars Rebels, known for his strength, loyalty, and gruff but humorous personality.
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C.
Grand Admiral Thrawn
Grand Admiral Thrawn is a brilliant and calculating Chiss Imperial officer in the Star Wars universe, renowned for his strategic genius and deep understanding of his enemies’ art and culture.
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D.
Greef Karga
Greef Karga is a character in the Star Wars universe, featured in the series "The Mandalorian" as a leader within the Bounty Hunters' Guild who becomes an ally to the titular Mandalorian.
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E.
Moff Gideon
Moff Gideon is a ruthless former Imperial officer and primary antagonist in the Star Wars series "The Mandalorian," known for wielding the Darksaber and pursuing Grogu for his own sinister aims.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dark Lord of the Sith
ⓘ
Star Wars Legends character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| ability |
Force drain
ⓘ
Sith sorcery ⓘ spirit binding ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Jedi Order
ⓘ
Sith ⓘ |
| alignment |
Dark Side of the Force
ⓘ
linked to:
the dark side of the Force
|
| appearsIn |
Star Wars: Jedi Academy Trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Jedi Academy Trilogy
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi comic series ⓘ
linked to:
Tales of the Jedi
|
| apprentice |
Kyp Durron (as a spirit)
ⓘ
Ulic Qel-Droma ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Yavin 4 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Exar Kun War
ⓘ
Great Sith War ⓘ |
| creator | Kevin J. Anderson ⓘ |
| defeatedBy |
Luke Skywalker (indirectly, as a spirit)
ⓘ
linked to:
Luke Skywalker
the Jedi students of Luke Skywalker ⓘ
linked to:
Padawan
|
| enemy | Vodo-Siosk Baas ⓘ |
| era |
Old Republic era (Star Wars Legends)
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Republic era
|
| fallFrom | Jedi Knight ⓘ |
| fallTo | Sith Lord ⓘ |
| fate | spirit bound to the temples of Yavin 4 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi – Dark Lords of the Sith
ⓘ
linked to:
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
|
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| homeworld |
Onderon (Legends continuity often associates him with Onderon and its system)
ⓘ
linked to:
Onderon
|
| legacy | considered one of the most powerful Sith Lords in Star Wars Legends ⓘ |
| lightsaberColor |
blue (before his fall)
ⓘ
red (after embracing the dark side) ⓘ |
| mentor | Vodo-Siosk Baas ⓘ |
| notableAction |
corrupted the Massassi on Yavin 4
ⓘ
destroyed the Cron Cluster via superweapons ⓘ slayed his Jedi Master Vodo-Siosk Baas ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Great Sith War ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
arrogant and ambitious
ⓘ
exceptionally strong in the Force ⓘ |
| occupation |
Jedi Knight
ⓘ
Sith Lord ⓘ
linked to:
Sith
|
| organizationFounded |
Brotherhood of the Sith
ⓘ
linked to:
Sith Order
|
| roleInEvent | instigator of the Great Sith War ⓘ |
| species | Human ⓘ |
| studentOf | Vodo-Siosk Baas ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Kyp Durron
ⓘ
Ulic Qel-Droma ⓘ |
| title |
Dark Lord of the Sith
ⓘ
Sith Master ⓘ
linked to:
Sith
|
| universe | Star Wars Legends ⓘ |
| weapon | double-bladed lightsaber ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Exar Kun Description of subject: Exar Kun is a powerful and infamous Dark Lord of the Sith from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, known for his fall from Jedi Knight to Sith master and his pivotal role in the ancient Sith Wars.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Exar Kun