The documents, The Dark Forces Saga and Kyle Katarn's Tale released by Wizards of the Coast, have expanded more on the background of the stories and the history of characters. Sith can also be considered part of the narrative due to it featuring the origins of the Valley of the Jedi and subsequently the Last Battle of Ruusan. Sometimes, the comics ' Sand Blasted' and ' Equals & Opposites' are considered parts of the Dark Forces saga since they feature characters from the games.
Reports, these added to the Dark Forces corpus. A series of in-universe reports were posted on the LucasArts website building up to the release of Jedi Outcast, which provided some background. Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II therefore spawned its own sequel, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast ( 2002), and a spinoff, Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy ( 2003) where Kyle Katarn is an NPC character. The two first games spun off the Dark Forces novellas based on the plot as well as the background history: Due to the popularity of the game, and the general demand, a sequel was released, featuring lightsabers and Force powers: Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight ( 1997) and an expansion, Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith ( 1998).