Jedi Knights 9

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Jedi Knights 9 is the ninth issue of the canon 2025 ongoing comic series Star Wars: Jedi Knights. The issue was written by Marc Guggenheim, illustrated by Madibek Musabekov and Luis Guerrero, and published by Marvel Comics on November 19, 2025.

Publisher' summary

THE SECRET OF CORLIS RATH IS REVEALED! The mysterious CORLIS RATH has hunted JEDI MASTER QUI-GON JINN across the galaxy. Now learn the why in this first part of the deadly villain's origin. Guest-starring the enigmatic COUNT DOOKU.

Opening crawl

CHRYSALIS

On the planet Vekura, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn was attacked by the mysterious Corlis Rath, a man he
swears he has never met before. But despite Qui-Gon's best efforts, he has been unable to determine
Rath's origins or the reason for the stranger's vendetta.

In their last encounter, Rath revealed the two men met on Sinsara, a planet in the Anoat sector,
before stabbing Qui-Gon with a blade laced with a deadly toxin.

Since then, Qui-Gon has been kept in a medically induced coma while he heals from his injuries….

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Collected in

Star Wars: Jedi Knights Vol. 2 – A Higher Path

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Dooku (In flashback(s))
Adi Gallia (Depicted on credits page)
Qui-Gon Jinn
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Plo Koon (Depicted on credits page)
Rig Nema
Jocasta Nu
Corlis Rath/Davros Hex
Aayla Secura
Shaak Ti (Depicted on credits page)
Saesee Tiin (Depicted on credits page)
Unidentified Behru leader (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Unidentified Sinsaran (First appearance) (In flashback(s))
Mace Windu
Yoda (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Organisms

Plant (In flashback(s))
- Bush (In flashback(s))
Pup (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))

Droid models

Astromech droid

Events

Republic Era
- Duel on Mina-Rau (In flashback(s))
- Mission to Sinsara (Indirect mention only)
- Mission to Sinsara (Qui-Gon and Dooku) (In flashback(s))

Locations

The galaxy
- Core Worlds
  - Corusca sector
    - Coruscant subsector
      - Coruscant system
        Coruscant
        Galactic City
        Federal District
        Temple Precinct
        Jedi Temple
        Jedi Archives
        
        Jedi Temple hangar
        
        Jedi Temple medical bay
- Outer Rim Territories
  - Anoat sector
    - Sinsara
      - Behru base (In flashback(s))
  - D'Astan sector (In flashback(s))
    - Mina-Rau system (In flashback(s))
      - Mina-Rau (In flashback(s)) (First identified as Xuretria)
  - Unidentified Outer Rim Territories sector (In flashback(s))
    - Syrinx system (In flashback(s))
      - Vekura (In flashback(s))

Organizations and titles

Adi Gallia's family (Depicted on credits page)
Archivist
Assassin
Doctor
Galactic Republic
House Serenno (In flashback(s))
Jedi Order
- Chief Librarian
- Consular Jedi
- Grand Master (Depicted on credits page)
- Jedi
- Jedi archivist
- Jedi Knight
- Jedi Master
- Lost (Appears as statues)
- Padawan
Kenobi family
Librarian
Pilot
Teacher
The Banished (First identified as Behru)

Sentient species

Clawdite (Mentioned only)
Halaisi
Human
- Serennian (In flashback(s))
Iktotchi (Depicted on credits page)
Kel Dor (Depicted on credits page)
Sinsaran
Tholothian (Depicted on credits page)
Togruta (Depicted on credits page)
Twi'lek
- Rutian
Yoda's species (Depicted on credits page)

Vehicles and vessels

Starship
- Shuttle
  - T-6 shuttle
- Starfighter
  - Interceptor
    - Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor

Weapons and technology

Armor (In flashback(s))
- Pauldron (In flashback(s))
Breath mask (In flashback(s))
- Antiox breath mask (Depicted on credits page)
Computer
Droid
Engine
Holobook
Hologram
Weapon
- Melee weapon
  - Knife (In flashback(s))
  - Lightsaber
    - Adi Gallia's second lightsaber (Depicted on credits page)
    - Curved-hilt lightsaber (In flashback(s))
      - Dooku's lightsaber (In flashback(s))
    - Mace Windu's lightsaber (Depicted on credits page)
    - Obi-Wan Kenobi's first lightsaber
    - Plo Koon's lightsaber (Depicted on credits page)
    - Qui-Gon Jinn's lightsaber (In flashback(s))
    - Shaak Ti's lightsaber (Depicted on credits page)
    - Shoto lightsaber (Depicted on credits page)
      - Yoda's lightsaber (Depicted on credits page)
  - Sword
    - Corlis Rath's blade

Miscellanea

Antidote (Mentioned only)
Atmosphere
Blanket
Book
Braid
- Padawan braid
Capital
Changeling (Indirect mention only)
Children (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
City
- Ecumenopolis
Chrysalis (Mentioned only)
Clothing
- Boot
- Cape (In flashback(s))
- Cloak (In flashback(s))
  - Serennian cloak (In flashback(s))
- Hairpin
  - Ansata hair stick
- Hat (In flashback(s))
- Robe
  - Jedi apparel
- Tholoth headdress (Depicted on credits page)
Cloud (In flashback(s))
Color
Coma (Mentioned only)
Coruscanti
Death (Mentioned only)
Ear
Electrum (Depicted on credits page)
Eye
The Force
- Dark side of the Force (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
- Force power
  - Force sense
  - Mind trick (Failed attempt) (In flashback(s))
- Force-sensitive
Galaxy
Gender
Glass
Gravity
Hair
Hangar
Hull
Hyperspace
Jedi Code (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s))
Jedi crest (Depicted on credits page)
Language
- Galactic Basic Standard
  - I have a bad feeling about this
- Writing
Lekku
Library
Lightsaber combat (In flashback(s))
- Lightsaber duel (In flashback(s))
Lightspeed
Limb
Metal
- Steel
  - Transparisteel
Montral (Depicted on credits page)
Mountain (In flashback(s))
Mouth
Nose
Pillow
Planet
Realspace
Republic crest
Sentience
Skyscraper
Species
- Humanoid
- Mammal
- Near-human
Time
- Standard minute
- Standard year
Tooth (In flashback(s))
Toxin (In flashback(s))
- Emubara (In flashback(s))
Vacuum
Viewport

Sources

Notes and references

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Jedi Knights (2025) #9 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The events of Jedi Knights 9 take place between 40 BBY and 34 BBY per the reasoning here.

External links

Star Wars: Jedi Knights

Trade paperbacks
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Related media
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[Marvel-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 Star Wars: Jedi Knights (2025) #9 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Date-2] The events of Jedi Knights 9 take place between 40 BBY and 34 BBY per the reasoning here.

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