Kira Carsen

Kira is a companion for the Jedi Knight who fills the melee DPS role. She is the second companion picked up by the Jedi Knight. Kira is first met very early on Tython; she is an "extremely vocal" padawan assigned to Master Bela Kiwiiks, a Togruta member of the Jedi Council. However, Kira and her master move on to Coruscant, and it's not until the player catches up to her there that she becomes a "guest" companion (around level 14), which means she will fight with you but you can't send her on crafting missions. She becomes a permanent companion at the conclusion of the Coruscant questline, right before the player leaves and obtains the Defender corvette (around level 17), so the Knight will very shortly get his third companion (C2-N2) right after Kira becomes a full-fledged companion.

"Eat lightsaber, jerk!"

From the Codex:

Prone to cynicism and a stubborn independent streak, Kira Carsen is an improbable recruit to the Jedi Order. This is partially excused by the fact that she began her Padawan training as a young adult; Kira had spent most of her life up to that point as a homeless drifter, scraping out a miserable existence on some of the galaxy's most unpleasant worlds.

Thanks to her hard-luck upbringing, Kira has considerably more life experience than most Jedi -- and a world-weary sophisticate's attitude to match. In the eyes of her peers, Kira is someone who refuses to take anything seriously or fully commit to the Jedi path.

Those who look more closely, however, might detect a glimmer of an optimist peeking through Kira's sarcastic facade. Despite her insistence on questioning its teachings, she has a deep appreciation of the comfort and relative safety she obtained by joining the Jedi order.

Likes: Being funny, getting involved, mocking and defeating the Empire
Dislikes: Bulling, acting like a mercenary, cooperating with the Sith

Primary Stat: Willpower
Secondary Stat: Endurance

Primary Weapon: Double-Bladed Lightsaber
Secondary Weapon: Focus

Crew Skills Bonus: +5 Synthweaving Critical, +1 Treasure Hunting Critical

Gift Preferences: jewelry, technology, underworld goods

Kira can use a regular or double-bladed lightsaber, but she is restricted to using light armor. Though she was shown using stealth in one of the preview videos, that was a one-time use of a mechanical stealth generator; she does not have a stealth ability. Her default weapon is a green double-bladed lightsaber.

Affection

Kira will respond positively to honest and forthright conversation options, and negatively to cowardly or greedy or self-aggrandizing statements. However, she respects strong actions and has a vengeful spirit, and may respond negatively if you seem too meek or try to spare a nefarious opponent. She may also react negatively if you fail to appreciate her sense of humor. It is possible to pursue a romance with Kira, but be aware that attachment is against the Jedi code, and so the player will receive a few Dark Side points for this course of action. Kira likes gifts of jewelry, but she seemed to like a gift of a technological gadget even more.

All the data listed here may be subject to change at any time. Damage numbers in particular should not be relied upon, as they are dependent upon level, gear and other factors. If you see something that is missing or incorrect, feel free to correct me.

Kira Carsen's Abilities

Icon	Ability	Type	Cooldown	Range	Level	Description
	Armor Proficiencies	Passive	-	-	1	Kira has the ability to equip light armor, and may equip a Force focus on the off-hand.
	Weapon Proficiencies	Passive	-	-	1	Kira has the ability to equip a Training Saber, a normal Lightsaber, a double-bladed Lightsaber, or an Electrostaff.
	Attack	Instant	1.5 sec	50m	1	Commands the companion character to attack your target.
	Passive	Instant	1.5 sec	-	1	Commands your companion to stop fighting and follow you.
	Sell Items	Activation: 5 sec	0	-	1	Sends your companion away to sell all low-quality items in your inventory to a vendor.
	Blade Ward	Instant	3 min	-	17	Increases parry and deflect chances by 50% for 12 seconds. Shares a cooldown with Combat Acumen.
	Charge	Instant	15 sec	10-30m	9	Jumps to a distant target, dealing [329-390] weapon damage and immobilizing the target for 2 seconds.
	Combat Acumen	Instant	3 min	-	35	Increases crit chance by 15% for 15 seconds. Shares a cooldown with Blade Ward.
	Exsanguination	Instant	1.5 sec	-	11	Enters an offensive stance, giving all damage abilities a chance to deal [143] additional internal damage over 6 seconds.
	Force Tremor	Instant	9 sec	4m	13	Causes a disturbance in the Force that deals [X] internal damage to up to 5 nearby enemies.
	Freeze	Instant	30 sec	4m	29	Freezes nearby foes, reducing their movement speed by 50% for 9 seconds.
	Perforation	Instant	1.5 sec	-	1	Enters an offensive stance, increasing armor penetration by 15%.
	Power Slash	Instant	6 sec	4m	1	Issues a powerful slash that deals [369-441] weapon damage.
	Power Strikes	Channeled	30 sec	4m	23	Performs a series of powerful strikes that deals [910-1015] weapon damage over 3 seconds.
	Run Through	Instant	15 sec	4m	1	Close-range attack that causes [X] internal damage over 12 seconds.