Star Wars Day Star Wars Day "Star Wars" Day, May4, celebrates George Lucas' "Star Wars". It is observed by fans of the media franchise. Observance of the commemorative day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase "May the Force be with you" as "May the Fourth be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many "Star Wars" fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm as an annual celebration of "Star Wars". Apocryphally, the reference was first used
Star Wars: Dark Forces produced Kyle Katarn and Dark Trooper toys, which are among the [[Star Wars expanded universe|"Star Wars" expanded universe]] items to be turned into [[action figure]]s. The Dark Troopers were also included in books and comics. [[William C. Dietz]]'s novelizations of the "Dark Forces" storyline were adapted to full-cast audio dramatizations. LucasArts extended "Dark Forces" with "[[Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II]]" in 1997, and later two more sequels. The [[Star Wars: Jedi Knight (series)|"Jedi Knight" series]] continues the story of Kyle Katarn and has been praised for its quality as a whole. In September 2009, "Dark Forces" was re-released