She promises that if he ever loses his way, she’ll be there to pull him back. Later, on the Mantis, he speaks with Merrin about this, about his fears of losing himself to the dark side. He nearly kills Denvik, but Merrin manages to stop him.Ĭal is clearly shaken by the encounter. He’s filled with rage and taking it out on this Imperial commander. This isn’t done in some calm, calculating way he’s not eliminating a dangerous Imperial threat. He redirects his anger toward Bode to Denvik, knowing him to be Bode’s handler in Imperial Intelligence. Once Bode does escape, after Cal and Merrin fight through a huge contingent of Imperial forces, Cal encounters Commander Denvik, and he begins to force choke him. In Cal’s desperation, the dark side offers the only solution. This is a heart-pounding chase, and every second counts if Bode gets away, he can escape and never be found again. Related: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – The Best Characters, RankedĪs he pursues Bode through the facility, this ability recharges lightning fast, and nearly every encounter is brutally ended by embracing the darkness, allowing Cal to defeat his foes more quickly and continue to hunt. While active, the screen turns a dark red, and he carves through his enemies with ease. It’s here that Cal finally breaks he taps into the dark side with a large prompt across the screen: “Embrace the Darkness.” This transforms his previous time slow ultimate ability into something more sinister. Once Bode flees, Cal pursues, but he’s waylaid by hordes of Imperial troops. Even as Bode explains his perspective, the life he’s lived as a Jedi survivor himself and what he’s done to keep his daughter safe, Cal is determined to see Bode brought to justice. Cal speaks kindly to Bode’s daughter, Kata, but when Bode arrives, it’s clear that Cal isn’t holding it together too well. After getting incapacitated while chasing after Bode, Vader shows up at the Hidden Path’s base, and after an intense fight, Cere ultimately falls in combat.Īfter hunting down Bode to an Imperial Intelligence base on Nova Garon, Cal infiltrates the facility, making his way to Bode’s quarters. RELATED: I Love How Jedi Survivor Makes You A Badass From The StartĪfter Bode Akuna betrays the location of the Hidden Path’s base on Jedha and kills Eno Cordova, Cal propels down a dark path. This has left him skating along a dangerous frontier of violence for quite some time, but he has always managed to hew closely to the Jedi code Jedi Survivor pushes him past those limits, however. For the past five years, he’s been fighting against the Empire, doing everything he can to disrupt its plans. Jedi Survivor takes a notable shift from Fallen Order, however rather than constantly being hunted, Cal has been doing the hunting. Just as the Clone Wars show explored what constant war does to corrupt and challenge the teachings of the Jedi code, so too does living in a time of pure survival, being hunted by the Empire at every turn. This article will contain endgame story spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorĬal Kestis has always been fighting against a dark tide. Cal’s own struggle with the dark side in Jedi Survivor feels insidious and subtle it appears to have been conquered on the surface, but it’s clearly something that will likely get worse before it gets better (if it gets better at all). Fallen Order, the precursor to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, showed how tempting and dangerous it can be, delving into the Inquisitor Trilla’s turn to the dark side and Cere Junda’s experience with nearly being consumed by it. Star Wars is no stranger to high and mighty Jedi falling to the temptation of the dark side of the force.
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