How Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Picks Up From Fallen Order

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Cal Kestis’ journey is officially continuing in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, set for a PS5, Xbox Series, and PC release in 2023. The sequel is coming nearly four years after Jedi: Fallen Order introduced us to new Jedi, new Inquisitors, and one of the cutest droids in the galaxy. But it’s actually been an even longer stretch of time in between the stories of both games: EA confirmed Survivor is set five years after the events of Fallen Order, and our first look at Survivor shows Cal and BD-1 in some serious trouble.

Now, one big component of Cal’s life, as far as players know, is his found family and crew of the Stinger Mantis, Cal’s starbound home throughout the events of Fallen Order. We don’t really see the crew - Cere, Greez, and Merrin - in the Survivor reveal, but we can surmise things haven’t gone all that well for them. The trailer shows the Mantis downed on a desert planet, with a slow pan through its main hull spelling nothing but trouble. Looking out the cockpit window, you can see a singular set of footprints trailing off into the distance, suggesting either Cal or another member of the crew escaped this crash alone. But the rest of the team’s fate remains a mystery.

As for the first desert planet we see, well, Star Wars is home to no shortage of sandy shores, and it’s equally likely that this could be a new planet as it is potentially a familiar one, given Fallen Order brought us to several lesser-seen worlds. If it’s an existing one, it’s natural to assume Tatooine given its prevalence. Plus, Survivor would essentially take place around the same time as the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, and we know the Inquisitors will have a presence in both. It could even be the sequel trilogy’s prominent desert planet Jakku. But it