The latest trailer for has seemingly confirmed it will have a connection to the High Republic with the clearest images to date of the strange pale man from the bacta bank. Fans have been speculating about whom the mysterious man is ever since that first teaser trailer. However, the latest story trailer looks to have confirmed a long-held theory: the man is a Jedi from the High Republic era.
will occur five years after, with the novel acting as a bridge between the two games. While saw Cal creating a small found family, since then Cal has made new friends and allies, as seen with Bode Akuna, ’s new companion for missions and combat. Initial speculation also theorized that the man in the bacta tank would be another companion, but his role in Cal’s story appears to be far darker.
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Speculation surrounding this mysterious man’s links to the High Republic began with the reveal trailer, which showed him wearing familiar gold-trimmed robes. This connection is confirmed with the latest story trailer for giving a new and better look at his attire. The gold robes are clear, with the High Republic insignia displayed prominently on the front. To his side hangs what appears to be a dual-bladed lightsaber providing further proof of his Jedi rank.
As seen in both the teaser and reveal trailers for , the bacta tank's surrounding facility is overgrown and abandoned, pointing to the Republic pulling out of the installation, forgetting someone was still submerged. The immediate question then is just how long has this Jedi been in the bacta tank before Cal frees him? The High Republic era lasted from roughly 800 BBY to 82 BBY, at minimum more than 70 years before the
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