Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Is Hiding Cal Kestis' Coolest Feature

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s teaser trailer shows off a brief duel between Cal Kestis and a mysterious Dark Side character, but he only ignites one half of the lightsaber, which raises questions over what kind of blade he'll wield in the game. Cal's lightsaber is unique, and the story of its creation is integral to Cal's character development. So few characters in Star Wars wield double-bladed lightsabers that it’s hard to imagine why Respawn has seemingly moved away from the double-bladed style featured in Jedi: Fallen Order. However, there is a possible explanation for Cal’s absent double-blade, and it could relate to Nightsister Merrin.

[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.]

Cal’s former Jedi Master, Jaro Tapal, wielded a double-bladed lightsaber during the Clone Wars, but it was damaged during Order 66, leaving only one side intact. He gave it to Cal before he died during the events of Order 66. Later, when Cal visits Dathomir, the lightsaber is destroyed during a Force vision. This prompts Cal to travel to Ilum to build a new one. Cere Junda, Cal’s new master, offers her old saber to help with the process. Ultimately, Cal combines the sabers of both his masters to form a double-bladed lightsaber. This added new moves and abilities for the player to use in combat, making it one of the coolest features of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. His new saber could also be split, providing the ability to wield one side in each hand, similar to Asajj Ventress' weapons in The Clone Wars animated series. This is an interesting detail that shows how Cal differs from other surviving Jedi. It also hints at what’s to come in Jedi: Survivor, which will be explored later in the article.

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