Cal Kestis is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise.
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Cal Kestis has received a generally positive reception from critics, with praise for his characterization, but criticism for his "generic" visual design.
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Cal Kestis made it to the escape pods with his master despite losing his lightsaber.
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Cal Kestis kept his Master's lightsaber but was heavily traumatized by this event.
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Five years after the Jedi Purge, Cal Kestis remains in hiding on the planet Bracca as a rigger for the Scrapper Guild.
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Cal Kestis is rescued by former Jedi Cere Junda and pilot Greez Dritus, who allow him to take refuge on their ship Stinger Mantis.
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Since the former has cut herself from the Force after a brush with the Dark Side, Cal Kestis is recruited to retrieve a Holocron containing a list of Force-sensitive people in the galaxy, which will allow them to train more Jedi and reform Order.
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Cal Kestis learns that the Second Sister is actually Cere's former Padawan Trilla, who she betrayed to the Empire after being captured and interrogated by Darth Vader.
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Cal Kestis then retrieves the Astrium and invites Merrin to join the Mantis crew.
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Character of Cal Kestis received generally positive reviews, with some expressing dissatisfaction that the final design of the character was "generic" or "dorky".
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Once Cal Kestis finally stops fighting the past, sheathes his lightsaber, and promises to honor the teachings of his former master, only then does he become knighted as a Jedi.
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Alani Vargas from CheatSheet stated that Cal Kestis is "a great choice for the main character".
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