14 Facts About Cal Kestis

1.

Cal Kestis is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,734
2.

Cal Kestis has received a generally positive reception from critics, with praise for his characterization, but criticism for his "generic" visual design.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,735
3.

Cal Kestis was a Jedi Padawan during the Clone Wars, training under Jedi General Jaro Tapal .

FactSnippet No. 1,508,736
4.

Cal Kestis made it to the escape pods with his master despite losing his lightsaber.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,737
5.

Cal Kestis kept his Master's lightsaber but was heavily traumatized by this event.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,738
6.

Five years after the Jedi Purge, Cal Kestis remains in hiding on the planet Bracca as a rigger for the Scrapper Guild.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,739
7.

Cal Kestis is rescued by former Jedi Cere Junda and pilot Greez Dritus, who allow him to take refuge on their ship Stinger Mantis.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,740
8.

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.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,741
9.

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.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,742
10.

Cal Kestis then retrieves the Astrium and invites Merrin to join the Mantis crew.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,743
11.

Character of Cal Kestis received generally positive reviews, with some expressing dissatisfaction that the final design of the character was "generic" or "dorky".

FactSnippet No. 1,508,744
12.

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.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,745
13.

Alani Vargas from CheatSheet stated that Cal Kestis is "a great choice for the main character".

FactSnippet No. 1,508,746
14.

In 2020, Cal Kestis ranked 50th place in a "Best Star Wars character of All Time" fan poll organized by IGN.

FactSnippet No. 1,508,747