With Star Wars hype in full swing, I thought it might be a good time to revisit public reception of Fallen Order's former-padawan-on-the-run, Cal Kestis.
I really liked him and his journey. The flashbacks to him training with his master were neat callbacks to the prequel era of films and shows, and the way he dealt with his survival and growing sense of responsibility was fulfilling to watch.
What I liked most about him, though, is that he didn't feel like a galaxy-saving hero. He was a normal ass Jedi like most Jedi before him. That's still pretty impressive considering he never truly completed his training, but it was nice to have a more grounded lead after getting power fantasy characters like Starkiller in the last generation. The ending to the story only drove this home - he realizes that he is not a powerful enough person to do something as grandiose as restore the Jedi Order. Him finding his place in the world, dropping his idealism but still growing as a person, was very appealing to me.
What were your feelings on Cal?
I really liked him and his journey. The flashbacks to him training with his master were neat callbacks to the prequel era of films and shows, and the way he dealt with his survival and growing sense of responsibility was fulfilling to watch.
What I liked most about him, though, is that he didn't feel like a galaxy-saving hero. He was a normal ass Jedi like most Jedi before him. That's still pretty impressive considering he never truly completed his training, but it was nice to have a more grounded lead after getting power fantasy characters like Starkiller in the last generation. The ending to the story only drove this home - he realizes that he is not a powerful enough person to do something as grandiose as restore the Jedi Order. Him finding his place in the world, dropping his idealism but still growing as a person, was very appealing to me.
What were your feelings on Cal?