Cal Kestis

Cal Kestis, a Force-sensitive human male, was a former Jedi Knight who survived the Clone Wars as well as the fall of the Jedi Order. He and his master, Jaro Tapal, had been above Bracca aboard a Venator-class Star Destroyer when Order 66 was issued. While Tapal was killed by their clone troopers, Kestis escaped to the planet aboard their escape pod. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Kestis sought to avoid the purge that killed most of his fellow Jedi by creating a new life for himself on Bracca, working as a rigger with the Scrapper Guild.

Despite his efforts to remain hidden, Kestis' connection to the Force was discovered by the Empire, forcing him to flee from a group of Jedi hunters with his droid BD-1. Despite becoming a target of the Inquisitorius' Second Sister, who was supported by stormtroopers and a contingent of elite Purge Troopers, Kestis embarked on a journey to complete his Jedi training and rebuild the order he once served. During his fight against the Empire, Kestis worked with the Partisans', led by Saw Gerrera, and also found a mentor in the former Jedi Knight Cere Junda.

Personality and traits
A human male, Cal Kestis served the Jedi Order as a Padawan before Order 66 was ensued. After the fall of the Jedi, Kestis went to serve the Scrapper Guild as a rigger, a physically demanding and dangerous job. However, Cal was regarded for a focused work ethic and sense of humility he generally kept for himself, yet he was quiet and hard-working.

Powers and abilities
As a Padawan, Cal originally had a single-bladed blue lightsaber until he lost it while attempting to deflect a few blaster shots from clones and it fell down the elevator shaft and was destroyed when the ship blew up. In the escape pod, Jaro gave him his lightsaber despite it being damaged. He also knew how to use the Force adequately and was able to use Force push, Force pull & Force Stasis to great effect against the Empire.

Behind the scenes
Cal Kestis will be the protagonist of the upcoming Star Wars video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, scheduled to be released on November 15, 2019. He will be portrayed by Cameron Monaghan. Before settling on Kestis, the game developers thought about having either an alien or female protagonist, but Kestis was ultimately used because they didn't want to "alienate" the player nor have a female protagonist competing with Rey, the sequel trilogy's protagonist.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order