PLEASE NOTE: This article contains MAJOR Spoilers for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Proceed at your own risk.Clocking in at around the 15-20 hour mark, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a rich tale of loss, despair, grief, and hope, and it remains a thrilling adventure from start to finish. From the game's opening heist on Coruscant to its very final boss battle in the heart of Tanalorr's crumbling High Republic Jedi temple, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor keeps the tension high throughout its entire runtime, and its pacing is some of the best in a Star Wars property altogether.
But while fans may be able to eke out Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's story for another 10 hours by exploring all of its vibrant planets fully, there's no escaping the game's inevitable ending. And much like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's ending leaves the door wide open for a potential sequel, but it's unclear just where Cal Kestis' journey might go.
Where Does Cal Kestis Go After Star Wars Jedi: Survivor?
Though it goes on a few tangents here and there, the vast majority of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's main story revolves around the planet of Tanalorr and Cal Kestis' journey to reach it. With it being located in a dangerous abyss, Tanalorr can't be detected by regular sensors, making it the perfect safe haven for those on the run from the Empire. But Cal isn't the only one after Tanalorr. Along his way, Cal Kestis finds Dagan Gera, a High Republic-era Jedi that's been kept in stasis for hundreds of years. Before being put in stasis, Dagan turned to the Dark Side and led an assault on the Jedi who refused to let him train students on Tanalorr.
After some hard-fought battles across the galaxy, Cal eventually defeats Dagan Gera and takes the star compass he needs to travel through the Koboh Abyss and reach Tanalorr. But before he can do so, new crew member Bode Akuna betrays the Mantis crew, leading the Empire, Darth Vader himself, to Jedha. Though she nearly wins the fight, Cal's mentor Cere is killed by Vader, and the Jedha underground caverns are almost destroyed. Putting their grief aside momentarily, the Mantis crew discovers another way to get to Tanalorr, and they meet Bode there, along with his young daughter Kata, who is his prime motivation for working for the Empire. After being forced to kill Bode, Cal Kestis is left to burn the bodies of those he's lost, and it's clear that the grief has gotten to him.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's final moments see Cal breaking down at the foot of Cere's funeral pyre, promising to honor her memory by "building something that will outlast the Empire." But he also exclaims that he's scared of "what comes next," and doesn't feel as though he's ready to continue without her. As Cal stares off into this distance, Cere makes her final appearance, simply telling Cal to "guide her through the darkness." And upon hearing that, Jedi Knight Cal Kestis turns around, takes one final look at his master's lightsaber, and walks toward his new destiny.
But that destiny is a little unclear. If Cere's words are to be taken at face value, then it seems like Cal Kestis' next adventure is guiding Kata through the grief of losing both of her parents, perhaps even training her in the ways of the Jedi when she's old enough, with the Force likely running through her family bloodline. With Cal and his crew hiding on Tanalorr now, it leaves the door wide open for future appearances, much like Star Wars Rebels did with Ezra, hiding him across the galaxy to keep future appearances always on the cards while explaining his disappearance in the original trilogy. Respawn could either choose to make a sequel right away and it would make complete sense, or Cal could be left to his isolation on Tanalorr for a few years, returning either in-game or live-action format whenever he's needed to continue the story.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
