How Powerful is Cal Kestis? | Star Wars: Jedi Survivor 

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When the Ninth Sister appeared as the first boss and how Cal beat her rather easily~ i really liked that taking a enemy from the first game Cal barely was able to escape from and defeat for the time being was perfect to show just how much stronger he has gotten over the years!

I do want to add in, when Cal uses the dark side his force powers were especially enhanced. Being able to send force resistant enemies like Purge Troopers flying, crushing security droids with just one hand, as well as bringing Dark Troopers down to their knees. I don’t know how impressive this is compared to other Jedi Knights in the universe but for Cal’s growth himself, all of those feats are pretty crazy.

I think Cal is on the same trajectory as Obi-Wan. In both canon and legends. Obi-Wan struggled with his Jedi stuff, barely passing the trials to become a Padawan, and had to work his ass off to get to where he was by Phantom Menace. He became such a powerful jedi from honing his skill and experience, so much so he was the first person in centuries to take on a sith and win, before even being a jedi knight. I think Cal is similar, he had to work hard just to bring himself to where he was before the purge, then build it up through experience, to the point where he's one of the few who can take on purge troopers like they're idiot separatist droids, and make a hell of challenge for even the best inquisitors. That's what I like about Cal, as well as Kenobi. They aren't freight-trains in the force but worked to be powerful.

It's not entirely relevant, but I personally think Cal has the coolest, and probably "factually" the best saber just because of how malleable it is.

It's worth noting Dagan is actually a Jedi Master, or at least was by the time the Nihil invaded Tanalorr. Yes, Santari Khri does call him "renowned Jedi Knight Dagan Gera," but a force echo on Tanalorr set during the Nihil invasion has Oppo Rancisis call him "Master Gera." Now, while Anakin was never made a Master but was called a Master by Sors Bandeam (the youngling) in ROTS, it's worth noting he was both on the Council and the person in question was a youngling. Oppo Rancisis by comparison is himself a member of the Jedi Council, and I *highly* doubt he would call Dagan "Master Gera" unless he was actually a Master. This just serves to make Cal more impressive, though. Even if he did need Bode's help to put Dagan down near the end, he was able to best a High Republic Dark Jedi Master who was at his full power.

Cal is a beast in Survivor. Facing a High Republic Jedi knight is not somethint any other Jedi has had to face as of late. His duelling skill is insane with a huge range of versatility. His dark side rampage is super crazy too, even without it he has a hell of a lot of force abilities. He's definitely my favourite jedi.

Cal and Ezra are two characters I cannot wait to see more from. Both of them have insane potential. They've both pulled off things that most other Jedi could not dream of with very limited training. Although Cal definitely had more to work with than Ezra.

Agreed, when you're a playable character the feats just come rolling in. It's refreshing to play as someone who isn't the top of the verse(Though he is very strong).

Cal is a trial by fire type of jedi, almost trained like a traditional sith, not training for experiences but being trained by them

One really cool feat of his was when he deflected a warning shot at Caij Vanda. The fact that he could've taken her out with a single stroke of his blade like that is really impressive

Something I think is going to go very overlooked is that Cal is proficient in all forms of lightsaber combat. All Jedi are trained and dual combat, single Saber combat and even double saber combat, but the fact that he's so easily able to master each one and use them proficiently and as his main style, is absolutely astounding. Obviously he's probably not the best at each of the styles that he's acquired, but balanced wise, he probably has the most versatility out of any Jedi ever, and that may be a stretch, but I genuinely believe it. I guess this is mostly due in part to the fact that his lightsaber so easily malleable and he's able to switch Styles mid combat whenever he pleases, rather than going into combat with only one style in mind. Most Jedi would have to choose what sort of saber they going to use going in, while cow can decide mid-fight if he'd rather use to sabres, a single, a cross blade, or a double side. Very dangerous

Cal killing an inquisitor after saying “it’s time to set you free” is frikn EPIC

I think becuase Cal was a scrapper for so many years, he learned to be extremely resourceful; and it shows, because he's able to adapt his lightsaber in an instant after finding something new, like he did with the cross-guard. Thats something no other jedi I've heard of has, and his force powers aren't lacking either.

Cal became a force to be reckoned with in large part because of his willingness to bend the rules, his ingenuity. Stuff like always having bd around who is capable and extremely useful in fights, willing to use a blastsr, essentially uses a unique trick lightsaber that allows for completely unique dueling that no one expects or has trained any counter for. Cal is my favorite Jedi full stop. He is by far the most relatable. Hes the spiderman of star wars.

You know cal is getting official dark side powers and a sith stance next game

The dark side boost is strong enough that people that looked sort of like a blur are essentially immobilized from his view, that’s how much stronger and faster he gets, honestly I love that from the game, it is a great visual showcase of how powerful even slightly dipping into the dark side is.

Cal's honestly my favourite Jedi ever (aside from maybe Ahsoka if you still count her) he's so awesome I hope we get a third game in a few years

I think in terms of powers he actually is on edge of becoming Jedi Master, he still may lack knowledge and wisdom to be one though. As I see it, Masters get their badge not only because they can lift mountains with their mind, but because they can lead and teach, and pass judgments according to the will of the Force. Suppose he had to cover it in next game, since they set him up to be a mentor to Kata.

Rayvis also informed Dagan that he thinks Cal is Dagan's match.

Fantastic video mate. I loved getting to see the love for Cal. I was kinda sad to see him be sort of nerfed in Battle Scars but I am really glad to see the glow up he had in this game same with Cere who is crazy stronger now. Also the inclusion of the High Republic in Dagan Gera was awesome. I can’t wait to see what you guys cook up next.

Having defeated a famed High Republic Jedi Knight, Cal is easily in the class of legendary Jedi.

Regarding his stances I think it would be nice to know if he actually has to modify his lightsaber every so often or if he has all 5 built in at the same time. Because if all are in there and completly fine he probably is one of the most confusing lightsaber combatant for anyone trained to fight jedis. Just imagine pulling up to a jedi in "hiding", you look him up and he carries a blaster probably to look more authentic as a non jedi and a lightsaber with a really long hilt. When you attack he uses a single blade lightsaber, but mid fight he turns on the otherside. No worries you think just a change in slight tactics but shortly after he just splits the lightsaber in two and attacks with them. He now rotates between these three forms until when he is in single blade mode he grabs his waist and shoots your abdomen. Now really strugling you go for a last swing with your own saber but they clash. Desperately you think why dont I just slide down and cut his hand off. But before being able to do that a crossguards block even that attack to which this jedi reacts and decapitates you. As skilled as the person fighting Cal is he will probably always get atleast one hit in.

you forgot that Dagan is now also amped by the dark side in all his fights with Cal, meaning he is on an even higher level than he originally was.

I would not call Cal a Master, but an Experienced Jedi Knight. Which is a compliment

Cal has the ultimate power: he is the player character.

One of the force echos actually refers to Dagen as a Jedi Master, meaning he got promoted to Master sometime after discovering Tanalor.

With the darkside he was strong enough to crush a K-2SO battle droid with relative ease.

Cal's final fight with Dagan is kind of reflects his fight with Malicos. Sure, in both instances he had help, but Cal was doing all the heavy lifting in each fight. (Hell, I completely forgot Bode was there until the cutscenes.) What matters is that both Malicos and Dagan were more or less masters and were likely already damn strong BEFORE they turned to the Dark Side. As stated in game and in this video, Dagan was one of the Order's more elite Knights during the High Republic era where the Jedi were considered to be at at their strongest. And Cal was not only keeping up with him, but even managed to pull an uno reverse card on Dagan's trump card AFTER Dagan's turn to the Dark Side with its power boost. To me, that speaks volumes about what kind of Jedi Cal really is because that's before even Cal himself starts tapping into the Dark Side. The man's a beast and if his rate of growth is anything to go by, he's going to become absolute nightmare fuel for just about anyone who isn't Vader. So when my Dad (we are both big into Star Wars but he's a little behind me on anything outside of the movies and shows) asked me who was Cal Kestis while we were watching Ahsoka together I said he was basically the Jedi equivalent to John Wick.

Its worth noticing that "rage mode" cal utilizes the same moveset as cere, and he can brute force in a similar way too. i wonder if that is the game saying in this mode Cal is at least average jedi master level...

I think you forgot about one significant detail. We can actually take notice of the fact that Cere is much more powerful than Cal. This reveals itself in several different ways, such as Cere's ability to one-shot most imperials, as well as her ability to use force heal instead of healing stims. While it might come as a surprise, this perfectly shows the power of an actual Jedi master who had completed the full jedi training before the taking up the fight with the Empire.

I learned a lot by looking up all the names you threw at us in your comparisons to former power Jedi. Thanks you.

I think Cal’s greatest strength is definitely his dueling. He’s able to keep up with opponents who are seemingly way out of his league, such as malicos and Dagan, and his versatility in different lightsaber stances make him a very formidable duelist. When Cal fought malicos, he was putting a fair amount of pressure on him until malicos gripped him with the force, which I think is where Cal falls short. He’s a skilled enough duelist to keep up with some of the best, but struggles to resist his opponent’s force powers at times.

If jedi 3 comes… Cal will have to face the darkside as they mentioned it in the end of jedi survivor. I hope when he does he finds out that he has yellow force lightning with a new lightsaber „Spear lightsaber stance“ aka „pike“, similar to the old republic once’s yet again

Dude this is an excellent video, thanks for including the sources where you got your information 👍🏻

Thanks for this. Cal is quickly becoming one of my favorite Jedi.

Cal is definitely much more proficient than previously depicted and I’m happy to see it.

I think Cal is up there with the best Jedi and as he makes sure to make full use of his potential (unlike many other Jedi), I wouldn't be surprised if he got up to the ranks of the strongest Jedi (and force users in general) in the future, not only because of his strengh and constant refinement of his abilities in the force but also because of his wide versatility in other areas, he'll widen even further over time, as well as all the tools and gadgets he has in his repertoire.

Great video!! I’d really love to see a tier ranking of strength of Force-sensitives

As always a pleasure to watch your videos🔥

I'd also like to add that Cal is pretty skilled at primarily utilizing the Force to augment his phyiscal prowess (lightsaber technique, parkour, etc.) His Force powers itself are impressive, but nowhere near the scale of Vader, Luke or any "traditionally trained" Jedi... Which is why he is very dangerous, becauses he's nothing like even the most seasoned Sith, Jedi or any sort of adversary Cal comes across. He uses the Force like a tool, rather than really letting the Force flow through him (in combat at least).

I fear for Cal because his power won't go ignored for too much longer. Eventually Darth Vader will take notice and make it a top priority to defeat him.

My favorite part of Cal's growth in Survivor is how his echo sense capacity started to create Force visualizations of those echoes, then with Dagan's fight, he recreated the man's lover from one of the echoes he'd previously seen using her exact words. Also, Dagan said, "So you have some skill," which I'm pretty sure is from the Matrix's Merovingian who had the same comment of Neo. lol

That its time to set you free line was COLD 🥶

You should really consider doing a scaling video for Kylo Ren, he’s so underrated in the fanbase that it would make for a great video to shine some light on the true power of that character.

Great analysis! Can’t wait to see Cal in live action

Best way to describe cal is at first in the beginning of the game is a promising jedi Knight entering levels of being a jedi master. The last 2 steps are council master level (obi wan, EP3 anakin and plo koon) and grandmaster level (yoda and mace windu) which i think we will see in the 3rd game if we get one. It's really nice not only to see this character we play grow strong but we ourselves grow w them

One thing's for sure, Cal has one of the highest body counts of a Jedi since the Old Republic wars with the Sith. He killed a ton of raiders and Stormtroopers. Clone Wars Jedi mostly killed droids. Not sure how many sentients were against the Jedi in the High Republic.

The best way to quantify his dark side power is with the Cere gameplay section where she's pulling the same gameplay feats at all times. It'd serve as a highball that essentially sets him on level with the massively stronger than last game Cere that goes toe to toe with and outright damages and hobbles Vader himself. It puts Cal in a tier with Rebels Ahsoka and Maul. Highball for sure but it's an interesting comparison I noticed in the gameplay that gives a hint at where he is.

What I like about these games is that they use actual lore in the game , for example the ninth sister was meditating at 1:23 for those why don’t know both with and Jedi meditate at standsills like these to gain extra strength and energy

We also have to remember that Being a "Jedi master" is something like a promotion that the council has to approve. So without the order itself any knight who takes their time like Cal has will obviously reach and surpass masters.

Not to mention it seems very possible he will augment his powers with Dathomir Magicks. He already uses a charm to phase through some barriers. Also let’s not forget Cere was able to go toe to toe with Vader and not only injured him but was very close, inches from inflicting a potentially fatal blow. Sure it is clear in game Cere is a a bit more powerful that Cal but he did train under her and is years younger. Now that he is at Tanalorr, a place very strong in both the light and the dark side. He probably not only will be able to dómine with Cere but train with a very powerful Nightsister. I’d say he is on track to be one of the most powerful Jedi ever, but to be fair, it’d be in large part his tapping into the dark side and other “forbidden/looked down upon” styles such as using Magicks and a blaster. Maybe they could write his story to go post episode 9 as Tanalorr being within a Nebula/anomaly, time could be slowed or the powerful force presence could slow aging. How cool would it be if somehow the compasses were lost again leaving Tanalorr isolated with its residents and when Cal finally returns its when Rey is rebuilding the Order and Cal would be like a Yoda but with ancient knowledges of ancient force techniques of Dathomir and Zeffo (if he returns to that journey). He would be kind of like the Armourer of the Mandalorians in his leadership, being more mystical and priestly authority and not the leader per se. Anyway, he (along with most other characters) are way better than Rey and all would deserve more to help rebuild the order than her

I would love to talk about Cal's future! He basically denounces the Jedi Order and its teachings by letting himself be with Merrin. He can tap into the darkside to gain strength and let his anger fuel him temporarily. I would love it so much if Cal became a Grey Jedi. I want him to obtain an understanding that while the darkside can corrupt and whither you, so can the light side! The Jedi of The High Republic became passive, philosophical, and grand standing in my opinion, making their self perceived greater power moot. They aren't as obviously evil/bad or corrupted as someone like palpatine, but I believe depending solely on one side of the force is foolish. To be one with, and at balance with the force, you need to use both sides. It's like if you were passing through a massive ocean, and simply because one half was very stormy and full of sharks, you call it evil! When really it is all one ocean. To use the Darkside, in moderation, along with the lightside is true balance. This is what I hope Cal thinks about and understands in the next game. Would love your thoughts, love the video!

We need Cal Kestis in a movie, he would be such a badass character

Great vid!!!! Could you do some more high republic vídeos? Like, Elzar Mann or Porter?

Cal is easily, the most interesting Jedi in the entire Star Wars franchise. And yes, he’s more interesting than Luke Skywalker or Anakin. He’s an underdog, someone who had to earn everything in his skill set and survivor status. He’s a relatable character that shows true emotions and character growth. It’s a true shame that Disney since taking over Star Wars, hasn’t been able to touch a candle and storytelling that these two games do.

In legends, it took Anakin launching Durge into a nearby Star to defeat him. The fact that Cal was able to defeat another Gen’Dai speaks volumes.

I hope that in the third Jedi game we'll get closer to Force Unleashed levels of crazy force powers and stakes. Maybe not quite at the same absurd level, but certainly leaning more towards bigger enemies, larger enemy clusters, and stronger force powers.

I think in the next game cal will be way overpowered and possibly at his full potential, including him getting in touch with the dark side, that'll be badass to play

all im going to say is that council members died by a few clones shooting at them while cal can block and deflect mulptiple miniguns and gun mans while running and fighting multiple close range targets as well

I really want them to make the 3rd one, and see become even stronger. I feel like he is willing to use both light and dark side, but not lose himself thanks to support of Marrin and people around him, balancing both sides of the force could make him super strong

Great video! I will say, after completing the game, I’m not 100% sure that Cal and Dagan were equals by the time they fought. After all, Cal required assistance from Bode and BD-1 to be able to defeat him. Dagan still nearly able to win after being stabbed and lifting Bode and Cal up with the force, with Bode having to shoot his back before Cal landed the finishing blow. They’re still obviously on comparable levels though at the very least given Rayvis’ comments and Cal still being able to fight against him at all, but it’s worth noting imo. This is also before Cal’s Dark Side Boost (which notably is the same moveset as Cere’s, making me feel the two are comparable) however, so I’d say by the end of the game they’re at the very least equals.

I think it’s worth giving him extra credit on his sheer resourcefulness. He’s a survivor first and foremost, and will find a way to continue to survive almost to uncanny limits beyond the force. His adaptability and sheer scrappiness is something that would push him a few levels even more for me.

The Skywalkers and some others are sorcerers, tapping the force with a high potential and raw inherent capability and talent. Others like Cal and Obi Wan are more like wizards, through study and skill, they have mastered the force.

He's gotten powerful because he needs to be. He's a survivor and he's spent alot of time outside of the temple learning how the current world actually works. His mindset is what allows him to be strong IMO.

Dagan at one point was considered a Master. On Tanalorr one of the force echos near the entrance to the temple reveals the Jedi Master Oppo Rancisis was on Tanalorr and a part of the Council. In the echo Master Rancisis say’s “Master Gera we have to evacuate now” when the planet got invaded.

Cal speaking like a true jedi is awesome !

I think it’s safe to say at this point Cal is a special character, he’s not just an average Jedi. I could only imagine how powerful he would be if Jaro Tapal training him fully and order 66 never happened.

I'd place him on High Jedi Knight, bordering on Master, but not quite there yet. I use the fact that he was able to contend with people such as Dagan and Malicos, but he just wasn't there yet in terms of knowledge and power in the force. He's close and he'll probably be there in the next instalment, but I don't seem at the peak of the mountain yet, more like he has one more climb to make before reaching it.

Wow i never actally thought about it but ahsoka really was still a Padawon her entire run on clone wars and even then i would consider her stronger than a lot of the other masters in the council at the time. Thats crazy

Very good analysis. I always thought that being good a fighter does not necessarily mean you are wise enough to be on the council. And not been train traditional also allows Cal to use then darker side of the force, emotions.

I love how Cal can mindtrick Purge Troopers who are designed to hunt down Jedi but not the Hammer bros in the raider faction on Koboh even when fully upgraded. Gonna just assume they all wear a Star Wars version of Magneto's helmet. Afterall, Disney owns Marvel and at the end of the day the greatest Sith Lord is The Mouse.

Let’s just say he would have been offered a seat on the council

The technique Cal Kestis uses when embracing the dark side is very simmaler to the one that Cere uses reguarly. She also went toe to toe with Darth Vader and put up one hell of a fight in the process almost beat Darth Vader so that means Cal is definatly tougher and around a Jedi Master level

I think I'd high inquistor level but no where near master. The dagan bit I'd a large stretch from the word finest and renowned which dont correlate to power. Dagan also recently just turned to the Darkside which without training would just throw him off balance making you weaker against other force users. Not only that cal had help with dagan who beat him in saber kombat before being shot in the back.

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Funny to think about it, but Cal is to kids these days what Kyle Katarn was to us back in the day.

Cal has help in everything he does, He has the will of the force at his side, all jedi during this time do. Example Calbe Dume does a extremely powerful force shield that we'd never seen before, to protect people, he knew he was going to die even before he left to save Hera Synduli

I would love to see cal in a show even if it’s just for one scene it’d be amazing to see him on Disney+

I imagine he’s going to be a Jedi master in the 3rd game and it pisses me of that we will have to wait a few years 2 see it😂 hopefully they add story dlc while we wait for it

I think Cal's power level in Survivor is probably just under Ahsoka from Rebels. He did get beaten by Dagan, but only managed to outsmart him to win. I think by the time the third game comes around, Cal will probably be on Kenobi level of skill.

I’m pretty sure there’s gonna be a third game, so I’m really excited about that. If he can throw around strong imperial troops with ease while having semi control of the dark side, imagine his strength at the end of the trilogy when he masters both the dark side and that light side.

The use of stims is also seen in the Battle Scars book. Great read and is the time between Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor.

Cal broke that giant drill that destroys starships tho.

Back in fallen order people said ashoka would stomp cal but now i think he can go toe to toe or even defeat her

3:06 Ngl I think that whole written explanation had some cope in it. Throughout the game Cal had been growing in strength and eventually surpassed Trilla. As seen by how he pretty much mopped the floor with her on Bogano.

"As the last remaining member of this council I grant myself the rank of jedi Master" 😂

At this rate he will have that ahsoka tano potential

Nah, I'd say upper Knight levels. Cere is what a Master can be and he's not there.

Cal Kestis is basically the DA2 Hawke of the Star Wars universe. He is a lowly Jedi with no special lineage who has become a major threat on the board simply by never giving up.

He has a stronger connection and mastery to the force,a fluid and varied fighting style incorporating a rediculous amount of weapons and he seems more strategicly adept.

I was kinda meh on Cal in fallen order as a character, but in Survivor he really has become one of my favorite Star Wars characters lol 😂, also I mean he could potentially have a student in the next game in Kata, who knows how much stronger he would become also being in this odd middle ground with the dark and light side of the force. When we use it in survivor he becomes significantly stronger, to the point that in Bodes fight he literally overpowers him instantly, like Cal could have killed him right then. I don’t know how much of a time skip they will do for the next game, and unfortunately I know cal probably won’t live in the end, I don’t see him ever getting away from Vader and the empire, especially because if my math is right this is during Obi-Wan Kenobi or like that time, and by the time the empire is defeated if he lived he’s be like 60, and that’s pushing it for a Jedi as active as Cal has been.

In terms of current power I think likening him to kit fisto is pretty accurate, though if he keeps growing, I'd wager that by the third game's end (if he doesnt straight up die), he's gonna be on par with mace windu, hes only a couple steps behind cere and cere NEARLY bested darth vader in a 1v1, in the codex it literally states "after nearly defeating vader she dies", so him almost being at her level already tells me that he's is probably going to match or even eclipse her which would likely put him at or around mace windu level

His pain tolerance is also insane he took two seperate lightsaber wounds and was still standing though barely

One thing I would’ve liked to have seen from the game is starting the game with everything from the first game (sabers and skill tree unlocked) plus more. Same for the next game

I'd love to see how strong is cere, especially after the events in survivor. She seems quite strong

Cal is going to be an absolute monster by the next game, likely on par with young vader

oh the purple lightsaber finaly makes sense for cal

I do love the ninth sister, she was a fun character

So nothing about him being able to master Animals too? Hmm 🤔