GAME · 2019 · USA
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Developer
- Respawn Entertainment, Criterion Games, Panic Button
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows, Xbox Series X and Series S
111 archived facts 7 topics 2 sources Last reviewed Sep 2026
111 Interesting Facts About Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Interesting Facts (34)
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The junkyard on Bracca is mostly comprised of Clone Wars era Venator-class Jedi cruisers (the precursors to the Imperial Star Destroyers) used by the Republic in the later years of the war. Amongst the wreckage of the many star ships can be seen AT-TEs and LAATs. As well as the Lucrehulk-class starship of the CIS which is featured in a cutscene in the first level of the campaign.
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Cal's lightsaber has a suspiciously-damaged hilt, and the inventory description says it was a gift from Cal's master Jaro Tapal. We later see in a flashback the hilt was damaged from a blaster shot during Order 66, and Jaro gave Cal his lightsaber as he died from his wounds.
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The first part of the main mission on Dathomir requires Cal to fight his way through the ruins against the Nightbrothers, who are attacking him at the urging of the Nightsister, later revealed to be Merrin. The reveal of living Nightsisters and Nightbrothers differs slightly from when Maul brings the Jedi padawan Ezra Bridger to Dathomir in the Star Wars: Rebels episode Visions and Voices. Maul says he is the last of his kind. While the events of Fallen Order take place before Rebels, Merrin is alive at the end of the game. The Nightbrothers are supposedly killed by Cal. However, there are other tribes on Dathomir. One can only assume that Maul must mean he is the last of Mother Talzin's people.
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During the playthrough on the training planet of Bracca, the scene that unfolds with Cal Kestis revealing himself to the Second Sister that he is a Jedi by unsheathing his lightsaber to avenge Prauf's death, is reminiscent of the scene from _Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) where Galen Erso tries to stop Orson Krennic from killing all the scientists. In both scenes the antagonist kills innocents regardless of the heroic act.
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Cal's lightsaber hilt is suspiciously damaged, and its inventory description states that it is a gift from Cal's master, Jaro Tapal. Later, in a flashback, we see that the hilt was damaged by a blaster shot during Order 66 and that Jaro gave Cal the lightsaber as he was dying from his wounds.
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Contains a major spoiler — show
The first part of the main mission on Dathomir requires Cal to fight through ruins against Nightbrothers who attack him at the urging of a Nightsister who later turns out to be Merrin. The appearance of living Nightsisters and Nightbrothers differs somewhat from Maul bringing the Jedi padawan Ezra Bridger to Dathomir in the Star Wars: Rebels episode "Visions and Voices." Maul says he is the last of his kind. While the events of Fallen Order take place before Rebels, Merrin survives at the end of the game. The Nightbrothers are said to have been killed by Cal. However, there are other tribes on Dathomir. We can assume Maul meant he was the last of Mother Talzin's people.
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The scrapyard on Bracca consists mostly of Clone Wars-era Venator-class Jedi cruisers (precursors to Imperial Star Destroyers) used by the Republic in the later years of the war. Among the wreckage of many starships, AT-TEs and LAATs can be seen. Also, the BDT's Lucrehulk-class starship appears in a cutscene in the first level of the campaign.
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During the game on the training planet Bracca, the scene in which Cal Kestis draws his lightsaber from its sheath and reveals to the Second Sister that he is a Jedi in order to avenge Prauf's death recalls the scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) in which Galen Erso tries to stop Orson Krennic from killing all the scientists. In both scenes, the enemy kills innocents regardless of the heroic act.
Production Story (22)
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Famous voice actor Dee Bradley Baker is credited with voicing the clone troopers during Cal's flashbacks, reprising his role from the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, where he did the voice for every clone trooper seen throughout the entire series. In Star Wars video games, Baker frequently trades off voicing the clones as well as Jango Fett and Boba Fett with Temuera Morrison, known for playing Jango Fett in Attack of the Clones (2002) and Boba Fett in The Book of Boba Fett (2022), as well as other voice actors. The voice of the clones is based on Morrison's actual voice.
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Before Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order entered development, Respawn Entertainment discussed making a Star Wars game with publisher Electronic Arts, which held an exclusive Lucasfilm license for new Star Wars games, but the plan did not proceed. Respawn then started work on an original concept that EA felt could work as a Star Wars game.
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Lucasfilm, protective of the Jedi as a sacred part of the franchise, encouraged Respawn Entertainment to make a shooter about a smuggler or bounty hunter, but Stig Asmussen pushed back with his own vision and convinced Lucasfilm to focus on a game with Jedi and lightsaber combat. Lucasfilm continued to check in with Asmussen and Respawn to ensure fidelity to the Star Wars setting.
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order includes difficulty modes that mainly alter enemy aggression, the player's parry timing and health loss, and even on the hardest setting the design team wanted Cal's weapons to deal lethal damage; Lucasfilm and Respawn agreed the game would not feature human dismemberment.
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Behind the Scenes (6)
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Gordy Haab described the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order score as dark, with some songs bordering on gothic horror, and intentionally avoided listening to established Star Wars music to create something new for the game. The team found Cal's theme challenging to create because they did not want to foreshadow too much of his character development and heroic journey.
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Characters & Cast (10)
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Cameron Monaghan claims that, for his role in Gotham (2014) as the Joker-like Jerome Valeska, he took inspiration from Mark Hamill as The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series (1992); Hamill himself praised Monaghan's performance in the series. Now, with his role in this game, Monaghan is once again following in Hamill's footsteps, this time as a young Jedi.
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Cameron Monaghan claims that, for his role in Gotham (2014) as the Joker-like Jerome Valeska, he has taken inspiration from Mark Hamill as The Joker in Batman: The Animated Series (1992); Hamill himself praised Monaghan's performance in the series. Now, with his role in this game, Monaghan is once again following Hamill's footsteps, this time as a young Jedi.
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Cameron Monaghan claims he drew inspiration from Mark Hamill's Joker in Batman: The Animated Series (1992) for his Joker-like role as Jerome Valeska in Gotham (2014); Hamill himself praised Monaghan's performance on the show. Monaghan now follows in Hamill's footsteps once again with his role in this game, this time as a young Jedi.
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Elizabeth Grullon provided the voice and motion capture for the Second Sister in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and the character's British accent was improvised during recording sessions because Grullon had a strong intuition that Trilla had a British dialect when she first read the script.
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Easter Eggs & References (28)
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During his first training flashback (while relearning to wall-run), Cal's Jedi Master Jaro Tapal instructs him to do it again "faster, with more intensity." This is a direct reference to a young George Lucas, who repeatedly gave his actors these same instructions while filming Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
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The junkyard on Bracca is mostly comprised of Clone Wars-era Venator-class Jedi cruisers (the precursors to the Imperial Star Destroyers) used by the Republic in the later years of the war. Amongst the wreckage of the many starships can be seen AT-TEs and LAATs, as well as the Lucrehulk-class starship of the CIS which is featured in a cutscene in the first level of the campaign.
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During his first training flashback (while relearning to 'wall-run'), Cal's Jedi Master Jaro Tapal instructs him to do it again "faster, with more intensity." This is a direct reference to a young George Lucas, who repeatedly gave his actors these same instructions while filming Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
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Contains a major spoiler — show
During the playthrough on the training planet of Bracca, the scene that unfolds with Cal Kestis revealing himself to the Second Sister that he is a Jedi by unsheathing his lightsaber to avenge Prauf's death is reminiscent of the scene from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) where Galen Erso tries to stop Orson Krennic from killing all the scientists. In both scenes the antagonist kills innocents regardless of the heroic act.
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Contains a major spoiler — show
The first part of the main mission on Dathomir requires Cal to fight his way through the ruins against the Nightbrothers, who are attacking him at the urging of the Nightsister later revealed to be Merrin. The reveal of living Nightsisters and Nightbrothers differs slightly from when Maul brings the Jedi padawan Ezra Bridger to Dathomir in the Star Wars: Rebels episode Visions and Voices. Maul says he is the last of his kind. While the events of Fallen Order take place before Rebels, Merrin is alive at the end of the game. The Nightbrothers are supposedly killed by Cal. However, there are other tribes on Dathomir. One can only assume that Maul must mean he is the last of Mother Talzin's people.
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When on Ilum, Cal mentions he once saw Master Yoda melt the ice with a crystal. In the animated show Star Wars: The Clone Wars, there is a scene where Yoda does this very thing before sending some younglings to earn their Kyber Crystals for their lightsabers.
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Deeper Meaning (10)
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Cal's lightsaber has a suspiciously damaged hilt, and the inventory description says it was a gift from Cal's master Jaro Tapal. A flashback later reveals that the hilt was damaged by a blaster shot during Order 66, and Jaro gave Cal his lightsaber as he died from his wounds.
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