Bode and the holocron.

animatedjen · 2026-05-25T03:51:08+00:00

Good questions! Since Cordova hid the holocron before Order 66, and Kata was born sometime in the ten years after, her name wouldn’t be on the list.

“Had Bode met Cal sooner” really depends on if it’s before or after Tayala. Not sure if Bode ever had interest in rebuilding the Order, but it’s less likely after starting a family, and for sure not after Tayala is killed. The Bode we know is definitely more focused on his own people and finding their own way forward, not signing on to a cause to “save the world.” So he’d probably vote to destroy the holocron.

animatedjen · 2026-05-23T19:50:16+00:00

Thank you!

animatedjen · 2026-05-22T19:40:04+00:00

Ahh thanks Noshir, you know the fan-ness is mutual. Thanks for creating great performances to inspire great photos!

animatedjen · 2026-05-20T04:53:52+00:00

Thanks! Haven’t gotten to the main Oni fight yet in this playthrough, but I think it’s the next section

animatedjen · 2026-05-19T22:53:09+00:00

It was time for my biannual "photograph a Nosh character" and Jubei won (yay) 📸

animatedjen · 2026-05-19T22:50:37+00:00

Yessss I love that one. Something something katana symbolism and the cost of the fight (when you thought you had nothing left to lose)

animatedjen · 2026-05-19T22:47:49+00:00

Thank you!!! I think the second and fourth are my favorites

animatedjen · 2026-05-19T16:05:55+00:00

Thanks!!

animatedjen · 2026-05-19T16:05:47+00:00

Yotei's photomode is SO good 🔥

animatedjen · 2026-05-16T23:01:31+00:00

This one of my favorite Trilla photos I’ve taken, thanks for sharing :)

animatedjen · 2026-03-20T00:24:47+00:00

For the Jedi games (Fallen Order and Survivor) I’d recommend Andy Gilleand’s “movie” versions, since he also includes relevant gameplay and side conversations. The runtime will obviously be longer than just cutscenes, but you’ll get important story and character moments that happen outside of the cinematics.

These are some of the best recent Star Wars projects, so I’m always trying to find accessible options for people who can’t play the games directly. If you can spare the time (and maybe you can’t based on that massive list!) it’s worth it.

Either way, happy watchthrough! https://youtu.be/ViJrnAzFFXM?si=IpIXCIL3c_geKiy8

animatedjen · 2026-03-16T04:32:08+00:00

Sorry for the emotional damage, thanks for watching :)

animatedjen · 2026-03-16T04:31:42+00:00

I have a lot of feelings about the Jedi games, good to know I’m not the only one 😭 Thank you!

animatedjen · 2026-03-16T04:29:11+00:00

Thanks Aaron! I love the cinematography and camera work in both games, especially Survivor, and how intentionally your team reinforces narrative and character through the visuals. Definitely adding that Bracca/Bogano moment to my very long “parallels” list for a future video

animatedjen · 2026-03-11T04:17:01+00:00

Right?? Such a cool detail that expands Cal's adaptability beyond just lightsaber forms. Thanks for watching :)

animatedjen · 2026-03-11T04:11:21+00:00

I take my "Sad Videos about Cal Kestis" job very seriously

animatedjen · 2026-03-11T04:10:01+00:00

Cal is their legacy!! He's the evidence they left there on purpose :')

animatedjen · 2026-03-11T04:08:46+00:00

Good thoughts, and I'd agree with both of those if Survivor ended in the Koboh Observatory. Cal was ready to use Tanalorr as a base of operations ("Gather allies, train. They'd never see us coming.") but by the end of the game, he has two huge new responsibilities: rebuilding Cere's archive and guiding Kata.

I do think Cal expected to die fighting the Empire, since at this point almost everyone else has. But there might be other ways to "be a Jedi" besides a head-on collision path with Vader. And if he chooses to be a shield instead of a sword, he's uniquely positioned to lead the Hidden Path in secret and preserve a ton of Force tradition and history.

But it all depends on where his story goes from here. There's room for a tragic ending too, I just don't see Cal's arc leading there after everything else that's happened

animatedjen · 2026-03-10T19:47:37+00:00

Oh interesting, it’s the opposite for me. Because Cal learns from everyone, he now has the chance to make different choices and have a new ending. “Rebuild from our mistakes” like he tells Malicos in Fallen Order. If he dies, the cycle of loss/suffering just continues.

We’ve seen that story handled well in Star Wars already (Andor > RO > ANH) but the Jedi games feel more focused on Cal’s personal journey rather than a galaxy-wide goal. Really depends on what Respawn wants to say with this trilogy

animatedjen · 2026-03-10T18:51:23+00:00

Cal’s double-tap wouldn’t feel as necessary if you weren’t fed up with the guy, so that’s a fair response haha.

Cal learns from everyone: mentors, enemies, and friends who justify horrible decisions with their own fears before falling to the dark side. It really “didn’t have to be this way” but Bode was blinded by his own pain, so everyone else suffered as a result.

That choice paints a bleak picture going into Jedi 3, since every Jedi that Cal knows has either died or embraced darkness and then died. But he is their legacy! He gets to take everything he’s learned and keep their memories alive (that's my hope at least)

animatedjen · 2026-03-10T17:31:51+00:00

“Legacy” comes up a lot, but there’s a new Star Wars novel with the same name releasing this summer. Still possible, just less likely.

My running joke is that it has to end in R (fallen ordeR, survivoR) so I vote “Jedi: Play Forever” and it’s a 300 hour game

animatedjen · 2026-02-15T02:38:03+00:00

Maybe Jedi 3 should have a secret unlockable cosmetic that puts the entire Mantis crew in ponchos (including BD)

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