Cal Embraces The Dark Side To Save Merrin Scene - Star Wars Jedi Survivor 2023

Cal Embraces Darkness and Turn To The Dark side To save His love Merrin, scenes from Star Wars Jedi Survivor captured on PS5 using elgato card and gaming PC. All raw footage were captured and edited by me with an added narrative.
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[@plop2453]

Everyone has their dark moments. It’s the ability to pull yourself back that defines you.

[@AlexMartinez-dy6sh]

Sounds like some fortune cookie Panda Express lmao 😂

[@johndixonkingdom]

Not in star wars. As yoda said. Learn to let go what you fear to loose. We all become one with the force. Let go

[@DivineEnclave22]

Or embrace it and feel true power

[@Will-re8yx]

I embrace yo mama

[@sparkist95]

Luke in EP6

[@zipperl3]

Cal walking that fine line Now that he and Merrin are a thing the risk is much greater

[@joshualai2827]

Why?

[@gearoidl1557]

@@joshualai2827he runs the risk of turning to the dark side with a connection like Merrin. Basically what anakin did

[@zipperl3]

@@joshualai2827 He has an emotional attachment, something Jedi are supposed to let go. I can imagine him going off the edge if something happens to her

[@hungrydragon9402]

@@zipperl3 But what happened to Anakin was the fault of the Jedi Order. They are flawed, because they teach the Jedi not to form emotional connections with people, so Jedi are like children when it comes to interpersonal relationships. They can't handle the loss of loved ones because no one ever taught them how to. It's all just repressed and not talked about, until someone inevitably breaks. So Cal is much better off in that regard.

[@troller8680]

​@@hungrydragon9402 yeah, Jedi refusal to deal with such aspects was a great mistake, that caused downfall of many prominent characters. Funny how both Sith and Jedi fail because they go to such extremes with either allowing emotions to rule them, or trying fully be in control of them.

[@DavesRoleplays]

Knowing how powerful and "scary" merrin is as a night sister, her terror when saying "i will not lose you too" to cal, shows how terrifying and scary the dark side is.

[@brandontrammel4581]

Facts

[@D_D_L]

She knew the dark side too well

[@darthmemewalker2807]

the way the nightsisters use the darkside is way different than the sith

[@xgaming2427]

2:17 The way he said "Cere" was insane. Top notch voice acting right there.

[@wardapologist]

Bro it was literally INSANE. I didn't watch Shameless, but I have watched Cameron in other projects. I wasn't sure to expect, as many actors in film are not as convincing at voice acting. However, I felt that anger in him, that rise to almost meet the darkness and embrace it. God, I am scared for Cal in the next game but Cameron did such a good job here.

[@enzonoire]

Cameron let his inner Joker go out for a sec 😂

[@JustA.J]

i love the fear on bodes face as soon as he realised he was going to die and this is how his daughter would remember him

[@korawitbuttramee618]

One detail is that Bode didn't hesitate to shoot Cal at all, only for his blaster to jam. And when Cal double-tapped him, it was a mercy kill.

[@Bwayko]

@@korawitbuttramee618 did it jam? I thought cal crushed em both with the force.

[@nothinghereligma3363]

How did he die? He didn't get shot in the heart. He got shot on his upper right shoulder

[@JustA.J]

@@nothinghereligma3363 blasters are brutal and basically liquify any surrounding organ and vaporise any blood of the area you were shot so it probably injured quite a lot of his heart and destroyed his blood system around that area its actually really scary to get shot by one as its almost nearly always a death sentence if you get shot above the waist

[@racketraccoon519]

​@@nothinghereligma3363 Then Cal shot him again in the chest

[@loganfu4035]

the fact Bode force pushed his daughter shows how far gone he was

[@Bwayko]

And all he wanted was a better life for his daughter. The dark side blinded him.

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

Similar to Anakin choking Padme. And all bcoz she didn’t like what he's become

[@DarkAttackYT]

And this is why Cal made the right choice to kill him. He gave him all the chances of redemption and Bode rejected all of them.

[@windghost2]

@@DarkAttackYT Especially the *third* time Cal offered Mercy towards Bode when he had him dead to rights with his blaster. Bode shot first (it malfunctioned because of Cal throwing him onto the ground earlier with the force) and realized that Cal offered Mercy again and he *blew it.* I didn't even notice that until months later, I really love this game.

[@imbruhyan]

Love this kind of character development in star wars. Shows the dark side is pretty much inevitable, hence why it is so much more destructive

[@TheAmazingHoho576]

It's DEFINITELY not inevitable. A true warrior is someone who stays on the light side even after having all the excuses in the world to turn to the dark side...

[@argon2423]

@@TheAmazingHoho576 A true warrior learns to embrace BOTH the dark and the light. Balance is the only way.

[@TheAmazingHoho576]

@@argon2423 Disagree. Darkness is evil and should never be touched. Hate, rape, revenge, etc only leads to violence and self-suffering

[@owaine-changaming]

revan managed to find a balance between the two which is why he was so damn powerful

[@thelonecourier3439]

The dark side is the emotional side. To deny one’s emotions is like denying one hemisphere of your brain

[@thatguySmitty234]

Man despite game have technical issues this story was good. Cal holding Cere and crying brought tears to my eyes. Did anyone else notice a similar feeling when Merrin showed up to save Cal and he was across the platform like Padme was to Anakin? Having Cal Embrace the darkness was a surprise but cool. Cere gave Vader one hell of a fight. I’m very much interested where things go next Greez has become one of my favorites.

[@dualmoldedb3088]

Story was really good. Wonder what they’re gonna do with talanoor? And I’m surprised that cal is not a Jedi anymore I didn’t see that coming

[@Dan1el7493]

Dagan Gera was actually an interesting character, someone with his objetives could be used in the Next movies, after Last trilogy

[@andybaker7558]

You actually cried from this game? Did you also cry from the rise of Skywalker trailer?

[@chancecarlson2023]

Yeah the jedi survivor being bode the whole time was a plot twist wasn't expecting that at all

[@thatguySmitty234]

@@chancecarlson2023 yeah I agree I thought I’d have seen it coming. I liked Bode and his cause for his daughter but he was ultimately such a as Merrin puts it, a monster. And Cere man.. she gave Vader one hell of a fight for sure.

[@B1izzardHawk]

I think Cal is going down the path of the Bendu. There is no light side and no dark side, there is only the force. The dark side can be used for good same way the light side can be used for evil. After all, the line between light and dark is so very thin.

[@thegoldenvolt926]

Yeah the Jedi once used booth light and dark and were fine and even taught how to stay in control to the young, but then they started to persecute the dark side users and guess what happened after the guys who use strong emotions and will to shape creation were killed on sight... There applications now used for evil/revenge against those who hated or feared them. Remember that it wasn't called dark side yet and the practitioners using it weren't evil.

[@ghostlyman4289]

I understood that reference

[@m3ltzz499]

Yep, dark and light are neutral

[@dragonhalo8975]

Uldren

[@realphagamer6410]

It's hard to tell, it's always been vice versa thing... Light defeats dark, dark defeats light, 50/50 win or lose... In Destiny Universe, mostly present dlc, Guardians embrace the dark powers like Stasis and Strand, Elsie says "Stasis are the tools", same as Strand... You can just use both light and dark power than one sided power...

[@Deltriax2007]

I genuinely like how in the cutscenes Cal and Merrin work together both mentally and in a fight, gives off just how much they mean to each other.

[@robhernandez4313]

The dark side of the force is pathway to many abilities that some would consider to be unnatural.

[@deagostinochanell9344]

Is It Possible To Learn This Power ?

[@robhernandez4313]

@@deagostinochanell9344 Not from a Jedi..

[@susknight9410]

​@@robhernandez4313from a gray jedi

[@baldrofasgard4793]

As soon as he pulled that trigger he knew he was fucked

[@tek512]

Just gonna point out that was Force Crush, not Force Choke. Cal was about to implode this man.

[@thedarkknight727]

Cal in Fallen Order: Aang Cal in Jedi Survivor: Zuko after his redemption arc. What a transformation, this is my favorite type of character development. 😉

[@SomalianDuke]

Third game he will get an apprentice in Kata

[@Werkvuur]

Merrin talking Cal out of killinh Denvik was such a powerful scene. This game really ramped up at the end.

[@Mrbluefire95]

2:10 this sequence is awesome. So much emotion in the way he mourns for Cere

[@JDWalker495]

“Rather you than lord Vader” Cal: Very poor choice of words (begins force choking)

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

Man, Cal has killed thousands of Stormtroopers by this point but then the one time that he kills a guy with a gun in self defence, people be like: OH GOD, HE'S GOING TO THE DARK SIDE.

[@michaelclark2097]

Cere prophesied it during fallen order. The only way she survived the fight with Vader is to embrace the darkness. She said she felt it in cal in the novel. They both were considered to be the last of the Jedi. This was inevitable

[@eduardoamin2182]

The intention is important, for exemple, even after killing the Jedi and the kids in the temple, Anakin was not fully in the dark side yet, because he killed them all in a sense of duty and obligation, he fell to the dark side completely when he killed the separatists, because with them he felt great pleasure in the act of killing them.

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@eduardoamin2182 My opinion is different, I think that Anakin fully fell to the dark side when he killed those kids.

[@Darkrengi]

You obviously aren't a star wars fan nor do you know the difference in killing out of necessity and killing out of anger (which leads to the darkside)

[@aldiascholarofthefirstsin1051]

@@Darkrengi I don't know about you but I believe that killing somebody who _WAS GOING TO SHOOT YOU_ is something that's necessary. And anyway, despite what most people think, the dark side is a gradual process and not something that happens once you kill one guy. You don't kill one guy and go "I guess I am evil now." Which is also why I hate the portrayal of some Inquisitor vs Jedi thing in side-stories, why the hell would a Inquisitor think that corrupting the Jedi they are hunting into the dark side would make him join the empire? What you would be doing is just straight up making another Darth Maul. Dark Side is NOT brainwashing, if the dark side user hates the empire and the sith, he has no reason to join them. What would realistically happen is the empire has another very dangerous enemy out there. In the times of the ancient sith empire and Darth Raven, the reason so many dark Jedi joined him was that Raven was a charismatic person and a great leader, in fact, many of the Jedi in his service were just people who already served him before he became a sith. That was why even Jedi who had not fallen to the dark side(yet) joined the sith in that era, because they actually believed Revan's propaganda. Man, I liked when the dark side was more nuanced than this bullshit of "I killed that dude while I was pissed, I guess I'm evil now and should join the empire."

[@elderrusty541]

I like how he pretty much has his own spartan rage, he’ll use the dark side if necessary, but he doesn’t let it control him

[@coopersauls3218]

L3+R3 moment

[@TheGameCube64Guy]

And also just like Jin Sakai's Ghost Stance in Ghost of Tsushima.

[@SquidmanMalachar]

'use it if it's necessary, but doesn't let it control him' If someone is making statements like that, they're already lost, and just lying to themself. There is no 'balancing' the cancer of the force. 'Light side' is a misnomer. There is the Force, and the Dark side of the force.

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

@@SquidmanMalachar Thank you

[@127Kronos]

​@@SquidmanMalachar The Force has both Light and Dark, like the Yin and Yang. There is dark in the light and light in the dark. I don't believe there are pure Force users. Even the most powerful used both sides: i.e Revan and Anakin. Balance is the true way of the Force, as it resides in everything, like Life and Death. Only by tapping into both will you know it's true face.

[@NoneShallDefyMe]

Cal and Merrin are what Anakin and Padme could've been. Just a straight up power couple that has the others back no matter what. It's such a cool thing to see in Star Wars.

[@Dark_Voice]

Not really. Anakin and Padme are both way stronger and head strong. Padme is also way different than Merrin. The A+P love was way more toxic. Seriously, the only similarity there is that its a woman and a man, nothing else.

[@sulosnamor]

@@Dark_Voice I wouldn't call Padme stronger than anyone, especially when all it took to kill her was a little sadness 😂

[@windghost2]

Not just them, but also Finn and Rey.🥲

[@WKADESIGNS]

*"CERE!!"* A round of applause for Cameron's performance, I felt that in my bones! 👏🏽👏🏽

[@ddas8554]

There is nothing wrong with Jedi's embracing the dark side for 1 sec to save their friends. They can just turn back after they save their friends lol

[@slewone4905]

If you mean Merrin, I hope his embrace would last more than a second. Here is the thing. There is a conflict on what is the force. It's based on Taoism, but the dark side is not evil in Taoism, but Lucas wants to create a good vs evil dichotomy. But Lucas did not create Star wars on his own, and some want to keep the force truer to the Taoist beginning. This is why the wisest of the Jedis , Qui Gon Jin wants to bring balance to the force. It's the imbalance of the force that is bad. In Jedi preaching, selfishness is bad. Him saving his friends is being selfish. Also Romantic love is bad, or atleast to the point of marriage. Merrin uses dark side force. I believe the makers are on my interpretation. Neither extreme promotes love, but I believe the mixture of compassion and desire creates something better. I hope Ahsoka would explore more on this, since she left the Jedi

[@DiogoJ1]

@@slewone4905 But it's not Taoism, and in the end, the light should be the prevailing force.

[@troller8680]

Problem starts, when they embrace it too much and lose control.

[@johndixonkingdom]

Completely wrong. Jedi learn to let go what they fear to loose. We all become one with the force

[@Luka_Cubero]

​@@DiogoJ1No, since there will still be an imbalance, light should not predominate as well as darkness

[@ezra_the_skunk9088]

Cal should have a purple blade It fits him with the fact he embraces both sides

[@thesingularbean5915]

good thing i changed my blade colour right at the start

[@ThePhantomKing]

Samuel Jackson: Ya welcome Muthaf$&#*!

[@MenagerieOfMadness501]

I used cyan for most of the game but after after Cere died I switched to purple. Cal being pushed to his breaking point was my favorite part of the game

[@aaronsanders6162]

Why does that matter though?

[@NukeCaulfield]

​@@aaronsanders6162 Because different colored lightsabers mean different things. Kyber crystals are what fuel the lightsabers. The force user is actually chosen by a kyber crystal based on their personality and fighting style. Different colored lightsabers suggest different things about its wielder and so its important to Star Wars fans to pick a color that represents their character and play style.

[@j-boy3312]

What I really like about this game is that it shows the dark side in all its power through cal, and how it’s so easy to fall for it, and a lot harder to avoid it

[@S1D3W1ND3R015]

A lot of people missed this but Cal using the darkside in the final fight saved him twice. First off obviously he was being beaten to a pulp by Bode so he used it to get Bode off of him. If you noticed after Bode is thrown to the ground, his blasters are smoking and shooting sparks. This is then causes the malfunction when Bode fires first. Otherwise Cal would have been shot. So the darkside saved him twice.

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

And...

[@Gurds2702]

fun fact, the last cutscene with denvik is the *only* cutscene, on PS5 at least, that is 60fps for a small amount of time

[@sneedfeedandseed2410]

when a night sister, a member of the order well known for their dark side magic tells you that you're going too dar you should listen.

[@youi4304]

bravo to the team this is why we love star wars .

[@benjaminmorriseau6328]

I’m so blessed I experienced zero technical difficulties my whole 38 hour play through😁

[@michael21674]

2:22 the voice acting is just 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

[@The332nd]

"my crew... Cordova.... CERE" even though he isn't, he sounds more in pain than any other character in Star Wars. dude was using force crush I believe, was bouta take him out from the inside out

[@thewingsoffried-om]

When I hear characters mentioning bringing balance to the force, I usually imagined something like this.

[@mrnohax5436]

scary to think cal has anakins drive and passion to save the one he loves but for him there is no palpatine around so Hes lucky

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

Except the bloody guy Palpatine manipulated himself AKA Vader.

[@ashtondillard6906]

This was so insanely cool, this is the first time I’ve seen Cal even come close to someone like Starkiller power. I really hope in the third game we get a Dark Side Skill tree. Like i don’t even want him to go full sith but like maybe grey Jedi? Like someone who uses both sides of the force would be really cool. The dark side skill tree could hold things like force lightning, force Rage, Force choke, maybe even some legend of abilities like force fire.

[@user-yy5yw9nw9e]

Starkiller power ? Are you crazy? The power shown here is like a 1/65 part of the power starkiller has... cal is as much an average jedi

[@AtakanBerkBrant]

@@user-yy5yw9nw9e Cal isn't average Jedi,he's much above of that but Starkiller is like a thousand Jedi's level,so you're right

[@spencerstabio5936]

I'd put this up there with some of the most intense moments in Star Wars. Cal embracing the dark side and inching closer to turning. I was basically begging Merrin through the screen, "Please, Merrin, bring him back!"

[@raz4371]

I think its pretty obvious Cal is going to become a grey jedi

[@rustkarl]

I admire the more nuanced take on balance. That in dark times, the dark is a necessary tool, one that should be used as a last resort with restraint.

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

If you don't like politicians doing selfish stuff "for the right reasons. If you hate abusive, narcissistic people preaching grey morals to excuse cruel "disepline." If you aren't going to commit atrocities for every time you give to charity, than don't preach grey. You only like the idea bcoz it daring. It's daring to be immoral. You misunderstand Carl Yungs "Shadow" philosophy if you think grey is good. Only those that make excuses for their selfishness or are just too lazy to better themselves lie about morality, perpetuating the "grey morality" argument.

[@rustkarl]

@@ThreadBareHope1234 You want to get down from your soapbox now? It’s nothing so cerebral. Merely recognising the existence of necessary evil in tandem with harsh scenarios. Imperfect worlds with imperfect people have imperfect solutions. Navigating this mire of moral quandary is the best we can do, I quite simply acknowledge the writing for tackling it without excessive naïveté or edge.

[@TheGhost-fk4eo]

“You turned her against me?!” “You have done that yourself!”

[@tommyyanuar2037]

3:55 Cal! Show me the Rage! (L3 + R3) Cal: RRRAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[@cellogum]

Kratos would be proud…

[@tommyyanuar2037]

@Elaine Chen reminds me.... Cordova is played by Tony Amendola who in "Stargate" played Bra'tac the mentor of Teal'c played by Cristopher Judge who played Kratos. What a coincidence!

[@cellogum]

Oh dang, that’s actually pretty cool!

[@zombieslaya780]

Dagan monologuing as Cal is open for the killing blow is fucking hilarious tbh. Like bro finish him 😂 so extra

[@bingus6869]

I had a nostalgic feeling when Bode punches Cal and the screen fades to black with a red vignette with Cal embracing the dark side. It reminds me of God of War 3 with Kratos punching Zeus to death with the screen fading to red only to change until you stop punching him.

[@rakuto-kun29]

This is all happens because he didn't get his damn PONCHO

[@IllusiveAdventures]

Honestly loved the small details, like the wheeze when Bode gets shot. Instead of just a cheezy insta dead flop.

[@TheAmazingHoho576]

He didn't embrace the dark side!! He just killed an enemy combatant. That's self-defense, not malice

[@redbird1571]

Jedi code probably 21 Don't kill an unarmed person. Nobody actually cares about that rule though.

[@l750z_6]

It literally says “embrace the darkness” on screen as cal goes into a rage. What are you talking about

[@cameronjames391]

He used hatred to succeed.

[@Luka_Cubero]

The screen literally put "embrace the darkness"

[@BlaireSnorlax]

The amount of flexibility in your brain is astounding. Somehow, you've managed to be wrong with a solid argument with literal proof right in front of you. You can do better, we all know you can.

[@jadenstorm6490]

Merrin's voice actress deserves an award. She brings that character out so well. You can hear the passion in her voice.

[@aaronrodriguez9376]

The dark side is like a gun it can be used for good or bad depending on the person

[@Kirianda]

@Azuri e wrong the light and dark side or simply tools, its how you use them that defines your balance, queue Darth Revan

[@Raphael-gd4ht]

And just like guns, it's used mostly for evil than good.

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

If Cere didn't need the darkside neither will he. If you don't like politicians doing selfish stuff "for the right reasons. If you hate abusive, narcissistic people preaching grey morals to excuse cruel "disepline." If you aren't going to commit atrocities for every time you give to charity, than don't preach grey. The idea bcoz it daring to be immoral, and may as well be. Carl Yungs "Shadow" philosophy is not doing wrong with excuses. Only those that make excuses for their selfishness or are just too lazy to better themselves lie about morality, perpetuating the "grey morality" argument.

[@fallenjedi9446]

Embracing the dark side, is far different than being consumed by the dark side.

[@georgethomas4567]

I really hope the third game takes full advantage of this moment. With Cal slipping further and further into becoming just like Bobe. Would be an interesting change to see that play out over the course of the game.

[@Kagetora-]

I hope we get a 3rd Jedi game but it's uncertain. It would be cool to see Cal fully turning to the dark side but i know that there'll be a portion of people that won't like the change

[@disneyboy3030]

​@@Kagetora-actually the director does plan for this to be a trilogy. So a third game is probably on the way.

[@Double-R-Nothing]

Imagine customizable Force Power loadouts similar to Survivor's stance loadouts. You could map buttons to light or dark abilities

[@Arany-Csillag]

​@@disneyboy3030 Definitely on the way.

[@NukeCaulfield]

It'd be cool to see Cal go further to the dark side but only if we can still play as him. I have a feeling they'll have Cal become a Sith after Merrin dies and make us play as Bodes daughter to stop him. I'd rather not have to play as Kata.

[@samalvey8168]

Everyone has their breaking point, even a Jedi.

[@novanexus9112]

I love when character lightside turn darkside then lightside again. They the one who understand both sides and embrace it, they walk the grayest part of light. We know in the future cal able to resist the darkside.

[@DiogoJ1]

Gray is bad. One should walk in the light. If one succumbs to the dark for a moment, then they must work that much harder in the future to resist the dark side. If one resists the dark side, that would make them a lightsider, not gray.

[@troller8680]

I doubt that Cal can be described as someone who walks grey path. Yeah, he slip up toward darkness because of the emotions, but he never embraced darkness. Someone like Revan would be a better example of that, considering he fully accepted dark side at certain point.

[@novanexus9112]

@@DiogoJ1 When i play KOTOR 1 and KOTOR sith lords, my character meet the 2 masters that is in grayest side of force. They both experience what it feels on both sides. JOLEE balance himself able to use destructive power without losing himself to other side and Kreia just wanted my character to understand both side to create a something new path a neither light or dark involve. thats my understanding of it.

[@DiogoJ1]

@@novanexus9112 I ignore their lessons, for it's all hogwash to me. Always stick with the light, as being in the light at max even gives you bonuses. And as a result, Jolee isn't powerful in either side, just more versatile. Kreia on the other hand, never stopped being part of the dark side, which is why she's strong. A sudden change of perspective, wouldn't suddendly make her not dark sided, nor forget all the strength she already had. Kreia was also crazy. One must choose one or the other, there is no point in creating a path that is neither. One must stick with one and accept the positives and negatives that come with it.

[@DiogoJ1]

@@troller8680 Indeed, and for his troubles, Raven's spirit split into two, further proving that walking both paths at the same time is just not pratical.

[@ravenclangaming]

Its awesome how there's whole comment threads still mad about Vader vs Cere. The fight and ending was epic. Plus its totally in character for Vader to mess around and then get serious once he actually feels threatened. In episode 5 Luke had like no skills in dueling and still hit Vader's shoulder ONLY because Vader was fucking around. Vader's response was to immediatly get serious and not only chop off Luke's arm, but to throw shit at him without ever even using his hands like force users typically have to. Vader was once Anakin, an overpowered and at times cocky kid who spent his whole youth being gassed up over his potential. Anakin lost his arm to Count Duku for the same reason before going full borg. He's still human, despite being more machine now than man, and is still subject to human emotions and flaws.

[@gabrielbreaker8859]

People are talking about how Merrin is bad for Cal (as an emotional attachment) yet the dogmatic view of the Jedi kept them from remembering that they originally HAD emotional attachments with people, which in turn made them stronger…. Kreia taught this to Meetra, who then taught the Order to embrace their attachments.

[@tezz2698]

"Love will save you, not condemn you." That was pretty much the whole point of Return of the Jedi.

[@user-nm1mx6vx7b]

2:21 that's a vader vibes there

[@JustAGuy1031]

Long Winded comment: Anyone saying you can’t have a dedicated jedi who somewhat mingles with the dark side obviously forgot Mace Windu. Because his lightsaber color and style came to symbolize that very thing across Star Wars cannon. Yes IRL Sam Jackson just wanted a purple saber but you know what I mean. It spurred an entire section of lore about how his fighting style puts him on the bleeding edge of the light/dark line which is why his (and one of Revans in KOTR) saber is purple, the mix of traditional “light” and “dark” saber colors. That in Windu’s case you can be “on the line” and still be for the “good guys”. Cere herself last game succumbed at multiple points to bouts of struggle with the dark side. It didn’t make her evil, it was something she learned to control. Not only that, but I was hyped to see Cal coming into the “grey jedi” thing. Finding love with Merrin being a big one, and something I hope the story writers really expand on if we get another game. I’m personally a fan. And I hope they do it much like this game. With natural feeling interactions, a good connection and *gasp* healthy qualities in the couple. For once let us have a healthy, “good for each other” Star Wars power couple. An example of the good qualities is when Merrin snapped Cal back with the imperial officer. Cal actually *listens* to her and the people who are good for him when they realize he’s going off course. He winds himself in. But it was also good having those “dips” into the dark but knowing how to come back, and having the real strength to listen to a vibe check. Anger is a healthy emotion to have after your very close friends where just butchered by the actions of a backstabbing, selfish asshole. Again, it’s not wrong that he’s angry, it’s learning how to handle said anger in healthy ways, often times with the help of loved ones. The scenes like the imperial guy about to catch a saber and Merrin talking Cal down show that. It’s something I’m sure a lot of fuckin dudes out there can understand in our real life, just to a less dramatic degree obviously. Anger about something awful isn’t bad. Aggression to protect yourself or loved ones is NOT bad. (Cal breaking Bode’s pummeling to get back in the fight, or Cal breaking the headlock to stop Merrin from choking) It’s when you let it make brash/harmful decisions for you when it becomes bad. Personally I’m in the camp that if anakin was trained by Qui Gon and if the Jedi weren’t so insanely stringent on the “no connections” thing, anakin would have been the ultimate “Grey Jedi” while having a family with Padme. He would have brought “true balance” to the force. Sometimes I like to think the sith v jedi issue is one of fictions best ways to show how to handle emotions as an adult with both main “sides” getting this woefully wrong: It’s not about having little to no emotions or romantic connections with the ones important to you (Jedi) It’s not about letting emotions/personal ambitions control you and your choices to the point you push away or hurt the very ones you wanted to protect (Sith) What it is about is having the emotions and connections in a healthy and controlled way to make yourself a more complete person, and in the world of Star Wars, make yourself truly one with the force (Grey Jedi like Ashoka and I hope, Cal Kestis) A great example of this is how Jolee Bindo describes it in KOTR.

[@GorramT]

Windu’s fighting style taps into the dark side. It’s how he defeated Palpatine so easily. Palps wasn’t expecting it from a Jedi

[@GodsGoofiestArsonist]

I always hated that the dark side and light side are portrayed as absolutes. I want another starkiller that embraces the dark side while not fully falling to it

[@Fulmerin]

Yeah, it always struck me as ironic that Obi-Wan says "Only a Sith deals in absolutes!" when you consider how rigid and unbending the teachings of the Jedi Order are, lol. I like when narratives lean towards balance being a viable path, like in Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, Kyle Katarn actually compliments your character if you've put an even amount of skill points in both light side and dark side powers.

[@boat1280]

I really enjoyed how Luke in Legends would use stuff like Lightning, because he rightly viewed force abilities as tools without inherent good or evil. I miss that

[@michaelackman4455]

Thats becuase he was thee last known primal force user. Besides a couple other people before him.

[@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon]

That's because the force is a literal absolute, a metaphysical concept that incarnates in the everyday.

[@lapplandkun9273]

@@boat1280 Unlike the joke in Disney "Canon"

[@meow7983]

Merrin is Cal’s Anchor. As long as he has Merrin. Cal won’t be turned to the dark side of the force.

[@josephlewis1912]

Hear me out here. This game IS A MASTERPIECE, I would even go as far as to say it is one of the best Star Wars games I have ever played. That being said, I am happy with the ending the way it is, but i am just so curious. What if Cere lived and survived the incident in the archieve, and instead, when Bode is fighting Cal and merin on Tanaloor, Bode killed Merrin, turning Cal to the darkside. Cal then kills Bode in a fit of rage over Merrins' death and is only turned back to the light because of Cere and Greez. Dont get me wrong, Cere's death was executed beautifully, but what if. What do you guys think?

[@tajjjjjj_]

This definitely is the best Star Wars game 100%, and that ending would be nice cal would go ballistic if he killed Merrin

[@askmeificare5557]

​@@tajjjjjj_ Cal's greatest struggle should be saved for the 3rd game

[@godzillakaijuboy]

Game's great, it's just that it's borderline unplayable because no one seems to be able to make a complete game at launch other than fucking Indie Developers.

[@josephlewis1912]

@Godzilla Kaiju boy what do you mean. That must just be a personal issue, dude. I had 100% no issues, i think the game only crashed once throughout the time I played it, my froends have said the same.

[@BigBoss549]

@@tajjjjjj_ it's definitely good, but it still doesn't dethrone the KOTOR series

[@aylix2137]

Merrin slaughtering dozens of conscripted imperials: 😎 Merrin while Cal slaughters even more: 😍 Merrin when Cal has the guy responsible for all of it at his mercy: “tHiS iS NoT yOu!!!”

[@sneedfeedandseed2410]

ah but you see they commited all those war crimes in self defense, definitely not out of bloodlust and anger. its different for that imperial cunt, Cal planned to use the dark side to kill him out of anger which is a big nono apparently.

[@sergeantassassin3425]

Cal gave him one last chance, and he tried to murder both Merrin and himself. Even went so far as to use the Force on his little girl. When he pulled the trigger and the blaster clicked, Cal knew there was zero chance in trusting Bode ever again. He'd constantly try and kill them if given the chance, so he shot him. Then, he shot him again to make sure he was dead. Double Tap: For when you absolutely, positively NEED the target to die.

[@dustinjones7458]

I know I'll always be a prequel memer at heart because at 6:16 i thought "So uncivilized."

[@TheBiggOne]

I sat on that "embrace your darkness" screen for a solid minute. I did not want Cal to win that way. Hated that the darkness was usable for the post game.

[@thespade3577]

The bone cracking sound when he's crushing that guy with the force

[@SasukeUchiha-tc9xx]

Instead of choking people, Cal just crushes their internal organs. This dude is supposed to be a Jedi.

[@meruthesuccubus3416]

Not gonna lie i would love a game that focused of general grievous and his back story all the way up to the clone wars era

[@BroPaulSyrel]

Don't give in to the dark side, Cal

[@FrostReach66]

Absolutely annihilating everything when using the dark side was seriously so much fun. Maybe it ain’t so bad🤔

[@christainsilva8627]

Cal channeling anakin a bit there when he said "...Theyre all dead because of HIM" then switching to force crush was intimidating to see

[@redsol3629]

I think what drives good men mad is the fighting will never stop. That depravity and chaos are immortal. But I want you to know that you make a difference, if you can love one person you made a difference. I want you to know that. Keep fighting.

[@aaronrodriguez9376]

Here's the thing the dark side isn't bad it depends on how you use it and while it can corrupt people that's mainly because those people didn't have enough will power to resist it's effects

[@urazz7739]

Well, I think it's different when you just tap into it for a short amount of time. I think the Force by default enhances and is enhanced by a Force User's stronger emotions. It's an unending loop if you don't gain control, hence why turning to the Dark Side warps you because you tap into those darker emotions so often and it changes you.

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

If you don't like politicians doing selfish stuff "for the right reasons. If you hate abusive, narcissistic people preaching grey morals to excuse cruel "disepline." If you aren't going to commit atrocities for every time you give to charity, than don't preach grey. The idea bcoz it daring to be immoral, and may as well be. Carl Yungs "Shadow" philosophy is not doing wrong with excuses. Only those that make excuses for their selfishness or are just too lazy to better themselves lie about morality, perpetuating the "grey morality" argument.

[@heavenlyblue3444]

is cal gonna be the next mace windu ? balancing the light and dark side within him ?

[@princesscadance197]

Sometimes when others intend to do you harm, you must embrace your inner dark side to keep you safe. Not necessarily to strike back at them in retaliation, but to lessen the harm they can do to you.

[@John-Stark]

*Blaster Malfunctions* Bode: Well, well, if it isn't the consequences of my actions

[@jackambrose2762]

3:32 U can Bode drew his blaster and was ready to shoot Merrin even when she was protecting Kata. He’s really lost his way.

[@davidknowles2491]

To be fair, Bode brought it upon himself.

[@TerranPlanetaryDefenseForce]

The dark side is inevitable for it is a mere concept that limits your ability to make a difference There is no dark side There is just the force

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

What? Bro, if you don't like politicians doing selfish stuff "for the right reasons. If you hate abusive, narcissistic people preaching grey morals to excuse cruel "disepline." If you aren't going to commit atrocities for every time you give to charity, than don't preach grey. You only like the idea bcoz it daring. It's daring to be immoral. You misunderstand Carl Yungs "Shadow" philosophy if you think grey is good. Only those that make excuses for their selfishness or are just too lazy to better themselves lie about morality, perpetuating the "grey morality" argument.

[@TerranPlanetaryDefenseForce]

@@ThreadBareHope1234 My brother in Christ, what? The force is the raw magic energy in lore. The Jedis have a self-imposed cap on power. Their whole thing is about being detached and robotically adhere to rules for "The Greater Good". Dark siders also tend to believe that they have the answer for achieving their version of "The Greater Good." Both believe in a "Better World" but have differing views on the ultimate utilitarian justifications. If you just stop capping your growth in the force and path to possible God-Hood, then you basically by default take the path of the "dark side." According to the Jedi, even having a girlfriend that you love is a step onto the path of darkness. Doesn't really matter much, since once you actually become a Force God, it's all the same to you and the scale of atrocities is miniscule compared to control over entire cosmic events. Falling to the dark side is basically inevitable for anyone not willing to adhere to a solid power cap.

[@ivonakrajcovicova6446]

I love how he says "You won´t"

[@redmondpeters6221]

"It isn't our abilities that make us who we are. It is our CHOICES." Albus Dumbledore.

[@Acoustical12]

idk why everytime bode shot hit blaster, i thought of the mandalorian theme

[@nglijie5716]

Me at the ending of this clip: You should've gone for the head. 😊

[@cerebralsamurai8382]

The makings of a perfect Grey Jedi

[@Muzan_JacksonHEEHEE]

He quite literally embraced the DARK side 😉

[@Kdssow]

"Dark Side and Light Side abilities are neither good nor evil, it's how you use them!" - "Battlemaster" Kyle Katarn to Jaden Korr and Rosh Penin in Star Wars: Jedi Knight III: Jedi Academy

[@sunnyworldproductions4818]

In the next game Cal has to use the dark side to become the great warrior that he is meant to be

[@guykyalyx1832]

Like darth revan did?

[@OnlyMadnessPain]

​@@guykyalyx1832 I hope so

[@meruthesuccubus3416]

Yeah maybe he can become a threat too the new republic like thrawn was sorry I was thinking he'd become a full dark lord or sith

[@guykyalyx1832]

@@meruthesuccubus3416 well, i can't comment on that because there are some truth in your words. I'm going to quote from commenters that force are just primordial energy flow which are neither good nor evil, it's just is. It's the heart of the wielder who justify which is which.

[@csukarobert249]

Nah, he will be killed. He will join to the dark side, only to be killed by Vader because he doesn't need Cal.

[@zaneaftermath3]

Marrin "I will not lose you too" Also Marrin: "see you on the mantis" 😅

[@Steve-sl8rc]

I’m looking forward to completing your training

[@TheJedimaster6788]

this reminds me of force unleashed. i LOVED that shit. that fine line of the force. ability to use the dark but pull yourself back

[@AstaIsAMonster]

❤️ this game

[@cb-9938]

I knew before playing Cal would have some kind of Dark side change. The scene from fallen order where Cal has an Inquisitor suit and a red Saber was a dead give away. Even though I was expecting it, it was still done well

[@bigbobbacharcoal]

I hope we get more dark side abilities

[@cameronlabkins8590]

Bode: slaps BD-1 Cal: S P A R T A N R A G E A V A I L A B L E

[@MR.ICE.]

1:55 fuck yeah Cal!

[@CLxJames]

1:01 - Cal gets his own Netflix adaptation

[@brycelynds3768]

On second watch, when Merrin says “who is this” yes she’s asking Cal who Devkin was but i feel like since it was rhe first time she had seen Cal embrace the dark side she was asking who he was too

[@ItsYaBoyMutantCreeper]

"Good. Use your aggressive feelings boy. Let the hate flow through you."

[@Zackman217]

The dark side of the force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

[@darikai219]

2:49 Cal: You wont Merrin: *damn right you wont

[@dragonel88]

Merrin: cal? Cal: my hand slipped...trigger finger issues. Oopsie

[@jessekahl2079]

Nice little touch noticing that Denvik says “Rather you than Lord Vader.” Later when you return here in a free roam, you find the force echo at his chair, revealing that Vader did indeed kill him.

[@Swap-511.0]

Kratos see Cal have L3+R3 to activity rage mode Kratos: I don't know who is he but I raise him.

[@daviddavis2658]

Every time I see a clip from this game it reminds me of the force unleashed