Again, Tano has much more experience, but both are able to defeat Inquisitors, both display flashes of incredible abilities, and both are able to survive an encounter with Vader himself. It’s been argued that Ahsoka is somewhat underrated as a powerful Jedi, and it seems like you could say the same for Cal. It just takes him longer to get to the level we’ve seen other prodigies at a bit earlier in their careers.Ĭal could conceivably reach Luke Sywalker’s levels of power one day given the Vader comparison mentioned above, but the Jedi he draws the most obvious comparisons to is actually Ahsoka Tano. He doesn’t seem to be supernaturally gifted, but the potential for him to become an incredibly powerful Jedi is obviously there. Whereas Rey is portrayed as a pure Jedi prodigy similar to someone like Anakin, Cal has had some training and still has quite a lot to learn. In terms of the current continuity, my suspicion is that Cal is probably less powerful than Rey. Again, better trained and more experienced, but not necessarily objectively more powerful. Cal is certainly caught off-guard by Bode’s true nature, but when it comes time to fight, it’s not strongly suggested that Bode is supposed to be significantly more powerful than Cal. Meanwhile, Bode Akuna is a fully-trained Jedi who was so talented that he served as a kind of Jedi special operative during the time of the Clones Wars. While Gera has access to some Force powers that Cal doesn’t (potentially as a result of his Dark Side abilities or his many more years of training), the implication is that they’re relatively equal opponents. Rayvis, a Gen’Dai who previously battled Gera, also suggests that Cal is the toughest opponent he’s fought since Gera. It’s suggested that Gera is a pretty powerful Jedi from the time of the High Republic, and he seems to be surprised by how Cal is his relative equal in combat. Interestingly, we do see Cal face two other Jedi in Survivor: Dagan Gera and Bode Akuna. Both are able to survive the battle and do some damage, but they are clearly overmatched by a superior force.Ĭal doesn’t battle Vader again in Survivor, but given that Vader is able to overwhelm and kill Cere Junda in that game (a Jedi that we are led to believe is also more powerful than Cal at this point in his life), it seems reasonable to assume that Cal is significantly less powerful than Vader. Along those same lines, let’s also assume that he’d be no real match for figures like Yoda or Darth Sidious. For instance, we see him face off against Vader in Fallen Order, and it’s clear that he is (at best) about as powerful as Luke Skywalker was when Luke faced Vader in Empire Strikes Back. However, Fallen Order and Survivor’s narratives do shine a little light on Cal’s overall power level. It’s kind of difficult to use every combat sequence in the game as a proper measuring stick for his power. A common battle droid can kill Cal relatively easily at higher difficulty levels, though the same is true of many Star Wars characters in similar games. So how powerful is Cal Kestis supposed to be in the grand scheme of the Star Wars mythos? It’s tricky to say for sure, especially since Cal’s power is being measured against necessary video game hurdles. The implication seems to be that he’s already incredibly capable and growing more powerful all of the time. We even see Cal enter a trance-like state that seemingly turns him into a nearly unstoppable being. Some of those new abilities (such as manipulating heavy objects with apparent ease and controlling complex minds) have previously been limited to some pretty powerful Force users. He not only retains the abilities he previously learned but actually acquires quite a few new abilities along the way. In Survivor, Cal picks up right where he left off.

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