This week’s episode of The Mandalorian, “The Believer,” delivered yet another highly enjoyable and emotionally resonant side quest, as Mando and co. tracked down information on the whereabouts of Grogu (The Child Formerly Known as Baby Yoda). However, there was no actual Grogu in the episode, and now that we’re only one week out from the Season 2 finale, the internet is rife with predictions as to how the rescue attempt will play out.
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It’s widely believed that a previously unseen Jedi character will make an appearance in the finale. After all, the entire initial plot of the season was Mando’s quest to reunite Grogu with his people, and in “The Tragedy,” we saw Grogu reach out through the Force to other Jedi, hoping to find someone who would be able to train him. It’s pretty likely that at least one Jedi heard the call, and that they will show up to try and help Mando save him.
While there are plenty of theories as to who this Jedi might be, with Luke Skywalker a fan favorite, a new video on the Star Wars Theory channel speculates that Cal Kestis could be the person who helps save the day in next week’s finale.
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Who Is Cal Kestis?
Cal was a Force-sensitive kid who, like Grogu, survived the mass slaughter of the Jedi during Order 66 in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, so it’s entirely possible that they knew each other as younglings in the Jedi Temple. In the Star Wars video game Jedi: Fallen Order, Cal grew up to become a Jedi Knight prior to the events of the original trilogy, well-trained in the Force.
Given that multiple characters from the animated universe have appeared or been mentioned in The Mandalorian, it’s not out of bounds that a game character would be next to show up, especially one with a potential connection to Grogu.
Cal possessed a rare Jedi power known as psychometry, which enabled him to see visions of the past by touching an object. Which means that if he were to respond to that mystical call to Tython, even though the Dark Troopers who took Grogu were long gone, he would simply have to touch the Seeing Stone in order to determine what happened, and set off on a rescue mission.
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