- "What are you doing on Kashyyyk?"
"Looking for somebody. What are you doing here?"
"My companions and I came to Kashyyyk to disrupt Imperial supply lines...so, who are you looking for?"
"A Wookiee Chieftain named Tarfful."
"Tarfful is impossible to find. There's a reason he's evaded the Empire for this long."
"He's a freedom fighter?"
"He's THE freedom fighter. A symbol of the Wookiee resistance, striking at the Empire from the Shadowlands...What do you want with Tarfful?"
"Jedi business." - ―Saw Gerrera and Cal Kestis on what brought them to Kashyyyk
The Liberation on Kashyyyk was a mission undertaken during the reign of the Galactic Empire by Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis to the planet Kashyyyk to find Tarfful. Whilst searching for the Wookiee chieftain, Kestis came across Saw Gerrera and his Partisans and agreed to help free captured Wookiees from the Imperial Refinery.[1]
Prelude[]
After being exposed as a Jedi in hiding, padawan Cal Kestis and former knight Cere Junda went on a mission to rebuild the Jedi Order. Doing research on the Zeffonians, they needed to find an old friend of Eno Cordova, a Wookiee chief named Tarfful, for information.[1]
The Battle[]
Assault on the refinery[]
Saw Gerrera lead his Partisans to aid the Wookiees there. The planet was blockaded by several Imperial-class Star Destroyers. During an attack on an Imperial landing pad, the Empire deployed TIE/ln space superiority starfighters, AT-ATs, AT-STs, and Imperial Troop Transports. Cal's group arrived in the middle of the battle and decided to help. He hijacked an AT-AT and destroyed numerous Imperial forces. After securing an Imperial Landing pad, the AT-AT was disabled by a crashing Zeta-class Heavy Cargo Shuttle. Saw and his forces met with Cal's group, and Cal agreed to help them raid on the nearby Imperial Refinery on his search for Tarfful.[1]
Saw lead his soldiers to attack the facility head-on and captured the cutters to cut into the refinery while Cal snuck inside to free the prisoners, fighting through Stormtroopers and local wildlife, such as Wyyyschokk. Going through the facility, Cal ran into a few Purge troopers waiting for him, but was able to dispatch them. After freeing the Wookiee prisoners, he rendezvoused with Saw's forces on the roof. Despite being surrounded, Cal bested the Imperial forces attacking him and Saw claimed victory over the Empire. He then offered Cal to join his Partisans, but Cal had to finish his own mission. Mari Kosan met with Cal and agrees to find Tarfful for him. Cal then left for Zeffo while Saw's forces occupy the refinery.[1]
The search for Tarfful[]
During Cal's imprisonment under the Haxion Brood syndicate, the Second Sister and Ninth Sister brought Imperial reinforcements and nearly destroyed the Partisans looking for Cal. The Partisans retreated into the Shadowlands, before Gerrera eventually fled offworld with much of his forces while Mari and others stayed to continue helping the Wookiees.[1]
Aftermath[]
- "So, I heard you fought the Empire on Kashyyyk."
"Yeah."
"Hijacked a Walker and broke open an Imperial prison camp single-handed." - ―Bode Akuna and Cal Kestis
Although the Partisans had to retreated after Imperial reinforcements arrived, the mission to free the enslaved Wookiees at the refinery was a success.[4]
Five years after the conflict at the refinery, Cal Kestis' heroic act was remembered by Bode Akuna, who during a conversation with Kestis, mentioned how he stole an Empire's walker during the confrontation and freed the imprisoned Wookiees.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
The mission to Kashyyyk first appeared in the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Official Gameplay Demo – EA PLAY 2019 on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Official Trailer — Xbox E3 Briefing 2019 on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order — Official Gameplay Demo (Extended Cut) on the official Electronic Arts Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- "You Can't See the Forest for the Trees!" — Star Wars - Das offizielle Magazin 97 (Indirect mention only)
- The Star Wars Book (Indirect mention only)
- 10 Helpful Droids | Star Wars: List It! on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (content now obsolete; backup link)
- "Rebel Rousers: Our Top Ten Rebels" — Star Wars Insider 203 (First identified as Liberation on Kashyyyk)
- SWCA 2022: Respawn's Stig Asmussen Talks Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Reflects on Its Predecessor – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Cal Kestis Returns in Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars - Cover Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Indirect mention only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.65 1.66 1.67 1.68 1.69 1.70 1.71 1.72 1.73 1.74 1.75 1.76 1.77 1.78 1.79 1.80 1.81 1.82 1.83 1.84 1.85 1.86 1.87 1.88 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to 14 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ Star Wars Jedi: Survivor