the Cal Kestis kit
I'm fully aware everyone hates a fan-made kit. It's cringe and rarely well thought out with the actual game and development in mind.
However, I've never felt compelled to write this before, ONLY for this character. I've been sitting on this for a while and given that he may be around the corner, if I don't share it for the eyes of the developers and community to judge and inspire, I will forever regret it.
CG, feel free to take whatever you like from this (or not), it's your game and I rescind any ownership or intellectual property rights for the contents of this post:
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CAL KESTIS - Light Side, Attacker, Jedi, Galactic Republic, Lost Jedi
Cal is an agile bladesman, who harries the enemy and uses speed and control to survive.
(Low Health and Protection, medium-high damage output - ideal mods: Potency, Speed, Health)
https://media.giphy.com/media/iHeRnOcEo1xtNI9e3V/giphy.gif
Basic - Dash Strike - Cal dashes to the target and attacks, dealing Physical damage and granting himself Speed Up for 1 turn.
(Animation based on his main in-game combo attack. Dashes forward and lunges, nice and clean. Grants himself Speed Up when assisting.)
https://media.giphy.com/media/nY8EhpJsCKRwrCBNGR/giphy.gif
Special - Slow - Cooldown 3 - Cal slows in an area before him, applying Daze and Speed Down to each enemy character. This ability does no damage and cannot be countered. Cal then immediately gains a bonus turn.
(Animation based on in-game ability, with focus on the animated effect on the enemy. In Fallen Order Slowed enemies have a haze to them, and a deep WHOMPF sound effect.)
https://64.media.tumblr.com/08b82f8bdfbc959255ffcc6179c8eeaf/04c57a73838d78c2-06/s540x810/17834abe4960c4f71f48c83c5f2ec0d1442e5ca1.gifv
-- no GIF for this, but you all know it:
Special (Zeta) - BD-1, A Little Help? - This ability has a different effect each time it is used, resetting after its third use.
The first time BD-1, A Little Help? is used, BD-1 scans the target enemy, dispelling Tenacity Up if present, and applying Target Lock and Expose for 1 turn. Cal gains 50% turn meter, plus 10% for each Galactic Republic ally present. (edited)
The second time BD-1, A Little Help? is used, BD-1 releases a stim, healing Cal for 50% of his max health if below 100% health, or 50% of his max Protection if at full health.
The third time BD-1, A Little Help? is used, BD-1 jumps into the enemy team and Overloads, dealing Special damage to all enemies and applying Shock. This ability cannot be countered and has +100% Defence Penetration.
(Zeta adds dispel Tenacity Up, Expose, Shock and 50% max Protection recovery.)
(Obviously needs the voice line "BD, a little help?" on the 2nd use of the Health Stim, and "What's that, BD?" on the 1st. "Now, BD!" on the 3rd?)
Unique - Agile Deflection - At the start of each of his turns, if Cal attacked in his previous turn, he gains Evasion Up until the start of his next turn (can't be dispelled or prevented). When Cal evades an attack, he has a 50% chance to reflect 80% of the evaded damage back at the attacker.
(Note: this means he would not gain Evasion Up after the first 2 uses of "BD-1, A Little Help?".
Would it be too much to have this lightsaber animation if the reflection triggers on evade?: )
https://imgur.com/ZQSp4jF.gif
Unique - Knowledge of the Zeffo - Cal has +30 Speed and +30% Offense. Cal has 100% counter chance against Empire characters.
If Cal is the only character on his team, he escapes the battle.
(Tune Offense as appropriate.)
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It's a shame not to use more of the quotes ("I'm persistent." "I'll add it to the plan." "I'LL GIVE YOU A SHOW." But I wanted to keep the kit direct and honest to who the character was.
His kit is meant to showcase his personality and character. Fast, agile, efficient. It's unique and I believe true to the experience of playing Fallen Order.
The fleeing represents his surviving, and the plot of the game. He is a survivor, by nature.
I think he'd fill a super interesting position within GR Jedi, somewhat of a glass cannon like GMYoda but also with the evasion, fleeing and healing mechanics, essentially a character you'd want to avoid when buffed and kill the rest of the team as soon as possible before he kills you. Would be a great fit with GL Kenobi.
What do you guys think?
However, I've never felt compelled to write this before, ONLY for this character. I've been sitting on this for a while and given that he may be around the corner, if I don't share it for the eyes of the developers and community to judge and inspire, I will forever regret it.
CG, feel free to take whatever you like from this (or not), it's your game and I rescind any ownership or intellectual property rights for the contents of this post:
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CAL KESTIS - Light Side, Attacker, Jedi, Galactic Republic, Lost Jedi
Cal is an agile bladesman, who harries the enemy and uses speed and control to survive.
(Low Health and Protection, medium-high damage output - ideal mods: Potency, Speed, Health)
https://media.giphy.com/media/iHeRnOcEo1xtNI9e3V/giphy.gif
Basic - Dash Strike - Cal dashes to the target and attacks, dealing Physical damage and granting himself Speed Up for 1 turn.
(Animation based on his main in-game combo attack. Dashes forward and lunges, nice and clean. Grants himself Speed Up when assisting.)
https://media.giphy.com/media/nY8EhpJsCKRwrCBNGR/giphy.gif
Special - Slow - Cooldown 3 - Cal slows in an area before him, applying Daze and Speed Down to each enemy character. This ability does no damage and cannot be countered. Cal then immediately gains a bonus turn.
(Animation based on in-game ability, with focus on the animated effect on the enemy. In Fallen Order Slowed enemies have a haze to them, and a deep WHOMPF sound effect.)
https://64.media.tumblr.com/08b82f8bdfbc959255ffcc6179c8eeaf/04c57a73838d78c2-06/s540x810/17834abe4960c4f71f48c83c5f2ec0d1442e5ca1.gifv
-- no GIF for this, but you all know it:
Special (Zeta) - BD-1, A Little Help? - This ability has a different effect each time it is used, resetting after its third use.
The first time BD-1, A Little Help? is used, BD-1 scans the target enemy, dispelling Tenacity Up if present, and applying Target Lock and Expose for 1 turn. Cal gains 50% turn meter, plus 10% for each Galactic Republic ally present. (edited)
The second time BD-1, A Little Help? is used, BD-1 releases a stim, healing Cal for 50% of his max health if below 100% health, or 50% of his max Protection if at full health.
The third time BD-1, A Little Help? is used, BD-1 jumps into the enemy team and Overloads, dealing Special damage to all enemies and applying Shock. This ability cannot be countered and has +100% Defence Penetration.
(Zeta adds dispel Tenacity Up, Expose, Shock and 50% max Protection recovery.)
(Obviously needs the voice line "BD, a little help?" on the 2nd use of the Health Stim, and "What's that, BD?" on the 1st. "Now, BD!" on the 3rd?)
Unique - Agile Deflection - At the start of each of his turns, if Cal attacked in his previous turn, he gains Evasion Up until the start of his next turn (can't be dispelled or prevented). When Cal evades an attack, he has a 50% chance to reflect 80% of the evaded damage back at the attacker.
(Note: this means he would not gain Evasion Up after the first 2 uses of "BD-1, A Little Help?".
Would it be too much to have this lightsaber animation if the reflection triggers on evade?: )
https://imgur.com/ZQSp4jF.gif
Unique - Knowledge of the Zeffo - Cal has +30 Speed and +30% Offense. Cal has 100% counter chance against Empire characters.
If Cal is the only character on his team, he escapes the battle.
(Tune Offense as appropriate.)
*******************************************************************
It's a shame not to use more of the quotes ("I'm persistent." "I'll add it to the plan." "I'LL GIVE YOU A SHOW." But I wanted to keep the kit direct and honest to who the character was.
His kit is meant to showcase his personality and character. Fast, agile, efficient. It's unique and I believe true to the experience of playing Fallen Order.
The fleeing represents his surviving, and the plot of the game. He is a survivor, by nature.
I think he'd fill a super interesting position within GR Jedi, somewhat of a glass cannon like GMYoda but also with the evasion, fleeing and healing mechanics, essentially a character you'd want to avoid when buffed and kill the rest of the team as soon as possible before he kills you. Would be a great fit with GL Kenobi.
What do you guys think?
