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Merrin doesn't say this. She uses fire as an analogy when talking about Cal's crusade against the Empire and why he can't let it become the only thing in his life, not in reference to the Dark Side and how it is used.
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** In ''Survivor'', she teaches Cal that the Dark Side is not as inherently evil as the Jedi make it out to be. In her words, the Dark Side is like fire; a natural aspect of the world that can be a powerful boon if used responsibly and tempered with wisdom and restraint. But regardless, the Dark Side can still be dangerous and it will consume the user if misused or allowed to flare unrestricted, corrupting said user "until there is only ash".
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!!BD-1
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!!!'''Model:''' BD-series expedition droid
->'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder Jedi: Fallen Order]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsJediBattleScars Jedi: Battle Scars]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi: Survivor]]''
A BD-series expeditionary droid owned by Eno Cordova during the years leading up to the Jedi Purge. Cal finds him in Cordova's hidden sanctuary on the planet Bogano, whereupon he becomes the young Jedi's trusted companion.
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* EleventhHourSuperpower:
** Close to the end of the ''Fallen Order'' story, his Lightsaber gains the ability to break apart into dual lightsabers. It's only used for one combo, but it's a devastating flurry that combines the power of single, with the rapid strikes of double-bladed.
** Near the climax of ''Survivor'', [[spoiler:Cal embraces the power of the Dark Side]], empowering his Force Slow capabilities and enhancing his saber strikes.
* TheAce: Subverted and later Downplayed. While Cal is a very capable Jedi, he never completed his formal training and his skills reflect that fact. Out of all the Force users he meets and/or faces, [[spoiler: he only beats one in a single duel: the Ninth Sister. Trilla/Second Sister is fought 4 times, 2 during which she utterly dominates him, Malicos is only defeated thanks to Merrin's help. Once Cere decides to use her powers once again, she wipes the floor with a group of Purge Troopers who had been giving Cal the fights of his life and are veritable BossInMookClothing, and the game goes out of its way to really showcase how impossibly powerful Darth Vader is. That being said he still managed to defeat two Inquisitors on his own and he managed to survive a confrontation with [[TheDreaded Darth Vader]], something most masters of his Order cannot claim.]]
** Zigzagged come ''Survivor'', where he's had 5 years to develop his skills and powers. [[spoiler: At this point, Cal displays much greater ease in taking down the Ninth Sister and various Jedi-countering enemies, such as the Purge Troopers, than he did in the last game. He's even one of the only two to replicate the feat of defeating Rayvis single-handedly, which took multiple Jedi Masters working together to imprison him, proving that he's surely surpassed the level of a Jedi Master... Except Dagan Gera, one of the ''most powerful'' Jedi Masters in history, proves to be a hard match for him: Even when Dagan is lacking his arm and weakened from his captivity, while Cal does relatively better when he last faced a Dark Jedi Master, he is never able to get a decisive upper hand over Dagan, who can still match up to him pretty well, and as soon as Dagan regains his full strength, even him and Bode working together isn't enough and he gets viciously beaten up in a one-on-one fight. He only comes out victorious over Dagan due to subjecting Dagan to a hallucination and he ''still'' would have died if Bode hadn't shot him in the back for Cal to finish him off.]]
* ActionSurvivor: Cal Kestis in ''Fallen Order'' is untrained and fairly average as Force potential goes, yet faces enemies as powerful as [[spoiler:Darth Vader himself]], he only scrapes by using his wits, and knowing when to run.
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:After barely surviving Dathomir via running away from an undead Nightsister swarm and having his confidence and self-esteem shattered alongside his lightsaber's Kyber Crystal, Cal travels to Ilum with a very fractured state of mind. When he comes across a new Kyber Crystal, only to break apart, [[AnguishedOutburst he panics and stutters angrily before collapsing in despair, thinking he's failed in his journey]]. Fortunately, BD-1 revealing one last hologram recording of Eno Cordova convincing him that failure isn't the end [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre manages to restore Cal's motivation]] and gets him to tinker with the Kyber Crystals to restore his lightsaber.]]
* AlliterativeName: His given name and surname start with the same sound.
* AnguishedOutburst:
** His reaction to seeing Prauf getting killed by the Second Sister is to scream a distraught "No!" at the sight of his mentor being callously stabbed and unsheathing his lightsaber in response to his oppressors. Though his saddened anger is overcome by panic and distress over exposing himself as a Jedi and resorts to fleeing.
** [[spoiler:In Ilum, he manages to stumble across a Kyber Crystal after struggling to stay alive on as well as maintain his already fragile mental state. When the Kyber Crystal shatters, Cal stutters in disbelief, his voice growing angrier before slumping in despair, thinking his journey was AllForNothing. Thankfully, a holographic archive of Eno Cordova and BD-1 reaffirming his loyalty to his new master snaps Cal out of his anguished despair.]]
* AnimalLover: {{Downplayed|Trope}}; many of Cal's enemies are dangerous animals who attack him and he subsequently battles them in his quest. With friendlier creatures, Cal is very much a gentle soul and is willing to play, pet, and take care of them if he can. Most notably, he rescues a bogling and a Shyyyo bird in ''Fallen Order'', even getting the former to become an optional companion in the ''Mantis'' and earning the latter's respect for nursing it back to health. In ''Survivor'', Cal goes on to tame and earn the approval of a Nekko and Relter, albeit with the aid of the Force, with both animals becoming mounts for him to ride on.
* TheApprentice: He was Jaro Tapal's Padawan learner during the Clone Wars. Five years after Tapal's death as a result of Order 66, Cere takes him under his wing and completes his training to become a Jedi Knight.
* BattleCouple: He and [[spoiler:Merrin continue fighting Stormtroopers and other enemies together after becoming an OfficialCouple in ''Jedi Survivor'']].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Cal is a kind, generous, and heroic young man. But threaten his FamilyOfChoice or even take advantage of his generosity for personal gain as [[spoiler:[[SixthRangerTraitor Bode Akuna]] has done]], ''watch out!''
* BigNo: He has a couple of these during moments of distress. It's most apparent when he sees Prauf getting impaled by the Second Sister [[spoiler:and Jaro Tapal getting gunned down whilst trying to defend Cal during Order 66]].
* {{BFS}}: Once he upgrades his lightsaber to equip a crossguard, Cal gains a new stance where the crossguard essentially turns his lightsaber into a greatsword with slow, but hard-hitting attacks that can shave off a lot of an enemy's health and greatly deplete their stamina.
* BifurcatedWeapon: [[spoiler:He manages to repair his master's lightsaber in Ilum as well as modify it to be split into two, allowing him to perform a very powerful attack at the cost of depleting some of his Force stocking. In ''Survivor'', the bifurcated lightsaber style becomes one of five stances that Cal could use, prioritizing [[AttackAttackAttack aggressive offense and speed]].]]
* BigWhy: [[spoiler:Asks this to Bode after he reveals his betrayal and kills Cordova]].
* BlueIsHeroic: Both the lightsaber he used as a child and the one he inherited from his master are both blue. Though the color of his lightsaber can be changed via customization, promotional materials make it clear that blue is its canonical color.
* BreakTheCutie: He was quite eager, open-minded, optimistic, and talkative during his days as a Padawan. Then Order 66 happened and his mentor shielded him at the cost of his own life, even dying in front of his apprentice. These events shattered Cal emotionally and mentally, turning him into a reclusive cynic who couldn't really open up to others at the risk of being caught by the Empire.
* BrokenHero: In spite of his tragic past and barely surviving a purge back when he was a child, Cal maintains an affable, polite, and sociable demeanor with anyone he meets. The only real indicator that marks his broken nature is his self-esteem problems which eventually get ironed out thanks to CharacterDevelopment, though ''Survivor'' brings the broken aspect back with Cal being worn down by his five-year battle against the Empire and the many allies he's lost during that time.
* ByronicHero: While Cal is the hero of the games he stars in, much of the drama in said games put good focus on his traumatic upbringing as a genocide survivor, his low self-esteem, and being marked as a target by the Empire, meaning he has little-to-no-friends at the start of his journey. However, beneath his cynical outlook is a humble, caring man who proves himself a true hero anytime he's in combat, and the friends and allies he does make manage to recognize his sympathy and struggles.
* CharacterDevelopment: After his first clash with an AT-ST, he's noticeably more confident and prone to wisecracking. He also gradually loses his cynical and standoffish traits as he works through his trauma.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Cal has some similarities to Luke Skywalker, but also some differences. At the start of their stories, both live on a remote, desolate planet with a UsedFuture vibe. However, while Luke was ignorant of his Force potential at first, and JumpedAtTheCall when it was revealed to him, Cal, being a former Padawan who barely survived Order 66, is naturally very hesitant to get back into the Jedi business. While Luke was a NaiveNewcomer very trusting of Obi-Wan and even Han Solo at first, Cal naturally hesitates to trust Cere and Greez at first due to his past experiences. Furthermore, while Luke is the son of a powerful Jedi/Sith Lord who was a prophesized Chosen One, Cal is a nobody who isn't related to anyone important and isn't part of a grand prophesy.
* CoolSword: His split saber allows him to fight single-bladed, go DualWielding, and most importantly serves as a DoubleWeapon that allows him to fight like his master. He also gains the ability to use it as a crossguard lightsaber in ''Survivor''.
* CoverBlowingSuperpower: He couldn't help but use the Force to save the falling Prauf -- in plain sight of an Imperial probe droid.
* CowardlyLion: Cal is visibly nervous and afraid of what he could come across throughout ''Fallen Order'', not helped by the fact that he narrowly survived Order 66. When outed by the Inquisitors, the first thing he does is try to run away and he does this on a number of occasions throughout his tale. But when push comes to shove, he will stand his ground and fight. His CharacterDevelopment in ''Fallen Order'' revolves around confronting his fears and insecurity and overcoming them, which is rewarded when [[spoiler:Cere formally ascends him to a Jedi Knight after several run-ins with the Inquisitors and other threats, all of which contributed to Cal becoming braver and fearless]].
* CurbStompCushion:
** His first two fights against the Second Sister are this. In their fight in Bracca, due to not having been using a lightsaber for five years, Cal is understandably rusty and unpracticed in defending himself, not to mention being in a panic after seeing his friend die and revealing his identity as a Jedi survivor. Even then, he manages to hold his own quite well, enough for Cere and Greez to interrupt the battle and save Cal. In Zeffo, Cal puts up a better fight, but his weakened connection to the Force leaves him open to the Second Sister force-pushing and grounding him and would have killed him had it not been for BD-1's quick thinking in activating a barrier between Cal and his opponent. [[spoiler:By their next final fights, though, Cal has gained much more experience, and is now more than a match for her, disarming her of her lightsaber and knocking her down in their third fight, although unfortunately for him, it ends up leaving him open to seeing Trilla's painful memories, causing him to "lose" the fight anyway despite technically having gained the upper hand, before finally handily besting her for real in their final fourth fight.]]
** [[spoiler:When he fights Taron Malicos, Cal manages to seemingly fight on par with the fallen Jedi Master at first, apparently being equally matched in terms of dueling skills, until he makes Malicos irritated enough by his persistence to demonstrate his greater strength in the Force, at which point he would have died if not for Merrin's assistance.]]
** [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]] regarding Dagan Gera; During their first fight, Cal is able to gain the upper hand due to [[WorfHadTheFlu Gera having just awoken and fighting with only one arm, leaving him weakened]], until his reluctance to deal the finishing blow ends up allowing Gera to escape. [[spoiler:By their next battle, as Gera was one of the greatest lightsaber duelists during his time and he's had enough time to recover, their fight is mostly even, as even with his right arm still missing, Cal still can't get a true edge over the Jedi Master, although he does manage to get a few good hits and force Gera to use the Force to return the fight into an even field. As soon as Gera gets back to shape, however, Cal is pushed to his limits just to barely keep up with Gera as long as he did, and he only manages to defeat him through trickery and deceit and only ''barely'' at that.]]
** [[spoiler:Darth Vader is simply too out of depth for Cal to defend himself against, let alone fight, yet he still manages to block a few of Vader's attacks and even score a hit by impaling the Sith Lord as well as stun him for a bit that to BD-1's quick reflexes. While Cal is no match against him, his confrontations against Vader prove that the Sith Lord can be wounded and impeded, however difficult that feat would be to accomplish.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Cal is a survivor of Order 66, [[spoiler: where his former master died ensuring that Cal escaped the purge]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Gives us this gem when confronted by a random overseer droid on Bracca:
-->'''Cal''': I'm trash. Just not approved trash.
* DoesntLikeGuns: Downplayed; When first handed a blaster by Bode in ''Survivor'' he's somewhat reluctant to use it due to his master's disdain for them but quickly gets over it after Bode tells him that in dire times people do whatever they need to survive.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Much of his early-game standoffishness is the result of [[spoiler: him misinterpreting Jaro Tapal's dying words of "Trust only in The Force". He takes it as "Trust no one" but what Jaro seemingly ''meant'' was "The Force will guide you". The conclusion of the game sees him realize this when he decides to destroy the Holocron and trust no one with the fate of the Force-sensitive children ''but'' The Force.]]
* DualWielding: [[spoiler:After reconstructing his lightsaber on Illum, Cal can split his dual-bladed lightsaber in order to strike with both halves consecutively, though this costs Force energy.]] In the sequel, this progresses into its own stance.
* FailureHero: While he does overcome his self-loathing in ''Fallen Order'', ''Survivor'' sees Cal angsting over how his five years of fighting against the Empire has led to the ''Mantis'' crew splitting up, seeing a number of his new allies getting killed, and making little progress in the Rebel's success and not casting a positive light on himself as a hero. It takes the help of his old crew and placing his faith in them yet again in order for him to phase out of seeing himself as an inadequate hero.
* FieryRedhead: Cal is generally calm and easygoing, but he does have an impulsive streak and can be emotionally eruptive during times of great distress or when he's sufficiently pissed off.
* FluffyTamer: He's good at communicating and befriending the friendlier fauna of the planets he stumbles across. For example, he gets a bogling in Bogano to join his crew open freeing it, and has the opportunity to pet boglings in Koboh, helps out a Shyyyo bird in Kashyyyk, and said bird plays a role in battling against the Ninth Sister, and he gets to ride a number of animals in ''Survivor'' either by using the Force or just earning their respect, such as the Relter and Nekko in Koboh and Spamels in Jedah.
* FragileSpeedster: As Jedi go, Cal is nimble, incredibly fast with his Dash Strike technique and has quite the endurance from constantly crawling up and down scrap hulks on Bracca. However, a good few hits from most melee enemies will leave him tumbling and scrambling for a stim to heal up.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: From the Empire's perspective. Originally he was just an unassuming scrapper on Bracca, who barely managed to escape the Inquisition when they caught on to his true identity. With barely any training since the Purge, Cal struggles against even basic Imperial enemies in the early stages of the game. However, his growing skill in lightsaber combat and the Force soon allows him to turn the tables on his pursuers, proving just how dangerous a trained Jedi can be. By the end of the game he's a veritable OneManArmy, [[spoiler: who even beat two of the much feared Inquisitors in battle, and managed to escape the wrath of Darth Vader, marking him as more than a run of the mill Jedi fugitive]].
* GadgeteerGenius: Cal is very knowledgeable on engineering and mechanics as he makes several upgrades to BD-1 and, like all Jedi, built his own lightsaber and upgrades it throughout the entire game. He is also aware of the anatomy of starships due to his time as a scrapper in Bracca.
* GenocideSurvivor: Cal is a survivor of Order 66, a galaxy-wide purge that killed several Jedi and other Force-sensitives, including Cal's master Jaro Tapal.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Cal gains multiple scars to his face, in the backstory thanks to Order 66, and in the present thanks to the Inquisitors.
* GunTwirling: If using his "Blaster" stance, Cal will occasionally twirl his blaster, particularly when holstering it back to its handle.
* TheGunslinger: Bode Akuna gifts him his blaster, allowing Cal access to the "Blaster" stance. In an aesthetical look, it accentuates Cal's nature as a pragmatic, rebellious hero and with enough investment, he could do a lot of cool things with the blaster.
** As for what type of gunslinger, Cal exemplifies the [[GunFu The Woo]] at first, being able to interweave blaster shots and PistolWhipping between lightsaber strikes. If you take certain upgrades, Cal can become [[QuickDraw The Quickdraw]] using the force to slow down his perception of time and fire quick successive shots to several targets. Finally, with the right Charged Shot equipped Cal can become [[ImprobableAimingSkills The Trick Shot]] with the Ricochet as his charged shot well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ricochets]] between multiple targets.
* HealTheCutie: Throughout his journey in ''Fallen Order'', Cal begins to grow past his reclusive, cynical mindset and become more open and dedicated to his cause of restoring the Jedi alongside making new friends who come to support and aid him unconditionally. By the end, he's come to terms with his mentor's death and is ready to fight for a good cause whilst retaining his polite and helpful personality.
** As of the opening of ''Survivor'', sadly, Cal has spent five years fighting the Empire, throwing himself into it so hard that he's alienated his friends and has to be drawn back into the possibility of hope and a peaceful retirement by those same friends.
* TheHero: Like Luke before him, Cal is good-natured, humble, and always ready to lend a hand. After liberating a refinery and the enslaved [[spoiler:wookies alongside Saw Gerrera and his Partisans]] Cal seems genuinely sad that he can't join their resistance due to his own Jedi quest.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: By ''Survivor'', the Empire labeled Cal as a Jedi "terrorist" following his five years of rebelling against them and fighting to bring peace.
--> '''Cere:''' I hear you were busy making yourself the Empire's most wanted.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Early in ''Fallen Order'', he has this viewpoint, blaming himself for not being strong enough to save Jaro Tapal during Order 66 and generally not casting himself in a positive light. With the help of the ''Mantis Crew'', he does overcome his negative view of himself and becomes determined to opposed the Empire. This, unfortunately, takes a toll in the five years between ''Fallen Order'' and ''Survivor'' where Cal sees himself as a FailureHero.
* InterspeciesRomance: He, a human, gets together with [[spoiler:the Nightsister Merrin, a Dathomirian]].
* InTheHood: His mechanic jumper has a hood to protect him from the elements. Cal frequently has the hood up when he walks the city streets in order to keep a low profile.
* InkSuitActor: Modeled after his voice actor.
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: He's a big fan of weatherproof ponchos. Nobody else is. At one point in ''Survivor'', his crewmates discuss the potential merits of burning his entire collection of them.
* InstantExpert: Throughout the course of the campaign, Cal manages to expertly handle many pieces of equipment he's untrained for: a double-bladed lightsaber, an AT-AT, and [[spoiler:a twin-bladed "splitsaber"]], among other things. It's implied that this is due to his {{Psychometry}} allowing him to absorb some of the required knowledge from the psychic echoes of the equipment's prior users.
* ItBeganWithATwistOfFate: His story kicks off when he is caught using the Force to rescue a friend, alerting the Empire to his survival and forcing him to go on the run while being pursued by Inquisitors.
* ItsAllMyFault:
** As far as Cal's concerned, Jaro's demise is entirely on his hands, because he flinched and ducked from a hail of blasterfire, leaving him unable to get the escape pod opening fast enough for him and Jaro to flee. It takes being forced to relive that day via Force-induced flashback and seeing that Jaro valiantly defended him long enough for him to overcome his fear and enable their escape that he finally starts getting over it.
** [[spoiler:After Bode's betrayal and the deaths of Cere and Cordova, Cal immediately blames himself for not realizing Bode was not only an Imperial spy but a Dark Jedi sooner. [[ShutUpKirk Greez has none of it]] and tearfully states that Cal is ''not'' to blame for what happened to Cere; it is all on '''Bode'''. ''Bode'' had every chance to live in peace with the survivors, but ultimately chose selfishness over his friends, and he used Cal to find Tanalorr so he can take the planet for himself.]]
* JackOfAllStats: Form-wise, his self-taught lightsaber stances can be compared to the seven lightsaber forms. Overall, this emphasizes his versatility despite his lack of expertise in any single form.
** In ''Jedi: Fallen Order'', while Cal doesn't seem to strictly conform to any particular lightsaber form, which is understandable considering his training was cut short due to Order 66, his fighting style seems to resemble Form VI: Niman the closest, mixed with the more defensive strategies of Form III: Soresu. Niman is a form that offers a balance of offense and defense, resulting in a fighting style that lacked a significant advantage, but also lacking any serious drawbacks, and thereby not leaving adherents as exposed as some of the more aggressive or specialized forms. Its flexibility also allows for tandem use of Force powers and incorporation of [[DualWielding Jar'Kai]] techniques to wield an extra lightsaber, something Cal is very capable of during combat.
** Cal's skillset has expanded considerably by the events of ''Jedi: Survivor'', adding three new stances and some updates to his first two:
*** The Single Blade stance still maintains its Niman style, which is more pronounced given how balanced it is compared to the other specialized stances. One could argue it's also Form I: Shii-Cho since it's the first stance Cal (and the player by extension) starts out with.
*** The Double-Bladed stance evokes Form III: Soresu's emphasis on defense, and, given how it's the only form suited for rapid blaster reflection, also Form V: Shien. ''Survivor'' though has it incorporates acrobatic movement and more multi-hit spinning strikes as Form IV: Ataru would have it.
*** His [[DualWielding Dual Wield]] stance is completely developed, which encourages maintaining a [[AttackAttackAttack constant offense that matches Ataru's own methodology]].
*** The long-ranged [[SwordAndGun Blaster]] style has Cal use a somewhat simplified variant of Form II: Makashi (famously Count Dooku's preferred style).
*** A later crossguard modification to his lightsaber allows him to use the [[MightyGlacier Crossguard]] stance, matching Form V: Djem So's characteristics of brute strength and wide strikes, and the valid strategy of counterattacking after parrying an enemy, staggering them for an opening.
*** Though not a lightsaber stance, [[spoiler:Cal's endgame Force ability to tap into the Dark Side has him boost his strength while slowing time. His attacks are also visibly ferocious, as described with Form VII: Juyo, which has the user tap into their own emotions and use simple, direct attacks without need for elaboration.]]
* JediMindTrick: In ''Survivor'', his attunement to the Force is strong enough that he could use it to briefly brainwash and convince weaker enemies into attacking each other. Cal could also use it to convince friendlier [=NPC=]s to reconsider their thoughts and actions, with the right choices leading to cosmetic rewards.
* {{Knighting}}: Cere gives him a FieldPromotion to Jedi Knight just before TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon and dubs him using Trilla's lightsaber.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When he's confronted with [[spoiler:Darth Vader]], he immediately realizes a fight with the [[spoiler:Sith Lord]] would end in seconds, turns around, and runs for his life.
-->'''[[spoiler:Darth Vader]]:''' You would be wise to surrender.\\
'''Cal:''' Yeah... probably...
* LaserBlade: Begins ''Jedi: Fallen Order'' with one half of his master's damaged double-bladed lightsaber, having lost the one he built as a Padawan during Order 66. Cal later fixes it, allowing him to use the double-bladed stance. [[spoiler:Upon accidentally destroying it during the trial on Dathomir, Cal travels to Ilum and crafts a split-saber using a new kyber crystal and the lightsaber hilts of his two mentors: Jaro Tapal and Cere Junda]]. Cal's lightsaber is especially notable for being totally customizable by the player, including blade color, which is blue by default both in-game and in most promotional materials.
* LogicalWeakness: Cal's psychometry power allows him to feel the echoes of events that left a strong emotional impression through an object intimately tied to it. This means that when he picks up [[spoiler:the Second Sister's lightsaber]] he is disoriented and functionally stunned as he sees [[spoiler:the events that turned her to the Dark Side]].
* MadeOfIron: Cal can tank lightsaber shots, blows from giant monsters, electric shocks and jumps from heights that would probably reduce the average human to mush. While some of this can be handwaved by Cal using the Force, there's no question that the young Jedi is incredibly durable.
* MrFanservice: ''Survivor'' gives free rein to the player as far as Cal's appearance goes. Sure, you can throw a mullet on him and combine it with the [[RummageSaleReject worst pants and shirt combo possible]]... or there's the option of putting him in a [[SleevesAreForWimps muscle shirt]] that show off lovingly-modeled arms (complete with freckles) and egregiously tight-fitting pants. Not to mention his default look includes a well-kept and very grown-up beard. Combine all this with his [[LeParkour speed and agility]], as well as many well-animated acrobatics [[SheFu bordering on unnecessary]], and the consensus seems to be that Respawn knew exactly what they were doing.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: A few times in ''Survivor''.
** After Cal [[spoiler: critically wounds Bode during the final fight, he sees Bode suffering and dying slowly from the killing blow and finishes him off with a double-tap. Cal can only drop his blaster and give a haunted stare, and spends most of the following funeral for Cere, Bode and Cordova disassociating to the point time seems to move at double speed.]]
** If you revisit [[spoiler: the ISB base]] in the post-game, you can find force echoes [[spoiler: of Cal's Dark Side fueled rampage and the sheer horror that gripped the Imperials as he marched]], Cal's tone of voice when he reflects on the echeos makes it clear he's ''not'' proud of himself.
* MyGreatestFailure: Cal is haunted by the thought of his own cowardice and inadequacy as a Padawan that led to the death of his master, believing that had he acted sooner, Master Tapal would have survived Order 66. A large portion of his journey is him coming to terms with this and healing his wounded connection to the Force.
* NiceGuy: Despite the hardships he endured, Cal is a friendly, respectful, and good-natured individual. Even in ''Survivor'', despite now having some GrayingMorality and PragmaticHero tendencies due to years of war trauma, he's still a generous guy who's willing to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome help others in need]], as well as give villains like [[spoiler:Dagan and Bode]] a chance to stand down unless they give him no choice.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: The Second Sister points out that the list of Force-sensitive children might have stayed hidden from the Empire if Cal hadn't found it for them. Cal seems to realize this and decides to destroy the holocron; leaving the fate of those children up to the will of the Force.]]
-->'''Second Sister''': [Your pride] has cost the lives of ''all'' [[spoiler:the Force-sensitive children on that list]], as well as your own.
* NormalFishInATinyPond:
** By normal standards, Cal is a badass MagicKnight able to easily defeat scores of Stormtroopers, wreck havoc on Imperial facilities, fend off skilled bounty hunters, and so on. By Jedi standards, Cal is talented but by no means special: the elite Purge Troopers still pose a challenge, Inquisitors are very difficult fights, [[spoiler:fallen Jedi Master Taron Malicos]] would have killed him were it not for outside intervention, and [[spoiler:Darth Vader]] is so far out of his league that Cal can do little but [[RunOrDie run away]].
** {{Averted|Trope}} by the time of ''Survivor''. [[spoiler:The Ninth Sister]], who previously gave Cal much trouble, is dispatched as the tutorial boss, and he trounces [[spoiler:Bode Akuna]], a Dark Jedi, in a fair one-on-one duel as Jedi. His feat of defeating Rayvis is also something that took multiple High Republic Jedi Masters working together to accomplish. While Cal is no match for Dagan Gera in a straight-up fight [[spoiler:(and has to tap into the Dark Side and exploit his mental trauma to defeat him)]], Dagan was explicitly one of the strongest Jedi of his era, and he can still put up a fight. So while Cal is still no match for the likes of [[TheAce Obi-Wan, Yoda or Darth Vader]], he is clearly a very competent Jedi Knight at this point.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:He and Merrin finally act on their feelings with one another in ''Jedi Survivor'']].
* OneHitKill: On most difficulties, Cal can immediately execute most common enemies after he parries their attacks, often with a suitably flashy finisher.
* OneManArmy: Being a Force user, Cal can take on multiple enemies such as Stormtroopers, Battle Droids, assassins and other creatures on his own.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: By normal standards, Cal's powers are impressive, but in the realm of Force users, he's nothing special. When faced with [[spoiler:the Chosen One himself, Darth Vader]], Cal is so hopelessly outmatched in every conceivable way that the only thing he can do is ''run''.
* ParryingBullets: Cal could use his lightsaber to deflect blaster shots or Nightbrother arrows. If timed correctly, the shots could be banked right back at the sender, though charged bolts cannot be deflected. With enough skill points invested, Cal could even deflect incoming fire while running.
* PermaStubble: By the time ''Survivor'' takes place, Cal has grown out a stubble to reflect that he's a grizzled survivor with years' worth of experience regarding his survival and battle against the Empire. The stubble is Cal's default facial feature in the game, though it can be changed however way the player sees fit.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Amusingly, it's the name of one of Cal's in-game abilities, where BD-1's stims not only restore his health significantly but also recharge his connection to the Force. It's a nice way to implement BD-1's relationship as an ally and friend to Cal during gameplay. [[spoiler:When he taps into the Dark Side in ''Survivor'', he uses his bond with his fellow crew members to prevent the hatred from consuming him.]]
* PragmaticHero: During ''Survivor'', Cal is not afraid to use shrewd and underhanded tactics and strategies in order to get the upper hand on his enemies, further adding to his grizzled and weary personality and his frustration in taking on the Empire. [[spoiler:This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} in that his pragmatism makes Cal susceptible to TheDarkSide, which adds a new layer to Cal's conflicted and troubled nature and makes his reliance for his crew all the more meaningful and justified.]]
* PuttingOnTheReich: Quite literally, during a disturbing vision he had of him possibly turning to the dark side and becoming an Inquisitor, he saw himself wearing a Wehrmacht-style Imperial uniform, which can be unlocked as a costume for regular gameplay upon finishing the story.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Cal gives one [[spoiler:to the Ninth Sister before [[DisneyVillainDeath shoving her off the World Tree with the Force]].]]
-->'''[[spoiler: Ninth Sister]]''': You can't stop the Empire!\\
'''Cal''': I can stop ''you''.
* PsychosomaticSuperpowerOutage: The trauma of Order 66 damaged his connection to the Force, leaving him to [[BagOfSpilling relearn his skills]] throughout the game.
* {{Psychometry}}: He's one of the few Jedi to have this ability and is noted to be exceptionally skilled at it, able to view events that took place centuries ago. He could also sense a being's echo in the Force and learn their skills subconsciously through his {{Psychometry}}, which is demonstrated when he plays a tune he's never heard of on Cere's instrument.
* QuickDraw: It's the name of one of its abilities, where Cal uses the Force to slow down time perception, lock onto multiple targets, and fire at them with quick succession, dealing heavy damage to his foes.
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:In ''Jedi Survivor'', he and Merrin finally become an OfficialCouple]].
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He cares a lot about his friends, so naturally, any harm that comes to them, especially death, would infuriate Cal. He almost immediately attacks the Second Sister in grief and rage after seeing Prauf getting killed so callously. [[spoiler:In ''Survivor'', seeing Gabs's corpse causes him to march towards the Ninth Sister with rage, uncaring that his remaining allies are telling him to retreat and Bode's betrayal stings him so hard his attempt as chasing him causes him to dip into the Dark Side of the Force.]]
* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Near the end of ''Jedi: Survivor'', after Bode takes off when confronted on Nova Garon and Imperial Forces surround him, Cal finally snaps and taps into the [[TheDarkSide Dark Side]]. [[UnstoppableRage The result]] [[CurbStompBattle is what you'd expect.]]]]
* RedIsHeroic: Or "orange is heroic" - Cal's ginger hair is his most notable feature, and the many ponchos he can find are also colored in orange, cream, or beige colors. You can also equip him with an orange lightsaber.
** Even when unlocking a red lightsaber in the New Journey + mode, it doesn't actually change the canonical story.
* ReforgedBlade: After accidentally breaking the kyber crystal of the remaining half of Jaro Tapal's double-bladed lightsaber, he travels to Ilum to repair it and merge it with Cere's lightsaber hilt to create a split saber.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: It's technically Bode's blaster at first, but its design and functionality are clearly shown to be more inspired by revolvers, right down to having an offensive ability called QuickDraw. It serves as a secondary weapon for Cal and allows for great attack range and speed.
* RunOrDie: Cal deals with this on two occasions during ''Fallen Order''; [[spoiler:when his lightsaber is broken and defunct and has to escape a rampaging swarm of undead Nightsisters and when confronting Darth Vader. In the first one, Cal doesn't have any weapons and is in the midst of emotional panic. The second is him confronting a Sith Lord and the second most powerful being in the galaxy. He's got no choice but to just jolt out as quickly as he can]].
* ShellShockedVeteran: Cal is heavily implied to be struggling with PTSD as a result of his life since childhood having been pretty much nothing but fighting, killing, and running, adding an implied extra motive to his desire to find a place where people can escape the Empire's tyranny and the seemingly endless war. He spends a good chunk of ''Survivor'' wondering how close he truly is to becoming like Dagan, obsessed with a goal that destroys him, having started the sequel alone in the ''Mantis'', alienated from everyone he befriended in ''Fallen Order'' due to his drive to fight the Empire.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: He's got red hair and sea-green eyes, and has a rare Force power known as {{Psychometry}}.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: By the time of ''Jedi Survivor'', Cal has traded in his old scrapper uniform for an outfit that looks like something Han Solo might wear.
* TheSoCalledCoward: Cal is a coward by the standards of the Empire and the Inquisitors due to his past as a Padawan and his trying to escape them further their point. Even Cal doesn't have a positive opinion of himself and sees himself as cowardly on a few occasions. The reality is that he's too traumatized by being a survivor of a galaxy-wide genocide and this means he's a target for the Empire. However, when pushed enough, albeit, with a little bit of running away, Cal gets into action pretty quickly and accomplishes his tasks despite his own insecurities and lack of confidence.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Survivor''; Cal ends up being the only member of the ''Mantis'' crew's second iteration to remain alive as four of them end up dying in the game's opening act and the final act sees another one being put down by Cal himself for being a traitor and repeatedly refusing any responsibility and redemption for his actions as a mole.]]
* SurvivalMantra:
-->''"There are three rules to survive:\\
Don't stand out; don't reach out.\\
Accept the past.\\
Trust no one; trust only in the Force."''
* SurvivorsGuilt: Cal suffers from a case of this in the aftermath of Order 66 where his master, Jaro Tapal, died protecting Cal from the brainwashed Clone Troopers.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute:
** Shares a number of similarities with Kanan Jarrus from ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''; both of them are Padawans in hiding after Order 66 who're forced to relearn their former Jedi ways after being discovered by the Empire.
** He shares a broken Force bond due to war trauma, having to relearn skills because of that, and assembling a crew of others primarily also afflicted from said war, with the SchrodingersCanon [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords Jedi Exile]].
* SwissArmyWeapon: His Split Saber eventually encompasses all three main forms of lightsaber combat, single, dual, and double-edged, and he can switch between the three forms on the fly. ''Survivor'' takes this up a notch when, midway through the story, he gains the parts necessary to transform his lightsaber into a crossguard one that extends the blade's length at the expense of it becoming heavier.
* SwordAndGun: Cal is given possession of Bode Akuna's pistol, gaining him a new stance that allows him to use said pistol and his lightsaber simultaneously. It depletes Cal's physical defenses but gives him a lot more range than the other stances thanks to the gun and offers unique combos involving both weapons.
* TalkingInYourSleep: Greez in ''Survivor'' comments Cal regularly talks in his sleep when resting under the Pyloon Saloon.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: In conjunction with using the Force, Cal can throw his lightsaber with blinding speed and strength to ensure a direct, powerful hit to whatever enemy makes contact with it.
* TimePassageBeard: He grows a beard in ''Survivor'' which is set five years after ''Fallen Order''.
* TimeStandsStill: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. His basic Force ability lets him slow objects and enemies to a crawl for a brief period of time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of the game he goes from an inexperienced padawan, barely able to stay one step ahead of the Inquisition, to a [[spoiler: full-fledged Jedi capable of besting Inquisitors and Dark Jedi]]. Notably, he never stood a chance against the Second Sister during their first two confrontations, needing outside intervention in order to even escape with his life intact. However, after completely reconnecting with the Force, the final two encounters ended with Cal's victory. ''Survivor'' nets him even more experience under his belt five years after ''Fallen Order'', notably when he [[spoiler:puts down the Ninth Sister for good, with far more ease compared to him struggling in the first game]].
* TookALevelInIdealism: After spending five years as a scrapper due to the fallout of Order 66, being too afraid of forming relationships with anyone due to his past as a Padawan, and generally cynical about himself and his expectations, Cal slowly becomes more open once he joins the ''Stinger Mantis'' crew, starts to regain his connection in the Force and regains his commitment to fighting for a just cause whilst coming to terms with his past.
* TragicHero: Cal is a man whose tale is pretty much defined by his surviving Order 66, watching his master die trying to protect him, and having to live as an anxious recluse. Although he is picked up by a group of rebels who help him to restore his confidence and connection to the Force, Cal still faces off against his past on a number of occasions. [[spoiler:''Survivor'' pretty much catapults his tragic nature further; one of his close friends turns out to be a traitor and his second mentor is killed by Darth Vader, both of which play a role in Cal edging on to the Dark Side, and that's not including years of fighting the Empire with a number of losses and having to see a number of his friends and fellow freedom fighters die. Even if he has reached a road to recovery with his friends, tragedy is a major part of Cal's character.]]
* TragicKeepsake: His lightsaber actually belonged to his fallen Master, Jaro Tapal.
* TraumaButton: In ''Survivor'', when he has to use an escape pod. Last time he was in one was immediately after his master, Jaro Tapal, was mortally wounded in Order 66, and had to make the journey with his dead body and broken lightsaber. Struck with sudden anxiety even before he gets in, he is ''incredibly'' tense due to more than just the rough ride.
* TurnTheOtherCheek: [[spoiler:Despite all that she had put him through, including killing Prauf, he offers Second Sister a chance to return to the Light Side after learning of her true identity and past. Sadly, she's killed before she can properly decide. It makes it [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness all the more significant]] in ''Survivor'' when Cal decides Bode is too far gone and shoots him dead during their final battle after Bode is left completely open.]]
* TheUnchosenOne: As far as we know, Cal is just a random kid with a connection to the Force who is simply trying to do the right thing. There's no prophecies or mystical origins like with the Skywalkers, he's not related to anyone important and his skills are the result of regular training.
* UnskilledButStrong: He is considered a talented Jedi but never completed his training. As a Jedi, he does have the Force Powers and lightsaber that comes with it, but he has to relearn his Force Powers, his lightsaber combat lacks finesse, with his swings being very rough and graceless, allowing even basic stormtroopers with melee weapons to at least stand against him for a few moments longer than their blaster wielding counterparts, and, on top of all that, [[spoiler:when he faces Darth Vader in the end, fighting someone StrongAndSkilled like him will get you creamed, you have to escape him]].
* VirtualPaperDoll: To a limited extent in the first game. In ''Survivor'', everything from the color of his clothing (which can be found in chests or purchased from Doma) to his hairstyle can be customized, taking this [[ExaggeratedTrope up to eleven]].
* WallRun: One of the abilities Cal possesses is the ability to run across vertical surfaces using the Force.
* WeakButSkilled: He's this compared to other Force Sensitives. He's not as trained in the Force as the rest of the Force Users in the game, and every battle with one is a ClimaxBoss. Through quick thinking, cunning, and the ConfusionFu inherent to his SwissArmyWeapon, he still ends up with a number of victories.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: His [[SurvivalMantra code of survival]] crumbles when he uses the Force to rescue his long-time friend Prauf from falling to the mouth of the Ibdis Maw all while in front of an Imperial probe droid, resulting in the Inquisitorius coming down on him when it could have been more advantageous to let Prauf be devoured.
* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:After their fight, Rayvis comes to see Cal as this for giving him a good fight, which also contributes to him goading the Jedi to kill him as Rayvis would rather die than to be conflicted in choosing between Cal and Gera regarding servitude.]]
* WreckedWeapon:
** He comes into possession of a blue lightsaber with the bottom part of its hilt broken, exposing its wires and machinery. It belonged to his master, Jaro Tapal, and was once a double-bladed lightsaber before it was sundered in half by blaster fire when his master perished.
** [[spoiler: During his first Force trial at the temple on Dathomir, his traumatic memories of Order 66 cause him to unconsciously break the crystal inside his lightsaber. As a result, he's forced to travel to Ilum in order to find a new crystal.]]
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: While using the Crossguard stance in ''Jedi: Survivor'', his sprinting attack becomes a dropkick.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: This trope is a big factor in Cal's CharacterDevelopment in ''Fallen Order''. Despite seeing himself as trash and an inadequate Padawan, Cal increasingly proves himself to be far more competent and braver than he gives himself credit for, earning the respect of seasoned, veteran figures like Cere Junda and Saw Gerrera and being inspired by the teachings and advice of Eno Cordova. In time, his self-esteem begins to improve, and eventually decides to carry on with restoring the legacy of the Jedi.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Cal is a Jedi survivor who proves himself a hero despite his self-doubts and plays a role in the Rebel Alliance as a big supporter. In turn, the Galactic Empire has branded him, alongside any of his friends and Jedi survivors, as a terrorist who is threatening the galaxy's order. This plays a role in Cal's newfound self-doubt in ''Survivor'', questioning if he will ever be able to win against the Empire due to its growing influence and its propaganda in labeling the Jedi and the rebels as criminals.
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!!BD-1
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!!!'''Model:''' BD-series expedition droid
->'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediFallenOrder Jedi: Fallen Order]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsJediBattleScars Jedi: Battle Scars]]'' | ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi: Survivor]]''
A BD-series expeditionary droid owned by Eno Cordova during the years leading up to the Jedi Purge. Cal finds him in Cordova's hidden sanctuary on the planet Bogano, whereupon he becomes the young Jedi's trusted companion.
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** Close to the end of the ''Fallen Order'' story, his Lightsaber gains the ability to break apart into dual lightsabers. It's only used for one combo, but it's a devastating flurry that combines the power of single, with the rapid strikes of double-bladed.
** Near the climax of ''Survivor'', [[spoiler:Cal embraces the power of the Dark Side]], empowering his Force Slow capabilities and enhancing his saber strikes.
* TheAce: Subverted and later Downplayed. While Cal is a very capable Jedi, he never completed his formal training and his skills reflect that fact. Out of all the Force users he meets and/or faces, [[spoiler: he only beats one in a single duel: the Ninth Sister. Trilla/Second Sister is fought 4 times, 2 during which she utterly dominates him, Malicos is only defeated thanks to Merrin's help. Once Cere decides to use her powers once again, she wipes the floor with a group of Purge Troopers who had been giving Cal the fights of his life and are veritable BossInMookClothing, and the game goes out of its way to really showcase how impossibly powerful Darth Vader is. That being said he still managed to defeat two Inquisitors on his own and he managed to survive a confrontation with [[TheDreaded Darth Vader]], something most masters of his Order cannot claim.]]
** Zigzagged come ''Survivor'', where he's had 5 years to develop his skills and powers. [[spoiler: At this point, Cal displays much greater ease in taking down the Ninth Sister and various Jedi-countering enemies, such as the Purge Troopers, than he did in the last game. He's even one of the only two to replicate the feat of defeating Rayvis single-handedly, which took multiple Jedi Masters working together to imprison him, proving that he's surely surpassed the level of a Jedi Master... Except Dagan Gera, one of the ''most powerful'' Jedi Masters in history, proves to be a hard match for him: Even when Dagan is lacking his arm and weakened from his captivity, while Cal does relatively better when he last faced a Dark Jedi Master, he is never able to get a decisive upper hand over Dagan, who can still match up to him pretty well, and as soon as Dagan regains his full strength, even him and Bode working together isn't enough and he gets viciously beaten up in a one-on-one fight. He only comes out victorious over Dagan due to subjecting Dagan to a hallucination and he ''still'' would have died if Bode hadn't shot him in the back for Cal to finish him off.]]
* ActionSurvivor: Cal Kestis in ''Fallen Order'' is untrained and fairly average as Force potential goes, yet faces enemies as powerful as [[spoiler:Darth Vader himself]], he only scrapes by using his wits, and knowing when to run.
* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:After barely surviving Dathomir via running away from an undead Nightsister swarm and having his confidence and self-esteem shattered alongside his lightsaber's Kyber Crystal, Cal travels to Ilum with a very fractured state of mind. When he comes across a new Kyber Crystal, only to break apart, [[AnguishedOutburst he panics and stutters angrily before collapsing in despair, thinking he's failed in his journey]]. Fortunately, BD-1 revealing one last hologram recording of Eno Cordova convincing him that failure isn't the end [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre manages to restore Cal's motivation]] and gets him to tinker with the Kyber Crystals to restore his lightsaber.]]
* AlliterativeName: His given name and surname start with the same sound.
* AnguishedOutburst:
** His reaction to seeing Prauf getting killed by the Second Sister is to scream a distraught "No!" at the sight of his mentor being callously stabbed and unsheathing his lightsaber in response to his oppressors. Though his saddened anger is overcome by panic and distress over exposing himself as a Jedi and resorts to fleeing.
** [[spoiler:In Ilum, he manages to stumble across a Kyber Crystal after struggling to stay alive on as well as maintain his already fragile mental state. When the Kyber Crystal shatters, Cal stutters in disbelief, his voice growing angrier before slumping in despair, thinking his journey was AllForNothing. Thankfully, a holographic archive of Eno Cordova and BD-1 reaffirming his loyalty to his new master snaps Cal out of his anguished despair.]]
* AnimalLover: {{Downplayed|Trope}}; many of Cal's enemies are dangerous animals who attack him and he subsequently battles them in his quest. With friendlier creatures, Cal is very much a gentle soul and is willing to play, pet, and take care of them if he can. Most notably, he rescues a bogling and a Shyyyo bird in ''Fallen Order'', even getting the former to become an optional companion in the ''Mantis'' and earning the latter's respect for nursing it back to health. In ''Survivor'', Cal goes on to tame and earn the approval of a Nekko and Relter, albeit with the aid of the Force, with both animals becoming mounts for him to ride on.
* TheApprentice: He was Jaro Tapal's Padawan learner during the Clone Wars. Five years after Tapal's death as a result of Order 66, Cere takes him under his wing and completes his training to become a Jedi Knight.
* BattleCouple: He and [[spoiler:Merrin continue fighting Stormtroopers and other enemies together after becoming an OfficialCouple in ''Jedi Survivor'']].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Cal is a kind, generous, and heroic young man. But threaten his FamilyOfChoice or even take advantage of his generosity for personal gain as [[spoiler:[[SixthRangerTraitor Bode Akuna]] has done]], ''watch out!''
* BigNo: He has a couple of these during moments of distress. It's most apparent when he sees Prauf getting impaled by the Second Sister [[spoiler:and Jaro Tapal getting gunned down whilst trying to defend Cal during Order 66]].
* {{BFS}}: Once he upgrades his lightsaber to equip a crossguard, Cal gains a new stance where the crossguard essentially turns his lightsaber into a greatsword with slow, but hard-hitting attacks that can shave off a lot of an enemy's health and greatly deplete their stamina.
* BifurcatedWeapon: [[spoiler:He manages to repair his master's lightsaber in Ilum as well as modify it to be split into two, allowing him to perform a very powerful attack at the cost of depleting some of his Force stocking. In ''Survivor'', the bifurcated lightsaber style becomes one of five stances that Cal could use, prioritizing [[AttackAttackAttack aggressive offense and speed]].]]
* BigWhy: [[spoiler:Asks this to Bode after he reveals his betrayal and kills Cordova]].
* BlueIsHeroic: Both the lightsaber he used as a child and the one he inherited from his master are both blue. Though the color of his lightsaber can be changed via customization, promotional materials make it clear that blue is its canonical color.
* BreakTheCutie: He was quite eager, open-minded, optimistic, and talkative during his days as a Padawan. Then Order 66 happened and his mentor shielded him at the cost of his own life, even dying in front of his apprentice. These events shattered Cal emotionally and mentally, turning him into a reclusive cynic who couldn't really open up to others at the risk of being caught by the Empire.
* BrokenHero: In spite of his tragic past and barely surviving a purge back when he was a child, Cal maintains an affable, polite, and sociable demeanor with anyone he meets. The only real indicator that marks his broken nature is his self-esteem problems which eventually get ironed out thanks to CharacterDevelopment, though ''Survivor'' brings the broken aspect back with Cal being worn down by his five-year battle against the Empire and the many allies he's lost during that time.
* ByronicHero: While Cal is the hero of the games he stars in, much of the drama in said games put good focus on his traumatic upbringing as a genocide survivor, his low self-esteem, and being marked as a target by the Empire, meaning he has little-to-no-friends at the start of his journey. However, beneath his cynical outlook is a humble, caring man who proves himself a true hero anytime he's in combat, and the friends and allies he does make manage to recognize his sympathy and struggles.
* CharacterDevelopment: After his first clash with an AT-ST, he's noticeably more confident and prone to wisecracking. He also gradually loses his cynical and standoffish traits as he works through his trauma.
* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: Cal has some similarities to Luke Skywalker, but also some differences. At the start of their stories, both live on a remote, desolate planet with a UsedFuture vibe. However, while Luke was ignorant of his Force potential at first, and JumpedAtTheCall when it was revealed to him, Cal, being a former Padawan who barely survived Order 66, is naturally very hesitant to get back into the Jedi business. While Luke was a NaiveNewcomer very trusting of Obi-Wan and even Han Solo at first, Cal naturally hesitates to trust Cere and Greez at first due to his past experiences. Furthermore, while Luke is the son of a powerful Jedi/Sith Lord who was a prophesized Chosen One, Cal is a nobody who isn't related to anyone important and isn't part of a grand prophesy.
* CoolSword: His split saber allows him to fight single-bladed, go DualWielding, and most importantly serves as a DoubleWeapon that allows him to fight like his master. He also gains the ability to use it as a crossguard lightsaber in ''Survivor''.
* CoverBlowingSuperpower: He couldn't help but use the Force to save the falling Prauf -- in plain sight of an Imperial probe droid.
* CowardlyLion: Cal is visibly nervous and afraid of what he could come across throughout ''Fallen Order'', not helped by the fact that he narrowly survived Order 66. When outed by the Inquisitors, the first thing he does is try to run away and he does this on a number of occasions throughout his tale. But when push comes to shove, he will stand his ground and fight. His CharacterDevelopment in ''Fallen Order'' revolves around confronting his fears and insecurity and overcoming them, which is rewarded when [[spoiler:Cere formally ascends him to a Jedi Knight after several run-ins with the Inquisitors and other threats, all of which contributed to Cal becoming braver and fearless]].
* CurbStompCushion:
** His first two fights against the Second Sister are this. In their fight in Bracca, due to not having been using a lightsaber for five years, Cal is understandably rusty and unpracticed in defending himself, not to mention being in a panic after seeing his friend die and revealing his identity as a Jedi survivor. Even then, he manages to hold his own quite well, enough for Cere and Greez to interrupt the battle and save Cal. In Zeffo, Cal puts up a better fight, but his weakened connection to the Force leaves him open to the Second Sister force-pushing and grounding him and would have killed him had it not been for BD-1's quick thinking in activating a barrier between Cal and his opponent. [[spoiler:By their next final fights, though, Cal has gained much more experience, and is now more than a match for her, disarming her of her lightsaber and knocking her down in their third fight, although unfortunately for him, it ends up leaving him open to seeing Trilla's painful memories, causing him to "lose" the fight anyway despite technically having gained the upper hand, before finally handily besting her for real in their final fourth fight.]]
** [[spoiler:When he fights Taron Malicos, Cal manages to seemingly fight on par with the fallen Jedi Master at first, apparently being equally matched in terms of dueling skills, until he makes Malicos irritated enough by his persistence to demonstrate his greater strength in the Force, at which point he would have died if not for Merrin's assistance.]]
** [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]] regarding Dagan Gera; During their first fight, Cal is able to gain the upper hand due to [[WorfHadTheFlu Gera having just awoken and fighting with only one arm, leaving him weakened]], until his reluctance to deal the finishing blow ends up allowing Gera to escape. [[spoiler:By their next battle, as Gera was one of the greatest lightsaber duelists during his time and he's had enough time to recover, their fight is mostly even, as even with his right arm still missing, Cal still can't get a true edge over the Jedi Master, although he does manage to get a few good hits and force Gera to use the Force to return the fight into an even field. As soon as Gera gets back to shape, however, Cal is pushed to his limits just to barely keep up with Gera as long as he did, and he only manages to defeat him through trickery and deceit and only ''barely'' at that.]]
** [[spoiler:Darth Vader is simply too out of depth for Cal to defend himself against, let alone fight, yet he still manages to block a few of Vader's attacks and even score a hit by impaling the Sith Lord as well as stun him for a bit that to BD-1's quick reflexes. While Cal is no match against him, his confrontations against Vader prove that the Sith Lord can be wounded and impeded, however difficult that feat would be to accomplish.]]
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Cal is a survivor of Order 66, [[spoiler: where his former master died ensuring that Cal escaped the purge]].
* DeadpanSnarker: Gives us this gem when confronted by a random overseer droid on Bracca:
-->'''Cal''': I'm trash. Just not approved trash.
* DoesntLikeGuns: Downplayed; When first handed a blaster by Bode in ''Survivor'' he's somewhat reluctant to use it due to his master's disdain for them but quickly gets over it after Bode tells him that in dire times people do whatever they need to survive.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Much of his early-game standoffishness is the result of [[spoiler: him misinterpreting Jaro Tapal's dying words of "Trust only in The Force". He takes it as "Trust no one" but what Jaro seemingly ''meant'' was "The Force will guide you". The conclusion of the game sees him realize this when he decides to destroy the Holocron and trust no one with the fate of the Force-sensitive children ''but'' The Force.]]
* DualWielding: [[spoiler:After reconstructing his lightsaber on Illum, Cal can split his dual-bladed lightsaber in order to strike with both halves consecutively, though this costs Force energy.]] In the sequel, this progresses into its own stance.
* FailureHero: While he does overcome his self-loathing in ''Fallen Order'', ''Survivor'' sees Cal angsting over how his five years of fighting against the Empire has led to the ''Mantis'' crew splitting up, seeing a number of his new allies getting killed, and making little progress in the Rebel's success and not casting a positive light on himself as a hero. It takes the help of his old crew and placing his faith in them yet again in order for him to phase out of seeing himself as an inadequate hero.
* FieryRedhead: Cal is generally calm and easygoing, but he does have an impulsive streak and can be emotionally eruptive during times of great distress or when he's sufficiently pissed off.
* FluffyTamer: He's good at communicating and befriending the friendlier fauna of the planets he stumbles across. For example, he gets a bogling in Bogano to join his crew open freeing it, and has the opportunity to pet boglings in Koboh, helps out a Shyyyo bird in Kashyyyk, and said bird plays a role in battling against the Ninth Sister, and he gets to ride a number of animals in ''Survivor'' either by using the Force or just earning their respect, such as the Relter and Nekko in Koboh and Spamels in Jedah.
* FragileSpeedster: As Jedi go, Cal is nimble, incredibly fast with his Dash Strike technique and has quite the endurance from constantly crawling up and down scrap hulks on Bracca. However, a good few hits from most melee enemies will leave him tumbling and scrambling for a stim to heal up.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: From the Empire's perspective. Originally he was just an unassuming scrapper on Bracca, who barely managed to escape the Inquisition when they caught on to his true identity. With barely any training since the Purge, Cal struggles against even basic Imperial enemies in the early stages of the game. However, his growing skill in lightsaber combat and the Force soon allows him to turn the tables on his pursuers, proving just how dangerous a trained Jedi can be. By the end of the game he's a veritable OneManArmy, [[spoiler: who even beat two of the much feared Inquisitors in battle, and managed to escape the wrath of Darth Vader, marking him as more than a run of the mill Jedi fugitive]].
* GadgeteerGenius: Cal is very knowledgeable on engineering and mechanics as he makes several upgrades to BD-1 and, like all Jedi, built his own lightsaber and upgrades it throughout the entire game. He is also aware of the anatomy of starships due to his time as a scrapper in Bracca.
* GenocideSurvivor: Cal is a survivor of Order 66, a galaxy-wide purge that killed several Jedi and other Force-sensitives, including Cal's master Jaro Tapal.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Cal gains multiple scars to his face, in the backstory thanks to Order 66, and in the present thanks to the Inquisitors.
* GunTwirling: If using his "Blaster" stance, Cal will occasionally twirl his blaster, particularly when holstering it back to its handle.
* TheGunslinger: Bode Akuna gifts him his blaster, allowing Cal access to the "Blaster" stance. In an aesthetical look, it accentuates Cal's nature as a pragmatic, rebellious hero and with enough investment, he could do a lot of cool things with the blaster.
** As for what type of gunslinger, Cal exemplifies the [[GunFu The Woo]] at first, being able to interweave blaster shots and PistolWhipping between lightsaber strikes. If you take certain upgrades, Cal can become [[QuickDraw The Quickdraw]] using the force to slow down his perception of time and fire quick successive shots to several targets. Finally, with the right Charged Shot equipped Cal can become [[ImprobableAimingSkills The Trick Shot]] with the Ricochet as his charged shot well...[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin ricochets]] between multiple targets.
* HealTheCutie: Throughout his journey in ''Fallen Order'', Cal begins to grow past his reclusive, cynical mindset and become more open and dedicated to his cause of restoring the Jedi alongside making new friends who come to support and aid him unconditionally. By the end, he's come to terms with his mentor's death and is ready to fight for a good cause whilst retaining his polite and helpful personality.
** As of the opening of ''Survivor'', sadly, Cal has spent five years fighting the Empire, throwing himself into it so hard that he's alienated his friends and has to be drawn back into the possibility of hope and a peaceful retirement by those same friends.
* TheHero: Like Luke before him, Cal is good-natured, humble, and always ready to lend a hand. After liberating a refinery and the enslaved [[spoiler:wookies alongside Saw Gerrera and his Partisans]] Cal seems genuinely sad that he can't join their resistance due to his own Jedi quest.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: By ''Survivor'', the Empire labeled Cal as a Jedi "terrorist" following his five years of rebelling against them and fighting to bring peace.
--> '''Cere:''' I hear you were busy making yourself the Empire's most wanted.
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Early in ''Fallen Order'', he has this viewpoint, blaming himself for not being strong enough to save Jaro Tapal during Order 66 and generally not casting himself in a positive light. With the help of the ''Mantis Crew'', he does overcome his negative view of himself and becomes determined to opposed the Empire. This, unfortunately, takes a toll in the five years between ''Fallen Order'' and ''Survivor'' where Cal sees himself as a FailureHero.
* InterspeciesRomance: He, a human, gets together with [[spoiler:the Nightsister Merrin, a Dathomirian]].
* InTheHood: His mechanic jumper has a hood to protect him from the elements. Cal frequently has the hood up when he walks the city streets in order to keep a low profile.
* InkSuitActor: Modeled after his voice actor.
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: He's a big fan of weatherproof ponchos. Nobody else is. At one point in ''Survivor'', his crewmates discuss the potential merits of burning his entire collection of them.
* InstantExpert: Throughout the course of the campaign, Cal manages to expertly handle many pieces of equipment he's untrained for: a double-bladed lightsaber, an AT-AT, and [[spoiler:a twin-bladed "splitsaber"]], among other things. It's implied that this is due to his {{Psychometry}} allowing him to absorb some of the required knowledge from the psychic echoes of the equipment's prior users.
* ItBeganWithATwistOfFate: His story kicks off when he is caught using the Force to rescue a friend, alerting the Empire to his survival and forcing him to go on the run while being pursued by Inquisitors.
* ItsAllMyFault:
** As far as Cal's concerned, Jaro's demise is entirely on his hands, because he flinched and ducked from a hail of blasterfire, leaving him unable to get the escape pod opening fast enough for him and Jaro to flee. It takes being forced to relive that day via Force-induced flashback and seeing that Jaro valiantly defended him long enough for him to overcome his fear and enable their escape that he finally starts getting over it.
** [[spoiler:After Bode's betrayal and the deaths of Cere and Cordova, Cal immediately blames himself for not realizing Bode was not only an Imperial spy but a Dark Jedi sooner. [[ShutUpKirk Greez has none of it]] and tearfully states that Cal is ''not'' to blame for what happened to Cere; it is all on '''Bode'''. ''Bode'' had every chance to live in peace with the survivors, but ultimately chose selfishness over his friends, and he used Cal to find Tanalorr so he can take the planet for himself.]]
* JackOfAllStats: Form-wise, his self-taught lightsaber stances can be compared to the seven lightsaber forms. Overall, this emphasizes his versatility despite his lack of expertise in any single form.
** In ''Jedi: Fallen Order'', while Cal doesn't seem to strictly conform to any particular lightsaber form, which is understandable considering his training was cut short due to Order 66, his fighting style seems to resemble Form VI: Niman the closest, mixed with the more defensive strategies of Form III: Soresu. Niman is a form that offers a balance of offense and defense, resulting in a fighting style that lacked a significant advantage, but also lacking any serious drawbacks, and thereby not leaving adherents as exposed as some of the more aggressive or specialized forms. Its flexibility also allows for tandem use of Force powers and incorporation of [[DualWielding Jar'Kai]] techniques to wield an extra lightsaber, something Cal is very capable of during combat.
** Cal's skillset has expanded considerably by the events of ''Jedi: Survivor'', adding three new stances and some updates to his first two:
*** The Single Blade stance still maintains its Niman style, which is more pronounced given how balanced it is compared to the other specialized stances. One could argue it's also Form I: Shii-Cho since it's the first stance Cal (and the player by extension) starts out with.
*** The Double-Bladed stance evokes Form III: Soresu's emphasis on defense, and, given how it's the only form suited for rapid blaster reflection, also Form V: Shien. ''Survivor'' though has it incorporates acrobatic movement and more multi-hit spinning strikes as Form IV: Ataru would have it.
*** His [[DualWielding Dual Wield]] stance is completely developed, which encourages maintaining a [[AttackAttackAttack constant offense that matches Ataru's own methodology]].
*** The long-ranged [[SwordAndGun Blaster]] style has Cal use a somewhat simplified variant of Form II: Makashi (famously Count Dooku's preferred style).
*** A later crossguard modification to his lightsaber allows him to use the [[MightyGlacier Crossguard]] stance, matching Form V: Djem So's characteristics of brute strength and wide strikes, and the valid strategy of counterattacking after parrying an enemy, staggering them for an opening.
*** Though not a lightsaber stance, [[spoiler:Cal's endgame Force ability to tap into the Dark Side has him boost his strength while slowing time. His attacks are also visibly ferocious, as described with Form VII: Juyo, which has the user tap into their own emotions and use simple, direct attacks without need for elaboration.]]
* JediMindTrick: In ''Survivor'', his attunement to the Force is strong enough that he could use it to briefly brainwash and convince weaker enemies into attacking each other. Cal could also use it to convince friendlier [=NPC=]s to reconsider their thoughts and actions, with the right choices leading to cosmetic rewards.
* {{Knighting}}: Cere gives him a FieldPromotion to Jedi Knight just before TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon and dubs him using Trilla's lightsaber.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When he's confronted with [[spoiler:Darth Vader]], he immediately realizes a fight with the [[spoiler:Sith Lord]] would end in seconds, turns around, and runs for his life.
-->'''[[spoiler:Darth Vader]]:''' You would be wise to surrender.\\
'''Cal:''' Yeah... probably...
* LaserBlade: Begins ''Jedi: Fallen Order'' with one half of his master's damaged double-bladed lightsaber, having lost the one he built as a Padawan during Order 66. Cal later fixes it, allowing him to use the double-bladed stance. [[spoiler:Upon accidentally destroying it during the trial on Dathomir, Cal travels to Ilum and crafts a split-saber using a new kyber crystal and the lightsaber hilts of his two mentors: Jaro Tapal and Cere Junda]]. Cal's lightsaber is especially notable for being totally customizable by the player, including blade color, which is blue by default both in-game and in most promotional materials.
* LogicalWeakness: Cal's psychometry power allows him to feel the echoes of events that left a strong emotional impression through an object intimately tied to it. This means that when he picks up [[spoiler:the Second Sister's lightsaber]] he is disoriented and functionally stunned as he sees [[spoiler:the events that turned her to the Dark Side]].
* MadeOfIron: Cal can tank lightsaber shots, blows from giant monsters, electric shocks and jumps from heights that would probably reduce the average human to mush. While some of this can be handwaved by Cal using the Force, there's no question that the young Jedi is incredibly durable.
* MrFanservice: ''Survivor'' gives free rein to the player as far as Cal's appearance goes. Sure, you can throw a mullet on him and combine it with the [[RummageSaleReject worst pants and shirt combo possible]]... or there's the option of putting him in a [[SleevesAreForWimps muscle shirt]] that show off lovingly-modeled arms (complete with freckles) and egregiously tight-fitting pants. Not to mention his default look includes a well-kept and very grown-up beard. Combine all this with his [[LeParkour speed and agility]], as well as many well-animated acrobatics [[SheFu bordering on unnecessary]], and the consensus seems to be that Respawn knew exactly what they were doing.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: A few times in ''Survivor''.
** After Cal [[spoiler: critically wounds Bode during the final fight, he sees Bode suffering and dying slowly from the killing blow and finishes him off with a double-tap. Cal can only drop his blaster and give a haunted stare, and spends most of the following funeral for Cere, Bode and Cordova disassociating to the point time seems to move at double speed.]]
** If you revisit [[spoiler: the ISB base]] in the post-game, you can find force echoes [[spoiler: of Cal's Dark Side fueled rampage and the sheer horror that gripped the Imperials as he marched]], Cal's tone of voice when he reflects on the echeos makes it clear he's ''not'' proud of himself.
* MyGreatestFailure: Cal is haunted by the thought of his own cowardice and inadequacy as a Padawan that led to the death of his master, believing that had he acted sooner, Master Tapal would have survived Order 66. A large portion of his journey is him coming to terms with this and healing his wounded connection to the Force.
* NiceGuy: Despite the hardships he endured, Cal is a friendly, respectful, and good-natured individual. Even in ''Survivor'', despite now having some GrayingMorality and PragmaticHero tendencies due to years of war trauma, he's still a generous guy who's willing to [[ChronicHeroSyndrome help others in need]], as well as give villains like [[spoiler:Dagan and Bode]] a chance to stand down unless they give him no choice.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: The Second Sister points out that the list of Force-sensitive children might have stayed hidden from the Empire if Cal hadn't found it for them. Cal seems to realize this and decides to destroy the holocron; leaving the fate of those children up to the will of the Force.]]
-->'''Second Sister''': [Your pride] has cost the lives of ''all'' [[spoiler:the Force-sensitive children on that list]], as well as your own.
* NormalFishInATinyPond:
** By normal standards, Cal is a badass MagicKnight able to easily defeat scores of Stormtroopers, wreck havoc on Imperial facilities, fend off skilled bounty hunters, and so on. By Jedi standards, Cal is talented but by no means special: the elite Purge Troopers still pose a challenge, Inquisitors are very difficult fights, [[spoiler:fallen Jedi Master Taron Malicos]] would have killed him were it not for outside intervention, and [[spoiler:Darth Vader]] is so far out of his league that Cal can do little but [[RunOrDie run away]].
** {{Averted|Trope}} by the time of ''Survivor''. [[spoiler:The Ninth Sister]], who previously gave Cal much trouble, is dispatched as the tutorial boss, and he trounces [[spoiler:Bode Akuna]], a Dark Jedi, in a fair one-on-one duel as Jedi. His feat of defeating Rayvis is also something that took multiple High Republic Jedi Masters working together to accomplish. While Cal is no match for Dagan Gera in a straight-up fight [[spoiler:(and has to tap into the Dark Side and exploit his mental trauma to defeat him)]], Dagan was explicitly one of the strongest Jedi of his era, and he can still put up a fight. So while Cal is still no match for the likes of [[TheAce Obi-Wan, Yoda or Darth Vader]], he is clearly a very competent Jedi Knight at this point.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:He and Merrin finally act on their feelings with one another in ''Jedi Survivor'']].
* OneHitKill: On most difficulties, Cal can immediately execute most common enemies after he parries their attacks, often with a suitably flashy finisher.
* OneManArmy: Being a Force user, Cal can take on multiple enemies such as Stormtroopers, Battle Droids, assassins and other creatures on his own.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: By normal standards, Cal's powers are impressive, but in the realm of Force users, he's nothing special. When faced with [[spoiler:the Chosen One himself, Darth Vader]], Cal is so hopelessly outmatched in every conceivable way that the only thing he can do is ''run''.
* ParryingBullets: Cal could use his lightsaber to deflect blaster shots or Nightbrother arrows. If timed correctly, the shots could be banked right back at the sender, though charged bolts cannot be deflected. With enough skill points invested, Cal could even deflect incoming fire while running.
* PermaStubble: By the time ''Survivor'' takes place, Cal has grown out a stubble to reflect that he's a grizzled survivor with years' worth of experience regarding his survival and battle against the Empire. The stubble is Cal's default facial feature in the game, though it can be changed however way the player sees fit.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Amusingly, it's the name of one of Cal's in-game abilities, where BD-1's stims not only restore his health significantly but also recharge his connection to the Force. It's a nice way to implement BD-1's relationship as an ally and friend to Cal during gameplay. [[spoiler:When he taps into the Dark Side in ''Survivor'', he uses his bond with his fellow crew members to prevent the hatred from consuming him.]]
* PragmaticHero: During ''Survivor'', Cal is not afraid to use shrewd and underhanded tactics and strategies in order to get the upper hand on his enemies, further adding to his grizzled and weary personality and his frustration in taking on the Empire. [[spoiler:This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} in that his pragmatism makes Cal susceptible to TheDarkSide, which adds a new layer to Cal's conflicted and troubled nature and makes his reliance for his crew all the more meaningful and justified.]]
* PuttingOnTheReich: Quite literally, during a disturbing vision he had of him possibly turning to the dark side and becoming an Inquisitor, he saw himself wearing a Wehrmacht-style Imperial uniform, which can be unlocked as a costume for regular gameplay upon finishing the story.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Cal gives one [[spoiler:to the Ninth Sister before [[DisneyVillainDeath shoving her off the World Tree with the Force]].]]
-->'''[[spoiler: Ninth Sister]]''': You can't stop the Empire!\\
'''Cal''': I can stop ''you''.
* PsychosomaticSuperpowerOutage: The trauma of Order 66 damaged his connection to the Force, leaving him to [[BagOfSpilling relearn his skills]] throughout the game.
* {{Psychometry}}: He's one of the few Jedi to have this ability and is noted to be exceptionally skilled at it, able to view events that took place centuries ago. He could also sense a being's echo in the Force and learn their skills subconsciously through his {{Psychometry}}, which is demonstrated when he plays a tune he's never heard of on Cere's instrument.
* QuickDraw: It's the name of one of its abilities, where Cal uses the Force to slow down time perception, lock onto multiple targets, and fire at them with quick succession, dealing heavy damage to his foes.
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:In ''Jedi Survivor'', he and Merrin finally become an OfficialCouple]].
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: He cares a lot about his friends, so naturally, any harm that comes to them, especially death, would infuriate Cal. He almost immediately attacks the Second Sister in grief and rage after seeing Prauf getting killed so callously. [[spoiler:In ''Survivor'', seeing Gabs's corpse causes him to march towards the Ninth Sister with rage, uncaring that his remaining allies are telling him to retreat and Bode's betrayal stings him so hard his attempt as chasing him causes him to dip into the Dark Side of the Force.]]
* RageBreakingPoint: [[spoiler: Near the end of ''Jedi: Survivor'', after Bode takes off when confronted on Nova Garon and Imperial Forces surround him, Cal finally snaps and taps into the [[TheDarkSide Dark Side]]. [[UnstoppableRage The result]] [[CurbStompBattle is what you'd expect.]]]]
* RedIsHeroic: Or "orange is heroic" - Cal's ginger hair is his most notable feature, and the many ponchos he can find are also colored in orange, cream, or beige colors. You can also equip him with an orange lightsaber.
** Even when unlocking a red lightsaber in the New Journey + mode, it doesn't actually change the canonical story.
* ReforgedBlade: After accidentally breaking the kyber crystal of the remaining half of Jaro Tapal's double-bladed lightsaber, he travels to Ilum to repair it and merge it with Cere's lightsaber hilt to create a split saber.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: It's technically Bode's blaster at first, but its design and functionality are clearly shown to be more inspired by revolvers, right down to having an offensive ability called QuickDraw. It serves as a secondary weapon for Cal and allows for great attack range and speed.
* RunOrDie: Cal deals with this on two occasions during ''Fallen Order''; [[spoiler:when his lightsaber is broken and defunct and has to escape a rampaging swarm of undead Nightsisters and when confronting Darth Vader. In the first one, Cal doesn't have any weapons and is in the midst of emotional panic. The second is him confronting a Sith Lord and the second most powerful being in the galaxy. He's got no choice but to just jolt out as quickly as he can]].
* ShellShockedVeteran: Cal is heavily implied to be struggling with PTSD as a result of his life since childhood having been pretty much nothing but fighting, killing, and running, adding an implied extra motive to his desire to find a place where people can escape the Empire's tyranny and the seemingly endless war. He spends a good chunk of ''Survivor'' wondering how close he truly is to becoming like Dagan, obsessed with a goal that destroys him, having started the sequel alone in the ''Mantis'', alienated from everyone he befriended in ''Fallen Order'' due to his drive to fight the Empire.
* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: He's got red hair and sea-green eyes, and has a rare Force power known as {{Psychometry}}.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: By the time of ''Jedi Survivor'', Cal has traded in his old scrapper uniform for an outfit that looks like something Han Solo might wear.
* TheSoCalledCoward: Cal is a coward by the standards of the Empire and the Inquisitors due to his past as a Padawan and his trying to escape them further their point. Even Cal doesn't have a positive opinion of himself and sees himself as cowardly on a few occasions. The reality is that he's too traumatized by being a survivor of a galaxy-wide genocide and this means he's a target for the Empire. However, when pushed enough, albeit, with a little bit of running away, Cal gets into action pretty quickly and accomplishes his tasks despite his own insecurities and lack of confidence.
* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Survivor''; Cal ends up being the only member of the ''Mantis'' crew's second iteration to remain alive as four of them end up dying in the game's opening act and the final act sees another one being put down by Cal himself for being a traitor and repeatedly refusing any responsibility and redemption for his actions as a mole.]]
* SurvivalMantra:
-->''"There are three rules to survive:\\
Don't stand out; don't reach out.\\
Accept the past.\\
Trust no one; trust only in the Force."''
* SurvivorsGuilt: Cal suffers from a case of this in the aftermath of Order 66 where his master, Jaro Tapal, died protecting Cal from the brainwashed Clone Troopers.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute:
** Shares a number of similarities with Kanan Jarrus from ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''; both of them are Padawans in hiding after Order 66 who're forced to relearn their former Jedi ways after being discovered by the Empire.
** He shares a broken Force bond due to war trauma, having to relearn skills because of that, and assembling a crew of others primarily also afflicted from said war, with the SchrodingersCanon [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords Jedi Exile]].
* SwissArmyWeapon: His Split Saber eventually encompasses all three main forms of lightsaber combat, single, dual, and double-edged, and he can switch between the three forms on the fly. ''Survivor'' takes this up a notch when, midway through the story, he gains the parts necessary to transform his lightsaber into a crossguard one that extends the blade's length at the expense of it becoming heavier.
* SwordAndGun: Cal is given possession of Bode Akuna's pistol, gaining him a new stance that allows him to use said pistol and his lightsaber simultaneously. It depletes Cal's physical defenses but gives him a lot more range than the other stances thanks to the gun and offers unique combos involving both weapons.
* TalkingInYourSleep: Greez in ''Survivor'' comments Cal regularly talks in his sleep when resting under the Pyloon Saloon.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: In conjunction with using the Force, Cal can throw his lightsaber with blinding speed and strength to ensure a direct, powerful hit to whatever enemy makes contact with it.
* TimePassageBeard: He grows a beard in ''Survivor'' which is set five years after ''Fallen Order''.
* TimeStandsStill: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. His basic Force ability lets him slow objects and enemies to a crawl for a brief period of time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of the game he goes from an inexperienced padawan, barely able to stay one step ahead of the Inquisition, to a [[spoiler: full-fledged Jedi capable of besting Inquisitors and Dark Jedi]]. Notably, he never stood a chance against the Second Sister during their first two confrontations, needing outside intervention in order to even escape with his life intact. However, after completely reconnecting with the Force, the final two encounters ended with Cal's victory. ''Survivor'' nets him even more experience under his belt five years after ''Fallen Order'', notably when he [[spoiler:puts down the Ninth Sister for good, with far more ease compared to him struggling in the first game]].
* TookALevelInIdealism: After spending five years as a scrapper due to the fallout of Order 66, being too afraid of forming relationships with anyone due to his past as a Padawan, and generally cynical about himself and his expectations, Cal slowly becomes more open once he joins the ''Stinger Mantis'' crew, starts to regain his connection in the Force and regains his commitment to fighting for a just cause whilst coming to terms with his past.
* TragicHero: Cal is a man whose tale is pretty much defined by his surviving Order 66, watching his master die trying to protect him, and having to live as an anxious recluse. Although he is picked up by a group of rebels who help him to restore his confidence and connection to the Force, Cal still faces off against his past on a number of occasions. [[spoiler:''Survivor'' pretty much catapults his tragic nature further; one of his close friends turns out to be a traitor and his second mentor is killed by Darth Vader, both of which play a role in Cal edging on to the Dark Side, and that's not including years of fighting the Empire with a number of losses and having to see a number of his friends and fellow freedom fighters die. Even if he has reached a road to recovery with his friends, tragedy is a major part of Cal's character.]]
* TragicKeepsake: His lightsaber actually belonged to his fallen Master, Jaro Tapal.
* TraumaButton: In ''Survivor'', when he has to use an escape pod. Last time he was in one was immediately after his master, Jaro Tapal, was mortally wounded in Order 66, and had to make the journey with his dead body and broken lightsaber. Struck with sudden anxiety even before he gets in, he is ''incredibly'' tense due to more than just the rough ride.
* TurnTheOtherCheek: [[spoiler:Despite all that she had put him through, including killing Prauf, he offers Second Sister a chance to return to the Light Side after learning of her true identity and past. Sadly, she's killed before she can properly decide. It makes it [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness all the more significant]] in ''Survivor'' when Cal decides Bode is too far gone and shoots him dead during their final battle after Bode is left completely open.]]
* TheUnchosenOne: As far as we know, Cal is just a random kid with a connection to the Force who is simply trying to do the right thing. There's no prophecies or mystical origins like with the Skywalkers, he's not related to anyone important and his skills are the result of regular training.
* UnskilledButStrong: He is considered a talented Jedi but never completed his training. As a Jedi, he does have the Force Powers and lightsaber that comes with it, but he has to relearn his Force Powers, his lightsaber combat lacks finesse, with his swings being very rough and graceless, allowing even basic stormtroopers with melee weapons to at least stand against him for a few moments longer than their blaster wielding counterparts, and, on top of all that, [[spoiler:when he faces Darth Vader in the end, fighting someone StrongAndSkilled like him will get you creamed, you have to escape him]].
* VirtualPaperDoll: To a limited extent in the first game. In ''Survivor'', everything from the color of his clothing (which can be found in chests or purchased from Doma) to his hairstyle can be customized, taking this [[ExaggeratedTrope up to eleven]].
* WallRun: One of the abilities Cal possesses is the ability to run across vertical surfaces using the Force.
* WeakButSkilled: He's this compared to other Force Sensitives. He's not as trained in the Force as the rest of the Force Users in the game, and every battle with one is a ClimaxBoss. Through quick thinking, cunning, and the ConfusionFu inherent to his SwissArmyWeapon, he still ends up with a number of victories.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: His [[SurvivalMantra code of survival]] crumbles when he uses the Force to rescue his long-time friend Prauf from falling to the mouth of the Ibdis Maw all while in front of an Imperial probe droid, resulting in the Inquisitorius coming down on him when it could have been more advantageous to let Prauf be devoured.
* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler:After their fight, Rayvis comes to see Cal as this for giving him a good fight, which also contributes to him goading the Jedi to kill him as Rayvis would rather die than to be conflicted in choosing between Cal and Gera regarding servitude.]]
* WreckedWeapon:
** He comes into possession of a blue lightsaber with the bottom part of its hilt broken, exposing its wires and machinery. It belonged to his master, Jaro Tapal, and was once a double-bladed lightsaber before it was sundered in half by blaster fire when his master perished.
** [[spoiler: During his first Force trial at the temple on Dathomir, his traumatic memories of Order 66 cause him to unconsciously break the crystal inside his lightsaber. As a result, he's forced to travel to Ilum in order to find a new crystal.]]
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: While using the Crossguard stance in ''Jedi: Survivor'', his sprinting attack becomes a dropkick.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: This trope is a big factor in Cal's CharacterDevelopment in ''Fallen Order''. Despite seeing himself as trash and an inadequate Padawan, Cal increasingly proves himself to be far more competent and braver than he gives himself credit for, earning the respect of seasoned, veteran figures like Cere Junda and Saw Gerrera and being inspired by the teachings and advice of Eno Cordova. In time, his self-esteem begins to improve, and eventually decides to carry on with restoring the legacy of the Jedi.
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters: Cal is a Jedi survivor who proves himself a hero despite his self-doubts and plays a role in the Rebel Alliance as a big supporter. In turn, the Galactic Empire has branded him, alongside any of his friends and Jedi survivors, as a terrorist who is threatening the galaxy's order. This plays a role in Cal's newfound self-doubt in ''Survivor'', questioning if he will ever be able to win against the Empire due to its growing influence and its propaganda in labeling the Jedi and the rebels as criminals.
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A BD-series expeditionary droid owned by Eno Cordova during the years leading up to the Jedi Purge. Cal finds him in Cordova's hidden sanctuary on the planet Bogano, whereupon he becomes the young Jedi's trusted companion.
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The last surviving Nightsister following Count Dooku's genocide, living quietly on Dathomir and driving off anyone who disturbs her people's isolation. However, her worldview is shaken upon her encounter with former Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis, and she subsequently joins the crew of the ''Stinger Mantis'' to see the galaxy and take revenge upon the Empire.
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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only woman on Cal's new crew in ''Jedi: Survivor''.
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* BigEater: Greez once mentions that Kata eats like a "starving rancor".
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* AmbiguousSituation: It is unclear if Kata is Force-sensitive like her father. In the end, there seems to be a strong implication of this when Cere Junda's ghost appears to Cal Kestis and advises him to "guide [Kata] through the darkness". Not to mention Force-sensitivity has been inherited before, as seen with Anakin with Luke and Leia, Yula Braylon with Arath Tarrex, and Leia with Ben Solo/Kylo Ren.
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* AmbiguousSituation: It is unclear if Kata is Force-sensitive like her father. In the end, there seems to be a strong implication of this when Cere Junda's ghost appears to Cal Kestis and advises him to "guide [Kata] through the darkness". Not to mention Force-sensitivity has been inherited before, as seen with Anakin with Luke and Leia, shown by the Skywalker lineage, Yula Braylon with Braylon's son Arath Tarrex, and Leia with Ben Solo/Kylo Ren.Kanan Jarrus' son Jacen Syndulla.
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* GriefSong: Often sings the "Ghost Star" lullaby her mother used to sing to her. In a Force Echo, Kata and Bode sing the full lullaby after arriving on Tanalorr, which makes his fate the more sadder to Cal:
--> ''Ghost star, wonder where you are… Ghost star, are you very far? All night long, I’ll sing your song, if you watch over me. Ghost star, hiding in the night, all your friends are oh-so bright. When the sky is clear, I can sense you’re near, looking down on me. Ghost star, silent in the sky, now I start to wonder why. Show me your light, I’ve waited all night. Ghost star, won’t you sing with me?''
--> ''Ghost star, wonder where you are… Ghost star, are you very far? All night long, I’ll sing your song, if you watch over me. Ghost star, hiding in the night, all your friends are oh-so bright. When the sky is clear, I can sense you’re near, looking down on me. Ghost star, silent in the sky, now I start to wonder why. Show me your light, I’ve waited all night. Ghost star, won’t you sing with me?''
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--> ''Ghost star, wonder where you are… Ghost star, are you very far? All night long, I’ll sing your song, if you watch over me. Ghost star, hiding in the night, all your friends are oh-so bright. When the sky is clear, I can sense you’re near, looking down on me. Ghost star, silent in the sky, now I start to wonder why. Show me your light, I’ve waited all night. Ghost star, won’t you sing with me?''
--> ''Ghost star, wonder where you are… Ghost star, are you very far? All night long, I’ll sing your song, if you watch over me. Ghost star, hiding in the night, all your friends are oh-so bright. When the sky is clear, I can sense you’re near, looking down on me. Ghost star, silent in the sky, now I start to wonder why. Show me your light, I’ve waited all night. Ghost star, won’t you sing with me?''
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* AbusiveParents: Bode is so overprotective of his daughter that he ends up personally endangering her more than any of his actual enemies. In fact, he ends up nearly killing Kata in fits of blind rage during his fight with Cal and Merrin.
* AcePilot: Shows some skill behind the cockpit of a Z-95 Headhunter (the forefather of the X-Wing).
* ActionDad: He has a young daughter, Kata. Making the galaxy a safer place for her is one of the reasons he fights.
-->'''Bode:''' I don't get to see her as often as I'd like, but at least I can provide for her.
* AffablyEvil: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]; after his true colors are revealed, Bode still remains cordial to the ''Mantis'' crew and even tells Cal to go save his "family". He's also much more honest and forthcoming after his betrayal is revealed. The moments he shares with his daughter involve him being as nice as he could, which is genuine on his end. That said, Force Echos do reveal that he was planning to use Cal and Merrin's budding relationship to his advantage, yet also that he sincerely saw Cal as a good friend and contemplated about betraying his crew. His affability goes out the window when pushed one too many times about his recklessness and rage, whereupon he tries to kill Cal and Merrin in cold blood.
* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything he's done, Cal still gives his traitorous friend a proper Jedi funeral, alongside Cere and Cordova, understanding the circumstances that caused Bode to fall to the Dark Side in the first place.
* ApologeticAttacker: He takes the time to regretfully apologize to the ''Mantis'' crew before revealing himself to be a traitor and killing Eno Cordova.]]
* AttackAttackAttack: In his fight against Cal and Merrin, Bode puts little focus on defensive tactics beyond making quick zips. He mainly prioritizes fast lightsaber strikes, shooting with his blasters at a distance, and using his jetpack to fly around and drop bombs. By the final phase, he puts all of his efforts into just his lightsaber attacks.
* AxCrazy: His second boss fight is essentially him acting like an enraged animal, attacking widly with reckless abandon and screaming and growling furiously at Cal and Merrin to stay away from Kata, despite his own uncontrolled rage indrectly almost killing his daughter.
* BashBrothers: With Cal Kestis in ''Survivor''. It falls apart after Cal finds out Bode had sold out the other survivors to the Empire.
* BecomingTheMask: Downplayed as he was still willing to betray him, but Bode genuinely did come to regard Cal as his best friend (as implied by the post-game Force Echo in the Lucrehulk-class battleship) and tried to turn him to his side before his betrayal. Even after his betrayal, he's still cordial towards Cal and even tells Cal to save his friends when he sends the Empire to Jedha. Unfortunately, his worsening paranoia leads to him trying to kill Cal in the end anyways.
* BeyondRedemption: Cal gives him several chances to surrender and turn over a new leaf for the sake of protecting his daughter. Bode [[RedemptionRejection tosses every one of those chances back in Cal's face]]. At the end of the final battle, Bode tries to shoot him with the clear intent to kill Cal, but the pistol Bode tried to use malfunctioned. At that point, Cal concludes that enough is enough and guns Bode down [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with the same blaster he provided Cal]].
-->'''Greez:''' We all know it's a rigged game, but we ''choose'' how to play it!
* TheBigGuy: Being more physically bulkier than Cal, Bode serves as his main muscle throughout much of ''Jedi: Survivor'', often using his bombs and blasters to deal damage in the midst of whatever battle Cal is engaged. Though with a jetpack, Bode is much faster than usually expected for a character of this role.
* BigShutUp: Yells one at Kata after she tries to convince him to listen to Cal and Merrin.
* BossOnlyLevel: Bode is the only opponent encountered in Tanalorr, the game's final explorable planet.
* BrokenPedestal: Becomes one not just for Cal, but for his daughter as well. While Kata still loves her father very much, she's clearly heartbroken by the horrible man he had become [[LoveMakesYouEvil trying to protect her]] and [[EasilyForgiven doesn't hold it against Cal]] when he's forced to kill him because she understands how Bode's actions have hurt so many people.
* ControlFreak: A major trait for Bode is his obsession to keep Kata safe and doing whatever means necessary to accomplish such, right down to telling her not to get herself associated with other people who might be nothing more than just friendly and accommodating to her. There is a degree of excuse for this; Bode has never really been in control of his life and actions, especially since as a Jedi survivor from Order 66, he's constantly been on the run from the Empire and is roped by Denvik to do his dirty business to ensure his own daughter's protection. His main motivation for finding Tanalorr is for a chance to finally get himself and Kata to be on a planet where nobody can interrupt him and is so driven by such that he betrays Cal and then lures him to take out Denvik and distracts the Empire while he whisks himself and Kata away to be in their newest safe haven. [[VillainousBreakdown He near-instantly becomes frustrated and desperate when he sees Cal and Merrin in Tanalorr]] with Kata, screaming that only he gets to decide Kata's safety despite Cal and Merrin's insistency for help.
* CorruptedCharacterCopy:
** At first glance, he's the game's answer to Han Solo and Poe Dameron, a swashbuckling, wisecracking TallDarkAndHandsome AcePilot who's handy with a blaster and serves as a surrogate big brother to the protagonist. Problem is that he's TheMole, and it's largely an act to get close to his targets.
** He's also this to Creator/NoshirDalal's other famous video game role, Charles Smith from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. Like Charles, Bode is a competent and dependable ally who serves as the player's best friend and always has his back. Unlike Charles though, Bode is a disloyal and selfish schemer all along.
* {{Crusading Widow}}er: He hates the Empire because they killed his wife. Deconstructed as the death of his wife ended up contributing to him falling to the Dark Side, as he became obsessed with protecting what remained of his family at the cost over everyone else.
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'''Cal:''' I'm sorry. They've taken a lot of people.\\
'''Bode:''' More every day.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a Jedi during the Clone Wars, but instead of serving on the front lines, he served in Republic Intelligence. After Order 66, he used his training as a spy to hide. In time he married and had a daughter, but his wife was eventually killed by an Inquisitor. Knowing he could not hide forever, Bode cut a deal with a COMPNOR agent, Commander Denvik, to ensure the safety of himself and his daughter.
* DeadpanSnarker: Bode would occasionally snark and make wisecracking quips during gameplay and cutscenes, likely as a nod for being the Mantis Crew's equivalent of Han Solo. This character aspect evaporates completely when Bode reveals himself to be a spy for the Empire.
* DeathByIrony: The player can [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame choose to use the Blaster style to fight him]], and Cal ''always'' strikes the final blows with the same blaster Bode gave Cal, in the same place Bode thought would be a sanctuary.
* DetrimentalDetermination: Bode's love for his daughter naturally forms a protective desire for her, but years of being hounded by the Empire for his past as a Jedi and the death of his wife twist that love into a mad obsession to keep Kata safe from anything. Bode is willing to sell out and condemn ''anybody'' if it means saving himself and Kata, regardless of the consequences and misery it would cause for them. It's to the point where Bode cannot be bothered to even listen to additional advice, seek alternatives, or even enlist anyone else's trust to ensure Kata's safety and any rebuttals and arguments cause him to lash out. In the end, his ambitions are just for himself and his daughter and he will do anything to ensure that, everyone else be damned.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: In the long run, reporting Cere's location to Darth Vader turns out to have been this. Bode did this partly so that he could get what he wanted, the Hidden Path, for himself as well as expose Denvik for trying to act above his station to earn political points and influence, knowing full well the latter would seriously piss the Sith Lord off. The seemingly reckless act of leaving his tracker active for Cal to follow also plays this further by depriving Denvik of his military might and facing the full wrath of Vader while Bode and Kata escape to Tanalorr. In spite of how heinous his acts were, it's still an impressive feat that Bode was able to get ''[[TheDreaded Darth Vader]]'' to be a part of his plan to eliminate a certain obstacle of his, all whilst never having to directly confront the Sith Lord.
* DiesWideOpen: His eyes are still open after Cal guns him down and has to close them afterwards.
* DiscardAndDraw: After Bode's jetpack is damaged during Cal's chase, Bode reveals his Force abilities and fights Cal with a SwordAndGun style. Cal taps into the Dark Side during the final boss fight, and Bode accidentally damages both of his blasters, which forces him to use only the lightsaber for the last phase.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: As indicated above, he's been blackmailed into doing Denvik's dirty work to keep the Inquisitors off his back. That said, he is aware of all the Empire's {{InterserviceRivalry}}ies and that Denvik is acting way above his station, so he is also manipulating events to screw over Denvik and finally be free. Denvik realizes that Bode had purposely lured Cal to his base so Bode could escape to Tanalorr with his daughter unopposed while Cal deals with the Empire. It's implied to be true given that's ''exactly'' what happens when Cal confronts him about this.
* DragonInChief: While he nominally answers to Lank Denvik, Bode's resources as an Imperial spy and abilities as a former Jedi make him a far greater threat to Cal and his friends. Sure enough, after he's got everything he needs out of Denvik, he has Cal - and failing that, Vader - take care of him to cover his tracks.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: As part of an elaborate con, Bode disguises himself as a member of the CSF claiming to have captured Cal.
* DuelBoss: Bode is fought for the first time in Jedha just on his own whilst using a lightsaber to even the playing field between him and Cal. During the fight against him in Tanalorr, Cal initially has Merrin for support until Bode loses around half of his health whereupon him blindly endangering Kata forces Merrin to prioritize saving her first, leaving just Cal for Bode to directly contend against for the remainder of the fight.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and he seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].
* EvilAllAlong: Bode is not only an Imperial double agent, he's also a Dark Jedi willing to do anything to protect himself and his daughter, even committing appalling atrocities.
* FaceHeelTurn: A DoubleSubversion; although Bode betrays Cal's crew with terrible consequences on the latter's end, he was never truly on the latter's side either, having been a spy for the Galactic Empire (more specifically, Lank Denvik) the entire time. Still, there was a time when he was a genuine hero as he used to be part of the Jedi Order via the Republic Intelligence. It was the death of his wife Tayala some years before the events of ''Jedi: Survivor'' that drove Bode into villainy and insanity.
* EvilVirtues: {{Subverted|Trope}} with Love as while it serves as a primary motivator, it's since been corrupted into a mad obsession that contributes to Bode's weakness in his impulsiveness and eventual downfall. Played straight with Diligence as Bode is willing to make and go ahead with extreme choices and risky plans if it means furthering his goals.
* FallenHero: He was once a Jedi and a loving husband[=/=]father. However, the Jedi Purge and losing his wife to the Empire has caused a great toll on him, not even the love of his daughter could help him overcome.
* FatalFlaw:
** Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.
** Related to the above two, there's [[ProperlyParanoid a refusal to trust anybody]]. Bode's overprotectiveness towards Kata is so bad that he doesn't even stop to think that maybe he could use some help from others. Cal and Merrin not only prove to be genuine about protecting Kata but are also willing to let Bode's actions be forgiven and even remain in Tanalorr. Bode's response is to throw their sentiment and promises back and attack them in blind rage, resulting in his death.
* FightsLikeANormal: His main fighting style is using dual blasters, shock bombs, and a jetpack. This is all to further conceal the fact that he is a Dark Jedi who is hiding his identity. And even when he does fight using Dagan's lightsaber, Bode uses his blasters and bombs more often and, compared to most Jedi in combat, hardly uses any Force powers, instead using his physical build for hard-hitting saber strikes.
* FinalBoss: Of ''Jedi: Survivor'', he ends up being the game's last antagonist after Dagan Gera turns out to be a DiscOneFinalBoss (albeit having been the main villain for three of the game's six chapters, compared to Bode's one). He was a mole for the Empire, manipulating Cal the whole time and he led the Empire to Jedha, indirectly resulting in Cere's death and most of her archive being destroyed.
* {{Foil}}: To Cal. First and foremost Bode is talkative and has a sense of humor while Cal is more silent and taciturn - something Cal remarks upon during the prologue. Both of them have lost people they love to the rise of the Empire. Both are former Jedi who hid their former occupations by taking new ones. Like Cal, Bode is deeply hurt by all the people he's lost to the Empire, his wife first and foremost. Much like Cal at the beginning of ''Survivor'', Bode is dominated by the pain of his loss. While Cal's channeled that into an otherwise hopeless fight against the Empire, Bode's channeled his own grief into an obsessive need to protect his daughter, even if it means betraying everyone around him to the very same Empire that took his wife.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Discussed by Merrin, who says that Bode was merely using his daughter and the death of his wife as blanket excuses for his betrayal and ''murdering countless lives''. Not to mention he keeps endangering his daughter regardless during his final battle with Cal and Merrin. While Cal understands where Bode was coming from, it was still crossing the line the moment he sold his friends out to the Empire.
* GriefSong: When he is in Tanalorr, before Cal and Merrin's arrival, Bode and Kata sing ''Ghost Star'' together. During a solo performance, he ends up replacing one of the lines with the name of his wife, Tayala, causing him to break down sobbing and faltering his performance.
* GunsAkimbo: He has two blaster pistols that he dual-wields during combat.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: His greatest desire is to love Kata and protect her from whatever threat they would encounter. By the time he fights Cal and Merrin, he's become the exact opposite; he's an irrational aggressor who is reacting in rage and he ends up endangering his daughter.
* TheHeavy: His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal and Vader]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.
* HeroKiller: He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him off a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Ends up getting gunned down by the very same blaster he entrusted to Cal.
* HopeSpot: An interesting case where he breaks one and is the victim of one.
** He offers one by being a loyal ally to Cal and being instrumental in defeating Dagan and claiming the Hidden Path. It seems the heroes have achieved a meaningful victory for once and are ready to initiate a plan to gather survivors for Tanalorr... then Bode suddenly pulls out a blaster, kills Cordova, and calls upon the Empire to attack the Jedi Temple in Jedha, revealing himself to be a spy.
** On the receiving end, he feels that he is finally at peace in Tanalorr with just him and his daughter, assured that Kata can live out her days without harm and they can both live together with nothing to interrupt their newfound quiet days. Then Cal and Merrin suddenly show up, breaking said tranquility that Bode wanted for purely selfish reasons, initiating their fight.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** For all of the judgment he slings at Dagan over having become virtually identical to the worst of the Sith Lords, Bode is ultimately no better, choosing to sell out his own fellow Jedi for what is ultimately a very selfish goal.
** Having lost his wife to the Empire hunting him down, he has no problem making other people experience the exact same thing if it means saving himself.
** Bode justifies all of his heinous acts as necessary to protect Kata, but during the final boss fight, he's so careless for her safety and desperate to kill Cal that he almost ends up killing her himself by collapsing the bridge she's standing on, putting her in more direct danger than any of his enemies ever did.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Bode seems to be a BadassNormal who performs well in a fight with his jetpack, blasters, explosive grenades and a mean punch, capable of keeping up with Cal even in a fight with a skilled Jedi like Dagan Gera. However, when he betrays the heroes to the Empire, Cal manages to eventually catch up to him and destroys his jetpack, seemingly rendering him helpless close-range against a Jedi... until he knocks Cal back with his own Force push and draws Dagan's lightsaber, revealing himself to be another [[TitleDrop Jedi Survivor]]. That said, whilst the abilities he displays do mean that Cal can't easily win, he's clearly extremely rusty from never showing these in a fight for a long time, and is clearly [[UnskilledButStrong lacking]] Cal's refined skills with a Lightsaber, instead using them to augment his preferred method of shooting or blasting the target.
* InTheBack: He unexpectedly shoots Dagan behind whilst the latter is ranting about Tanalorr being his. This action gives Cal enough time to regain his lightsaber and cut down Dagan.
* InkSuitActor: He's modeled after his voice actor, Creator/NoshirDalal.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The fact that he planned to bring just himself and his daughter to Tanalorr at the cost of the other survivors suffering at the hands of the Empire is just pure selfishness. His self-centeredness even overrides the love for his daughter as he carelessly puts her in danger during the final boss fight.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Bode is taciturn, aloof, and snarky in a caustic way, but is still cooperative and friendly with most people he encounters and he has an almost brotherly relationship with Cal. Then he turns out to be a ruthless double agent for the Empire who is willing to shoot an old man and leave his newfound friends to fend for themselves when Vader barges in. Although his affection and friendship for Cal are genuine, this immediately crumbles when he sets him up as a ploy to eliminate Denvik and escape to Tanalorr with his daughter, not caring if Cal dies in the chaos. In the end, he literally cannot seek any compromise or alternatives, instead resorting to attacking Cal and Merrin in feral rage and [[AbusiveParents indirectly endangering Kata's life]] as the fight goes on. Bode might have been a good man at one point, but in the very end, he's devolved into a raging, selfish madman who is too lost in his delusions and anger to be worth saving.
* KarmicDeath: After constantly refusing to change his ways on several occasions, attacking Cal and BD-1 in a delusional desire for freedom, and almost killing Merrin and his daughter, Bode is put down by his former friend with two shots unhesitantly after a quickdraw went horribly wrong on his end. For extra karma, Cal kills Bode with the same blaster the latter gave to the former much earlier on.
* KickTheDog: While beating Cal to a pulp, Bode ''slaps'' [[RobotBuddy BD-1]] off of his friend in a blind rage, [[LetsGetDangerous which sets Cal off]].
* KickTheMoralityPet: Bode deeply loves Kata, but his trust issues, along with his wife's death, twisted that love into something else. In the midst of his VillainousBreakdown in his duel with Cal, he endangers his daughter and then '''Force Pushes''' her with no regard to her well-being.
* KnightOfCerebus: His betrayal and reveal as a Dark Jedi very quickly darkens the mood of the game, with the consequences emotionally shattering Cal and the Mantis Crew. It's even told by the pause menu; Bode's treachery left such an impact that the blue background has been changed to a blood-red one, signaling how Bode made everything worse and causing Cal to teeter towards releasing the Dark Side.
* KnightTemplarParent: He is only concerned with saving himself and his daughter, damn the other survivors. During his final battle against Cal, he ends up endangering his daughter at multiple points trying to keep Cal and Merrin away from her.
* TheLancer: To Cal in ''Survivor'', being his most recurring ally and aiding him in various sections of the game, up to even participating in the final fight against Dagan Gera. This is lost immediately when Bode reveals himself to be a spy and traitor.
* LaserBlade: Appropriates one half of Dagan Gera's red-bladed lightsaber and uses it against Cal after revealing his Force abilities, and thus his true nature as a renegade Jedi.
* LastSecondChance: On the failed giving end; despite his betrayal and selfishness, Cal and Merrin are still willing to try to appeal to Bode's good side and to just move on from what has happened, even reasoning that with him and Kata having finally reached Tanalorr, they can cease their conflict as well as making sure they can also protect his daughter. Bode not only refuses but attacks Cal and Merrin, being far too irrational to consider the idea of entrusting Kata's safety to others, even a close friend. Eventually, Cal decides that [[BeyondRedemption convincing him is not worth it]] and puts him down with two blasts to the chest.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: In spite of his own deplorable actions and attitude, Bode still comes off as this to Lank Denvik, as there was a tragic reason for Bode's turn to villainy and his friendship with Cal was genuine, even if he was willing to kill the latter and his motives were entirely self-serving to the detriment of his daughter. In contrast, Denvik is an opportunistic {{slimeball}} and bully who played a role in Bode's descent to villainy and simply sees Bode and Kata as stepping stones to advance himself in the Empire's ranks.]]
* LightningBruiser: While lacking in Force abilities and lightsaber versatility, Bode makes up for it with fast saber strikes that hit hard alongside using his jetpack to quickly zip around the battlefield and dropping explosives and shock bombs at the same time.
* TheLostLenore: Bode loved his late wife, Tayala, and continues to grieve for her after she was killed by an Inquisitor. This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} as this incident drives Bode to TheDarkSide, causing his familial love for his daughter to warp into an irrational and blind rage.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: By the third act, Bode's love for his daughter has been corrupted so badly that he starts making irrational and costly decisions that bite him back really hard. On top of that, he doesn't want to accept any offers and chances that Cal and Merrin are willing to give him, instead lashing out that only ''[[ItsAllAboutMe he]]'' gets to decide what is best for Kata, which shows just how blind and aggressive he's become in ensuring for his daughter's safety and how badly his judgment has been clouded. This ultimately gets him killed for his troubles.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: His paranoia towards what might happen to his daughter if she is placed under someone else's protection is what causes him to sell the other survivors out.
* ManlyTears: A Force Echo in Tanalorr tells that he sang ''Ghost Star'', only to mention Tayala in place of one of the lyrics, causing his performance to halt for a moment, followed by Bode crying over being reminded of his late wife.
* MasterActor: Bode was able to conceal the fact that he was once a Jedi Knight who survived Order 66 very effectively and with no one able to sense this particular part about his past, not even seasoned Jedi Masters like Cere and Cordova. [[JustifiedTrope Given that he was assigned to Republic Intelligence before Order 66]] and was mentored by Denvik during that time as well, Bode was skilled in surveillance, espionage, and tracking and used them to effectively keep himself and his daughter concealed during the reign of the Empire.
* MirrorBoss: His boss fights are largely similar to most other lightsaber-wielding ones, though Bode places special emphasis in that he also uses blasters that further mirror Cal's pragmatic fighting style and taciturn nature during combat. His swordplay places emphasis on hard-hitting attacks, much like the Crossguard Stance, only faster.
* MirrorCharacter: Like Dagan, he's another one to Anakin Skywalker. Like Vader, Bode was once a Jedi and would eventually find love, only for that to be taken away from him in the worst way imaginable, causing him to double down on his descent to TheDarkSide. Both Anakin and Bode also possess the capability to show and express great love, which unfortunately becomes twisted into misplaced rage towards the ones they're supposed to protect. Unlike Anakin whose turn to villainy was due to his desperation to save Padmé, Bode turned to darkness and insanity after Tayala was killed by an Inquisitor. While Vader would pass away finding redemption and peace, Bode is not so lucky, meeting an unfortunate and premature end after his rage and recklessness expire whatever chances Cal and Merrin would have had for him.
* TheMole: Bode's ''actual'' allegiance was to the Galactic Empire and was sent by his superior, Denvik, to infiltrate Cal's crew to retrieve the Hidden Path and aid in furthering Denvik's position in COMPNOR all while Bode poses as a loyal and brotherly team member. That said, [[BecomingTheMask Bode did come to genuinely like Cal]], even after showing his true colors.
* NearVillainVictory: Bode pretty much succeeds in his main goal of reaching Tanalorr safely with his daughter. Furthering the point, he was guile enough to set up Cal via a tracker to get Denik out of his way as he escapes with the compass and Hidden Path, ensuring no one would be able to reach him and his daughter as far as he thinks. His victory and attempt to have peace is short-lived when Cal manages to make it to Tanalorr anyway. It's telling when the moment Bode sees Cal and Merrin with Kata, [[VillainousBreakdown he immediately flips out and starts acting confrontational]]. Interestingly, his short-sightedness and refusal to negotiate doom his efforts and he is gunned down after fighting in a futile and misguided attempt to keep Kata safe.
* NonPlayerCompanion: Bode serves as the main supporting character to Cal during his endeavors in Koboh. During gameplay, he can fly around places pelting enemies with blaster shots and dropping bombs to make fighting for Cal easier. They'll also have short conversations whilst exploring and during the aftermath of a battle.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Bode uses protecting his daughter as a blanket excuse for every bad thing he does, from betraying Cal's trust to leaving several other survivors to perish at the hands of Darth Vader, simply because he wanted to live in Tanalorr with Kata alone. When Cal calls him out on all his crimes and accuses him of being a monster, Bode doesn't even try to deny it, simply declaring that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he's a father and he's going to do whatever he has to protect his child]]. Even ''Kata'' is appalled by her father's actions.
* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: While Dagan is openly antagonistic from the get-go and is the adversary Cal spends the majority of the game hunting down, Bode is a seemingly friendly ally until he reveals his true colors not long after Dagan's death, in which he becomes the game's final antagonist.
* OhCrap: When he picks up one of his blasters to shoot Cal only for it to malfunction, Bode has just enough time to realize how screwed he is before Cal blasts Bode in the chest.
* OpportunisticBastard: Many of Bode's actions are taking advantage of whatever events have happened so that he could collect what he could use to serve his own ends. This even applies retrospectively once Cal starts discovering new Force Echos that are about Bode. Namely, he would secretly take one-half of Dagan's lightsaber, plan on using Cal's budding romance with Merrin against him should he become a threat, and deliberately left a tracker behind his ship to lure Cal and take out Denvik and whoever was stationed there so that there isn't anyone left to chase him and Kata down as he flees to Tanalorr.
* PapaWolf: Deconstructed and taken to an extreme level. His mind is so wrapped up by the idea of protecting his daughter that he's willing to let other survivors, including his close friend, Cal, to die at the hands of the Empire to take Tanalorr for himself. Cal calls him out for it, and even Kata admits to being unnerved by her father's overbearingness.
* TheParanoiac: Bode is actually unable to place his trust in anybody, feeling that giving the Hidden Path to whom he saw as "complete strangers" is too much of a risk for him and his daughter. Furthermore, he thinks he's the only one who is fit to look after and protect Kata, yet he's so paranoid and distrusting of aid and help that he attacks Cal and Merring immediately after seeing them in Tanalorr despite them meaning no harm and the resulting fight actually endangers his daughter a few times, [[AbusiveParents his justifications fall completely flat]].
* PlayingBothSides: He betrays Cal and the ''Mantis'' crew by coldly killing Cordova and taking the Hidden Path. Then he leaves his tracker active to allow Cal to barge into Nova Garon as a way of taking Denvik out of commission and getting Cal to decimate whoever was stationed to guard the Lucrehulk-class battleship to ensure he and Kata can make it to Tanalorr without anyone tailing him. In the end, Bode's loyalty is solely to himself, and would use and discard literally ''everyone'' he works with so long as he is convinced this is the only way to keep his daughter safe.
* PrecisionFStrike: Bode holds the distinction of being one of the very few characters in the franchise to openly swear in English. Namely, he calls Denvik a bastard when he changes the deal of his plans regarding Bode and Kata's safety.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Deconstructed. As long as he can keep telling himself that what he's doing is best for Kata he'll do it, no matter how monstrous and cruel it is. In the end, even Kata is begging him to stop but he ignores his daughter's begging until Cal finally shoots him.
* RedIsViolent: His red shirt and wielding one half of Dagan's lightsaber compliment Bode's twisted psyche during his fight against Cal and Merrin, with most of his dialogue being raging rants and feral growling as well as a fast and aggressive fighting style.
* RedemptionRejection: Cal gives Bode every chance he can to just stand down and walk away in their final fight, swearing that he will do everything he can to protect Bode and Kata as long as Bode just puts his weapons down. When Bode responds to Cal's final offer of peace by trying to shoot him again (only causing no harm because the gun shorts out), Cal finally has enough and shoots him dead.
* {{Retirony}}:
** He mentions to Cal in Coruscant having a daughter named Kata and that his mercenary work is a means to provide income and safety for both him and his little girl. Interestingly enough, he's the only member of the new ''Mantis'' crew outside Cal and BD to escape with their lives.
** As a survivor of Order 66 and after the death of his wife Tayala, he is defined by his desire to keep Kata safe, no matter who he has to work with and who he has to betray, seeing Tanalorr and the Hidden Path as his ultimate ticket to keep themselves out of the war against the Empire. He succeeds and intends to settle down peacefully with his daughter, but only for a short period as Bode is fought and killed by Cal as soon as the latter reaches Tanalorr.
* ReverseGrip: After revealing to Cal that he's Force-sensitive and took Dagan's lightsaber, he holds said lightsaber this way which is famously how Shien duelists held their lightsabers.
* RobbingTheDead: After he and Cal kill Dagan Gera, he secretly takes one of Dagan's lightsabers from his dead body after Cal leaves the observatory so that he has a powerful weapon that he can use in case he has to fight Cal or anyone in the ''Mantis'' crew following his betrayal. The fight he anticipated does end up happening, so he uses Dagan's lightsaber for the rest of the game as his main weapon [[SwordAndGun alongside one of his blasters]].
* ScreamingWarrior: Most of his voice lines in his second fight are animalistic screams and growls, a telling sign of just how mentally lost and insane Bode has become in his misguided desire to protect Kata. The "warrior" aspect of this trope comes from the fact that he was a Jedi Knight before the events of Order 66.
* ShipperOnDeck: He notices how close Cal and Merrin are and at one point during the story, he recommends that the young Jedi pursue a future with the Nightsister. A Force echo indicates that he mainly intended to [[ShipperWithAnAgenda use Cal's love for Merrin to turn the Jedi to his side]].
* ShockAndAwe: He uses shock grenades for long-ranged attacks.
* SixthRangerTraitor: Became the sixth member of the ''Mantis'' crew in ''Survivor'', but ultimately turned out to be an Imperial spy ''and'' a Dark Jedi.
* TheStarscream: While his actual allegiance is shown to be under Lank Denvik, it's also shown that there is no true loyalty or respect between the two. Cal arriving in Nova Garon was a ploy for Bode to get his former friend to wipe out Denvik and whoever was stationed in the base while he quickly takes Kata and escape to Tanalorr without any resistance. Considering Denvik had tried to put a firm hold on Kata, Bode's willingness to betray him makes sense, even if his end goal is still incredibly selfish.
* StupidEvil: His efforts to escort Kata and himself to Tanalorr edge him to this. Even after his betrayal, Cal is willing to try to talk him down, but Bode is so rash and impulsive about his desires that he lashes out even when the opposite party doesn't mean any harm. His overprotectiveness for his daughter and refusal to seek a compromise with the heroes leads to him becoming the aggressor and his recklessness gets his daughter almost killed, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist ultimately making his goals more of a detriment to his child]] and him getting killed by Cal after one refusal too many. In the end, Bode's demise was the result of one bad decision after another and likely would have lived had he just went through with Cal's compromise without letting his paranoia clouding his judgement.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: While not possessing any of the cybernetics or aesthetic of Darth Vader, Bode does share the same desire to protect the ones he cares about that doomed Anakin Skywalker in the first place. Even to the point where his obsession endangers the very people he wished to save.
* SwordAndGun: He uses Dagan Gera's lightsaber in conjunction with one of his usual blasters during his first duel against Cal and the first phases of the final boss fight.
* SympathyForTheDevil: While he was BeyondRedemption in his last moments, Cal at least understands that Bode was just a scared father who got lost in his own paranoia. To show this understanding, Cal gives his traitorous friend a proper burial, alongside Cordova and Cere, for Kata's sake.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's got the imposing build and swashbuckling good looks you'd expect of a character who's basically the cool older brother Cal never had. Or, at least, who ''seems'' like a cool older brother.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: The consequences of Bode's villainy is how he's single-minded about keeping Kata happy and safe without ever considering his daughter's actual needs and the safety and support of his friends. He doesn't waste any time killing Cordova and running away with the Hidden Path, knowing and not caring that this has made him an enemy of Cal's. Even when meeting his former friend again, Bode cannot fathom seeking a compromise in spite of the many chances Cal tries to give him, instead choosing to lash out in blind rage at the very idea of his daughter being threatened when it's ''Bode'' whose actually putting Kata in danger. In the end, his impulsiveness gets him killed.
* TragicVillain: A former Jedi, assigned to intelligence, who went into hiding after the purge, Bode only wanted to find someplace safe for him and his daughter after losing his wife to the inquisitor's, but become so distrustful of others from his time as a Imperial DoubleAgent, he ultimately became a bigger threat to his daughter then anyone else.
* TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He makes the reveal of him being an Imperial Spy in a dramatic fashion. He shoots Cordova dead, gives the Hidden Path's location to Darth Vader, causing multiple deaths (Among them Cere). Everyone has different opinions on him due to Kata, but they all agree that what he did was monstrous.
* UndignifiedDeath: He dies rather anticlimatically; his blaster malfunctions at the very last second and he has a few seconds to realize he's done for before Cal shoots him down. Despite Bode groaning in agony for some time, there's nothing in the way of redemption or a last-second epic clash, Cal just bluntly shoots him a second time, finishing Bode off.
* TheUnfettered: At the end of the day, the only thing that motivates Bode is to ensure the safety of his daughter Kata and will manipulate, backstab, and take advantage of literally everybody if it means furthering his goals in some way. [[DeconstructedTrope This however turns out to be a faulty approach]], not helped by his desire to protect becoming an irrational insistency for control regarding Kata and seeing his approach as the only real way to protect his daughter.
* UnskilledButStrong:
** Bode's application of his Jedi skills are shown to be this. Having been unable to practice and hone his abilities with a lightsaber or the Force leaves his prowess with both rather lacking. He has the strength to affect Cal and Merrin, both being highly powerful Force users, with the Force, but his lightsaber skills mostly focus on aggressive and brutal attacks with little defensive skillset, while his usage of the Force is limited to straightforward telekinetic attacks. That said, he still has a lot of physical prowess and relentless determination, and combining his Jedi training with the skills he's gathered as a mercenary still allows him to pose a genuine threat to Cal, even managing to knock him out once. That said, it's clear that he could only win against Cal in their first match as Cal was still reeling from his betrayal, and when they fight it out properly, Cal needs only minimum help from Merrin to push Bode to his limits when he's able to bring out the big guns, clearly having the upper hand whenever they fight with purely lightsabers alone, and as soon as Bode loses his mercenary equipment, Cal hands Bode his ass in a one-on-one fight.
** It's heavily implied that Bode practices Form V (Djem So and Shien) of lightsaber combat, if his usage of the ReverseGrip way of holding a lightsaber and aggressive style of fighting are anything to go by. This form of lightsaber combat is all about unleashing powerful strikes, swings, and counterattacks in a lightsaber duel. This form would be perfect for someone Bode's size and physicality, allowing him to overpower and overwhelm his opponents with his sheer strength which allows him to keep up with Cal who, despite being more skilled and powerful in the Force, is still physically weaker due to Bode being twice his size.
* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers one when he learns that Cal and his crew have successfully navigated the Koboh Abyss alive and have come to take back the compass. He becomes so hellbent on killing Cal that he completely disregards his own daughter's well-being as she begs him to stop and he spends the rest of the fight against Cal and Merrin growling and roaring in rage about how they should keep away from Kata.
* WalkingSpoiler: The reveal that he's an Imperial spy makes him this, and the reveal that he's ''a Jedi who survived Order 66'' makes him even more so.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Happens over the course of a single game's story. He quickly becomes best friends with Cal over the course of ''Survivor'', only for that friendship to collapse after it's revealed that Bode sold out the other survivors to save himself and his daughter. And after Bode [[RedemptionRejection throws away every attempt at mercy Cal can provide]], Cal is given no choice but to shoot him dead. An echo found later does subvert this a bit - Bode purposefully played on Cal's insecurities and trauma to win his friendship, but also sincerely liked him and hoped to convince him to just bring his family to Tanalorr and not the Hidden Path.
* WouldHitAGirl: During the final battle, he Force Pushes his own daughter and Force Chokes Merrin. Fortunately, they are both alright, thanks to Cal's quick-thinking.
* WouldHarmASenior: Once he shows his true allegiances, he has very few issues about gunning down Eno Cordova, even when the latter simply wanted to ask Bode about what was wrong and wanting to help out.
* WouldHurtAChild: When Kata begs him to see the error of his ways, he nearly sends ''his own daughter'' falling to her death as he destroys a bridge to deal with Cal and Merrin alone, blindly endangering her anyway. Then, he '''''Force Pushes''''' Kata when she tries to intervene with no regard for her well-being.
* YouMonster: Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistance stationed at Jedha to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.
* AcePilot: Shows some skill behind the cockpit of a Z-95 Headhunter (the forefather of the X-Wing).
* ActionDad: He has a young daughter, Kata. Making the galaxy a safer place for her is one of the reasons he fights.
-->'''Bode:''' I don't get to see her as often as I'd like, but at least I can provide for her.
* AffablyEvil: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]; after his true colors are revealed, Bode still remains cordial to the ''Mantis'' crew and even tells Cal to go save his "family". He's also much more honest and forthcoming after his betrayal is revealed. The moments he shares with his daughter involve him being as nice as he could, which is genuine on his end. That said, Force Echos do reveal that he was planning to use Cal and Merrin's budding relationship to his advantage, yet also that he sincerely saw Cal as a good friend and contemplated about betraying his crew. His affability goes out the window when pushed one too many times about his recklessness and rage, whereupon he tries to kill Cal and Merrin in cold blood.
* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything he's done, Cal still gives his traitorous friend a proper Jedi funeral, alongside Cere and Cordova, understanding the circumstances that caused Bode to fall to the Dark Side in the first place.
* ApologeticAttacker: He takes the time to regretfully apologize to the ''Mantis'' crew before revealing himself to be a traitor and killing Eno Cordova.]]
* AttackAttackAttack: In his fight against Cal and Merrin, Bode puts little focus on defensive tactics beyond making quick zips. He mainly prioritizes fast lightsaber strikes, shooting with his blasters at a distance, and using his jetpack to fly around and drop bombs. By the final phase, he puts all of his efforts into just his lightsaber attacks.
* AxCrazy: His second boss fight is essentially him acting like an enraged animal, attacking widly with reckless abandon and screaming and growling furiously at Cal and Merrin to stay away from Kata, despite his own uncontrolled rage indrectly almost killing his daughter.
* BashBrothers: With Cal Kestis in ''Survivor''. It falls apart after Cal finds out Bode had sold out the other survivors to the Empire.
* BecomingTheMask: Downplayed as he was still willing to betray him, but Bode genuinely did come to regard Cal as his best friend (as implied by the post-game Force Echo in the Lucrehulk-class battleship) and tried to turn him to his side before his betrayal. Even after his betrayal, he's still cordial towards Cal and even tells Cal to save his friends when he sends the Empire to Jedha. Unfortunately, his worsening paranoia leads to him trying to kill Cal in the end anyways.
* BeyondRedemption: Cal gives him several chances to surrender and turn over a new leaf for the sake of protecting his daughter. Bode [[RedemptionRejection tosses every one of those chances back in Cal's face]]. At the end of the final battle, Bode tries to shoot him with the clear intent to kill Cal, but the pistol Bode tried to use malfunctioned. At that point, Cal concludes that enough is enough and guns Bode down [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with the same blaster he provided Cal]].
-->'''Greez:''' We all know it's a rigged game, but we ''choose'' how to play it!
* TheBigGuy: Being more physically bulkier than Cal, Bode serves as his main muscle throughout much of ''Jedi: Survivor'', often using his bombs and blasters to deal damage in the midst of whatever battle Cal is engaged. Though with a jetpack, Bode is much faster than usually expected for a character of this role.
* BigShutUp: Yells one at Kata after she tries to convince him to listen to Cal and Merrin.
* BossOnlyLevel: Bode is the only opponent encountered in Tanalorr, the game's final explorable planet.
* BrokenPedestal: Becomes one not just for Cal, but for his daughter as well. While Kata still loves her father very much, she's clearly heartbroken by the horrible man he had become [[LoveMakesYouEvil trying to protect her]] and [[EasilyForgiven doesn't hold it against Cal]] when he's forced to kill him because she understands how Bode's actions have hurt so many people.
* ControlFreak: A major trait for Bode is his obsession to keep Kata safe and doing whatever means necessary to accomplish such, right down to telling her not to get herself associated with other people who might be nothing more than just friendly and accommodating to her. There is a degree of excuse for this; Bode has never really been in control of his life and actions, especially since as a Jedi survivor from Order 66, he's constantly been on the run from the Empire and is roped by Denvik to do his dirty business to ensure his own daughter's protection. His main motivation for finding Tanalorr is for a chance to finally get himself and Kata to be on a planet where nobody can interrupt him and is so driven by such that he betrays Cal and then lures him to take out Denvik and distracts the Empire while he whisks himself and Kata away to be in their newest safe haven. [[VillainousBreakdown He near-instantly becomes frustrated and desperate when he sees Cal and Merrin in Tanalorr]] with Kata, screaming that only he gets to decide Kata's safety despite Cal and Merrin's insistency for help.
* CorruptedCharacterCopy:
** At first glance, he's the game's answer to Han Solo and Poe Dameron, a swashbuckling, wisecracking TallDarkAndHandsome AcePilot who's handy with a blaster and serves as a surrogate big brother to the protagonist. Problem is that he's TheMole, and it's largely an act to get close to his targets.
** He's also this to Creator/NoshirDalal's other famous video game role, Charles Smith from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. Like Charles, Bode is a competent and dependable ally who serves as the player's best friend and always has his back. Unlike Charles though, Bode is a disloyal and selfish schemer all along.
* {{Crusading Widow}}er: He hates the Empire because they killed his wife. Deconstructed as the death of his wife ended up contributing to him falling to the Dark Side, as he became obsessed with protecting what remained of his family at the cost over everyone else.
-->'''Bode:''' The Empire took her from us.\\
'''Cal:''' I'm sorry. They've taken a lot of people.\\
'''Bode:''' More every day.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a Jedi during the Clone Wars, but instead of serving on the front lines, he served in Republic Intelligence. After Order 66, he used his training as a spy to hide. In time he married and had a daughter, but his wife was eventually killed by an Inquisitor. Knowing he could not hide forever, Bode cut a deal with a COMPNOR agent, Commander Denvik, to ensure the safety of himself and his daughter.
* DeadpanSnarker: Bode would occasionally snark and make wisecracking quips during gameplay and cutscenes, likely as a nod for being the Mantis Crew's equivalent of Han Solo. This character aspect evaporates completely when Bode reveals himself to be a spy for the Empire.
* DeathByIrony: The player can [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame choose to use the Blaster style to fight him]], and Cal ''always'' strikes the final blows with the same blaster Bode gave Cal, in the same place Bode thought would be a sanctuary.
* DetrimentalDetermination: Bode's love for his daughter naturally forms a protective desire for her, but years of being hounded by the Empire for his past as a Jedi and the death of his wife twist that love into a mad obsession to keep Kata safe from anything. Bode is willing to sell out and condemn ''anybody'' if it means saving himself and Kata, regardless of the consequences and misery it would cause for them. It's to the point where Bode cannot be bothered to even listen to additional advice, seek alternatives, or even enlist anyone else's trust to ensure Kata's safety and any rebuttals and arguments cause him to lash out. In the end, his ambitions are just for himself and his daughter and he will do anything to ensure that, everyone else be damned.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: In the long run, reporting Cere's location to Darth Vader turns out to have been this. Bode did this partly so that he could get what he wanted, the Hidden Path, for himself as well as expose Denvik for trying to act above his station to earn political points and influence, knowing full well the latter would seriously piss the Sith Lord off. The seemingly reckless act of leaving his tracker active for Cal to follow also plays this further by depriving Denvik of his military might and facing the full wrath of Vader while Bode and Kata escape to Tanalorr. In spite of how heinous his acts were, it's still an impressive feat that Bode was able to get ''[[TheDreaded Darth Vader]]'' to be a part of his plan to eliminate a certain obstacle of his, all whilst never having to directly confront the Sith Lord.
* DiesWideOpen: His eyes are still open after Cal guns him down and has to close them afterwards.
* DiscardAndDraw: After Bode's jetpack is damaged during Cal's chase, Bode reveals his Force abilities and fights Cal with a SwordAndGun style. Cal taps into the Dark Side during the final boss fight, and Bode accidentally damages both of his blasters, which forces him to use only the lightsaber for the last phase.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: As indicated above, he's been blackmailed into doing Denvik's dirty work to keep the Inquisitors off his back. That said, he is aware of all the Empire's {{InterserviceRivalry}}ies and that Denvik is acting way above his station, so he is also manipulating events to screw over Denvik and finally be free. Denvik realizes that Bode had purposely lured Cal to his base so Bode could escape to Tanalorr with his daughter unopposed while Cal deals with the Empire. It's implied to be true given that's ''exactly'' what happens when Cal confronts him about this.
* DragonInChief: While he nominally answers to Lank Denvik, Bode's resources as an Imperial spy and abilities as a former Jedi make him a far greater threat to Cal and his friends. Sure enough, after he's got everything he needs out of Denvik, he has Cal - and failing that, Vader - take care of him to cover his tracks.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: As part of an elaborate con, Bode disguises himself as a member of the CSF claiming to have captured Cal.
* DuelBoss: Bode is fought for the first time in Jedha just on his own whilst using a lightsaber to even the playing field between him and Cal. During the fight against him in Tanalorr, Cal initially has Merrin for support until Bode loses around half of his health whereupon him blindly endangering Kata forces Merrin to prioritize saving her first, leaving just Cal for Bode to directly contend against for the remainder of the fight.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and he seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].
* EvilAllAlong: Bode is not only an Imperial double agent, he's also a Dark Jedi willing to do anything to protect himself and his daughter, even committing appalling atrocities.
* FaceHeelTurn: A DoubleSubversion; although Bode betrays Cal's crew with terrible consequences on the latter's end, he was never truly on the latter's side either, having been a spy for the Galactic Empire (more specifically, Lank Denvik) the entire time. Still, there was a time when he was a genuine hero as he used to be part of the Jedi Order via the Republic Intelligence. It was the death of his wife Tayala some years before the events of ''Jedi: Survivor'' that drove Bode into villainy and insanity.
* EvilVirtues: {{Subverted|Trope}} with Love as while it serves as a primary motivator, it's since been corrupted into a mad obsession that contributes to Bode's weakness in his impulsiveness and eventual downfall. Played straight with Diligence as Bode is willing to make and go ahead with extreme choices and risky plans if it means furthering his goals.
* FallenHero: He was once a Jedi and a loving husband[=/=]father. However, the Jedi Purge and losing his wife to the Empire has caused a great toll on him, not even the love of his daughter could help him overcome.
* FatalFlaw:
** Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.
** Related to the above two, there's [[ProperlyParanoid a refusal to trust anybody]]. Bode's overprotectiveness towards Kata is so bad that he doesn't even stop to think that maybe he could use some help from others. Cal and Merrin not only prove to be genuine about protecting Kata but are also willing to let Bode's actions be forgiven and even remain in Tanalorr. Bode's response is to throw their sentiment and promises back and attack them in blind rage, resulting in his death.
* FightsLikeANormal: His main fighting style is using dual blasters, shock bombs, and a jetpack. This is all to further conceal the fact that he is a Dark Jedi who is hiding his identity. And even when he does fight using Dagan's lightsaber, Bode uses his blasters and bombs more often and, compared to most Jedi in combat, hardly uses any Force powers, instead using his physical build for hard-hitting saber strikes.
* FinalBoss: Of ''Jedi: Survivor'', he ends up being the game's last antagonist after Dagan Gera turns out to be a DiscOneFinalBoss (albeit having been the main villain for three of the game's six chapters, compared to Bode's one). He was a mole for the Empire, manipulating Cal the whole time and he led the Empire to Jedha, indirectly resulting in Cere's death and most of her archive being destroyed.
* {{Foil}}: To Cal. First and foremost Bode is talkative and has a sense of humor while Cal is more silent and taciturn - something Cal remarks upon during the prologue. Both of them have lost people they love to the rise of the Empire. Both are former Jedi who hid their former occupations by taking new ones. Like Cal, Bode is deeply hurt by all the people he's lost to the Empire, his wife first and foremost. Much like Cal at the beginning of ''Survivor'', Bode is dominated by the pain of his loss. While Cal's channeled that into an otherwise hopeless fight against the Empire, Bode's channeled his own grief into an obsessive need to protect his daughter, even if it means betraying everyone around him to the very same Empire that took his wife.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Discussed by Merrin, who says that Bode was merely using his daughter and the death of his wife as blanket excuses for his betrayal and ''murdering countless lives''. Not to mention he keeps endangering his daughter regardless during his final battle with Cal and Merrin. While Cal understands where Bode was coming from, it was still crossing the line the moment he sold his friends out to the Empire.
* GriefSong: When he is in Tanalorr, before Cal and Merrin's arrival, Bode and Kata sing ''Ghost Star'' together. During a solo performance, he ends up replacing one of the lines with the name of his wife, Tayala, causing him to break down sobbing and faltering his performance.
* GunsAkimbo: He has two blaster pistols that he dual-wields during combat.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: His greatest desire is to love Kata and protect her from whatever threat they would encounter. By the time he fights Cal and Merrin, he's become the exact opposite; he's an irrational aggressor who is reacting in rage and he ends up endangering his daughter.
* TheHeavy: His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal and Vader]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.
* HeroKiller: He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him off a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Ends up getting gunned down by the very same blaster he entrusted to Cal.
* HopeSpot: An interesting case where he breaks one and is the victim of one.
** He offers one by being a loyal ally to Cal and being instrumental in defeating Dagan and claiming the Hidden Path. It seems the heroes have achieved a meaningful victory for once and are ready to initiate a plan to gather survivors for Tanalorr... then Bode suddenly pulls out a blaster, kills Cordova, and calls upon the Empire to attack the Jedi Temple in Jedha, revealing himself to be a spy.
** On the receiving end, he feels that he is finally at peace in Tanalorr with just him and his daughter, assured that Kata can live out her days without harm and they can both live together with nothing to interrupt their newfound quiet days. Then Cal and Merrin suddenly show up, breaking said tranquility that Bode wanted for purely selfish reasons, initiating their fight.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** For all of the judgment he slings at Dagan over having become virtually identical to the worst of the Sith Lords, Bode is ultimately no better, choosing to sell out his own fellow Jedi for what is ultimately a very selfish goal.
** Having lost his wife to the Empire hunting him down, he has no problem making other people experience the exact same thing if it means saving himself.
** Bode justifies all of his heinous acts as necessary to protect Kata, but during the final boss fight, he's so careless for her safety and desperate to kill Cal that he almost ends up killing her himself by collapsing the bridge she's standing on, putting her in more direct danger than any of his enemies ever did.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Bode seems to be a BadassNormal who performs well in a fight with his jetpack, blasters, explosive grenades and a mean punch, capable of keeping up with Cal even in a fight with a skilled Jedi like Dagan Gera. However, when he betrays the heroes to the Empire, Cal manages to eventually catch up to him and destroys his jetpack, seemingly rendering him helpless close-range against a Jedi... until he knocks Cal back with his own Force push and draws Dagan's lightsaber, revealing himself to be another [[TitleDrop Jedi Survivor]]. That said, whilst the abilities he displays do mean that Cal can't easily win, he's clearly extremely rusty from never showing these in a fight for a long time, and is clearly [[UnskilledButStrong lacking]] Cal's refined skills with a Lightsaber, instead using them to augment his preferred method of shooting or blasting the target.
* InTheBack: He unexpectedly shoots Dagan behind whilst the latter is ranting about Tanalorr being his. This action gives Cal enough time to regain his lightsaber and cut down Dagan.
* InkSuitActor: He's modeled after his voice actor, Creator/NoshirDalal.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The fact that he planned to bring just himself and his daughter to Tanalorr at the cost of the other survivors suffering at the hands of the Empire is just pure selfishness. His self-centeredness even overrides the love for his daughter as he carelessly puts her in danger during the final boss fight.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Bode is taciturn, aloof, and snarky in a caustic way, but is still cooperative and friendly with most people he encounters and he has an almost brotherly relationship with Cal. Then he turns out to be a ruthless double agent for the Empire who is willing to shoot an old man and leave his newfound friends to fend for themselves when Vader barges in. Although his affection and friendship for Cal are genuine, this immediately crumbles when he sets him up as a ploy to eliminate Denvik and escape to Tanalorr with his daughter, not caring if Cal dies in the chaos. In the end, he literally cannot seek any compromise or alternatives, instead resorting to attacking Cal and Merrin in feral rage and [[AbusiveParents indirectly endangering Kata's life]] as the fight goes on. Bode might have been a good man at one point, but in the very end, he's devolved into a raging, selfish madman who is too lost in his delusions and anger to be worth saving.
* KarmicDeath: After constantly refusing to change his ways on several occasions, attacking Cal and BD-1 in a delusional desire for freedom, and almost killing Merrin and his daughter, Bode is put down by his former friend with two shots unhesitantly after a quickdraw went horribly wrong on his end. For extra karma, Cal kills Bode with the same blaster the latter gave to the former much earlier on.
* KickTheDog: While beating Cal to a pulp, Bode ''slaps'' [[RobotBuddy BD-1]] off of his friend in a blind rage, [[LetsGetDangerous which sets Cal off]].
* KickTheMoralityPet: Bode deeply loves Kata, but his trust issues, along with his wife's death, twisted that love into something else. In the midst of his VillainousBreakdown in his duel with Cal, he endangers his daughter and then '''Force Pushes''' her with no regard to her well-being.
* KnightOfCerebus: His betrayal and reveal as a Dark Jedi very quickly darkens the mood of the game, with the consequences emotionally shattering Cal and the Mantis Crew. It's even told by the pause menu; Bode's treachery left such an impact that the blue background has been changed to a blood-red one, signaling how Bode made everything worse and causing Cal to teeter towards releasing the Dark Side.
* KnightTemplarParent: He is only concerned with saving himself and his daughter, damn the other survivors. During his final battle against Cal, he ends up endangering his daughter at multiple points trying to keep Cal and Merrin away from her.
* TheLancer: To Cal in ''Survivor'', being his most recurring ally and aiding him in various sections of the game, up to even participating in the final fight against Dagan Gera. This is lost immediately when Bode reveals himself to be a spy and traitor.
* LaserBlade: Appropriates one half of Dagan Gera's red-bladed lightsaber and uses it against Cal after revealing his Force abilities, and thus his true nature as a renegade Jedi.
* LastSecondChance: On the failed giving end; despite his betrayal and selfishness, Cal and Merrin are still willing to try to appeal to Bode's good side and to just move on from what has happened, even reasoning that with him and Kata having finally reached Tanalorr, they can cease their conflict as well as making sure they can also protect his daughter. Bode not only refuses but attacks Cal and Merrin, being far too irrational to consider the idea of entrusting Kata's safety to others, even a close friend. Eventually, Cal decides that [[BeyondRedemption convincing him is not worth it]] and puts him down with two blasts to the chest.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: In spite of his own deplorable actions and attitude, Bode still comes off as this to Lank Denvik, as there was a tragic reason for Bode's turn to villainy and his friendship with Cal was genuine, even if he was willing to kill the latter and his motives were entirely self-serving to the detriment of his daughter. In contrast, Denvik is an opportunistic {{slimeball}} and bully who played a role in Bode's descent to villainy and simply sees Bode and Kata as stepping stones to advance himself in the Empire's ranks.]]
* LightningBruiser: While lacking in Force abilities and lightsaber versatility, Bode makes up for it with fast saber strikes that hit hard alongside using his jetpack to quickly zip around the battlefield and dropping explosives and shock bombs at the same time.
* TheLostLenore: Bode loved his late wife, Tayala, and continues to grieve for her after she was killed by an Inquisitor. This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} as this incident drives Bode to TheDarkSide, causing his familial love for his daughter to warp into an irrational and blind rage.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: By the third act, Bode's love for his daughter has been corrupted so badly that he starts making irrational and costly decisions that bite him back really hard. On top of that, he doesn't want to accept any offers and chances that Cal and Merrin are willing to give him, instead lashing out that only ''[[ItsAllAboutMe he]]'' gets to decide what is best for Kata, which shows just how blind and aggressive he's become in ensuring for his daughter's safety and how badly his judgment has been clouded. This ultimately gets him killed for his troubles.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: His paranoia towards what might happen to his daughter if she is placed under someone else's protection is what causes him to sell the other survivors out.
* ManlyTears: A Force Echo in Tanalorr tells that he sang ''Ghost Star'', only to mention Tayala in place of one of the lyrics, causing his performance to halt for a moment, followed by Bode crying over being reminded of his late wife.
* MasterActor: Bode was able to conceal the fact that he was once a Jedi Knight who survived Order 66 very effectively and with no one able to sense this particular part about his past, not even seasoned Jedi Masters like Cere and Cordova. [[JustifiedTrope Given that he was assigned to Republic Intelligence before Order 66]] and was mentored by Denvik during that time as well, Bode was skilled in surveillance, espionage, and tracking and used them to effectively keep himself and his daughter concealed during the reign of the Empire.
* MirrorBoss: His boss fights are largely similar to most other lightsaber-wielding ones, though Bode places special emphasis in that he also uses blasters that further mirror Cal's pragmatic fighting style and taciturn nature during combat. His swordplay places emphasis on hard-hitting attacks, much like the Crossguard Stance, only faster.
* MirrorCharacter: Like Dagan, he's another one to Anakin Skywalker. Like Vader, Bode was once a Jedi and would eventually find love, only for that to be taken away from him in the worst way imaginable, causing him to double down on his descent to TheDarkSide. Both Anakin and Bode also possess the capability to show and express great love, which unfortunately becomes twisted into misplaced rage towards the ones they're supposed to protect. Unlike Anakin whose turn to villainy was due to his desperation to save Padmé, Bode turned to darkness and insanity after Tayala was killed by an Inquisitor. While Vader would pass away finding redemption and peace, Bode is not so lucky, meeting an unfortunate and premature end after his rage and recklessness expire whatever chances Cal and Merrin would have had for him.
* TheMole: Bode's ''actual'' allegiance was to the Galactic Empire and was sent by his superior, Denvik, to infiltrate Cal's crew to retrieve the Hidden Path and aid in furthering Denvik's position in COMPNOR all while Bode poses as a loyal and brotherly team member. That said, [[BecomingTheMask Bode did come to genuinely like Cal]], even after showing his true colors.
* NearVillainVictory: Bode pretty much succeeds in his main goal of reaching Tanalorr safely with his daughter. Furthering the point, he was guile enough to set up Cal via a tracker to get Denik out of his way as he escapes with the compass and Hidden Path, ensuring no one would be able to reach him and his daughter as far as he thinks. His victory and attempt to have peace is short-lived when Cal manages to make it to Tanalorr anyway. It's telling when the moment Bode sees Cal and Merrin with Kata, [[VillainousBreakdown he immediately flips out and starts acting confrontational]]. Interestingly, his short-sightedness and refusal to negotiate doom his efforts and he is gunned down after fighting in a futile and misguided attempt to keep Kata safe.
* NonPlayerCompanion: Bode serves as the main supporting character to Cal during his endeavors in Koboh. During gameplay, he can fly around places pelting enemies with blaster shots and dropping bombs to make fighting for Cal easier. They'll also have short conversations whilst exploring and during the aftermath of a battle.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Bode uses protecting his daughter as a blanket excuse for every bad thing he does, from betraying Cal's trust to leaving several other survivors to perish at the hands of Darth Vader, simply because he wanted to live in Tanalorr with Kata alone. When Cal calls him out on all his crimes and accuses him of being a monster, Bode doesn't even try to deny it, simply declaring that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he's a father and he's going to do whatever he has to protect his child]]. Even ''Kata'' is appalled by her father's actions.
* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: While Dagan is openly antagonistic from the get-go and is the adversary Cal spends the majority of the game hunting down, Bode is a seemingly friendly ally until he reveals his true colors not long after Dagan's death, in which he becomes the game's final antagonist.
* OhCrap: When he picks up one of his blasters to shoot Cal only for it to malfunction, Bode has just enough time to realize how screwed he is before Cal blasts Bode in the chest.
* OpportunisticBastard: Many of Bode's actions are taking advantage of whatever events have happened so that he could collect what he could use to serve his own ends. This even applies retrospectively once Cal starts discovering new Force Echos that are about Bode. Namely, he would secretly take one-half of Dagan's lightsaber, plan on using Cal's budding romance with Merrin against him should he become a threat, and deliberately left a tracker behind his ship to lure Cal and take out Denvik and whoever was stationed there so that there isn't anyone left to chase him and Kata down as he flees to Tanalorr.
* PapaWolf: Deconstructed and taken to an extreme level. His mind is so wrapped up by the idea of protecting his daughter that he's willing to let other survivors, including his close friend, Cal, to die at the hands of the Empire to take Tanalorr for himself. Cal calls him out for it, and even Kata admits to being unnerved by her father's overbearingness.
* TheParanoiac: Bode is actually unable to place his trust in anybody, feeling that giving the Hidden Path to whom he saw as "complete strangers" is too much of a risk for him and his daughter. Furthermore, he thinks he's the only one who is fit to look after and protect Kata, yet he's so paranoid and distrusting of aid and help that he attacks Cal and Merring immediately after seeing them in Tanalorr despite them meaning no harm and the resulting fight actually endangers his daughter a few times, [[AbusiveParents his justifications fall completely flat]].
* PlayingBothSides: He betrays Cal and the ''Mantis'' crew by coldly killing Cordova and taking the Hidden Path. Then he leaves his tracker active to allow Cal to barge into Nova Garon as a way of taking Denvik out of commission and getting Cal to decimate whoever was stationed to guard the Lucrehulk-class battleship to ensure he and Kata can make it to Tanalorr without anyone tailing him. In the end, Bode's loyalty is solely to himself, and would use and discard literally ''everyone'' he works with so long as he is convinced this is the only way to keep his daughter safe.
* PrecisionFStrike: Bode holds the distinction of being one of the very few characters in the franchise to openly swear in English. Namely, he calls Denvik a bastard when he changes the deal of his plans regarding Bode and Kata's safety.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Deconstructed. As long as he can keep telling himself that what he's doing is best for Kata he'll do it, no matter how monstrous and cruel it is. In the end, even Kata is begging him to stop but he ignores his daughter's begging until Cal finally shoots him.
* RedIsViolent: His red shirt and wielding one half of Dagan's lightsaber compliment Bode's twisted psyche during his fight against Cal and Merrin, with most of his dialogue being raging rants and feral growling as well as a fast and aggressive fighting style.
* RedemptionRejection: Cal gives Bode every chance he can to just stand down and walk away in their final fight, swearing that he will do everything he can to protect Bode and Kata as long as Bode just puts his weapons down. When Bode responds to Cal's final offer of peace by trying to shoot him again (only causing no harm because the gun shorts out), Cal finally has enough and shoots him dead.
* {{Retirony}}:
** He mentions to Cal in Coruscant having a daughter named Kata and that his mercenary work is a means to provide income and safety for both him and his little girl. Interestingly enough, he's the only member of the new ''Mantis'' crew outside Cal and BD to escape with their lives.
** As a survivor of Order 66 and after the death of his wife Tayala, he is defined by his desire to keep Kata safe, no matter who he has to work with and who he has to betray, seeing Tanalorr and the Hidden Path as his ultimate ticket to keep themselves out of the war against the Empire. He succeeds and intends to settle down peacefully with his daughter, but only for a short period as Bode is fought and killed by Cal as soon as the latter reaches Tanalorr.
* ReverseGrip: After revealing to Cal that he's Force-sensitive and took Dagan's lightsaber, he holds said lightsaber this way which is famously how Shien duelists held their lightsabers.
* RobbingTheDead: After he and Cal kill Dagan Gera, he secretly takes one of Dagan's lightsabers from his dead body after Cal leaves the observatory so that he has a powerful weapon that he can use in case he has to fight Cal or anyone in the ''Mantis'' crew following his betrayal. The fight he anticipated does end up happening, so he uses Dagan's lightsaber for the rest of the game as his main weapon [[SwordAndGun alongside one of his blasters]].
* ScreamingWarrior: Most of his voice lines in his second fight are animalistic screams and growls, a telling sign of just how mentally lost and insane Bode has become in his misguided desire to protect Kata. The "warrior" aspect of this trope comes from the fact that he was a Jedi Knight before the events of Order 66.
* ShipperOnDeck: He notices how close Cal and Merrin are and at one point during the story, he recommends that the young Jedi pursue a future with the Nightsister. A Force echo indicates that he mainly intended to [[ShipperWithAnAgenda use Cal's love for Merrin to turn the Jedi to his side]].
* ShockAndAwe: He uses shock grenades for long-ranged attacks.
* SixthRangerTraitor: Became the sixth member of the ''Mantis'' crew in ''Survivor'', but ultimately turned out to be an Imperial spy ''and'' a Dark Jedi.
* TheStarscream: While his actual allegiance is shown to be under Lank Denvik, it's also shown that there is no true loyalty or respect between the two. Cal arriving in Nova Garon was a ploy for Bode to get his former friend to wipe out Denvik and whoever was stationed in the base while he quickly takes Kata and escape to Tanalorr without any resistance. Considering Denvik had tried to put a firm hold on Kata, Bode's willingness to betray him makes sense, even if his end goal is still incredibly selfish.
* StupidEvil: His efforts to escort Kata and himself to Tanalorr edge him to this. Even after his betrayal, Cal is willing to try to talk him down, but Bode is so rash and impulsive about his desires that he lashes out even when the opposite party doesn't mean any harm. His overprotectiveness for his daughter and refusal to seek a compromise with the heroes leads to him becoming the aggressor and his recklessness gets his daughter almost killed, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist ultimately making his goals more of a detriment to his child]] and him getting killed by Cal after one refusal too many. In the end, Bode's demise was the result of one bad decision after another and likely would have lived had he just went through with Cal's compromise without letting his paranoia clouding his judgement.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: While not possessing any of the cybernetics or aesthetic of Darth Vader, Bode does share the same desire to protect the ones he cares about that doomed Anakin Skywalker in the first place. Even to the point where his obsession endangers the very people he wished to save.
* SwordAndGun: He uses Dagan Gera's lightsaber in conjunction with one of his usual blasters during his first duel against Cal and the first phases of the final boss fight.
* SympathyForTheDevil: While he was BeyondRedemption in his last moments, Cal at least understands that Bode was just a scared father who got lost in his own paranoia. To show this understanding, Cal gives his traitorous friend a proper burial, alongside Cordova and Cere, for Kata's sake.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's got the imposing build and swashbuckling good looks you'd expect of a character who's basically the cool older brother Cal never had. Or, at least, who ''seems'' like a cool older brother.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: The consequences of Bode's villainy is how he's single-minded about keeping Kata happy and safe without ever considering his daughter's actual needs and the safety and support of his friends. He doesn't waste any time killing Cordova and running away with the Hidden Path, knowing and not caring that this has made him an enemy of Cal's. Even when meeting his former friend again, Bode cannot fathom seeking a compromise in spite of the many chances Cal tries to give him, instead choosing to lash out in blind rage at the very idea of his daughter being threatened when it's ''Bode'' whose actually putting Kata in danger. In the end, his impulsiveness gets him killed.
* TragicVillain: A former Jedi, assigned to intelligence, who went into hiding after the purge, Bode only wanted to find someplace safe for him and his daughter after losing his wife to the inquisitor's, but become so distrustful of others from his time as a Imperial DoubleAgent, he ultimately became a bigger threat to his daughter then anyone else.
* TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He makes the reveal of him being an Imperial Spy in a dramatic fashion. He shoots Cordova dead, gives the Hidden Path's location to Darth Vader, causing multiple deaths (Among them Cere). Everyone has different opinions on him due to Kata, but they all agree that what he did was monstrous.
* UndignifiedDeath: He dies rather anticlimatically; his blaster malfunctions at the very last second and he has a few seconds to realize he's done for before Cal shoots him down. Despite Bode groaning in agony for some time, there's nothing in the way of redemption or a last-second epic clash, Cal just bluntly shoots him a second time, finishing Bode off.
* TheUnfettered: At the end of the day, the only thing that motivates Bode is to ensure the safety of his daughter Kata and will manipulate, backstab, and take advantage of literally everybody if it means furthering his goals in some way. [[DeconstructedTrope This however turns out to be a faulty approach]], not helped by his desire to protect becoming an irrational insistency for control regarding Kata and seeing his approach as the only real way to protect his daughter.
* UnskilledButStrong:
** Bode's application of his Jedi skills are shown to be this. Having been unable to practice and hone his abilities with a lightsaber or the Force leaves his prowess with both rather lacking. He has the strength to affect Cal and Merrin, both being highly powerful Force users, with the Force, but his lightsaber skills mostly focus on aggressive and brutal attacks with little defensive skillset, while his usage of the Force is limited to straightforward telekinetic attacks. That said, he still has a lot of physical prowess and relentless determination, and combining his Jedi training with the skills he's gathered as a mercenary still allows him to pose a genuine threat to Cal, even managing to knock him out once. That said, it's clear that he could only win against Cal in their first match as Cal was still reeling from his betrayal, and when they fight it out properly, Cal needs only minimum help from Merrin to push Bode to his limits when he's able to bring out the big guns, clearly having the upper hand whenever they fight with purely lightsabers alone, and as soon as Bode loses his mercenary equipment, Cal hands Bode his ass in a one-on-one fight.
** It's heavily implied that Bode practices Form V (Djem So and Shien) of lightsaber combat, if his usage of the ReverseGrip way of holding a lightsaber and aggressive style of fighting are anything to go by. This form of lightsaber combat is all about unleashing powerful strikes, swings, and counterattacks in a lightsaber duel. This form would be perfect for someone Bode's size and physicality, allowing him to overpower and overwhelm his opponents with his sheer strength which allows him to keep up with Cal who, despite being more skilled and powerful in the Force, is still physically weaker due to Bode being twice his size.
* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers one when he learns that Cal and his crew have successfully navigated the Koboh Abyss alive and have come to take back the compass. He becomes so hellbent on killing Cal that he completely disregards his own daughter's well-being as she begs him to stop and he spends the rest of the fight against Cal and Merrin growling and roaring in rage about how they should keep away from Kata.
* WalkingSpoiler: The reveal that he's an Imperial spy makes him this, and the reveal that he's ''a Jedi who survived Order 66'' makes him even more so.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Happens over the course of a single game's story. He quickly becomes best friends with Cal over the course of ''Survivor'', only for that friendship to collapse after it's revealed that Bode sold out the other survivors to save himself and his daughter. And after Bode [[RedemptionRejection throws away every attempt at mercy Cal can provide]], Cal is given no choice but to shoot him dead. An echo found later does subvert this a bit - Bode purposefully played on Cal's insecurities and trauma to win his friendship, but also sincerely liked him and hoped to convince him to just bring his family to Tanalorr and not the Hidden Path.
* WouldHitAGirl: During the final battle, he Force Pushes his own daughter and Force Chokes Merrin. Fortunately, they are both alright, thanks to Cal's quick-thinking.
* WouldHarmASenior: Once he shows his true allegiances, he has very few issues about gunning down Eno Cordova, even when the latter simply wanted to ask Bode about what was wrong and wanting to help out.
* WouldHurtAChild: When Kata begs him to see the error of his ways, he nearly sends ''his own daughter'' falling to her death as he destroys a bridge to deal with Cal and Merrin alone, blindly endangering her anyway. Then, he '''''Force Pushes''''' Kata when she tries to intervene with no regard for her well-being.
* YouMonster: Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistance stationed at Jedha to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.
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* ActionDad: He has a young daughter, Kata. Making the galaxy a safer place
-->'''Bode:''' I don't get to see her as often as I'd like, but at least I can provide for her.
* AffablyEvil: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]; after his true colors are revealed, Bode still remains cordial to the ''Mantis'' crew and even tells Cal to go save his "family". He's also much more honest and forthcoming after his betrayal is revealed. The moments he shares with his daughter involve him being as nice as he could,
* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything he's done, Cal still gives his traitorous friend
* ApologeticAttacker: He takes the
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* AxCrazy: His second boss fight is essentially him acting like an enraged animal, attacking widly with reckless abandon and screaming and growling furiously at Cal and Merrin to stay away from Kata, despite his own uncontrolled rage indrectly almost killing his daughter.
* BashBrothers: With Cal Kestis in ''Survivor''. It falls apart after Cal finds out Bode had sold out the other survivors to the Empire.
* BecomingTheMask: Downplayed as he was still willing to betray him, but Bode genuinely did come to regard Cal as his best friend (as implied by the post-game Force Echo in the Lucrehulk-class battleship) and tried to turn him to his side before his betrayal. Even after his betrayal, he's still cordial towards Cal and even tells Cal to save his friends when he sends the Empire to Jedha. Unfortunately, his worsening paranoia leads to him trying to kill Cal in the end anyways.
* BeyondRedemption: Cal gives him several chances to surrender and turn over a new leaf for the sake of protecting his daughter. Bode [[RedemptionRejection tosses every one of those chances back in Cal's face]]. At the end of the final battle, Bode tries to shoot him with the clear intent to kill Cal, but the pistol Bode tried to use malfunctioned. At that point, Cal concludes that enough is enough and guns Bode down [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with the same blaster he provided Cal]].
-->'''Greez:''' We all know it's a rigged game, but we ''choose'' how to play it!
* TheBigGuy: Being more physically bulkier than Cal, Bode serves as his main muscle throughout much of ''Jedi: Survivor'', often using his bombs and blasters to deal damage in the midst of whatever battle Cal is engaged. Though with a jetpack, Bode is much faster than usually expected for a character of this role.
* BigShutUp: Yells one at Kata after she tries to convince him to listen to Cal and Merrin.
* BossOnlyLevel: Bode is the only opponent encountered in Tanalorr, the game's final explorable planet.
* BrokenPedestal: Becomes one not just for Cal, but for his daughter as well. While Kata still loves her father very much, she's clearly heartbroken by the horrible man he had become [[LoveMakesYouEvil trying to protect her]] and [[EasilyForgiven doesn't hold it against Cal]] when he's forced to kill him because she understands how Bode's actions have hurt so many people.
* ControlFreak: A major trait for Bode is his obsession to keep Kata safe and doing whatever means necessary to accomplish such, right down to telling her not to get herself associated with other people who might be nothing more than just friendly and accommodating to her. There is a degree of excuse for this; Bode has never really been in control of his life and actions, especially since as a Jedi survivor from Order 66, he's constantly been on the run from the Empire and is roped by Denvik to do his dirty business to ensure his own daughter's protection. His main motivation for finding Tanalorr is for a chance to finally get himself and Kata to be on a planet where nobody can interrupt him and is so driven by such that he betrays Cal and then lures him to take out Denvik and distracts the Empire while he whisks himself and Kata away to be in their newest safe haven. [[VillainousBreakdown He near-instantly becomes frustrated and desperate when he sees Cal and Merrin in Tanalorr]] with Kata, screaming that only he gets to decide Kata's safety despite Cal and Merrin's insistency for help.
* CorruptedCharacterCopy:
** At first glance, he's the game's answer to Han Solo and Poe Dameron, a swashbuckling, wisecracking TallDarkAndHandsome AcePilot who's handy with a blaster and serves as a surrogate big brother to the protagonist. Problem is that he's TheMole, and it's largely an act to get close to his targets.
** He's also this to Creator/NoshirDalal's other famous video game role, Charles Smith from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. Like Charles, Bode is a competent and dependable ally who serves as the player's best friend and always has his back. Unlike Charles though, Bode is a disloyal and selfish schemer all along.
* {{Crusading Widow}}er: He hates the Empire because they killed his wife. Deconstructed as the death of his wife ended up contributing to him falling to the Dark Side, as he became obsessed with protecting what remained of his family at the cost over everyone else.
-->'''Bode:''' The Empire took her from us.\\
'''Cal:''' I'm sorry. They've taken a lot of people.\\
'''Bode:''' More every day.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a Jedi during the Clone Wars, but instead of serving on the front lines, he served in Republic Intelligence. After Order 66, he used his training as a spy to hide. In time he married and had a daughter, but his wife was eventually killed by an Inquisitor. Knowing he could not hide forever, Bode cut a deal with a COMPNOR agent, Commander Denvik, to ensure the safety of himself and his daughter.
* DeadpanSnarker: Bode would occasionally snark and make wisecracking quips during gameplay and cutscenes, likely as a nod for being the Mantis Crew's equivalent of Han Solo. This character aspect evaporates completely when Bode reveals himself to be a spy for the Empire.
* DeathByIrony: The player can [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame choose to use the Blaster style to fight him]], and Cal ''always'' strikes the final blows with the same blaster Bode gave Cal, in the same place Bode thought would be a sanctuary.
* DetrimentalDetermination: Bode's love for his daughter naturally forms a protective desire for her, but years of being hounded by the Empire for his past as a Jedi and the death of his wife twist that love into a mad obsession to keep Kata safe from anything. Bode is willing to sell out and condemn ''anybody'' if it means saving himself and Kata, regardless of the consequences and misery it would cause for them. It's to the point where Bode cannot be bothered to even listen to additional advice, seek alternatives, or even enlist anyone else's trust to ensure Kata's safety and any rebuttals and arguments cause him to lash out. In the end, his ambitions are just for himself and his daughter and he will do anything to ensure that, everyone else be damned.
* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: In the long run, reporting Cere's location to Darth Vader turns out to have been this. Bode did this partly so that he could get what he wanted, the Hidden Path, for himself as well as expose Denvik for trying to act above his station to earn political points and influence, knowing full well the latter would seriously piss the Sith Lord off. The seemingly reckless act of leaving his tracker active for Cal to follow also plays this further by depriving Denvik of his military might and facing the full wrath of Vader while Bode and Kata escape to Tanalorr. In spite of how heinous his acts were, it's still an impressive feat that Bode was able to get ''[[TheDreaded Darth Vader]]'' to be a part of his plan to eliminate a certain obstacle of his, all whilst never having to directly confront the Sith Lord.
* DiesWideOpen: His eyes are still open after Cal guns him down and has to close them afterwards.
* DiscardAndDraw: After Bode's jetpack is damaged during Cal's chase, Bode reveals his Force abilities and fights Cal with a SwordAndGun style. Cal taps into the Dark Side during the final boss fight, and Bode accidentally damages both of his blasters, which forces him to use only the lightsaber for the last phase.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: As indicated above, he's been blackmailed into doing Denvik's dirty work to keep the Inquisitors off his back. That said, he is aware of all the Empire's {{InterserviceRivalry}}ies and that Denvik is acting way above his station, so he is also manipulating events to screw over Denvik and finally be free. Denvik realizes that Bode had purposely lured Cal to his base so Bode could escape to Tanalorr with his daughter unopposed while Cal deals with the Empire. It's implied to be true given that's ''exactly'' what happens when Cal confronts him about this.
* DragonInChief: While he nominally answers to Lank Denvik, Bode's resources as an Imperial spy and abilities as a former Jedi make him a far greater threat to Cal and his friends. Sure enough, after he's got everything he needs out of Denvik, he has Cal - and failing that, Vader - take care of him to cover his tracks.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: As part of an elaborate con, Bode disguises himself as a member of the CSF claiming to have captured Cal.
* DuelBoss: Bode is fought for the first time in Jedha just on his own whilst using a lightsaber to even the playing field between him and Cal. During the fight against him in Tanalorr, Cal initially has Merrin for support until Bode loses around half of his health whereupon him blindly endangering Kata forces Merrin to prioritize saving her first, leaving just Cal for Bode to directly contend against for the remainder of the fight.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and he seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].
* EvilAllAlong: Bode is not only an Imperial double agent, he's also a Dark Jedi willing to do anything to protect himself and his daughter, even committing appalling atrocities.
* FaceHeelTurn: A DoubleSubversion; although Bode betrays Cal's crew with terrible consequences on the latter's end, he was never truly on the latter's side either, having been a spy for the Galactic Empire (more specifically, Lank Denvik) the entire time. Still, there was a time when he was a genuine hero as he used to be part of the Jedi Order via the Republic Intelligence. It was the death of his wife Tayala some years before the events of ''Jedi: Survivor'' that drove Bode into villainy and insanity.
* EvilVirtues: {{Subverted|Trope}} with Love as while it serves as a primary motivator, it's since been corrupted into a mad obsession that contributes to Bode's weakness in his impulsiveness and eventual downfall. Played straight with Diligence as Bode is willing to make and go ahead with extreme choices and risky plans if it means furthering his goals.
* FallenHero: He was once a Jedi and a loving husband[=/=]father. However, the Jedi Purge and losing his wife to the Empire has caused a great toll on him, not even the love of his daughter could help him overcome.
* FatalFlaw:
** Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.
** Related to the above two, there's [[ProperlyParanoid a refusal to trust anybody]]. Bode's overprotectiveness towards Kata is so bad that he doesn't even stop to think that maybe he could use some help from others. Cal and Merrin not only prove to be genuine about protecting Kata but are also willing to let Bode's actions be forgiven and even remain in Tanalorr. Bode's response is to throw their sentiment and promises back and attack them in blind rage, resulting in his death.
* FightsLikeANormal: His main fighting style is using dual blasters, shock bombs, and a jetpack. This is all to further conceal the fact that he is a Dark Jedi who is hiding his identity. And even when he does fight using Dagan's lightsaber, Bode uses his blasters and bombs more often and, compared to most Jedi in combat, hardly uses any Force powers, instead using his physical build for hard-hitting saber strikes.
* FinalBoss: Of ''Jedi: Survivor'', he ends up being the game's last antagonist after Dagan Gera turns out to be a DiscOneFinalBoss (albeit having been the main villain for three of the game's six chapters, compared to Bode's one). He was a mole for the Empire, manipulating Cal the whole time and he led the Empire to Jedha, indirectly resulting in Cere's death and most of her archive being destroyed.
* {{Foil}}: To Cal. First and foremost Bode is talkative and has a sense of humor while Cal is more silent and taciturn - something Cal remarks upon during the prologue. Both of them have lost people they love to the rise of the Empire. Both are former Jedi who hid their former occupations by taking new ones. Like Cal, Bode is deeply hurt by all the people he's lost to the Empire, his wife first and foremost. Much like Cal at the beginning of ''Survivor'', Bode is dominated by the pain of his loss. While Cal's channeled that into an otherwise hopeless fight against the Empire, Bode's channeled his own grief into an obsessive need to protect his daughter, even if it means betraying everyone around him to the very same Empire that took his wife.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Discussed by Merrin, who says that Bode was merely using his daughter and the death of his wife as blanket excuses for his betrayal and ''murdering countless lives''. Not to mention he keeps endangering his daughter regardless during his final battle with Cal and Merrin. While Cal understands where Bode was coming from, it was still crossing the line the moment he sold his friends out to the Empire.
* GriefSong: When he is in Tanalorr, before Cal and Merrin's arrival, Bode and Kata sing ''Ghost Star'' together. During a solo performance, he ends up replacing one of the lines with the name of his wife, Tayala, causing him to break down sobbing and faltering his performance.
* GunsAkimbo: He has two blaster pistols that he dual-wields during combat.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: His greatest desire is to love Kata and protect her from whatever threat they would encounter. By the time he fights Cal and Merrin, he's become the exact opposite; he's an irrational aggressor who is reacting in rage and he ends up endangering his daughter.
* TheHeavy: His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal and Vader]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.
* HeroKiller: He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him off a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Ends up getting gunned down by the very same blaster he entrusted to Cal.
* HopeSpot: An interesting case where he breaks one and is the victim of one.
** He offers one by being a loyal ally to Cal and being instrumental in defeating Dagan and claiming the Hidden Path. It seems the heroes have achieved a meaningful victory for once and are ready to initiate a plan to gather survivors for Tanalorr... then Bode suddenly pulls out a blaster, kills Cordova, and calls upon the Empire to attack the Jedi Temple in Jedha, revealing himself to be a spy.
** On the receiving end, he feels that he is finally at peace in Tanalorr with just him and his daughter, assured that Kata can live out her days without harm and they can both live together with nothing to interrupt their newfound quiet days. Then Cal and Merrin suddenly show up, breaking said tranquility that Bode wanted for purely selfish reasons, initiating their fight.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** For all of the judgment he slings at Dagan over having become virtually identical to the worst of the Sith Lords, Bode is ultimately no better, choosing to sell out his own fellow Jedi for what is ultimately a very selfish goal.
** Having lost his wife to the Empire hunting him down, he has no problem making other people experience the exact same thing if it means saving himself.
** Bode justifies all of his heinous acts as necessary to protect Kata, but during the final boss fight, he's so careless for her safety and desperate to kill Cal that he almost ends up killing her himself by collapsing the bridge she's standing on, putting her in more direct danger than any of his enemies ever did.
* IAmNotLeftHanded: Bode seems to be a BadassNormal who performs well in a fight with his jetpack, blasters, explosive grenades and a mean punch, capable of keeping up with Cal even in a fight with a skilled Jedi like Dagan Gera. However, when he betrays the heroes to the Empire, Cal manages to eventually catch up to him and destroys his jetpack, seemingly rendering him helpless close-range against a Jedi... until he knocks Cal back with his own Force push and draws Dagan's lightsaber, revealing himself to be another [[TitleDrop Jedi Survivor]]. That said, whilst the abilities he displays do mean that Cal can't easily win, he's clearly extremely rusty from never showing these in a fight for a long time, and is clearly [[UnskilledButStrong lacking]] Cal's refined skills with a Lightsaber, instead using them to augment his preferred method of shooting or blasting the target.
* InTheBack: He unexpectedly shoots Dagan behind whilst the latter is ranting about Tanalorr being his. This action gives Cal enough time to regain his lightsaber and cut down Dagan.
* InkSuitActor: He's modeled after his voice actor, Creator/NoshirDalal.
* ItsAllAboutMe: The fact that he planned to bring just himself and his daughter to Tanalorr at the cost of the other survivors suffering at the hands of the Empire is just pure selfishness. His self-centeredness even overrides the love for his daughter as he carelessly puts her in danger during the final boss fight.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Bode is taciturn, aloof, and snarky in a caustic way, but is still cooperative and friendly with most people he encounters and he has an almost brotherly relationship with Cal. Then he turns out to be a ruthless double agent for the Empire who is willing to shoot an old man and leave his newfound friends to fend for themselves when Vader barges in. Although his affection and friendship for Cal are genuine, this immediately crumbles when he sets him up as a ploy to eliminate Denvik and escape to Tanalorr with his daughter, not caring if Cal dies in the chaos. In the end, he literally cannot seek any compromise or alternatives, instead resorting to attacking Cal and Merrin in feral rage and [[AbusiveParents indirectly endangering Kata's life]] as the fight goes on. Bode might have been a good man at one point, but in the very end, he's devolved into a raging, selfish madman who is too lost in his delusions and anger to be worth saving.
* KarmicDeath: After constantly refusing to change his ways on several occasions, attacking Cal and BD-1 in a delusional desire for freedom, and almost killing Merrin and his daughter, Bode is put down by his former friend with two shots unhesitantly after a quickdraw went horribly wrong on his end. For extra karma, Cal kills
* KickTheDog: While beating Cal to
* KickTheMoralityPet: Bode deeply loves Kata, but his trust issues, along with his wife's death, twisted that love into something else. In the midst of his VillainousBreakdown in his duel with Cal, he endangers his daughter and then '''Force Pushes''' her with no regard to her well-being.
* KnightOfCerebus: His betrayal and reveal
* KnightTemplarParent: He is only concerned with saving himself and his daughter, damn the other survivors. During his final battle against Cal, he ends up endangering his daughter at multiple points trying to keep Cal and Merrin away from her.
* TheLancer: To Cal in ''Survivor'', being his most recurring ally and aiding him in various sections of the game, up to even participating in the final fight against Dagan Gera. This is lost immediately when Bode reveals himself to be a spy and traitor.
* LaserBlade: Appropriates one half of Dagan Gera's red-bladed lightsaber and uses it against Cal after revealing his Force abilities, and thus his true nature as a renegade Jedi.
* LastSecondChance: On the failed giving end; despite his betrayal and selfishness, Cal and Merrin are still willing to try to appeal to Bode's good side and to just move on from what has happened, even reasoning that with him and Kata having finally reached Tanalorr,
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: In spite of his own deplorable actions and attitude, Bode still comes off as this to Lank Denvik, as there was a tragic reason for Bode's turn to villainy and his friendship with Cal was genuine, even if he was willing to kill the latter and his motives were entirely self-serving to the detriment of his daughter. In contrast, Denvik is an opportunistic {{slimeball}} and bully who played a role in Bode's descent to villainy and simply sees Bode and Kata as stepping stones to advance himself in the Empire's ranks.]]
* LightningBruiser: While lacking in Force abilities and lightsaber versatility, Bode makes up for it with fast saber strikes that hit hard alongside using his jetpack to quickly zip around the battlefield and dropping explosives and shock bombs at the same time.
* TheLostLenore: Bode loved his late wife, Tayala, and continues to grieve for her after she was killed by an Inquisitor. This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} as this incident drives Bode to TheDarkSide, causing his familial love for his daughter to warp into an irrational and blind rage.
* LoveMakesYouDumb: By the third act, Bode's love for his daughter has been corrupted so badly that he starts making irrational and costly decisions that bite him back really hard. On top of that, he doesn't want to accept any offers and chances that Cal and Merrin are willing to give him, instead lashing out that only ''[[ItsAllAboutMe he]]'' gets to decide what is best for Kata, which shows just how blind and aggressive he's become in ensuring for his daughter's safety and how badly his judgment has been clouded. This ultimately gets him killed for his troubles.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: His paranoia towards what might happen to his daughter if she is placed under someone else's protection is what causes him to sell the other survivors out.
* ManlyTears: A Force Echo in Tanalorr tells that he sang ''Ghost Star'', only to mention Tayala in place of one of the lyrics, causing his performance to halt for a moment, followed by Bode crying over being reminded of his late wife.
* MasterActor: Bode was able to conceal the fact that he was once a Jedi Knight who survived Order 66 very effectively and with no one able to sense this particular part about his past, not even seasoned Jedi Masters like Cere and Cordova. [[JustifiedTrope Given that he was assigned to Republic Intelligence before Order 66]] and was mentored by Denvik during that time as well, Bode was skilled in surveillance, espionage, and tracking and used them to effectively keep himself and his daughter concealed during the reign of the Empire.
* MirrorBoss: His boss fights are largely similar to most other lightsaber-wielding ones, though Bode places special emphasis in that he also uses blasters that further mirror Cal's pragmatic fighting style and taciturn nature during combat. His swordplay places emphasis on hard-hitting attacks, much like the Crossguard Stance, only faster.
* MirrorCharacter: Like Dagan, he's another one to Anakin Skywalker. Like Vader, Bode was once a Jedi and would eventually find love, only for that to be taken away from him in the worst way imaginable, causing him to double down on his descent to TheDarkSide. Both Anakin and Bode also possess the capability to show and express great love, which unfortunately becomes twisted into misplaced rage towards the ones they're supposed to protect. Unlike Anakin whose turn to villainy was due to his desperation to save Padmé, Bode turned to darkness and insanity after Tayala was killed by an Inquisitor. While Vader would pass away finding redemption and peace, Bode is not so lucky, meeting an unfortunate and premature end after his rage and recklessness expire whatever chances Cal and Merrin would have had for him.
* TheMole: Bode's ''actual'' allegiance was to the Galactic Empire and was sent by his superior, Denvik, to infiltrate Cal's crew to retrieve the Hidden Path and aid in furthering Denvik's position in COMPNOR all while Bode poses as a loyal and brotherly team member. That said, [[BecomingTheMask Bode did come to genuinely like Cal]], even after showing his true colors.
* NearVillainVictory: Bode pretty much succeeds in his main goal of reaching Tanalorr safely with his daughter. Furthering the point, he was guile enough to set up Cal via a tracker to get Denik out of his way as he escapes with the compass and Hidden Path, ensuring no one would be able
* NonPlayerCompanion: Bode serves as the main supporting character to Cal during his endeavors in Koboh. During gameplay, he can fly around places pelting enemies with blaster shots and dropping bombs to make fighting for Cal easier. They'll also have short conversations whilst exploring and during the aftermath of a battle.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Bode uses protecting his daughter as a blanket excuse for every bad thing he does, from betraying Cal's trust to leaving several other survivors to perish at the hands of Darth Vader, simply because he wanted to live in Tanalorr with Kata alone. When Cal calls him out on all his crimes and accuses him of being a monster, Bode doesn't even try to deny it, simply declaring that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he's a father and he's going to do whatever he has to protect his child]]. Even ''Kata'' is appalled by her father's actions.
* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: While Dagan is openly antagonistic from the get-go and is the adversary Cal spends the majority of the game hunting down, Bode is a seemingly friendly ally until he reveals his true colors not long after Dagan's death, in which he becomes the game's final antagonist.
* OhCrap: When he picks up one of his blasters to shoot Cal only for it to malfunction, Bode has just enough time to realize how screwed he is before Cal blasts Bode in the chest.
* OpportunisticBastard: Many of Bode's actions are taking advantage of whatever events have happened so that he could collect what he could use to serve his own ends. This even applies retrospectively once Cal starts discovering new Force Echos that are about Bode. Namely, he would secretly take one-half of Dagan's lightsaber, plan on using Cal's budding romance with Merrin against him should he become a threat, and deliberately left a tracker behind his ship to lure Cal and take out Denvik and whoever was stationed there so that there isn't anyone left to chase him and Kata down as he flees to Tanalorr.
* PapaWolf: Deconstructed and taken to an extreme level. His mind is so wrapped up by the idea of protecting his daughter that he's willing to let other survivors, including his close friend, Cal, to die at the hands of the Empire to take Tanalorr for himself. Cal calls him out for it, and even Kata admits to being unnerved by her father's overbearingness.
* TheParanoiac: Bode is actually unable to place his trust in anybody, feeling that giving the Hidden Path to whom he saw as "complete strangers" is too much of a risk for him and his daughter. Furthermore, he thinks he's the only one who is fit to look after and protect Kata, yet he's so paranoid and distrusting of aid and help that he attacks Cal and Merring immediately after seeing them in Tanalorr despite them meaning no harm and the resulting fight actually endangers his daughter a few times, [[AbusiveParents his justifications fall completely flat]].
* PlayingBothSides: He betrays Cal and the ''Mantis'' crew by coldly killing Cordova and taking the Hidden Path. Then he leaves his tracker active to allow Cal to barge into Nova Garon as a way of taking Denvik out of commission and getting Cal to decimate whoever was stationed to guard the Lucrehulk-class battleship to ensure he and Kata can make it to Tanalorr without anyone tailing him. In the end, Bode's loyalty is solely to himself, and would use and discard literally ''everyone'' he works with so long as he is convinced this is the only way to keep his daughter safe.
* PrecisionFStrike: Bode holds the distinction of being one of the very few characters in the franchise to openly swear in English. Namely, he calls Denvik a bastard when he changes the deal of his plans regarding Bode and Kata's safety.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Deconstructed. As long as he can keep telling himself that what he's doing is best for Kata he'll do it, no matter how monstrous and cruel it is. In the end, even Kata is begging him to stop but he ignores his daughter's begging until Cal finally shoots him.
* RedIsViolent: His red shirt and wielding one half of Dagan's lightsaber compliment Bode's twisted psyche during his fight against Cal and Merrin, with most of his dialogue being raging rants and feral growling as well as a fast and aggressive fighting style.
* RedemptionRejection: Cal gives Bode every chance he can to just stand down and walk away in their final fight, swearing that he will do everything he can to protect Bode and Kata as long as Bode just puts his weapons down. When Bode responds to Cal's final offer of peace by trying to shoot him again (only causing no harm because the gun shorts out), Cal finally has enough and shoots him dead.
* {{Retirony}}:
** He mentions to Cal in Coruscant having a daughter named Kata and that his mercenary work is a means to provide income and safety for both him and his little girl. Interestingly enough, he's the only member of the new ''Mantis'' crew outside Cal and BD to escape with their lives.
** As a survivor of Order 66 and after the death of his wife Tayala, he is defined by his desire to keep Kata safe, no matter who he has to work with and who he has to betray, seeing Tanalorr and the Hidden Path as his ultimate ticket to keep themselves out of the war against the Empire. He succeeds and intends to settle down peacefully with his daughter, but only for a short period as Bode is fought and killed by Cal as soon as the latter reaches Tanalorr.
* ReverseGrip: After revealing to Cal that he's Force-sensitive and took Dagan's lightsaber, he holds said lightsaber this way which is famously how Shien duelists held their lightsabers.
* RobbingTheDead: After he and Cal kill Dagan Gera, he secretly takes one of Dagan's lightsabers from his dead body after Cal leaves the observatory so that he has a powerful weapon that he can use in case he has to fight Cal or anyone in the ''Mantis'' crew following his betrayal. The fight he anticipated does end up happening, so he uses Dagan's lightsaber for the rest of the game as his main weapon [[SwordAndGun alongside one of his blasters]].
* ScreamingWarrior: Most of his voice lines in his second fight are animalistic screams and growls, a telling sign of just how mentally lost and insane Bode has become in his misguided desire to protect Kata. The "warrior" aspect of this trope comes from the fact that he was a Jedi Knight before the events of Order 66.
* ShipperOnDeck: He notices how close Cal and Merrin are and at one point during the story, he recommends that the young Jedi pursue a future with the Nightsister. A Force echo indicates that he mainly intended to [[ShipperWithAnAgenda use Cal's love for Merrin to turn the Jedi to his side]].
* ShockAndAwe: He uses shock grenades for long-ranged attacks.
* SixthRangerTraitor: Became the sixth member of the ''Mantis'' crew in ''Survivor'', but ultimately turned out to be an Imperial spy ''and'' a Dark Jedi.
* TheStarscream: While his actual allegiance is shown to be under Lank Denvik, it's also shown that there is no true loyalty or respect between the two. Cal arriving in Nova Garon was a ploy for Bode to get his former friend to wipe out Denvik and whoever was stationed in the base while he quickly takes Kata and escape to Tanalorr without any resistance. Considering Denvik had tried to put a firm hold on Kata, Bode's willingness to betray him makes sense, even if his end goal is still incredibly selfish.
* StupidEvil: His efforts to escort Kata and himself to Tanalorr edge him to this. Even after his betrayal, Cal is willing to try to talk him down, but Bode is so rash and impulsive about his desires that he lashes out even when the opposite party doesn't mean any harm. His overprotectiveness for his daughter and refusal to seek a compromise with the heroes leads to him becoming the aggressor and his recklessness gets his daughter almost killed, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist ultimately making his goals more of a detriment to his child]] and him getting killed by Cal after one refusal too many. In the end, Bode's demise was the result of one bad decision after another and likely would have lived had he just went through with Cal's compromise without letting his paranoia clouding his judgement.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: While not possessing any of the cybernetics or aesthetic of Darth Vader, Bode does share the same desire to protect the ones he cares about that doomed Anakin Skywalker in the first place. Even to the point where his obsession endangers the very people he wished to save.
* SwordAndGun: He uses Dagan Gera's lightsaber in conjunction with one of his usual blasters during his first duel against Cal and the first phases of the final boss fight.
* SympathyForTheDevil: While he was BeyondRedemption in his last moments, Cal at least understands that Bode was just a scared father who got lost in his own paranoia. To show this understanding, Cal gives his traitorous friend a proper burial, alongside Cordova and Cere, for Kata's sake.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's got the imposing build and swashbuckling good looks you'd expect of a character who's basically the cool older brother Cal never had. Or, at least, who ''seems'' like a cool older brother.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: The consequences of Bode's villainy is how he's single-minded about keeping Kata happy and safe without ever considering his daughter's actual needs and the safety and support of his friends. He doesn't waste any time killing Cordova and running away with the Hidden Path, knowing and not caring that this has made him an enemy of Cal's. Even when meeting his former friend again, Bode cannot fathom seeking a compromise in spite of the many chances Cal tries to give him, instead choosing to lash out in blind rage at the very idea of his daughter being threatened when it's ''Bode'' whose actually putting Kata in danger. In the end, his impulsiveness gets him killed.
* TragicVillain: A former Jedi, assigned to intelligence, who went into hiding after the purge, Bode only wanted to find someplace safe for him and his daughter after losing his wife to the inquisitor's, but become so distrustful of others from his time as a Imperial DoubleAgent, he ultimately became a bigger threat to his daughter then anyone else.
* TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: He makes the reveal of him being an Imperial Spy in a dramatic fashion. He shoots Cordova dead, gives the Hidden Path's location to Darth Vader, causing multiple deaths (Among them Cere). Everyone has different opinions on him due to Kata, but they all agree that what he did was monstrous.
* UndignifiedDeath: He dies rather anticlimatically; his blaster malfunctions at the very last second and he has a few seconds to realize he's done for before Cal shoots him down. Despite Bode groaning in agony for some time, there's nothing in the way of redemption or a last-second epic clash, Cal just bluntly shoots him a second time, finishing Bode off.
* TheUnfettered: At the end of the day, the only thing that motivates Bode is to ensure the safety of his daughter Kata and will manipulate, backstab, and take advantage of literally everybody if it means furthering his goals in some way. [[DeconstructedTrope This however turns out to be a faulty approach]], not helped by his desire to protect becoming an irrational insistency for control regarding Kata and seeing his approach as the only real way to protect his daughter.
* UnskilledButStrong:
** Bode's application of his Jedi skills are shown to be this. Having been unable to practice and hone his abilities with a lightsaber or the Force leaves his prowess with both rather lacking. He has the strength to affect Cal and Merrin, both being highly powerful Force users, with the Force, but his lightsaber skills mostly focus on aggressive and brutal attacks with little defensive skillset, while his usage of the Force is limited to straightforward telekinetic attacks. That said, he still has a lot of physical prowess and relentless determination, and combining his Jedi training with the skills he's gathered as a mercenary still allows him to pose a genuine threat to Cal, even managing to knock him out once. That said, it's clear that he could only win against Cal in their first match as Cal was still reeling from his betrayal, and when they fight it out properly, Cal needs only minimum help from Merrin to push Bode to his limits when he's able to bring out the big guns, clearly having the upper hand whenever they fight with purely lightsabers alone, and as soon as Bode loses his mercenary equipment, Cal hands Bode his ass in a one-on-one fight.
** It's heavily implied that Bode practices Form V (Djem So and Shien) of lightsaber combat, if his usage of the ReverseGrip way of holding a lightsaber and aggressive style of fighting are anything to go by. This form of lightsaber combat is all about unleashing powerful strikes, swings, and counterattacks in a lightsaber duel. This form would be perfect for someone Bode's size and physicality, allowing him to overpower and overwhelm his opponents with his sheer strength which allows him to keep up with Cal who, despite being more skilled and powerful in the Force, is still physically weaker due to Bode being twice his size.
* VillainousBreakdown: Suffers one when he learns that Cal and his crew have successfully navigated the Koboh Abyss alive and have come to take back the compass. He becomes so hellbent on killing Cal that he completely disregards his own daughter's well-being as she begs him to stop and he spends the rest of the fight against Cal and Merrin growling and roaring in rage about how they should keep away from Kata.
* WalkingSpoiler: The reveal that he's an Imperial spy makes him this, and the reveal that he's ''a Jedi who survived Order 66'' makes him even more so.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Happens over the course of a single game's story. He quickly becomes best friends with Cal over the course of ''Survivor'', only for that friendship to collapse after it's revealed that Bode sold out the other survivors to save himself and his daughter. And after Bode [[RedemptionRejection throws away every attempt at mercy Cal can provide]], Cal is given no choice but to shoot him dead. An echo found later does subvert this a bit - Bode purposefully played on Cal's insecurities and trauma to win his friendship, but also sincerely liked him and hoped to convince him to just bring his family to Tanalorr and not the Hidden Path.
* WouldHitAGirl: During the final battle, he Force Pushes his own daughter and Force Chokes Merrin. Fortunately, they are both alright, thanks to Cal's quick-thinking.
* WouldHarmASenior: Once he shows his true allegiances, he has very few issues about gunning down Eno Cordova, even when the latter simply wanted to ask Bode about what was wrong and wanting to help out.
* WouldHurtAChild: When Kata begs him to see the error of his ways, he nearly sends ''his own daughter'' falling to her death as he destroys a bridge to deal with Cal and Merrin alone, blindly endangering her anyway. Then, he '''''Force Pushes''''' Kata when she tries to intervene with no regard for her well-being.
* YouMonster: Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistance stationed at Jedha to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.
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!!Gabs
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A pilot who served the Republic in the Clone Wars and associate of Saw Gerrera's Partisans. After meeting Cal through Saw, he joined the crew of the ''Stinger Mantis'' as its new pilot after Greez left.
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* AcePilot: He is a highly-experience pilot who plans ahead and got two Z-95 Headhunters ahead of time for a hot exit from Coruscant, during which he manages to take out two TIE fighters through skilled maneuvering. Cal mentions learning several moves from watching Bravo fly. [[spoiler:Sadly, even the best pilots will have a hard time getting sandwiched between six [=TIEs=] in a tight-quarters tube.]]
* FriendlySniper: He is no slouch outside of the cockpit either, providing covering fire for Cal and Bode with a sniper rifle as they try to reach the ''Mantis''.
* FriendlySniper: He is no slouch outside of the cockpit either, providing covering fire for Cal and Bode with a sniper rifle as they try to reach the ''Mantis''.
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* AcePilot: He is a highly-experience pilot who plans ahead NoodleIncident: Mentions that she saved Cal's life on Carida and got two Z-95 Headhunters ahead of time that he owes her a ship for a hot exit from Coruscant, during which he manages to take out two TIE fighters through skilled maneuvering. Cal mentions learning it.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She makes severalmoves from watching Bravo fly. [[spoiler:Sadly, even comments that suggest the best pilots will have credits are more important to her than disrupting the Empire, although she views that as a hard time getting sandwiched between six [=TIEs=] nice bonus.
-->'''Gabs:''' I've changed my mind, we should always target the Empire.
-->'''Bravo:''' Yeah. Feels good to make a difference.
-->'''Gabs:''' No! They're loaded. Filthy rich. Make the Hutts look clean by comparison.
* PlayfulHacker: She is an expert slicer and can easily disrupt Imperial communications and security.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only woman on Cal's new crew ina tight-quarters tube.]]
''Jedi: Survivor''.
*FriendlySniper: He is no slouch outside TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Tackles Cal out of the cockpit either, providing covering fire for Cal and Bode with way of a sniper rifle as they try to reach blaster bolt that would have hit him in the ''Mantis''.back, but sadly it gets her instead.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She makes several
-->'''Gabs:''' I've changed my mind, we should always target the Empire.
-->'''Bravo:''' Yeah. Feels good to make a difference.
-->'''Gabs:''' No! They're loaded. Filthy rich. Make the Hutts look clean by comparison.
* PlayfulHacker: She is an expert slicer and can easily disrupt Imperial communications and security.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only woman on Cal's new crew in
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!!Gabs
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BrittBaron
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!!Koob & Lizz
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->'''Portrayed By:'''
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->''"You can fight the good fight and still get yours along the way, Cal. That's war."''
A slicer trained by one of the syndicates, Gabs joined Cal's crew as a technical expert after a falling out with her employers.
A slicer trained by one of the syndicates, Gabs joined Cal's crew as a technical expert after a falling out with her employers.
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* NoodleIncident: Mentions that she saved Cal's life on Carida and that he owes her a ship for it.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She makes several comments that suggest the credits are more important to her than disrupting the Empire, although she views that as a nice bonus.
-->'''Gabs:''' I've changed my mind, we should always target the Empire.
-->'''Bravo:''' Yeah. Feels good to make a difference.
-->'''Gabs:''' No! They're loaded. Filthy rich. Make the Hutts look clean by comparison.
* PlayfulHacker: She is an expert slicer and can easily disrupt Imperial communications and security.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only woman on Cal's new crew in ''Jedi: Survivor''.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Tackles Cal out of the way of a blaster bolt that would have hit him in the back, but sadly it gets her instead.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She makes several comments that suggest the credits are more important to her than disrupting the Empire, although she views that as a nice bonus.
-->'''Gabs:''' I've changed my mind, we should always target the Empire.
-->'''Bravo:''' Yeah. Feels good to make a difference.
-->'''Gabs:''' No! They're loaded. Filthy rich. Make the Hutts look clean by comparison.
* PlayfulHacker: She is an expert slicer and can easily disrupt Imperial communications and security.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only woman on Cal's new crew in ''Jedi: Survivor''.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Tackles Cal out of the way of a blaster bolt that would have hit him in the back, but sadly it gets her instead.]]
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* BigEater: They have a prodigious appetite, which the other team members mention has caused issues on a few missions.
* BrotherSisterTeam: The twins work together on their missions.
* FireForgedFriends: They met Cal when a bounty hunter tried to capture him in a cantina on Norsid and helped Cal kill him. They've been good friends ever since.
* LeeroyJenkins: [[spoiler:They rush the Ninth Sister when she ambushes the team, and are quickly cut down and killed by her.]]
* NoodleIncident:Mentions Their hunger got the best of them on a mission to Carida, which resulted in some kind of incident that she saved Cal's life on Carida and Gabs does not want to see repeated.
* SapientEatSapient: Joked about a couple times, with Bode suggesting thathe owes her a ship for it.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She makes several comments that suggest the credits are more importantthey feed Sejan to her than disrupting the Empire, although she views that them as a nice bonus.
-->'''Gabs:''' I've changed my mind, we should always target the Empire.
-->'''Bravo:''' Yeah. Feels good to make a difference.
-->'''Gabs:''' No! They're loaded. Filthy rich. Make the Hutts look clean by comparison.
* PlayfulHacker: She is an expert slicer and can easily disrupt Imperial communications and security.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only woman on Cal's new crew in ''Jedi: Survivor''.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Tackles Cal out of the way of a blaster bolt that would have hit him in the back,meal during their escape, but sadly it gets her instead.]]it's unclear if they do actually partake in this trope.
* BrotherSisterTeam: The twins work together on their missions.
* FireForgedFriends: They met Cal when a bounty hunter tried to capture him in a cantina on Norsid and helped Cal kill him. They've been good friends ever since.
* LeeroyJenkins: [[spoiler:They rush the Ninth Sister when she ambushes the team, and are quickly cut down and killed by her.]]
* NoodleIncident:
* SapientEatSapient: Joked about a couple times, with Bode suggesting that
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: She makes several comments that suggest the credits are more important
-->'''Gabs:''' I've changed my mind, we should always target the Empire.
-->'''Bravo:''' Yeah. Feels good to make a difference.
-->'''Gabs:''' No! They're loaded. Filthy rich. Make the Hutts look clean by comparison.
* PlayfulHacker: She is an expert slicer and can easily disrupt Imperial communications and security.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She is the only woman on Cal's new crew in ''Jedi: Survivor''.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Tackles Cal out of the way of a blaster bolt that would have hit him in the back,
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->'''Portrayed By:''' ???
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!!!'''Species:''' Klatooinian
->'''Portrayed By:''' ???
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!!Koob & Lizz
!!Kata Akuna
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!!!'''Homeworld:''' Birren
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* BigEater: They have a prodigious appetite, which the other team members mention has caused issues on a few missions.
* BrotherSisterTeam: The twins work together on their missions.
* FireForgedFriends: They met Cal when a bounty hunter tried to capture him in a cantina on Norsid and helped Cal kill him. They've been good friends ever since.
* LeeroyJenkins: [[spoiler:They rush the Ninth Sister when she ambushes the team, and are quickly cut down and killed by her.]]
* NoodleIncident: Their hunger got the best of them on a mission to Carida, which resulted in some kind of incident that Gabs does not want to see repeated.
* SapientEatSapient: Joked about a couple times, with Bode suggesting that they feed Sejan to them as a meal during their escape, but it's unclear if they do actually partake in this trope.
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!!Kata Akuna
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Homeworld:''' Birren
->'''Portrayed By:''' Tajinae Turner
->'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi: Survivor]]''
Bode Akuna's daughter.
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* BrotherSisterTeam: The twins work together on their missions.
* FireForgedFriends: They met Cal when a bounty hunter tried to capture him in a cantina on Norsid and helped Cal kill him. They've been good friends ever since.
* LeeroyJenkins: [[spoiler:They rush the Ninth Sister when she ambushes the team, and are quickly cut down and killed by her.]]
* NoodleIncident: Their hunger got the best of them on a mission to Carida, which resulted in some kind of incident that Gabs does not want to see repeated.
* SapientEatSapient: Joked about a couple times, with Bode suggesting that they feed Sejan to them as a meal during their escape, but it's unclear if they do actually partake in this trope.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Spoiler (Survivor)]]
!!Kata Akuna
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"Ghost star... wonder where you are. Ghost star... are you very far?"'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Homeworld:''' Birren
->'''Portrayed By:''' Tajinae Turner
->'''Appearances:''' ''[[VideoGame/StarWarsJediSurvivor Jedi: Survivor]]''
Bode Akuna's daughter.
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Bode is so overprotective of his daughter that he ends up personally endangering her more than any of his actual enemies. In fact, he ends up nearly killing Kata in fits of blind rage during his fight with Cal and Merrin.]]
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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Bode Bode is so overprotective of his daughter that he ends up personally endangering her more than any of his actual enemies. In fact, he ends up nearly killing Kata in fits of blind rage during his fight with Cal and Merrin.]]
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* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He regretfully apologizes to [[spoiler:the Mantis crew before betraying them and killing Cordova]].
* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:[[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]; after his true colors are revealed, Bode still remains cordial to the ''Mantis'' crew and even tells Cal to go save his "family". He's also much more honest and forthcoming after his betrayal is revealed. The moments he shares with his daughter involve him being as nice as he could, which is genuine on his end. That said, Force Echos do reveal that he was planning to use Cal and Merrin's budding relationship to his advantage, yet also that he sincerely saw Cal as a good friend and contemplated about betraying his crew. His affability goes out the window when pushed one too many times about his recklessness and rage, whereupon he tries to kill Cal and Merrin in cold blood.]]
* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite everything he's done, Cal still gives his traitorous friend a proper Jedi funeral, alongside Cere and Cordova, understanding the circumstances that caused Bode to fall to the Dark Side in the first place.]]
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He takes the time to apologize before revealing himself to be a traitor and killing Eno Cordova.]]
* AttackAttackAttack: [[spoiler:In his fight against Cal and Merrin, Bode puts little focus on defensive tactics beyond making quick zips. He mainly prioritizes fast lightsaber strikes, shooting with his blasters at a distance, and using his jetpack to fly around and drop bombs. By the final phase, he puts all of his efforts into just his lightsaber attacks.]]
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:His second boss fight is essentially him acting like an enraged animal, attacking widly with reckless abandon and screaming and growling furiously at Cal and Merrin to stay away from Kata, despite his own uncontrolled rage indrectly almost killing his daughter.]]
* BashBrothers: With Cal Kestis in ''Survivor''. [[spoiler:It falls apart after Cal finds out Bode had sold out the other survivors to the Empire.]]
* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:Downplayed as he was still willing to betray him, but Bode genuinely did come to regard Cal as his best friend (as implied by the post-game Force Echo in the Lucrehulk-class battleship) and tried to turn him to his side before his betrayal. Even after his betrayal, he's still cordial towards Cal and even tells Cal to save his friends when he sends the Empire to Jedha. Unfortunately, his worsening paranoia leads to him trying to kill Cal in the end anyways.]]
* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:Cal gives him several chances to surrender and turn over a new leaf for the sake of protecting his daughter. Bode [[RedemptionRejection tosses every one of those chances back in Cal's face]]. At the end of the final battle, Bode tries to shoot him with the clear intent to kill Cal, but the pistol Bode tried to use malfunctioned. At that point, Cal concludes that enough is enough and guns Bode down [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with the same blaster he provided Cal]].]]
-->'''Greez:''' [[spoiler:We all know it's a rigged game, but we ''choose'' how to play it!]]
* AffablyEvil: [[spoiler:[[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]]; after his true colors are revealed, Bode still remains cordial to the ''Mantis'' crew and even tells Cal to go save his "family". He's also much more honest and forthcoming after his betrayal is revealed. The moments he shares with his daughter involve him being as nice as he could, which is genuine on his end. That said, Force Echos do reveal that he was planning to use Cal and Merrin's budding relationship to his advantage, yet also that he sincerely saw Cal as a good friend and contemplated about betraying his crew. His affability goes out the window when pushed one too many times about his recklessness and rage, whereupon he tries to kill Cal and Merrin in cold blood.]]
* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Despite everything he's done, Cal still gives his traitorous friend a proper Jedi funeral, alongside Cere and Cordova, understanding the circumstances that caused Bode to fall to the Dark Side in the first place.]]
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He takes the time to apologize before revealing himself to be a traitor and killing Eno Cordova.]]
* AttackAttackAttack: [[spoiler:In his fight against Cal and Merrin, Bode puts little focus on defensive tactics beyond making quick zips. He mainly prioritizes fast lightsaber strikes, shooting with his blasters at a distance, and using his jetpack to fly around and drop bombs. By the final phase, he puts all of his efforts into just his lightsaber attacks.]]
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:His second boss fight is essentially him acting like an enraged animal, attacking widly with reckless abandon and screaming and growling furiously at Cal and Merrin to stay away from Kata, despite his own uncontrolled rage indrectly almost killing his daughter.]]
* BashBrothers: With Cal Kestis in ''Survivor''. [[spoiler:It falls apart after Cal finds out Bode had sold out the other survivors to the Empire.]]
* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:Downplayed as he was still willing to betray him, but Bode genuinely did come to regard Cal as his best friend (as implied by the post-game Force Echo in the Lucrehulk-class battleship) and tried to turn him to his side before his betrayal. Even after his betrayal, he's still cordial towards Cal and even tells Cal to save his friends when he sends the Empire to Jedha. Unfortunately, his worsening paranoia leads to him trying to kill Cal in the end anyways.]]
* BeyondRedemption: [[spoiler:Cal gives him several chances to surrender and turn over a new leaf for the sake of protecting his daughter. Bode [[RedemptionRejection tosses every one of those chances back in Cal's face]]. At the end of the final battle, Bode tries to shoot him with the clear intent to kill Cal, but the pistol Bode tried to use malfunctioned. At that point, Cal concludes that enough is enough and guns Bode down [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with the same blaster he provided Cal]].]]
-->'''Greez:''' [[spoiler:We all know it's a rigged game, but we ''choose'' how to play it!]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: Despite everything he's done, Cal still gives his traitorous friend a proper Jedi funeral, alongside Cere and Cordova, understanding the circumstances that caused Bode to fall to the Dark Side in the first place.
* ApologeticAttacker: He takes the time to regretfully apologize to the ''Mantis'' crew before revealing himself to be a traitor and killing Eno Cordova.]]
* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He takes the time to apologize before revealing himself to be a traitor and killing Eno Cordova.]]
* AxCrazy:
* BashBrothers: With Cal Kestis in ''Survivor''.
* BecomingTheMask:
* BeyondRedemption:
-->'''Greez:'''
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* BigShutUp: Yells one at [[spoiler:Kata after she tries to convince him to listen to Cal and Merrin.]]
* BossOnlyLevel: [[spoiler:Bode is the only opponent encountered in Tanalorr, the game's final explorable planet.]]
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Becomes one not just for Cal, but for his daughter as well. While Kata still loves her father very much, she's clearly heartbroken by the horrible man he had become [[LoveMakesYouEvil trying to protect her]] and [[EasilyForgiven doesn't hold it against Cal]] when he's forced to kill him because she understands how Bode's actions have hurt so many people.]]
* BossOnlyLevel: [[spoiler:Bode is the only opponent encountered in Tanalorr, the game's final explorable planet.]]
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler:Becomes one not just for Cal, but for his daughter as well. While Kata still loves her father very much, she's clearly heartbroken by the horrible man he had become [[LoveMakesYouEvil trying to protect her]] and [[EasilyForgiven doesn't hold it against Cal]] when he's forced to kill him because she understands how Bode's actions have hurt so many people.]]
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* BigShutUp: Yells one at [[spoiler:Kata Kata after she tries to convince him to listen to Cal and Merrin.]]
Merrin.
* BossOnlyLevel:[[spoiler:Bode Bode is the only opponent encountered in Tanalorr, the game's final explorable planet.]]
planet.
* BrokenPedestal:[[spoiler:Becomes Becomes one not just for Cal, but for his daughter as well. While Kata still loves her father very much, she's clearly heartbroken by the horrible man he had become [[LoveMakesYouEvil trying to protect her]] and [[EasilyForgiven doesn't hold it against Cal]] when he's forced to kill him because she understands how Bode's actions have hurt so many people.]]
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** At first glance, he's the game's answer to Han Solo and Poe Dameron, a swashbuckling, wisecracking TallDarkAndHandsome AcePilot who's handy with a blaster and serves as a surrogate big brother to the protagonist. [[spoiler:Problem is that he's TheMole, and it's largely an act to get close to his targets.]]
** He's also this to Creator/NoshirDalal's other famous video game role, Charles Smith from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. Like Charles, Bode is a competent and dependable ally who serves as the player's best friend and always has his back. [[spoiler:Unlike Charles though, Bode is a disloyal and selfish schemer all along]].
* {{Crusading Widow}}er: He hates the Empire because they killed his wife. [[spoiler:Deconstructed as the death of his wife ended up contributing to him falling to the Dark Side, as he became obsessed with protecting what remained of his family at the cost over everyone else.]]
** He's also this to Creator/NoshirDalal's other famous video game role, Charles Smith from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. Like Charles, Bode is a competent and dependable ally who serves as the player's best friend and always has his back. [[spoiler:Unlike Charles though, Bode is a disloyal and selfish schemer all along]].
* {{Crusading Widow}}er: He hates the Empire because they killed his wife. [[spoiler:Deconstructed as the death of his wife ended up contributing to him falling to the Dark Side, as he became obsessed with protecting what remained of his family at the cost over everyone else.]]
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** At first glance, he's the game's answer to Han Solo and Poe Dameron, a swashbuckling, wisecracking TallDarkAndHandsome AcePilot who's handy with a blaster and serves as a surrogate big brother to the protagonist. [[spoiler:Problem Problem is that he's TheMole, and it's largely an act to get close to his targets.]]
targets.
** He's also this to Creator/NoshirDalal's other famous video game role, Charles Smith from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. Like Charles, Bode is a competent and dependable ally who serves as the player's best friend and always has his back.[[spoiler:Unlike Unlike Charles though, Bode is a disloyal and selfish schemer all along]].
along.
* {{Crusading Widow}}er: He hates the Empire because they killed his wife.[[spoiler:Deconstructed Deconstructed as the death of his wife ended up contributing to him falling to the Dark Side, as he became obsessed with protecting what remained of his family at the cost over everyone else.]]
** He's also this to Creator/NoshirDalal's other famous video game role, Charles Smith from ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. Like Charles, Bode is a competent and dependable ally who serves as the player's best friend and always has his back.
* {{Crusading Widow}}er: He hates the Empire because they killed his wife.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: He was a Jedi during the Clone Wars, but instead of serving on the front lines, he served in Republic Intelligence. After Order 66, he used his training as a spy to hide. In time he married and had a daughter, but his wife was eventually killed by an Inquisitor. Knowing he could not hide forever, Bode cut a deal with a COMPNOR agent, Commander Denvik, to ensure the safety of himself and his daughter.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Bode would occasionally snark and make wisecracking quips during gameplay and cutscenes, likely as a nod for being the Mantis Crew's equivalent of Han Solo. [[spoiler:This character aspect evaporates completely when Bode reveals himself to be a spy for the Empire.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Bode would occasionally snark and make wisecracking quips during gameplay and cutscenes, likely as a nod for being the Mantis Crew's equivalent of Han Solo. [[spoiler:This character aspect evaporates completely when Bode reveals himself to be a spy for the Empire.]]
to:
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: He was a Jedi during the Clone Wars, but instead of serving on the front lines, he served in Republic Intelligence. After Order 66, he used his training as a spy to hide. In time he married and had a daughter, but his wife was eventually killed by an Inquisitor. Knowing he could not hide forever, Bode cut a deal with a COMPNOR agent, Commander Denvik, to ensure the safety of himself and his daughter.]]
daughter.
* DeadpanSnarker: Bode would occasionally snark and make wisecracking quips during gameplay and cutscenes, likely as a nod for being the Mantis Crew's equivalent of Han Solo.[[spoiler:This This character aspect evaporates completely when Bode reveals himself to be a spy for the Empire.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Bode would occasionally snark and make wisecracking quips during gameplay and cutscenes, likely as a nod for being the Mantis Crew's equivalent of Han Solo.
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* DetrimentalDetermination: [[spoiler:Bode's love for his daughter naturally forms a protective desire for her, but years of being hounded by the Empire for his past as a Jedi and the death of his wife twist that love into a mad obsession to keep Kata safe from anything. Bode is willing to sell out and condemn ''anybody'' if it means saving himself and Kata, regardless of the consequences and misery it would cause for them. It's to the point where Bode cannot be bothered to even listen to additional advice, seek alternatives, or even enlist anyone else's trust to ensure Kata's safety and any rebuttals and arguments cause him to lash out. In the end, his ambitions are just for himself and his daughter and he will do anything to ensure that, everyone else be damned.]]
to:
* DetrimentalDetermination: [[spoiler:Bode's Bode's love for his daughter naturally forms a protective desire for her, but years of being hounded by the Empire for his past as a Jedi and the death of his wife twist that love into a mad obsession to keep Kata safe from anything. Bode is willing to sell out and condemn ''anybody'' if it means saving himself and Kata, regardless of the consequences and misery it would cause for them. It's to the point where Bode cannot be bothered to even listen to additional advice, seek alternatives, or even enlist anyone else's trust to ensure Kata's safety and any rebuttals and arguments cause him to lash out. In the end, his ambitions are just for himself and his daughter and he will do anything to ensure that, everyone else be damned.]]
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* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:His eyes are still open after Cal guns him down and has to close them afterwards.]]
* DiscardAndDraw: [[spoiler:After Bode's jetpack is damaged during Cal's chase, Bode reveals his Force abilities and fights Cal with a SwordAndGun style. Cal taps into the Dark Side during the final boss fight, and Bode accidentally damages both of his blasters, which forces him to use only the lightsaber for the last phase.]]
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: [[spoiler:As indicated above, he's been blackmailed into doing Denvik's dirty work to keep the Inquisitors off his back. That said, he is aware of all the Empire's {{InterserviceRivalry}}ies and that Denvik is acting way above his station, so he is also manipulating events to screw over Denvik and finally be free. Denvik realizes that Bode had purposely lured Cal to his base so Bode could escape to Tanalorr with his daughter unopposed while Cal deals with the Empire. It's implied to be true given that's ''exactly'' what happens when Cal confronts him about this.]]
* DiscardAndDraw: [[spoiler:After Bode's jetpack is damaged during Cal's chase, Bode reveals his Force abilities and fights Cal with a SwordAndGun style. Cal taps into the Dark Side during the final boss fight, and Bode accidentally damages both of his blasters, which forces him to use only the lightsaber for the last phase.]]
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: [[spoiler:As indicated above, he's been blackmailed into doing Denvik's dirty work to keep the Inquisitors off his back. That said, he is aware of all the Empire's {{InterserviceRivalry}}ies and that Denvik is acting way above his station, so he is also manipulating events to screw over Denvik and finally be free. Denvik realizes that Bode had purposely lured Cal to his base so Bode could escape to Tanalorr with his daughter unopposed while Cal deals with the Empire. It's implied to be true given that's ''exactly'' what happens when Cal confronts him about this.]]
to:
* DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler:His His eyes are still open after Cal guns him down and has to close them afterwards.]]
afterwards.
* DiscardAndDraw:[[spoiler:After After Bode's jetpack is damaged during Cal's chase, Bode reveals his Force abilities and fights Cal with a SwordAndGun style. Cal taps into the Dark Side during the final boss fight, and Bode accidentally damages both of his blasters, which forces him to use only the lightsaber for the last phase.]]
phase.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent:[[spoiler:As As indicated above, he's been blackmailed into doing Denvik's dirty work to keep the Inquisitors off his back. That said, he is aware of all the Empire's {{InterserviceRivalry}}ies and that Denvik is acting way above his station, so he is also manipulating events to screw over Denvik and finally be free. Denvik realizes that Bode had purposely lured Cal to his base so Bode could escape to Tanalorr with his daughter unopposed while Cal deals with the Empire. It's implied to be true given that's ''exactly'' what happens when Cal confronts him about this.]]
* DiscardAndDraw:
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent:
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* DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Bode is fought for the first time in Jedha just on his own whilst using a lightsaber to even the playing field between him and Cal. During the fight against him in Tanalorr, Cal initially has Merrin for support until Bode loses around half of his health whereupon him blindly endangering Kata forces Merrin to prioritize saving her first, leaving just Cal for Bode to directly contend against for the remainder of the fight.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and he seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Bode is not only an Imperial double agent, he's also a Dark Jedi willing to do anything to protect himself and his daughter, even committing appalling atrocities]].
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:A DoubleSubversion; although Bode betrays Cal's crew with terrible consequences on the latter's end, he was never truly on the latter's side either, having been a spy for the Galactic Empire (more specifically, Lank Denvik) the entire time. Still, there was a time when he was a genuine hero as he used to be part of the Jedi Order via the Republic Intelligence. It was the death of his wife Tayala some years before the events of ''Jedi: Survivor'' that drove Bode into villainy and insanity.]]
* EvilVirtues: [[spoiler:{{Subverted|Trope}} with Love as while it serves as a primary motivator, it's since been corrupted into a mad obsession that contributes to Bode's weakness in his impulsiveness and eventual downfall. Played straight with Diligence as Bode is willing to make and go ahead with extreme choices and risky plans if it means furthering his goals.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:He was once a Jedi and a loving husband[=/=]father. However, the Jedi Purge and losing his wife to the Empire has caused a great toll on him, not even the love of his daughter could help him overcome]].
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and he seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Bode is not only an Imperial double agent, he's also a Dark Jedi willing to do anything to protect himself and his daughter, even committing appalling atrocities]].
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:A DoubleSubversion; although Bode betrays Cal's crew with terrible consequences on the latter's end, he was never truly on the latter's side either, having been a spy for the Galactic Empire (more specifically, Lank Denvik) the entire time. Still, there was a time when he was a genuine hero as he used to be part of the Jedi Order via the Republic Intelligence. It was the death of his wife Tayala some years before the events of ''Jedi: Survivor'' that drove Bode into villainy and insanity.]]
* EvilVirtues: [[spoiler:{{Subverted|Trope}} with Love as while it serves as a primary motivator, it's since been corrupted into a mad obsession that contributes to Bode's weakness in his impulsiveness and eventual downfall. Played straight with Diligence as Bode is willing to make and go ahead with extreme choices and risky plans if it means furthering his goals.]]
* FallenHero: [[spoiler:He was once a Jedi and a loving husband[=/=]father. However, the Jedi Purge and losing his wife to the Empire has caused a great toll on him, not even the love of his daughter could help him overcome]].
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* DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Bode Bode is fought for the first time in Jedha just on his own whilst using a lightsaber to even the playing field between him and Cal. During the fight against him in Tanalorr, Cal initially has Merrin for support until Bode loses around half of his health whereupon him blindly endangering Kata forces Merrin to prioritize saving her first, leaving just Cal for Bode to directly contend against for the remainder of the fight.]]
fight.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:[[spoiler:With With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and he seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].]]
anyway]].
* EvilAllAlong:[[spoiler:Bode Bode is not only an Imperial double agent, he's also a Dark Jedi willing to do anything to protect himself and his daughter, even committing appalling atrocities]].
atrocities.
* FaceHeelTurn:[[spoiler:A A DoubleSubversion; although Bode betrays Cal's crew with terrible consequences on the latter's end, he was never truly on the latter's side either, having been a spy for the Galactic Empire (more specifically, Lank Denvik) the entire time. Still, there was a time when he was a genuine hero as he used to be part of the Jedi Order via the Republic Intelligence. It was the death of his wife Tayala some years before the events of ''Jedi: Survivor'' that drove Bode into villainy and insanity.]]
insanity.
* EvilVirtues:[[spoiler:{{Subverted|Trope}} {{Subverted|Trope}} with Love as while it serves as a primary motivator, it's since been corrupted into a mad obsession that contributes to Bode's weakness in his impulsiveness and eventual downfall. Played straight with Diligence as Bode is willing to make and go ahead with extreme choices and risky plans if it means furthering his goals.]]
goals.
* FallenHero:[[spoiler:He He was once a Jedi and a loving husband[=/=]father. However, the Jedi Purge and losing his wife to the Empire has caused a great toll on him, not even the love of his daughter could help him overcome]].overcome.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes:
* EvilAllAlong:
* FaceHeelTurn:
* EvilVirtues:
* FallenHero:
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** [[spoiler:Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.]]
** [[spoiler:Related to the above two, there's [[ProperlyParanoid a refusal to trust anybody]]. Bode's overprotectiveness towards Kata is so bad that he doesn't even stop to think that maybe he could use some help from others. Cal and Merrin not only prove to be genuine about protecting Kata but are also willing to let Bode's actions be forgiven and even remain in Tanalorr. Bode's response is to throw their sentiment and promises back and attack them in blind rage, resulting in his death.]]
* FightsLikeANormal: [[spoiler:His main fighting style is using dual blasters, shock bombs, and a jetpack. This is all to further conceal the fact that he is a Dark Jedi who is hiding his identity. And even when he does fight using Dagan's lightsaber, Bode uses his blasters and bombs more often and, compared to most Jedi in combat, hardly uses any Force powers, instead using his physical build for hard-hitting saber strikes.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Of ''Jedi: Survivor'', he ends up being the game's last antagonist after Dagan Gera turns out to be a DiscOneFinalBoss (albeit having been the main villain for three of the game's six chapters, compared to Bode's one). He was a mole for the Empire, manipulating Cal the whole time and he led the Empire to Jedha, indirectly resulting in Cere's death and most of her archive being destroyed.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Cal. First and foremost Bode is talkative and has a sense of humor while Cal is more silent and taciturn - something Cal remarks upon during the prologue. Both of them have lost people they love to the rise of the Empire. [[spoiler:Both are former Jedi who hid their former occupations by taking new ones. Like Cal, Bode is deeply hurt by all the people he's lost to the Empire, his wife first and foremost. Much like Cal at the beginning of ''Survivor'', Bode is dominated by the pain of his loss. While Cal's channeled that into an otherwise hopeless fight against the Empire, Bode's channeled his own grief into an obsessive need to protect his daughter, even if it means betraying everyone around him to the very same Empire that took his wife]].
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler:Discussed by Merrin, who says that Bode was merely using his daughter and the death of his wife as blanket excuses for his betrayal and ''murdering countless lives''. Not to mention he keeps endangering his daughter regardless during his final battle with Cal and Merrin. While Cal understands where Bode was coming from, it was still crossing the line the moment he sold his friends out to the Empire.]]
** [[spoiler:Related to the above two, there's [[ProperlyParanoid a refusal to trust anybody]]. Bode's overprotectiveness towards Kata is so bad that he doesn't even stop to think that maybe he could use some help from others. Cal and Merrin not only prove to be genuine about protecting Kata but are also willing to let Bode's actions be forgiven and even remain in Tanalorr. Bode's response is to throw their sentiment and promises back and attack them in blind rage, resulting in his death.]]
* FightsLikeANormal: [[spoiler:His main fighting style is using dual blasters, shock bombs, and a jetpack. This is all to further conceal the fact that he is a Dark Jedi who is hiding his identity. And even when he does fight using Dagan's lightsaber, Bode uses his blasters and bombs more often and, compared to most Jedi in combat, hardly uses any Force powers, instead using his physical build for hard-hitting saber strikes.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:Of ''Jedi: Survivor'', he ends up being the game's last antagonist after Dagan Gera turns out to be a DiscOneFinalBoss (albeit having been the main villain for three of the game's six chapters, compared to Bode's one). He was a mole for the Empire, manipulating Cal the whole time and he led the Empire to Jedha, indirectly resulting in Cere's death and most of her archive being destroyed.]]
* {{Foil}}: To Cal. First and foremost Bode is talkative and has a sense of humor while Cal is more silent and taciturn - something Cal remarks upon during the prologue. Both of them have lost people they love to the rise of the Empire. [[spoiler:Both are former Jedi who hid their former occupations by taking new ones. Like Cal, Bode is deeply hurt by all the people he's lost to the Empire, his wife first and foremost. Much like Cal at the beginning of ''Survivor'', Bode is dominated by the pain of his loss. While Cal's channeled that into an otherwise hopeless fight against the Empire, Bode's channeled his own grief into an obsessive need to protect his daughter, even if it means betraying everyone around him to the very same Empire that took his wife]].
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: [[spoiler:Discussed by Merrin, who says that Bode was merely using his daughter and the death of his wife as blanket excuses for his betrayal and ''murdering countless lives''. Not to mention he keeps endangering his daughter regardless during his final battle with Cal and Merrin. While Cal understands where Bode was coming from, it was still crossing the line the moment he sold his friends out to the Empire.]]
to:
** [[spoiler:Once Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.]]
chest.
**[[spoiler:Related Related to the above two, there's [[ProperlyParanoid a refusal to trust anybody]]. Bode's overprotectiveness towards Kata is so bad that he doesn't even stop to think that maybe he could use some help from others. Cal and Merrin not only prove to be genuine about protecting Kata but are also willing to let Bode's actions be forgiven and even remain in Tanalorr. Bode's response is to throw their sentiment and promises back and attack them in blind rage, resulting in his death.]]
death.
* FightsLikeANormal:[[spoiler:His His main fighting style is using dual blasters, shock bombs, and a jetpack. This is all to further conceal the fact that he is a Dark Jedi who is hiding his identity. And even when he does fight using Dagan's lightsaber, Bode uses his blasters and bombs more often and, compared to most Jedi in combat, hardly uses any Force powers, instead using his physical build for hard-hitting saber strikes.]]
strikes.
* FinalBoss:[[spoiler:Of Of ''Jedi: Survivor'', he ends up being the game's last antagonist after Dagan Gera turns out to be a DiscOneFinalBoss (albeit having been the main villain for three of the game's six chapters, compared to Bode's one). He was a mole for the Empire, manipulating Cal the whole time and he led the Empire to Jedha, indirectly resulting in Cere's death and most of her archive being destroyed.]]
destroyed.
* {{Foil}}: To Cal. First and foremost Bode is talkative and has a sense of humor while Cal is more silent and taciturn - something Cal remarks upon during the prologue. Both of them have lost people they love to the rise of the Empire.[[spoiler:Both Both are former Jedi who hid their former occupations by taking new ones. Like Cal, Bode is deeply hurt by all the people he's lost to the Empire, his wife first and foremost. Much like Cal at the beginning of ''Survivor'', Bode is dominated by the pain of his loss. While Cal's channeled that into an otherwise hopeless fight against the Empire, Bode's channeled his own grief into an obsessive need to protect his daughter, even if it means betraying everyone around him to the very same Empire that took his wife]].
wife.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse:[[spoiler:Discussed Discussed by Merrin, who says that Bode was merely using his daughter and the death of his wife as blanket excuses for his betrayal and ''murdering countless lives''. Not to mention he keeps endangering his daughter regardless during his final battle with Cal and Merrin. While Cal understands where Bode was coming from, it was still crossing the line the moment he sold his friends out to the Empire.]]
**
* FightsLikeANormal:
* FinalBoss:
* {{Foil}}: To Cal. First and foremost Bode is talkative and has a sense of humor while Cal is more silent and taciturn - something Cal remarks upon during the prologue. Both of them have lost people they love to the rise of the Empire.
* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse:
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:His greatest desire is to love Kata and protect her from whatever threat they would encounter. By the time he fights Cal and Merrin, he's become the exact opposite; he's an irrational aggressor who is reacting in rage and he ends up endangering his daughter.]]
* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal and Vader]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him off a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Ends up getting gunned down by the very same blaster he entrusted to Cal.]]
* HopeSpot: An interesting case where he breaks one and is the victim of a broken one.
* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal and Vader]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him off a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking]].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Ends up getting gunned down by the very same blaster he entrusted to Cal.]]
* HopeSpot: An interesting case where he breaks one and is the victim of a broken one.
to:
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:His His greatest desire is to love Kata and protect her from whatever threat they would encounter. By the time he fights Cal and Merrin, he's become the exact opposite; he's an irrational aggressor who is reacting in rage and he ends up endangering his daughter.]]
daughter.
* TheHeavy:[[spoiler:His His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal and Vader]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.]]
friend.
* HeroKiller:[[spoiler:He He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him off a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking]].
thinking.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:[[spoiler:Ends Ends up getting gunned down by the very same blaster he entrusted to Cal.]]
Cal.
* HopeSpot: An interesting case where he breaks one and is the victim ofa broken one.
* TheHeavy:
* HeroKiller:
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
* HopeSpot: An interesting case where he breaks one and is the victim of
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** [[spoiler:For all of the judgment he slings at Dagan over having become virtually identical to the worst of the Sith Lords, Bode is ultimately no better, choosing to sell out his own fellow Jedi for what is ultimately a very selfish goal.]]
** [[spoiler:Having lost his wife to the Empire hunting him down, he has no problem making other people experience the exact same thing if it means saving himself]].
** [[spoiler:Bode justifies all of his heinous acts as necessary to protect Kata, but during the final boss fight, he's so careless for her safety and desperate to kill Cal that he almost ends up killing her himself by collapsing the bridge she's standing on, putting her in more direct danger than any of his enemies ever did]].
** [[spoiler:Having lost his wife to the Empire hunting him down, he has no problem making other people experience the exact same thing if it means saving himself]].
** [[spoiler:Bode justifies all of his heinous acts as necessary to protect Kata, but during the final boss fight, he's so careless for her safety and desperate to kill Cal that he almost ends up killing her himself by collapsing the bridge she's standing on, putting her in more direct danger than any of his enemies ever did]].
to:
** [[spoiler:For For all of the judgment he slings at Dagan over having become virtually identical to the worst of the Sith Lords, Bode is ultimately no better, choosing to sell out his own fellow Jedi for what is ultimately a very selfish goal.]]
goal.
**[[spoiler:Having Having lost his wife to the Empire hunting him down, he has no problem making other people experience the exact same thing if it means saving himself]].
himself.
**[[spoiler:Bode Bode justifies all of his heinous acts as necessary to protect Kata, but during the final boss fight, he's so careless for her safety and desperate to kill Cal that he almost ends up killing her himself by collapsing the bridge she's standing on, putting her in more direct danger than any of his enemies ever did]].did.
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* InTheBack: [[spoiler:He unexpectedly shoots Dagan behind whilst the latter is ranting about Tanalorr being his. This action gives Cal enough time to regain his lightsaber and cut down Dagan.]]
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* InTheBack: [[spoiler:He He unexpectedly shoots Dagan behind whilst the latter is ranting about Tanalorr being his. This action gives Cal enough time to regain his lightsaber and cut down Dagan.]]
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* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:The fact that he planned to bring just himself and his daughter to Tanalorr at the cost of the other survivors suffering at the hands of the Empire is just pure selfishness. His self-centeredness even overrides the love for his daughter as he carelessly puts her in danger during the final boss fight.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:Bode is taciturn, aloof, and snarky in a caustic way, but is still cooperative and friendly with most people he encounters and he has an almost brotherly relationship with Cal. Then he turns out to be a ruthless double agent for the Empire who is willing to shoot an old man and leave his newfound friends to fend for themselves when Vader barges in. Although his affection and friendship for Cal are genuine, this immediately crumbles when he sets him up as a ploy to eliminate Denvik and escape to Tanalorr with his daughter, not caring if Cal dies in the chaos. In the end, he literally cannot seek any compromise or alternatives, instead resorting to attacking Cal and Merrin in feral rage and [[AbusiveParents indirectly endangering Kata's life]] as the fight goes on. Bode might have been a good man at one point, but in the very end, he's devolved into a raging, selfish madman who is too lost in his delusions and anger to be worth saving.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:After constantly refusing to change his ways on several occasions, attacking Cal and BD-1 in a delusional desire for freedom, and almost killing Merrin and his daughter, Bode is put down by his former friend with two shots unhesitantly after a quickdraw went horribly wrong on his end. For extra karma, Cal kills Bode with the same blaster the latter gave to the former much earlier on.]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:While beating Cal to a pulp, Bode ''slaps'' [[RobotBuddy BD-1]] off of his friend in a blind rage, [[LetsGetDangerous which sets Cal off]].]]
* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler:Bode deeply loves Kata, but his trust issues, along with his wife's death, twisted that love into something else. In the midst of his VillainousBreakdown in his duel with Cal, he endangers his daughter and then '''Force Pushes''' her with no regard to her well-being.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:Bode is taciturn, aloof, and snarky in a caustic way, but is still cooperative and friendly with most people he encounters and he has an almost brotherly relationship with Cal. Then he turns out to be a ruthless double agent for the Empire who is willing to shoot an old man and leave his newfound friends to fend for themselves when Vader barges in. Although his affection and friendship for Cal are genuine, this immediately crumbles when he sets him up as a ploy to eliminate Denvik and escape to Tanalorr with his daughter, not caring if Cal dies in the chaos. In the end, he literally cannot seek any compromise or alternatives, instead resorting to attacking Cal and Merrin in feral rage and [[AbusiveParents indirectly endangering Kata's life]] as the fight goes on. Bode might have been a good man at one point, but in the very end, he's devolved into a raging, selfish madman who is too lost in his delusions and anger to be worth saving.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:After constantly refusing to change his ways on several occasions, attacking Cal and BD-1 in a delusional desire for freedom, and almost killing Merrin and his daughter, Bode is put down by his former friend with two shots unhesitantly after a quickdraw went horribly wrong on his end. For extra karma, Cal kills Bode with the same blaster the latter gave to the former much earlier on.]]
* KickTheDog: [[spoiler:While beating Cal to a pulp, Bode ''slaps'' [[RobotBuddy BD-1]] off of his friend in a blind rage, [[LetsGetDangerous which sets Cal off]].]]
* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler:Bode deeply loves Kata, but his trust issues, along with his wife's death, twisted that love into something else. In the midst of his VillainousBreakdown in his duel with Cal, he endangers his daughter and then '''Force Pushes''' her with no regard to her well-being.]]
to:
* ItsAllAboutMe: [[spoiler:The The fact that he planned to bring just himself and his daughter to Tanalorr at the cost of the other survivors suffering at the hands of the Empire is just pure selfishness. His self-centeredness even overrides the love for his daughter as he carelessly puts her in danger during the final boss fight.]]
fight.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk:[[spoiler:Bode Bode is taciturn, aloof, and snarky in a caustic way, but is still cooperative and friendly with most people he encounters and he has an almost brotherly relationship with Cal. Then he turns out to be a ruthless double agent for the Empire who is willing to shoot an old man and leave his newfound friends to fend for themselves when Vader barges in. Although his affection and friendship for Cal are genuine, this immediately crumbles when he sets him up as a ploy to eliminate Denvik and escape to Tanalorr with his daughter, not caring if Cal dies in the chaos. In the end, he literally cannot seek any compromise or alternatives, instead resorting to attacking Cal and Merrin in feral rage and [[AbusiveParents indirectly endangering Kata's life]] as the fight goes on. Bode might have been a good man at one point, but in the very end, he's devolved into a raging, selfish madman who is too lost in his delusions and anger to be worth saving.]]
saving.
* KarmicDeath:[[spoiler:After After constantly refusing to change his ways on several occasions, attacking Cal and BD-1 in a delusional desire for freedom, and almost killing Merrin and his daughter, Bode is put down by his former friend with two shots unhesitantly after a quickdraw went horribly wrong on his end. For extra karma, Cal kills Bode with the same blaster the latter gave to the former much earlier on.]]
on.
* KickTheDog:[[spoiler:While While beating Cal to a pulp, Bode ''slaps'' [[RobotBuddy BD-1]] off of his friend in a blind rage, [[LetsGetDangerous which sets Cal off]].]]
off]].
* KickTheMoralityPet:[[spoiler:Bode Bode deeply loves Kata, but his trust issues, along with his wife's death, twisted that love into something else. In the midst of his VillainousBreakdown in his duel with Cal, he endangers his daughter and then '''Force Pushes''' her with no regard to her well-being.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk:
* KarmicDeath:
* KickTheDog:
* KickTheMoralityPet:
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* KnightTemplarParent: [[spoiler:He is only concerned with saving himself and his daughter, damn the other survivors. During his final battle against Cal, he ends up endangering his daughter at multiple points trying to keep Cal and Merrin away from her.]]
* TheLancer: To Cal in ''Survivor'', being his most recurring ally and aiding him in various sections of the game, [[spoiler:up to even participating in the final fight against Dagan Gera. This is lost immediately when Bode reveals himself to be a spy and traitor.]]
* LaserBlade: [[spoiler:Appropriates one half of Dagan Gera's red-bladed lightsaber and uses it against Cal after revealing his Force abilities, and thus his true nature as a renegade Jedi.]]
* LastSecondChance: On the failed giving end; despite his betrayal and selfishness, Cal and Merrin are still willing to try to appeal to Bode's good side and to just move on from what has happened, even reasoning that with him and Kata having finally reached Tanalorr, they can cease their conflict as well as making sure they can also protect his daughter. Bode not only refuses but attacks Cal and Merrin, being far too irrational to consider the idea of entrusting Kata's safety to others, even a close friend. Eventually, Cal decides that [[BeyondRedemption convincing him is not worth it]] and puts him down with two blasts to the chest]].
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[spoiler:In spite of his own deplorable actions and attitude, Bode still comes off as this to Lank Denvik, as there was a tragic reason for Bode's turn to villainy and his friendship with Cal was genuine, even if he was willing to kill the latter and his motives were entirely self-serving to the detriment of his daughter. In contrast, Denvik is an opportunistic {{slimeball}} and bully who played a role in Bode's descent to villainy and simply sees Bode and Kata as stepping stones to advance himself in the Empire's ranks.]]
* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:While lacking in Force abilities and lightsaber versatility, Bode makes up for it with fast saber strikes that hit hard alongside using his jetpack to quickly zip around the battlefield and dropping explosives and shock bombs at the same time.]]
* TheLostLenore: Bode loved his late wife, Tayala, and continues to grieve for her after she was killed by an Inquisitor. [[spoiler:This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} as this incident drives Bode to TheDarkSide, causing his familial love for his daughter to warp into an irrational and blind rage.]]
* TheLancer: To Cal in ''Survivor'', being his most recurring ally and aiding him in various sections of the game, [[spoiler:up to even participating in the final fight against Dagan Gera. This is lost immediately when Bode reveals himself to be a spy and traitor.]]
* LaserBlade: [[spoiler:Appropriates one half of Dagan Gera's red-bladed lightsaber and uses it against Cal after revealing his Force abilities, and thus his true nature as a renegade Jedi.]]
* LastSecondChance: On the failed giving end; despite his betrayal and selfishness, Cal and Merrin are still willing to try to appeal to Bode's good side and to just move on from what has happened, even reasoning that with him and Kata having finally reached Tanalorr, they can cease their conflict as well as making sure they can also protect his daughter. Bode not only refuses but attacks Cal and Merrin, being far too irrational to consider the idea of entrusting Kata's safety to others, even a close friend. Eventually, Cal decides that [[BeyondRedemption convincing him is not worth it]] and puts him down with two blasts to the chest]].
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[spoiler:In spite of his own deplorable actions and attitude, Bode still comes off as this to Lank Denvik, as there was a tragic reason for Bode's turn to villainy and his friendship with Cal was genuine, even if he was willing to kill the latter and his motives were entirely self-serving to the detriment of his daughter. In contrast, Denvik is an opportunistic {{slimeball}} and bully who played a role in Bode's descent to villainy and simply sees Bode and Kata as stepping stones to advance himself in the Empire's ranks.]]
* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:While lacking in Force abilities and lightsaber versatility, Bode makes up for it with fast saber strikes that hit hard alongside using his jetpack to quickly zip around the battlefield and dropping explosives and shock bombs at the same time.]]
* TheLostLenore: Bode loved his late wife, Tayala, and continues to grieve for her after she was killed by an Inquisitor. [[spoiler:This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} as this incident drives Bode to TheDarkSide, causing his familial love for his daughter to warp into an irrational and blind rage.]]
to:
* KnightTemplarParent: [[spoiler:He He is only concerned with saving himself and his daughter, damn the other survivors. During his final battle against Cal, he ends up endangering his daughter at multiple points trying to keep Cal and Merrin away from her.]]
her.
* TheLancer: To Cal in ''Survivor'', being his most recurring ally and aiding him in various sections of the game,[[spoiler:up up to even participating in the final fight against Dagan Gera. This is lost immediately when Bode reveals himself to be a spy and traitor.]]
traitor.
* LaserBlade:[[spoiler:Appropriates Appropriates one half of Dagan Gera's red-bladed lightsaber and uses it against Cal after revealing his Force abilities, and thus his true nature as a renegade Jedi.]]
Jedi.
* LastSecondChance: On the failed giving end; despite his betrayal and selfishness, Cal and Merrin are still willing to try to appeal to Bode's good side and to just move on from what has happened, even reasoning that with him and Kata having finally reached Tanalorr, they can cease their conflict as well as making sure they can also protect his daughter. Bode not only refuses but attacks Cal and Merrin, being far too irrational to consider the idea of entrusting Kata's safety to others, even a close friend. Eventually, Cal decides that [[BeyondRedemption convincing him is not worth it]] and puts him down with two blasts to thechest]].
chest.
* ALighterShadeOfBlack:[[spoiler:In In spite of his own deplorable actions and attitude, Bode still comes off as this to Lank Denvik, as there was a tragic reason for Bode's turn to villainy and his friendship with Cal was genuine, even if he was willing to kill the latter and his motives were entirely self-serving to the detriment of his daughter. In contrast, Denvik is an opportunistic {{slimeball}} and bully who played a role in Bode's descent to villainy and simply sees Bode and Kata as stepping stones to advance himself in the Empire's ranks.]]
* LightningBruiser:[[spoiler:While While lacking in Force abilities and lightsaber versatility, Bode makes up for it with fast saber strikes that hit hard alongside using his jetpack to quickly zip around the battlefield and dropping explosives and shock bombs at the same time.]]
time.
* TheLostLenore: Bode loved his late wife, Tayala, and continues to grieve for her after she was killed by an Inquisitor.[[spoiler:This This is {{deconstructed|Trope}} as this incident drives Bode to TheDarkSide, causing his familial love for his daughter to warp into an irrational and blind rage.]]
* TheLancer: To Cal in ''Survivor'', being his most recurring ally and aiding him in various sections of the game,
* LaserBlade:
* LastSecondChance: On the failed giving end; despite his betrayal and selfishness, Cal and Merrin are still willing to try to appeal to Bode's good side and to just move on from what has happened, even reasoning that with him and Kata having finally reached Tanalorr, they can cease their conflict as well as making sure they can also protect his daughter. Bode not only refuses but attacks Cal and Merrin, being far too irrational to consider the idea of entrusting Kata's safety to others, even a close friend. Eventually, Cal decides that [[BeyondRedemption convincing him is not worth it]] and puts him down with two blasts to the
* ALighterShadeOfBlack:
* LightningBruiser:
* TheLostLenore: Bode loved his late wife, Tayala, and continues to grieve for her after she was killed by an Inquisitor.
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* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:His paranoia towards what might happen to his daughter if she is placed under someone else's protection is what causes him to sell the other survivors out.]]
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* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:His His paranoia towards what might happen to his daughter if she is placed under someone else's protection is what causes him to sell the other survivors out.]]
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* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler:Like Dagan, he's another one to Anakin Skywalker. Like Vader, Bode was once a Jedi and would eventually find love, only for that to be taken away from him in the worst way imaginable, causing him to double down on his descent to TheDarkSide. Both Anakin and Bode also possess the capability to show and express great love, which unfortunately becomes twisted into misplaced rage towards the ones they're supposed to protect. Unlike Anakin whose turn to villainy was due to his desperation to save Padmé, Bode turned to darkness and insanity after Tayala was killed by an Inquisitor. While Vader would pass away finding redemption and peace, Bode is not so lucky, meeting an unfortunate and premature end after his rage and recklessness expire whatever chances Cal and Merrin would have had for him.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Bode's ''actual'' allegiance was to the Galactic Empire and was sent by his superior, Denvik, to infiltrate Cal's crew to retrieve the Hidden Path and aid in furthering Denvik's position in COMPNOR all while Bode poses as a loyal and brotherly team member. That said, [[BecomingTheMask Bode did come to genuinely like Cal]], even after showing his true colors.]]
* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Bode pretty much succeeds in his main goal of reaching Tanalorr safely with his daughter. Furthering the point, he was guile enough to set up Cal via a tracker to get Denik out of his way as he escapes with the compass and Hidden Path, ensuring no one would be able to reach him and his daughter as far as he thinks. His victory and attempt to have peace is short-lived when Cal manages to make it to Tanalorr anyway. It's telling when the moment Bode sees Cal and Merrin with Kata, [[VillainousBreakdown he immediately flips out and starts acting confrontational]]. Interestingly, his short-sightedness and refusal to negotiate doom his efforts and he is gunned down after fighting in a futile and misguided attempt to keep Kata safe.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Bode's ''actual'' allegiance was to the Galactic Empire and was sent by his superior, Denvik, to infiltrate Cal's crew to retrieve the Hidden Path and aid in furthering Denvik's position in COMPNOR all while Bode poses as a loyal and brotherly team member. That said, [[BecomingTheMask Bode did come to genuinely like Cal]], even after showing his true colors.]]
* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Bode pretty much succeeds in his main goal of reaching Tanalorr safely with his daughter. Furthering the point, he was guile enough to set up Cal via a tracker to get Denik out of his way as he escapes with the compass and Hidden Path, ensuring no one would be able to reach him and his daughter as far as he thinks. His victory and attempt to have peace is short-lived when Cal manages to make it to Tanalorr anyway. It's telling when the moment Bode sees Cal and Merrin with Kata, [[VillainousBreakdown he immediately flips out and starts acting confrontational]]. Interestingly, his short-sightedness and refusal to negotiate doom his efforts and he is gunned down after fighting in a futile and misguided attempt to keep Kata safe.]]
to:
* MirrorCharacter: [[spoiler:Like Like Dagan, he's another one to Anakin Skywalker. Like Vader, Bode was once a Jedi and would eventually find love, only for that to be taken away from him in the worst way imaginable, causing him to double down on his descent to TheDarkSide. Both Anakin and Bode also possess the capability to show and express great love, which unfortunately becomes twisted into misplaced rage towards the ones they're supposed to protect. Unlike Anakin whose turn to villainy was due to his desperation to save Padmé, Bode turned to darkness and insanity after Tayala was killed by an Inquisitor. While Vader would pass away finding redemption and peace, Bode is not so lucky, meeting an unfortunate and premature end after his rage and recklessness expire whatever chances Cal and Merrin would have had for him.]]
him.
* TheMole:[[spoiler:Bode's Bode's ''actual'' allegiance was to the Galactic Empire and was sent by his superior, Denvik, to infiltrate Cal's crew to retrieve the Hidden Path and aid in furthering Denvik's position in COMPNOR all while Bode poses as a loyal and brotherly team member. That said, [[BecomingTheMask Bode did come to genuinely like Cal]], even after showing his true colors.]]
* NearVillainVictory:[[spoiler:Bode Bode pretty much succeeds in his main goal of reaching Tanalorr safely with his daughter. Furthering the point, he was guile enough to set up Cal via a tracker to get Denik out of his way as he escapes with the compass and Hidden Path, ensuring no one would be able to reach him and his daughter as far as he thinks. His victory and attempt to have peace is short-lived when Cal manages to make it to Tanalorr anyway. It's telling when the moment Bode sees Cal and Merrin with Kata, [[VillainousBreakdown he immediately flips out and starts acting confrontational]]. Interestingly, his short-sightedness and refusal to negotiate doom his efforts and he is gunned down after fighting in a futile and misguided attempt to keep Kata safe.]]
* TheMole:
* NearVillainVictory:
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Bode uses protecting his daughter as a blanket excuse for every bad thing he does, from betraying Cal's trust to leaving several other survivors to perish at the hands of Darth Vader, simply because he wanted to live in Tanalorr with Kata alone. When Cal calls him out on all his crimes and accuses him of being a monster, Bode doesn't even try to deny it, simply declaring that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he's a father and he's going to do whatever he has to protect his child]]. Even ''Kata'' is appalled by her father's actions.]]
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* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Bode Bode uses protecting his daughter as a blanket excuse for every bad thing he does, from betraying Cal's trust to leaving several other survivors to perish at the hands of Darth Vader, simply because he wanted to live in Tanalorr with Kata alone. When Cal calls him out on all his crimes and accuses him of being a monster, Bode doesn't even try to deny it, simply declaring that [[IDidWhatIHadToDo he's a father and he's going to do whatever he has to protect his child]]. Even ''Kata'' is appalled by her father's actions.]]
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* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When he picks up one of his blasters to shoot Cal only for it to malfunction, Bode has just enough time to realize how screwed he is before Cal blasts Bode in the chest.]]
* OpportunisticBastard: [[spoiler:Many of Bode's actions are taking advantage of whatever events have happened so that he could collect what he could use to serve his own ends. This even applies retrospectively once Cal starts discovering new Force Echos that are about Bode. Namely, he would secretly take one-half of Dagan's lightsaber, plan on using Cal's budding romance with Merrin against him should he become a threat, and deliberately left a tracker behind his ship to lure Cal and take out Denvik and whoever was stationed there so that there isn't anyone left to chase him and Kata down as he flees to Tanalorr.]]
* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Deconstructed and taken to an extreme level. His mind is so wrapped up by the idea of protecting his daughter that he's willing to let other survivors, including his close friend, Cal, to die at the hands of the Empire to take Tanalorr for himself. Cal calls him out for it, and even Kata admits to being unnerved by her father's overbearingness.]]
* OpportunisticBastard: [[spoiler:Many of Bode's actions are taking advantage of whatever events have happened so that he could collect what he could use to serve his own ends. This even applies retrospectively once Cal starts discovering new Force Echos that are about Bode. Namely, he would secretly take one-half of Dagan's lightsaber, plan on using Cal's budding romance with Merrin against him should he become a threat, and deliberately left a tracker behind his ship to lure Cal and take out Denvik and whoever was stationed there so that there isn't anyone left to chase him and Kata down as he flees to Tanalorr.]]
* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Deconstructed and taken to an extreme level. His mind is so wrapped up by the idea of protecting his daughter that he's willing to let other survivors, including his close friend, Cal, to die at the hands of the Empire to take Tanalorr for himself. Cal calls him out for it, and even Kata admits to being unnerved by her father's overbearingness.]]
to:
* OhCrap: [[spoiler:When When he picks up one of his blasters to shoot Cal only for it to malfunction, Bode has just enough time to realize how screwed he is before Cal blasts Bode in the chest.]]
chest.
* OpportunisticBastard:[[spoiler:Many Many of Bode's actions are taking advantage of whatever events have happened so that he could collect what he could use to serve his own ends. This even applies retrospectively once Cal starts discovering new Force Echos that are about Bode. Namely, he would secretly take one-half of Dagan's lightsaber, plan on using Cal's budding romance with Merrin against him should he become a threat, and deliberately left a tracker behind his ship to lure Cal and take out Denvik and whoever was stationed there so that there isn't anyone left to chase him and Kata down as he flees to Tanalorr.]]
Tanalorr.
* PapaWolf:[[spoiler:Deconstructed Deconstructed and taken to an extreme level. His mind is so wrapped up by the idea of protecting his daughter that he's willing to let other survivors, including his close friend, Cal, to die at the hands of the Empire to take Tanalorr for himself. Cal calls him out for it, and even Kata admits to being unnerved by her father's overbearingness.]]
* OpportunisticBastard:
* PapaWolf:
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* PlayingBothSides: [[spoiler:He betrays Cal and the Mantis Crew by coldly killing Cordova and taking the Hidden Path. Then he leaves his tracker active to allow Cal to barge into Nova Garon as a way of taking Denvik out of commission and getting Cal to decimate whoever was stationed to guard the Lucrehulk-class battleship to ensure he and Kata can make it to Tanalorr without anyone tailing him. In the end, Bode's loyalty is solely to himself and would use and discard literally ''everyone'' he works with so long as he is convinced this is the only way to keep his daughter safe.]]
to:
* PlayingBothSides: [[spoiler:He He betrays Cal and the Mantis Crew ''Mantis'' crew by coldly killing Cordova and taking the Hidden Path. Then he leaves his tracker active to allow Cal to barge into Nova Garon as a way of taking Denvik out of commission and getting Cal to decimate whoever was stationed to guard the Lucrehulk-class battleship to ensure he and Kata can make it to Tanalorr without anyone tailing him. In the end, Bode's loyalty is solely to himself himself, and would use and discard literally ''everyone'' he works with so long as he is convinced this is the only way to keep his daughter safe.]]
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: [[spoiler:Deconstructed. As long as he can keep telling himself that what he's doing is best for Kata he'll do it, no matter how monstrous and cruel it is. In the end, even Kata is begging him to stop but he ignores his daughter's begging until Cal finally shoots him.]]
* RedIsViolent: [[spoiler:His red shirt and wielding one half of Dagan's lightsaber compliment Bode's twisted psyche during his fight against Cal and Merrin, with most of his dialogue being raging rants and feral growling as well as a fast and aggressive fighting style.]]
* RedemptionRejection: [[spoiler:Cal gives Bode every chance he can to just stand down and walk away in their final fight, swearing that he will do everything he can to protect Bode and Kata as long as Bode just puts his weapons down. When Bode responds to Cal's final offer of peace by trying to shoot him again (only causing no harm because the gun shorts out), Cal finally has enough and shoots him dead]].
* RedIsViolent: [[spoiler:His red shirt and wielding one half of Dagan's lightsaber compliment Bode's twisted psyche during his fight against Cal and Merrin, with most of his dialogue being raging rants and feral growling as well as a fast and aggressive fighting style.]]
* RedemptionRejection: [[spoiler:Cal gives Bode every chance he can to just stand down and walk away in their final fight, swearing that he will do everything he can to protect Bode and Kata as long as Bode just puts his weapons down. When Bode responds to Cal's final offer of peace by trying to shoot him again (only causing no harm because the gun shorts out), Cal finally has enough and shoots him dead]].
to:
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: [[spoiler:Deconstructed.Deconstructed. As long as he can keep telling himself that what he's doing is best for Kata he'll do it, no matter how monstrous and cruel it is. In the end, even Kata is begging him to stop but he ignores his daughter's begging until Cal finally shoots him.]]
him.
* RedIsViolent:[[spoiler:His His red shirt and wielding one half of Dagan's lightsaber compliment Bode's twisted psyche during his fight against Cal and Merrin, with most of his dialogue being raging rants and feral growling as well as a fast and aggressive fighting style.]]
style.
* RedemptionRejection:[[spoiler:Cal Cal gives Bode every chance he can to just stand down and walk away in their final fight, swearing that he will do everything he can to protect Bode and Kata as long as Bode just puts his weapons down. When Bode responds to Cal's final offer of peace by trying to shoot him again (only causing no harm because the gun shorts out), Cal finally has enough and shoots him dead]].dead.
* RedIsViolent:
* RedemptionRejection:
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* ReverseGrip: [[spoiler:After revealing to Cal that he's Force-sensitive and took Dagan's lightsaber, he holds said lightsaber this way which is famously how Shien duelists held their lightsabers]].
* RobbingTheDead: [[spoiler:After he and Cal kill Dagan Gera, he secretly takes one of Dagan's lightsabers from his dead body after Cal leaves the observatory so that he has a powerful weapon that he can use in case he has to fight Cal or anyone in the ''Mantis'' crew following his betrayal. The fight he anticipated does end up happening, so he uses Dagan's lightsaber for the rest of the game as his main weapon [[SwordAndGun alongside one of his blasters]]]].
* ScreamingWarrior: [[spoiler:Most of his voice lines in his second fight are animalistic screams and growls, a telling sign of just how mentally lost and insane Bode has become in his misguided desire to protect Kata. The "warrior" aspect of this trope comes from the fact that he was a Jedi Knight before the events of Order 66.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: He notices how close Cal and Merrin are and at one point during the story, he recommends that the young Jedi pursue a future with the Nightsister. [[spoiler:A Force echo indicates that he mainly intended to [[ShipperWithAnAgenda use Cal's love for Merrin to turn the Jedi to his side]]]].
* RobbingTheDead: [[spoiler:After he and Cal kill Dagan Gera, he secretly takes one of Dagan's lightsabers from his dead body after Cal leaves the observatory so that he has a powerful weapon that he can use in case he has to fight Cal or anyone in the ''Mantis'' crew following his betrayal. The fight he anticipated does end up happening, so he uses Dagan's lightsaber for the rest of the game as his main weapon [[SwordAndGun alongside one of his blasters]]]].
* ScreamingWarrior: [[spoiler:Most of his voice lines in his second fight are animalistic screams and growls, a telling sign of just how mentally lost and insane Bode has become in his misguided desire to protect Kata. The "warrior" aspect of this trope comes from the fact that he was a Jedi Knight before the events of Order 66.]]
* ShipperOnDeck: He notices how close Cal and Merrin are and at one point during the story, he recommends that the young Jedi pursue a future with the Nightsister. [[spoiler:A Force echo indicates that he mainly intended to [[ShipperWithAnAgenda use Cal's love for Merrin to turn the Jedi to his side]]]].
to:
* ReverseGrip: [[spoiler:After After revealing to Cal that he's Force-sensitive and took Dagan's lightsaber, he holds said lightsaber this way which is famously how Shien duelists held their lightsabers]].
lightsabers.
* RobbingTheDead:[[spoiler:After After he and Cal kill Dagan Gera, he secretly takes one of Dagan's lightsabers from his dead body after Cal leaves the observatory so that he has a powerful weapon that he can use in case he has to fight Cal or anyone in the ''Mantis'' crew following his betrayal. The fight he anticipated does end up happening, so he uses Dagan's lightsaber for the rest of the game as his main weapon [[SwordAndGun alongside one of his blasters]]]].
blasters]].
* ScreamingWarrior:[[spoiler:Most Most of his voice lines in his second fight are animalistic screams and growls, a telling sign of just how mentally lost and insane Bode has become in his misguided desire to protect Kata. The "warrior" aspect of this trope comes from the fact that he was a Jedi Knight before the events of Order 66.]]
66.
* ShipperOnDeck: He notices how close Cal and Merrin are and at one point during the story, he recommends that the young Jedi pursue a future with the Nightsister.[[spoiler:A A Force echo indicates that he mainly intended to [[ShipperWithAnAgenda use Cal's love for Merrin to turn the Jedi to his side]]]].side]].
* RobbingTheDead:
* ScreamingWarrior:
* ShipperOnDeck: He notices how close Cal and Merrin are and at one point during the story, he recommends that the young Jedi pursue a future with the Nightsister.
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* SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler:Became the sixth member of the ''Mantis'' crew in ''Survivor'', but ultimately turned out to be an Imperial spy ''and'' a Dark Jedi.]]
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:While his actual allegiance is shown to be under Lank Denvik, it's also shown that there is no true loyalty or respect between the two. Cal arriving in Nova Garon was a ploy for Bode to get his former friend to wipe out Denvik and whoever was stationed in the base while he quickly takes Kata and escape to Tanalorr without any resistance. Considering Denvik had tried to put a firm hold on Kata, Bode's willingness to betray him makes sense, even if his end goal is still incredibly selfish.]]
* StupidEvil: [[spoiler:His efforts to escort Kata and himself to Tanalorr edge him to this. Even after his betrayal, Cal is willing to try to talk him down, but Bode is so rash and impulsive about his desires that he lashes out even when the opposite party doesn't mean any harm. His overprotectiveness for his daughter and refusal to seek a compromise with the heroes leads to him becoming the aggressor and his recklessness gets his daughter almost killed, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist ultimately making his goals more of a detriment to his child]] and him getting killed by Cal after one refusal too many. In the end, Bode's demise was the result of one bad decision after another and likely would have lived had he just went through with Cal's compromise without letting his paranoia clouding his judgement.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[spoiler:While not possessing any of the cybernetics or aesthetic of Darth Vader, Bode does share the same desire to protect the ones he cares about that doomed Anakin Skywalker in the first place. Even to the point where his obsession endangers the very people he wished to save.]]
* SwordAndGun: [[spoiler:He uses Dagan Gera's lightsaber in conjunction with one of his usual blasters during his first duel against Cal and the first phases of the final boss fight.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler:While he was BeyondRedemption in his last moments, Cal at least understands that Bode was just a scared father who got lost in his own paranoia. To show this understanding, Cal gives his traitorous friend a proper burial, alongside Cordova and Cere, for Kata's sake.]]
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's got the imposing build and swashbuckling good looks you'd expect of a character who's basically the cool older brother Cal never had. [[spoiler:Or, at least, who ''seems'' like a cool older brother.]]
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:The consequences of Bode's villainy is how he's single-minded about keeping Kata happy and safe without ever considering his daughter's actual needs and the safety and support of his friends. He doesn't waste any time killing Cordova and running away with the Hidden Path, knowing and not caring that this has made him an enemy of Cal's. Even when meeting his former friend again, Bode cannot fathom seeking a compromise in spite of the many chances Cal tries to give him, instead choosing to lash out in blind rage at the very idea of his daughter being threatened when it's ''Bode'' whose actually putting Kata in danger. In the end, his impulsiveness gets him killed.]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:A former Jedi, assigned to intelligence, who went into hiding after the purge, Bode only wanted to find someplace safe for him and his daughter after losing his wife to the inquisitor's, but become so distrustful of others from his time as a Imperial DoubleAgent, he ultimately became a bigger threat to his daughter then anyone else.]]
* TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:He makes the reveal of him being an Imperial Spy in a dramatic fashion. He shoots Cordova dead, gives the Hidden Path's location to Darth Vader, causing multiple deaths (Among them Cere). Everyone has different opinions on him due to Kata, but they all agree that what he did was monstrous.]]
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:He dies rather anticlimatically; his blaster malfunctions at the very last second and he has a few seconds to realize he's done for before Cal shoots him down. Despite Bode groaning in agony for some time, there's nothing in the way of redemption or a last-second epic clash, Cal just bluntly shoots him a second time, finishing Bode off.]]
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:While his actual allegiance is shown to be under Lank Denvik, it's also shown that there is no true loyalty or respect between the two. Cal arriving in Nova Garon was a ploy for Bode to get his former friend to wipe out Denvik and whoever was stationed in the base while he quickly takes Kata and escape to Tanalorr without any resistance. Considering Denvik had tried to put a firm hold on Kata, Bode's willingness to betray him makes sense, even if his end goal is still incredibly selfish.]]
* StupidEvil: [[spoiler:His efforts to escort Kata and himself to Tanalorr edge him to this. Even after his betrayal, Cal is willing to try to talk him down, but Bode is so rash and impulsive about his desires that he lashes out even when the opposite party doesn't mean any harm. His overprotectiveness for his daughter and refusal to seek a compromise with the heroes leads to him becoming the aggressor and his recklessness gets his daughter almost killed, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist ultimately making his goals more of a detriment to his child]] and him getting killed by Cal after one refusal too many. In the end, Bode's demise was the result of one bad decision after another and likely would have lived had he just went through with Cal's compromise without letting his paranoia clouding his judgement.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: [[spoiler:While not possessing any of the cybernetics or aesthetic of Darth Vader, Bode does share the same desire to protect the ones he cares about that doomed Anakin Skywalker in the first place. Even to the point where his obsession endangers the very people he wished to save.]]
* SwordAndGun: [[spoiler:He uses Dagan Gera's lightsaber in conjunction with one of his usual blasters during his first duel against Cal and the first phases of the final boss fight.]]
* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler:While he was BeyondRedemption in his last moments, Cal at least understands that Bode was just a scared father who got lost in his own paranoia. To show this understanding, Cal gives his traitorous friend a proper burial, alongside Cordova and Cere, for Kata's sake.]]
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's got the imposing build and swashbuckling good looks you'd expect of a character who's basically the cool older brother Cal never had. [[spoiler:Or, at least, who ''seems'' like a cool older brother.]]
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:The consequences of Bode's villainy is how he's single-minded about keeping Kata happy and safe without ever considering his daughter's actual needs and the safety and support of his friends. He doesn't waste any time killing Cordova and running away with the Hidden Path, knowing and not caring that this has made him an enemy of Cal's. Even when meeting his former friend again, Bode cannot fathom seeking a compromise in spite of the many chances Cal tries to give him, instead choosing to lash out in blind rage at the very idea of his daughter being threatened when it's ''Bode'' whose actually putting Kata in danger. In the end, his impulsiveness gets him killed.]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:A former Jedi, assigned to intelligence, who went into hiding after the purge, Bode only wanted to find someplace safe for him and his daughter after losing his wife to the inquisitor's, but become so distrustful of others from his time as a Imperial DoubleAgent, he ultimately became a bigger threat to his daughter then anyone else.]]
* TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:He makes the reveal of him being an Imperial Spy in a dramatic fashion. He shoots Cordova dead, gives the Hidden Path's location to Darth Vader, causing multiple deaths (Among them Cere). Everyone has different opinions on him due to Kata, but they all agree that what he did was monstrous.]]
* UndignifiedDeath: [[spoiler:He dies rather anticlimatically; his blaster malfunctions at the very last second and he has a few seconds to realize he's done for before Cal shoots him down. Despite Bode groaning in agony for some time, there's nothing in the way of redemption or a last-second epic clash, Cal just bluntly shoots him a second time, finishing Bode off.]]
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* SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler:Became Became the sixth member of the ''Mantis'' crew in ''Survivor'', but ultimately turned out to be an Imperial spy ''and'' a Dark Jedi.]]
Jedi.
* TheStarscream:[[spoiler:While While his actual allegiance is shown to be under Lank Denvik, it's also shown that there is no true loyalty or respect between the two. Cal arriving in Nova Garon was a ploy for Bode to get his former friend to wipe out Denvik and whoever was stationed in the base while he quickly takes Kata and escape to Tanalorr without any resistance. Considering Denvik had tried to put a firm hold on Kata, Bode's willingness to betray him makes sense, even if his end goal is still incredibly selfish.]]
selfish.
* StupidEvil:[[spoiler:His His efforts to escort Kata and himself to Tanalorr edge him to this. Even after his betrayal, Cal is willing to try to talk him down, but Bode is so rash and impulsive about his desires that he lashes out even when the opposite party doesn't mean any harm. His overprotectiveness for his daughter and refusal to seek a compromise with the heroes leads to him becoming the aggressor and his recklessness gets his daughter almost killed, [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist ultimately making his goals more of a detriment to his child]] and him getting killed by Cal after one refusal too many. In the end, Bode's demise was the result of one bad decision after another and likely would have lived had he just went through with Cal's compromise without letting his paranoia clouding his judgement.]]
judgement.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute:[[spoiler:While While not possessing any of the cybernetics or aesthetic of Darth Vader, Bode does share the same desire to protect the ones he cares about that doomed Anakin Skywalker in the first place. Even to the point where his obsession endangers the very people he wished to save.]]
save.
* SwordAndGun:[[spoiler:He He uses Dagan Gera's lightsaber in conjunction with one of his usual blasters during his first duel against Cal and the first phases of the final boss fight.]]
fight.
* SympathyForTheDevil:[[spoiler:While While he was BeyondRedemption in his last moments, Cal at least understands that Bode was just a scared father who got lost in his own paranoia. To show this understanding, Cal gives his traitorous friend a proper burial, alongside Cordova and Cere, for Kata's sake.]]
sake.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: He's got the imposing build and swashbuckling good looks you'd expect of a character who's basically the cool older brother Cal never had.[[spoiler:Or, Or, at least, who ''seems'' like a cool older brother.]]
brother.
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness:[[spoiler:The The consequences of Bode's villainy is how he's single-minded about keeping Kata happy and safe without ever considering his daughter's actual needs and the safety and support of his friends. He doesn't waste any time killing Cordova and running away with the Hidden Path, knowing and not caring that this has made him an enemy of Cal's. Even when meeting his former friend again, Bode cannot fathom seeking a compromise in spite of the many chances Cal tries to give him, instead choosing to lash out in blind rage at the very idea of his daughter being threatened when it's ''Bode'' whose actually putting Kata in danger. In the end, his impulsiveness gets him killed.]]
killed.
* TragicVillain:[[spoiler:A A former Jedi, assigned to intelligence, who went into hiding after the purge, Bode only wanted to find someplace safe for him and his daughter after losing his wife to the inquisitor's, but become so distrustful of others from his time as a Imperial DoubleAgent, he ultimately became a bigger threat to his daughter then anyone else.]]
else.
* TreacheryIsASpecialKindOfEvil:[[spoiler:He He makes the reveal of him being an Imperial Spy in a dramatic fashion. He shoots Cordova dead, gives the Hidden Path's location to Darth Vader, causing multiple deaths (Among them Cere). Everyone has different opinions on him due to Kata, but they all agree that what he did was monstrous.]]
monstrous.
* UndignifiedDeath:[[spoiler:He He dies rather anticlimatically; his blaster malfunctions at the very last second and he has a few seconds to realize he's done for before Cal shoots him down. Despite Bode groaning in agony for some time, there's nothing in the way of redemption or a last-second epic clash, Cal just bluntly shoots him a second time, finishing Bode off.]]
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** [[spoiler:Bode's application of his Jedi skills are shown to be this. Having been unable to practice and hone his abilities with a lightsaber or the Force leaves his prowess with both rather lacking. He has the strength to affect Cal and Merrin, both being highly powerful Force users, with the Force, but his lightsaber skills mostly focus on aggressive and brutal attacks with little defensive skillset, while his usage of the Force is limited to straightforward telekinetic attacks. That said, he still has a lot of physical prowess and relentless determination, and combining his Jedi training with the skills he's gathered as a mercenary still allows him to pose a genuine threat to Cal, even managing to knock him out once. That said, it's clear that he could only win against Cal in their first match as Cal was still reeling from his betrayal, and when they fight it out properly, Cal needs only minimum help from Merrin to push Bode to his limits when he's able to bring out the big guns, clearly having the upper hand whenever they fight with purely lightsabers alone, and as soon as Bode loses his mercenary equipment, Cal hands Bode his ass in a one-on-one fight.]]
** It's heavily implied that Bode [[spoiler:practices Form V (Djem So and Shien) of lightsaber combat, if his usage of the ReverseGrip way of holding a lightsaber and aggressive style of fighting are anything to go by. This form of lightsaber combat is all about unleashing powerful strikes, swings, and counterattacks in a lightsaber duel. This form would be perfect for someone Bode's size and physicality, allowing him to overpower and overwhelm his opponents with his sheer strength which allows him to keep up with Cal who, despite being more skilled and powerful in the Force, is still physically weaker due to Bode being twice his size.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Suffers one when he learns that Cal and his crew have successfully navigated the Koboh Abyss alive and have come to take back the compass. He becomes so hellbent on killing Cal that he completely disregards his own daughter's well-being as she begs him to stop and he spends the rest of the fight against Cal and Merrin growling and roaring in rage about how they should keep away from Kata.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:The reveal that he's an Imperial spy makes him this, and the reveal that he's ''a Jedi who survived Order 66'' makes him even more so]].
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Happens over the course of a single game's story. He quickly becomes best friends with Cal over the course of ''Survivor'', only for that friendship to collapse after it's revealed that Bode sold out the other survivors to save himself and his daughter. And after Bode [[RedemptionRejection throws away every attempt at mercy Cal can provide]], Cal is given no choice but to shoot him dead. An echo found later does subvert this a bit - Bode purposefully played on Cal's insecurities and trauma to win his friendship, but also sincerely liked him and hoped to convince him to just bring his family to Tanalorr and not the Hidden Path.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: During the final battle, he [[spoiler:Force Pushes his own daughter and Force Chokes Merrin. Fortunately, they are both alright, thanks to Cal's quick-thinking.]]
* WouldHarmASenior: [[spoiler:Once he shows his true allegiances, he has very few issues about gunning down Eno Cordova, even when the latter simply wanted to ask Bode about what was wrong and wanting to help out.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:When Kata begs him to see the error of his ways, he nearly sends ''his own daughter'' falling to her death as he destroys a bridge to deal with Cal and Merrin alone, blindly endangering her anyway. Then, he '''''Force Pushes''''' Kata when she tries to intervene with no regard to her well-being.]]
* YouMonster: [[spoiler:Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistence stationed at Jedha to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.]]
** It's heavily implied that Bode [[spoiler:practices Form V (Djem So and Shien) of lightsaber combat, if his usage of the ReverseGrip way of holding a lightsaber and aggressive style of fighting are anything to go by. This form of lightsaber combat is all about unleashing powerful strikes, swings, and counterattacks in a lightsaber duel. This form would be perfect for someone Bode's size and physicality, allowing him to overpower and overwhelm his opponents with his sheer strength which allows him to keep up with Cal who, despite being more skilled and powerful in the Force, is still physically weaker due to Bode being twice his size.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Suffers one when he learns that Cal and his crew have successfully navigated the Koboh Abyss alive and have come to take back the compass. He becomes so hellbent on killing Cal that he completely disregards his own daughter's well-being as she begs him to stop and he spends the rest of the fight against Cal and Merrin growling and roaring in rage about how they should keep away from Kata.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:The reveal that he's an Imperial spy makes him this, and the reveal that he's ''a Jedi who survived Order 66'' makes him even more so]].
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:Happens over the course of a single game's story. He quickly becomes best friends with Cal over the course of ''Survivor'', only for that friendship to collapse after it's revealed that Bode sold out the other survivors to save himself and his daughter. And after Bode [[RedemptionRejection throws away every attempt at mercy Cal can provide]], Cal is given no choice but to shoot him dead. An echo found later does subvert this a bit - Bode purposefully played on Cal's insecurities and trauma to win his friendship, but also sincerely liked him and hoped to convince him to just bring his family to Tanalorr and not the Hidden Path.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: During the final battle, he [[spoiler:Force Pushes his own daughter and Force Chokes Merrin. Fortunately, they are both alright, thanks to Cal's quick-thinking.]]
* WouldHarmASenior: [[spoiler:Once he shows his true allegiances, he has very few issues about gunning down Eno Cordova, even when the latter simply wanted to ask Bode about what was wrong and wanting to help out.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:When Kata begs him to see the error of his ways, he nearly sends ''his own daughter'' falling to her death as he destroys a bridge to deal with Cal and Merrin alone, blindly endangering her anyway. Then, he '''''Force Pushes''''' Kata when she tries to intervene with no regard to her well-being.]]
* YouMonster: [[spoiler:Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistence stationed at Jedha to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.]]
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** [[spoiler:Bode's Bode's application of his Jedi skills are shown to be this. Having been unable to practice and hone his abilities with a lightsaber or the Force leaves his prowess with both rather lacking. He has the strength to affect Cal and Merrin, both being highly powerful Force users, with the Force, but his lightsaber skills mostly focus on aggressive and brutal attacks with little defensive skillset, while his usage of the Force is limited to straightforward telekinetic attacks. That said, he still has a lot of physical prowess and relentless determination, and combining his Jedi training with the skills he's gathered as a mercenary still allows him to pose a genuine threat to Cal, even managing to knock him out once. That said, it's clear that he could only win against Cal in their first match as Cal was still reeling from his betrayal, and when they fight it out properly, Cal needs only minimum help from Merrin to push Bode to his limits when he's able to bring out the big guns, clearly having the upper hand whenever they fight with purely lightsabers alone, and as soon as Bode loses his mercenary equipment, Cal hands Bode his ass in a one-on-one fight.]]
fight.
** It's heavily implied that Bode[[spoiler:practices practices Form V (Djem So and Shien) of lightsaber combat, if his usage of the ReverseGrip way of holding a lightsaber and aggressive style of fighting are anything to go by. This form of lightsaber combat is all about unleashing powerful strikes, swings, and counterattacks in a lightsaber duel. This form would be perfect for someone Bode's size and physicality, allowing him to overpower and overwhelm his opponents with his sheer strength which allows him to keep up with Cal who, despite being more skilled and powerful in the Force, is still physically weaker due to Bode being twice his size.]]
size.
* VillainousBreakdown:[[spoiler:Suffers Suffers one when he learns that Cal and his crew have successfully navigated the Koboh Abyss alive and have come to take back the compass. He becomes so hellbent on killing Cal that he completely disregards his own daughter's well-being as she begs him to stop and he spends the rest of the fight against Cal and Merrin growling and roaring in rage about how they should keep away from Kata.]]
Kata.
* WalkingSpoiler:[[spoiler:The The reveal that he's an Imperial spy makes him this, and the reveal that he's ''a Jedi who survived Order 66'' makes him even more so]].
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* WeUsedToBeFriends:[[spoiler:Happens Happens over the course of a single game's story. He quickly becomes best friends with Cal over the course of ''Survivor'', only for that friendship to collapse after it's revealed that Bode sold out the other survivors to save himself and his daughter. And after Bode [[RedemptionRejection throws away every attempt at mercy Cal can provide]], Cal is given no choice but to shoot him dead. An echo found later does subvert this a bit - Bode purposefully played on Cal's insecurities and trauma to win his friendship, but also sincerely liked him and hoped to convince him to just bring his family to Tanalorr and not the Hidden Path.]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: During the final battle, he[[spoiler:Force Force Pushes his own daughter and Force Chokes Merrin. Fortunately, they are both alright, thanks to Cal's quick-thinking.]]
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* WouldHarmASenior:[[spoiler:Once Once he shows his true allegiances, he has very few issues about gunning down Eno Cordova, even when the latter simply wanted to ask Bode about what was wrong and wanting to help out.]]
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* WouldHurtAChild:[[spoiler:When When Kata begs him to see the error of his ways, he nearly sends ''his own daughter'' falling to her death as he destroys a bridge to deal with Cal and Merrin alone, blindly endangering her anyway. Then, he '''''Force Pushes''''' Kata when she tries to intervene with no regard to for her well-being.]]
well-being.
* YouMonster:[[spoiler:Cal Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistence resistance stationed at Jedha to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.]]
** It's heavily implied that Bode
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'''''Warning:''''' '''Bode's character during the third act of the game plays a huge change in both his personality and goals as well as the overall plot of''' '''''Jedi: Survivor''''''''. As a result, most of his tropes are related to his characterization and motives near the end of the game, hence spoiler tags are off for aesthetic purposes. Beware of unmarked spoilers.'''
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* AbusiveParent: [[spoiler:Bode is so overprotective of his daughter that he ends up personally endangering her more than any of his actual enemies. In fact, he ends up nearly killing Kata in fits of blind rage during his fight with Cal and Merrin.]]
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* AbusiveParent: AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Bode is so overprotective of his daughter that he ends up personally endangering her more than any of his actual enemies. In fact, he ends up nearly killing Kata in fits of blind rage during his fight with Cal and Merrin.]]
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* DidYouJustScamCthulhu: In the long run, reporting Cere's location to Darth Vader turns out to have been this. Bode did this partly so that he could get what he wanted, the Hidden Path, for himself as well as expose Denvik for trying to act above his station to earn political points and influence, knowing full well the latter would seriously piss the Sith Lord off. The seemingly reckless act of leaving his tracker active for Cal to follow also plays this further by depriving Denvik of his military might and facing the full wrath of Vader while Bode and Kata escape to Tanalorr. In spite of how heinous his acts were, it's still an impressive feat that Bode was able to get ''[[TheDreaded Darth Vader]]'' to be a part of his plan to eliminate a certain obstacle of his, all whilst never having to directly confront the Sith Lord.
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* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.]]
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** [[spoiler:Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.]]
** [[spoiler:Related to the above two, there's [[ProperlyParanoid a refusal to trust anybody]]. Bode's overprotectiveness towards Kata is so bad that he doesn't even stop to think that maybe he could use some help from others. Cal and Merrin not only prove to be genuine about protecting Kata but are also willing to let Bode's actions be forgiven and even remain in Tanalorr. Bode's response is to throw their sentiment and promises back and attack them in blind rage, resulting in his death.]]
** [[spoiler:Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.]]
** [[spoiler:Related to the above two, there's [[ProperlyParanoid a refusal to trust anybody]]. Bode's overprotectiveness towards Kata is so bad that he doesn't even stop to think that maybe he could use some help from others. Cal and Merrin not only prove to be genuine about protecting Kata but are also willing to let Bode's actions be forgiven and even remain in Tanalorr. Bode's response is to throw their sentiment and promises back and attack them in blind rage, resulting in his death.]]
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* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler:Bode deeply loves Kata, but his trust issues, along with his wife's death, twisted that love into something else. In the midst of his VillainousBreakdown in his duel with Cal, he endangers his daughter and then '''Force Pushes''' her with no regards to her well-being.]]
* KnightOfCerberus: His betrayal and reveal as a Dark Jedi very quickly darkens the mood of the game, with the consequences emotionally shattering Cal and the Mantis Crew. It's even told by the pause menu; Bode's treachery left such an impact that the blue background has been changed to a blood-red one, signaling how Bode made everything worse and causing Cal to teeter towards releasing the Dark Side.
* KnightOfCerberus: His betrayal and reveal as a Dark Jedi very quickly darkens the mood of the game, with the consequences emotionally shattering Cal and the Mantis Crew. It's even told by the pause menu; Bode's treachery left such an impact that the blue background has been changed to a blood-red one, signaling how Bode made everything worse and causing Cal to teeter towards releasing the Dark Side.
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* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler:Bode deeply loves Kata, but his trust issues, along with his wife's death, twisted that love into something else. In the midst of his VillainousBreakdown in his duel with Cal, he endangers his daughter and then '''Force Pushes''' her with no regards regard to her well-being.]]
*KnightOfCerberus: KnightOfCerebus: His betrayal and reveal as a Dark Jedi very quickly darkens the mood of the game, with the consequences emotionally shattering Cal and the Mantis Crew. It's even told by the pause menu; Bode's treachery left such an impact that the blue background has been changed to a blood-red one, signaling how Bode made everything worse and causing Cal to teeter towards releasing the Dark Side.
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* TheParanoiac: Bode is actually unable to place his trust in anybody, feeling that giving the Hidden Path to whom he saw as "complete strangers" is too much of a risk for him and his daughter. Furthermore, he thinks he's the only one who is fit to look after and protect Kata, yet he's so paranoid and distrusting of aid and help that he attacks Cal and Merring immediately after seeing them in Tanalorr despite them meaning no harm and the resulting fight actually endangers his daughter a few times, [[AbusiveParents his justifications fall completely flat]].
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* KnightOfCerberus: His betrayal and reveal as a Dark Jedi very quickly darkens the mood of the game, with the consequences emotionally shattering Cal and the Mantis Crew. It's even told by the pause menu; Bode's treachery left such an impact that the blue background has been changed to a blood-red one, signaling how Bode made everything worse and causing Cal to teeter towards releasing the Dark Side.
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* ManlyTears: A Force Echo in Tanalorr tells that he sang ''Ghost Star'', only to mention Tayala in place of one of his lyrics, causing his performance to halt for a moment, followed by Bode crying over being reminded of his late wife.
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* MasterActor: Bode was able to conceal the fact that he was once a Jedi Knight who survived Order 66 very effectively and with no one able to sense this particular part about his past, not even seasoned Jedi Masters like Cere and Cordova. [[JustifiedTrope Given that he was assigned to Republic Intelligence before Order 66]] and was mentored by Denvik during that time as well, Bode was skilled in surveillance, espionage, and tracking and used them to effectively keep himself and his daughter concealed during the reign of the Empire.
* MasterActor: Bode was able to conceal the fact that he was once a Jedi Knight who survived Order 66 very effectively and with no one able to sense this particular part about his past, not even seasoned Jedi Masters like Cere and Cordova. [[JustifiedTrope Given that he was assigned to Republic Intelligence before Order 66]] and was mentored by Denvik during that time as well, Bode was skilled in surveillance, espionage, and tracking and used them to effectively keep himself and his daughter concealed during the reign of the Empire.
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* TheUnfettered: At the end of the day, the only thing that motivates Bode is to ensure the safety of his daughter Kata and will manipulate, backstab, and take advantage of literally everybody if it means furthering his goals in some way. [[DeconstructedTrope This however turns out to be a faulty approach]], not helped by his desire to protect becoming an irrational insistency for control regarding Kata and seeing his approach as the only real way to protect his daughter.
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* TheBigGuy: Being more physically bulkier than Cal, Bode serves as his main muscle throughout much of ''Jedi: Survivor'', often using his bombs and blasters to deal damage in the midst of whatever battle Cal is engaged. Though with a jetpack, Bode is much faster than usually expected for a character of this role.
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* DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Bode is fought for the first time in Jedah just on his own whilst using a lightsaber to even the playing field between him and Cal. During the fight against him in Tanalorr, Cal initially has Merrin for support until Bode loses around half of his health whereupon him blindly endangering Kata forces Merrin to prioritize saving her first, leaving just Cal for Bode to directly contend against for the remainder of the fight.]]
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* DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Bode is fought for the first time in Jedah Jedha just on his own whilst using a lightsaber to even the playing field between him and Cal. During the fight against him in Tanalorr, Cal initially has Merrin for support until Bode loses around half of his health whereupon him blindly endangering Kata forces Merrin to prioritize saving her first, leaving just Cal for Bode to directly contend against for the remainder of the fight.]]
* GriefSong: When he is in Tanalorr, before Cal and Merrin's arrival, Bode and Kata sing ''Ghost Star'' together. During a solo performance, he ends up replacing one of the lines with the name of his wife, Tayala, causing him to break down sobbing and faltering his performance.
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** He offers one by being a loyal ally to Cal and being instrumental in defeating Dagan and claiming the Hidden Path. It seems the heroes have achieved a meaningful victory for once and are ready to initiate a plan to gather survivors for Tanalorr... then Bode suddenly pulls out a blaster, kills Cordova, and calls upon the Empire to attack the Jedi Temple in Jedah, revealing himself to be a spy.
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** He offers one by being a loyal ally to Cal and being instrumental in defeating Dagan and claiming the Hidden Path. It seems the heroes have achieved a meaningful victory for once and are ready to initiate a plan to gather survivors for Tanalorr... then Bode suddenly pulls out a blaster, kills Cordova, and calls upon the Empire to attack the Jedi Temple in Jedah, Jedha, revealing himself to be a spy.
* ManlyTears: A Force Echo in Tanalorr tells that he sang ''Ghost Star'', only to mention Tayala in place of one of his lyrics, causing his performance to halt for a moment, followed by Bode crying over being reminded of his late wife.
* {{Retirony}}:
** He mentions to Cal in Coruscant having a daughter named Kata and that his mercenary work is a means to provide income and safety for both him and his little girl. Interestingly enough, he's the only member of the new ''Mantis'' crew outside Cal and BD to escape with their lives.
** As a survivor of Order 66 and after the death of his wife Tayala, he is defined by his desire to keep Kata safe, no matter who he has to work with and who he has to betray, seeing Tanalorr and the Hidden Path as his ultimate ticket to keep themselves out of the war against the Empire. He succeeds and intends to settle down peacefully with his daughter, but only for a short period as Bode is fought and killed by Cal as soon as the latter reaches Tanalorr.
** He mentions to Cal in Coruscant having a daughter named Kata and that his mercenary work is a means to provide income and safety for both him and his little girl. Interestingly enough, he's the only member of the new ''Mantis'' crew outside Cal and BD to escape with their lives.
** As a survivor of Order 66 and after the death of his wife Tayala, he is defined by his desire to keep Kata safe, no matter who he has to work with and who he has to betray, seeing Tanalorr and the Hidden Path as his ultimate ticket to keep themselves out of the war against the Empire. He succeeds and intends to settle down peacefully with his daughter, but only for a short period as Bode is fought and killed by Cal as soon as the latter reaches Tanalorr.
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* YouMonster: [[spoiler:Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistence stationed at Jedah to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.]]
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* YouMonster: [[spoiler:Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistence stationed at Jedah Jedha to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.]]
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* LastSecondChance: On the failed giving end; despite his betrayal and selfishness, Cal and Merrin are still willing to try to appeal to Bode's good side and to just move on from what has happened, even reasoning that with him and Kata having finally reached Tanalorr, they can cease their conflict as well as making sure they can also protect his daughter. Bode not only refuses but attacks Cal and Merrin, being far too irrational to consider the idea of entrusting Kata's safety to others, even a close friend. Eventually, Cal decides that [[BeyondRedemption convincing him is not worth it]] and puts him down with two blasts to the chest]].
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* LoveMakesYouDumb: By the third act, Bode's love for his daughter has been corrupted so badly that he starts making irrational and costly decisions that bite him back really hard. On top of that, he doesn't
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* LoveMakesYouDumb: By the third act, Bode's love for his daughter has been corrupted so badly that he starts making irrational and costly decisions that bite him back really hard. On top of that, he doesn't want to accept any offers and chances that Cal and Merrin are willing to give him, instead lashing out that only ''[[ItsAllAboutMe he]]'' gets to decide what is best for Kata, which shows just how blind and aggressive he's become in ensuring for his daughter's safety and how badly his judgment has been clouded. This ultimately gets him killed for his troubles.
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* MirrorBoss: His boss fights are largely similar to most other lightsaber-wielding ones, though Bode places special emphasis in that he also uses blasters that further mirror Cal's pragmatic fighting style and taciturn nature during combat. His swordplay places emphasis on hard-hitting attacks, much like the Crossguard Stance, only faster.
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* ControlFreak: A major trait for Bode is his obsession to keep Kata safe and doing whatever means necessary to accomplish such, right down to telling her not to get herself associated with other people who might be nothing more than just friendly and accommodating to her. There is a degree of excuse for this; Bode has never really been in control of his life and actions, especially since as a Jedi survivor from Order 66, he's constantly been on the run from the Empire and is roped by Denvik to do his dirty business to ensure his own daughter's protection. His main motivation for finding Tanalorr is for a chance to finally get himself and Kata to be on a planet where nobody can interrupt him and is so driven by such that he betrays Cal and then lures him to take out Denvik and distracts the Empire while he whisks himself and Kata away to be in their newest safe haven. [[VillainousBreakdown He near-instantly becomes frustrated and desperate when he sees Cal and Merrin in Tanalorr]] with Kata, screaming that only he gets to decide Kata's safety despite Cal and Merrin's insistency for help.
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* HopeSpot: An interesting case where he breaks one and is the victim of a broken one.
** He offers one by being a loyal ally to Cal and being instrumental in defeating Dagan and claiming the Hidden Path. It seems the heroes have achieved a meaningful victory for once and are ready to initiate a plan to gather survivors for Tanalorr... then Bode suddenly pulls out a blaster, kills Cordova, and calls upon the Empire to attack the Jedi Temple in Jedah, revealing himself to be a spy.
** On the receiving end, he feels that he is finally at peace in Tanalorr with just him and his daughter, assured that Kata can live out her days without harm and they can both live together with nothing to interrupt their newfound quiet days. Then Cal and Merrin suddenly show up, breaking said tranquility that Bode wanted for purely selfish reasons, initiating their fight.
** He offers one by being a loyal ally to Cal and being instrumental in defeating Dagan and claiming the Hidden Path. It seems the heroes have achieved a meaningful victory for once and are ready to initiate a plan to gather survivors for Tanalorr... then Bode suddenly pulls out a blaster, kills Cordova, and calls upon the Empire to attack the Jedi Temple in Jedah, revealing himself to be a spy.
** On the receiving end, he feels that he is finally at peace in Tanalorr with just him and his daughter, assured that Kata can live out her days without harm and they can both live together with nothing to interrupt their newfound quiet days. Then Cal and Merrin suddenly show up, breaking said tranquility that Bode wanted for purely selfish reasons, initiating their fight.
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* IAmNotLeftHanded: Bode seems to be a BadassNormal who performs well in a fight with his jetpack, blasters, explosive grenades and a mean punch, capable of keeping up with Cal even in a fight with a skilled Jedi like Dagan Gera. However, when he betrays the heroes to the Empire, Cal manages to eventually catch up to him and destroys his jetpack, seemingly rendering him helpless close-range against a Jedi... until he knocks Cal back with his own Force push and draws Dagan's lightsaber, revealing himself to be another [[TitleDrop Jedi Survivor]]. That said, whilst the abilities he displays do mean that Cal can't easily win, he's clearly extremely rusty from never showing these in a fight for a long time, and is clearly [[UnskilledButStrong lacking]] Cal's refined skills with a Lightsaber, instead using them to augment his preferred method of shooting or blasting the target.
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* LoveMakesYouDumb: By the third act, Bode's love for his daughter has been corrupted so badly that he starts making irrational and costly decisions that bite him back really hard. On top of that, he doesn't
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* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He takes the time to apologize before revealing himself to be a traitor and killing Eno Cordova.
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* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him of a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking]].
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him of a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking]].
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* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal]] Cal and Vader]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.]]
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing himof off a cliff and shooting him while doing so, but Cal manages to barely survive through quick thinking]].
* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He reveals his betrayal by killing Eno Cordova before escaping. During his duel with Cal, he almost kills him by Force pushing him
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* AbusiveParent: [[spoiler:Bode is so overprotective of his daughter that he ends up personally endangering her more than any of his actual enemies. In fact, he ends up nearly killing Kata in fits of blind rage dueing his fight with Cal and Merrin.]]
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* AbusiveParent: [[spoiler:Bode is so overprotective of his daughter that he ends up personally endangering her more than any of his actual enemies. In fact, he ends up nearly killing Kata in fits of blind rage dueing during his fight with Cal and Merrin.]]
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* ApologeticAttacker: He [[spoiler:He regretfully apologizes to [[spoiler:the Mantis crew before betraying them and killing Cordova]].
* DetrimentalDetermination: [[spoiler:Bode's love for his daughter naturally forms a protective desire for her, but years of being hounded by the Empire for his past as a Jedi and the death of his wife twist that love into a mad obsession to keep Kata safe from anything. Bode is willing to sell out and condemn ''anybody'' if it means saving himself and Kata, regardless of the consequences and misery it would cause for them. It's to the point where Bode cannot be bothered to even listen to additional advice, seek alternatives, or even enlist anyone else's trust to ensure Kata's safety and any rebuttals and arguments cause him to lash out. In the end, his ambitions are just for himself and his daughter and he will do anything to ensure that, everyone else be damned.]]
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].]]
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* DuelBoss: [[spoiler:Bode is fought for the first time in Jedah just on his own whilst using a lightsaber to even the playing field between him and Cal. During the fight against him in Tanalorr, Cal initially has Merrin for support until Bode loses around half of his health whereupon him blindly endangering Kata forces Merrin to prioritize saving her first, leaving just Cal for Bode to directly contend against for the remainder of the fight.]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and he seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler:With all the atrocities he's done, Bode does love his daughter and he seemed to have a genuine affinity with Cal. Unfortunately, [[LoveMakesYouEvil his paranoia blinded him into endangering his daughter and betraying his friends anyway]].]]
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* EvilVirtues: [[spoiler:{{Subverted|Trope}} with Love as while it serves as a primary motivator, it's since been corrupted into a mad obsession that contributes to Bode's weakness in his impulsiveness and eventual downfall. Played straight with Diligence as Bode is willing to make and go ahead with extreme choices and risky plans if it means furthering his goals.]]
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* ApologeticAttacker: [[spoiler:He takes the time to apologize before revealing himself to be a traitor and killing Eno Cordova.
* AttackAttackAttack: [[spoiler:In his fight against Cal and Merrin, Bode puts little focus on defensive tactics beyond making quick zips. He mainly prioritizes fast lightsaber strikes, shooting with his blasters at a distance, and using his jetpack to fly around and drop bombs. By the final phase, he puts all of his efforts into just his lightsaber attacks.]]
* AttackAttackAttack: [[spoiler:In his fight against Cal and Merrin, Bode puts little focus on defensive tactics beyond making quick zips. He mainly prioritizes fast lightsaber strikes, shooting with his blasters at a distance, and using his jetpack to fly around and drop bombs. By the final phase, he puts all of his efforts into just his lightsaber attacks.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Bode would occasionally snark and make wisecracking quips during gameplay and cutscenes, likely as a nod for being the Mantis Crew's equivalent of Han Solo. [[spoiler:This character aspect evaporates completely when Bode reveals himself to be a spy for the Empire.]]
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* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.]]
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* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal Cal]] once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.]]
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* NonPlayerCompanion: Bode serves as the main supporting character to Cal during his endeavors in Koboh. During gameplay, he can fly around places pelting enemies with blaster shots and dropping bombs to make fighting for Cal easier. They'll also have short conversations whilst exploring and during the aftermath of a battle.
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* PlayingBothSides: [[spoiler:He betrays Cal and the Mantis Crew by coldly killing Cordova and taking the Hidden Path. Then he leaves his tracker active to allow Cal to barge into Nova Garon as a way of taking Denvik out of commission and getting Cal to decimate whoever was stationed to guard the Lucrehulk-class battleship to ensure he and Kata can make it to Tanalorr without anyone tailing him. In the end, Bode's loyalty is solely to himself and would use and discard literally ''everyone'' he works with so long as he is convinced this is the only way to keep his daughter safe.]]
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* YouMonster: [[spoiler:Cal calls him such when they meet in Nova Garon, criticizing Bode for being so selfish as to shamelessly kill Cordova and dooming the resistence stationed at Jedah to the mercy of the Empire, all so that ''only'' he and Kata should be the only ones to go to Tanalorr.]]
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* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:Once Bode betrays the Mantis, Wrath and Impulsiveness are shown to be his greatest faults. Everything he does is for the sake of his daughter, Kata, but that is what he claims and they increasingly hold little weight. The slightest disagreement or even a mention that there are alternatives to taking care of Kata is enough to frustrate Bode and drive him mad if pressed long enough. Additionally, most of his plans are short-term and only benefit ''him'' as Kata begins to be nervous and then disapproves of her father's actions. Ultimately, Bode's impulsive and wrathful nature gets him killed as they prove that he's beyond convincing, followed by Cal finishing him off with a blaster shot to his chest.]]
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* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:While lacking in Force abilities and lightsaber versatility, Bode makes up for it with fast saber strikes that hit hard alongside using his jetpack to quickly zip around the battlefield and dropping explosives and shock bombs at the same time.]]
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* TheMole: [[spoiler:Bode's ''actual'' allegiance was to the Galactic Empire and was sent by his superior, Denvik, to infiltrate Cal's crew to retrieve the Hidden Path and aid in furthering Denvik's position in COMPNOR all while Bode poses as a loyal and brotherly team member. That said, [[BecomingTheMask Bode did come to genuinely like Cal]], even after showing his true colors.]]
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* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:His actual role in the story of ''Jedi: Survivor'' after his true alignment and goals are revealed. While Bode is the main direct threat to Cal and the Mantis Crew after his betrayal, he is taking orders from Lank Denvik, a chief supervisor from the Empire who got Bode into working undercover with Cal's crew while Denvik himself sits out on the sidelines until near the end. However, [[TheStarscream Bode has no loyalty to Denvik and fully intends to ditch and leave his superior at the mercy of Cal once Bode gets the former to arrive in Nova Garon to find his former friend.]]
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* NearVillainVictory: [[spoiler:Bode pretty much succeeds in his main goal of reaching Tanalorr safely with his daughter. Furthering the point, he was guile enough to set up Cal via a tracker to get Denik out of his way as he escapes with the compass and Hidden Path.Path, ensuring no one would be able to reach him and his daughter as far as he thinks. His victory and attempt to have peace is short-lived when Cal manages to make it to Tanalorr anyway. It's telling when the moment Bode sees Cal and Merrin with Kata, [[VillainousBreakdown he immediately flips out and starts acting confrontational]]. Interestingly, his short-sightedness and refusal to negotiate doom his efforts and he is gunned down after fighting in a futile and misguided attempt to keep Kata safe.]]
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* FightsLikeANormal: [[spoiler:His main fighting style is using dual blasters, shock bombs, and a jetpack. This is all to further conceal the fact that he is a Dark Jedi who is hiding his identity. And even when he does fight using Dagan's lightsaber, Bode uses his blasters and bombs more often and, compared to most Jedi in combat, hardly uses any Force powers, instead using his physical build for hard-hitting saber strikes.]]
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler:His greatest desire is to love Kata and protect her from whatever threat they would encounter. By the time he fights Cal and Merrin, he's become the exact opposite; he's an irrational aggressor who is reacting in rage and he ends up endangering his daughter.]]
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