Brotherhood takes place during the Clone Wars, and stars both Anakin Skywalker and Kenobi off on another adventure. But it’s the novel’s cameos which have sparked some extra attention - seeing as they acknowlege a couple of well-known video games (thanks, GamesRadar). For starters, Brotherhood apparently includes a “blink-and-you’ll-miss-it” appearance by Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order star Cal Kestis, who was but a youngling at the time of the novel’s events. More intriguingly - and obscurely - Brotherhood also references Final Fantasy 10, by way of its fictional sport Blitzball. I guess this makes it Disney canon? “There’s a reference to a sport called Blitzball played in a local lake,” author Mike Chen wrote on Twitter, confirming his inspiration. “Blitzball is basically underwater hockey played as a minigame in Final Fantasy 10. As a former NHL writer, I freaking loved Blitzball and spent hours winning leagues.” Speaking of Cal Kestis, the red-haired Jedi survivor is set to return in a full sequel to Fallen Order next year. It’s fittingly named Star Wars Jedi Survivor, and is expected sometime between January and March 2023.
