The new Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order video game confirms a popular The Force Awakens fan theory that ties the galaxy together.
Spoilers ahead for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order!
One of the major complaints of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the use of another Death Star with Starkiller Base. However, a main difference between Starkiller Base and the previous two Death Stars is that the latest super weapon is built on an existing planet. Many fans speculated that the Starkiller Base planet in The Force Awakens is actually Illum. For those who are unfamiliar, Illum is where young Jedi get kyber crystals for their lightsabers.
Illum is well-known for appearing in Star Wars: The Clone Wars season five. In Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, we follow the story’s main Jedi protagonist, Cal, to the planet Illum where he constructs a lightsaber. Based on the Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order Illum datamined files, Illum not only has the same coordinates as The Force Awakens‘ Starkiller Base, but it also looks a lot like it too. Cal travels to the planet many decades before the First Order builds the weapon seen in The Force Awakens. You can see the image that confirms the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and The Force Awakens connection for yourself (courtesy of Reddit) below.
Starkiller Base is Ilum according to datamined files from Jedi First Order from StarWarsLeaks
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Source: Reddit
