A memorable enemy from Fallen Order has apparently returned for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, at least according to eagle-eyed fans who watched yesterday’s story trailer. After a nearly four-year-long wait, the sequel to Respawn’s surprise hit Star Wars game is finally launching next month. More information about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s plot was revealed in a recent story trailer, with players getting confirmation that the fan-favorite Nightsister Merrin will return to aid Cal Kestis as he tries to evade the sinister Galactic Empire.
Not everyone Cal meets in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be as welcoming as Merrin, though, as many of the game’s pre-launch trailers have highlighted the many new enemies players will have to face. A pair of bounty hunters seem to give Cal and his faithful droid BD-1 trouble on the new planet of Koboh, and an elderly Imperial Senator seems to have his own dark plans for the former Jedi Padawan from the shadows. Lastly, there’s the mysterious being Cal appears to release from a bacta tank, who seems to be a former Jedi bitter about how his order has been overrun by the Empire in his absence.
Now, fans have started to notice yet another dangerous opponent that could challenge Cal in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, but this one is a familiar face to those who played through his first adventure. Reddit user thisislawliet posted a screenshot of this week’s Jedi: Survivor story trailer, one that shows a glimpse of the Ninth Sister. Born Masana Tide, the Ninth Sister is a Dowutin Imperial Inquisitor who hunted Cal and his friends in Jedi: Fallen Order. This hunt led her to the Wookie homeworld of Kashyyyk, where she seemingly fell to her death after a duel with Cal atop the sacred Origin Tree.
Of course, the Ninth Sister’s body was never shown in Fallen Order, and her death was never officially confirmed in any other Star Wars media. Cal did manage to sever her right hand, but plenty of other Star Wars characters have suffered such an injury and lived to tell of it. Other Reddit users in the comment section of thisislawliet's post have since playfully compared the Ninth Sister to other seemingly unkillable dark side users from past Star Wars games, such as the undead Darth Scion from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 and the cyborg Dark Jedi Maw from Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2.
Sure enough, powerful Star Wars Sith Lords like Darth Maul and Emperor Palpatine have become infamous for surviving certain death in the films and other media, and now it looks like the Ninth Sister has joined their ranks by returning in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This hulking Inquisitor was challenging enough for Cal in Fallen Order, and now it seems that she’s back with a score to settle in his latest gaming adventure.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor releases April 28 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.