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| “ | Hope will always survive in those who continue to fight. Like you, BD-1. I believe you will find someone just as brave and persistent as you have been. | „ |
| ~ Eno Cordova to BD-1. |
| “ | I guess you were the someone I was supposed to meet | „ |
| ~ Cal Kestis meeting BD-1 on Bogano. |
BD-1 is one of deuteragonists (alongside Cere Junda) of the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the novel Jedi: Battle Scars, and one of the deuteragonists (alongside Merrin) of 2023 sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
A unit explorer droid, BD-1 encountered the Jedi padawan Cal Kestis on Bogano, and accompanied him and the Stinger Mantis during their quest to locate Eno Cordova's holocron. The crew's journey ultimately revealed BD's connection with Cordova, later revealed to have accompanied the Jedi master before the fall of the order.
Biography[]
Background[]
BD-1 was a unit droid created to act as an explorer and research assistant for scientists, and was assigned to the Jedi master Eno Cordova to study the planet Zeffo. Sensing danger coming, which was Emperor Palpatine's rise by executing Order 66, Cordova had BD-1's memory blocked until he found someone it could trust. As Eno went into hiding to escape the Jedi purge, he decided to place his friend on Bogano.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order[]
In 14 BBY, BD-1 encountered the Jedi Cal Kestis, whom arrived to Bogano to find Cordova's holocron to help Cere Junda rebuild the order. Assisting Kestis to the Zeffo vault, BD's scomp link was damaged when protecting the Jedi from a planetary creature, preventing Cal from continuing his search. Despite this setback, BD-1 accompanied Cal on his quest with the Stinger Mantis crew, assisting the padawan in finding hidden vaults and fighting against the Galactic Empire. While traveling across Zeffo, Kashyyyk and Dathomir, BD-1 received upgrades that helped Cal in his journey, and later had its scomp link repaired. Additionally, BD-1 proved vital in giving Cal support when he failed into depression when initially failing to repair his lightsaber on Ilum.
Once Kestis repaired his lightsaber with a new kyber crystal, BD-1's memories were unlocked, allowing the crew of the Stinger Mantis to find the holocron. Unbeknownst to the crew, the Second Sister followed the them and stole the holocron during a duel against Kestis. Traveling to Nur, BD-1 protected Cal against Darth Vader, managing to escape with the holocron alongside Cere. On the Mantis, the padawan decided to destroy the holocron to protect the force sensitive children on its data, preventing the empire from finding them.
Trivia[]
- BD-1's voice was provided by game designer Ben Burtt.
