![]() Still, Cal’s hair is something that makes him a little different from the norm. Prejudice against redheads and gingers exists, but few people will claim it’s a significant social ill. Is this a form of representation that I actually think is a big deal? Nah. I loved that Cal was a redhead back then, and I still love it now. although he does also go by “Loki.” (Cal Kestis actor Cameron Monaghan played a trickster villain himself on Gotham.)īut in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Cal Kestis is a hero - no question! - and he was in Jedi: Fallen Order, too. All three are shades of the trickster type, with Atreus being the most heroic of the bunch. Then there’s Ganondorf, a problematic fave. Secondary protagonist Atreus in God of War Ragnarök has red hair, but it’s not nearly as vibrant as Reno’s. ![]() There’s Reno from Final Fantasy 7, a side character and a bit of a bad boy. Similarly, in video games, male redheads - let alone freckled gingers - rarely get to be heroes. ![]() Of the male cast members, there’s Domhnall Gleeson as Hux, but of course, Hux is no hero. It’s also more common in the world of Star Wars to see lady redheads rather than dudes - Mon Mothma and Aurra Sing, for example. Of those famous examples, Aloy is the only one whose red hair appears to be natural plus, she’s got freckles. That includes the default female version of Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy, as well as Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark, or - more recently - Aloy in the Horizon games. In video games, it’s very common for female protagonists to have red hair, often an unrealistically vibrant shade of crimson. I am speaking, of course, about his hair. And he’s got something that few other (maybe zero?) Star Wars leading men have ever had. He’s soft-spoken but playful - not as quippy as Nathan Drake, perhaps, but bless him for it, because that shit can get irritating. Many fans have decried Cal Kestis as a “ boring” character, but I don’t agree. ![]() Image: Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts via Polygon ![]()
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