Everything on the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser is connected. Every detail has a back story, and every experience is more than what it appears on the surface. To me, that is the beauty of the experience. The beauty of a two-day adventure on the Halcyon is experiencing the unexpected. It is your You’re Story. During your two-day adventure, you choose how deep you want to get into the storyline, into the back story, or not. Lightsaber Training, for example, looks pretty cool on the surface, and it is. But take a closer look. Look at how all of this fits into the Star Wars timeline. When you first board the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser, you have the opportunity to meet the crew. One crew member will be part of “The Saja,” a group of many conducting lightsaber training onboard the Halcyon. Saja Katta was on board for my brief journey.
Here’s the backstory of the Saja. If you remember, in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the Empire, Director Krenic specifically, orders the destruction of the Jedi temple on Jedha, the first use of the Death Stars superweapon. The Jedi Temple had been under the protection of a group known as the Guardians of the Whills; remember Baze Malbus and Chirrut Imwe? They are Guardians of the Whills. At least they were before the Empire mined Jedha of its Kyber crystals to create the superweapon that ultimately destroyed it. After the Empire destroyed Jedha, The Guardians of the Whills survivors were scattered throughout the galaxy. The Guardians remained dedicated to preserving their knowledge of the Force. Descendants of this group became known as “The Saja.” Captain Riyola Keevan provided a safe haven aboard the Halcyon StarCruiser for the Saja, allowing them to use one of its training pods to teach the ancient art of the lightsaber. Though not Jedi themselves, the Saja can sense the Force in others and teach them how to find their connection to this mystical power.
With that knowledge, you can conduct a deeper conversation with The Saja aboard your cruise or not. That’s the beauty of the Galactic Starcruiser. Your discussion with The Saja may even lead you to discover that they are looking for some accent Jedi Relics, relics that had rumored to be on Batuu. Would you be willing to help them find those relics? It’s up to you to live your Star Wars story. You can choose to dig deeper into the back story or not.
