When the reveal trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor hit, internet speculation was ablaze about one very particular element of it. Specifically, a short bit at around the 44 second mark in which a very large and imposing alien in a suit of armor looks Cal up and down with a bemused smirk on his face before ordering his henchman to remind Cal of why the Jedi are supposed to be dead.
Fans were quick to point out that this could be a Gen dai a race of intergalactic nomads that are nearly indestructible and live for thousands of years. Those who watched the 2003 Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars series may be familiar with a character named Durge who is probably the most famous representative of the Gen dai race currently in Star Wars canon.
Well let’s put an end to the speculation right now Yes that is a Gen’dai; no he is not Durge. His name is Rayvis and he is just as menacing as you would think. To find out more I talked with Respawn Cinematic Director Dori Arazi and Lead Writer Danny Homan to learn all about the Gen dai race who Rayvis is and why his presence in Jedi Survivor is such an important element of the story.
First off let’s go into a little more detail about who the Gen’dai are. As I mentioned they are a race of intergalactic nomads that are almost impossible to kill and they live for thousands of years but the reason why they’re intergalactic nomads is because their peaceful home planet was ravaged and destroyed hundreds of years ago. With no place to call home the surviving Gen dai mostly took to bounty hunting, no doubt due to their incredibly tall stature and imposing nature.
Perhaps the most notable thing about them from a biological standpoint is that their bodies are made up entirely of a giant mass of regenerative tentacles. Those impressive suits of armor you see aren’t so much meant to protect the Gen dai but rather to keep them from spilling out. Obviously this has some pretty interesting potential for cool boss battles from a game play perspective but for Arazi and Homan they’re also a super interesting race to explore narratively for a bunch of different reasons.
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