STAR WARS JEDI: FALLEN ORDER: Visual Dictionary For THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Confirms Movie Tie-In

For those who still have not had the chance to play Respawn Entertainment's Star Wars jedi: Fallen Order, there may be some spoilers ahead. If you have already played the game, and also happen to be a Star Wars fan, you'll probably love this tie-in with the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy.

Now that you have been warned about potential spoilers, let's jump right into it. So, for those who've player Fallen Order, you may remember that the Ilum planet where Cal travels to find some kyber crystals looked oddly familiar. So much so, in fact, that fans theorised that this planet had something to do with the Starkiller base seen in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.

Well, it turns out that said theory was actually correct, as the Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Visual Dictionary has confirmed that Starkiller base is, indeed, the same planet that showed up in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order; a planet that the First Order completely modified for their sinister plans.

As per the visual dictionary, the planet's description reads as follows:

Properly energized, kyber crystals create containment fields that hold and amplify power to incredible levels. The Empire controlled several kyber-rich worlds, funneling their resources into the Tarkin Initiative's Death Star development. One unique world in the Unknown regions, Ilum, had a kyber crystalline core. Most of its more easily accessible deposits were scoured, but there were even larger crystals buried deeper beneath the surface. The First Order continued its excavations and gradually transformed Ilum - a revered Jedi world since antiquity - into an instrument of unfathomable destruction.

So, there you have it: Ilum's gigantic kyber crystals are actually what powers the lasers that come out of the Starkiller base in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens; meaning that those lasers are actually giant-sized lightsaber beams.

What's even more interesting is that this information reveals that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order's Ilum planet was the source of the original Death Star's power, which also confirms that the Death Star ray was produced by the same type of kyber crystals that power up lightsabers.

Cal Kestis—one of the last surviving members of the Jedi Order after the purge of Order 66—is now a Padawan on the run. Experience this all-new single-player Star Wars story from Respawn Entertainment and EA Star Wars on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC this holiday season.