Sugaan Essena
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"Sugaan Essena"
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"Sugaan Essena" was asong by thebandThe Agasar.[1]Cal Kestis listened to it via a device[3] similar to theheadset[4] by14 BBY,[2] duringhisship-scrappingtime under theScrapper Guild'semployment on theplanetBracca. Kestis later recognized the band that performed the song while he was forced tofight in thegladiator arena of theHaxion Brood atOrdo Eris.[3]
This section of the article assumes 100% game completion ofStar Wars Jedi: Survivor. Any alternate stories may be noted in the "Behind the scenes" section. The events in this section may or may not have been confirmed ascanon. |
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In9 BBY,[5] Kestis purchased the song from themerchantDoma Dendra atDendra's Antiquities on theplanetKoboh usingpriorite and gave it to music producerAshe Javi and the DJ droidDD-EC. Themusicians then used the song in their setlist atPyloon's Saloon.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
"Sugaan Essena" was written and performed by The Hu.
A segment of the song is first heard in the opening scenes of the2019video gameStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. It was created byMongolian bandThe Hu, and performed in an originalStar Warslanguage specifically forStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The language was devised, with guidance from the game creators, by The Hu, who took inspiration from the power ofEternal Blue Sky and its relation topower inStar Wars, while incorporating other aspects of Mongolian culture into their band's style.[6]
"Sugaan Essena" means "The Black Thunder." The song is about a warrior's heart and spirit as the power of thunder, a quality that Cal Kestis possesses.[7]
OnFebruary 18,2020,Electronic Arts released a music video on YouTube that featured the band performing an extended cut of the song not featured in the game.[6]
OnFebruary 2,2022, the band released their sophomore album "Rumble of Thunder" which includes a Mongolian version of the song, named "Black Thunder".[8][9] An additional version with added lyrics inEnglish—featuringSerj Tankian and Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz from the bandBad Wolves—was released onMarch 30,2023.[10]
In the 2023 video gameStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, the song is purchasable atDoma Dendra's shop inRambler's Reach Outpost onKoboh, costing players three priorite. If players have recruited Ashe Javi and DD-EC, they can then play the song inPyloon's Saloon.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order(First appearance)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Sources[]
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Interview With The Hu on the officialElectronic ArtsStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)(First identified as "Sugaan Essena", simultaneous with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – The Hu Music Video on the officialElectronic ArtsStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link))- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – The Hu Music Video on the officialElectronic ArtsStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.3Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- ↑2.02.1Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order takes place fiveyears after theGreat Jedi Purge, which is dated to19 BBY byStar Wars: Galactic Atlas. Hence, the events ofStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, includingCal Kestis listening to "Sugaan Essena," are set in14 BBY. Since Kestis listened to the song in 14 BBY, "Sugaan Essena" was released by that year.
- ↑3.03.13.23.33.4Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑A New Dawn
- ↑
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor onStarWars.com(backup link) datesStar Wars Jedi: Survivor to fiveyears after the events ofStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which in turn take place in14 BBY perStar Wars: Timelines. As such,Jedi: Survivor must occur in9 BBY. - ↑6.06.1
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – The Hu Music Video on the officialElectronic ArtsStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link) - ↑
How Mongolian Band the Hu made a song for 'Star Wars' in an alien language onRevolver (February 18,2020) (backup link archived onMarch 7,2020) - ↑ The HU Announce New Album, Drop Stunning New Song "Black Thunder" by Eli Enis onRevolver (July 8,2022) (backup link archived onNovember 30,2022)
- ↑ Black Thunder (Extended) on theThe HuYouTube channel (July 7,2022)(backup link)
- ↑ The HU - Black Thunder ft Serj Tankian & DL of Bad Wolves (Official Music Video) on theThe HuYouTube channel (March 30,2023)(backup link)
External links[]
- How Mongolian Band the Hu made a song for 'Star Wars' in an alien language onRevolver (backup link archived onMarch 7,2020)
- The HU - Black Thunder ft Serj Tankian & DL of Bad Wolves (Official Music Video) on theThe HuYouTube channel(backup link)
- Black Thunder (Extended) on theThe HuYouTube channel(backup link)
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