Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order stars Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis, and Monaghan has earned quite a bit of praise for his performance in the game. However, some fans have modded Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to change Kestis' appearance, including swapping out his red hair for brown or black hair. Monaghan reacted negatively to one of these mods, which has stirred up a bit of controversy on Twitter.
Responding to a Kotaku article about a Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order mod, Monaghan said, "Gotta love that there are insecure dudes out there who can't handle playing as a redhead. Seriously, ginger hate is still a thing? We've gotta be one of the only groups left where it's not taboo to s*** on us for being born or looking a certain way, right?" Monaghan followed that tweet up with a tweet about the South Park episode that made fun of "gingers," but has since deleted both of them.
Members of the press categorized Monaghan's tweets as "lashing out" at Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order mods and "ginger hate." Monaghan has responded to these articles, explaining that he is "not heated" or "upset." He said that he "tweeted jokes about red hair while eating a taco." Monaghan described some of these articles as "clickbait." Monaghan has since deleted some of the tweets where he criticized the press.
The tone of Monaghan's original tweets definitely seem serious, and so it's understandable why some journalists labeled them the way they did. It's possible Cameron Monaghan is being honest when he says he was joking, but it's also possible that he regrets the tweets and is doing damage control. It's also unclear why Monaghan has deleted some of the tweets while leaving others up.
Regardless, this minor controversy shouldn't distract too much from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order itself. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has earned strong reviews since its release, and much of the conversation surrounding Monaghan in the game has been mostly positive so far. Hopefully Respawn gets a chance to make even more Star Wars video games, and it would be great to see Monaghan appear in more video games down the road.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Source: Comicbook