Starkiller (Star Wars)
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| + | '''Galen Marek''' was the son of two [[Jedi]] who had deserted the [[Jedi Order]] during the [[Clone Wars]] that ravaged the galaxy. The child was born in secret and lived on the planet [[Kashyyyk]] with his family with his mother dying at some point. The young boy remained with his father with the two living on the [[Wookiee]] homeworld following the end of the Clone Wars that saw the establishment of the [[Galactic Empire]]. This act allowed the family to survive the Jedi Purge following the execution of Order 66 by the Empire. Years afterwards, the Empire dispatched forces to pacify the Wookiees leading to the Imperial military engaging its natives. To lead these efforts, [[Sith]] Lord [[Darth Vader]] was dispatched to the surface when the Empire received reports of a possible Jedi presence. Darth Vader killed numerous Wookiees during his search until he confronted the Jedi who he pursued to his home. The Sith Lord killed his quarry only to learn that the Jedi had a son that was Galen Marek. Darth Vader sensed potential in the child but intended to keep him secret leading to him killing Imperial forces that arrived on the scene. Taking the boy with him, he kept him in secret as he decided to train the child to become his Sith apprentice. As such, he began the formal training of the boy in the arts of the Dark Side of Force as he groomed the child to be his apprentice and personal assassin who was given the code name '''Starkiller'''. To aid in his training, a specialised [[Droid (Star Wars)|droid]] was created named [[PROXY]] who used holographic disguises to engage Starkiller to improve his fighting skill. Darth Vader's ultimate goal with Starkiller was training the boy so that he could help him slay Emperor [[Palpatine]] who was his own Sith master. Thus, Starkiller came to believe that was his goal in life and to aid his master in this task so that the pair could rule the galaxy. For this reason, the boy's existence was kept a secret from Imperial forces with the few aware of Starkiller simply knowing him as Darth Vader's enforcer. Starkiller went through numerous minor missions with him being assigned a number of Imperial pilots that shuttled him to his destinations with most dying. Many years later, Darth Vader deemed Starkiller ready for his first real assignment with him being tasked by his master to eliminate former Jedi General [[Rahm Kota]] who led a rebel resistance cell against the Empire. [[Juno Eclipse]] was an Imperial pilot who was assigned to him with her being responsible for shuttling Starkiller on his ship ''Rogue Shadow'' to his destination. This first mission saw him being sent to the moon of Nar Shaddaa where Kota's fighters were targeting an Imperial TIE Fighter factory located in orbit. Marek's status as Darth Vader's secret apprentice meant that he had to eliminate both rebel fighters and even Imperial forces that saw him in order to prevent knowledge of Starkillers existence from being known to the wider galaxy. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * | + | *Starkiller was created by Haden Blackman with the young Galen Marek was voiced by Zeb Drees and by Samuel Witwer as an adult. |
==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Revision as of 06:37, 28 December 2017
Starkiller is a male videogame character that features in Star Wars.
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Biography
Galen Marek was the son of two Jedi who had deserted the Jedi Order during the Clone Wars that ravaged the galaxy. The child was born in secret and lived on the planet Kashyyyk with his family with his mother dying at some point. The young boy remained with his father with the two living on the Wookiee homeworld following the end of the Clone Wars that saw the establishment of the Galactic Empire. This act allowed the family to survive the Jedi Purge following the execution of Order 66 by the Empire. Years afterwards, the Empire dispatched forces to pacify the Wookiees leading to the Imperial military engaging its natives. To lead these efforts, Sith Lord Darth Vader was dispatched to the surface when the Empire received reports of a possible Jedi presence. Darth Vader killed numerous Wookiees during his search until he confronted the Jedi who he pursued to his home. The Sith Lord killed his quarry only to learn that the Jedi had a son that was Galen Marek. Darth Vader sensed potential in the child but intended to keep him secret leading to him killing Imperial forces that arrived on the scene. Taking the boy with him, he kept him in secret as he decided to train the child to become his Sith apprentice. As such, he began the formal training of the boy in the arts of the Dark Side of Force as he groomed the child to be his apprentice and personal assassin who was given the code name Starkiller. To aid in his training, a specialised droid was created named PROXY who used holographic disguises to engage Starkiller to improve his fighting skill. Darth Vader's ultimate goal with Starkiller was training the boy so that he could help him slay Emperor Palpatine who was his own Sith master. Thus, Starkiller came to believe that was his goal in life and to aid his master in this task so that the pair could rule the galaxy. For this reason, the boy's existence was kept a secret from Imperial forces with the few aware of Starkiller simply knowing him as Darth Vader's enforcer. Starkiller went through numerous minor missions with him being assigned a number of Imperial pilots that shuttled him to his destinations with most dying. Many years later, Darth Vader deemed Starkiller ready for his first real assignment with him being tasked by his master to eliminate former Jedi General Rahm Kota who led a rebel resistance cell against the Empire. Juno Eclipse was an Imperial pilot who was assigned to him with her being responsible for shuttling Starkiller on his ship Rogue Shadow to his destination. This first mission saw him being sent to the moon of Nar Shaddaa where Kota's fighters were targeting an Imperial TIE Fighter factory located in orbit. Marek's status as Darth Vader's secret apprentice meant that he had to eliminate both rebel fighters and even Imperial forces that saw him in order to prevent knowledge of Starkillers existence from being known to the wider galaxy.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Starkiller was created by Haden Blackman with the young Galen Marek was voiced by Zeb Drees and by Samuel Witwer as an adult.
In other media
Video games
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed:
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II:
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