Galen Marek (Starkiller)

• Galen Marek
• Lord Starkiller

• The Force Unleashed
• Jedi Robe
• The Force Unleashed II

“	You are Vader's slave... But your power is wasted with him. You could be so much more.	„
	~ Shaak Ti to Galen Marek

“	Darth Vader: I've trained you well, but you still have much to learn. Galen Marek: You have nothing left to teach me.	„
	~ Vader and Galen's confrontation on the Death Star.

“	I let you live. You tell me I'm a clone, but I chose to spare you. Maybe Kota is right. Maybe this is all a trick, a way to get me so confused that I'd forget who I really am and become your slave again, but either way... I let you live. I've finally broken your hold over me.	„
	~ Galen Marek to Darth Vader

• Sith Stalker Armor
• Desert Survival Gear
• Dark Lord

“	You had such promise. You could have been my successor, my equal. But now... But, I may still have some small use for you. I still have enemies to find and destroy. You will do my bidding, until I find a new apprentice. And then, like Vader, you will be cast aside. Finish Him. [Starkiller screams in pain]	„
	~ Darth Sidious to Lord Starkiller after rebuilding him

“	I have waited many years to destroy the real Obi-Wan Kenobi...	„
	~ Lord Starkiller before facing Obi-Wan Kenobi

“	Now I will destroy you Skywalker... as I destroyed your father!	„
	~ Lord Starkiller to Luke Skywalker

Summary

Starkiller, born Galen Marek and also known as The Apprentice, is the Dark Jedi anti-hero main protagonist of the "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed" project. The character's likeness and voice are provided by Samuel Witwer. Raised by Darth Vader, he is made Vader's secret apprentice under the name "Starkiller" due to being potent in the Force and more of a "Force wrecking ball" than a true assassin. The character's name is taken from Luke Skywalker's original name "Annikin Starkiller".

Powers and Stats

Tier: 5-B | At least 5-B

Key: Galen Marek | Lord Starkiller

Name: Galen Marek (Starkiller)

Origin: Star Wars (Legends)

Gender: Male

Age: At least 18 (by 1 BBY)

Classification: Human, Force Adept, Sith Assassin/Apprentice, Redeemed Jedi

Powers and Abilities:

• Base
• Lord Starkiller

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Enhanced Senses, Extrasensory Perception and Clairvoyance (With Sense Powers; Trained Force-sensitives possess heightened vision, hearing, and smell, allowing them to perceive things that would otherwise be impossible without artificial aids. They can gather information about their surroundings, detect hidden beings, see in complete darkness, and even through barriers. Their instincts are finely tuned to sense when something is wrong, and they are able to feel disturbances in the Force)
• Precognition (Force sensitives can see things before they happen)
• Telepathy (Trained Force sensitives can read emotions and see images of another person's mind)
• Weapon Mastery (with Lightsabers)
• Telekinesis (It is able to push things with Force Push, grab and throw things with Force Grip, and push everything around with Repulse)
  • Forcefield Creation (With Force Shield; Creates a bubble of telekinetic energy around the force-sensitive, protecting them from harm)
  • Deconstruction (Repulse is capable of disintegrating)
• Mind Manipulation, Status Effect Inducement and Empathic Manipulation (Able to use Mind Trick to confuse and enrage targets)
• Energy Manipulation, Attack Reflection and Absorption (He is able to use Tutaminis to reflect, redirect, and absorb energy attacks launched at him)
• Electricity Manipulation (It is capable of using Force Lightning to electrify targets)
• Damage Boost (It is capable of increasing the damage of its powers when charging them)
• Rage Power (with Force Fury; which greatly increases his powers)
• Stealth Mastery, Light Manipulation, Sound Manipulation and Resistance to Extrasensory Perception (with Force Stealth; which manipulates light and sound waves to render the Force-sensitive invisible, as well as making them immune to Force detection)

All previous abilities enhanced, plus:

• Non-Physical Interaction (Fought and defeated Obi-Wan Kenobi's Force Ghost)

Attack Potency: Planet level (As a mere child, Darth Vader stated Galen was far more powerful than his father, Kento Marek, to the point he initally mistook him as Kento's master. Superior to Yarael Poof.. Fought and bested the likes of Rahm Kota, Kazdan Paratus, and Shaak Ti. Comparable to pre-A New Hope Vader, and defeated him on two separate occasions. Was able to defeat a surpressed Darth Sidious) | At least Planet level (Should be stronger than his past self, having fully embraced the Dark Side. Battled and killed A New Hope Obi-Wan Kenobi, going as far as to obliterating his Force Ghost. Toyed with Empire Strikes Back Luke Skywalker, and effortlessly defeated him, even after he gave in to the Dark Side.)

Speed: Relativistic (Kept pace with the likes of Darth Vader) with FTL reactions and combat speed | Relativistic with FTL reactions and combat speed (Comparable, if not faster than his past self. Kept up with A New Hope Obi-Wan and Empire Strikes Back Luke)

Lifting Strength: Peak Human. Can be augmented to Superhuman levels thanks to Force Amplification. Class G with telekinesis (Should be at least comparable or superior to Clone Wars era Anakin Skywalker. Brought down an errant Imperial-class Star Destroyer) | Peak Human. Can be augmented to Superhuman levels thanks to Force Amplification. Class G with telekinesis (Comparable, if not superior to his past self. Casually held back the Millennium Falcon)

Striking Strength: Planet level with Force Amplification (Capable of matching Darth Vader in melee) | At least Planet level

Durability: Street level naturally. Planet level with Force amplification | Street level naturally. At least Planet level with Force amplification

Stamina: Superhuman (Before becoming Vader's assassin, his training was described as harsh and unforgiving, with many of his physical tests bordering on torture. Consistently fights through groups of enemies while traversing rough environments without showing signs of fatigue. After sustaining a severe stab wound from a Lightsaber, he was still willing to continue fighting, and he barely survived a brutal thrashing from Vader moments later. He managed to briefly endure Darth Sidious's Force Lighting just after facing him and Vader back-to-back. Fought off numerous Force-using Starkiller clones and Darth Vader himself afterward in a gauntlet-like scenario) | Superhuman (Just as hardy as before, he can still carry out assassination missions after being left physically deformed by Darth Sidious. The armor he wears is painfully grafted into his flesh and bones.)

Range: Standard Melee Range normally, Extended Melee Range with lightsabers; Tens of Kilometers with telekinesis; Interstellar with Force senses/telepathy.

Standard Equipment: Two lightsabers

Intelligence: Above Average in general (Fairly competent tactically in combat and a decent enough mechanic/technician to make modifications to his own personal starship as well as speaking multiple languages outside of Basic.)

Weaknesses: Possibly prone to insanity due to being potentially an unstable accelerated Force using clone of the original Starkiller | None notable

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Force Barrier: Both an offensive and defensive Force power that creates a barrier or wall of Force energy around the intended target, be it self, friend, or foe. Depending on the strength of the individual, the barrier could only withstand a few attacks before collapsing.
• Force Lightning: An offensive Force technique that uses Force energy to produce electricity with one or two hands that stream outwards from the fingertips, its speed is usually great enough to catch an opponent off-guard even when prepared, and can be used either in bursts, or simply torrent out in an a gush of agony on its victim. His greatest display of this power came from his Clone who was capable of super charging the Fusion Accelerator Cannon enough to destroy an Imperial Star Destroyer.
• Force Stealth: A power that was used by highly skilled Force-sensitives to mask their Force alignment (Light or Dark), their ability to use the Force, or even their entire presence from other Force-sensitives.
• Telekinesis: Galen Marek can use this through the Force to put his mind literally over matter, capable of blasting opponents, shielding himself or disarming people, its limits are only those of the creativity that Force User has. He most famously used this power to alter the trajectory of a falling Imperial Star Destroyer.
• Telepathy: Can easily manipulate others mentally with the Force to trick, deceive, maim or even kill outright. Can also use this power externally or internally when it comes to illusion creation, manifestation and manipulation.
• Tutaminis: Through the Force, Galen Marek can draw potentially harmful energy into his body and diffuse it or channel it away completely. His skill with this power was great enough to contain several seconds worth of a non-serious Darth Sidious' Force Lightning.

Notes:

• Lord Starkiller is non-canonical to the Legends timeline and is a result of a "What if?" scenario in which Galen Marek fell to the Dark side and accepted the offer of Darth Sidious to replace Darth Vader as his new apprentice

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