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Starkiller Galen Marek

Starkiller Galen Marek

born Galen Marek and also known as Starkiller, The Apprentice, is the fictional protagonist of the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video games and literature, part of the Star Wars expanded (Legends) universe.

The son of a fugitive Jedi, Marek is kidnapped, raised, and apprenticed by Darth Vader after the death of his father at Vaders hands. Given the Sith name "Starkiller" for his unmatched potency with the Force, Marek is used for destructive purposes. His annihilative nature gains him the description of a "Force wrecking ball" The characters name is taken from Luke Skywalkers original name, "Luke Starkiller". The characters likeness and voice were provided by Samuel Witwer, who would later voice Darth Maul in Star Wars expanded media.

Starkiller also appears as a crossover character, along with Darth Vader and Yoda, in the fighting video game Soulcalibur IV, which was released before The Force Unleashed and included the character as a contemporary tie-in. Starkiller has mostly received positive reviews from critics.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is an action-adventure game developed by LucasArts and part of The Force Unleashed multimedia project. It was initially developed for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles and on iOS, second-generation N-Gage, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and Java-equipped mobile phone handhelds. The game was released in North America on September 16, 2008, in Australia and Southeast Asia on September 17, and in Europe on September 19. LucasArts released downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. An Ultimate Sith Edition of the game, containing both new and previously released downloadable content, was released in November 2009, and later ported to the macOS and Microsoft Windows.

 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Unleashed