Rogue Shadow The Rogue Shadow was a unique starship that served as the personal transport of Starkiller , the secret apprentice of the Sith Lord Darth Vader . In addition to its main occupants , the apprentice and his training droid PROXY , the vessel was piloted by eight Imperial officers in turn , including Captain Juno Eclipse , the leader of Vader ' s Black Eight Squadron . Built primarily for stealth and infiltration purposes , the " Rogue Shadow " incorporated state - of - the - art cloaking technology and a highly advanced hyperdrive engine in its design , thus allowing the apprentice to travel anywhere throughout the galaxy without risking detection . After Starkiller ' s death , the " Rogue Shadow " was retained by Eclipse , who switched her allegiance from the Galactic Empire to the newly - formed Rebel Alliance . The starship later became the property of Jedi Master Rahm Kota , a general in the Alliance Military , until a renegade clone of the original Starkiller encountered Kota on Cato Neimoidia . Kota gave the " Rogue Shadow " to the clone , shortly before a major battle commenced on the planet Kamino . Following the Alliance victory on the Kaminoan homeworld , the Rebels imprisoned Darth Vader inside the " Rogue Shadow " and prepared to transport him to the Alliance ' s hidden base on Dantooine . Characteristics . Built by Sienar Fleet Systems , the " Rogue Shadow " design was based on the " Scimitar " , Darth Maul ' s Sith Infiltrator . It also shared certain design elements with other Imperial craft , such as the Eta - 2 interceptor and the starfighters of the TIE series . Designed and built in secret , all of the personnel and droids involved in the " Rogue Shadow " construction were killed , thus ensuring their silence , while the causes of their deaths were described as " industrial accidents " and street crimes . The " Rogue Shadow " boasted an advanced hyperdrive , cutting - edge sensory arrays , a fully functional medical bay , crew quarters , a workshop and a meditation chamber that could double as a training room . It also had the fastest sublight drive s in the Imperial Navy . In addition to these high tech features , the " Rogue Shadow " was outfitted with an experimental cloaking device that enabled the vessel to hide from even the most powerful scanners for short periods of time . Its cloaking technology was powered by a rare stygium crystal , a form of lightsaber crystal from the Dreighton Nebula that could warp perceptions around it . During General Rahm Kota ' s tenure as the owner of the " Rogue Shadow " , the starship was heavily modified to better suit its role as a Rebel transport . The shielding was strengthened , thus giving the starship a heavier feel when under thrust ; other changes included expanded compartments in order to house Kota ' s squad . Despite the fact that the extensive modifications left several critical components crushed together , a renegade clone of Galen Marek noted that the " Rogue Shadow " could still function through hyperspace without overloading its systems . History . The Secret Apprentice . The " Rogue Shadow " was first owned by Darth Vader ' s secret apprentice , Galen Marek , the young Sith assassin who operated under the call sign " Starkiller " . Designed specifically for covert missions , the Dark Lord provided the vessel to his apprentice , thus allowing Starkiller to travel to wherever his assignments required . The " Rogue Shadow " , like its owner , was built in secret as Vader was adamant that no one , least of all his own master , Emperor Palpatine , could be allowed to discover the existence of his disciple . When not dispatched on missions , both the ship and the apprentice remained hidden within a secret level on Vader ' s incomplete flagship , the " Executor " . Though Starkiller was a skilled pilot , he focused more on his training and meditation in accordance with his master ' s wishes . As such , Darth Vader personally selected the " Rogue Shadow " pilot , who was sworn to secrecy under pain of death . By 3 BBY , however , a total of seven pilots had flown the " Rogue Shadow " for Starkiller . Some died during the apprentice ' s missions , such as a Corellian gunrunner ; others were killed by Vader for failing to meet the Sith Lord ' s expectations . On one occasion , Vader executed an Imperial Sergeant for tardiness . After killing his apprentice ' s last pilot in 3 BBY , Vader appointed Captain Juno Eclipse as the vessel ' s eighth pilot , having been impressed by the young officer ' s record . A skilled TIE pilot who led the Dark Lord ' s Black Eight Squadron to victory on the planet Callos , Eclipse welcomed the opportunity to fly a unique starship such as the " Rogue Shadow " , but was also initially disturbed by its main occupants , Starkiller and his training droid PROXY , and their assassination missions . Although the Starkiller feared his master too much to ask , he suspected that Vader wanted to test him by partnering the apprentice with a woman . Eclipse ' s reassignment to the " Rogue Shadow " coincided with the apprentice ' s first assignment that involved a Jedi target : Master Rahm Kota , one of the few remaining survivors of the fallen Jedi Order and a former general who served in the Clone Wars . After defeating Kota at Nar Shaddaa , the apprentice took the " Rogue Shadow " to other locations throughout the galaxy , such as Raxus Prime and Felucia , where he hunted and killed Kazdan Paratus and Shaak Ti , the other Jedi survivors of Order 66 . The apprentice also used the " Rogue Shadow " to infiltrate Coruscant , the capital world of the Galactic Empire , more than once in order to participate in the Jedi Trials at his master ' s behest . In 2 BBY , Vader ordered his apprentice to form a rebellion against the Empire by uniting various dissidents and rebel groups against Palpatine ' s rule , proclaiming that their distraction would create an opportunity to assassinate the Emperor . The apprentice retained the " Rogue Shadow " , as well as PROXY and Juno Eclipse , throughout the duration of his new assignment and flew to worlds such as Ziost , Kashyyyk , and Bespin where he recruited an intoxicated and highly depressed Rahm Kota — who feigned ignorance about Starkiller ' s true identity as the assassin who blinded him during their last encounter — on Cloud City . The " Rogue Shadow " also revisited Nar Shaddaa , Felucia , and Raxus Prime as the apprentice ' s plot attracted more followers who opposed the Emperor ' s New Order . After gaining key allies in the Imperial Senate , the apprentice traveled to Corellia in the " Rogue Shadow " and attended the secret conference where senators Bail Organa , Garm Bel Iblis , and Mon Mothma convened to formally announce the formation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . During the meeting , however , the Imperial Navy ambushed and surrounded the insurgents while Darth Vader ' s stormtroopers arrested the Rebel leaders . Betrayed and left for dead by his former master , the apprentice renounced the Sith and the dark side of the Force , and embraced his Jedi heritage as Galen Marek by opting to rescue his allies . The apprentice flew the " Rogue Shadow " for the last time when he and Eclipse journeyed to the secret location of the incomplete Death Star where the Rebels were held captive by the Emperor and Darth Vader . Marek stormed the Death Star , killed scores of Imperial soldiers and although he defeated his former master in battle , the apprentice ultimately lost his life at the hands of Emperor Palpatine . His sacrifice , however , aided in the Rebel leaders escape aboard the " Rogue Shadow " . In the aftermath of Galen Marek ' s death , Eclipse , Kota , and the former senators took the " Rogue Shadow " to Kashyyyk , the apprentice ' s homeworld where they convened in his family ' s old hut to conclude the formal recognition of the birth of the Rebel Alliance . Eclipse joined the ranks of the new organization as the commanding officer of the Alliance ' s first flagship , the " Salvation " , and as a result , gave the " Rogue Shadow " to Rahm Kota . Under the General ' s ownership , the apprentice ' s starship was used as a transport for Kota ' s squad during several unauthorized missions in the early stage of the Galactic Civil War . Refit and reassignment . In 1 BBY , approximately six months after the death of Galen Marek , General Kota and his squad took the " Rogue Shadow " to Cato Neimoidia where they intended to assassinate the planet ' s Imperial governor , Baron Merillion Tarko , despite the Alliance High Command ' s refusal to sanction the mission . The General followed the " Salvation " , intending to use the Alliance flagship ' s training exercise as a distraction for Imperial forces while he and his troops carried out their objective . The plan ultimately failed , however , and the " Salvation " was forced to retreat in the face of overwhelming enemy numbers ; Kota himself was apprehended and brought to Tarko - se where the Baron forced him to fight for his life in the city ' s gladiatorial arena . In the midst of the debacle , the " Rogue Shadow " flew to a hidden location via the ship ' s autopilot system . Shortly after Kota ' s capture , Starkiller — one of many failed clones created by Darth Vader to replace his fallen apprentice — escaped from Kamino and journeyed to Cato Neimoidia where he rescued the General in order to ascertain the whereabouts of Juno Eclipse . Upon returning with the " Rogue Shadow " , however , the clone was distraught to find that Eclipse was not in the ship ' s cockpit . Although Kota did not know where Eclipse was , he suggested that they take the " Rogue Shadow " to the Athega system , the last confirmed rendezvous point for the Alliance Fleet . Along the way , Starkiller was displeased by his discovery of the heavy modifications made to his progenitor ' s ship . Upon arriving in the Athega system , the clone found no trace of Eclipse ' s frigate or the fleet she served with . Instead , the " Rogue Shadow " landed in the middle of an Imperial fleet . Pursued by dozens of TIE / LN starfighter s , the " Rogue Shadow " escaped into hyperspace . Afterward , Kota confronted the clone about his priorities and insisted that Starkiller should commit himself to the Alliance ' s cause against the Empire . When the clone made it clear that the Rebellion was irrelevant to him , an enraged Kota demanded to be dropped off at the nearest spaceport so that he could regroup with his squad at Commenor . Meanwhile , the clone retained possession of the " Rogue Shadow " at the General ' s insistence . Parting ways with Rahm Kota , the clone used the " Rogue Shadow " to follow Juno Eclipse ' s trail and arrived at the Mon Calamari homeworld of Dac . However , he was disappointed to learn that she was not there . He then traveled to the remote world of Dagobah , believing that the Force was directing him there for a reason . During his brief visit to Dagobah , the clone experienced a premonition in which he saw the " Salvation " under attack . Fearing for Eclipse ' s life , Starkiller picked up Kota and his squad on Malastare before heading to the Itani Nebula . By the time they arrived , an Imperial squadron ambushed the Rebels while a group of experimental Terror trooper s boarded the " Salvation " under the leadership of Boba Fett , a bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader to bring Eclipse to Kamino . After docking the " Rogue Shadow " inside Eclipse ' s ship , Starkiller pursued the mercenary , killing all in his path , but ultimately failed to prevent Fett from leaving the Alliance flagship with Eclipse as his prisoner . At Starkiller ' s insistence , General Kota ordered the fleet to Kamino , hoping to catch the Empire by surprise . Instead , they found the planet heavily guarded by a group of Imperial Star Destroyers . During the fighting in space , Kota and the surviving crew members evacuated the badly damaged flagship and escaped in the " Rogue Shadow " while Starkiller guided the " Salvation " on a collision course with Timira City , the cloning facility where he was grown . Kota and his soldiers invaded the facility and engaged its Imperial garrison while the clone embarked alone on his personal mission to save Juno Eclipse . In the aftermath of the Battle of Kamino , the Rebel Alliance emerged victorious . During the battle , Darth Vader himself was defeated in combat by the clone , who reluctantly agreed to spare his creator ' s life so that the Rebel Alliance could put him on trial for war crimes . The Rebels then decided to use the " Rogue Shadow " as the means for transporting Vader to their hidden base on Dantooine . Upon leaving the Kamino system , both Starkiller and Eclipse were oblivious to the fact that they were being tracked by Boba Fett . Behind the scenes . The " Rogue Shadow " first appears in the 2008 multimedia project " " . It also appeared in the sequel project , " " , released in 2010 . In the original video game , the " Rogue Shadow ' s " boarding ramp is on the stern in the Xbox version . In the PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , and Wii versions , the boarding ramp is located in the front of the starship . TFU alternate ending . In the alternate ending of , Galen Marek re - embraces the dark side of the Force by killing his former master in cold blood . Before he can truly become Darth Sidious ' s new apprentice , the Emperor orders him to sever his allegiance to the Jedi Order by murdering Rahm Kota . However , the apprentice chooses to betray Sidious instead , an act that the Dark Lord anticipated . When Marek fails in his assassination attempt , Juno Eclipse brings the " Rogue Shadow " close to the Emperor ' s observation dome on the Death Star in order to rescue Marek . Sidious uses the Force to seize the starship , and then crashes it right on top of the apprentice . After nearly being crushed to death by his own vessel , the apprentice awakens and finds his body encased in a suit of armor , similar to the one worn by the late Darth Vader . Though disappointed at the prospect of being served by yet another Human cyborg , Darth Sidious grudgingly turns Galen Marek into Lord Starkiller , to which he declares that the apprentice will serve as his personal Sith assassin until he can find a new disciple . TFU II alternate ending . " " also features an alternate ending in which the player character follows the path to the dark side of the Force . Starkiller , a deranged clone of the late Galen Marek , holds a lightsaber at the throat of a defeated Darth Vader during the Battle of Kamino . Ignoring Kota ' s pleas to take Vader alive as a prisoner of the Rebel Alliance , the clone raises his weapon to strike down his creator in cold blood . Before he can deliver the killing blow , however , Starkiller is impaled through the chest from behind by a red lightsaber . A dark hooded figure reveals himself as Starkiller falls to the ground in agony . After swiftly dispatching Kota , PROXY and several Rebel troopers , the warrior takes his place at Vader ' s side and reveals himself to be the Dark Apprentice , the only successful clone of the original Starkiller . The renegade clone succumbs to his fatal wound and dies . Darth Vader tasks the new Apprentice with the mission of hunting down and executing the last of the Rebels throughout the galaxy . In order to fulfill the task , Vader tells the dark clone to take the " Rogue Shadow " as his personal transport . The Apprentice complies and takes one final look at the body of Juno Eclipse before departing from Kamino in his progenitor ' s starship . The " Rogue Shadow " is still in the Dark Apprentice ' s possession by 4 ABY . As he approaches the Sanctuary Moon of Endor , Darth Vader instructs the clone to stop the Rebels from destroying the shield generator bunker , thereby preventing the Alliance Fleet from causing any harm to the new Death Star . The Dark Apprentice lands the " Rogue Shadow " not far from the bunker ' s location and proceeds to carry out his Master ' s orders to the letter . He ultimately kills his way through various Rebel troopers , Ewoks , and even Imperial stormtroopers as well . By the end of his mission , his victims include the smuggler Han Solo , the Wookiee Chewbacca , and the Jedi Leia Organa . The Galactic Empire prevails at the Battle of Endor and Emperor Palpatine proclaims the end of the Rebellion .