Mallie Marek Mallie Marek was a Human female who served in the Clone Wars as a Jedi Knight of the Galactic Republic . Although raised and instructed to uphold the Code of the Jedi Order , Mallie developed an emotional attachment to Kento Marek , a fellow Jedi Knight whom she met on the planet Talus . Defying strict tenets of the Order , Mallie and Kento married in secret after falling in love with each other . During their self - imposed exile , the Republic was reorganized into the Galactic Empire and all Jedi — including former Jedi — were declared enemies of the New Order . In order to escape the Great Jedi Purge , Mallie and her husband went into hiding , eventually settling on Kashyyyk , the homeworld of the Wookiee race . At some point after building their home on Kashyyyk , Mallie gave birth to a son , Galen Marek . Not long afterward , Mallie fought a group of Trandoshan slavers in defense of the Wookiees and to protect her family . Her subsequent death forced Kento Marek to raise their only son on his own . When Sith Lord Darth Vader launched a massive invasion on Kashyyyk , Kento Marek was killed in a duel against the Sith Lord . But since Mallie ' s son was an extremely rare prodigy of the Force , Vader chose to train Galen Marek as his own secret apprentice and personal assassin . In time , Mallie Marek and her husband were forgotten by their son , who knew himself only as " Starkiller . " Before Galen ' s redemption and untimely demise , he recovered a few repressed memories of the father and mother that he could barely remember . Biography . Before marrying into the Marek family , Mallie fought for the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars . Trained as a Knight of the Jedi Order , she and her fellow Jedi were commissioned to serve as commanders and generals in the Grand Army of the Republic . While fighting against Separatists on the planet Talus , Mallie became acquainted with a fellow Jedi Knight named Kento Marek . Unlike Mallie , who had no interest in fame and glory through war , Marek was a thrill - seeking young Jedi that yearned to make a great name for himself on the battlefield . Regardless of their different views on the war , the two Jedi gradually developed a rapport with each other . Even though infatuation and especially love were expressly forbidden by the Jedi Code , Kento and Mallie developed feelings for one another . Their mutual attraction culminated into a secret marriage , thus forcing them both into a self - imposed exile as the Order continued to fight on behalf of the Republic . Disguising themselves as a pair of medics , the two former Jedi abandoned the Clone Wars and escaped into the Outer Rim Territories in order to forge a new life together . When the Sith Lord Darth Sidious , the true persona of Chancellor Palpatine , issued Order 66 to the clone troopers , thousands of Jedi officers were murdered by their own soldiers . Sidious used the opportunity to reorganize the Republic into the first Galactic Empire . Under his New Order , every single Jedi — including ex - Jedi — were targeted for extermination . In order to escape from the galactic - wide genocide , Mallie and Kento Marek hid on Kashyyyk where they were protected by the Wookiees . While living together in their new home on Kashyyyk , Mallie gave birth to a boy and named him Galen Marek . Due to her respect and admiration for the Marek family ' s Wookiee allies , Mallie often told stories of the Wookiees ' renowned strength and bravery to her son . However , their time together was cut short when a group of Trandoshan slavers infiltrated Kashyyyk with the intention of capturing Wookiees in order to sell them into slavery . In the midst of the fighting , Mallie convinced her husband to take Galen to safety while she defended the Wookiees against the slavers . Although extremely reluctant to leave his wife behind , Kento agreed that he was the logical choice , due to his greater knowledge of the area ' s terrain . As Kento took their son to safety , Mallie charged into the fighting and , using her yellow - bladed lightsaber , killed many Trandoshans with her in the process . Her efforts , however , cost Mallie her life . In honor of his wife ' s sacrifice , Kento became resolved to raise Galen on his own while remaining on Kashyyyk . Yet he too would be killed , thus leaving Galen Marek as an orphan to be raised by his father ' s killer , Darth Vader . Galen , having lost both parents at very early point in his life , was too young to remember either of them while constantly trying to survive under Vader ' s brutal training regimen . Under the codename " Starkiller , " Mallie ' s son became the Sith Lord ' s secret apprentice and relentless enforcer . As Starkiller grew into a young man , devoid of any recollection of his mother and father , he developed a fierce sense of loyalty to his master . Despite years of the brutality and virtual torture that defined the training methods of the Sith , Darth Vader was the closest thing that Starkiller had to a father . Thus , he willingly obeyed Vader ' s will without question , killing many individuals throughout his short life without mercy or hesitation . Galen Marek ' s untimely demise necessitated Darth Vader ' s attempts to clone the dead son of Kento and Mallie Marek . But due to the inconvenient unreliability of cloning , the project was held back by consistent failures that produced aberrant monstrosities . The more stable versions of Galen were undermined by the identity crises that resulted as a side effect of the memory imprints . Following the Battle of Kamino , the legacy of Mallie and Kento Marek was shared by their late son ' s between two surviving clones — Starkiller and the Dark Apprentice . Although Starkiller inherited Galen ' s feelings for Juno Eclipse , he spared no feelings for the dead parents of his genetic donor . As far as he was concerned , neither Kento or Mallie mattered to him at all . The Dark Apprentice succeeded where all of his cloned brethren failed by purging himself of Galen ' s emotions , with the exceptions of anger and hatred . Personality and traits . Mallie Marek was a compassionate Jedi Knight who believed in defending the freedom and safety of others . She possessed a strong sense of sympathy for those who suffered and , as a result , fought in the Clone Wars to protect civilians that were caught in the crossfire . Unlike most other young Jedi , Mallie was not a thrill - seeking adventurer who yearned for glory and recognition . She saw service in the Grand Army of the Republic as an unfortunate necessity rather than an opportunity for fame and excitement . Her convictions were strong enough to cause Kento Marek , a fellow member of the Jedi Order , to see the war through her point of view . After Kento and Mallie settled on Kashyyyk as man and wife , Mallie came to regard the Wookiees as honorable and trustworthy allies . When she gave birth to a son , Galen Marek , Mallie would tell stories to her son of the Wookiees ' famous exploits and also taught him how to build a friendship band . She deeply loved her family and was willing to sacrifice her life so that they could live . Powers and abilities . As a trained Knight of the Jedi Order , Mallie Marek was gifted with a connection to the Force that was strong enough to deem her worthy for Jedi training . On Kashyyyk , shortly before her death , Mallie wielded a yellow - bladed lightsaber against mercenary slavers . Her skills in lightsaber combat enabled her to strike down many Trandoshans before she was ultimately overwhelmed and killed .