Starkiller ' s Trial of Skill The First Mission to the Jedi Temple was an assignment carried out by Galen Marek , to complete his training in preparation of facing several Jedi . Assignment . After Marek defeated Rahm Kota in the Battle of the TIE Fighter Construction Facility , Darth Vader sent his apprentice to the ruins of the Jedi Temple in order to prepare for his next mission , largely because Vader deduced that Starkiller lacked focus after an incident where Vader nearly killed Marek with Kota ' s lightsaber to test him . Infiltrating the Temple . Upon the " Rogue Shadow " touching down on the Imperial landing pad that had been erected on the staircase of the entrance to the Temple , the Imperial Navy commando s stationed near the entrance attempted to order Marek to return to the " Rogue Shadow " immediately , as the Jedi Temple had been decreed strictly off - limits to outsiders . However , Marek defeated the Imperial Stormtroopers standing guard there . Entering through the damaged Main Hall , Marek fought his way through more Imperials , including members of the Imperial Senate Sentinel s , a subdivision of the Imperial Senate Guard , to one of the upper level corridors . The entrance to the library being sealed , the Sith apprentice retreated into a hallway that was blocked by debris from the ceiling . Trial of Skill . Walking down a corridor , Marek entered the largely intact Jedi Trials Chamber . Once within it , his presence activated the Jedi training program modeled after the long - dead Sith Lord , Darth Desolous . Leeching off Marek ' s fear , the Desolous program began his attack , wielding a cortosis shield and a red lightsaber . Marek successfully fended off the hologram ' s lightsaber blows and used Force lightning to send the program reeling . Though the Desolous program imitated the original Sith Lord ' s very powerful usage of the Force , it was no match for the raw power that Vader ' s apprentice possessed . Hurling pieces of the surrounding statues at his adversary , Marek eventually wore down the avatar ' s defenses . Near defeat , the Desolous program made a final attempt at destroying Marek , and failed . Marek then used the Force to hurl Desolous ' s hologram towards the main statue at the top of the hall , and up along the statue ' s surface . The program was then cast down from the statue ' s face and hurled into the stone floor . With a final pull of the Force , the main statue came crumbling down on the hologram of the ancient Sith Lord , defeating him and ending the Trials program . Aftermath . Immediately after the training program had ended , PROXY , Marek ' s holodroid companion , entered the room . Marek was confused as to why PROXY was present , although after PROXY ' s holodroid functions turned him into Darth Vader , Marek proceeded to automatically fall down on one knee in homage to him . Vader then informed him that his spies have located the Jedi Master Kazdan Paratus , and that while he doubts due to Paratus ' abilities that Starkiller will defeat him , he will come closer to reaching his destiny of killing Emperor Palpatine if he does succeed in doing so . Marek then left the Temple to begin his hunt for Paratus .