Galen Marek

Galen Marek, also known as Starkiller, is one of the main protagonists from the Star Wars series.
== Charactah Account ==
Born Galen Marek on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk, he was found and adopted by Darth Vader as a small child, after Vader had murdered his father. All his life, he was trained as Vader's secret apprentice, Starkiller. He is Vader's personal assassin, his identity kept secret from all in The Empire. According to Vader, all his training and missions are to prepare him for his greatest task, to destroy Darth Sidious, so Vader and Starkiller can rule the galaxy as Master and Apprentice, the way the Rule of Two dictates.
In the sequel, Starkiller has a fragmented memory of his past, having been told by Vader that he's a clone of the original. Unable to shake off the emotions the "real" Starkiller felt, he escapes Vader and goes on a journey to find his friends and discover the truth of his existence.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
* Star Wars: Visions of the Blade
=== Literature ===
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
=== Video Games ===
* LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
* Soulcalibur IV
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition
* Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
* Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
== Trivia ==
* Starkiller/Galen Marek was first conceived as what Luke Skywalker would have hypothetically become had he joined Darth Vader at the end of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back.
* Despite that the character of Galen Marek was designed as what would have became Luke Skywalker had he would have fell into the dark side of the Force like his father Anakin to be the protagonist of The Force Unleashed, Marek's design was not always the same that was shown in the finished version of The Force Unleashed for the game's protagonist. Before deciding on the Marek character, other considered ideas for the main character of The Force Unleashed included a Han Solo-like smuggler, a superheroic Rebel Wookiee, "the last Skywalker" and a gadget-wielding mercenary.
* The character is based on the voice and appearance of Sam Witwer in the video game adaptation, best known for his role as Lt. Crashdown in Sci-Fi's Battlestar Galactica.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Galen Marek at Wookiepedia
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