Galen Marek

Galen Marek , codenamed "Starkiller," was a human male Force-sensitive who served as the personal assassin of the Sith Lord Darth Vader, who trained Starkiller as his secret apprentice—but came to the light side shortly before his death. Marek was the son of two Jedi Knights, Kento and Mallie Marek, born on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk in the aftermath of the Clone Wars. Following his mother's death, Kashyyyk was invaded by the Galactic Empire as a target of the Great Jedi Purge, Kento was confronted and slain in a lightsaber duel by the Dark Lord of the Sith, who discovered the fugitive Jedi's son in the process. Gauging the orphan's raw strength in the Force, Vader abducted and ultimately raised Marek, who became Starkiller, to embrace the dark side of the Force.

In time Marek forgot his past and even his birth name, having been taken from his home as a child by the Dark Lord. Though trained in the ways of the Sith, the Rule of Two dictated that there could only be two Sith at a time, and therefore Starkiller could not consider himself a true Sith while his master was still apprenticed to Darth Sidious. As such, Vader kept his existence a secret, bestowing to him the call sign "Starkiller." and was utilized as a hidden agent of the Empire, dispatched to deal with problematic individuals in the Empire while he trained. For years, Starkiller aspired to truly become a Dark Lord of the Sith, believing it was his destiny to help Vader overthrow Sidious and usurp his throne as Galactic Emperor. As his training neared completion, Starkiller was formally acknowledged as an apprentice by Vader after surviving his trials, and was ordered by Vader to kill the few remaining members of the fallen Jedi Order—specifically the Jedi Masters Rahm Kota, Kazdan Paratus, and Shaak Ti.

The secret apprentice completed his missions, prevailing against his more experienced targets, only to be betrayed by his master after the Emperor confronted them. Stunned by this turn of events, Starkiller nevertheless remained loyal to Vader, and began fomenting a rebellion against the reign of the Galactic Empire as part of his master's plan to depose Sidious. The mission was another ruse. Galen now seeks to create a Rebel Alliiance to overthrow the Empire

Galen Marek's first lightsaber training consisted of a simple tutorial on the basics, before Darth Vader began fighting him in brutal sparring matches, with the goal of encouraging his apprentice to develop his own methods. . He frequently trained with his master, as well as engaged in many vicious duels with his training droid, PROXY, and won every time. An incredibly skilled lightsaber duelist, Marek was able to defeat droid training programs by replicating some legendary duelists such as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul. Marek was able to defeat Rahm Kota, Kazdan Paratus, and Maris Brood, and even managed to overwhelm Shaak Ti and his former teacher Darth Vader, who were two of the greatest duelists of their time. However, against both of them, he had to use force to gain the advantage and win, and if it hadn't been for that, he would have been defeated and killed. He was also capable of fighting on par with Darth Sidious himself, arguably the greatest Sith swordmaster of all time and a duelist nearly equal to Grandmaster Yoda, in lightsaber combat, though he only won with the Force.

Marek was versed enough with all seven forms of lightsaber combat to quickly recognize them in his opponent's style and technique and use their weaknesses to his advantage. He particularly specialized in Juyo, Shien, and Soresu. His focus and concentration allowed him to bring down opponents through sheer tenacity, though it also led him to ignore his surroundings and left him open to attacks from other directions.

Even as a child, Galen Marek was already exceptionally powerful in the Force, with immense potential that would have allowed him to become one of the most powerful Force-users of all time. Even Sidious himself acknowledged that Marek's strength in the Force could rival his own. As a young adult, having been trained extensively to be a living weapon capable of helping Darth Vader in defeating Sidious, Marek became an immensely powerful and proficient Force Adept, with his power being acknowledged by the Jedi he had faced and defeated and Vader believing him to be ready to aid him in executing Sidious.

Although Starkiller was proficient in harnessing the Force's destructive powers, he struggled to master abilities that did not rely on aggressive emotions.

While his usage of the Force's combative nature, especially that of the dark side, was outstanding, his solely combative training rendered him unable to use less aggressive Force powers but after fully turning to the light, he had overcame this limitation as he finally became capable of voluntary farsight while he could not when he still submerged himself in the dark side despite frequent attempts. As a trained Sith apprentice, Marek became extremely proficient in Force lightning, with his skill rivaling even that of Darth Sidious.

He uses a blue bladed lightsaber.

Galen Marek is a Human male who stood at 1.85 meters. He had brown hair, brown eyes, and fair skin. As a child he stood against Darth Vader, wielding the Sith Lord's own lightsaber against him, out of a desire for vengeance after his father's murder. This desire marked Marek's first step towards the dark side, and Vader recognized this in him. Despite this desire for vengeance, he was not yet completely fallen, still being traumatized by Vader's massacre of the Stormtroopers immediately afterwards. All of these traumatic events would cause Marek to repress all of his childhood memories, and forget his own name, though his initial step towards the dark side remained a permanent part of his personality for much of his life.

Starkiller was raised by Darth Vader, who was not a very kindly father figure, creating turmoil, anger, and apathy in his mind. He was trained to be loyal, but also a ruthless assassin and an unstoppable force. Though he was brutally and continually punished by his master, Starkiller submitted willingly to the teaching method of the Dark Lord, essentially because he knew nothing else, and this instilled in him the belief that whatever did not kill him would make him stronger, more adept at wielding the dark side. Starkiller was reclusive, and emotionally remote to all but PROXY, and only began to open up to Juno Eclipse after a great deal of time, though his feelings of compassion for her would continue to confuse him. After Vader's second betrayal on Corellia, Starkiller displayed not only anger, but also pity for the Dark Lord, remarking that if he were to die there, then Vader would never be free from his master. With this last betrayal, Starkiller rejected the Sith and the dark side, and finally admitted his love for Juno Eclipse