Starkiller (clone)

"You are yet another failure, like those that have come before you."

- Darth Vader

Starkiller was a clone of the late Galen Marek, the secret apprentice of Darth Vader. After Marek's death, Vader endeavored to recreate his disciple by utilizing Kamino's cloning facilities. The cloning procedure was initially imperfect and many clones were too unstable to suitably replace Marek. After months of failures, one particular clone impressed Vader enough for him to hope that this version might become the first success. But as with the others, he inherited Marek's power and skills at the cost of receiving his emotions as well. Like those who came before him, the clone could free himself from the emotional imprints passed on by Marek, especially his personal attachment to Juno Eclipse. As with Marek, the clone's dedication to the Dark side of the Force was undermined by Eclipse as he steadily became obsessed with her. When Vader judged him to be another imperfect copy, the clone escaped from Kamino and embarked on a personal journey to find Eclipse. Lacking a name of his own, and refusing to take the one that belonged to his template, he was subsequently known by Marek's callsign Starkiller. After visiting several worlds in his search for Eclipse, the clone's journey came full circle when Eclipse's capture forced him to return to Kamino and confront his master —just as Vader planned, knowing that Starkiller's artificial attachment to Juno Eclipse would force the clone to return to Kamino.

Origins and Creation
"We are still left with hundreds upon hundreds of abject failures. While they no longer try to kill anything that comes near them, they are nearly insensible."

- Lead Cloning Technician, Timira City Cloning Facility

Six months after the death the original Starkiller, Darth Vader took his body to Kamino and cloned him, hoping for a more powerful and obedient version of his deceased apprentice. After a series of deranged and deformed clones resulted in numerous failures, Vader finally created a stable clone of Starkiller. However, due to the fact that the accelerated cloning process was incomplete, the clone began to experience visions, including the sound of the rustling forests of Galen's home planet, a warning from someone during a past battle his template took part in, and a woman's voice. Vader explained that they were the memories of the clone's dead template, the result of a side effect in the accelerated cloning process and the memory flashes used to train the clone. In order to overcome them, Vader instructed the clone to be what his progenitor couldn't—to destroy what the original Starkiller created, and to hate what he loved.

Escape
"The accelerated cloning process is still... imperfect. Those who came before you went mad within months. I believed you would be the first success, but it seems you are to suffer the same fate."

- Darth Vader

To find out if this clone would be the first success out of numerous failures, Vader provided him with a new test: kill several holodroids disguised as Rebel troopers and Juno Eclipse herself. It was purely symbolic, a way for Vader to find out how much the clone was willing to destroy his predecessor's legacy. Starkiller easily dispatched all of the troopers, but the imprinted emotions of his genetic template prevented the clone striking down the droid impersonating Eclipse. Vader destroyed the droid, disappointed with his latest failure. He explained that the clone was suffering from the same side effects of the cloning procedure just like all of the other clones that came before him. Just as Starkiller asked what would happen to him, he experienced another vision: Vader stabbing the original Starkiller in the back with a lightsaber on board the Executor. Now fully convinced that Vader was going to kill him, Starkiller lashed out with a bolt of Force lightning at his master before blowing a hole in the wall. With Vader momentarily dazed, Starkiller jumped out of the hole he created and began his escape attempt. After killing numerous Imperial stormtroopers and destroying several TIE fighters on the way to his master's TIE fighter, he quickly disposed of the stormtroopers and AT-STs guarding it. He then took the TIE fighter and escaped from Kamino, just narrowly avoiding Darth Vader as he left. For a moment, Starkiller was unsure of what to do. Although he escaped, Starkiller knew better than to believe that he was truly free from Vader's control, or that Juno Eclipse would be safe. Overwhelmed by his progenitor's love for Eclipse, and convinced that Vader would try to use her to his advantage, Starkiller became determined to find Eclipse before Vader did. With a search grid no larger than the entire galaxy and the target being a fugitive woman on the run from the Galactic Empire, Starkiller realized that General Rahm Kota would be a useful asset in his mission to find Eclipse. Thus, with his stolen TIE fighter, the clone locked in a course for Cato Neimoidia.

Cato Neimodia
"The Jedi, where is he?''" "''Oh, he's alive, for the moment. He's been in the arena for seven days."

- Starkiller and Merillion Tarko

After arriving on Cato Neimoidia, Starkiller landed his stolen TIE fighter at Tarko-se, the headquarters of Baron Merillion Tarko. When the vessel registered as Darth Vader's personal starfighter, Tarko had assumed that the Sith Lord was making an unexpected visit and immediately gathered a squadron of stormtroopers to greet him on a landing platform. But to Tarko's surprise, a young man, unknown to the Baron and wearing an Imperial pilot uniform, emerged as the pilot of Vader's TIE fighter. Although initially confused, the Baron became suspicious when Starkiller inquired about Kota's whereabouts. Hence, he asked the clone for the security codes to the sector, while also concealing a blaster pistol behind his back. When it became apparent that Starkiller did not possess the codes, Tarko and his soldiers began firing on the intruder. But when Starkiller easily deflected the blaster shots, Tarko retreated back into his city after ordering the stormtroopers to kill the Force-wielder. Starkiller was undaunted by the Baron's Imperial forces and proceeded to make his way through the city through sheer power, leaving a path of utter destruction throughout the city. After fighting his way to the city's arena, Starkiller found Rahm Kota in the center of the stage, exhausted and wounded, but alive and amidst a legion of fallen opponents. The general was shocked to see a person who perfectly resembled the the Rebel Alliance's fallen hero, having sensed him as he became one with the Force. Without sufficient time to provide Kota with an explanation, Starkiller insisted that the general remain out of the rest of the fighting for his own safety. But Kota refused, determined to finally bring Baron Tarko to justice. Falling back on a last resort to kill both Starkiller and the general, Tarko ordered that the Gorog be unleashed into the arena, despite the concerns of his Neimoidian aides. While Starkiller withstood the onslaught of the savage monster, Kota used the clone's distraction to reach the Baron's skybox. Unable to kill the clone, the Gorog was tricked by Starkiller into destroying most of the arena's infrastructure, essentially ruining the integrity of the entire arena. As the arena began to collapse and fall into the sinkhole beneath it, Starkiller entered the skybox and found Kota preparing to put an end to Tarko's brutal reign. Before either of them could kill Tarko, the Gorog temporarily prevented its fall by grabbing onto the skybox, effectively destroying it as well. To Tarko's horror, his own gold throne scooped him up as it slid towards the skybox's broken viewport. Unable to prevent himself from being taken down by his throne's massive weight, Tarko could only scream in vain as he fell straight into the Gorog's mouth. Before falling into the depths below, the Gorog reached into the skybox and caught Kota, dragging the general down with it. Having literally destroyed Tarko-se to find Kota in the hopes of locating Eclipse, Starkiller dived out of the skybox's shattered window and used the Force to propel his speed to catch up with the falling general. With a sudden discharge of Force speed, Starkiller shot right through the Gorog's torso, causing the creature to finally release Kota. As the two continued to fall, Kota contacted the Rogue Shadow. The ship succeeded in intercepting them just in time while the Gorog continued to its descent into the mouth of the sinkhole. As the Rogue Shadow departed from Cato Neimoidia, Starkiller entered the ship's cockpit, only to find that Eclipse was not piloting the ship, nor on the ship at all anymore. Kota was under the impression that the man who saved him in the arena was the same Starkiller he last saw on the Death Star, but "Starkiller" revealed that he was actually a clone created to take the place of the original Starkiller at Darth Vader's side. Kota thought that it was impossible to clone a Force-sensitive, believing that no one has ever attempted to clone Jedi or Sith. However, the clone was not convinced by the general's opinions and pointed out that Vader likely discovered the method to clone Force-wielders with the aid of Kaminoan expertise and technology. When Kota insinuated that Starkiller was too afraid to be Galen Marek, the clone adamantly refused to be called by his progenitor's birth-name, believing that it wasn't technically his name. Aside from Starkiller's identity, Kota was more interested both in how to use Starkiller's power for the Rebel cause and his knowledge of the cloning facilities on Kamino, as he explained the fragile situation with the Rebel Alliance: their leadership was deadlocked, unwilling to commit resources and personnel to large targets or hit-and-runs. He firmly believed that with someone as powerful in the Force as Starkiller, the Alliance could finally inflict a major blow to the Empire. But Starkiller refused to be used in the general's plans, placing more importance in finding Juno Eclipse. Although he saved Kota so that the general could help him find Eclipse, he soon realized that that Kota wasn't any help at all. Moreover, he was unsure about what to do with himself and desired to find a place to meditate and think&mdash;without Kota's distractions. The Jedi general snapped at him for putting his personal feelings ahead of the needs of the galaxy, but relented and asked to be dropped off at a spaceport while the Rogue Shadow remained with Starkiller.

Meeting Yoda
"Whatever you have seen, follow it, you must.''" "''To the ends of the galaxy if I have to."

- Yoda and Starkiller

After parting ways with Rahm Kota, Starkiller traveled to Dac, the home of the Mon Calamari, only to get no where in his search for Eclipse. Starkiller came to feel that rescuing Kota and traveling to Dac both turned out to be counter-productive in his mission, only further deterring off of the path to finding Eclipse. While studying a map of the galaxy, Starkiller remembered Kota's brief mentioning of Dagobah. Although he was unsure of how this would help him find Eclipse, Starkiller had no other way of finding her at the time. Thus, he locked in a course for Dagobah, at their very least to find a place to meditate if the planet failed to be of any use in his mission. After landing the Rogue Shadow on the surface of the planet, Starkiller began exploring his surroundings. Shortly after discovering an entrance to a dark cave, he encountered a small green sentient creature. The first thing Starkiller noticed about the creature was that it showed no sign of fear at the sight of the clone's lightsabers, and that its eyes were filled only with amusement. Sensing that the strange being posed no threat to him, nor tried to, Starkiller deactivated his lightsabers. Although he was unnerved by how the creature easily and accurately read the clone's situation, Starkiller inquired if what he was searching for was inside the cave. The creature dropped his pretense of amusement and encouraged the clone to enter cave and seek out what he was searching for. When he entered the cave, Starkiller was confronted by other clones of Marek, all reaching out for him. Although initially surprised, he chose to ignore them and press on deeper into the cave. He then received a vision of an event that occurred some after his escape from Kamino. In the vision, he saw a fully armored figure analyzing the room where Starkiller began his escape from the cloning facility. Realizing that he was seeing the vision through his master's eyes, he listened as Darth Vader assured the bounty hunter that the Empire would provide him with all the resources he needed to complete his mission, including a detachment of stormtroopers and a rather large and heavily armed droid that Starkiller was unfamiliar with. He then experienced another vision, this time through the eyes of Juno Eclipse, who was commanding a ship was caught in a surprise attack by Imperial forces. After a brief skirmish on the ship's bridge, Starkiller saw Eclipse fall from a blaster shot to the shoulder. As he exited the cave, the clone was deeply disturbed by the visions he endured and was determined to prevent Eclipse from dying at any cost. Before leaving, he saw that the little creature had remained by the cave's entrance the entire time. He briefly wondered how the creature was able to maintain such a calm composure around a cave that was immersed in the dark side, and then came to suspect that the creature possessed a power far greater than his appearance gave off. After the creature encouraged Starkiller to follow the path his visions directed him in, the clone nodded in acknowledgment of the creature's wisdom and departed from Dagobah to resume his search for the former Imperial captain.

Failed rescue attempt
"The fleet is converging exactly as you wanted it to." "Good, because if you hadn't sent the order I was going to go without you."

- Rahm Kota and Starkiller, shortly after Boba Fett captured Juno Eclipse

Shortly after his departure from Dagobah, Starkiller traveled to Malastare where he found Rahm Kota and explained the details of his visions. After confirming that Eclipse was indeed in command of the Salvation, and that PROXY had been salvaged and reactivated after the incident on Corellia, Kota convinced Starkiller to take him and his squad to the Rebel fleet's location. Along the way, Starkiller continued to contemplate on Eclipse's relationship with the original Starkiller, and how his emotional imprints continued to dominate his mind and further drive his need to be with the woman that Marek loved. He came to realize that she had as much a profound impact on him as she did on Marek, and that he would sacrifice anything just to be with her - even the Rebellion that his progenitor helped to create. Along the course from Malastare to the Salvation, Kota handed two blue crystals to Starkiller, which had been in his possession since the Clone Wars; Starkiller compared the crystals to the color of Eclipse's eyes. Meanwhile, Starkiller's thoughts drifted to the Rebel Alliance and what could be done to make it a more serious challenge to the Galactic Empire. To that end, he insinuated to Kota that he was willing to provide the Alliance with everything it needed to launch a successful attack on Kamino, namely the navigation coordinates and schematics for the secret cloning facility where Vader created him. Upon exiting Hyperspace, the Rogue Shadow arrived at its destination where the Salvation was located. Starkiller was surprised that the Rebels had not already been attacked. However, Kota counseled the clone that Force visions were rarely wrong. Before docking with the Salvation, Kota promised that he would use Starkiller's knowledge of Kamino to the Alliance's benefit. Just as Starkiller secured the Rogue Shadow alongside the Salvation, the proximity alarms were activated, warning the Rebels of an enemy surprise attack. Recalling his earlier vision from the cave on Dagobah, Starkiller realized that Vader's bounty hunter and his Imperial escort were hiding behind asteroids, waiting for the clone to arrive before executing their mission. Upon boarding the ship, Starkiller and Kota headed towards the bridge, the path littered with the bodies of dead Rebel soldiers along the way. Although Starkiller did not find Eclipse on the bridge, he did encounter a heavily damaged PROXY, who was surprised to see a clone of his former master who died shortly before the holodroid's reactivation. After learning that the bounty hunter only inured Eclipse and took her to the ship's cargo bay on deck seven, Starkiller realized the true nature of the attack on the Salvation. It was never about killing everyone on board or taking the ship over, it was about capturing Eclipse alive. To Vader, she was more than just a fugitive captain of a Rebel ship, she was the bait he needed to lure the wayward clone back to Kamino. Anticipating Vader's intentions, Starkiller ordered Kota to have his squad fly the Salvation to Kamino, both to take the fight to Vader and just in case if Starkiller failed to stop the bounty hunter from taking Eclipse off of the ship. While Starkiller made his way to deck seven, he encountered much opposition along the way, such as Terror Troopers and Terror Droids, dispatched by Vader to assist the bounty hunter in his mission. Although he succeeded in destroying all who stood in his way, Starkiller arrived in the cargo bay only to watch as the bounty hunter's ship, containing both its pilot and prisoner, escaped into the vacuum of space. Even as the Salvation traveled to Kamino, Starkiller felt his hatred and rage build up as he began sliding back towards the seductive power of the dark side. At that moment, while he was contemplating on how anyone who stood between him and Eclipse would die, Starkiller's mind was struck by another vision. He saw himself standing victorious over his defeated master, wondering about whether or not he should strike him down and take his revenge. Just as Starkiller was about to finally destroy Vader, a red blade emerged through the center of his chest, causing him to drop his lightsabers and fall to the ground in shock and pain. After hearing the sounds of a short battle, Starkiller stared up to see the man who had killed him. When Vader explained that he lied about the cloning process not being perfected, the mysterious figure removed his hood and revealed his identity. His killer was another clone, an exact replica of Galen Marek just like him, only better and whole in every way. As the dying clone could do nothing more than listen, he heard Vader provide instructions for the reborn Starkiller. As the perfect clone of Marek obediently complied with his master's orders and prepared to depart in search of the remaining Rebel leaders, Vader used the Force to send the imperfect clone's body over the side of the platform and into the sea. Although Starkiller was unsure of what to make of this latest vision or of the other Starkiller clone, he was not deterred from his goal to go to Kamino and save Eclipse from Vader. Although the clone knew that Eclipse's capture was clearly a trap to lure him back to Kamino, where Vader awaited his return, Starkiller warned Kota to launch the attack on Kamino, or he would do so alone without the Rebel Alliance. Eager to move on to bigger targets rather than continue with small hit-and-run tactics, Kota complied with Starkiller's demands, but also pointed out that Vader was waiting for the clone's return. Both he and Starkiller hoped that Vader would not expect the entire Rebel fleet to converge on Kamino.

Battle of Kamino
"I knew it was only a matter of time before you returned. Now you will surrender to me or you will die here where you were created."

- Darth Vader to Starkiller

Before he could join Kota and PROXY on the bridge, however, Starkiller was forced to intercept the giant droid from his previous vision on Dagobah, which was attempting to destroy the ship's secondary reactor. During the fight, Starkiller realized that the droid was merely a delaying tactic since the bounty hunter never intended to directly confront Starkiller. While returning to the bridge, Starkiller began to think about his master's origins. Like the original Starkiller before him, the clone wondered if Vader had been a Jedi Knight prior to Order 66 and Palpatine's ascension as the Emperor of the Galaxy. But he failed to recall any hints of Jedi training in his master's own techniques. Outwardly, everything about Darth Vader reflected Sith training and philosophy. But even though his lessons under Vader were extremely brutal and the cost of failure was always high, Starkiller noticed that Vader completely lacked the malicious cruelty usually exhibited by a Sith Lord. Starkiller believed that in Vader's mind, everything was black and white; the Master dictated what was to be done while the Apprentice obeyed without question. Failure to comply or succeed resulted in death, but it was all impersonal to Darth Vader. After Starkiller returned to the bridge, the Salvation arrived at the coordinates for Kamino. Immediately, both Starkiller and Kota saw that Vader had indeed anticipated the Alliance's arrival and responded with a fleet of Imperial-class Star Destroyers to guard the planet from space while a massive Imperial garrison remained planet-side to defend the cloning facilities. But even with an entire blockade in orbit, it wasn't enough to stop Starkiller from sending the Salvation crashing into Timira City, thus taking down the planetary shields and allowing Kota's forces to land. As the battle raged on, Starkiller fought his way through the facility, occasionally assisting Kota and his troops when ever he could. But as he made his way to the top of the city, it became apparent that Starkiller was not going to wait for the Rebels to catch up with him. Starkiller was far too driven by his template's feelings for Eclipse to be bothered with assisting the Rebels against the Imperials' counterattack. Although Kota was on the verge of begging for Starkiller's help, even going so far as to urge him to sacrifice Eclipse's life for the sake of the Rebellion, Starkiller continued to press on to Eclipse's location, single-handedly annihilating all Imperials who stood in his way. Near the top of the cloning facility, Starkiller was confronted by Darth Vader.

Confrontation with Vader
"I've always been stronger than you." "Yet you fail to defeat me. If you wish to play at being a Jedi, so be it."

- Starkiller and Darth Vader

The two engaged in a lengthy duel, displaying their respective skills in lightsaber combat and Force techniques, reflecting the duel between Vader and the original Starkiller. During the fight, Vader released numerous aberrant clones of Marek from their cloning tanks and ordered them to kill their renegade clone "brother." Although they also possessed Marek's Force potential and skills to a certain degree, these clones were of a much lower quality compared to Starkiller; their imperfections and unstable minds preventing them from utilizing Marek's power to its full degree. As a result, they were continuously defeated by Starkiller, who simultaneously pressed his attack on Vader. As Starkiller fought the clones, however, he became increasingly confused over his own origin. Although Kota insisted that it was impossible to clone Force-sensitives, the existence of the aberrant clones, however imperfect, was enough to prove that Kota was not entirely correct in his assumption. Starkiller came to wonder if the source of his feelings was nothing more than the imprinted memories of the first Starkiller, and if he held on to them with even greater desperation because deep down he knew they were not real. Although Vader put up an almost impenetrable defense, utilizing telekinesis to hurl wrecked platforms and cloning tubes at the clone and nearly killing him with each lightsaber strike, his fighting ability was ultimately limited by his heavy prosthetics; Starkiller used this to his advantage and prepared to deliver the final strike. But just then, he received a vision of Eclipse's apparent death, thus staying his hand. Vader was quick to capitalize on Starkiller's momentary distraction by delivering a telekinetic shove to put some distance between him and the clone. As they made their way to the top of the cloning tower, Vader insisted that the clone find the willpower to push aside his template's feelings in order to become what he was created to be. When Starkiller refused, Vader revealed Juno Eclipse to him, threatening to kill her for the clone's defiance. Unwilling to see harm come to Eclipse, Starkiller dropped his lightsabers and fell to his knees in submission. Releasing Eclipse from his grip, Vader threatened to kill Eclipse if Starkiller refused to find and kill Kota; Starkiller silently complied. Further terms for Eclipse's prolonged safety was that Starkiller would submit once more to the dark side and then hunt down the Rebel leaders after training was complete; failure to meet any of Vader's terms would be punished with nothing less than the death of Juno Eclipse. But while Vader was distracted, Eclipse grabbed one of Starkiller's lightsabers, refusing to allow the Sith Lord to use her as a means of controlling Starkiller, and attempted to kill Vader. She nearly succeeded, but Vader's senses were far too quick and he narrowly avoided Eclipse's attack. Although she managed to damage Vader's chest panel, he retaliated by hitting her with a powerful Force push, sending her out of a window and onto a lower platform where she lost consciousness shortly thereafter. Starkiller's reaction was a mix of utter terror for Eclipse's life and uncontrollable anger towards Vader. Grabbing both of his lightsabers through telekinesis, Starkiller unleashed all of his rage and attacked his former master without restraint. Despite his considerably enhanced power and skills, Vader refused to capitulate and firmly stood his ground. As the battle faded around them, both were far too distracted to care as they continuously battled back and forth, neither one wanting to be the first to relent. As Starkiller continued to try to get to Eclipse, Vader did all he could to stop him. Vader did not give up on trying to persuade the clone to embrace the purpose intended for the original Starkiller. He insisted that it was their destiny to destroy Emperor Palpatine together as master and apprentice. Starkiller was initially baffled that Vader was again using the same unfulfilled promise he offered to Marek, but then came to wonder how similar he and his master actually were, and how far the Emperor had gone to create Darth Vader. Starkiller then felt a deeper sense of understanding for him, wondering if Vader knew exactly how his apprentice felt. He asked why Vader hadn't considered joining the Rebels since he and they shared a mutual goal - the destruction of the Emperor. The clone soon realized how absurd such a notion was since the Alliance would never trust the Emperor's right-hand man, and Vader made it perfectly clear that he wanted nothing to do with the Rebellion by pressing his attack on Starkiller. Just as it seemed like the duel would never end, Vader threw his lightsaber at Starkiller, only for the clone to intercept the saber and send it back to its owner. Despite his own fast reflexes, Vader failed to catch the lightsaber and his right hand was sliced off by his own weapon. Starkiller finally finished the battle by unleashing several waves of Force lightning directly at his vulnerable master, thus bringing Darth Vader down to his knees in defeat. The clone moved in to rest his lightsaber at Vader's throat, contemplating whether or not to finally put an end to the Sith Lord once and for all. At that moment, Kota arrived with a squad of Rebel Commandos and attempted to reason with the clone. Even though he wanted Vader dead as well, Kota argued that they should first take Vader as their prisoner, interrogate him to learn valuable information that could be used against the Empire, and then they could publicly execute him as a message to the rest of the Galaxy that the Sith were no longer worth fearing. Starkiller was reluctant to pass up on his chance to finally kill Vader, just as Marek had done before him. But Kota also pointed out that only Vader knew if the original Starkiller was dead or alive. For a moment, Starkiller was unsure of what to do. On one hand, he could finally complete his training by doing what Vader was never able to do himself - kill his own master. On the other hand, Kota made a point about how valuable Vader's knowledge could be to the struggling Rebel Alliance. Starkiller forced himself to believe that the only thing that mattered was that he defeated Darth Vader, thus choosing to spare his former master's life.

Reunited
"As long as she lives, I will always control you."

- Darth Vader to Starkiller

As General Kota and his men secured their valuable hostage, Starkiller ran to Eclipse's inert form where PROXY told him that he was unable to revive her. Distraught, Starkiller cradled her body in his arms, lamenting that he should have stayed on Kamino. But miraculously, Juno awoke and kissed him. As the Rebels prepared to depart from Kamino with Darth Vader as their prisoner, Starkiller decided to remain with the Alliance in order to remain at Juno's side, knowing that she was firmly committed to the Rebel cause and wished for him to do so as well. Despite his victory, Starkiller remained as confused and uncertain as ever over his origins. Although he initially believed himself to be the only clone or even possibly the original apprentice, Starkiller was haunted by the revelation that Vader had indeed told the truth about creating many clones of Galen Marek. While Juno and Kota reported their success to Senator Leia Organa, Starkiller helped the Rebels as they placed Vader in the meditation chamber of the Rogue Shadow. The Sith Lord was contained within a harness designed with durasteel cuffs to restrain his arms and legs, magna locks to encase his waist, chest and throat, and a cage that surrounded his helmet and left only his mask exposed. With Vader fully secured, Starkiller chose to confront his Master once more. He gloated about sparing the Sith Lord's life and declared that he no longer cared about whether he was a clone or the original apprentice. Despite all of the conflict and confusion that plagued his thoughts, he tried to assert that his victory and freedom were the only things that mattered to him. Darth Vader remained completely unresponsive to the clone's provocations. Starkiller turned to leave after finishing his short display of bravado, but was immediately stopped by the sound of his Master's voice. With more assurance in his words than the rogue clone had in his, Darth Vader simply stated that he would always control Starkiller as long as Juno Eclipse was alive. Although Starkiller was utterly caught off guard by Vader's warning, he chose not to reply and returned to the ship's cockpit where Eclipse resumed her former role as its pilot. The Rogue Shadow then took off for Dantooine, unaware that Boba Fett's ship, the Slave I, was hiding in the wreckage of a Star Destroyer before tailing them.

Aftermath
Darth Vader's tenure in Rebel Alliance captivity wouldn't last long, as he would be free and active by 0 BBY. Starkiller's reemergeance would likely prove to be a boon to the Alliance, though both Kota and Juno encouraged him to keep a low profile, wanting to keep it under wraps for the time being, unsure about what the Alliance leadership would think of him. Starkiller's ultimate fate is unknown.

Confederation of Free Planets
In 7 ABY Starkiller joined the Confederation of Free Planets. In 8 ABY Order 66 was given to Confederate troops across the galaxy to kill the Jedi. Starkiller was shocked that the New Jedi Order tired to overthrow the Confederation of Free Planets. Starkiller thought that the New Jedi Order was evil and fought on the side of the Confederation of Free Planets against the Jedi. In 10 ABY Starkiller fought in the Battle of Endor against the ailled forces of the Jedi. After the Battlemoon was destroyed, Starkiller returned to a Star Destroyer with Captain Juno Eclipse.

New Galactic Empire
Later Starkiller was forced to become part of the New Galactic Empire after it replaced the Confederation of Free Planets.

Personality and traits
"He is no Jedi. A Jedi controls his emotions and his powers. But Starkiller... he does not know restraint. He will bring down an entire Star Destroyer on your head, if that is what it takes to kill you." "The Starkiller you knew? The one who could pull starships out of the sky? He's dead. Vader had him cloned. That's who is searching for you... a half-mad copy who only thinks he loves you."

- Juno Eclipse and Boba Fett

Upon his creation, "Starkiller" was trained to be the same lethal assassin that the original Starkiller had been, prior to his death. But like all of the clones who came before him, Starkiller was undermined by the emotions that he inherited from the original Starkiller, Galen Marek. As his training continued, the clone tried to avoid contemplating on the memories he inherited from his genetic template, especially when it came to surviving Darth Vader's relentless and unforgiving training regimen. However, Starkiller became increasingly confused by visions of Marek's life, mainly due to his inability to separate Marek's memories from his own experience. When Darth Vader revealed that other clones of Galen Marek had previously been created, Starkiller refused to believe him. According to Vader, the clones had also inherited many aspects of Marek's personality, although some characteristic traits were dominant than others. Some clones were overtaken by Marek's sentimental emotions over the memory of his dead father, while others were brought down by the memories of Marek's younger self. In Starkiller's case, the most dominant trait that he inherited from Marek was his love for Juno Eclipse. Starkiller cared nothing for the memory of his template's dead father or the young boy Marek had once been. It didn't seem possible to the clone that any version of Galen Marek could feel anything other than his love for Juno Eclipse. Thus, he believed that if their were any clones before him, they would have all been driven by Marek's feelings for Eclipse, just as he had been. Aside from all of his self-doubt and uncertainty, Starkiller's love for Eclipse was the one thing he felt truly certain about. Even though Rahm Kota believed that cloning Jedi and Sith was an impossible accomplishment, Starkiller remained unconvinced by the general's stubborn opinion. He felt that just because it hadn't been achieved in the past, it didn't mean that Vader couldn't have discovered a way with the help of Kaminoan cloning technology. Although he became known as "Starkiller", the original apprentice's former code name, he had no intention of being known by his template's birth name, "Galen Marek." As far as Starkiller was concerned, that name had no significance to him since it technically didn't belong to him at all. Despite Kota's contradicting argument, Starkiller remained convinced that he was nothing more than an imperfect version of Darth Vader's dead apprentice. Ultimately, the two greatest aspects to the clone's personality were his uncertainty over his origins and his single-minded fixation on Juno Eclipse. For the love he felt towards Eclipse, he was willing to sacrifice anything to protect her, even if it meant sacrificing the Galaxy to the oppression of the Sith or destroying the Rebel Alliance that his template helped to create. Despite his refusal to return to the dark side, Starkiller was willing to serve Vader once more in order to save Eclipse's life. Aside from Starkiller's feelings for Eclipse, Galen Marek's other personality traits were not nearly as dominant within his clone by comparison. Before his death, Marek became increasingly curious about his past, especially after seeing a Force vision of his dead father. Marek even traveled to Coruscant, the capital world of the Galactic Empire, just to visit the ruins of the Jedi Temple in order to learn more about his father. But unlike his template, Starkiller did not share Marek's emotional sentiment over the apprentice's origin. Thus, the memory of Marek's father and mother was of little importance to the clone. After sparing Darth Vader's life, Starkiller remained uncertain about whether he was a clone or not. During his confrontation with the Sith Lord, he struggled internally with his feelings over the matter. Overall, Vader's explanation made more sense to him then Kota's argument, which was greatly undermined with the discovery of Marek's other clones located in Timira City. Furthermore, Starkiller began to believe that he struggled to hold on to his feelings with even greater desperation because, deep down, he knew that they were counterfeit. After sparing Vader's life, Starkiller struggled even more with his inner conflict over whether he was a clone or not. Although he tried to convince himself that the truth did not matter as long as his existence led to the eventual destruction of Emperor Palpatine, he was still haunted more than ever by the clones that he killed while fighting Vader. Starkiller was burdened with guilt after realizing that he had committed fratricide—or even suicide—by murdering his brothers, all of whom were genetic copies of the same man just like him.

Lightsabers
Starkiller's lightsabers were modified versions of the stock lightsabers provided to the clones of Galen Marek. They all featured a transparent hilt that displayed the lightsaber energy oscillating within, which was lined by a series of black plates. The activator was a simple red button on a silver ring around the hilt approximately halfway along its length. The emitters on Starkiller's lightsabers featured a slanted, wrap-around guard that bore design similarities to emitter shrouds, as opposed to the standard emitters on the original stock design. The vast majority of the clones wielded silver lightsabers, but Starkiller and other select clones were provided with weapons that emitted a red blade. Starkiller later replaced the red crystals with a set of blue crystals provided by Rahm Kota.

Apparel
A simple garment provided to all of the clones, this wardrobe was designed to be purely functional. The outfit consisted of simple slacks and short-sleeved shirt, basic boots, all dark colored, topped off by a brighter sleeveless tunic with a low neckline. The shoulders and the waist featured guards or braces composed of a leather-like material. The uniform also appeared to be fire-retardant. Starkiller's particular set was tattered and threadbare by the time of his escape, due to his heavy training under Darth Vader. Starkiller evidently found this garment on board Darth Vader's fighter when he stole the vessel. The outfit was a simple Imperial flightsuit, though Starkiller notably did away with the helmet and chest-mounted equipment. A garment adopted by Marek just before his and Kota's rendezvous with the Rebel fleet, it would become his primary outfit. Consisting of a loose-fitting blue and white bodysuit covered by a long white, sleeveless tunic, the garment featured a utility belt covered with pockets and a segmented, bare-metal breastplate. His wrists and knees were also covered by bare-metal guards.
 * Test subject garments
 * Imperial flightsuit
 * Hero's armor

Force Powers
"I want to be as far away from here as possible when Starkiller shows up. I've seen what he can do."

- Boba Fett

As like the original Starkiller the clone had a formidable mastery of force powers. His abilities were less at first as he only retained knowledge of some of his force powers. However as his training progressed, and he became more powerful, he began to remember other force powers and their uses. He, as the original, was very proficient in using force lightning, and was able to use it in unique ways such as channeling lightning from lightning spires. Demonstrated on Kamino to amplify his own power, and unleash a powerful blast, enough to bring even Darth Vader to his knees. (Though he is more susceptible to it.) Like the original he could also combine his lightning power with his saber attacks to unleash devastating strikes. He was also a master of Force Repulse. Once he remembered how to use it at full power, his repulse would simply disintegrate his surrounding opponents unless they were force users or had protective armor stronger than a clone trooper's. He was also very proficient in lightsaber throws. At full power his lightsaber throws could seek out enemies from long distances and kill multiple enemies at a time or cause devastating damage to a single opponent. As with the original, the clone was able to utilize a devastating force push sending multiple enemies off their feet with a fully charged blast. His force grip ability was also very powerful. Able to grip very large and heavy objects and even able to grip two or three objects at a time. He can also grip flying Tie Fighters and crush them to a block of scrap metal. This clone was also proficient in the jedi ability of mind trick. This power allowed him to confuse his enemies causing them to fight each other or take their own lives. When he mastered this ability fully, he could mind trick up to three people at once, and they would explode in a blast of concentrated energy after the mind trick wore off. The clone was able to use an ability dubbed force rage. When he had gathered enough force energy, he was able to unleash it through his body amplifying all of his abilities beyond their already formidable levels. When he is in full control of force rage, he can grip and crush AT-ST's with minimal effort. He can even infuse all of his abilities with force lightning to cause massive damage. He would also use his sabers in a very brutal fashion and at range so enemies can't even get close to him. He took full advantage of the Jar'Kai form using his speed and lightning to his advantage. His saber throw had much more range and he could take out enemies from even greater distances. He could Force Push dozens of enemies at once. His repulse is imbued with force lightning, creating an immensely powerful barrage of energy that could knock enemies off their feet and disintegrate them. His force lightning blasts can vaporize opponents in mere seconds. When the clone uses force rage, he is a practically unstoppable opponent. However the clone could only use this ability sparingly, as it would drain his force energy reserves at a quick rate. He would not be weakened after using force rage, but it would take him time to build up that concentrated force energy again to use this power.

Lightsaber Training
As was the case with most of the Galen Marek clones, Starkiller was trained to fight with dual-lightsabers.[1] Starkiller strongly favored the Ataru and Niman lightsaber forms, using their dual-blade training regiments to develop his skills, mastering Jar'Kai. In combat, Starkiller utilized heavily pre-practiced fighting sequences, performing them instinctively while he lapsed into a trance-like state. His bladework was elaborate and highly unpredictable, reinforced by sudden Force-based attacks that he chained into his sequences. Like Galen Marek, Starkiller favored the Shien-style reversed grip. Starkiller also demonstrated an aptitude for improvised weapons and disarmament techniques; in particular, he would often deprive Imperial riot troopers of their Electrostaffs and attack them with the weapons. When caught up in the frenzy of Force fury, Starkiller would unleash brutal physical attacks against his hapless enemies. Also, while in "Fury mode", he demonstrated an aptitude for Telekinetic lightsaber combat, throwing his dual-lightsabers in devastating arcs, often striking multiple opponents at a time. Starkiller's skill as a duelist was such that he could overcome most opponents with little difficulty, with only Darth Vader being able to stand against him for a significant length of time. Riot troopers, Imperial Saber Guardsman, even other Marek clones were no match for him.

Behind the scenes
Starkiller's clone was created for the 2010 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, and was played by Sam Witwer like the original Starkiller. It is implied throughout the game that the player character is possibly the real Starkiller and has been led to believe he is a clone so that Vader could break him into his tool again although the Distant Thunder cinematics reveal that Vader showed the dead body of the original Starkiller to the dark clone for progressing much farther in his training than his predecessors, thus further implying that the player character is a clone of the original. Neither the light or dark side endings to the game are confirmed to be canon. At the end of the game the player has the choice to execute or spare Darth Vader, and the light side ending is Galen Marek's clone choosing to spare Vader and allow Rahm Kota and his rebels to take Vader captive on Dantooine so that they may extract the Empire's secrets and later publicly execute Vader as an example. The dark side ending has the clone decide to execute Vader, but before he is able to deliver the final blow another clone of Galen Marek, known as the "Dark Apprentice" or the "reborn Starkiller" in the novel, effectively saves Vader by stabbing the clone in the back and killing Rahm Kota and the rebels. Before the clone dies at the feet of Vader from his mortal wound, Vader is seen revealing that he had lied when he said the cloning process was imperfect, referencing the now-perfect clone of Galen Marek in the form of the Dark Apprentice. The Distant Thunder cinematics which illustrate the origin of the Dark Apprentice take place before the ending of the game and have no impact on the game's progression, thus it is assumed that the Dark Apprentice is a canonical character. Distant Thunder reveals that the Dark Apprentice learned to forget his feelings for Juno Eclipse, the original Galen Marek's love interest, and thereby become a "more perfect" clone of the original, devoid of emotions to cloud his judgment. The Dark Apprentice was ordered by Darth Vader in the last scene of Distant Thunder to "intervene only when necessary" in reference to Vader's upcoming battle with the clone of Marek. When Vader was defeated by the clone at the end of the game, it is curious that the Dark Apprentice did not intervene in the light side ending, thus making the argument that the dark side ending is more likely to be canon although this is not confirmed. In the Force Unleashed II novel, Starkiller's clone experiences a vision of how the Dark Apprentice kills him just before he can execute Vader. The Distant Thunder cinematics, however, reveal that Darth Vader kept the dead body of the original Starkiller inside a secret chamber within Timira City so as to use Marek's corpse as a clone template. In a Distant Thunder scene entitled "The Body - The Burden of Proof", Vader revealed Marek's body to the Dark Apprentice for progressing much further than his clone predecessors, thus further implying that the player character is a clone of the original. Also, in the graphic novel of the The Force Unleashed II, the introduction section refers to Starkiller as "one of the deranged clones" and a "rogue clone." In the early marketing of TFU2, the clone is seen wearing a different costume known as the "combat arena" costume in the PS3 unlock of costumes. In the previews and posters leading up to the release of The Force Unleashed 2, the clone is seen wielding different lightsaber hilts than those in the actual game. In Star Wars: Purge shows that Starkiller joined the Confederation of Free Planets three years after the death of Darth Vader on the Death Star II.

Appearances

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 * Star Wars: Purge
 * Star Wars: Purge