![]() His parents were both members of the Jedi Order they married in secret during the Clone Wars, a conflict between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems which they continued to participate in until Mallie became pregnant. The son of Kento Marek and Mallie Marek, Galen was born with an extremely powerful connection to the Force. Galen Marek was a child during the early years of the Galactic Empire and the Great Jedi Purge. The son of Kento and Mallie Marek, both whom were Jedi, Galen Marek was born strong in the Force. ![]() "The dark side has clouded your mind, you killed my master years ago! " ―Darth Vader and Kento Marek " I sense someone far more powerful than you nearby. 6.1.1 The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition.1.3 The TIE Fighter Construction Facility.As a result of the apprentice's actions, the Alliance to Restore the Republic was formed, uniting malcontents across the galaxy under the symbol of Marek's family. Although he was killed in the ensuing battle aboard the battlestation, the senators were able to escape with the help of Markek's companions, PROXY and Juno Eclipse. Resolving to rescue his allies, he managed to infiltrate the Death Star before the Emperor could execute them. After the apprentice convinced Bail Prestor Organa, Garm Bel Iblis, and Mon Mothma to join him, Vader had the senators arrested and left Marek for dead, betraying him once more, revealing he was but a tool in a plot by Sidious and Vader to crush the rebellion before it even began, however he lived. 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 secret apprentice completed his missions, prevailing against his more experienced targets, only to be betrayed by his master after the Emperor confronted them. 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. 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 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. ![]() 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. In time Marek forgot his past and even his birth name, having been taken from his home as a child by the Dark Lord. 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. 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. 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. Galen Marek (pronounced /ɡeɪlən ˈmæɹɛk/), 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. His sacrifice will only inspire them." ―Darth Sidious, on Galen Marek
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