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The controls for the holoprojector were installed in the lounge's furnishing, and when activated, the device displayed a hologram of a black-colored creature with membranous wings and a mouth filled with fangs that were dripping venom.

The hologram at first emitted a loud, screeching sound and then ascended from the floor, before suddenly spreading its wings and looming over whomever was watching the display.

Situated in the outer corner of the lounge that adjoined the bridge, the Starkiller ' s head was equipped with washing and crude waste-disposal facilities. It also had a toilet , opposite of which was a vidscreen and a medpack hanged next to it. The vidscreen was programmed with periodic-files for reading purposes. The starship's small airlock was located at the other outer corner of the lounge, and it consisted of an outer hatch, an inner hatch, and the airlock proper, which was bare save for a security lock next to the inner hatch.

The interior aft corner of the lounge contained what appeared to be an ordinary storage locker. An emergency space suit was hanged in the back of the room, and on the floor there were two boxes containing various junk.

A hidden hatch in the room's ceiling, however, concealed a retractable ladder leading up to the firing seat of the Starkiller ' s laser turret. Also adjacent to the lounge was the galley of the Starkiller , which was stocked with everything related to the storage and preparation of food , including an autochef. The starship held two months' worth of consumables.

Situated abaft of the galley, the captain's quarters included a bed , a chair, and a desk. A computer terminal which allowed access to the ship's computer system was mounted on the top of the desk. Set into the aft wall of the room, a storage cubicle housed a suit of bounty hunter armor , a force pike , and a heavy blaster pistol.

At some point, the upper hull of the Starkiller was modified, and the starship was publicly listed as having an armament rating of zero, which meant that it carried no weapons at all, despite the laser cannon the ship was outfitted with in reality. During the starship's twenty millennia —long journey at sublight speed, it became heavily outmoded, with its ion coil engines being crude by the standards of the Galactic Civil War. During its journey, the Starkiller also became battered, with its name being barely legible by the time the vessel was encountered during the Galactic Civil War.

At some point, a collision with a meteor dented and jammed shut the outer hatch of the ship's airlock. The air aboard the vessel had become stale, and a thick layer of dust covered everything in the lounge, to the extent that the holoprojector in the room's center was hidden by it. The emergency lighting in the lounge had also turned on, and the autochef in the ship's galley malfunctioned. The pair of bounty hunters subsequently froze the Jedi in a slab of carbonite to deliver him to the crime boss.

Drobo confiscated Wasaki's pair of lightsabers and stashed them in the storage cubicle of the Starkiller ' s captain's quarters. Subsequently, the ship, with the frozen Jedi hidden in its secret compartment and its cargo hold containing fifty crates of what was marked and listed in the register as repulsorlift parts but was in reality useless junk, was on its way to deliver the bounty.

Following Wasaki's capture, Drobo also noted that fact in an entry of his personal log that was stored in the computer system of the Starkiller.

By that point, Wasaki, who had retained his mental faculties and use of the Force while frozen, had begun to telepathically influence Drobo to release him from the carbonite. Shortly after the Starkiller had jumped to hyperspace, Wasaki finally implanted a similar suggestion in Drobo's mind that the bounty hunter began to act upon.

However, XT-8 learned of its partner's intentions and confronted Drobo in the ship's engine room. Soon thereafter, Starkiller was contacted by Darth Vader.

With Juno witnessing the exchange, Starkiller informed the Dark Lord that while the pieces were falling into place, the Rebels were still scared and were only beginning to trust him. Starkiller cautioned that if he and Vader were discovered communicating, or if the Rebels even suspected his past, then the entire mission would be a failure. Vader stipulated that Starkiller contact him soon before severing the link.

When Juno questioned Vader's intentions, Starkiller assured her that the Dark Lord wouldn't endanger the mission by intervening, regardless of his doubts. Starkiller further stated that he was doing what was right, for both himself and Juno. When they received word from Organa, they traveled to Corellia to meet with him and the other leaders. The meeting came to a swift conclusion, already establishing the command structure of the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Bail Organa's wealth would fund the rebellion, Garm Bel Iblis would provide the military hardware and Mon Mothma the soldiery. Starkiller would be the ultimate leader and figurehead, his involvement providing the power of the Force. Rahm Kota then appeared, sober and cleaned up, declaring that he would join as well, if he was welcome.

Bail Organa finalized the Corellian Treaty , and rebellion was officially declared against the Galactic Empire. Just at that moment, the mountaintop temple ruin they were using as their meeting place was attacked by the Imperial Military.

Darth Vader marched into the chamber, ordering his troopers to take the Rebels alive for personal execution by the Emperor. Kota drew his lightsaber and rushed Vader, but the Sith Lord simply caught him in a telekinetic stranglehold and tossed him aside. With Kota disabled and the Rebels surrounded by snowtroopers, Vader advanced on Starkiller, complimenting his pupil's performance and revealing his status as the Dark Lord's secret apprentice to the shocked Rebels.

Vader then cast the stone table at the center of the chamber at Starkiller, driving him outside into the snow. Starkiller managed to survive, thankful that his reconstruction on the Empirical had drastically increased his physical endurance. Attempting to regain his feet, Starkiller angrily questioned Vader for interfering as the Sith Lord had agreed to stay away. Vader revealed that he had lied, and not just about Starkiller's "mission," but from the very beginning.

Starkiller quickly deduced that the "very beginning" referred to the start of his apprenticeship, and thus he realized that his entire life had been a sham, and that Vader never intended to destroy the Emperor. Darth Vader confirmed this, though he added that he didn't intend to dethrone the Emperor with Starkiller specifically. Lifting Starkiller in a Force grip, Vader tossed him towards the edge of the mountaintop cliff, though Starkiller managed to cling to the brink.

Accepting that his true mission—to gather the Rebels for quick capture and execution—was complete, Starkiller concluded that he deserved to die for plotting to use the Rebel Alliance for his own ends, though he remained angry at having been outwitted. As Vader advanced to kill his own disciple, Starkiller declared that without him, Darth Vader would never be free. Vader raised his lightsaber and prepared to strike, but was forced to break off when he was attacked by Obi-Wan Kenobi. During the brief fight, Starkiller lost his grip of the cliff ledge and fell to the bottom.

Although he survived the fall, Starkiller laid unconscious in the snow for some time. When Juno, who had escaped the Imperials, arrived aboard the Rogue Shadow to find him, Starkiller had regained consciousness, though he was still weak. When Juno came out to help him aboard, he revealed his birth name to her.

Galen Marek infiltrated the Death Star to save the Rebel senators, renouncing his past as Darth Vader's secret apprentice. Rejecting the codename "Starkiller," Darth Vader's former apprentice reclaimed his birth name, Galen Marek , and for the first time, considered himself as a Jedi.

Opting to save the Rebel Alliance by tracking down both Vader and the Senators, Galen entered into deep meditation in an attempt to provoke a Force vision.

Although successful in his attempt, he was almost overwhelmed by a plethora of possible futures. Focusing on one of the common elements, he discovered the location of the Rebels—the incomplete Death Star. Travelling to the Horuz system , they used the Rogue Shadow ' s cloaking device to approach the massive battle station, entering the thin atmosphere maintained for the workers and slaves building the behemoth.

Standing on the open boarding ramp of the Shadow , Galen and Juno exchanged their last words. When inquired as to whether or not he would survive, Galen reluctantly answered that he would most likely die in the attempted rescue.

Juno then rushed forward and kissed him on the lips, reasoning that she would never have to live it down. At first, Galen was surprised by Juno's sudden action, but then he returned the embrace.

After their first and last kiss, Galen said farewell and leapt into the Death Star's extensive superstructure. Landing on the exterior hull in a clear patch between two construction sites, Galen attempted probing about for the Rebels, but found their Force signatures obscured by both the widespread suffering and despair within the Death Star, and especially by Palpatine's presence. Darting cover to cover, Galen advanced on two Imperial stormtroopers on a scaffold, overseeing a string of Wookiee slaves.

Telekinetically choking one into unconsciousness, he manipulated the other into providing him with information before inducing him to fall asleep. As the slave overseers knew little about the movements of either Palpatine or Darth Vader, or even about the Death Star's layout, Galen opted to ask the construction workers; the slaves themselves. Attacking the Imperials and freeing the slaves, Galen began a revolt. While the Wookiees began fighting, Galen recruited a pair to guide him to the Emperor's location.

Led through the confined inner workings of the Death Star, Galen was directed towards one of the superlaser tubes. Following the tube, engaged by the Imperial forces attempting to stop him, Galen reached a convergence chamber. The massive room held the entrance to the Emperor's observation dome, and Galen ascended the catwalks and ledges towards the elaborate portal.

Reaching the door platform, he was suddenly confronted by a Shadow Guardsman , reinforced by four Imperial Guardsmen. Galen made short work of the Red Guards, and squared off against the Shadow guardsman. Grappling with the Darksider, Galen ended the fight by breaking his opponent's neck. He then telekinetically activated the locking mechanism to gain access through the massive door that led into the Emperor's observation dome.

Marek and Vader confronted each other, leading to a lightsaber duel between master and apprentice. As he charged along the corridor towards the observation dome, he was spied by the security systems. Darth Vader emerged through the entrance to the dome, lightsaber ignited. Vader acknowledged that he had trained his student well, but declared that Galen still had much to learn, though Galen countered that Vader had nothing left to teach him. Galen was caught off-guard by the power of the blow, which jarred his wrists and shoulders and nearly disarmed him.

Vader used Galen's momentary lack of composure to attack him telekinetically, though Galen managed to sweep aside the missiles.

Ducking under two savage slashes, he stabbed at the Dark Lord's abdomen before flicking his blade up, trying to spear Vader through the throat. Vader only barely managed to block, and both combatants momentarily broke off. Galen realized that until this duel, he and Vader had never truly fought as equals; during his training, either Galen would capitulate or Vader would hold back.

They fought back and forth, with Galen taking a defensive stance against Vader's overwhelming offense. He mocked his former master with the knowledge that, while Galen had broken free from Vader's control, Vader himself lacked the wherewithal to free himself from Sidious. Realizing that there were better ways to kill than to call on his anger, Galen came to pity Vader, seeing the Dark Lord as a result of the same manipulations and abuse as himself, and thus desired to kill him as a way of "freeing" his former Master from the pain of being enslaved to the Sith.

Galen's taunts, especially his professions of pity, enraged Vader, who ramped up the intensity of his attack. Galen continued to use his self-taught Soresu to great effect, wasting little energy and turning Vader's would-be death blows into superficial burns. As Vader continued to relentlessly attack, Galen suddenly counter-attacked with a blast of Force lightning, which broke Vader's momentum and forced him onto the defensive for the first time.

Galen began to steadily gain ground while Vader fell back. Relying on his speed and agility, Marek countered Vader's strength and ultimately bested his mentor in battle. Eventually, Galen saw an opening in Vader's defenses and took advantage of it, slashing Vader across the throat. Surprised but elated, Galen scored two more hits on the Dark Lord in short order before telekinetically pummeling Vader with any and all objects he could find.

The blast severely damaged the Sith Lord's armor and respirator, and destroyed most of his mask and helmet. As Galen approached his former master, intending to finish him, he saw Vader's face uncovered for the first time.

Vader, much to the shock and surprise of Galen, was a terribly scarred old man, in whose eyes Galen saw only pain and exhaustion.

As he froze, Palpatine approached, praising Galen for his victory. Seeing a perfect opportunity to replace his hobbled apprentice, Palpatine gleefully encouraged Galen to execute Darth Vader and take his rightful place at the Emperor's side. Galen became conflicted; the changes brought on by his recent experiences with the Rebels warring against his desire to continue using the dark side and become a true Sith Lord.

In addition, though Vader's horribly scarred visage elicited pity from Galen, a significant part of him still wanted revenge. Rahm Kota, sensing Galen's indecision, intervened and telekinetically snatched Palpatine's lightsaber , using it to kill his guards before rushing the Emperor himself. The sudden violence snapped Galen back to reality, and he realized that he didn't want to go back to what he once was; not after seeing what it did to people. He came to understand that executing Vader would accomplish nothing, whereas saving the Rebels could change the course of history.

With his final decision made, he resisted the urge to kill Vader and instead attacked Palpatine. The Emperor managed to pull out his other lightsaber before Galen attacked, and Marek and Palpatine at last began an intensely ferocious duel.

They seemed to be at a standstill, with both Marek and the Dark Lord proving to be just equally relentless and matched in all fields they fought with, such as Telekinesis, Force Lightning and Lightsaber Combat, neither managing to hit one another. Over the course of their contest, Palpatine would occasionally break off and allow intervening Imperial Senate and Royal guardsmen to engage Galen, though the Force-adept made quick work of them.

Darth Vader had been little more than a proxy; it was Darth Sidious who had been Galen Marek's true master all along. Enraged by the sudden revelation, Galen drew substantially greater ferocity and strength from the rage he felt and quickly seized the offensive by further pressing his attack against the Emperor. Throwing Palpatine off of his feet with a telekinetic shockwave, Galen then blasted the Dark Lord of the Sith against the ceiling of the dome with a Force push before slamming him against the ground.

Having rejected Darth Sidious' offer to replace Vader, Marek ultimately saved his allies at the cost of his life. Tossing his comlink to the Rebels so they could call Juno for evac, Galen advanced on the prone Emperor.

Darth Sidious rose to his knees and declared that it was Galen's destiny to destroy him, by giving in to his hatred. Galen initially struggled with the urge to do so, but repented in the end, extinguishing his lightsaber. Snarling at Kota that neither the Rebels or the Jedi could ever have Galen, the Emperor roared to his feet and fired a blast of lightning into the Jedi Master's back.

Without hesitation, Galen immediately stepped into the stream, taking the full brunt of it himself. The pain was unlike anything he had ever endured under the years of Darth Vader's tutelage; the sheer and overwhelming power of the Emperor's lightning caused Galen to feel as though a star was igniting within his chest.

Overcoming the pain just enough to absorb and gather the energy, Galen advanced on the Emperor as the two remained locked in the chain of lightning. At the same time, he noticed that a squadron of stormtroopers had entered the chamber, with Darth Vader limping behind them, in pursuit of the fleeing Rebel leaders.

With no other option left, Galen grabbed the Emperor's shoulders and redirected the lightning into the Dark Lord, causing Palpatine to share in the agonizing pain of his own power. Driven by concern for his friends, Galen embraced the Force completely and released all of the pent up energy, resulting in a massive shock wave that killed the stormtroopers and destroyed much of the dome.

In the last moments of his life, Galen felt himself leaving his body as death took hold of him. With his final thought centered on Juno Eclipse, Galen Marek whispered his birth name for the last time and died. Although he ultimately perished as a result of the explosion of Force energy, he transcended physical existence and became one with the Force. The Alliance adopted Marek's family crest as their insignia, turning it into a symbol of rebellion against the Empire. Palpatine was far from pleased with the results of the battle on the Death Star.

Not only was he robbed of an extremely powerful new apprentice and still burdened with the diminished Vader, but the prisoners had escaped and would go on to lead a rebellion that had inadvertently been created by the two Sith Lords themselves.

However, thanks to Marek's actions, the Empire finally knew who their enemies were and Vader vowed to hunt down and crush them, as his Master intended long ago. Sidious correctly foresaw that the Rebels had to be quickly and decisively dealt with, or else they could very well pose a grave threat to his totalitarian rule. The duel also had another outcome in that it drove a further wedge between the Sith Lords.

Vader realized that Sidious desired a new apprentice, and as a result he became determined to find a powerful Force-sensitive apprentice to help him overthrow his Master in earnest. Marek's sacrifice inspired the Rebels to finish what he began: a full-scale revolution against the Empire. Princess Leia proposed that the Rebels use the Marek family crest as a symbol of hope to rally behind, with which all agreed.

Juno asked Kota if he knew that the man who created the alliance was the same one who tried to kill him less than a year earlier. Kota revealed that he had always known, and still agreed to help. He explained that despite all of the dark thoughts that filled the Sith assassin's mind, Kota was able to glimpse at the one bright thing that Galen held on to until the very end: Juno. Multiple imperfect clones were produced from Vader's efforts to create a more powerful and obedient version of his late apprentice.

Six months after the death of Galen Marek, Darth Vader brought his body to Kamino and stored it within the cloning facility of Timira City. The body would serve as the genetic template that Vader needed, hoping to clone a more powerful and obedient version of his deceased apprentice.

However, due to side effects caused by the accelerated cloning process and memory flashes used in their training, the clones retained the original Marek's memories and emotions and were constantly haunted by visions of his life, many going insane within months. After numerous failures , Vader finally created a clone, Subject , that appeared stable enough to be the first success.

Unfortunately, however, the clone began to suffer from the same visions that his predecessors did. By failing to live up to Vader's expectations, the clone was forced to escape from Kamino in order to avoid sharing the fate of the previous clones. Driven by the emotional imprints he retained from Marek, he endeavored to locate Juno Eclipse. By the time he encountered General Kota, the clone had become known by Marek's code name Starkiller , having refused to be called by his template's real name.

During the course of his mission to find Eclipse, the clone gradually became confused about his origins, partly because Kota claimed that Force-sensitives had never been cloned in the past.

After defeating Vader in combat and rescuing Eclipse from captivity, Starkiller remained uncertain about whether he was a clone or not. He rationalized that it did not matter, since he had broken Vader's control over him, to which Vader calmly stated that he would always control Starkiller as long as Juno Eclipse lived.

The experiment culminated in the Dark Apprentice, whom Vader regarded as the only clone worthy of taking the original Starkiller's place. Unknown to "Starkiller," however, Darth Vader did indeed perfect the cloning procedure as shown by the progress made by the latest clone he activated. In the early phase of his training, he was confused by the original Starkiller's memories and was unsure as to whether or not they actually belonged to him or someone else.

His curiosity also caused him to wonder about how many clones were created before him, as well as what kind of person his progenitor was. Vader saw no reason to indulge any of the clone's questions with detailed answers, merely stating that the original Starkiller was a broken man and all that mattered was how many more would have to be created if the clone failed to complete his training.

As the clone reached the pinnacle of his training, Vader brought him to the chamber that contained Galen Marek's body. The Sith Lord had not only confirmed what the clone already knew to be true, but also revealed the fact that the clone had surpassed all of the failures that preceded him. By then, the clone had managed to free himself from Marek's emotions and proved it by striking down a Sith training droid that was impersonating Eclipse.

By learning to hate his former self's weaknesses, the clone had essentially become Darth Vader's Dark Apprentice. When "Starkiller," his renegade counterpart, returned to Kamino with a Rebel fleet, Vader ordered the apprentice to not interfere until he was needed—only then would his training be complete. Darth Vader was defeated and captured by the other clone, with no interference from the Dark Apprentice. The apprentice spent most of his life training for the day when he and his master would overthrow the Emperor.

Galen Marek was a Human male who stood at 1. 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.

Such was Starkiller's state of mind towards the end of his training, a part of him almost wished for death. His subjugation to Vader even displayed itself in his voice and manner, as he affected a formalized and faintly aristocratic accent whenever he was in Vader's presence, in stark contrast to his usual behavior.

In addition, due to his life-long isolation from all but a few individuals, 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.

Rahm Kota said that when Starkiller approached him on Bespin, his love for Juno was the one bright spot among all his dark thoughts that gave him hope that Marek could be redeemed. When hunting down and dispatching his targets, Starkiller was always satisfied that he had helped defend the Galactic Empire and fulfill his master's will.

To that end, he was disturbed by the fact that he would have to cut down Imperial troops during his mission to kill General Kota, feeling that their only crime had been to cross his path, but he was careful to conceal his feelings from his master. At the same time, for much of his life he had craved a confrontation with a Jedi Knight, and was excited by the prospect. While powerful and confident, Starkiller demonstrated many different sides to his personality. He was wary of his purpose in life and what he was meant to do; he began with a sure focus on the Sith destiny trained into him by Vader.

However, his exposure to both the Jedi, the light side of the Force , and also to the reality of Sith life caused his focus to waver.

Ultimately, his innate sense of loyalty proved incompatible with Sith philosophy, and he gradually made his choices in life accordingly. 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, and held on to it until his death.

When he converted to the light, the last of his persona as Starkiller ceased to exist, and he reclaimed his birth name, Galen, and fully accepted his destiny in the makings of a Jedi. During his battle with Darth Vader, Galen stated that he did not hate the Dark Lord, but pitied him, declaring that he would kill him to free him.

When the Emperor tempted Marek into killing Vader, Marek struggled briefly with his emotions, but in the end decided he would not return to the dark side, and so made his choice to attack the Emperor instead, saving himself from the dark side.

In the end, Galen Marek was driven by loyalty to his friends and allies, and willingly surrendered his life for them. Though intended as a tool for training purposes, PROXY became the apprentice's only friend throughout his life. The Sith Lord had provided the prototype holodroid to Marek in order to harness the young Sith apprentice's combative skills. Although PROXY proved essential in the development of Starkiller as an exceptional duelist, the droid also provided Marek with the compassion and nurturing needed to stay sane.

While Marek cared for and confided in his droid companion, he needed to remain constantly wary of him, due to the droid's primary programming which compelled him to kill his Master. However, even in this, Marek remained caring towards the droid, sometimes prolonging battles merely to allow PROXY pride in his combat modules. Just as PROXY's compassion helped ground Galen as a child, his compassion helped his friend out of his despondency after the erasure of his programming.

Though betrayal was the way of the Sith, Starkiller was extremely loyal to Darth Vader. For much of his life as Starkiller, Marek lived in fear and terror of Vader. Having experienced nothing but Vader's cruel treatment, Starkiller thought of it as only natural, especially for the development of a Sith; learn, or die was what he took from it.

He invested a great deal of trust and loyalty in the Dark Lord, coming to fear failing his Master more than death. He was left deeply shocked by Vader's betrayal of him, and only reluctantly agreed to reenter his service. Left distrustful of his Master, and developing compassion for his allies, Marek began to genuinely consider betraying him in turn by using the rebellion to take revenge and then take over the galaxy for himself.

However, Marek still believed that Vader's mission for him was genuine, and pragmatically judged that Vader wouldn't risk losing another chance to assassinate Emperor Palpatine. He was left shocked and enraged when Vader betrayed him again, this time actively seeking to kill him. However, as Marek fought Vader, he realized that his Master was a product of the same manipulations and abuse as he himself was, thus causing Marek to pity Vader rather than continuing to hate him.

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This is a profound turning point for Marek. We learn about Galen Marek's turning points on his Wookieepedia article. The character's transformation is fleshed out in the novel. Unaware of the nature of the battle, and ignorant as to the Jedi's identity, Starkiller leapt to his Master's aid.

The Jedi [Kento] attempted to dissuade Starkiller from intervening, encouraging him to turn away from the dark side of the Force, but Starkiller countered that the dark side was all that he had. Starkiller's choices had always been made for him by Vader. He only followed Vader because that's all he knew ; he was not free to choose because he didn't really have options to choose from. Starkiller then charged the Jedi as he attempted to rise and stabbed him through the abdomen. As the Jedi lay dying, he apologized to Starkiller before vanishing, and only then did Starkiller realize that the mysterious Jedi was his father.

Starkiller was raised without any knowledge of his parents, so realizing Vader killed them sowed the seeds of mistrust and defection in his heart. Starkiller then fell into another Force vision, in which he was forced into The sight of his own visage caused Starkiller to hesitate.

However, as Starkiller regained his senses within the Holocron Vault, he saw that his left hand had taken on the clawed and emaciated appearance of the warrior's arm , who intones that Starkiller would never escape him.

He begins to realize that he will end up like that unless he makes some major changes, and fast. He witnessed the murder of his father, as well as his own abduction from his home by Darth Vader. Then his vision took on a different tone—a contest within himself rather than an image of the past.

Embodying the grisly Sith Warrior he had fought in a previous vision back at the Jedi Temple, he was pitted against a Jedi version of himself. Starkiller then found himself was back in the hut, confronted by the ghost of his father.

As he had back on Coruscant, Kento Marek again apologized to his son for all that had happened to him, referring to him by his birth name; Galen. Starkiller exited the hut a changed man; his newfound knowledge of his origins shocked him to the core.

Marek no longer has any love for Vader or the Dark Side. He was likely planning to eventually use the Rebel Alliance he had been forming to destroy not just the Emperor but also Vader. However, when Vader attacked and captured the Rebels, he no longer had that option. As Vader advanced to kill his own disciple, Starkiller declared that without him, Darth Vader would never be free. We see here that Marek is not motivated by hatred towards Vader, instead choosing to reach out to him and offer a chance at redemption to the very man who had sought to control and deceive him his whole life.

Taking on his birth name, Galen Marek abandoned the name Vader gave him.