Starkiller

Starkiller, born Galen Marek and also known as The Apprentice, is the fictional protagonist of the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video games and literature, part of the Star Wars expanded (Legends) universe.

Galen Marek is the son of a fugitive Jedi who is adopted and raised by Darth Vader following his father's death at the latter's hands as his secret apprentice under the name "Starkiller" due to his potency with the Force which seemingly surpasses any powers seen in the Star Wars films and used for destructive purposes in which regard he is described as less of an assassin and more of a "Force wrecking ball". The character's name is taken from Luke Skywalker's original name, "Annikin Starkiller". The character's likeness and voice were provided by Samuel Witwer, who would later voice Darth Maul in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels.

Starkiller also appears as a crossover character, along with Darth Vader and Yoda, in the fighting video game Soulcalibur IV, which was released before The Force Unleashed and included the character as a contemporary tie-in.