Galen Marek

Galen Marek, codenamed "Starkiller" and later "Starguy", is a Force-sensitive Human male taken on by the Sith Lord Darth Vader as his secret apprentice and personal assassin during the reign of the Galactic Empire. The son of two Jedi Knights, Kento and Mallie Marek, Galen was born on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk in the aftermath of the Clone Wars. Following his mother's death, Kashyyyk was invaded by the Imperial Military. 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 took custody of and ultimately raised Galen to embrace the dark side of the Force while treating him as a surrogate son as he had been led to believe that his own child was dead.

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 Sith arts, the Rule of Two dictated that there could only be two Sith Lords at a time, and therefore Marek could not consider himself a true Sith while his master was still apprenticed to Darth Sidious. As such, Vader kept his apprentice's existence a secret, bestowing to him the call sign "Starkiller". For years, Starkiller aspired to truly become one with the Order of the Sith Lords, believing it was his destiny to help Vader overthrow Sidious and usurp his throne as Galactic Emperor. As his training neared completion, Starkiller was ordered by Vader to kill the few remaining members of the Jedi Order—specifically the Jedi Masters Rahm Kota, Kazdan Paratus, and Shaak Ti.

The 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 one of many cells that became part of an early rebellion against the Galactic Empire as part of his master's plan to depose Sidious. The mission was another ruse, however. After the apprentice convinced Senator Garm Bel Iblis to join him, Vader had the senator arrested and left Starkiller for dead, betraying him once more. But the apprentice lived; resolving to rescue his ally, he managed to infiltrate the Death Star before the Emperor could execute him. Although he was wounded in the ensuing battle aboard the battlestation, the senator was able to escape with the help of Starkiller's companions, PROXY and Juno Eclipse. After this, Vader ordered that Marek's wounds be treated and then froze Marek in carbonite behind Sidious' back as he prepared to depart for Lothal and deal with the growing threat of the Spectres. While in carbonite, Marek's slab was moved from planet to planet eventually ending up in New York City on the planet Earth where he was found by the Remnant and unfrozen. Marek was then given the rank of Jedi Knight in the Jedi Order of Earth by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker who Marek knew better as Vader. He later took on and began a relationship with Erica Rex who was the granddaughter of Skywalker's Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano who later gave Marek the new nickname of "Starguy" expressing her dislike of his original codename and to match her grandmother's nickname for Skywalker. Marek also takes part in operations involving the Spectres from time to time such as Operation Lothal Freedom where he served on the Felth's Pride. Like Jacen Syndulla, he is often used as a "Go-To Guy" by the Remnant for odd jobs or to fill in for absent personnel. Unlike Jacen however, Galen seems to enjoy spending time around the teenage members of the Spectres.