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== Main Characters ==

 

{{quote|''"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."''|'''Juno Eclipse''', after being kidnapped by Boba Fett, ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II'' comic}}

 

Born Galen Marek on the Wookie homeworld of Kashyyyk, he was found and adopted by Darth Vader as a small child, after Vader had murdered his father. All his life, he was trained as Vader's secret apprentice, Starkiller. He is Vader's personal assassin, his identity kept secret from all in [[The Empire]]. According to Vader, all his training and missions are to prepare him for his greatest task, to destroy Emperor Palpatine, so Vader and Starkiller can rule the galaxy as Master and Apprentice, the way the [[Rule of Two]] dictates.

* [[The Ace]]/[[The Gift]]/[[Born Winner]]: His first sign of greatness? Stealing Darth Vader's lightsaber with [[The Force]], as a small child. He also somehow learns how to use Force lightning, despite Vader being unable to demonstrate it due to his mechanical body.

{{quote|{{spoiler|'''Vader''': Rise above this. She means nothing!}}}}

* [[Action Genre Hero Guy]]

** [[Lampshaded]] by Kota in the sequel, as Starkiller's ''only'' motivation is to rescue Juno.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V->Type III]]

* [[Badass]]

* [[Battle Aura]]: While using Force Fury.

* [[Becoming the Mask]]: {{spoiler|Vader has him impersonate a Jedi, gather enemies of The Empire, and form an army to oppose The Emperor, but gets into his role a little too well.}}

{{quote|'''Vader''': Your feelings for her are not real.}}

* [[Code Name]]

* [[Covered with Scars]]: Sith training is rough.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Usually in his interactions with Kota.

* [[Dual-Wielding]]: In the sequel.

* [[Dying Moment of Awesome]]

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Let's see: [[Dark and Troubled Past]]? Check. [[Troubled but Cute]]? Check. [[Shirtless Scene|Looks good with his shirt off]]? Check. I believe we have [[Mr. Fanservice]] here ladies.

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Everyone Calls Him The Apprentice]]: At least in the first game, not so much in the second.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|In the canonical Light Side Ending, he rescues the Rebel Alliance, but is apparently killed while holding Vader and The Emperor off to buy the rebels time to escape.}}

* [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game]]: Hunting Jedi for the first half of the game.

* [[I'll Kill You!]]: {{spoiler|After Vader seemingly kills Juno in the sequel.}}

* [[In a Single Bound]]

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Modeled after his voice actor, [[Sam Witwer]].

** In the novel for the sequel this is his reaction to Kota calling him Galen.

* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]]: Where to begin: electrocuting people, squashing them, ''holding them in the path of the Death Star's laser''...

** The training gear he starts off with has no fewer than ''five'' belts.

** As a child, Vader once injected him with a paralyzing drug and dumped him into a wilderness, ''all to force him to [[Die or Fly|quickly figure out how to do the Jedi Mind Trick to get the predators to leave him alone]]''.

** That time Vader kept him shackled in a dark pit with no food or water for ''13 days''.

* [[Would Hit a Girl]]

* [[Yin-Yang Bomb]]: Starkiller blends Lightside and Darkside techniques in battle, like an unrefined version of Vaapad.

* [[You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!]]: In the novel for the sequel, {{spoiler|Vader tries to convince him to team up against Emperor Palpatine, and Starkiller gets exasperated that Vader would try that after betraying him so many times and hurting Juno}}.

 

 

{{quote|'''PROXY:''' Captain Juno Eclipse. Born on Corulag, where she became the youngest student ever accepted into the Imperial Academy. Decorated combat pilot with over one hundred combat missions and commanding officer during the Bombing of Callos. Handpicked by Lord Vader to lead his Black Eight Squadron, but later reassigned to a top-secret project--

 

Born on Corulag, Juno was raised to believe [[The Empire]]'s propaganda of Palpatine's rule being benevolent and of the Jedi being evil traitors. She is one of the youngest cadets in The Empire's history, being accepted at age 14. After graduating, she rose through the ranks in the Imperial fleet, until joining the Black Eight Squadron, Darth Vader's personal elite unit of TIE fighters. Recently she was reassigned to a top-secret mission: to be Starkiller's personal pilot for his ship, ''The Rogue Shadow''.

* [[Ace Pilot]]

* [[Action Girl]]: Juno gets to do some covert ops work for the Alliance and knock Boba Fett on his ass in the novel of the sequel.

* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: Let's just say that the majority of her characterization comes from the two novels while in the actual games she's not much more than a [[Voice with an Internet Connection]], the [[Living MacGuffin]], and a [[Damsel in Distress]].

* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: While in the Black Eight Squadron, she bombed Callos under Vader's orders, and ended up [[My God, What Have I Done?|wiping out all life on the planet]].

* [[Violently Protective Girlfriend]]: See [[Action Girl]].

* [[Voice with an Internet Connection]]: Shares the task of guiding Starkiller with PROXY.

* [[Wrench Wench]]

 

 

{{quote|''"I had hoped using an older training module would catch you offguard and allow me to finally kill you. I'm sorry I failed you again, Master."''|'''PROXY''', on being defeated by Starkiller after using his Obi-Wan module}}

 

 

PROXY can use holographic technology to imitate nearly any being, and uses this to impersonate Sith Lords and Jedi Knights while dueling Starkiller, give information on assassination targets, or relay messages from people.

* [[Adorkable]]

* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: The fighting styles of many Sith Lords and Jedi Knights are at his disposal. He can also imitate telekinesis with clever tractor beam and repulsor technology.

* [[Battle Butler]]: To Starkiller on occasions.

* [[Brainwashed and Crazy]]: In the novel, as well as some versions of the game, PROXY patches into The Core, a computer intelligence that runs the junkyard planet they were on. The Core retaliates and takes over PROXY making him attack Juno.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|After his primary programing was fried, PROXY took it upon himself to distract Darth Vader long enough for Galen to get away with his life after being betrayed by the Sith Lord. He is eventually rebuilt in the sequel.}}

* [[I Am Not Left-Handed]]: Saves one fighting module for last: {{spoiler|'''Darth Maul'''.}}

* [[Voice with an Internet Connection]]

 

 

{{quote|''"Vader thinks he's turned you. But I can sense your future--And Vader isn't a part of it! I sense-- I sense only... ''Me?''|'''Kota''', {{spoiler|before being stabbed in the eyes by the apprentice and then sucked out of a spaceship}}}}

 

Born on an unnamed war-torn planet, General Kota had fought in the trenches since he was 10-years-old. A Jedi commander in the Clone Wars, Kota distrusted the competence of clone soldiers and preferred to rely on his own men as his troop. Because of this, he escaped execution from the infamous Order 66. After years of hiding where he still kept in contact with surviving Jedi, Kota finally surfaces to wrack havoc on the Empire and try to draw out Darth Vader.

* [[A Father to His Men]]: His militia are loyal to the end for him, and he specifically chose natural soldiers recruited from even the Separatists because he felt that clones were untrustworthy, which ended up being well founded due to Order 66.

* [[The Alcoholic]]: Descended into alcoholism when his sight was taken from him.

** Survives endlessly fighting in a gladiator's arena for ''seven days''.

{{quote|'''Kota''': [[Badass Boast|You're running out of executioners, Baron!]]}}

* [[Blind Seer]]: He is blind but he has no trouble getting around or fighting off enemies.

* [[Brown Eyes]] -> [[Gray Eyes]]: When he was blinded, his brown irises were burned off, leaving nothing but a silvery outline of where they once were.

* [[Captain Obvious]]

* [[Child Soldier]]

* [[Eye Scream]]: Being blinded by your own lightsaber has ''got'' to hurt.

* [[Fallen Hero]]: A mild case. After he's blinded, he doesn't turn [[Dark Side]] but instead just complains a lot and wallows in self pity.

* [[Sticks to the Back]]: His lightsaber.

 

 

As The Emperor's Apprentice, his mission is to hunt down any Jedi who escaped Order 66, as well as any rebels. Finding a powerful, Force-sensitive child named Galen Marek, Vader violated the [[Rule of Two]] by taking him as his secret apprentice, Starkiller. He is preparing Starkiller for the day he destroys his own Master, and takes over as Emperor of the galaxy.

* [[Badass]]: It's Darth Vader, what did you expect?

* [[Badass Boast]]: Many.

** This is even [[Lampshaded]] in an achievement/trophy unlocked by killing 12 stormtroppers called "Worst Day-Shift Manager Ever."

* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]

* [[Determinator]]/[[The Ubermensch]]/[[The Unfettered]]: Nothing can stop him from having his own apprentice, not even death itself. Also, credits, starships, and Imperial lives are all meaningless to him, he will expend any resources he has to complete a goal.

* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]

* [[I Lied]]: {{spoiler|After betraying Starkiller, Starkiller asks about their plan to defeat The Emperor. He replies with this.}}

** Technically it was a half-truth. He did plan on betraying the Emperor, that much was true, but he wasn't planning on having Starkiller do so.

** In the sequel, {{spoiler|he lied about the cloning process not being perfected.}}

* [[I Have Your Wife|I've Got Your Girl]]: {{spoiler|Tries to lure Starkiller back to him in the second game by kidnapping Juno.}}

* [[One-Man Army]]

* [[Perfect Play AI]]

** In the sequel's novel, Vader sends the droids against Starkiller when he returns to Kamino, but he finally realizes they are just enemy droids and destroys them all.

* [[Shows Damage]]

* [[Would Hit a Girl]]

* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: {{spoiler|Vader was working with The Emperor the whole time. Starkiller was nothing but a tool to find the rebels and capture them.}}

* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: {{spoiler|Pulls this on Starkiller when his [[Xanatos Gambit]] to capture the rebels comes to fruition.}} It didn't end up well for him.

 

 

== Major Characters ==

 

The dark Sith Lord who founded the Galactic Empire and nearly exterminated the Jedi. Also goes by Darth Sidious. Considered by many to be the most powerful Sith Lord that ever lived. He turned the young Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker to the dark side and named him, as his apprentice, Darth Vader.

* [[Always Accurate Attack]]: His Force Lighting always hits, even if you're hiding behind a wall behind him.

* [[Badass Boast]]:

* [[Large Ham]]

* [[Laser Blade]]

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]

* [[Master Swordsman]]: You can only lightsaber duel him in the Wii version, though.

* [[Mind Over Matter]]

* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: In the non-canonical Dark Side Ending.

{{quote|{{spoiler|(''Casually blocks a lightsaber strike from Starkiller'') "You have betrayed your masters and your allies both. I knew that you would betray me as well. And now you have doomed yourself and your friends." (''Knocks him through a wall and drops the Rogue Shadow on him. Starkiller wakes up turned half-machine like Darth Vader'') "You had such promise. You could have been my successor, my equal. But now... But, I may still have some small use for you. I still have enemies to find and destroy. You will do my bidding until I find a new apprentice. And then, like Vader, you will be cast aside. (''To the surgical robots'') Finish him."}}}}

* [[You Killed My Father]]: Although Vader was directly responsible for actually killing Galen Marek's father, Palpatine confirms Marek's suspicions that Palpatine was actually behind Kento Marek's death in the first place.

 

 

A Togruta Jedi Knight who survived Order 66 by taking refuge on the jungle world of Felucia. Noting the natural Force-sensitivity of the natives, she struggles to train them, along with her padawan, Maris Brood, in order to resist [[The Empire]].

* [[Barrier Maiden]]: She was all that was keeping Felucia from falling to [[The Dark Side]].

* [[The Beast Master]]: Gains control of a Sarlacc and several Rancors.

* [[Training the Peaceful Villagers]]: What she tried to do with the Felucians.

 

 

The Zabrak (that's [[The Phantom Menace|Darth Maul's]] race) padawan of Shaak Ti. She spent many years in hiding with her Jedi Master on the planet Felucia. After her master's death, she turns to the [[Dark Side]] of the Force, along with the rest of the planet.

* [[The Beast Master]]

* [[Cute Monster Girl]]

* [[What Could Have Been]]: She was originally meant to be a space pirate that ''The Rogue Shadow'' crew (Starkiller, Juno, and PROXY) would have to contend with during their travels.

 

 

A Jedi Knight who quietly resigned from the Order after falling in love and marrying a fellow Knight named Mallie (the Jedi Order forbids romantic relationships), thus escaping Order 66 by sheer coincidence. Settling on the Wookie homeworld of Kashyyyk, he had to raise his son Galen alone after Mallie died, but became a respected comrade to the Wookies. Sadly, when Darth Vader arrived, Kento was defeated and killed. Vader abducted Galen, making him his apprentice. Eventually, his Force Ghost appears before Starkiller to apologize for his failure to protect his son, and to face him in battle for Galen's Trial Of Flesh.

* [[Ancestral Weapon]]: Starkiller eventually finds his broken lightsaber, and uses its blue focusing crystal when constructing a new one.

* [[Death by Origin Story]]

* [[Going Native]]

* [[You Shall Not Pass]]: Pulls this when Vader tried to enter his house.

 

* [[Ambadassador]]: He's a wicked good shot, apparently.

* [[Dude in Distress]]: After Galen saves Organa's daughter, he then has to save Organa himself.

{{quote|"It is settled then. My wealth will fund the Rebellion, while Garm provides our fleet, and Mon Mothma our soldiers. And with you leading us, we have the power of the Force on our side. Therefore let this be an official declaration of rebellion! Today, we all vow to change the galaxy, and one day the galaxy will indeed be free!" }}

 

Daughter of Senator Bail Organa and a princess of Alderaan. She has a forceful personality and bright intellect, sharing her father's attitude in defying the Empire. Leia is no stranger to danger is willing to risk her life in what she believes in, doing all she can to help her father.

* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Was being used as a hostage by the Empire to ensure her father's corporation and had to be rescued by Starkiller.

* [[Humans Are Diplomats]]

* [[Plucky Girl]]

* [[Rebel Leader]]

{{quote|{{spoiler|"There is much you fail to see, Sith. After my brother fell on Hoth, I fulfilled the destiny that he could not. Now, I am a Jedi."}}}}

 

A Mandalorian warrior and bounty hunter who is a clone of the famed Jango Fett but was raised by Jango as his son. When Jango was killed by the Jedi Mace Windu in battle, Boba took up his father's mantel despite his youth. Years later, he is regularly employed by Darth Vader and the Empire to track down particularly tricky targets and bring them in alive.

* [[Badass]]

** [[Badass Normal]]: He's fully capable of fighting a Force-sensitive person.

* [[Know When to Fold'Em]]: When it became apparent that Starkiller was to arrive at Kamino. See [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]].

* [[Lima Syndrome]]: Implied in the comic, if the scene where he cups the face of Juno's hologram is any indication.

* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]

* [[Punch Clock Villain]]

 

== Minor Characters In All Versions ==

* [[The Chick]]

* [[Rebel Leader]]

 

One of the founders of the Rebel Alliance who favors an aggressive approach.

* [[Dude in Distress]]: In some versions of the game, Starkiller has to save him before the leaders can meet.

* [[Rebel Leader]]

 

A disgraced Aleena Jedi Knight who only survived Order 66 because he fled in fear, abandoning his comrades to be slaughtered. Settling on the junk planet Raxus Prime, his guilt and isolation has caused him to descend into madness, building a replica of the Jedi Temple and speaking to statues of the Jedi Council as if they were alive.

* [[Blade on a Stick]]: His lightsaber.

* [[Flunky Boss]]: Animates droids and golems of junk to aid him.

* [[Spider Limbs]]: Via a harness he wears.

 

A sleazy Imperial officer who was put in charge of an Imperial-controlled Kashyyyk.

* [[Egomaniac Hunter]]

* [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game]]: He's fond of hunting sentient beings, and his greatest dream is to hunt a Jedi.

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Modeled after his voice actor, [[Tom Kane]].

* [[Trophy Room]]: Holds the remains of creatures he has hunted throughout the galaxy.

 

The commander of the Imperial outpost on Cato Neimoidia. He uses his influence and power to run a successful slave-trade business, which helps create the bulk of the Empire's laboring workforce used to build outposts on subjugated planets. To further increase his wealth, Tarko established gambling casinos on Cato Neimoidia. He used the money generated from that venture to fund and build a massive arena, which features gladiator combat for both sport and profit.

* [[Bad Boss]]/[[Lack of Empathy]]

{{quote|"Troopers' lives are cheap, but that Neimoidian architecture is expensive." }}

* [[Bald of Evil]]

* [[Going Native]]

* [[Gladiator Games]]

* [[We Have Reserves]]

 

One of the most renowned and powerful Jedi Masters in galactic history, who is known for his legendary wisdom, mastery of the Force and skills in lightsaber combat. When the Republic collapsed and was replaced with the Galactic Empire, Yoda went into hiding on the remote swamp world of Dagobah. He was a past teacher for Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Rahm Kota.

* [[Eccentric Mentor]]

* [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]]: In the novel, Starkiller notes how Yoda is unaffected by the dark energy the Dark Side Cave is emitting.

 

== Minor Characters In Some Versions ==

An intelligent scrap gathering computer that runs the junk planet, Raxus Prime.

* [[Brainwashed|Brainwashing]]: Does this to droids (including PROXY) and uses them as his minions.

* [[Genius Loci]]

* [[Hollywood Hacking]]: It's plans for galaxy domination pretty much boiled down to this.

 

A long dead Pau'an Sith Lord from ages past. He was once a Jedi, but turned to [[The Dark Side]], his true name forgotten. He gathered an army, savagely waging war until he was finally overwhelmed and killed. He lives on as a Force projection in the abandoned Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Darth Vader eventually sends Starkiller to face him in battle for his Trial Of Skill.

{{quote|"A thousand Jedi died cursing Darth Desolous. Now, you too shall scream my name!"

"It took the entire Council to kill me, boy. You have no hope!"

* [[Unstoppable Rage]]

 

A long dead Theelin Sith Lord from ages past. She nearly conquered the galaxy, and was so dangerous that the Jedi and Sith were forced into an [[Enemy Mine]] in order to take her down. She lives on as a Force projection in the abandoned Jedi Temple on Coruscant. Darth Vader eventually sends Starkiller to face her in battle for his Trial Of Insight.

* [[Badass Boast]]:

{{quote|"When Sith have nightmares, I am the face they see."

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

A leader of the scavengers on Raxus Prime.

 

A Mon Calamari from the water world of Dac, Ackbar was the leader of the resistance against the Empire there long before the Rebel Alliance formed. He was captured when his people were betrayed by an insider and he was force to serve as a slave to the high ranking Imperial officer, Wilhuff Tarkin. In a raid by the Rebel Alliance, Ackbar was eventually freed and is now serving under their crest to try and free his planet and the galaxy from the Galactic Empire.

* [[Rebel Leader]]

* [[Made a Slave]]: At one point.

 

A member of the Rebel Alliance who works at a repair shop on Malastare, passing on intelligence and repairing ships and droids.

* [[Artificial Limbs]]: Has mechanical legs.

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Known as "The Repairman".

* [[Love Hurts]]: Tried to convince Juno Eclipse to stay with him, and was heartbroken when she refused.

 

A Rebel Corellian pilot with a daredevil attitude and the skills to match.

* [[Ace Pilot]]

* [[Badass Normal]]: He's not Force-sensitive but he can pilot like the best of them.

* [[Improbable Piloting Skills]]

 

Boba Fett's lover and occasional partner in bounty hunting.

* [[Badass Normal]]

* [[Bounty Hunter]]

 

== Characters Who Appear in Dark Side Expansion Packs Only ==

* [[Karma Houdini]]: He is never seen again after dropping Lord Starkiller in the rancor pit.

* [[One-Scene Wonder]]

 

* [[Badass Grandpa]]

** And he's '''still''' "alive" enough to not only encourage Luke to run, but also teach him a bit about being a Jedi!

* [[Determinator]]

 

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of Admiral Kendal Ozzel from [[The Empire Strikes Back]].

* [[Killed Mid-Sentence]]

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: [[Sarcasm Mode|Oh sure]], admit to a guy known for executing minions for failure that you made a mistake.

 

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of Captain Firmus Piett from [[The Empire Strikes Back]].

* [[Field Promotion]]

* [[You Are in Command Now]]

 

{{quote|"I won't run from my destiny... or from ''you''."}}

* [[Fallen Hero]]: {{spoiler|Once Lord Starkiller defeats him, instead of killing him, Luke turns to the Dark Side and becomes his apprentice.}}

 

* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: {{spoiler|The Dark Apprentice uses The Force to lift him onto his lightsaber.}}

 

* [[Bulletproof Human Shield]]: {{spoiler|The Dark Apprentice uses him as one when Han opens fire on him.}}

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Engages the Dark Apprentice with an AT-ST.