Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Difference between revisions

A [http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed2/ sequel] has been released that continues the exploits of Starkiller. {{spoiler|Concerning his death in the first game, this character is supposedly a clone. But the game's story revolves around him trying to learn the truth.}}

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** Although it sort of makes sense. When you consider that Juno is the first woman Galen's had any real, meaningful interaction with/hasn't killed, and is the first person who has ever really cared about him, it makes a lot of sense that he would do anything to keep her safe. As for Juno, Kota outright told her that she was Galen's tether to the Light Side. I'm guessing that is not something she takes lightly.

* [[Dying Declaration of Love]]: Right before Galen {{spoiler|heads down to the Death Star to save the leaders of the Rebellion from Palpatine}}, his pilot Juno Eclipse gives him a [[Last Kiss]] in case he doesn't return.

* [[Easter Egg]]: Numerous. Two occur on the Raxus Prime levels in the first game. First time there, {{spoiler|one thing you can pull out of the yellow toxic sludge is Luke's starfighter, a la Dagobah style.}} The second time you're there, {{spoiler|you can spot a piece of junk in the wall - specifically, the front half of the Millenium Falcon.}}

** Pressing the Lightning button while playing as Vader in the first level performs the classic "[[You Have Failed Me]]" Force Choke. [[Artistic License|Except in the DS version.]]

* [[Enemy Chatter]]

* [[Escort Mission]]: Not as frustrating as others, though, as your ward is {{spoiler|a goddamn Jedi! He's not invincible, but he has such a huge amount of health that basically the only way for him to die is to ''intentionally'' kill him.}}

* [[Evilly Affable]]: Proxy, due to his programming, becomes a hybrid of C-3P0 and HK-47. {{spoiler|Though given that he sacrifices himself for Starkiller in the end}} and there were signs of genuine fondness for Galen (later Juno) mentioned in the novel, PROXY wasn't [[Evilly Affable]] through and through. The only reason he does qualify is that he really does try to ''kill'' Starkiller every time they duel (though it's justified as it's meant to keep Starkiller's combat skills sharp).

* [[Evil Knockoff]]: {{spoiler|The dark apprentice at the end of the second game.}}

** Vader does this in the sequel. "Jump up to platform, send in Elite Mooks."

* [[The Force]]: Duh.

* [[Fungus Humongous]]: The Felucia levels.

* [[Gatling Good]]: The Militia Elites in the first level and the Rodian Heavy Defenders in the second and eighth levels.

** Happens again in the sequel{{spoiler|'s Dark Side ending}}.

{{quote| '''Vader''': {{spoiler|I lied when I said the cloning process was not yet perfected.}}}}

{{quote| '''Kota''': The main cannon is offline. We're dead in the water without it! See what you can do.<br />

'''Starkiller''': Do I look like an engineer, General? }}

* [[In the Hood]]: Several of Starkiller's outfits, most notably the "Jedi Adventure Robe" which he wears at the end.

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: Starkiller, Juno Eclipse, Rahm Kota, and Maris Brood all look very much like their voice actors, as [[Lucas Arts]] used facial recognition technology to incorporate the likeness of the actors into the game. Bail Organa was also voiced by Jimmy Smitts, but he was in the live action movies anyway.

** Oddly, the concept art of Starkiller did look just like Sam Witwer before he was cast in the part.

* [[Invulnerable Attack]]

** Indeed, attacking an enemy with a lightsaber seems tantamount to hitting them with a stick. [[Press X to Not Die|Except in]] [[Cutscene Power to The Max|cutscenes]], of course.

** The saber thankfully improved in the sequel; at max power, it can take out an average mook in one to two hits.

* [[Nubile Savage]]: Shaak Ti dresses like this. The last 20 years may have been hard for her, but she was a ''Jedi Master''! To be fair though, all those heavy robes probably wouldn't have been very practical in the jungles of Felucia (see [[Shirtless Scene|Galen's own outfit]] for the first Felucia level.)

** Her padawan, Maris Brood, is not exactly fully dressed either. At least from the waist up.

* [[Press X to Not Die]]: The ends of boss battles use Quicktime Events.

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: General Kota, who during the Clone Wars did not trust the Clone Troopers and instead relied upon personally trained soldiers. This helped him escape Order 66 rather easily.

* [[Raised By Orcs]]

* [[Ramming Always Works]]: In the second game, during the Rebel attack on Kamino, you get to ram an evacuated Rebel cruiser into the main Imperial cloning facility / base. Easily one of the [[Awesome Moment|coolest moments of the series]]. And judging by the flash, the cruiser's reactors went up on impact, multipliying the destruction.

* [[Redemption Promotion]]: Galen is certainly skilled as the secret apprentice, but he becomes insanely powerful as he grows closer to the good guys.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The main selling point of the game is being capable of slicing an AT-ST in half vertically and launching Stormtroopers into the next time zone...and pulling a Star Destroyer down from orbit.

{{quote| "You're a Jedi, boy! Size means nothing to you!"}}

* [[Resurrected Romance]]: {{spoiler|In the sequel Starkiller's primary motivation for breaking free from Vader's control after being brought back from the dead is to find Juno. It's unclear whether he is a clone or not, but she seems quite willing to accept him back into her life.}}

* [[Shadow Archetype]]: Galen has been described as Luke if he had joined Vader or if he were raised by him.

* [[Shipped in Shackles]]: {{spoiler|Vader}} at the end of the second game.

** May not be intentional, but the Kato Neimoidia level introduces a lucrative and lavish casino, and enemies that fire missles, which you can grab and redirect back at them. Very similar to a [[Destroy All Humans|2008 sci-fi game called Path of the Furon.]]

** In the sequel, there is an achievement/trophy called "Poor Bob". One must lift a Stormtrooper in the air, impale him with your lightsaber, strike him with lightning, and fling him into an object. [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/8/20/ Which is what happened to a poor Stormtrooper (called Bob) in this Penny Arcade comic.]

** During the final battle with Palpatine, Palpatine will say to Starkiller "You will scream just like your father" in such a way that almost echoes what Andross told Fox McCloud in the Easy route of Venom in [[Star Fox 64]].

** In the first game, in the Empirical, Starkiller is refered to as "[[THX 1138 (Film)|Subject 1138]]". Similarly, in the sequel, the password Kota gives The Salvation is "Talus Haroon Ten Eleven Thirty-Eight".

* [[Spider Limbs]]: Kazdan Paratus.

* [[Storming the Castle]]

* [[The Un-Reveal]]: {{spoiler|Is Starkiller a clone in the sequel? Your guess is as good as mine.}}

* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: The amount of ways you can kill enemies in the game is ridiculous. ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' has a comic that [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/8/20/ provides a sample].

* [[Villains Never Lie]]: In the sequel, Kota calls Starkiller out for thinking this -- believing Vader when he told him he was a clone. Though there is a lot of evidence supporting the idea, Vader has [[I Lied|lied a lot in the past]].

* [[Wake Up Call Boss]]: General Kota. While not too difficult, he is the first opponent that can resist and use Force powers that Galen (who at this time is considerably weaker than Darth Vader) faces.

* [[We Will Use Manual Labor in The Future]]: Or in a galaxy far far away that has space ships, upsidedown cities and other modern marvels.

* [[Weld the Lock]]: During your breakout from the ''Empirical'', a cutscene shows a purge trooper welding shut a door through which you have to go. You also have to go through the purge trooper and two EVO troopers.

{{quote| '''Starkiller''': You have lured the Emperor to us? When do we strike?<br />

'''Darth Vader''': {{spoiler|I did not summon him. [''ignites his lightsaber through Starkiller's back''] His spies followed you here.}} }}