One of the most beloved stories now branded as non-canonical "Legends" after Disney took control of the Star Wars franchise in 2012, is the tale of Darth Vader's secret apprentice Garen "Starkiller" Marek. Told in 2008's The Force Unleashed game and its 2010 sequel, the story of Starkiller has all the hallmarks of a great Star Wars story: epicbattles, clones, easter eggs, love and betrayal, and convenient connection to the Original Trilogy. And it was all tied together with the ability to use force powers that make Rey and Baby Yoda look like younglings with their blast shields down. No wonder, then, that fans of the games have been clamoring for them to be included in the Disney Star Wars canon.

Here's why that's a terrible idea.

Force Unleashed's Characters Ideas And Characters Already Exist In Disney Canon

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In The Force Unleashed, Vader tasks his apprentice Starkiller with starting the Rebel Alliance in order to kick Palpatine off his spooky chair and allow Vader to take his place. While, at the time, the plot was a compelling way to tie the prequels and the original trilogy together, it just doesn't fit in the expanded Disney universe. As much as we loved Starkiller and his story, we're much more invested in the story of Cassian Andor and Mon Mothma's burgeoning insurgency coming to a Disney+ subscription near you.

That's because, as cool as Starkiller's story was, it went off the rails faster than a mynock on hyperfuel in the rushed sequel. We've also already had a much more compelling Vader/apprentice relationship with Ashoka Tano in Clone Wars and Rebels.

From a gameplay perspective, we've already gotten a better Jedi experience in Jedi: Fallen Order. We can't say that unleashing the Force in a way no other Star Wars story has done didn't feel awesome, but Fallen Order let us play out a more authentic Jedi fantasy. One with better combat and exploration and which fleshed out the era between Episodes III and IV in a way that would make any kind of Force Unleashed remake or recanonization pointless.

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Rey Is The New OP Jedi, And People Hate Her For It

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What really made Starkiller such a hit with fans was that he was ridiculously overpowered, crushing AT-STs into balls like tin foil and ripping Star Destroyers out of the sky with the Force. We were never made privy as to what made Starkiller such a beast save for the standard lines about being "strong with the Force" used to justify the abilities of plenty of other Star Wars characters. Why Starkiller is still beloved by some fans while other, newer characters are bashed for showing the slightest hints of Force mastery without explanation is a mystery. What differences could possibly there be between Starkiller's power and say, Rey Skywalker's?

We could certainly make a case for Starkiller's inclusion in the new Star Wars canon based on Sam Witwer's performance as the character alone. Fortunately, Witwer was able to bring life to another sympathetic Star Wars dark sider, Darth Maul. The all too short-lived phantom menace found a new life on The Clone Wars and Rebels, and Witwer's performance as the ex-Sith was responsible for lifting the once one-dimensional character to incredible new heights.

All in all, The Force Unleashed was a fun game and bulked out the Star Wars mythos in interesting ways at the time. But, like it or not, Disney is running the show now, and there is no place for Starkiller in their universe. You know, except for Starkiller base. Let's all just be happy to leave Starkiller with Palp's first kid, Triclops, the giant green bunny rabbit alien Jaxxon, and the rest of the odd Legends characters who were kind of cool but really don't have a place in the canon.

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