Galen Marek

"You have done well, my apprentice."

- Darth Vader

The Secret Apprentice was a Human male secretly taken as an apprentice by Darth Vader during the Great Jedi Purge.

Biography
Darth Vader spent years training the young Human in the ways of the dark side in secret, even from his own master, Palpatine. When Vader deemed his training complete, he sent his apprentice on a series of trials to destroy his enemies. When those trials were complete, Vader finally sent him on a mission to hunt down a single rogue Jedi. Vader hoped that this mission would deem him ready to stand with him to confront and destroy Palpatine.



On this mission, Vader hand-picked a young cadet named Juno Eclipse to pilot his apprentice's ship, the Rogue Shadow and allowed for him to take his long-time droid companion, PROXY. The apprentice eventually fell in love with Eclipse.

Skilled with telekinesis and Force lightning, he was a Sith apprentice in all but name. The Rule of Two prevented him from becoming the official apprentice, as Vader himself occupied that position. This made Vader's apprentice officially nothing more than a Dark Jedi. His existence was meant to be kept a secret, so he would make a point of leaving few witnesses to his work, going as far as eliminating Imperial stormtroopers who saw him in action. The apprentice also wears what appears to be some sort of Force shakles.

Powers and abilities
The secret apprentice was powerful enough to pull an entire Star Destroyer out of the sky and send it crashing on the surface of a planet. . He was also very proficient with Force powers such as Force lightning, Force push, and Force repulse.

Behind the scenes


Vader's apprentice is the main protagonist of the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

Haden Blackman, writer of The Force Unleashed, has said that he has a name, but that they cannot release it yet.

Vader's apprentice is voiced by Sam Witwer, best known for his role as Lt. Crashdown in Sci-Fi's Battlestar Galactica. He has expressed an interest in appearing the Star Wars live-action TV series, possibly as Vader's apprentice. His likeness is also used for the apprentice's appearance.

In the Hasbro Vader's Secret Apprentice Evoluions pack, it stated the following: "A son of a fallen Jedi is abducted by Vader to be his Secret Apprentice. As a young adult, the apprentice must choose his destiny: Join Lord Vader and wipe out the remaining Jedi, or become a noble Jedi and bring hope to the galaxy."

Also in the Evolutions pack is an alternative costume of him as a Sith Lord. He wears a mask, has spikes on his body, and carries nine lightsabers around his waist.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game / comic / novel