Talk:Galen Marek

Talk page archives: Archive 1

Number of sections
I think we should dramatically reduce the number of sections in this article, it makes it look kinda messy. We don't need a section for each level of the game, and the game takes place over only a nine month time period. We should merge them into each other and name them so that the name covers a larger period. DjMack 17:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Do you think simply removing some of the headings would work? I think the content is fine.--Anonyhm 01:05, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Quote.
I believe that the quote at the top of the page is not a good one to open this article with... it should have stayed as "Rise, my apprentice".
 * I thought that was stupid when the quote was that. You need something that describes the character. And that quote was too cliche. DjMack 16:05, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Okay... I just thought that since the quote at the top of the page only represents part of his life, it would make more sense to use that quote somewhere else and to use another one that describes his full character at the top. But it's OK with me. Kgrimes2 19:26, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think the quote defines his character very well. He's in general a very conflicted character. After all, everything he's ever been taught turns out to be a lie. 21:48, 4 January 2009 (UTC-8)

I've changed the quote to one that represents both his path life as a Sith apprentice and assisting in the founding of the Rebellion. Drewton  ( Drewton's Holocron ) 17:17, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

Infobox image
The current image represents him only as Vader's apprentice, has been there months before the game was released, and desparetely needs to be changed. I propose one of these four images, which are of Galen in Jedi robes on the Death Star.

Drewton  ( Drewton's Holocron ) 17:31, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Option 1 - This looks to be the best, but probably isn't right for the infobox since part of his head is covered by a hood.
 * Option 2 - Looking towards the camera, but not a neutral expression.
 * Option 3 - Looking slightly towards the camera, with a neutral expression. This is probably the best.
 * Option 4 - Meh.
 * Not a fan of any of them to be perfectly honest. -- Redemption [[Image:Redemptionusersymbol.png|25px]] (Talk) 17:47, 6 January 2009 (UTC)

I was previously unaware that he used the same costume on Corellia and immediately before Corellia in the cutscenes, so here's another option, which I think is the best for the infobox. Drewton  ( Drewton's Holocron ) 18:16, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I'm all for it. Though that's just me. Others might be less willing to change the infobox image. Black backgrounds are always covering up for sloppy cropping. -- Redemption [[Image:Redemptionusersymbol.png|25px]] (Talk) 03:43, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I heartily agree with you, Drewton old chap! The current picture shows Galen as a slave. I say we show him as a free man! DarthWill3 00:56, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

Since there is no objection, I've replaced the infobox image with the last one suggested now. Drewton  ( Drewton's Holocron ) 03:07, 9 January 2009 (UTC)


 * After seeing it, I feel I should object to the new one, because he looks like a kid who's just about to try to whistle for the first time. -MPK 04:06, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Finally! Good job. I hated that old infobox image. --Victortalk 04:17, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

The image used is not any of these and is too close up, pixily, and poor quality. The original was fine, as it appears the site refers promo images as they show full body and stuff. We should change it back or vote and notify. --SuperFlash101 20:28, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Infobox images are always close-ups, never full-body. Some don't even show the entire head, as in Cade Skywalker. The original was way too dark and just wasn't suitable for an infobox image. The angle was awkward, in addition. It's also important to show characters in the latest known parts of their life. Obi-Wan Kenobi's image is terrible with an ugly yellow background, but because it shows the latest part of his life, it has to be there, no matter the quality. The same with Darth Caedus. The current image is the best quality one I could find in the cutscenes of that time of his life. Drewton  [[Image:Era-old.png|20px]] ( Drewton's Holocron ) 23:58, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Drewton, is there a rule somewhere saying that infobox images must always be close-ups and must show the person as she or he was in the last part of her or his life, and also that image quality is irrelevant? I ask this because it looks to me like you just fixed something that wasn't broken in order to conform to an unwritten rule. Also, according to this rule, shouldn't the main image for the Anakin Skywalker article be one of Vader at the end of Episode 6, rather than Anakin as seen in Episode 3? -MPK 00:50, 10 January 2009 (UTC)