Mission to Felucia (Great Jedi Purge)

This mission was undertaken by Galen Marek, the apprentice of the Sith Lord Darth Vader, during the Great Jedi Purge in 3 BBY. Marek was sent to Felucia by Vader to assassinate Shaak Ti, one of the few surviving members of the Jedi High Council. Ti took refuge on Felucia following the enaction of Order 66, which called for the eradication of the Jedi Order years earlier.

Marek was met with resistance from the local Felucian natives, whose natural prowess with the Force was amplified by Shaak Ti. After fighting his way through the jungles of Felucia, Marek confronted Ti at the Ancient Abyss, a mega sarlacc sacred to the Felucians. Ti was wounded in the ensuing lightsaber duel, and took her own life by willingly falling into the pit of the megasarlacc.

Prelude
"You've defeated an old man and an outcast. You must face a true Jedi master."

- Darth Vader to Starkiller.



After the completion of the Second Mission to the Jedi Temple, Galen Marek received a new transmission from Lord Vader from his droid companion, PROXY. His master informed him, that he had a new task for his apprentice, which was to travel to the world of Felucia in order to find one of the last members of the Jedi Council of old; Shaak Ti.

This was to be one of the final tests that Vader had given Marek, before they made their move against Emperor Palpatine. Though Marek pleaded with his master that he was ready, Vader told him that he had defeated only a broken old man and an outcast. By fighting Shaak Ti, Marek would face his greatest challenge yet.

Arrival on Felucia
Accepting his master's mission, Marek took the Rogue Shadow to the planet Felucia in order to track down and kill Shaak Ti. Once the ship landed, he departed into the jungle in order to find the Jedi, but encountered resistance in the form of numerous Felucian warriors, who had decided to protect her. Though skilled with the Force, the Felucian warriors were no match for Marek's far more trained lightsaber and Force powers, and soon the young apprentice had fought past the locals to a large mushroom ascent. Upon slaughtering more Felucians and clearing the ascent, Marek continued on into the jungle.

The battlefield
As he ventured closer to the exiled Jedi Master, Marek encountered heavier resistance from the local Felucians: Shamans and Chieftains soon entered the fray against the lone Sith wielder, only to meet the same fate as the warriors Starkiller had killed previously.

At one point, PROXY notified Marek of his location in a major battle site of the Clone Wars. This would be proven true as Starkiller passed the dismembered bodies and armor of clone troopers, as well as parts of fallen CIS spider droids. Here, Marek encountered more dangerous threats in the form of tamed rancors that attempted to kill him. Though the appearance of the great beasts forced his hand slightly, Marek managed to kill his opponents with his lightsaber and Force powers.

As he made his way deeper into the jungle world, he encountered various levels of resistance from the native lifeforms, but was able to defeat all of them. Eventually, he made his way to the Ancient Abyss in order to confront Shaak Ti.

Duel


He eventually found the Togruta Jedi Master, who had taken a Rancor mount to the Abyss, which was the home of a mighty giant sarlacc. She welcomed Vader's assassin and informed him of the Ancient Abyss and its nature. As she said this, a tendril from the sarlacc moved up, and gripped the Rancor forcing it into its maw. With the creature dead, the two Force users entered into a duel.

The battle began with Marek trying to throw objects at the Jedi Master, but Shaak Ti easily blocked his attack, and lunged at the young Sith apprentice. She summoned numerous Felucian warriors to attack Marek, which he was able to defeat. Moving deeper into the Abyss, Shaak Ti used her control to influence the sarlacc beneath them to try, and devour the young Force user. Marek reached by slashing off parts of the creature and using the Force to hurl them at Shaak Ti.

Their duel moved onto the moving tentacles of the sarlacc. Eventually, Marek moved to the ground, and evaded an attack from Shaak Ti sending her flying back into the sarlacc's tendrils. Once there, Marek used Force lightning to attack both the creature and Shaak Ti together. Shaak Ti fell to the ground, mortally wounded.

Dying, Shaak Ti told Marek that he was a slave to Vader, and that his power was wasted on him. Marek refused to believe her words declaring that she would never turn him against his master. A pitiful look fell upon Shaak Ti, as she said that the Sith always betrayed one another, and that only he could choose his own path. She then fell into the sarlacc's maw, and with her, death.

Aftermath
Shaak Ti's death had several repercussions, the most notable being the fall of her Padawan Maris Brood to the dark side of the Force, who in turn caused the fall of many of the Force-sensitive Felucian natives of the planet.

However, her last words to Galen Marek planted the first seeds of doubt in his mind about the superiority of the dark side and the Sith way. Her last words regarding Sith betrayal were quickly proven immediately after this duel, when Marek reported back to Vader and received a mock execution because Palpatine had discovered his existence.

Appearances

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