Battle on Death Star I

"Poor boy. The Sith always betray one another…I’m sure you’ll learn that soon enough"

- Shaak Ti to Galen

The Battle in the Death Star was a conflict during the Great Jedi Purge, in which Darth Vader and Galen Marek, his former apprentice dueled against each other.

The Battle
After the Rebel leaders were captured by Darth Vader for personal execution by Emperor Palpatine, Galen Marek and Juno Eclipse set out to rescue them. Juno Eclipse set down the Rogue Shadow in the under-construction, Death Star I. Galen incited a riot amongst the Wookiee slave workers, rescued Rahm Kota and then went after the Rebels. After rescuing them, Galen encountered his former master. Galen threw columns, support beams, and anything he could find at Darth Vader. Galen also attacked the Dark Lord with lightning. After destroying Vader and leaving him near death, Galen found himself face-to-face with Palpatine himself. Palpatine starts to attack Marek, but Rahm distracts him by stealing his lightsaber. Palpatine turns his attention to Kota and starts to electrocute him. Galen, seeking to protect his friend, started throwing stuff at Palpatine. Galen approached Palpatine, but as he did so, the Emperor feigned being weak and defenseless so as to lure Marek into a trap. But Marek didn't fall for it. As he turned to leave, Palpatine attacked him with lightning. Marek in response shoots lightning back and the battle turns to a draw. Lightning illuminating the room, Galen senses through the force that a recovering Vader and stormtroopers were about to capture the rebels. Galen knew that he needed to save the rebels so he opened his body to the force and released all that energy in an explosive blast that all but obliterates the Emperor's tower.

Aftermath
Juno, Rahm, Bail, Garm, and Mon Mothma flee aboard the Rogue Shadow. Palpatine and Darth Vader barely survive the massive blast that had occurred but recover to live another day.

Appearances

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