Star Wars Rebels Almost Included Starkiller from Force Unleashed
Actor Sam Witwer says Starkiller from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game almost made his TV debut on Star Wars Rebels.
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Apparently, Star Wars Rebels nearly saw the TV debut of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed lead Starkiller. After three storied seasons that definitely added a new dynamic to the space opera mythos, the Disney XD series is looking to close out with a huge bang as it treads the events leading up to the start of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Season 4 is shaping up to be jam-packed with several existing mysteries waiting to be resolved. That said, it is still great to look back and mull over the what-ifs of the show, including one that could have added Galen Marek as another threat to the Ghost Crew.
Starkiller was Darth Vader’s secret Sith apprentice in The Force Unleashed video game. The character had a parallel story with his master. Dispatched by the Dark Lord to track and kill Jedis who survived the purge, his journey gave him multiple opportunities to come back to the light and be a hero instead of an antagonist.
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Witwer, a veteran Star Wars voice talent has voiced both Maul and Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious in numerous projects, has revealed during his Twitch stream event (via Comicbook.com) that Starkiller was at one point being mulled over as a potential Inquisitor:
“Dave did share with me, by the way, he considered making Starkiller an Inquisitor in Star Wars Rebels,” Witwer said. “It didn’t quite fit the story that they were telling, but he did think about it because he thought that would be interesting.”
The Inquisitors — who had a similar role to Starkiller, was a group of Force-sensitives whose job was to make sure that no Jedis and other Force-sensitive creatures were left alive. They were recurring characters in the first two seasons of Rebels until the last met their end in Malachor during the season 2 finale ‘Twilight of the Apprentice’. One has to wonder whether Filoni planned to incorporate Marek the way that he was depicted in The Force Unleashed. Rebels have previously used this trajectory with Agent Kallus — originally an Imperial officer turned Rebel fighter.
While it would have been treat to see Starkiller officially make the jump to the extended universe canon, it is great that the franchise explores new material already. In its run, it has been able to find the balance between old and new, making the mythos more diverse and detailed. That said, it wouldn’t be inconceivable to see the Sith apprentice appear in future animated series, novels or maybe event a live-action film. If anything, LucasFilm is carefully picking ideas and characters from its storied Legends’ catalog to bring to audiences.
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Source: Comicbook.com
Accidental movie fan who is perpetually curious, Ana rekindled her love for writing several years back and married it with everything pop culture. The result is a passionate young writer who could ramble (and of course, pen) about films and series multiple hours a day. She has a soft spot for The Lion King, old songs, and home design; is currently obsessed with old sitcoms (The Golden Girls!); and won’t dare watch any horror films although she’s (ironically) dying to see one. Though a bit late to the party and was an actual Force non-believer, she now finds the Star Wars franchise quite fascinating (fun fact: it was a crazy Jar Jar Binks/Sith theory that drew her in).
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