Code Name: Starkiller… Real Name: Not Jacob Nion.. but Galen Marek??…

This I thought was really interesting. According to a post on the LucasArts forum I found today, Jacob Nion is not the name of The Secret Apprentice. I guess Jacob Nion is the name of The Secret Apprentice in the German version of The Force Unleashed novel. Now apparently someone in Sweden got a hold of the English version of The Force Unleashed novel (How, I have no idea) and the name of The Secret Apprentice is Galen Marek.

Again, this is just a rumor, but there is a screenshot of the English version that seems to provide some solid evidence of this. Again, this can be easily photoshopped and what not, but I figured i’d post it anyway. There has been a bunch of rumors this week and quite honestly I have no idea which ones are accurate. Some, I figure, are just made up to provide some extra hype before the release of The Force Unleashed.

This was a post I picked up off TheForce.net mesage boards:

The SA’s true name is Galen Marek. (Galen means “crazy” in Swedish, so I suspect it is something similar in German, hence the renaming) About the existence of the Death Star: Galen learns the name and location from a vision, but I do not think it is ever said that he mentions the name to anyone. There is also no mention about the rebel prisoners seeing the superlaser-test. (Yes, they have a view over the dish, but it is not explicitly said that the lasers are actually made to converge in the test) The book is told using tight third-person POV of Juno and Galen, with a short passage from Vader if I remember correctly. So all insights about the nature of the Force and such are Galen’s own, and he is pretty kriffed-up and no denying it.

Personally, I liked the book. But it reads very much like a video-game walkthrough in parts. About the Force powers I didn’t find any single action of Galen to be too over-the-top, but the fact that he kept doing these incredible feats without ever slowing down or resting was a bit much. And also: two dying Jedi doing some kind of exploding/ghosting thingy? What was that about

Check out the picture below.

Code Name: Starkiller… Real Name: Jacob Nion…

So, we were all surprised when we learned a few months ago that The Secret Apprentices name was, “StarKiller”. We quickly then learned that this was just a codename. Now according to Wookiepedia.com the real, real name of The Secret Apprentice is, Jacob Nion. This is very interesting, it’s not huge news, but a lot of people have been very curious about his real name.

From the rumors i’ve been hearing out and about is that the official Force Unleashed novel was released in Germany and that’s how everyone found out what The Secret Apprentice’s real name is. Now for a quick history lesson from Wookiepedia.com.

Jacob Nion, codenamed Starkiller, was the son of the Jedi Kento Nion and another as yet unnamed female Jedi. He was a Human male secretly taken as an apprentice by Darth Vader from his father on Kashyyyk during the Great Jedi Purge. The Dark Lord trained him to kill Jedi who survived Order 66, and eventually stand with Vader to overthrow his own Master.

Nion was not always faithful to his Master, however. At one point, he received training from Jedi Master Rahm Kota and helped the “fallen” Jedi Maris Brood seek redemption. They eventually had an ultimate confrontation.

Training under Darth Vader

“You were weak when I found you. I did not expect you to survive your training. But now, your hatred has become your strength.

At last, the dark side is your ally.
―Darth Vader

Jacob Nion when first found by Darth Vader.Jacob Nion was the son of Kento Nion and another Jedi.
His mother had been killed while defending Kashyyyk from Trandoshan slavers.

As Darth Vader was about to deal the finishing blow on Kento, his lightsaber was pulled out of his hand. He turned around to find a young boy holding his lightsaber. He sensed that the boy had the potential to become the most powerful Force user in the galaxy. After killing his father, Vader saved the child’s life when a clone commander tried to blast him. Vader spent years training the young Human in the ways of the dark side, in secret, even from his own Master, Darth Sidious. Though skilled with many Force powers, such as telekinesis and Force lightning, he was a Sith apprentice in all but name. The Rule of Two prevented him from becoming Vader’s 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.

Nion’s training is deemed complete on board the Executor.Jedi Temple trials

“You will need all of your skill to survive.”
―Unknown Jedi Spirit

Jacob Nion
Biographical information
Homeworld Kashyyyk
Died c. 2 BBY

Physical description
Species Human
Gender Male
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown

Chronological and political information
Era(s) Rise of the Empire era

Affiliation Order of the Sith Lords
Dark Side Adept
Galactic Empire
Alliance to Restore the Republic

Known masters Darth Vader (Sith Master)
Rahm Kota (Jedi Master)