Star Wars Jedi Fans Want Starkiller To Be The Trilogy's Final Villain
thegamer.comStarkiller is one of Star Wars' most action figure-y characters, thanks to his debuting in a video game at the height of the franchise's 'anything goes' approach. He single-handedly takes down a Star Destroyer with the force, cuts down countless Jedi with ease, and grows to a power level that few in the movies and shows rival.
It obviously wasn't canon at the time, but it was a hit, and Starkiller's popularity even saw his character expanded in novels. The games try to fit into the wider universe now, so the chances of seeing Starkiller again are even slimmer, but fans are hoping he pops up as the villain in the third Jedi game nonetheless.
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"Who do you want to be the main villain in the next [Jedi] game?" MainlyPardoo asked on the official subreddit. "This is my pick," they said, attaching a photo of Starkiller dressed up as an inquisitor.
The Force Unleashed came out in 2008 before Disney bought LucasFilm, so the game predates the idea of inquisitors. These are the Empire's evil force users who hunt Jedi that survived Order 66. They aren't technically Sith, bypassing the whole 'only two can coexist' rule, whereas Starkiller at the time was a hidden apprentice, like Asajj Ventress and Count Dooku.
However, not everyone is completely on board with the idea. Vision_dynamic replied, "Unfortunately, Starkiller would destroy Cal or need to be nerfed into oblivion and would only be Starkiller in name. Would be cool as hell though. Maybe make Cal stronger over the gap between this and the next game and have Kata with Cal the whole time as a companion to double team Starkiller? Or Kata be as powerful as a cheaper out?"
Others argue that Starkiller can't fit
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