Going to have an awesome video tomorrow. Alternate invasion of Kashyyyk with 501st. Tomorrow around 3pm EST, 12pm PST!

He really killed those imperials becuase he didn't want anyone to know he got his lightsaber jacked by a kid.

Vader: *sees child with his lightsaber* You're lucky we didn't meet at the Jedi Temple a few years ago. But I think I'll keep you instead.

He murdered one generation of Jedi and then corrupted the next.

The way Vader so quietly and solemnly said “A son” felt like a moment where his humanity returned slightly.

I like how they played “Anakin’s Betrayal” as Vader cut down his own stormtroopers

You can hear Darth Vader’s humanity when he says “A son?”

I know Vader saved him so he could use him but it's cool to think a lil bit of Anakin broke through.

I like how the imperial troops wear a mixture of clone armor and storm trooper armor. It’s especially clear on the helmet

When Vader said "a son", you hear emotion within him. Anakin Skywalker is still in there. A moment of kindness, even though he used him for his own gains.

This scene alone is literally better than the entirety of the new trilogy.

So many props to Matt Sloan for this scene. He goes from straight up heartlessly evil at 0:19 to surprised and almost... touched? At 0:26.

This game needs to be remastered

I love that at 0:22 Vader breathes in but not out. He gasped in surprise that his saber was pulled from him. And that for a moment Anakin returned when he saw the child. Before he was Vader Anakin was an expectant father who believed his children were dead. He reached out almost as if to protect him.

Poor commander.. He came back with a happy face to vader for his successful reports, but he didn't know that was the last moment in his life.

remember being 7 years old, waking up at 10am, going down the stairs and watching my dad playing this masterpiece for the first time. One of the best games ever created

This scene is my most favorite in the whole entire game

“You were weak when I found you” proceeds to remember yoinking his lightsaber with ease

We need a movie where Vader hunts down Jedi

I always loved the way Vader said "a son?", and only recently when replaying this game did I really notice, I think what it is, is Vader realizing he wasn't the only Jedi to have a kid, and seeing a force-sensitive child reminded him of what his child would have been because, by this point, Vader still believes he killed Padme and his unborn child. It's always interesting to see Anakin slip through.

This deserves to be Canon way more than the movie sequels

*Vader:* “You were weak when I found you.” *Also Vader to an elder Jedi when Starkiller was 3 years old:* “I sense someone far more powerful nearby.”

Vader *kills his own personal* Subtitles: [applause]

The animation is like 100% But those models really made it look awkward. Imagine it with ps4 stuff.

There's something sad but nice in the way he says "A son?" As if a little bit of Anakin broke through

0:26 this whole scene I think was a short lived moment where Anakin overcame Vader, as before the troopers march in you see Vader putting his hand out and walk slowly towards the boy and yeah sure it could’ve been Vader was trying to sneak up on the kid but I like to think that Anakin came out of the darkness for a second and tried to calm a scared child and when the troopers march in and are about to execute the child I think Anakin’s protective nature and rage shined through but releasing his rage also sent Anakin back into darkness and Vader returning to claim his apprentice

0:21 You can sense from Vader's breath how he was surprised when somebody took his lightsaber with the force and then he founds out it was "a son".

Remember when star wars video games was made by a studio with good ideas and good intentions and not money hungry, and they cared about the fans???

I love how the officer thought he was doing the right thing, even stood by his side to show “I got this.”

For those who accuse starkiller overpowered in this moment, I'd just like to note that this is a very instinctive usage of the force and because he was born from 2 jedi, he will be stronger than the average force sensitive. This is also a video game so the power levels will be bulked up for the players enjoyment. If people feel that I am wrong then that's fine because yall are allowed opinions. But the point I'd like to make here is that starkiller is not as overpowered as he seems in the actual cannon of the legends continuity as he is nerfed significantly in the books and comics. If anyone reads this thanks for your time and have a good day.

This shows Anakin is still there somewhere

0:39 "Master Skywalker, whot ore we gohing to doe?"

See, this is the difference between " A powerful yet untrained Force user " like Starkiller and a " Mary Sue- Look at me, I'm amazing in everything" like Rey: Galen Marek didn't use a mind trick on Vader to save his father, he didn't engage him a deadly fight, becoming stronger than him just like that. NO, he was a scared kid that used the Force ( probably for the first time) to disarm Vader while he wasn't paying attention, only to surrender 1 second later... He showed his potential, nothing more.

"Then now you will share his fate!" One of my favorite Vader lines

The way Vader acts after he says “a son” brings a tear to my eye especially when he immediately protects him and kills the troopers

0:26 you can hear the emotion in his voice

0:29 I adore how Vader so nonchalantly crushes the Jedi’s throat by closing his fist.

The thing I love about this scene is how everything happens in the span of a few moments. A potential spark of empathy, before the gears of a plan start turning, yet it all happens so fast that it's unclear if he even knew why he decided to save him.

“You were weak when I found you” Literally 3 seconds before “ I sense someone far more powerful” and gets his lightsaber jacked

"You were weak when I found you." Starkiller as a toddler straight up force snatched Vader's saber out of his hand, yes, weak.

Mom: DAVE! Dave: yes honey! Mom: the kids have the lightsa- Dave: honey?

That moment when Vader saves a youngling

1:03 That Transition Tho

Back in my day, this Starkiller was canon, now he is a planet or something.

There's something I can't help but notice about Galen. His fighting style. Vader uses a modified version of Djem So, a variant of the 5th form of lightsaber combat. It's an form that prioritizes aggressive action without creating a weak defense. Galen uses the Shien variant of Form V, which uses a backwards lightsaber grip to prioritize blaster deflection. (Not surprising given the era) There's only a handful of Force adepts I know who use Shien like that. The first one that comes to mind is Ahsoka Tano, Anakin's padawan. Doesn't sound like a coincidence. Now I'm not saying that Ahsoka had a hand-in with Starkiller's training, (would be an interesting What-If episode though, if they ever made one) but still. Interesting.

I love Starkiller's story, and I know that Vader probably only killed those imperials to keep any info from making its way back to palpatine, but part of me wishes that we could've seen an alternate route where Vader does this purely to save a force sensitive child (possibly to make up for the ones he killed?), fully betraying the Empire to do so.

@0:26 Call me crazy, but he sounded hopeful there. Looks like Anakin still lingered on in there.

*When he saved the child without it hesitation made me gasp loudly. And now im sobbing because what if he was Anakin for a second and thought what if it was his son..*

I know we had 'Vader' for 6 movies. But we need a trilogy of him between eps 3 to 4. Best villan ever.

"I sense someone far more powerful nearby" he definitely felt starkiller

Vader: “A son…….YOU HAVE A SON! THIS IS WONDERFUL I MUST TELL EVERYONE!!”

0:40 at this point let's be honest he didn't want to see a child die. Look how concerned he looked at the troops and child.

One thing I love about Vader is that he can be portrayed as a broken husk of a man or an unstoppable monster

Luke Skywalker is Anakin Skywalker's son, but Galen Marek is Darth Vader's son.

This scene is so perfect. The music and facial expressions make it even better

That “A son” somehow conveyed so many emotions, his voice even changed. That small flicker of light, was there

Sidious: “goood gooooood strike Vader down and become my apprentice!” Darth Vader: “he’s like 7 bre”

I only ever played this game on the PSP and loved the order 66 mode

"Child steals Lightsaber" Vader - *Ah, a worthy apprentice that wont betray me later*

Regardless of Vader's intentions, it feels like his movements as the Stormtroopers take aim and when he rushes to save the child was Anakin taking control, if just for a few moments, deciding that no more children would die because of him. Not again.

Force Unleashed was so good so good in fact that Id say it is the best star wars game ever created.

The way he says "a son" while the music hits those notes hits me right there man

Ah, The Memories...

I LOVE THE USE OF ANAKIN’S BETRAYAL IN THIS!

Anakin: *ignites lightsaber* Child Galen Marek: are you threatening me, Master Jedi?

One off the most badass intros in gaming history

Vader: *Spares a youngling.* All the younglings he slaughtered during Order 66: *BRUH.*

both Force Unleashed games were absolute masterpieces. They both NEED remakes.

Two things went through Vaders mind "A son" is what Anakin felt, and its his reminder of Ashoka to be a master again

"I sense someone far more powerful nearby...where is your master! *Baby shows up

Coolest way to start a game though, playing as Vader, watching the empire destroy everything around you, etc. Also those stormtroopers look like they tried to embed a little vertical stripe underneath their visors so they could pretend to be clones, that's so cute.

His breathing machine still pumps as he's talking lol

I remember when these graphics were considered next level.

I love how even some of the games are canon It just builds the story on and on

At 0:23 Vader just turns around like “The fuck?”

My favorite Star Wars game of all time. Thank you for uploading it's cutscenes :)

Talked about a complicated relationship, killed his dad but saved his life

I love how Vader reaches his hand out like and slowly walks to starkiller as if to say I ain’t going to hurt you haha

That Order 66 music always gives me chills and sadness whenever I hear it.

There needs to be a movie about star killer so it’s made cannon

This is like an alternate reality of nostalgia, I had the Wii version of this game and so much was different.

I have always thought this was one of the greatest moments in Star Wars since I first saw it.

Still better than all the sequels combined.

This and the original battlefront games were some of my first extended universe experiences and they really opened up my mind to what video games could be in terms of story as well as how interesting the star wars universe can be

Anakin broke through a little when he said “A son?”

Imagine if the cast of the game did the audiobook version. It'd be glorious

I love this game a lot. Darth Vader is an awesome villain and a great master.

It’s interesting how after Vader lost to obi wan and the emperor no longer saw him worthy, their relationship became like one big chess game. Palpatine abandoned the rule of two and wanted to become immortal, only interested in using Vader for his tasks, keeping him on a tight leash. Vader wanted Sidious dead and to replace him, with a powerful apprentice to continue the rule of two

Probably one of the greatest video game scenes in my opinion ever

I love the dichotomy of a sith raising one of the most powerful jedi in star wars to become a sith. Only to end up turning to the light and serving the jedi. Its like a punch to the face for Anakin

Immagine if they did a Film about him along with Rogue one. That would have been amazing. I still hope that we will have a 3rd force unleashed game because of the endings in the second game.

Why was vader so much more chill than when he was a jedi like he slaughtered kids and he just let this one go

Those cutscenes make me wanna have an entire series of starkiller with the same voice actor.

Vader: You were weak when I found you.... HE IS A FREAKIN BABY OF COURSE HE IS WEAK

It warms my heart to see that Vader has still some good in him

I hated the "Starkiller" base in the new trilogy. They stole the name without know who it belonged to.

Poor kid. Guy kills his dad in front of him then same guy saves him from a firing squad. Must have been so confused and upset. 😭 Inb4 I know it’s not real leave me be

0:22 "A son?" inner monologue "yes... he can replace the child Padm'e lost in childbirth before she died. Yes.... a son."

"You were weak when I found you" "Bro I was 3"

An interesting note is when Vader steps toward him and puts his hand out as an assurance that Galen was safe with him.