Is he a clone? Is he not a clone? Is he dead? Is a hero, or a villain? Is he secretly shacked up with Darth Vader on a night time? Why does he hold his lightsaber behind his back like a silly person does? Surely that's asking for trouble? All of these are mysteries of Darth Vader's secret apprentice Starkiller, who starred in the Force Unleashed 1 and 2. Considered Star Wars canon, these games bridge the gap between the events of the newer trilogy, Episode I, II and III, with the older trilogy, episode IV, V and VI. It was a pretty exciting premise for a Star Wars fan and although being Starkiller, the super-beefed up Jedi/Sith of doom with basically unlimited power, the storyline really wasn't that good. This is especially true of the second entry in the series which fell totally flat about halfway through an incredibly short narrative and got bogged down in nonsense. He's certainly no Han Solo, that's for sure. Star Wars has struggled to gain characters as memorable as those in the original series for years now and Starkiller was certainly not the right person for the job. He may not be the worst hero ever, but Starkiller is certainly deserving of a place on this list.
Dan Curtis is approximately one-half videogame knowledge, and the other half inexplicable Geordie accent. He's also one quarter of the Factory Sealed Retro Gaming podcast.
