Starkiller Was Almost In Star Wars Rebels
The Star Wars universe (before and after Disney bought Lucasfilm) has always been more than just the movies. And through this extensions we’ve gotten some truly memorable characters. There’s Kit Fisto, Mara Jade, and so much more. Even the video games have given us some memorable characters, including the man known as Starkiller. The name was originally meant to be Luke Skywalker’s last name, but was deemed too violent for the movie. But, when The Force Unleashed came to be, the name was brought back up. The character was the secret apprentice of Darth Vader, and according to a certain actor, he was almost put into Star Wars Rebels. That would’ve been one heck of a crossover, and one of the few inclusions that have happened directly from the video games and nothing else. Ironically, in The Force Unleashed, Starkiller had a hand in creating the Rebel Alliance, whereas here, according to voice actor Sam Witwer, he was going to be one of the Inquisitors: “Dave [Filoni, executive producer] did