STARKILLER: A Star Wars Teaser | Cinematic Captures Contest | Animated Fan-Film | Unreal Engine 5

My submission for the Cinematic Captures Star Wars Fan-Film Contest!
Hope you enjoy :3
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Set before New Hope on a far away forest planet called Fedje, where a small team of rebels, led by one of the surviving Jedi, found an ancient abandoned Jedi Temple in one of the not inhabited areas of the planet.
Unfortunately for them, soon after they arrive in the Temple, Emperor's Sith Assassin - Starkiller (This film goes more with the Force Unleashed DLC story rather than the new canon, so there is no Inquisitorius etc. and Starkiller isn't a secret apprentice anymore, but a known Sith in the Empire), arrives with an Imperial fleet to kill the Jedi and Rebels and to make sure that all the forgotten knowledge and findings that can be located in the Temple, will go straight to the Emperor...
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Music by the amazing Luis Humanoide, thank you so much for allowing all creators to use your music! / luishumanoide
Songs used: 'Canto Bight Chase' | 'Order 66 - Inquisition' | 'Order 66 - Memories'
Models and SFX from:
-EA Star Wars Battlefront I and II
-EA Star Wars Squadrons
-LucasArts Star Wars The Force Unleashed
-Epic Unreal Marketplace and Metahumans
-Quixel Megascans
-Sketchfab
Mocap Animations:
Mixamo
Everything not credited above is most likely made by me.
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Autodesk Maya - Animating, Rigging
Unreal Engine 5 - Lighting, FX, Rendering
DaVinci Resolve 17 - Editing, Sound Design
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[@ShainAnimations]

QUICK DISCLAIMER: This is all that there is, there's no full film coming out. The reason I called it a 'teaser' is because I thought it would be a small funny thing to change it from the usual 'A Star Wars Story' to 'A Star Wars Teaser' as it's only long enough to 'tease' you with the potential of what a full film about Starkiller could be. That said, who knows... If I find the time, I definitely would love to make a proper short-film about Starkiller, but I'd need help of Voice Actors, 3D Artists etc. and I'd definitely need that Rokoko suit :'D EDIT: Actually, if anyone would like to voice act or is a decent 3D artist who would like to help out, feel free to email me at [e-mail] Mention in the email if you wanna help out with this project or if you're up for collaborating on other short-films as well (Star Wars related or not). And send over some samples of your voice acting/3D work/your cat pics/whatever else you think might be useful

[@christianvincentcostanilla8428]

Revive Old Star Wars legends

[@christianvincentcostanilla8428]

What George Lucas and lucasfilm do before Disney takeover

[@christianvincentcostanilla8428]

Back then George Lucas gave them Freedom. To his followers and people

[@christianvincentcostanilla8428]

And George Lucas one last word to his...... '' followers and people. : Go Crazy

[@christianvincentcostanilla8428]

And George Lucas one last word to his...... '' followers and people. : Go Crazy

[@StarWarsTheory]

very epic

[@Jupitaaar]

indeed

[@KennyPagley]

Indeed

[@rezonvevo]

Indeed

[@MoskoniDesign]

indeed

Indeed

[@tommygunengineer9184]

What I love about his respirator when compared to Vader's is that Vader sounds like he's softly snoring and Starkiller's sounds like a *mechanical scream* . The screeching is unnerving to say the least. Well done!

[@paws413]

And I bet we don't wanna hear both of these sounds in our house

[@star.master_cranium]

Maybe you don’t want to.

[@Michael-jb7sn]

That screech and breathing is one thing you don't wanna imagine and hear in your nightmares

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

Me: "Starkiller? Ooh, nice! Let's see what heroic act he does for the Reb----" 0:45 OH...THAT Starkiller.

[@jonharper4478]

I think its both of them...

[@joshbyrne3557]

Hahaha

[@EykisCorporation]

Thanks it wasn't The Starkiller base.

[@SLEV7NELEV11N]

Lmao i thought the same thing 😅😅

[@xaviersmith957]

Dead fucking ass 😂😭

[@tbproductions1486]

This perfectly captures Starkiller in his sith form. He has overwhelming power but the pure presence, sight, and sound of him just freezes his enemies in place. Absolutely amazing job, looking forward to your future work.

[@mdsf01]

Damn even the Jedi was scared. You can see his light saber shaking slightly as Starkiller finishes off the 3rd rebel "red shirt" 2:07

[@jslaughter95]

@@mdsf01 dude just let those rebels die xD

[@wanyekest6969]

In other words, a Gary Stu.

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

@@wanyekest6969 no cause then is Vader a Gary Stu? He fits the top comment as well.

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

@@wanyekest6969 also nothing he did in this short film was that insane or silly. Darth Maul could do the same. I mean we see him turn off the x wing which we don’t often see, but lore wise theoretically many powerful force users could do it if given the right opportunity and time.

[@IanLukeProduction]

Okay that was just insane, you did an incredible job here, may the force be with you Shain!

[@Anonymus_M8]

Well said, Man. Well said.

[@CTN71]

I always loved that dark lords armor for Starkiller. It’s probably my personal favorite Sith Lord design.

[@Slicksloth28]

Same that one and revans have always been my favorite

[@wyattchandler6359]

Yeah it's just so different than other Sith armors. Really memorable.

[@Red-zh7vq]

I loving the breathing sound effect, reminiscent of Vader’s without being the same

[@NineWorldsFromDrew]

Yeah, it almost sounds like he’s saying things! I wonder if they took samples of short words being said, and slowed them down to make that sound effect? It’s really sinister!

[@alexhenderson1312]

Certainly more guttural, raspy and therefore creepier! 💀😈😱😎🤩😁😉👍👏

[@PugilistCactus]

@@NineWorldsFromDrew Naw they just took the same breathing effect he had in Force Unleashed and enhanced it a touch. He's not Darth Nihilus.

[@revan22]

yeah they're kinda similar. but Vader seems to have difficulties breathing in, while starkiller has difficulties for breathing out.

[@guily6669]

Holy crap EA never made such a nice trailer!! And that dark cave was so damn nice, it gave Star Wars a whole different perspective. Star Wars the TERROR edition :) ps: I'd kill for a game made like this with nice physics and visuals.

[@zacariasfloreswong3696]

Lo mismo

[@alpayt3039]

Töten für Unterhaltung? Uncool

[@Soron661]

yeah, and where the sabers consistently dismember things. Unlike in TFO which is the only con I have for the game... other than the freaking spiders, carnivorious tentacles, and the pain in the ass boss battles.

[@PugilistCactus]

"Oh but you're not a Jedi therefore bad, therefore not allowed cause Disney only likes good guys..."

[@mitchellwayne6037]

Dude, this trailer was dope, but we DO have the SWTOR trailers. Those things are masterpieces as well.

[@kentoncottam1863]

this is amazing shows the difference between him and his master. Vader is an all imposing force of nature, all you can do is run and hope he dose not catch you. While Starkiller is an apex predator you can run and fight all you want but he will always get his prey.

[@monadsingleton9324]

*I was apprenticed to Darth Vader himself. He taught me everything he knew about the ways of the Sith, he steeped me in the power of the Dark Side of the Force... **_And then I killed him._** Tell me, little Jedi, what chance do you think you have against me?*

[@trevorhough9515]

What is this quote from?

[@monadsingleton9324]

@@trevorhough9515 It's from me, I made it up. Based on the events of the video game _Star Wars: The Force Unleashed._

[@alexhenderson1312]

Yes! He not only represents the Dark Side ...more like he IS the Darker and Darkest Sides of the Force! 😎😈💀😱😁✌️👏👍

[@redpandafirefox9434]

"A nuke..." *We both get engulfed in fire* 😅

[@monadsingleton9324]

@@redpandafirefox9434 Starkiller: *After being nuked, gets cloned, DOOM music kicks in.* 😳😬

[@allknowingfreddybear9291]

I would love to see Witwer return as Starkiller in a live action. Make it canon.

[@niekvanwijk4451]

Nah he's too powerful for canon. But that doesn't mean that he should be left in the dust. There's nothing wrong with digging into legends material. There's so much potential for shows, games, comics etc. Completely centered around legends. You can go crazy creatively, cuz it won't influence the Canon timeline anyway.

[@lorenzochavez916KIDSLZ]

The force unleashed community needs that

[@weaponisedfarts1382]

A non-canon live action movie would be good too.

[@jdaddio09]

In compete honesty Lord Starkiller here is absolutely terrifying. I would be more scared to run into him than Darth Vader. Fantasticly done!!! You should do another short where he faces off against a recovered Mace Windu. Lol

[@curiousaboutanything2454]

That'll be awesome 😊😁

[@alxjr69]

Vader toys with his prey. Starkiller does not. I don't know which to be scared of more.

[@martinivanov1319]

vader is a boring slow moving force tank. u know he will kill u, but its not as terrifying as getting literally hunted and savagely massacred like a prey by starkiller

[@raptorwithagun5206]

@@martinivanov1319 Well, it’s going to be real bloody terrifying to run into Vader if you’re a youngling, knowing his history with them.

[@alexhenderson1312]

Yes please! ASAP! 😎🤩😉😊👏✌️👍

[@starkiller6465]

This Sith Lord has always frightened me and it was my favorite I’m so glad that people still talk about him to this day and make videos Great video!

[@southerlywheel9761]

:)

[@knightgaming5248]

OMG! Starkiller’s breathing gives me chills. 😳😬

[@leoroemer6085]

This version of Starkiller reminds me of the Winter Soldier when he was a brainwashed assassin for HYDRA.

[@kaiserreichempireofohio834]

Difference is Winter Soldier had no conscience control of what he was doing, Starkiller is doing what he does somewhat willingly, because he at this point lost everything, everyone he cared about, even most of his body, and all he has is the hatred he now drowns himself in, as well as serving his new master, the Emperor. I don't know which is sadder, honestly.

[@TwinsReviewsBlog]

This is way way way too good! Best submission so far by a long shot, loved everything about it! Good luck

[@forgeinsteel878]

Vader: *Heavy inhaler breathing* Starkiller: *Intense Gonk breathing*

[@TerraStone]

WOW!!! THIS. IS. INCREDIBLE

[@MasterShadeNion]

Dude I am squeeing with joy. This is exactly how I’d imagine him in a canon tv series! Seriously thanks for bringing back my favorite character! This is amazing

[@asheer9114]

Too bad he never was a canon Star Wars character (following Lucas own statement about both games) because devs crossed far too many lines when they created him and the game lore to even remotely declare it a canon story...

[@javierdominguez8547]

You could have added recoil to the blasters but all in all this is INCREDIBLE!

[@ShainAnimations]

yeah, there's quite a few things I wanted to definitely do, like recoil and also have that rebel chick actually kind of run backwards as she's shooting rather than just standing there and waiting for death etc, but I've ran out of time, I was pretty much working on this only during weekends as I was too busy with my full time job and other stuff. I was also planning on having Starkiller actually fight and kill the Jedi but it was quite obvious early on in making this that there's no way I could do all of that before the deadline

[@Frizzleman]

@@ShainAnimations even so you killed it you made something incredibly special and extremely cool

[@haraldlorentzen40]

Why would blasters have recoil? Yes, the weapons used in A New Hope was based on modified WW II weapons afaik, but that does not mean that recoil should be a thing with laser or plasma based weapons, just because the weapons used when making the movies might have had some. Wish I knew where the recoil idea in SW came from, as it does not appear to be any recoil to speak of shown on the silver screen.

[@JaigEyesStudios]

@@haraldlorentzen40 Recoil in Star Wars has always existed (if you watched the movies and tv series). Take the Droideka as an example in The Phantom Menace film, their arms are being forced back by the energy of the projectile. They need to reset after every shot. Weapons in Star Wars are “blasters” and not true lasers, also how they fire bolts of energy rather than a steady stream of light. Later material stated that this was compressed gas that was ignited and projected with explosive force (Tibanna Gas), in which case some recoil might make sense. Overall, Star Wars is not hard science fiction and it's always considered a Space Fantasy (Sci-Fantasy).

[@haraldlorentzen40]

@@JaigEyesStudios Hmm, good point. But I still find it to be a bit strange, but no matter.

[@neofulcrum5013]

The minute I saw those fingers in the tie I felt bad for my rebels

[@StarWarsElseworlds]

So this is during the dark side ending timeline of the first game, so cool man. Loved this.

[@dandragon8595]

I love That it's essentially just the "Darth Vader: breathing" but with a broken and unnatural feel.

[@skythewolf35]

Nice to see people remember the Stalker timeline. Incredibly terrifying Starkiller even if it is a handicapped one.

[@raptorwithagun5206]

Vader was also handicapped and still really f[BEEP]ing terrifying.

[@mattberg6328]

I wish they'd bring him back; even as starkiller the Sith assassin when he sought revenge on vader. He was an AWESOME character!! Great trailer! VERY layered and well written for being so short. :)

[@2130julian]

Wow wow wow. Easily the best animation entry so far.

[@Spenceley]

Sure, if you prefer the non-canon ending. ;-) This excited the hell out of me. Best Starkiller vid since the TFU2 trailers!!

[@randomwatcher3337]

At this point with the way Disney is running Star Wars: "There is no canon, only Legends"

[@Zazool]

This submission is fantastic, loving the lightsaber animations so cool, good luck man 😄

[@lordvader1993ger]

Most impressive! 👌

[@ShainAnimations]

thank you, my master

[@DocImpossible]

Excellent work! I’d pay to see more.

[@a.hypocrite]

The final scene of Starkiller turning to the camera before dashing toward the Jedi reminds me of the SAW movies- specifically, when the individual who holds the mantle of "Jigsaw" dons the pig mask and jumps at the victim, with the sound of a squealing pig. I don't know if that's what you were going for, but it was unnerving as hell and absolutely well done!

[@jaymontana892]

Just discovered this film yesterday. I loved it all, but three highlights: 1. The X-Wing getting shut off by Starkiller. WOW, that's an original concept! Would love to see this happen in an official Lucasfilm project. 2. The TIE Fighter crashing into the cave entrance. Visually impressive, love how Starkiller expertly crashes to create an atmosphere in which he can better stalk his prey. 3. The shot of him walking past the rebels in the dark. I was both TERRIFIED and LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY when I saw that! Exactly what this version of the character would do to toy with them. Plus, i was just thinking, "Well, you're screwed!" the entire time. Great work, would love to see a longer version someday. :)

[@CaLiCo_1313]

Omg if they ever make a actual starkiller series, they better use his breathing effect cuz wow that sounded crazy🔥

[@kaiserreichempireofohio834]

Sadly if they ever bring Starkiller back into canon we won't see Sith Cyborg Starkiller, given he's from a timeline where Vader dies and Sidious makes Cyborg Starkiller his slave, rather he'd probably just be Vader's secret apprentice who either turns to the light and dies or is exiled, or maybe just stays evil but is exiled or something and becomes a villain in a later series. Maybe they might make anouther character some freaky dark side Cyborg assassin at some point shortly after Revenge of the Sith(maybe while Vader is still getting used to his cybernetics and in the process of making a new lightsaber, as well as when the Empire is still recruiting and training inquisitiors, the Emperor might get someone stronger in the force than the acceptable amount for an inquisitior, but not to the point were they could be a realistic candidate for a true Sith, as somewhat of a placeholder to hunt down Jedi and Rebels until more proper inquisitiors could be deployed).

[@RatInTheMud]

@@kaiserreichempireofohio834 i dont get how its bad if people attempted to explore non canon universes as long as they dont mix them together

[@kaiserreichempireofohio834]

@@RatInTheMud since writing this hell yeah I'd love non canon content to be made. I just don't know how much Disney or Lucasfilm are going to lean into that outside of Visions

[@unknownproxy]

I need more of this in my life. SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!

[@Ben-Ken]

This technology is perfect for Star Wars movies. It's the best way to showcase the acrobatics and feature aliens that don't just look like humans in prosthetics. An R-rated Darth Bane or Darth Malgus movie would be perfect.

[@issactyler7848]

We need to make starkiller canon and the whole story happened already he’s just out their alone killing bounty hunters, mandalorians, gang leaders old empire followers and fighting new sith consulting with luke or Rey. Darth Vader kept him a secret and palpatine just never found out about him rule of 2 been broken for decades secretly type shit 🤦🏽‍♂️🔥

[@mestizo2842]

OMG my Favourite charakter besides Revan in his Sith form i cant handle this ooohhhhhhhh ! Thanks you so much for doing this ! My Heart feels ablaze :)

[@MarksUselessChannel]

He just stands there while his companions get cut in half. Thats no Jedi. Wimpus pussilious, at best.

[@OneTwoMark]

The Jedi looks like an optical illusion, sometimes it looks like a woman sometimes it looks like a guy.

[@RaikenXion]

have you ever stopped to think that might be done for a reason? You know fluidity?

[@vladtheimpalerofficial]

I imagine this is after the events from the games and also that he is now the emperor as he killed him and used the force to restore his body and power but kept the suit for fear reasons

[@alemdomedo66]

chad sith killing soyjedis and womans.

[@_Dovar_]

How are the fans so competently creative, and the mega-corporation with nearly unlimited resources so utterly useless...

[@blackshogun272]

because we live in a clown world in one of the worst timelines...

[@thefracturedfilter]

This was pretty awesome, that Sith design for Starkiller was definitely one the things I did like about Force Unleashed. Very well done, I liked that serial killer moment in the cave taking them out one after another and effective use with the shadows. Awesome!

[@SirJamesIGamerfuzion]

Chills

[@LuisHumanoide]

that's insane, woow !!!!

[@hevitevi4857]

Dude, I haven’t even finished the film yet and I love it. Awesome editing all around!

[@zachaboy]

Just watched this with SWtheory as the whole channel absolutely well made dude

[@GeneFOX70]

This is amazing, send it to Sam Witwer.

[@Hogan231]

Lord Starkiller.

[@Robert_Douglass]

That scared the hell out of me. First the T-65s get wiped out, then Starkiller runs that TIE he's in straight at that Jedi till he hits the ground. That's just insane relentlessness right there. Then, in the dark, the only clue to his presence is the Rebel that gets skewered from behind, and the next that gets cut in half, and then he runs rampant, slaughtering the remaining Rebels one at a time. And that ventilator....I thought Vader's ventilator sound was frightening, but hearing that in the dark? Yeesh...

[@PeterParker-ub3vn]

Was great all around . But dude with Rey hairstyle ? Kind looked like leia from return of the Jedi with a five o’clock shadow . Breathing sound effects for stat killer were next level though and the “star” of the show ; )

[@pkmovies92]

It was INSANELY GOOD! Love Lord Starkiller!

[@andrewclarke4273]

This is brilliant. Simply put, Star Wars needs to go in a different direction (imo). Maybe the fan made stuff can give the House of Mouse some ideas.

[@arkhambeyondx9823]

Time to replay Force Unleashed! btw just finished playing Fallen Order.

[@richardbell1614]

That was sick. Iam not even mad that the black guy got killed first..lol excellent job

[@galenmarek9369]

Estoy enamorado de Galen Marek dsd hace años.. N I C E. greats from barcelona, Spain.

[@gpavl1177]

MAKE THIS A MOVIE RIGHT FHE FUCK NOW. DELETE THE LAST TRILOGY AND MAKE THIS A MOVIE DISNEY

[@crackensvideo]

Honestly, post-Clone War, when portraying Sith like Vader or the like, this is how it should be. Just this unstoppable force that the only thing you can really do is run. A Star Wars horror movie while being stalked and hunted by Vader would be amazing if done right.

[@iker4580]

Holyyy shiiiit!!!!! This is awesome!!! Thanks for creating this. The terror of STARKILLER フォースと共にあらんことを!!

[@Charlie94781]

Starkiller introduced the rebel terrorists to the pecking order

[@jtcoolnurd113]

Yo the sparks ... make it more frightening ..this is bad ass can't wait for more

[@Dirtarih]

Ну ништяк! Только джедайка почему небритая??

[@Darkness93]

That was awesome! As someone who played The Force Unleashed Sith Edition over and over I loved seeing the Sith Stalker in action ;)

That's how you make a horror movie from Star Wars ❤

[@ΜάριοςΛογιώτατος]

I look forward for this!!! i played force unleashed 1+2 they are my favourite star wars games all the time i just love them!

[@rps1276]

Is Starkiller actually saying anything or is he just making some mechanic noises? Anyway, that was fucking epic, i wish we would get some kind of Starkiller Series or Movie. I also love that transition of the text of the location at the beginning.

[@ShainAnimations]

Thanks! In this film it's just his breathing apparatus that you can hear, similar to Vader's one. I'm kind of thinking of maybe turning this into a longer film with proper story etc. then I'd find someone to voice him as well

[@begonettvs5564]

@@ShainAnimations Sam seems to love this sort of stuff. It couldn't hurt to reach out for him to record a few lines.

[@zachhecita]

@@ShainAnimations Would you want a voice closer to how he sounds in the Jedi Temple DLC or the Ultimate Sith Edition? Personally, his voice, when he says, "You can never escape me," is far more chilling than the Lord Starkiller version.

[@Tekkaman1994]

Well don Shain! I have yet to see an CGI animated Star Wars Fan Film that I truly liked. But this is very good, even though a “teaser trailer”. You totally captured Starkiller’s Sith self with the helmet and the long tunic, and that red bladed lightsaber, which looks amazing in the dark space he was in. The other people look to be Rebel’s and a Jedi who has his own lightsaber as well! Amazing work despite no real plot and no dialog.I would definitely watch an actual fan film of this!

[@TheAutisticNinja08]

You know your screw when you hear his breathing

[@SpiderSplicer135]

My Favorite Star Wars Character and game

[@drproof]

I think its a very good work for 1 person.. but the face animations, movement and the rigidity of all charakters are not so good for a real big production. And the explosions... 😅

[@carloscrispens4816]

Could be a nice star wars horror flick.

[@holyreaper9605]

That was absolutely fantastic. Starkiller’s story line was one of my favorites. The visuals and audio was top notch. Thank you for that, not we just need a Force Unleashed remake on Unreal Engine 5 lol

[@ZGTH]

Omg u are incredible that what i want to seen all the time

[@LeviDeDrip]

I want to take down cal kestis as starkiller

[@JBat-Gaming]

If only this was a film or video game

[@403errorskydaddynotfound3]

Excellent video, hopefully one of the bigger channels will feature it so you can get a shit ton of views that you deserve. The darkside is strong with you and you did justice to how OP Starkiller is.

[@themoviewatcher42]

we need a new starkiller game that’s it

[@kingswafautos241]

Now we get Disney to make him be the secret apprentice of darth Vader that palpatine has been hiding and he comes out to face the new republic and has to go against Rey that would be epic for star wars episode 10 or 11 whatever we are on now

[@kingswafautos241]

We already know there is a new Jedi order that starkiller can face and have to go against the new republic and Rey this is a great time for starkiller to come into the cinematic universe to finish the story the games started

[@flixnchills]

You are incredible. Amazing work.

[@JonP1245]

We need more EU fan made projects

[@aaronwright8252]

Dang that was some good stuff!

[@bamfyu]

Starkiller - a horror story!

[@Kaybytheway4]

Despite it just being 2 minutes, I loved every single second of it. I think my favorite thing about starkiller is the fact that he brought down an entire cruiser using just the force.

[@xkt5753]

I voted you love it man ggs

[@Steve_P_B]

Looks like she needs a shave

[@Jsfilmz]

homeboy watched his entire crew get rekt HAHAH THE eFF

[@pushmunt]

this is a Dark Starkiller

[@jonathanring1744]

Someone fund this guy so we can get the full movie....that was insane !!!!!

[@Rogueplayz-co1zg]

This better have won

[@starlighter93]

YES! THIS! It was awesome! I'm telling you, that breathing is way more scary than Vader's. :D

[@solofilmmaking]

wow, the lighting so beautiful , great work

[@DarrelsWonderland]

This was incredible! But I hope you do consider making this into a full fan film! Most impressive!

[@helo4066]

Truly, you are worthy to be ranked a Sith Master. Impressive. Most Impressive!!

[@levitan71]

*imagines starkiller kneels before a sentinel droid to recive futher instructions, both being part of operation cinder.*

[@Charlie94781]

Operation Cinder was retarded.

[@MoskoniDesign]

Truly Amazing. Great cinematography & Animation mate!

[@hosswindu166]

This is the way.

[@Tacomaholic]

0:21 Dude looks like a lady.

[@MrSailmakers]

Can we just get Starkiller back in canon?

[@Cyro_2235]

nah. he would so NOT fit in there. we have plenty of vader stories, you cant just write in such a big thing as a secret adept now. plus....i never liked him because he is OVERPOWERED AS FUCK! and nobody should be able to defeat vader or the emperor before luke!

[@Moggli]

holy shit this is so epic..