Summary
Star Warsis full of adventure, political conflicts, and mythical powers. These allow for many interesting scenarios, such as an army made entirely of clones, an evil syndicate run by a race of slugs, and experiments that test the boundaries of humanity. The films cover plenty, but what are the darkest moments you can take part in personally?
The Star Wars video games allow you to slip into the shoes of a character and experience moments in the universe firsthand. You can take part in making horrible decisions that can affect the future of the galaxy or even the fate of your close friends. These are the darkest moments we have found in Star Wars gaming universe.
10Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Star Killer Gets Revenge
In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, you take the role of Starkiller, Darth Vader’s secret apprentice. The blueprint for inquisitors, Starkiller is sent across the galaxy to hunt down any remaining Jedi.
After being betrayed by Darth Vader, Starkiller must choose between saving his new friends and getting revenge on his former master. Fight Emperor Palpatine, and Starkiller will die a hero’s death while inspiring rebellion. Choose to fight Vader, and your friends will die while your broken body is painfully transformed into a Sith Stalker.
9Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Hoth DLC
Star Killer Turns Luke To The Dark Side
In the dark ending of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Starkiller is transformed into a Sith Stalker. This time, infiltratingthe film events of Star Wars: A New Hopeand The Empire Strikes Back, Starkiller faces off against Obi-Wan’s force ghost and even Boba Fett.
The darkest twist to The Empire Strikes Back is during the battle of Hoth, where Luke desperately tries to keep Starkiller from harming Han, Leia, and Chewbacca. After threatening to destroy the Millennium Falcon, Luke is forced to tap into the dark side, sealing his fate as the next Sith.
8Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Endor DLC
Starkiller Forces Han Solo To Kill Chewbacca
The Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 continues the story of Starkiller after his apparent death at the end of the first game. The DLC season for the game also dipped into what-if territories. This time, taking place during Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Starkiller goes after Leia, Han, and Chewbacca.
Starkiller brutally beats Chewbacca, and then uses him as a living shield when Han Solo tries to fire upon him. After forcing Han to kill his best friend, he quickly lays waste to the smuggler, impaling him with his red lightsaber years before Kylo Ren did it in theaters.
7Star Wars: Episode III Revenge Of The Sith
Anakin Betrays The Emperor
Anakin being defeated by Obi-Wan on Mustafar and left to burn may be a pretty dark event in the Star Wars timeline. However, the inverse is also true. What if Anakin had won and assumed the role of Vader without losing his limbs or his appearance?
This is what happens in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith on PlayStation 2. The high ground is no match for Anakin’s power as he cuts down Obi-Wan. Then, in a shocking twist of events, Anakin impales the emperor and declares himself the new Emperor of the galaxy.
6Star Wars Battlefront 2 (2017)
The 501st Journal
In Star Wars Canon, Order 66 was ingrained inside the inhibitor chips within every single clone. This would force them to comply with the order once it was called down. However, this wasn’t always the case and Star Wars Battlefront II let you play through the now non-canon set of events.
The 501st Legion’s logs state that clones were always aware of Order 66. The game shows what it felt like for the clones to fight side by side with various Jedi masters knowing full well that they were building a Death Star and preparing to execute their commanders.
5Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Going Dark Jedi Academy
In Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, you take on the role of Jaden Korr, a skilled Padawan on their way to becoming a Jedi in Luke Skywalker’s new Jedi Order. In the academy, your rival is Rosh Penin. He is ambitious and a bit of a sore loser, but overall, not evil.
If you unlock too many Sith abilities and make a selfish choice towards the end, Jaden will embrace the dark side. This includes fighting Rosh and killing your rival as he begs you not to turn bad.
4Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
A Dark Victory
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order lets you play as Cal Kestis, a former Jedi Padawan who loses his master during Order 66. Ultimately, his goal is to retrieve a holocron containing the identities of force-sensitive children to rebuild the Jedi Order.
Cal Kestis witnesses a vision of the future. If he were to succeed in his mission, he would be able to rebuild the order as planned. However, even further down the timeline, the order would come under attack and, to save his pupils, Cal would fall to the dark side.
3Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Betrayed By Your Closest Friend
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order gave Cal a found family aboard the Mantis. At the end of the game, they decide to travel together and all is well and done. That is until a mercenary named Bode Akuna joins the group.
Bode quickly becomes friends with Cal and even becomes his most trusted ally. Suddenly, the Empire strikes and it is revealed that Bode sold them out in an effort to protect his daughter. This leads to the death of Cere at the hands of Vader, and Cordova, whom he shoots personally.
2Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic (2003)
The Fall Of Tol Braga
Tol Braga is a peace-loving Jedi with a pacifist point of view. His most notable achievement is having fought a Sith Lord and defeating them without killing them. Instead, he convinced them to change their ways and train as a Jedi.
However,even the best of the Jedi can fall. Tol Braga is one of the many characters affected by your dark side choices. His hope and optimism can be shattered little by little and, eventually, you can either choose to kill him or mind control him into becoming your personal assassin.
1Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
The Life Of Jango Fett
As if one moment wasn’t dark enough, everything you do in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is done as a means to build a reputation asthe best hunter in the galaxy. This includes throwing senators to their deaths, conspiring to assassinate members of the Hutt family, and denying another Mandalorian a warrior’s death.
Eventually, Jango is recruited by Count Dooku to become the template for the Republic’s clone army in an ominous exchange. If you love playing the bad guy in games, then this is the Star Wars game for you.
