Mission to Felucia (Great Jedi Purge)

During the Great Jedi Purge in 3 BBY, Starkiller was sent on a mission to the planet Felucia; his objective was to assassinate Jedi Master Shaak Ti, one of the last surviving members of the Jedi High Council. Trained in the ways of the dark side of the Force as the secret apprentice and personal assassin of the Sith Lord Darth Vader, Starkiller was raised to exterminate his master's enemies without question or remorse, particularly the Jedi fugitives who survived Order 66 and the rise of the Galactic Empire. With Vader's assurance that a confrontation with Ti would be the final test of Starkiller's skills, the apprentice headed to Felucia, determined to prove his worth in order to become a true Sith Lord.

Shortly after landing on Felucia, Starkiller was met with resistance from the local Felucian natives, whose natural prowess with the Force was amplified by Ti. After fighting his way through the jungles of Felucia, Starkiller confronted Ti at the Ancient Abyss, a sarlacc sacred to the Felucians. During the ensuing lightsaber duel, Ti fought with the aid of several Felucian warriors and the sarlacc, but was ultimately overpowered by Vader's apprentice. Ti, wounded and unable to defend herself any longer, accepted her fate by willingly falling into the abyss, but not before warning Starkiller of the Sith's treachery. Shaak Ti was ultimately one of the final Jedi deaths of the Great Jedi Purge and largely coming to its conclusion.

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