The film takes place approximately six months after The Force Unleashed, and a year before A New Hope. The story begins with a a clone of Starkiller, who himself was a secret apprentice to Darth Vader. After escaping from Vader's clutches, the clone embarks on a quest to find his identity and the original Starkiller's love interest, Juno Eclipse, but is soon forced to join the Rebel Alliance and help them bring down the Galactic Empire and Vader, who has captured Juno to lure the clone back to him.
