Darth Maul isn't going to appear in Obi-Wan's Disney+ show, which leaves a big question of where is Maul during Obi-Wan Kenobi. The two Star Wars characters have had their stories tied together ever since Obi-Wan cut Maul in half during Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.
The original plans for the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, however, included the return of Darth Maul, but these were abandoned in favor of giving fans an epic rematch between the franchise's oldest adversaries.
Though seemingly killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of the film, Darth Maul returned in the 2008 computer animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (voiced by Sam Witwer).
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) reports that Darth Maul was initially going to be in the Kenobi show. But he was removed as a result of a creative change behind-the-scenes. The site revealed that actor Ray Park, who played the character in The Phantom Menace, was all set to reprise his role in the show.
The real reason for Obi-Wan's victory, though, may have been that he was the better fighter. While Darth Maul's moves were flashy, Obi-Wan eventually proved himself as one of the best duelists in the galaxy, and his fight with Maul was just the awakening of his skills.
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The Dathomirian Sith Lord is without a doubt one of the best Sith in Star Wars history.
Five years ago today, one of the coolest moments in Star Wars history happened, and there's a chance you don't know about it. It featured Obi-Wan Kenobi having one final lightsaber duel with his longtime rival Darth Maul, and Kenobi killing Maul in the process.
However, Maul's hatred of the Jedi was more personal. He was filled with anger when he realized that as a child, the Jedi had not come for him. Maul did not know if they found him unworthy or simply ignored him, and their neglect fueled his rage, counting the days until he could have his revenge.
Darth Maul lives! Well, sort of. After Obi-Wan Kenobi famously cut the horned Sith Lord in half in The Phantom Menace, Maul resurfaced in The Clone Wars, became a crime lord by the time of Solo, and eventually was murdered by Obi-Wan (again!) in Rebels.
When he dies in Rebels you see Obi-wan holding the dying body of Maul. This is supposed to represent that he's gone beyond hatred or anger towards Maul, and instead feel pity that it had to end this way.
Darth Vader defeats Darth Maul. The two Sith Lords engaged in a lightsaber duel, going through the volcano and onto a bridge situated over a river of lava, which collapsed, though they both survived and continued their battle.
Darth Maul died during a final battle with Obi-Wan in the Rebels TV series, and Palpatine couldn't have cared less. For him, finding and killing Maul for his failure simply wasn't worth the effort.
Fandom. Question: Did Maul know Sidious was Palpatine? In legends he did. In the darth plagueis novel I'm pretty sure there's a part where maul was reflecting on his master's political machinations and how he is publicly known as palpatine.
Darth Tyranus, formerly Jedi Master Dooku, succeeded Darth Maul as Sidious's new apprentice.
Why was Darth Maul calm and quiet in Phantom Menace? Because he was trained to be like that. Calm, secret, mysterious, he was a hunter and assassin, in addition to be a secret Sith Lord, too much talk was not his thing, moreover he had nothing to say to anyone in this movie but his Master.
Did Maul ever become a Sith lord again? Never. He lost it after his defeat on Naboo. Even Sidious said that he was replaced,no longer his apprentice.
Just thinking about how Maul's last words before he died were “He will avenge us.” On his deathbed, Maul finally gives up on trying to defeat Obiwan long enough to realize how similar they are and how wronged they were.
In the now-abandoned Legends continuity, his birth name appeared to be Maul, with the title of "Darth" simply added to it when he was taken on as an apprentice by Darth Sidious.
If Darth Maul killed Anakin on Tatooine then Palpatine's chances at controlling tremendous power to help him achieve his insidious plans would be completely dashed! Anakin would be dead and further events in the SWU would be sent into utter turmoil as we know it!
Yep. Darth Maul didn't really say or show straight up that he "feared" Darth Vader, but he openly stated his belief that he could not defeat Darth Vader without the help of the Jedi, therefore on his own.
As seen in Dark Horse's Star Wars Tales anthology series, a short story saw Luke facing Maul shortly after the fall of the Empire. However, this version of Darth Maul's revival was very different from the one that would eventually occur during the canonical Clone Wars animated series.
Thought dead, Darth Maul survived his injuries by focusing on his hatred of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi who cut him in half. His shattered body was dumped amid the refuse of the junk planet Lotho Minor, where the once deadly warrior fell into madness, staying alive on a diet of vermin.
Kylo Ren dies on Kef Bir (the ocean moon of Endor) shortly after Rey deals a mortal wound during a lightsaber duel on the wreckage of the second Death Star. Though Rey Force-heals him, saving his life physically, this blow, coupled with the memory of his mother and father, destroys the man known as “Kylo Ren” forever.
Every iteration of Ahsoka is more powerful than the last, she is one of the few characters who can outclass Maul at every turn, from lightsaber skills to Force abilities, Ahsoka has him beat. She is definitely one of the most powerful characters in the Star Wars canon.
Like his master, Darth Sidious, better known as Sheev Palpatine, Maul's main weakness was his overconfidence. In Luke Skywalker's confrontation with Palpatine during The Return of the Jedi, he tells the Emperor that his overconfidence is his weakness.