![]() ![]() Most notably, Dark Horse Comics’ various pre-Disney-era Star Wars titles introduced the general idea that Maul survived being cut in half (and, not for nothing, the fall itself), but was driven insane by the ordeal, left to run around causing chaos with robotic legs, which made him resemble a kind of Sith satyr. Thus, one might take the idea of Maul’s return for granted, especially since his survival of a seemingly definitive fate has also been adopted in various ways in numerous non-canonical works. ![]() He was voiced by actor Sam Witwer on animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels, which led to the subsequent onscreen cameo in Solo. Of course, Maul’s journey in the post-Disney Star Wars canon continued to much acclaim. Star Wars: Best Darth Maul Moments from The Clone Wars and Beyond By Megan Crouse Indeed, the way the creator originally intended to bring Maul back to the big screen is a profound revelation in more ways than one, firstly because it tells us that Maul’s eventual cinematic reemergence in Solo: A Star Wars Story-in which he was revealed to be the hidden mastermind behind crime syndicate Crimson Dawn and big boss to Emilia Clarke’s shady Qi’ra-was always the general plan for the character. “Maul eventually becomes the godfather of crime in the universe because, as the Empire falls, he takes over,” explains Lucas. Stream your Star Wars favorites right here! Intriguingly, Maul’s main Light Side opponent would have been Leia herself-more on that aspect in a second. The biggest revelation in the book, via Polygon, is that Darth Maul was destined to not only return in Lucas’s Sequel Trilogy but serve as the overall big bad. While we already know various tidbits about Lucas’s original plans for the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, some major new info has dropped in The Star Wars Archives 1999–2005 by Paul Duncan, a 600-page behind-the-scenes tome in which Lucas himself lifts the veil on crucial plot details for his never-realized plans to complete his vision of the franchise. However, it seems that the franchise’s father, George Lucas, originally had plans for the double-bladed lightsaber Sith lord that were far grander than getting sliced in half and sent plummeting down a Naboo air shaft. Darth Maul is one of the most recognizable, visually impressive characters to have emerged from the post-Original Trilogy Star Wars films, despite being dealt a dubious fate in his very first appearance in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. ![]()
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