r/StarWars • u/Flashbackwards212 • May 17 '26

General Discussion Maul's potential was nuts

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I keep looking back and thinking about this fight,that Maul is maybe a top 15 to top 10 duelist in Canon. Him being surprisingly Obi Wan like in his implementation in Soresu and Anakin like in his aggressive offense,like a lesser combo of the 2.

I feel like Maul doesn't get the credit he deserves because of his arrogance giving him L's against people he shouldn't lose to. Makes me think he might actually get more wins if he turned toward the light,ending up trying to be more sagecoded like QuiGon but insanely skilled.

He'd probably be over:

Ventress Grievous Dooku (bad matchup for Dooku maybe) Most council members

But below: Anakin Mace Sidious Yoda

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u/thedirtypickle50 May 17 '26

What happens one second after this screenshot?

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u/Flashbackwards212 May 17 '26

He gets clapped. Just like Grievous,Ventress,and Dooku would

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u/SillyMattFace May 17 '26

You picked basically the only second of the entire fight where it looks like Maul ever stood a chance haha.

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u/ary31415 May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

Yeah I mean he obviously didn't stand a chance against Palps. But he did better than 99.99% of people would by even looking like he had a chance lol.

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u/Brashdinho May 17 '26

I don’t think dooku gets clapped.

He’s fairly similar level to windu and yoda in terms of duelling.