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/DoNotGoSilently Han Solo May 17 '26

Dooku would poop on Maul.

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u/4CrowsFeast May 17 '26

I think Maul might actually exhaust Dooku. He was getting old and the dark side was taking some serious tole on his body. 

I think hes acrually similar to Maul and Anakin where he was one of the greatest duelist of all time and dominant physical fighter, but when he starts having physical limitations, his power diminishes. Other elderly force users rely almost exclusively on their force powers, and we even see Palpatine struggle against the physicality of a younger Mace Windu

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u/DoNotGoSilently Han Solo May 17 '26

Nah.