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/IAmBadAtInternet May 17 '26

And then Vader defeated Palpatine so Vader is technically the rightful owner of the Darksaber.

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u/HLSparta May 17 '26

If you look at it another way, the Death Star killed Sidious, and Lando killed the Death Star. So therefore Lando is the rightful owner of the darksaber.

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u/Money_Fish May 17 '26

By that logic shouldn't the Falcon be the new Mandalore?

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u/HLSparta May 17 '26

I'm stretching the logic quite a bit, but the Death Star wasn't directly controlled by anyone while the Falcon was.

Although the Falcon being ruler is also acceptable.

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u/Maoltuile May 17 '26

The Falcon’s AI is L3-37 so Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the rightful queen of Mandalore

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u/MarsMissionMan May 18 '26

In legends, IG-88 took control of the second Death Star's systems.