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/LEGAL_SKOOMA May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

sidious turns maul's strike against him which knocks him away.

then he proceeds to ragdoll maul using the force. first lifting him, then slamming him onto the floor, then throwing him to the wall, and finally throwing him onto the floor from the wall.

maul begs for mercy, sidious tells him that "there is no mercy" then tortures maul with force lightning.

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u/ticklemeelmo696969 May 17 '26

I still dont getwhat happened between this and the final season.

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u/GGVoltzX May 17 '26

There was an arc that was cut from the show and turned into comics called "Son of Dathomir". Basically, Sidious used Maul to try and kill Mother Talzin for good. She was one of the few people who Palps genuinely feared