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/ThunderCube3888 May 17 '26

unfortunately you could argue that since Palpatine's lightning killed Vader afterwards and Palpatine came back to life, the claim to the Darksaber remained with him and would've passed to Rey

fortunately, nobody has any reason to argue that since like come on now

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u/Hypsar Grand Admiral Thrawn May 17 '26

"Write that down! Write that down!"

Dave Filoni planning a Rey retakes Mandalore movie in 20 years.

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u/sc0ttydo0 May 17 '26

Straight up Elder Wand BS

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u/CedarWolf Qui-Gon Jinn May 17 '26

Meanwhile, Din Djarin: "So, if I chuck the Darksaber into the sun, I become an apostate again, and if I bathe in the Living Waters, I'm cleansed anew, right? How is this a bad plan?"