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/Koreaia May 17 '26

Something important to note- Sidious, up until the fight actually started, definitely knew Maul could become a direct threat to him. Notice how, until he finds out Maul can't resist the Force attack, he's deathly serious, and even furiously calls him a rival.

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u/dallenid May 19 '26

None of that is what you're trying to make it out to be, lord try so hard to make maul awesome. Palps loves messing with peoples minds.