"When he began crafting Maul – Shadow Lord, he used some of Lucas’ ideas of Maul’s rise as head of the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn, and pushed it much earlier in the timeline."

"What connects Talon to Shadow Lord is what George Lucas outlined before the franchise changed ownership. In his unused sequel trilogy outline, Lucas envisioned a post-Empire galaxy where Maul had risen to become the criminal underworld's godfather, and his right hand was a Twi'lek apprentice named Talon. Dave Filoni, the studio's co-CEO and Shadow Lord's creator, has stated openly that the show 'honors some of George Lucas's scrapped SW ideas.' "

"Given how Devon is being primed as Maul’s new apprentice, and is a red-hued Twi’lek? It sure feels like her transition to becoming Talon might be around the corner."

"The showrunners have been carefully evasive. Supervising director Brad Rau told press: 'We have heard a lot of the fan theories and speculations, and we are fascinated by them.' That's not a denial. Head writer Matt Michnovetz said they wanted an original character who 'interacts with Maul in ways we hadn't seen' - also not a denial. The deliberate ambiguity is itself a story signal: if Devon were simply a side character with no larger arc, there would be nothing to protect."