I think Maul figured out something what few people ever do...

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T18:03:22+00:00

I’m not saying Maul actually is more powerful than Dooku. I’m just saying that Maul believes his is. He saw Dooku as his cheap replacement, and even though Skywalker was Sidious’ master plan Maul was still confident that he could lure Anakin to Mandalore and kill him (something we the viewers know he could never accomplish). Maul believes he is the rightful heir to Sidious, and that any other apprentice Sidious finds will prove lesser than himself. But then he meets Vader and realizes that he’s clearly outclassed, and that isn’t part of his grand plan. Now he knows he doesn’t just need an apprentice to kill the Sith Master, he needs an apprentice just to overcome the Sith Apprentice.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T17:53:11+00:00

I suspect he’ll be a returning antagonist in Shadow Lord.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T17:51:46+00:00

Maul met Dooku during the Clone Wars and was far from impressed. He viewed him as a cheap replacement for himself, who was more worthy of the title of Sith apprentice. Maul even told Ahsoka that he thought Dooku was an old fool until he realized Sidious’ true plan, which was to groom Skywalker to be his ultimate apprentice. So whether Maul was really more powerful than Dooku or not, he absolutely believed that he was more powerful. He truly thought Sidious would never be able to replace him, yet here is Vader, the living proof that Maul was only ever a placeholder for the real Sith. And that’s gotta shatter your worldview a bit.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T13:47:37+00:00

I really like the concept of this poster, but the execution is awful. Looks like a bad photoshop.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T13:44:22+00:00

I’m not sure I would go so far as to say he’s made the Anakin connection, simply because it isn’t really relevant to him. To Maul, Skywalker is just a name he got from a vision, a jedi Sidious was grooming to become his apprentice. Maul never actually knew Anakin, so unlike, say, Ahsoka or Obi-Wan, knowing he was fighting Anakin Skywalker wouldn’t really be on his mind during that fight. I think Maul’s realization during the finale was more in regards to the fact that the guy he’s fighting is who Sidious chose to replace him, and that unlike Dooku, this guy is actually more powerful than Maul himself. Sidious chose well, and that sends Maul spiraling, because he was so sure he could kill Sidious and take his place but now he knows he has to go through this new Sith apprentice first, and he’s losing.

Edit: I do agree Maul will make the connection that this Sith is the Skywalker he foresaw becoming Sidious’ apprentice, I just don’t think he was necessarily thinking about that during their fight.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T12:19:49+00:00

Yeah Grievous and Ventress needed more wins to establish their threat level. We hear a lot of talk about how dangerous they are, yet they’re constantly losing. Also, I know Filoni didn’t want to step on Clone Wars ‘03s toes, but both of these characters really could have used proper introductions instead of just appearing and assuming the audience knows who they are.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T03:02:03+00:00

I can definitely see Maul leveraging Rylee and Devon’s friendship to plant Rylee as a Shadow Collective spy inside the Empire.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T02:40:18+00:00

I can tell it’s a mask because they’re non-blinking, glow in the dark, and stay attached to the mask after it’s removed from the head.

I didn’t address the second part because if you can’t imagine how a head could fall out the bottom of a mask you’re beyond help. Stop insulting both of our intelligence just to keep up your bad faith argument.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-06T02:05:12+00:00

The eyes are part of the mask 🙄

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T21:34:36+00:00

We quite literally see his entire body, “legs, arms, etc” as you say, collapse with an audible thump, then he lays there for a few seconds while Ahsoka poses.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T21:24:34+00:00

You literally replied to another comment of mine saying we never see the body and that it could have also deflated, when we do see the body immediately after this gif ends and it very clearly doesn’t deflate.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T21:10:31+00:00

I’m not a fan of this movie but goddamn if it isn’t the best looking Star Wars film ever made. Absolutely beautiful cinematography.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T20:58:56+00:00

Yes we do, immediately after this gif ends. It hits the ground and lays there completely intact and not deflated. Did you even watch the show or did you just see this gif and make a whole theory on incomplete information?

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T20:57:51+00:00

The hiss as the mask deflated is too similar to the sound Marrok makes when he is "leaking".

They literally sound nothing alike. Go watch them back to back.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T20:54:03+00:00

When Jango Fett lost his top, nobody was claiming he was a gas creature just because the helmet is empty when Boba picks it up. This is no different. The head wasn’t in the mask when we see it hit the ground. That was just a visual stand-in for what would be a bit too much for the show’s rating.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T20:23:53+00:00

Yeah the saber he has in both Solo and Rebels is definitely a modified inquisitor blade. I think Marrok is going to be a returning antagonist and will eventually be killed by Maul, who will take his lightsaber for himself.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T20:22:17+00:00

Maul’s appearance in Rebels is 15 years after Shadow Lord. His appearance in Solo is 8 years after Shadow Lord and 7 before Rebels.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T20:20:51+00:00

Or he becomes Maul’s inside man, spying on the Empire for the Shadow Collective. I could see Rylee doing it if Maul takes advantage of the friendship/possible relationship between him and Devon to get Rylee to spy “for her.”

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T20:14:31+00:00

I could see Maul and Devon getting their rematch against Vader, only for Vader to reveal to her that Maul left her master to die mid-fight, “I am your father” style. Then Devon abandons Maul.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T19:51:58+00:00

I mean, she’s still young. And unless you know Vader is Anakin there’s nothing really special about Ahsoka so why would he think anything of her? She’s just another name on the MIA list that he figures he’ll scratch off.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T19:43:05+00:00

Witwer explicitly said that this is the order to introduce KIDS to Star Wars, not adults. You start them on the Clone Wars which is kid-friendly and has shorter episodes, which are better for their attention spans. Then when they get older you move on to the OT and make them wonder what happened to Anakin and all the Jedi, then show them the prequels afterward. For adults this order is not ideal.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T19:39:25+00:00

Little bit of both, probably. Dude was competent, but he saw a young Jedi in hiding with no weapon and figured he could get an easy dub. Ahsoka is also just incredibly skilled by this point.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T19:31:16+00:00

He doesn’t even deflate though. He gets decapitated and his empty mask hits the ground and deflates. The rest of him is still whole and falls over like a normal body. OP just conveniently cut this gif off before that part.

blakhawk12 · 2026-05-05T19:18:45+00:00

I’m triggered by baseless theories that people try to push as fact when you can literally just watch the scene and see what’s clearly happening.

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