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Warning : take SPOILERS for Star Wars : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red # 3!Darth Maul ’s journey inStar Warsis one of perpetual darkness and misery , halt from the moment he became the Sith Apprentice of Darth Sidious , all the fashion untilMaul ’s ultimate demise by the hand of Obi - Wan Kenobi . And now , Maul ’s story just got even darker , as one quote uttered by the Sith Lord before the event ofEpisode Iutterly redefines his post - prequel resurrection .

InStar Wars : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red#3 by Erica Schultz and Leonard Kirk , Darth Maul is post on a mission by Darth Sidiousto find and assassinate a Devaronian named Coir Cion , who was blackmailing Palpatine and threatened to expose him as a corrupted politician , which would only make keeping the fact that he ’s a Sith Lord a arcanum that much more hard . Maul tracks Cion to a far - off moon , where he has formed a small army to keep him dependable until Palpatine pays him off . What Cion was n’t expecting , however , was someone like Darth Maul add up for him .

Star Wars ' young comic see Darth Maul facing an intact force play of mercenaries , but not before flipping a fundamental tantrum from the Duel of the Fates .

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Darth Maul Criticizes His Enemies for Not Accepting Their Deaths, Only To Do the Same

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace/Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Darth Maul was famously ‘ killed ’ inThe Phantom Menacewhen Obi - Wan Kenobi sliced his torso in one-half before it settle into a trash chute . At the time , that seemed to be the end of Darth Maul , but fans were rise improper when he made his return in the animated seriesStar Wars : The Clone Wars . It was there that fans learned Darth Maul just decline to die . He keep himself alive through sheer force of will , and managed to produce a crude robotic wanderer - body to make himself whole until he was amply resurrect by the Night Sisters .

Like those he so unfeelingly criticizes in thisStar Warscomic Word issue , Darth Maul could not accept his own death . When he said the quote , Maul was one of the most potent individuals in the wandflower . much everyone was beneath him during the event of this comic , and Maul never saw himself as someone who would postulate to ‘ accept his own dying ’ , as he consider he would always be the one delivering it . But , why this inverted comma is so dark is that Maul would learn shortly afterward why people will fight for every column inch of life .

Darth Maul Eventually Lives By This Quote Upon His Somber End

Star Wars: Rebels

While Maul refuses to hold out by this quotation mark during his post - prequel resurrection , he finally experience by it upon his ultimate , somber end . When Maul eventually tracks down Obi - Wan Kenobi on Tatooine , he challenges the Jedi Master to one net lightsaber duel , as he still craved retribution for his defeat inEpisode I. regrettably , Maul is no match for the layer of Jedi Master Obi - Wan has become since they last met , and he was killed almost immediately . But , rather than clinging to life , Maul admit his decease as he breathed his last breaths in Obi - Wan ’s subdivision .

Darth Maul ’s quote in this comic ostensibly predicted his ultimate demise , when he did finally accept his fate , and permit himself to cash in one’s chips . And that only came after years of clinging to life with every fiber of his being , during which time Maul actively defy the ‘ advice ’ he offer those he was slaughter . And in both casing , thisDarth Maulquote makes his post - prequel resurrection inStar Warscanon even dark .

Star Wars : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red # 3by Marvel Comics is available now .

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Palpatine ’s learner , Darth Maul was nothing more than a tool to cull out down the ranks of the Jedi ahead of Darth Sidious ' true plans . put away after he was overcome by Obi - Wan Kenobi on Naboo , Darth Maul swore revenge against all those he blamed for his past conflict - Jedi and Sith alike . Maul run to operate within the shadows , running various syndicates , and even plant himself as a true rival for Palpatine on at least one social occasion . He was finally killed by Obi - Wan in a duel on Tatooine .

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Darth Maul from live-action Star Wars and the animated series.

Darth Maul with spider-like robotic legs from Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Darth Maul dying in Obi-Wan Kenobi’s arms.

Ray Park as Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace

Palpatine’s apprentice, Darth Maul was nothing more than a tool to winnow down the ranks of the Jedi ahead of Darth Sidious' true plans. Discarded after he was defeated by Obi-Wan Kenobi on Naboo, Darth Maul swore revenge against all those he blamed for his past struggles - Jedi and Sith alike. Maul tended to operate within the shadows, running various syndicates, and even established himself as a true rival for Palpatine on at least one occasion. He was eventually killed by Obi-Wan in a duel on Tatooine.

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