The 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Show Will Not Have Darth Maul
Those expecting to see some sick double-sided lightsaber action in the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi courtesy of the Star Wars equivalent of WWE's The Boogeyman will be left sorely disappointed, as recent news states the Disney+ series will not feature Darth Maul.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Darth Maul was initially expected to return, but was written out of the show in a creative overhaul that makes Darth Vader the big bad.
Before a complete overhaul, the script for #ObiWanKenobi told the story of Kenobi coming out of hiding to protect a child-aged Luke Skywalker. Maul was meant to be one of the villains who would participate in the hunt for the pair https://t.co/JLUfkBm0VS
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) March 14, 2022
If your Star Wars knowledge is limited to the series cinematic releases, you may be confused as to how Darth Maul could even possibly return as an antagonist, considering he gets lightsabered in half and tossed down a giant hole in The Phantom Menace. Ranker gives the full rundown of Darth Maul's post-slicing life, but essentially he survives because he hates Obi-Wan very, very much. He went on to make appearances in The Clone Wars and the Star Wars Rebels television series.
Passionate Star Wars fans, on the whole, were surprisingly okay with the announcement there would be no Maul, feeling that the aforementioned television series, particularly Rebels, did the character justice.
Thank god. I'm so fucking tired of Darth Maul.He should have never been brought back in the first place and he's far outstayed his welcome. https://t.co/xVFOOtyLNH
— The Legendary Zero in Love 🇫🇮 (@TheZeroOfLegend) March 15, 2022
Obi-Wan Series trailer: existsFans who could never be bothered to watch Rebels: I hOpE dArTh MaUl ShOwS uP https://t.co/p5IrWtwcK9
— Ghost Hunter Gunn 👻 (@BuildingGunn) March 11, 2022
Am I the only person perfectly fine and not that bummed with Vader being the one to appear in Obi-Wan Kenobi rather than Darth Maul? I know we want more live action Maul but… their rematch is in Rebels whether you love it or hate it idk.
— Riley ⧗ (@rileyanntoine) March 14, 2022
No. We don't need a live-action recreation of Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Darth Maul from Star Wars Rebels in the Obi-Wan Kenobi show. This is just extremely disrespectful to everyone who worked on this and disrespectful to animation as well. Animation is valid storytelling. https://t.co/ircu650TIT
— Matt (@adoringshuri) March 9, 2022
While it looks like Star Wars fans won't be getting any more Darth Maul content soon, there may still be hope. As Rise of the Skywalker proved, anyone can be un-killed in Star Wars.
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Pokejoseph64
Fair enough
This show takes place before that scene Rebels, so it makes sense Maul isn’t supposed to show up yet
Pokejoseph64
Fuck I forgot to include the “in” in between “scene” and “Rebels”
We seriously need an edit button
Molemanninethousand
That frame of Maul's "death" from TPM looks like a cartoon/parody in this context with the poorly-aged CGI; I actually had to look up the scene just now to check if it was real.
WarLordM
So this means Disney hired a person who had zero awareness of the events of Rebels to write the first script. That's full-on malpractice.
Molemanninethousand
This takes place before Rebels.
WarLordM
Yes, but in Rebels it is clear Obi-Wan and Maul haven't faced each other since before the end of the Clone Wars, and that Maul is just learning of Luke for the first time (the latter part is probably Maul's best moment, as he essentially turns to the light in his dying breaths and hopes that Luke will one day get justice for him and everyone else hurt by the Emperor)