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While there are still frustrations about Disney’sStar Warscontinuity purging in 2012 and turn so many Expanded Universe tale into non - canon Legends , it did cease up counterbalance a major error withDarth Maul’sorigins and condition as a Sith Lord . The Phantom Menacedebuted Darth Maul as the Sith apprenticeto Darth Sidious aka Palpatine . However , oneStar WarsLegends novel feature a major twist that very much mitigate Maul ’s function among those who also wield the dark side of the Force .
One of the last books published before the persistence purge , James Luceno’sDarth Plagueisrevealed the history of Palaptine ’s Sith master and the origins of Darth Sidious himself . However , Darth Maul is also boast in the novel , having been given to Palpatine as a baby to escape the grip of theNightsisters ' Mother Talzin . That say , new twists regarding the event of the Skywalker saga ’s very first sequence arguably made a middling big misapprehension regarding Maul and his prescribed part in the dark side , one that ’s since been fixed withDarth Plagueisbecoming a non - canon Legend .
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Star Wars Legends Implied Maul Was Just An Acolyte In TPM
Serving Sidious While Palpatine Himself Was Still Plagueis' Apprentice
In theDarth Palgueisnovel , it ’s revealed thatPalpatine did n’t actually kill Darth Plagueis until after he was elect as the Republic ’s unexampled Supreme Chancellor , something that occurs well into the events ofThe Phantom Menace . To that end , it ’s revealed that Plaguies was still quite fighting and in boot , having secretly orchestrate the creation of the succeeding clone regular army with Palpatine ’s supporter , and also securing the Trade Federation as allies in their dark scheme spread in the shadows . As a result , Palpatine was still the Sith apprentice , follow the will of his master copy before finally killing him .
It ’s also revealed that Palgueis was also the one who ordered the deaths of Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan Kenobi , having sensedAnakin Skywalker ’s power in the Force and his unique design , a unmediated response from the Force due to Plagueis and Palpatine ’s dour midi - chlorian manipulations . Naturally , Palpatine ’s " assassin " was range to hunt down the Jedi , the logical implication being that Maul was or else serving Palpatine as an acolyte , rather than being the official Sith learner per the Rule of Two , as Plagueis was still animated . However , the novel does confirm that Palpatine cave in Maul his " Darth " title behind his schoolmaster ’s back .
Star Wars Canon Has Corrected This Mistake
Maul Deserves His Full Sith Apprentice (Whom Palpatine Rejects)
In Legends , Darth Maul was defeated by Obi - Wan Kenobi before Plagueis was murdered . This means that Maul was never a legitimate Sith apprentice to Palpatine , even in his survival of the fittest and return during the Clone Wars , having become a challenger to Sidious who rejected his former pupil . As such , the novel becoming non - canon fixes this erroneousness .
Darth Maul merely being an acolyte and never being a true Sith apprentice feels like a great disservice to his character . While the possibleness that more of Darth Plagueis ' tale comes back to the canon watch over his appearance inThe Acolyte , here ’s hoping this constituent of his bequest is left in fable ( for Maul ’s sake ) . He deserves to have his prescribed " Darth " title as Sidious ' Sith apprentice , at least before it ’s all taken out , and he ’s at last refuse in the aftermath ofThe Phantom Menace .
Palpatine ’s apprentice , Darth Maul was nothing more than a tool to winnow down the ranks of the Jedi before of Darth Sidious ' true plans . discard after he was vote down by Obi - Wan Kenobi on Naboo , Darth Maul swore retaliation against all those he blamed for his past battle - Jedi and Sith likewise . Maul be given to operate within the shadows , scarper various syndicates , and even established himself as a true rival for Palpatine on at least one juncture . He was eventually killed by Obi - Wan in a duel on Tatooine .
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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.
