So these were the two main villains of the trilogy.” “Darth Maul trained a girl, Darth Talon, who was in the comic books, as his apprentice,” Lucas continues, “She was the new Darth Vader and most of the action was with her. Darth Maul would appear with “mechanical legs” and “become the godfather of crime in the universe because, as the Empire falls, he takes over.” Perhaps the biggest revelation is that Lucas intended to resurrect “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” villain Darth Maul and turn him into the main antagonist of the trilogy. That was before The Beard sold Lucasfilm to Disney, and thus plans clearly significantly changed by the time Episodes VII, VIII and IX hit the silver screen.George Lucas provides new details about his original plan for the “ Star Wars” sequel trilogy in Taschen’s upcoming book “The Star Wars Archives: 1999-2005” (via Polygon). Going even further, Lucas wanted to position Darth Maul as the main villain of his planned movie sequel trilogy. From there, Maul would make his return at the end of The Clone Wars' third season. When Filoni asked how Maul survived the slice 'n' dice attack of Kenobi, George just told him to "figure it out".
And why was this Dathomirian Zabrak brought back from his apparent grave? That's because George Lucas realised what a great character he was and so wanted him back in the game.Īs The Clone Wars co-creator Dave Filoni explained in the Star Wars Age of Republic: Villains book, Lucas told him that he wanted Darth Maul to be a part of this animated series. In the years since The Phantom Menace's 1999 release, Maul has famously risen from the dead, with him first resurfacing in The Clone Wars in 2008. Despite being the greatest part of Episode I, this Sith was now off the chessboard as the franchise moved forward.
Of course, Maul was sliced in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the climax of The Phantom Menace.
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