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Warning : Contains SPOILERS for Star Wars : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red # 1!Ever since making hisStar Warsdebut inThe Phantom Menace , Darth Maulhas been compared toDarth Vader- and for proficient reason . Maul was revealed to be the apprentice of Palpatine ( the only apprentice fans knew of before Vader at that time ) , he had an upgraded double - bladed lightsaber , and his character conception was perfectly badass . Darth Maul was the coolest thing since Darth Vader inStar Wars , and his latest adventure further fold the gap between them in more ways than just lover response .
InStar Wars : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red#1 by Benjamin Percy and Stefano Raffaele ( which takes blank space before the outcome ofThe Phantom Menace ) , Darth Sidious sends Darth Maul on a commission to wiretap a vessel carrying three yard bird to a prison house major planet . These prisoners are the leadership of aStar Warscult called the Final Occultation , and Palpatine is interested in them due to the otherworldly power that they own - and that he require for himself .
When Darth Maul sees these horrid power for himself once aboard the transport watercraft , he realizes no one in the galaxy should have accession to such cosmic lyssa . The Final Occultation was pulling energy from another dimension call the Netherworld , in effect wielding the Anti - Force that acted as the perfect opposite to the Force : Anti - Force was ‘ topsy-turvydom ’ to the Force ’s ‘ ordination ’ . So , rather than take these cultist to Sidious , he crash - shore the entire ship onto a barren meth planet , seemingly killing them all .
Darth Maul defeating the Final Occultation single - handedly was telling , but his comparison to Darth Vader lies with how he survived the crash - landing .
The introduction of Darth Maul is one of the most significant moment in Star Wars lore , and now , his blood has been given even deeper meaning .
Darth Maul Survived a Fall from Orbit in a Manner Nearly Identical to Darth Vader
Star Wars: Darth Vader#17 by Greg Pak and Raffaele Ienco
When Darth Vader found himself in conflict with the Hutt Clan after using them to get to Luke , he mutilate one of the Hutts for daring to gainsay him . Vader was aboard a spaceship at the fourth dimension , which was orb a nearby satellite . Moments before the Hutt died , he initiate the ship ’s self - destruct sequence . The vessel set off in proscribed space with Vader still inside , the detritus crash down onto the planet below . This would be fatal for nearly anyone else in the galaxy , Force - wielder or otherwise , but not for Vader .
Darth Vader used the Force to wrap himself in a sphere of alloy as he burned through orbiton his descent toward the satellite ’s surface . Vader crashed into passel , stray down mound , and finally add up to a screeching stop in a relatively safe clarification . He then cut himself out of the metallic element welkin with his red lightsaber , disclose that he was whole unharmed by a twilight that should have killed him .
Darth Maul’s Descent from Space was Arguably More Impressive Than Darth Vader’s
While Darth Vader using the Force to craft a containment for safe was ingenious , it was n’t as telling as Darth Maul ’s bloodline . Maul did n’t roll himself in metal to exist the impact of his drop from domain . Instead , Maul used the Force to yield his landing place , nothing more . Granted , Maul was close to the airfoil than Vader when he jumped , but when considering a fall from the exosphere , both falls should have been equally disastrous , and the fact that Maul ’s was n’t - even without the protection of a metal shell - arguably makes his exploit more impressive than Vader ’s .
Though the nature of how they go their respective crepuscule from space is a snatch different ( with Maul ’s perhaps being on the more telling end of that particular spectrum ) , the important thing is the simple fact that both Darth Vader and Darth Maul survived . In other language , all that time equate Darth Maul to Darth Vader back when Maul was first introduced inStar Warsjust got an all - new payoff , asDarth Mauljust officially matchedDarth Vader ’s most unconvincing exploit .
Star warfare : Darth Maul - Black , White & Red # 1by Marvel Comics is usable now .
Palpatine ’s learner , Darth Maul was nothing more than a tool to winnow down the social station of the Jedi ahead of Darth Sidious ' reliable plans . Discarded after he was defeated by Obi - Wan Kenobi on Naboo , Darth Maul curse revenge against all those he blamed for his past struggles - Jedi and Sith alike . Maul lean to operate within the tail , running various syndicates , and even established himself as a true rival for Palpatine on at least one social function . He was eventually killed by Obi - Wan in a duel on Tatooine .
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.
