{"id":396898,"date":"2026-04-13T21:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/396898\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T21:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:56:13","slug":"27-years-after-the-phantom-menace-star-wars-finally-reveals-darth-mauls-greatest-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/396898\/","title":{"rendered":"27 Years After The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Finally Reveals Darth Maul’s Greatest Weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maul \u2013 Shadow Lord<\/a> has revealed Darth Maul\u2019s greatest weakness, and it\u2019s all Obi-Wan Kenobi\u2019s fault. To be fair, that\u2019s not really a surprise; Obi-Wan has a reputation for being Sith Kryptonite. He (apparently) killed Maul while still just a Padawan, and became a skilled enough warrior to survive several clashes with Count Dooku. Most impressively, Obi-Wan survived Order 66<\/a> and went on to defeat Darth Vader, both on Mustafar and in a rematch in the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show.<\/p>\n

Obi-Wan had good reason to be confident about his ability to take down Sith. But, ironically, that first victory turned out to be rather less triumphal than he\u2019d believed; somehow, Darth Maul survived. The Sith Apprentice\u2019s hatred and anger was too great to be easily killed, and he returned as a cyborg to challenge both Jedi and Sith as a third party during the Clone Wars. Maul \u2013 Shadow Lord continues his tale, telling how Maul survived during the Dark Times of the Empire\u2019s reign, and it\u2019s already served to show just how much Obi-Wan weakened his nemesis.<\/p>\n

Maul Was Never Quite the Same After His Phantom Menace Defeat<\/p>\n

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Maul \u2013 Shadow Lord episode 4 sees the former Sith Apprentice go blade-to-blade against Master Eeko-Dio Daki and Padawan Devon Izara. It\u2019s a fearsome duel, with Maul using his double-bladed lightsaber<\/a> effectively against them; this is the kind of battle he trained for, one where he takes on a Master and Apprentice in a fight to the death. Surprisingly, though, he doesn\u2019t fare all that well. It\u2019s far from a defeat, but Master Daki in particular gets in some pretty effective blows.<\/p>\n

Devon recognized Maul at a glance, suggesting the Jedi had warned all members of their order about his return. They also seem to have given a comprehensive briefing, because Master Daki is aware of Maul\u2019s weakness; his cybernetic legs. The Jedi Master focuses in on those during the battle, recognizing that he can damage them and thus weaken his opponent. It\u2019s a masterful strategy, not least because Maul doesn\u2019t seem to have seen the attacks coming. Maul had never trained for this weakness, because all Darth Sidious\u2019 mentoring happened before his injuries at Obi-Wan\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n

Sith Lords<\/a> tend to focus on their strengths, rather than their weaknesses; it\u2019s one key difference between Sith and Jedi, because there\u2019s a sense in which Jedi cultivate lightsaber forms to compensate for their weaknesses. Master Yoda\u2019s Ataru is a way of working around his short size, while Mace Windu\u2019s Vaapad channels his vulnerability to the dark side. Maul\u2019s entire lightsaber form predates his defeat on Naboo and the lasting injuries he has sustained, meaning he has no ability to compensate for the weakness. It\u2019s one that other opponents will no doubt continue to use against him.<\/p>\n

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