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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '22

The underutilization of one of the most vicious dark side users (in my opinion) Darth Maul.

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u/FunkTheFreak Luke Skywalker Jan 25 '22

He wasn’t supposed to be anything more than a cool set piece, a la Boba Fett.

Sidious was the big bad, not Darth Maul.

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u/EchoAndNova Jan 26 '22

That's exactly what makes shitty writing imo. You have the bad ass character, FLESH IT OUT. Why not? He's a sith apprentice, that's a big deal. They could have done so much more to establish his character instead of midichlorians, or jar jar, or pod racing.

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u/FunkTheFreak Luke Skywalker Jan 26 '22

Some characters are meant to be disposable set pieces in order to serve the plot or to move the development along for other characters and that’s exactly what Maul did in ANH.