I thought Filoni said in one of those deleted YT commentaries that he would have needed someone like Dooku because a demonic dark side looking guy like Maul isn’t prime for being charismatic and leading a anti-corruption movement.
Maybe I’m wrong tho
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Maul per every canon source I have read that has dealt with the matter was definitely slated for some kind of military-political role in the clone wars, and his tact in dealing with such matters was made pretty clear in the Mandalore arc. Maul's demonic appearance was an issue in the old EU because they were originally Sith tattoos: this was obviously retconned when he was made into a Nightbrother, hence why him appearing "demonic" has never surfaced as an issue in the new canon.
Witwer definitely clarified once that the Mandalorian arc showed how he would most likely do it. There would be a puppet leader for the public face like Vizsla or Almec. But Maul would be in charge behind the scenes.
Maul is consistently called "blunt" in canon sources, Witwer and Filoni's opinions don't change that. Lmao, how did he acquire Mandalore? By forcing crime syndicates to ally with him through brute force, then used a very simple plan to take over the place (before killing their leader, a display of martial skill).
And the retard couldn't even do that right, because Grievous very nearly wiped out his forces in a single battle
Let's also not forget that the events of SoD were all Talzin's doing - to lure Sidious out - so all Maul really did was kill some gangsters and lose his whole army to droids.
Doesn't sound very Palpatine-esque to me. Dooku however; "Controlled and refined, he was an expert manipulator of situations and people, almost on a par with his dark Master."
You doubt the authenticity? Both quotes are from the Relaunched Fact Files, I took screenshots of them yesterday without taking note of the issue number. I'll find them now.
They were both placeholders according to the Ep 1 Visual Guide. Let's not pretend that's more definitive than Dooku being called "better in the dark dealings" or "more subtle than the blunt instrument Maul" (paraphrasing)
It's. Not. Just. Disney. Stuff. The Relaunched Fact Files have a lot of the Legends material in there, it's just been updated with the new Canon happenings.
"Darth Maul was not one for subtlety and his plan to draw Obi-Wan Kenobi to him was typically blunt."
"Key to Darth Sidious' plans were the activities of his new apprentice, Darth Tyranus. Former Jedi Master, Count Dooku was Sidious' principal agent, and proved himself a subtler weapon than the blunt instrument Darth Maul had been."
I'm trying to find the issue numbers for everything I've posted, including the "dark dealings" quote. Just give me some ****ing time
I was addressing your completely different argument (and Thor's) about Maul being some skilled mastermind because he's a Sith Apprentice... but now we know that's not true. What a pity.
Dec 19th, 2018 09:28 PM
