Palpatine's plan would have never succeeded. For one thing when Anakin first had the vision about his mother he would have told Qui-Gon and they would have went straight to tatooine. Anakin's mother would have been saved. Anakin and Qui-Gon would have become very close. The council would not be able to control them but would keep an eye on them. If Qui-Gon had managed to defeat Maul then when it came time to contront Doku. Doku would have been quickly defeated. Eventualy Palpatine's identity might have been discovered, Anakin and Qui-Gon would have easily defeated him. The Galaxy would have prospered.
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Meaning he would of died anyway, how it happened was his choice he just has to understand it!!!
Even though this argument has largely died, it would go like this
Qui Gon lives - Anakin stays good.
Qui Gon was the only one who could have trained anakin properly
Why, cause qui gon was not by the book, which yoda, obi wan were. Even though obi wan had some of Qui Gons defiance he was not QG.
Anakin looked on Qui Gon as a father and would have respected/followed him, and Qui Gon followed the force's direction. Palpatine knew the chancellor was sending jedi to naboo, he also helped in the choosing, palpatine knew Qui Gon would find Anakin becuase palpatine knew anakin was alive. and it was time.
It is clearly stated in all the literature that qui gon was one of the best lightsaber fighters having been trained by yoda and Dooku. Maul was trained to kill qui gon because papls knew he would be a threat, a real big threat if he lived. simple as that.
Anakin could not have Qui Gon if Palpatine wanted to turn him.
maul would have trained greivous.
maul would kill Ventress(she's just dumb)
maul would have made durge cry
no dooku.
maybe maul would have picked someone else to be the prime clone.
qui-gon would have castrated Nute Gunray instead of fighting Maul.
Obi-Wan gets knighted and has a different apprentice.
Ani does all the missions with Qui-Gon.
saves palpatine and Ani kills Maul(maybe)
Qui-gon goes to Utapau. Totally screws Greivous.
overall: Sidious has to postpone Order 66.
The point is this
Qui Gon Jinn was a major threat to Sidious and Sidious knew it. Sidious knew Qui Gon would find Anakin. We know from canon and source material that Qui Gon was an exceptional Swordsman. Maul was trained as a Weapon to eliminate Jedi. Maul was trained to kill Qui Gon. Basically delivering Anakin up to Palpatine