Originally posted by Beniboybling
And why would he have superior skills in lightsaber combat? If anything Rebels Maul is better by virtue of experience.
More likely he's weaker through his skills atrophying over time with ill-use, his reflexes not being as sharp and his will having been crushed by repeated failure and defeat.
Originally posted by Beniboybling
and if TPM Maul had anything close to that level of ability, it begs the question why he didn't use it against Jinn and Obi-Wan in TPM.
Because he preferred to beat his enemies through his fighting skills. Just because you possess a power doesn't mean you HAVE to use it if you choose not to.
It's like Megatron in Transformers: The Move. He COULD have kept his distance and just kept blasting away until Prime was dead, but instead he chose to walk up to him and gloat, allowing Prime to land the finishing blow.
Why? Same reason as Maul. Hubris.
Originally posted by TheNuisanceBird
You've watched Reti4's video on her haven't you?
I have.
Originally posted by TheNuisanceBird
Probably one of his best breakdowns.
Agreed. It was awesome!
Originally posted by Beniboybling
Like they atrophied after 10 years of crazed hermitage? I doubt it.Will being crushed by repeated failure and defeat? That's just conjecture.
I think the fact that Maul who is one of the greatest martial artists of the era got his punch caught and casually redirected by Kanan is enough to say that he's not in his prime anymore. In fact he's likely far from it.
His skills atrophy yet he downs the Fifth brother with a single kick and his presence as the Shadow caused the Inquisitors to flee when they were previously dueling Kanan and Ahsoka for a longer duration of time than we he intervened- puhleaze-
He hasn't become a bald weak shell of a man like Darth Bane