Was Sidious considering taking Maul back?

Originally posted by SunRazer
Anakin's the only one that Sheev had any long-term plans for. Both Dooku and Maul were just tools for Sheev's Clone Wars plan.

I'm talking about during TCW.

And IIRC, he considered replacing Maul with Dooku in DP. In the same novel, Plagueis considered using Dooku as a backup if Sidious died or something.

Eh as I recall before Maul's death Sidious only ever expressed interest in Dooku as a pawn he could use to create a rift in the Jedi Order, and at the point of Plagueis' death describes his intentions to use Maul has his apprentice to further the Grand Plan.

Perhaps. Sidious' take on Maul has been pretty ambiguous in the Legends continuity overall.

Well we know that Sidious considered Maul's death on Naboo to be a loss, so at the very least he still had further use for him.

Would Sidious have taught Maul powers like lightning and Tutaminis if he survived?

I honestly believe even some writers buy into the misconception that Maul was just a "pawn" or "tool" rather than a real apprentice/Sith Lord, which furthers the misconception, e.g Sidious' mention in the Book of Sith. All Canon sources, Darth Plaguies, the Dark Side sourcebook and a few others have the correct interpretation of Maul's standing, even if the latter two are outdated in some ways.

Sidious' "pawn" take on Maul has been around for a really long time, too. I think it's even older than the Legends sources where he seriously considers keeping Maul as an apprentice. It kind of gets muddy in Legends - in Canon, it's pretty clear he wants to keep Maul until he learns about Anakin.

From what I can remember at this moment the first EU work to push the "Maul was just a took" BS was Jedi vs Sith: The Essential Guide to the Force.

in plageuis novel sidious clearly says that Maul was a tool, never meant to be a true apprentice

He does indeed say that.

But if you keep on reading you find out that, *gasp*, he didn't tell his Rule of Two master that he was always planning on breaking the Rule of Two. Imagine that, a Sith who lies.