Whether it's losing to Padawans or having inferior force feats to Dooku and Vader, what are the reasons you believe Maul to be so far behind Sidious's apprentices. Why is it Maul has no notable showings of barrier, can't use force lightning, and only focused on Swordsmanship like a jock meathead. Why can't Maul be on par with Dooku or Vader in the force?
__________________ "Happiness is a lie. Life is horror. The light is always dying all across the universe. The last star will flicker out someday, when it does, all that remains is shadow. And I will be its king!"'-Amahl Farouk
Well Dooku was decades more experienced than Maul and had pretty much fulfilled his potential (minus the boost he could have gotten from any dark side secrets Palpatine kept from him).
And Vader was just a superior choice to both Maul and Dooku being the chosen one and all.
Also Maul's Potential was likely capped after he got cut in half.
Hard to tell. Talzin's powers were very specyfic. He could be partly healed, he could regain all of his powers or he could became even more powerful, like Savage.
Tbh, though I wouldn't say he's inferior to them in all aspects. But yeah, I'm not sure why the EU tried going in two different directions with him before the Canon revamp.
Now Canon wise...yeah that is kinda weird given he's further expanded upon with TCW.
But Legends it's pretty straightforward despite the EU trying to write something else.
__________________ "Vader's pulse and breathing were machine-regulated, so they could not quicken; but something in his chest became more electric around his meetings with the Emperor; he could not say how. A feeling of fullness, of power, of dark and demon mastery -- of secret lusts, unrestrained passion, wild submission -- all these things were in Vader's heart as he neared his Emperor. These things and more."
It's almost like he spent the last 10 minutes having the time of his life fighting that guy and his master at the same time. Yeah, because then it'd seem a little disingenuous to assert that he now can't react to said guy jumping over him, and was simply caught off-guard.
Maybe it has something to do with that guy needing to return in 5 later instalments of the franchise.
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Dec 18th, 2016 11:18 PM
