Wednesday 12 October 2011

Darth Maul lives!


Today, Lucasfilm has revealed a very large piece of information: Darth Maul, who was cut in half in The Phantom Menace, is in fact, alive.

Articles can be found HERE and HERE.

In Season 3 of Star Wars: the Clone Wars, Savage Opress, a zabrack trained in the dark side, was introduced as the brother of Maul. The Nightsister Mother Talzin, sent him on a journey to find his brother, who was supposedly dead.

Obviously not.

Until today, it had not been confirmed that Maul would be returning. Many suspected, of course, after seeing the face of Maul in Talzin's crystal ball, but the Clone Wars team had left us hanging until now.

Of course, this raises many questions about Maul; where has he been hiding all these years? Who else knows he's alive? Where does Savage fit into things? How did Talzin know he was alive? Will there be a fight between Maul and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who was responsible for his near death? And how did he survive the fall down that shaft?

“There’s a lot of ground that has not been covered as far as Darth Maul is concerned, so there’s a lot of room to grow with him,” Filoni says. “It’s all balanced with, ‘Boy, we’ve gotta make this really good because this is a really big deal.’”

Darth Maul will make his appearance in spring 2012, leaving plenty of time for us to speculate on this piece of news.

~Starwarsartist

74 comments:

  1. Argh! I am so angry with lucasfilm right now!!!!!

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  2. **THIS IS AN AUTOMATED REPLY AS AHLANA IS CURRENTLY IN SHOCK AND FREAKING OUT WITH HER BROTHER**

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  3. **THIS IS ALSO AN AUTOMATED REPLY AS SNIPS IS IN HER ROOM SHOCKED AND CRYING HYSTERICALLY AT THE STATE OF HER FAVORITE SHOW IN THE WHOLE WORLD**
    :'( Why, Dave? WHYYYYYYYYY?!?!?!??!

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  4. (Starwarsartist) I'm mad that they brought Maul back, but I'm dying to see Obi-Wan's reaction. :D

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  5. OH yes... that will def. be a highlight for me :D

    *Obi is walking peacefully down hallway*
    ANAKIN, IT'S DARTH MAUL!!!!! AM I HALLUCINATING?! AHHHHHHHH!!!
    XDD

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  6. i know wht u mean. it doesn't make any sense. is he a force ghost? cryborg like gevious? what the heck is going on? :0

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  7. I am surprised.That's a bit of an understatement. Right now my inner self is going "WHTTHEHECKJUSTHAPPENEDIWANTEDHIMTOSTAYDEAD!DEAD!AHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! (It's futurejedigirl0202 from TLH).

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  8. A Paranoid Ahsoka Fan, a.k.a Ahlana13 October 2011 at 14:25

    What if he KILLS AHSOKA?!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! What if they just brought him back so they could have an excuse to KILL AHSOKA?!!!!!!!
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! She's too awesome/young to die! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????!!!!

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  9. (Starwarsartist) Relax, Ahlana. Dave Filoni has stated that Ahsoka will not die this season. :) I just hope they didn't bring back Maul so they could kill him again three episodes later. :/

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  10. Remember when Dave said that he had 8 fates for Soka'?
    Well, here are the 4 that I hope are NOT on that list:

    1. Falling in love with Sux Bonteri
    2. Getting expelled for the Order
    3. Leaving the order
    4. Getting killed in order 66 or by the Empire/Vader

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  11. (Starwarsartist) Sux Bonteri? I just choked on my juice! Ah, brilliant! :D

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  12. LOL XD! I came up with that one while going up the stairs!

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  13. (Starwarsartist)Maybe I should walk up and down the stairs when trying to think of ideas for my fanfic. It seemed to work for you! ;)

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  14. Yep; that and riding your bike or doing anything else that provides a rhythmic pace. It helps focus your mind.

    Oh, and in the next chapter; you could have Ani and Soka go to Padmè's condo and have a talk. Meanwhile, Sidious is putting his plan into action... When the duo goes back to the temple; they have a nasty surprise waiting for them...

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  15. (Starwarsartist) Well, I hate to say it, but the story is almost over. There will be almost no action from now on, as there are only about 2 or 3 chapters left. Anakin and Ahsoka will go see Padme, but... I'm not actually that far into the chapter yet. Only 738 words. :/

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  16. Oh, I meant domestic and internal drama. No action.

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  17. (Starwarsartist) Oh, yeah, there will be some of that yet. :)

    Hey, I used Windows Paint to make a drawing of Ahsoka. What do you think? http://inksaber.deviantart.com/#/d4cpjmr

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  18. EPIC!
    I'm definitely gonna try better at Paint!

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  19. I don't like, nor hate the idea of Darth Maul being back. I'm not really sure how I feel about it, but I can't wait to see Obi-Wan expression either.

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  20. Watching CW. That quote was hilare XD

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  21. (Starwarsartist) Please, no spoilers, I don't get to see the episode for a while yet!

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  22. Oops. What time zone are you in? I'm Eastern (USA)
    Does Canada use the same zones?

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  23. (SWA is too lazy to type her full name)

    I'm in Mountain Time. I'm not sure if we use the same zones. I don't really pay attention to the other time zones.

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  24. (Ahlana is also too lazy to type her name)

    Oh, we've got Mountain Time, Pacific Time, Central Time and Eastern Time XD

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  25. (Ahlana is still to lazy to type her name XD)

    Good night XD

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  26. (SWA) Goodnight!

    I saw the episode. It was kinda lame, what do you think?

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  27. You know, Inksaber, I gather that you're having a little trouble getting motivated to work on the next chapter of WOL ;)
    I was having that same problem on the 3d chapter of a fanfic I'm gonna post soon called Light and Dark...
    So, last night I had a word war with my bro', and since I wanted to win so badly, the Ideas just came XD

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  28. (SWA) Yeah, I'm having a little trouble. I guess you could say I'm at war with my story. I'm winning, but slowly. I'm going to try to get a lot done today, but we'll see how it goes. :D

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  29. Yeah! Hey wanna do a word war? Maybe we can see who can't get the most words in in ten minutes? XD

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  30. ENTHUSIASTIC SNIPS!! GO SWA!!!!15 October 2011 at 17:56

    GO SWA GO SWA YOU CAN DO IT!!!! YOU WON'T BE CONQURED BY WRITER'S BLOCK!!!!!!YEAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN DO IT UH HUH YOU ROCK, GIRL!!!!
    Mmm sorry guys, I had a realllyyyyy big frap today XD
    I am on PACIFIC time O.o the earliest time zone like EVER!
    Ugh... what are they doing to TCW?! Last night's episode wasn't... epic. At all :/

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  31. Oh, Snips... *shakes head* XD

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  32. WHAT?! You were drinking COFFEE?! Have you learned NOTHING from NSNW?!!!! Well, I guess haven't either... BUT in my defense, coffee doesn't induce hyperness in me...

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  33. (SWA) I hate coffee. It tastes awful. Don't kill me!! ;)

    Oh, also, my chapter is going a lot better. If I keep writing the way I have been, I may have it up within the next three days. Wish me luck! :D :D :D

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  34. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I don't like BLACK coffee!! Bleh! I like stuff in my coffee, or better yet, FRAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Coffee makes me hyper a couple hours after I drink it, an at like 1:00 in the morning I'm bouncing off the walls XD

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  35. (SWA) Chapter 19 is up! http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7045328/19/Web_of_Lies

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  36. An Official FF.net Writer a.k.a Ahlana20 October 2011 at 18:54

    BIG Announcement: We have just up loaded TWO new fics! Check em' out XD

    http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3322514/Yendor_Tyfo_and_Pinksaber13

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  37. Great WOL chapter, Ink- I meant Starwarsartist XD

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  38. Chapter 2 is a go XD

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  39. I reviewed Light and Dark twice... the first time was an epic fail XD I HATE MY IPHONE AND LOVE IT AT THE SAME TIME!!

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  40. LOL XD Did you check out our Boba Fett one? I know, not your style; but it's actually pretty good XD

    Note: Light and Dark is my solo fic and the Boba Fett one is with Yendor, the co-account holder...

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  41. Lol yeah, I realized that you wrote Light and Dark AFTER I sent the second review. It's really good, by the way! Oh, why do you guys have PMs disabled :( :(
    I will check it out right now...

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  42. (SWA) I reveiwed, Ahlana! I used my blog name instead of my ff.net name, though.

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  43. Urr, cause I learned that for PMs they alert you though your email... And I used one of my parent's to sign up! And thanks XD

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  44. (SWA) You are alerted through Email if you get a reveiw as well.

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  45. Lol yeah... that it stinks though :(

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  46. hehe, it doesn't stink that they email you if you get a review, it's that I can't PM Ahlana XD

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  47. (SWA) Yeah, I love the fact that they alert you through Email if you get a reveiw, it means I recieve reveiws immediately. :DDD

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  48. Oh my gosh, I know, I love it! So much easier than having to constantly check...

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  49. (SWA) I constantly check anyway. XD I love reveiws, and I read them over and over again. :D :D :D

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  50. Hehe...we're very much alike. I do the exact same thing :P

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  51. (SWA) I nearly have 300 reveiws! *Jumps up and down with excitement*

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  52. Oh. Well, I will get into Farah's back-story in later chapters XD And I'm relying on the fact that the Jedi don't want the Sith to have anything. And if the darksaber didn't exist, this fic wouldn't...
    Oh, and call me Pinksaber13 in the reviews. I don't want people other than you guys to call me that, as Ahlana ins't my real name...

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  53. Spoiler: There's going to be a Lightsaber/Darksaber duel later in the fic. Now can you put up with my plot? XD

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  54. Oh...sorry! I'll call you that next review :P Very true! If the darksaber didn't exist, the fanfic wouldn't... I like your logic, Ahlana :D

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  55. Oh... yes, I can put up with it :D :D and enjoy it tremendously!!! YAY CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!!

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  56. Thank you XD Did you see the second chapter? Wait, no, tell me in a review XD

    And did you know that someone from KOREA looked at my fics? Small world...

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  57. (SWA)Ahlana, I have people from 36 different countries reading my fics. And one of my reveiwers just sent me a four paragraph long PM on how he thinks the next chapter of my story should go. :O

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  58. Man, that guy's got it all wrong. It's your fic, you control how it goes, not anyone else... THIRTY-SIX?!?!?!

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  59. (SWA) the PM was helpful, but it's kind of wierd to think that someone took the time to write that about my story. :)

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  60. You've got that right...XD

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  61. LOL I usually just look at legacy story stats... but I just checked, and apparently I've got people from 25 different countries O.o
    Wow, I get suggestions, but not 4 paragraph ones!

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  62. (SWA) Well, the guy had some pretty good suggestions, and he's done that before, when I finished writing After the Storm. He told me not to ruin the storyline for him by making the sequel an Anisoka.(I wasn't going to do that anyway. Yuck!)

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  63. Hey guys! Whatup XD

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  64. Grrr...schoolwork O.o
    How 'bout you?

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  65. My parents were really busy today, so we're at our Grandmother's XD

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  66. (SWA) It's my littlest sister's birthday today! She turned 4. :D

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  67. Awww, cute! Tell her I said happy birthday XD

    Note: you are lucky you're not the only girl XD

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  68. (SWA) She said thanks!

    I have two sisters and a brother, all are younger than me. I get along with my brother better than my sisters because he's closer in age to me. :)

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  69. Happy birthday to your little sister (again), SWA! *breaks out into song*
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUU HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOOUUUU HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SWA'S LITTLE SISTER HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
    *cringes* that was loud XD
    I have 3 little sisters and one little brother O.o

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  70. (SWA) Wow, Snips! Four siblings? I posted a picture of my sister in my newest blog post. :)

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  71. I've got FOUR bro's.... ALL younger than me!

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  72. Wow...all brothers! Do they drive you nuts? My sisters are angels (most of the time), and my little brother just cries a lot (he's 2 months old :P)

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