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Why didnt the Soldiers on Naboo just open fire on Darth Maul?
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Sickboy65
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May '04
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6/7 2:21pm
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RE: Why didnt the Soldiers on Naboo just open fire on Darth Maul?
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Don't forget, that the Naboo forces are "security volunteers" and are probably more likely to hesitate. These guys are not the Army Rangers, they're more like mall security guards.
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rumsmuggler
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6/7 8:34pm
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lol.
What malls do you go to? 
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_Sublime_Skywalker_
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6/7 10:41pm
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They weren't exactly Soldiers but guards and pilots. They were there to surround Padme, not to destroy the sith. They didn't make a move on Darth Maul, and he knew he wasn't getting to the Queen unless he took down Qui Gon and Obi Wan.
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Eternity85
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Because this is way over their head. Only the Jedi know what they are dealing with.
I think Maul would sense if they would attack him or not. But even so, he should really have had his lightsaber on. Then im sure the guards would know that "going the long way" is the only option.
As posted before, after having seen the jedi in action, who would then dear to take the first shot at their counterpart, the sith.
Too risky, and way out of their league..
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Vortigern99
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6/8 6:35pm
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If the soldiers had opened fire, it seems to me that in the time it would take to raise their guns, aim and fire, Maul could have ingited at least one half of his saber, deflected their bolts back at them and/or at the Queen, leapt over their heads and chopped most of them in half. End of film.
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Lady_Misty
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When the door opens they stop and Panaka more or less levels his blaster at Maul. He propably didn't shoot because either a His gut told him not to. b he reconised him and knew it was pointless.
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FirBholg
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An unknown-but-Jedi-like figure is nothing you want to shoot at if you have already spent most of the afternoon watching Jedi deflect battle-droids' fire back at them to destructive effect.
Also, they had a job to be getting on with. A shoot-out with Maul was not part of the plan.
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sithsaber_408
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6/10 11:01am
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I agree with most of the posts here.
Another thing: Maul could've used a Force push. Much like Qui-gon does in the hangar and when they free the queen in the first half of the film. (it takes out 2 or 3 of the opposition)
That would knock a few down, and he'd deflect the other shots. I don't see Maul having a problem with a Force Push, saber ignite, and deflection all in the time it takes them to raise and fire blasters. That's alot, but he's pretty quick. (not that the guards know this, but I'm just saying what I think would happen if they'd chosen to fire)
Plus as noted, the guards were a little scared/unsure about him and they had other things to do.
The point about how in AOTC and ROTS you see Jedi taken out by 10 guys is just another example of Lucas laziness.
Qui-gon and Obi are faced with close to 10 droids at the beginning, the middle, and the end of TPM and have no problems taking them out. In the next 2 films it should've been like 25 droids/clones required to take down a single Jedi.
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Arawn_Fenn
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Similarly, Anakin and Obi-Wan have no trouble with the droids in the hangar in ROTS.
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EmeraldBlade
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According to usual Star Wars rules and what I have read of Maul (yes, it was EU) I imagine that he would have blocked a couple of bolts before bolting himself to safety.
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rumsmuggler
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and what I have read of Maul (yes, it was EU)
There's nothing wrong with reading the EU, in my opinion.
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EECHUUTA
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6/11 10:39am
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Yeah, the EU gave the Maul fangirls some swoon-worthy moments with depictions of his sexy physique
But using the movie and EU as a guide, Maul might either run, or attack after he deflected those bolts so there remain no witnesses. And given that Maul is probably the equivelant of a Jedi Master (using EU), he would end up effectively killing most of his attackers before he goes after the Jedi.
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Master-Bondara
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reading this thread, i agree with most people with the stunned guard and Jedi(s) stepping up theory.
but i could not help and joke around with the fact that this situation reminds me of Indiana Jones. Some people say that the guards could open fire and kill Maul. Well, this reminded me of the famous Raiders of the Lost Ark. Now i am just picturing the guards and jedi(s) walking in, Darth Maul shows off his skills and a guard shoots and kills him......lol (well, it made me laugh)
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SithStarSlayer
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6/11 7:53pm
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As mentioned, there are a couple of reasons that they did not open fire. One, Panaka is at the front and is completely taken back by Maul's appearance in the doorway. (Look at his eyes as jumps back) Two, Panaka and the crew had just watched the Jedi handle blaster shots from the droids when they made their way inside.
Not to mention that Panaka watched Jinn get pushed to the brink on Tatooine, he knew that dude in the doorway was way out of his league.
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6/11 10:58pm
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Oh yeah, they'd have unleashed the proverbial beast in Maul and cut down a good number of that party. I would have compromised the mission. It was best to let the Jedi handle that threat when the experts recognized it.
Though it would have been interesting to see that one "freak out" member panic and open fire, only to have Maul deflect those bolts, making it a "situation."
Everyone freezes...ready for a battle right there at the hangar. The Jedi have their sabers drawn and the Naboo soldiers nervously point their guns at Maul, ready to open fire at a moment's notice.
A "staring session" starts.
Heavy breathing, and close-up shots on everyone, waiting to see who takes the first move; building up tension. Nervous glances from the Naboo guards, and shots of the Jedi looking at each other, communicating with eye shifts to handle the situation.
Then the Jedi diffuse the situation by cautiously stepping forward, telling the rest of the group to go ahead; they'll take care of this.
The rest of the group slips away with the Jedi on guard, holding Maul at bay. Once the coast is clear, they all drop their cumbersome robes and prepare for battle, and let it go from there.
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