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PT In your head canon, Did Darth Maul die in TPM?.

Discussion in 'Prequel Trilogy' started by The Chosen TML Fan, Sep 3, 2015.

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Did Darth Maul Die in TPM?.

  1. He's dead Jim......

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  2. MAUL LIVES!!.

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  1. The Chosen TML Fan

    The Chosen TML Fan Jedi Youngling

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    I believe he is. He served his purpose as a tool to rattle the Jedi, there is no other need for him. When I had seen him in the Clone Wars cartoon, it felt like clear as day, "fan service", to me, which took away the canon feel of the CW. Your thoughts?.
     
  2. Bazinga'd

    Bazinga'd Saga / WNU Manager - Knights of LAJ star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    I will give this thread an extremely short rope because of the possibility of Canon Wars III breaking out. Tread carefully folks.
     
  3. DarthTalonx

    DarthTalonx Jedi Master star 4

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    Yes I agree. I think it would have been best for Maul to meet his end in TPM. After all, he was chopped in two. Falling alone (as Luke did) is ambiguous. Being cut in half is pretty final. You would die instantly and within minutes of severe shock.

    I think Maul material should be before his demise in TPM or flashbacks. Nothing wrong with showing him before TPM. But after that, and the only explanation can be he is his twin or a clone copy.
     
  4. StarWarsFreak93

    StarWarsFreak93 Jedi Master star 4

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    Darth Maul is alive, in my book. I mainly agree with what's canon, it's just how I work. Plus, I like that they brought him back. It's not as if it was ultimately impossible for him to have survived his ordeal on Naboo. The reason given in TCW was great. Shows how the power of the dark side can fuel you.
     
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  5. ThisHurricane

    ThisHurricane Jedi Knight star 3

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    I didn't see any reason that he needed to return but I consider it canon.
     
  6. JEDI-RISING

    JEDI-RISING Chosen One star 6

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    dead in star wars


    even on days of our lives i think he'd be dead.
     
  7. DarthTalonx

    DarthTalonx Jedi Master star 4

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    Yeah but he is not meant to be anywhere near as powerful as Vader, or even Sidious. Sidious survived Windu's attack and the lightning only just and with Anakin's assistance - he was also not cut in two. In ROTJ, Sidious is electricuted and overcome by Vader. As for the Chosen One, he only survives being amputated and almost burnt inside out owing to Sidious arriving to save him. Even then Vader lives thanks to a specialized suit. Maul was chopped in two. Chopped in two. He would have died of severe shock virtually instantaneously. Even his expression immediately after shows he knew he'd just been outdone by Kenobi.

    Omg, this was the perfect answer!! Laughed so much. Agreed, Maul is dead by the end of TPM in Star Wars, and in Days of Our Lives, Clone Wars and Rebels.
     
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  8. JEDI-RISING

    JEDI-RISING Chosen One star 6

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    at least on days they usually get killed off camera for a comeback :cool:
     
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  9. The Chosen TML Fan

    The Chosen TML Fan Jedi Youngling

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    I remember reading how Anakin survived Mustafar because he channeled all his rage. Even Sidious had to use every dark side technique he knew to keep him alive till they got to Coruscant.
     
  10. DarthTalonx

    DarthTalonx Jedi Master star 4

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    Yes agreed. Anakin survived I think in combination of him using his rage. But even then had no one ever turned up to save him, I think he would have perished given the loss of blood and being left for dead next to the river of molten lava. Both he and Obi Wan must have been using the Force to even survive and fight in such harsh conditions - the CIS base was shielded to allow people to live inside it. Mustafar was not a habitable planet for humans otherwise. And agreed Sidious then had to try his best to hold him together. But the key thing is that Anakin then only survives with urgent medical attention and being given a special suit which keeps him alive (as displayed in the OT). If the CHOSEN ONE, who is much much much more powerful in the Force than Maul, can only survive with such catches, there is no way Maul survives being sliced in two.
     
  11. Alienware

    Alienware Jedi Master star 3

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    What was the reason?
     
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  12. SoloBrothers

    SoloBrothers Jedi Knight star 2

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    My headcanon includes everything from the films, Clone Wars, new canon books and Rebels so, yes Maul lives
     
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  13. Jedi with a TARDIS

    Jedi with a TARDIS Jedi Knight star 2

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    Dead. I just couldn't buy the Clone Wars resurrection. I read the comic that inspired the idea and, while it was beautifully drawn, it should've stayed an idea.
     
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  14. Lulu Mars

    Lulu Mars Chosen One star 5

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    I was sure he was dead as a dodo until he showed up in TCW. In my world, that show made his return entirely credible, so nowadays, I have no trouble seeing him as a survivor of TPM.
     
  15. Sab Jo

    Sab Jo Jedi Master star 2

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    No, and mace windu didn't die in rots either.
     
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  16. Dandelo

    Dandelo SW and Film Music Interview Host star 10 VIP - Game Host

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    Yes in my opinion he's dead.

    I'm a film purist, and when Lucas says Maul died (in TPM documentaries/ interviews) before TCW, I take him at his word.

    Plus I don't consider TCW canon anyway (but that's a different thing altogether as I can't comprehend live action people suddenly becoming cartoon CGI people, then live action again: call it an autism trait)
     
  17. Ditolus

    Ditolus Jedi Grand Master star 2

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    imo he's dead. i dont like it when guys come back to life who we were sure were dead. star wars then becomes a soap opera.
     
  18. StarKiller81

    StarKiller81 Jedi Master star 3

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    He's dead to me because he never lived. I don't consider the prequels canon.
     
  19. cubman987

    cubman987 Friendly Neighborhood Saga/Music/Fun & Games Mod star 7 Staff Member Manager

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    If the choice had been mine I would have kept him dead* but I enjoyed Maul's arc in Clone Wars too much to discount it so I roll with the official canon.

    *If I had any real say ever in the matter I wouldn't have had him get killed so early in the prequel trilogy.
     
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  20. Qui-Riv-Brid

    Qui-Riv-Brid Force Ghost star 5

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    Well in a way it was "fan service" in the first place that transformed Darth Vader from the character of ANH to the character of the rest of the saga starting in TESB.

    "Fan service" also brought Boba Fett back from the Sarlacc Pit as well though we have yet to see that in a movie.

    I really don't see any problem with it. In terms of the movies of course Maul was dead but then ultimately despite any official canon the movies are still at the end unto themselves and apart from the books, comics and animated series.

    In the new comics Luke has already met Vader once and probably will again.Luke has also met Fett though he was blind at the time.

    They are filling in the major story gaps between ANH and TESB of which there are many.

    It's fun stuff of course but it's never going to totally reconcile 100% with the movies anymore than the movies actually do with each other 100%.

    If we take everything that Obi-Wan said in ANH to the last scintilla even with the proviso he is lying about some of it then there are still "problems".

    That is a whole other thing. You can do that of course but it doesn't really matter if you don't.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.”

    Philip K. Dick


     
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  21. Cushing's Admirer

    Cushing's Admirer Chosen One star 7

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    Is no question: Maul's dead.
     
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  22. True Sith

    True Sith Jedi Master star 4

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    Maul lives. Wasn't crazy about the idea when it was first announced, but now I'm glad they brought him back. He's even more cool and interesting thanks to TCW.
     
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  23. L110

    L110 Jedi Master star 4

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    He did but then The Clone Wars proved me wrong.
     
  24. Admiral Volshe

    Admiral Volshe Chosen One star 10

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    Yes... and if he truly didn't die then I'm petitioning to revive about 4 other characters. :p
     
  25. Davak24

    Davak24 Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    Yes. He, imo, was brought back for ratings and money.
     
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