Was bringing back Maul a good idea?

I agree he and Mara were overused by Zahn later, but if we just look at the trilogy he's a very cool character.

As a fanfic writer myself, I understand most of the writers favor some characters.

 

IMO all the post ROTJ EU was the worst. The clone wars EU, dark times EU, pre-TPM and post TPM EU was all pretty solid. But the post ROTJ EU was soo unbearable to me. I dislike Mara Jade as well and all the dumb skywalker kids lol... At least disney is not following that EU...

 

Some post RotJ stuff are cool as individual works, but yes, if we look at the post RotJ EU as a whole, it's just major threat after major threat, the authors just throw in everything they could think of to let the big 3 fight.

 

The idea of a Sidiousless Star Wars should be truly terrifying. This guy redeemed the prequels; proof enough that he's the quintessential villain. Palpatine must return; he must save Star Wars.

 

I love Sidious but bringing him back would just completely ruin the end of ROTJ. Introduce a new villain or don't make a new film.

 

Completely agree. If the EU has taught us anything, it's that there are plenty of great ideas and characters out there (along with the people who create them) to come up with something different.

I'm fine with solid links to the OT, but there's no need to simply rehash it.

 

Sidious is never coming back again. His soul is permanently banished in the worst part of hell itself.

 

Bringing back someone who got bisected was controversial enough but bringing back someone who got blown up in a place that was itself blown up moments later, in outer space of all places, would be downright stupid.

 

I also like Palpatine a lot but NO, no need for him to return, Dark Empire is bad enough already and I hope it get retconned.

 

Not just that, quite a few EU and the RotS novel said clear about Maul died on Naboo.

 

On the whole, I don't think so. It would be an even worse decision if they don’t get to finish off his story (which, by the looks of it, they might not get to do).

 

Who says Maul can't still die on Naboo?

 

Not, Maul was a coward in ''The Lawless''

 

You neglected to mention the arc's greatest facet: watching the Big Bad himself throw down.

 

I could have swore I read in a few interviews that he hated the idea..

 

Please let the ST have a new big bad.

 

I guess that Christmas wasn't like the Bonefish Grill commercials.

 

Source?

 

I loved Darth Maul in TPM. Honestly I had expected him to be the physical threat for the entire PT and was disappointed when he died. So, yes, brining Maul back was a solid, well rounded idea. And I was further pleased that his resurrection delivered some of the best stories in the series. Reviving a character shrouded in mystique is quite the gambit, and luckily, it paid off! I was only upset that we were not allowed a proper conclusion to his arc, but that's not the team's fault. It was Disney's choice.

 

My answer to this question is now definitely "NO"! After what they did with the cancellation of the series, its was a bad idea. Now we have this dude lying around the galaxy when he should be dead. From the indications that we got (which ain't many) that stuff won't get resolved with the extra content. So now what? A comic story to end it? Please don't bring him back for episode 7.

 

There are unconfirmed rumors that a Darth Maul movie might be in the works.