Dave Filoni’s new animated Star Wars sequence Maul – Shadow Lord follows the previous Sith lord (Sam Witwer) as he seeks vengeance towards his former crime syndicate allies and appears for a brand new apprentice. The Mandalorian Rook Kast (Vanessa Marshall) serves as Maul’s proper hand, serving to him arrange operations on Janix, an city world on the sting of the brand new Galactic Empire’s management. Filoni launched Rook and Maul’s felony ties in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, so right here’s every thing you might want to know going into Shadow Lord in the event you haven’t watched that present. This can be a great refresher in the event you’ve forgotten some particulars for the reason that seventh and closing season of The Clone Wars was launched in 2020.
Maul had a very unhealthy time after getting bisected by Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Phantom Menace, going mad with rage and constructing himself spider legs. He was rescued by his brother, the ridiculously named Savage Opress. The 2 labored collectively to get vengeance towards Obi-Wan, teaming up with Dying Watch, a splinter group of Mandalorians fed up with the planet’s pacifist chief, Duchess Satine.
Figuring out he’d want extra muscle to take Mandalore, Maul began recruiting from felony organizations together with the Black Solar, Pyke Syndicate, and the Hutt Clan. He united these gangs and the Nightbrothers, different Zabrak from Maul’s dwelling planet of Dathomir, below the title the Shadow Collective. As Maul’s attain grew, so did his ambition. Maul noticed taking management of Mandalore as a primary step in organising an influence base that would rival that of his former grasp Darth Sidious aka Chancellor Palpatine.
Dying Watch’s chief Pre Vizsla turned on Maul and declared himself ruler of Mandalore, however Maul killed him in a duel and took the throne for himself. Whereas some Mandalorians didn’t settle for an outsider as their chief, Rook was one of many first to pledge her loyalty and paint her Beskar armor with Maul’s colours.
Maul’s holdings had been repeatedly attacked by each the Jedi and Sith, with Sidious getting instantly concerned to kill Savage. Maul was in the end defeated on Mandalore by the previous Jedi Ahsoka Tano and her Clone Troopers. Whereas Maul was being taken into Republic custody, Sidious executed his grasp plan and compelled the clones to activate the Jedi by means of Order 66. Ahsoka set Maul free so he would create a distraction she might use to flee.
Maul – Shadow Lord picks up quickly after the occasions of The Clone Wars season 7 and Revenge of the Sith. Palpatine has turn into emperor and killed many of the Jedi. The brand new Galactic Empire is trying to set up a brand new regime throughout the galaxy. Rook continues to be serving Maul, who has come to Janix together with a small group of Mandalorians and Zabrak to start out rebuilding his empire and get revenge on the criminals he feels betrayed him in his hour of want. He additionally feels future is guiding him to discover a new apprentice to comply with the Sith Rule of Two and as soon as once more problem his former grasp’s energy.
The ten-episode premiere season of Maul — Shadow Lord debuts on Disney Plus on April 6, with a two-episode preliminary drop. Episodes will launch two at a time on Mondays by means of Star Wars Day, Could 4.
