A sinister line of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace became much more significant in Star Warsand a recent retcon in Star Wars movies and TV shows have only proven this so much more. The phantom menace had significant ground to cover as the first addition to the Star Wars following the original trilogy – widely considered Star Wars best films to date. Excitingly, Star Wars managed to put together the original trilogy and at the same time bring many new ideas and characters to the table.
Among these new characters was Darth Maul, the third Sith Lord shown in the Star Wars screen. While Darth Maul isn't necessarily at the top of the list of Star Wars most powerful Sith, he proved to be a brilliant Star Wars character. In addition to his many surprising returns Star Warsthis line of The phantom menace proves that Darth Maul was much wiser than he seemed at first glance Star Wars previous film.
Darth Maul's Line Foreshadows Order 66
Darth Sidious and Darth Maul's conversation subtly referenced what was to come
In The phantom menaceDarth Maul and Darth Sidious talked about their plans, and Maul said: “We will finally reveal ourselves to the Jedi. We will finally take revenge.” At the time, this seemed pretty scary. In the years following this declaration, however, the reality of Darth Maul's meaning has become much more devastating. When Darth Maul talked about the Sith's revenge plan, he was actually foreshadowing everything that was to come with Order 66.
When Darth Maul talked about the Sith's revenge plan, he was actually foreshadowing everything that was to come with Order 66.
That's why the third installment of Star Wars prequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithIt has the title it has. Order 66 was the titular revenge of the Sith, as it was retaliation for the Jedi almost entirely eradicating the Sith and send them underground for centuries. Although this meaning of Darth Maul Phantom Menace comments became clear relatively quickly, Star Wars Recent TV shows have proven how profound Darth Maul's comment was.
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Palpatine's plan was already in action when Darth Maul made this statement
Star Wars added even more context to this line with the 2022 show Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi. In Tales of the JediThere were two distinct arcs, each with three episodes. One arc followed Ahsoka Tano and the other followed Count Dooku. In Dooku's case, this primarily included his fall to the dark side and his baptism as Darth Sidious' new Sith apprentice.
These episodes also had some overlap with The phantom menace node Star Wars timeline, which revealed much more about Palpatine's Clone Wars plan and, ultimately, Order 66. Specifically, Tales of the Jedi confirmed through conversations with Dooku and Palpatine that Palpatine was planning the Clone Wars already The phantom menace. As the events of The phantom menace were unfolding, Dooku was already killing Jedi Master Syfo-Dyas and commissioning the clone troopers.
That Tales of the Jedi the plot only further proved Palpatine's genius. Palpatine knew that the Jedi would be distracted by the crisis on Naboo, and even by the appearance of that terrible hooded figure that Qui-Gon Jinn believed to be a Sith Lord, and it was therefore the perfect time to attack. The moment allowed Palpatine to plot his clone plot, going almost entirely unnoticed as he prepared the soldiers to become the ultimate weapon against the Jedi.
The moment allowed Palpatine to plot his clone plot, going almost entirely unnoticed as he prepared the soldiers to become the ultimate weapon against the Jedi.
Darth Maul was also right about Palpatine's plans
Maul even knew the proper sequence of events
In the end, Maul accurately predicted the order in which these events unfolded. Its exact wording was “We will finally reveal ourselves to the Jedi. We will finally take revenge.” In Revenge of the Sith, it was only after Mace Windu discovered Palpatine's true nature and identity that Palpatine initiated Order 66. All the way back The phantom menaceMaul anticipated the exact pattern of Palpatine's larger plan.
Maul even accurately predicted the order in which these events happened.
This is also far from the only example of Darth Maul being surprisingly intuitive, especially when it comes to Palpatine's plans. Node Star Wars: The Clone Wars In the end, Maul told Ahsoka Tano everything he believed about what was happening with Order 66, the Jedi, and the Sith. This included Maul's realization that everything that had happened up to that point was simply Palpatine manipulating Anakin Skywalker to the dark side. Quite accurately, Maul described Anakin as the key to all of this – and he was absolutely right.
As Palpatine's Sith apprentice, Maul undoubtedly had access to Palpatine's larger scheme, but it's surprising how accurately he predicted everything that would happen. The fact that Maul realized that he, Dooku, and countless others had been played by Palpatine as he made his moves to transform Darth Vader only further proves how perceptive Darth Maul truly was. This line of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace therefore became even more significant Star Wars and reveals the stunning vision of Darth Maul, 25 years later.