Star Wars The Clone Wars: Ray Park as Darth Maul - Official Behind the Scenes

In this behind the scenes clip from Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 7, watch Dave Filoni along with Ray Park and the rest of the crew, discuss the making of Maul and Ahsoka Tano's climactic battle on Mandalore.
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[@WeakestAvenger]

I knew immediately when watching the episode that something was different with this fight. Maul in particular looked more fluid and more real. So awesome that they had Ray Park mo-cap for it.

[@robertidonotsharemyfullnam496]

same.. i fought to myself:" wow they really stepped up the game on that one!" i really felt the aggression that maul's actor brings to the table !

[@knightheaven8992]

Ashoka moves were great too in this fights.

[@looneyduck121]

Immediately I could tell just how much more real the fight felt and now I know why

[@amir081000]

I amazed how this fight is more real than sequels fight when I first time sees it

[@LillWawrence]

Best fight in the entire series imo. The camera (if you call it that) positioning was also better I think - both characters were in focus more, and there were way less jump cuts than other fights in the series.

[@matthewwheeler469]

Dave: 'I feel like we've done some of our best work.' *Me agreeing 100%*

[@chaos_kid-_-9147]

It is but part of me still loves Sidious vs maul and savage and then anakin vs barress is 🔥🔥 too

[@generalgrievous3731]

@@chaos_kid-_-9147 Definitely. Sidious vs. Maul and Savage was a better fight and had more emotional weight. Savage dying was one of the only times I cried during TCW. Despite killing a bunch of people, Savage is such a tragic character because he was constantly tossed around by his superiors (the Nightsisters, Dooku, Maul) for three seasons. His last words to Maul (who treated him like a subordinate more than a brother) were heartbreaking ;(

[@Mojo1356]

General Grievous I disagree. I think Ahsoka vs Maul had more emotional weight, and it mostly stems from the sad fact that Maul is correct about Anakin’s fate. The tension is real.

[@chaos_kid-_-9147]

@@Mojo1356 yeah the way darth maul was screaming "were all going to die" was so bone chilling because at that point he didnt care about sith or jedi he was scared and wanted to survive the purge.

[@Mojo1356]

Chaos_ Kid-_- yup.

[@920312rp01]

Dave Filoni on the fans: "They have been so loyal!" The fans on Dave: "No, you are the one who always were loyal."

[@SL22798]

For real man.

[@thekeeperofrecords3041]

He's a Hero to the Star Wars Community

[@DropkickNation]

He retconned and made many logical errors in the lore.

[@SwordTune]

He is the chosen one.

[@sword2185]

Dropkick Nation what part did he retcon? Besides some flashbacks in the Novel.

[@jacklynch3333]

A friend of mine met ray park. He said “this guy was the nicest of guys”.

[@victorvazquez4876]

Jack lynch my brothers friend also met him and said the same thing, just super down to earth guy. Mad respect for ray park and all he does

[@grimmshredsanguinus2915]

obi wan disagrees

[@myheartbeatsajig]

I met him when I was a pre-teen kid in a cloak. He was super nice! Took my lightsaber and spun it around and joked with me and my friend, trying to help us feel comfortable because we were reeeaally shy about the whole situation. He also did the “Toad dance” for someone while we were there.

[@ajproductions9927]

This didn't age well

[@jacklynch3333]

AJProductions99 : not sure what you mean?

[@thomaslaing5854]

see that double attack that maul did when he kept his foot in the air that was magnificent

[@laurenhazlett6327]

That move kept standing out to me every time I saw it. It's such a small detail in the scheme of things but looks so damn cool.

[@B_bang22]

@@laurenhazlett6327 Same It just draws so much attention but yet is so subtle and the duel of the fates was perfectly timed with the hits to make it better

[@2dubentertainment]

It’s called the “double super man” FYI

[@laurenhazlett6327]

@@2dubentertainment Is it really? Pretty cool, never knew that!

[@2dubentertainment]

Lauren Hazlett I’m not too sure tbh, I’m Getting this info off a tik tok video of a guy showing off a bunch of Darth mauls “famous moves” and it the video he calls it that, but I can’t seem to find any info of Ray park calling it that 🤔

[@sammcclain9609]

Dave Filoni's shoulders must hurt from carrying Star Wars so much.

[@whatsnerdypodcast3649]

Tell that to the trace and Rafa arc I love Dave but let’s not pretend he carries Star Wars

[@connoriguessyt]

And faverau

[@zamek128]

@@whatsnerdypodcast3649 Who carries Star Wars then? xD

[@paulwills781]

@@whatsnerdypodcast3649 The Trace and Rafa arc wasnt horrible. It just wasnt as grand as everyone had hoped for the final season

[@MADNESSCOMBAT10]

Dave is the best thing to happen to Star Wars. Better than George Lucas himself

[@PikaPikaLOL]

“I just want to make sure we can do it to a level that people feel honors clone wars”. Proceeds to make some of the absolute best Star Wars out there

[@jonacasu5616]

Everyone working on Star Wars needs this attitude instead of having profits on their minds

[@sebastianmaregatti]

He and Favreu are the rebellion against Disney’s empire

[@lachiepaterson]

I mean... the season was great but... the Cortez sister arc? Come on now

[@jonacasu5616]

@@lachiepaterson I liked the arc but I know what you mean

[@ObesityStupidity]

@@lachiepaterson Actually liked it more than Bad batch. I think we lack stories about regular people in Star Wars. But Mandalorian and Clone Wars filled this vacuum up a bit.

[@AhsokaTano36BBY]

A moment of silence for the people who still haven't seen the clone wars.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

You can enjoy Star Wars without having seen The Clone Wars? How?

[@jd7507]

@@rosesweetcharlotte Got you one even better, can you enjoy The Clone Wars without being much of a SW fan? Yes you can, i'm proof of it.

[@gabutman6144]

Unfortunately is me there's no Disney+ yet in my country and all I can do is watch some clips from YT :(

[@DomeMoon]

Ryan Angkasa you can watch it on places like kisscartoon, yesmovies

[@Drewbibski]

ThatWhiteGuy This may come as a shock to you, but yes. People haven’t seen it. People don’t care. Some people are not invested in the prequel universe. Some people are. Its that simple. It’s not that serious. This show is not a high work of art. It’s not groundbreaking nor it is the original trilogy.

[@mrxsatyr8459]

“We’re just fans sir, we supposed to be ignored” Dave Filoni: *Not to me*

[@leonardc.2384]

Idk why no one has mentioned this but nice Plo Koon reference

[@emmasnow29]

Too many toxic fans.

[@mrs111198]

Not by* me

[@thedarkside4610]

Fun fact: Plo Koon is Dave Filoni’s favourite Jedi

[@maxav1wolvman874]

@@thedarkside4610 makes sense since according to one Star Wars KZbinr, Wolfe is Dave Filonis Fursona

[@novustalks7525]

As someone who’s been watching Ray post on his Instagram every day about he trains hoping he may one day play maul again this actually nearly brings a tear to my eye that he is finally getting to play this badass once again

[@Mojo1356]

Yeah. He needs to do this again. Perhaps Maul could star in his own spinoff film or his own Disney + series (we gotta get a follow up to his appearance in Solo somehow)

[@novustalks7525]

Mojo1356 that’s what I want!

[@bloomingval]

Mojo1356 I think he’ll show up in the Kenobi series

[@OkIPullUp2915]

@@novustalks7525 This didnt age well

[@novustalks7525]

SithAssassin25 it would have been fine if he was clear about the situation when it happened

[@doublep1980]

Fun Fact: Lauren Mary Kim,the stuntlady who ''doubles'' as Ahsoka was the stuntdouble for Electra in the Netflix Daredevil and Defenders shows.

[@danzansandeev6033]

she was also stuntdouble for armorer from mandalorian i think

[@connorcarruthers]

doubleP It’s spelled “Elektra”.

[@mehve]

That explains the badassery

[@lenny_1369]

She's also that elf mage from the elder scrolls cinematic trailer, from what I've heard at least.

[@astrobot702]

Yup, she's fierce with a pair of Sai swords...

[@lennylalamba5366]

He works hard for this roll, I can tell

[@hashemsaad5629]

Lill Fripp I would too i mean I’m Darth Maul

[@apparentlyjeremy]

Check his instagram my mans is still training with the bo staff pretty much everyday

[@SCP--106]

Jeremy T he’s a wushu marital artist

[@connorcarruthers]

Lill Fripp It’s “role”.

[@alexclemence8685]

@@connorcarruthers It's such a relief we have the spelling police on the job. I was concerned that Fripp may be out in the world filling out his CV incorrectly and looking like a right twat whilst doing so. I don't think I am exaggerating when I say that you have probably saved his life and ensured a greater future for him and his family. 10/10.

[@Brainwave101]

The fact that Ashley wears an Anakin sweater while doing her voice work is just adorable.

[@thetwilightgamer]

Imagine if Matt had an Ahsoka sweater

[@popo0129]

I love how everyone involved with this project is clearly a fan. I still remember when Clone Wars came out as a movie and not knowing where it would lead to in the future. Never thought it would be this big. Was also happy when I was in elementary my last year and I saw all the young kids with Clone Wars figures. Reminded me of when I had my figures from the Prequel and Original Trilogy movies.

[@proudkiwi7641]

2015 Lucasfilms: Yea prequel material will take a backseat from now on as we look to ignore them in favour of our new sequel material. 2020 Lucasfilms: Help us prequel material. You're our only hope.

[@theblade1251]

They Cannot Leave With There Own Failure

[@notblabby]

@@theblade1251 Where did that bring them?

[@jesusdetimofeev9678]

@@notblabby well into alot of scrutiny from the fans

[@elharvey5032]

@@notblabby back to the Prequels

[@misaelvillalba8671]

@@jesusdetimofeev9678 u didn't understood the reference

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

The answer is yes, by the way. Your eyes are not playing tricks on you Starkiller is canon. He’s just Darth Maul, now.

[@lolgoteem5372]

We've known this...

[@jerniganantonym2684]

@@lolgoteem5372 there are some who don't

[@jonmann4980]

What do you mean?

[@jonmann4980]

ThatWhiteGuy thanks

[@Jonathan-du8fs]

Lol Goteem I didn’t

[@zombiekiller9503]

That whole episode was epic. Sam Witwer mixed with Ray Park, I was SOLD 😂

[@hybrid5568]

It was icing on the cake seeing them person to person together

[@seanc4501]

They did the same thing for Solo. Sam came in to do voice overs, Ray lip synced, then Sam came back once more to do final voice work

[@mathiassk]

@@seanc4501 Actually the original voice actor from episode 1 Peter Serafinowicz did the voice recordings for Maul in Solo but was replaced last minute by Sam.

[@frankusyoung4198]

@@mathiassk really??? :O

[@mathiassk]

@@frankusyoung4198 Yeah, search for his name and darth maul and you'll find an interview where he talks about it

[@rrayyy28]

Dave feloni is a Legend, i hope he gets his time to shine more.

[@sambridgers9543]

@MaskedHeroX Oh, you mean Jon Favreau.

[@solismax65]

He did on the mandorian but his episode were mid

[@krajicsek13]

Imagine if he can fix the sequels

[@namecomingsoon9517]

It’s interesting how when I was watching the scene I thought “Omg this is amazing it’s as if he’s moving like an actual person”

[@ivandphantom9028]

and then when you watched this your mind nlew up

[@cable30]

Yea, they use mocap for shows and movies anytime they need really. not sure how often but seen it use for even games now sometimes.

[@Crayveee]

@@cable30 Practically every singleplayer game that was released after 2013-2015 is now mo-capped making those animations by hand for long story games would be very time consuming

[@jimmy22334]

Fun fact this was the only time they used motion capture in the entire show.

[@borrago]

Performance capture is instantly recognisable and so freaking sweet.

[@spencergordon1232]

This is the only ray I want to hear about when talking Star Wars.

[@thelookingcat]

Yup

[@KidultNPlay]

Damn right!

[@michaelcubed]

What do you have against Nute Gunray?

[@annnnnnnn394]

What about ray shields?

[@liam-vl4um]

@@liamgoodrich920 But my lord! Is is leee-gal for him to be the best character?

[@pacperson]

Why can’t we get a movie with this passionate of a team?

[@GiffyHD]

@Young BlackEasy18 working hard and actually putting love into it are 2 different things

[@isacctavares1368]

Lucasfilm sees them as the TV people. They see the authors and comic writers the same way. That's why there's no passion.

[@uenoyamakamishiro7646]

@Young BlackEasy18 you can get behind the scenes of most movies and it will be the same hard work that you'll see. But people that are excitedly doing the stunts and enjoying their roles? that's a different one, and that is what passion is.

[@dudvalol]

we gonna have this kind of team in Mandalorian s2 i swear. Cant wait that sht

[@applenewmoon4402]

Real Star Wars Fan Lmao all of the actors were bashing that movie before it came out. There’s literally a compilation of them shitting on it

[@tacoenvy]

Man that’s awesome, he is the one TRUE Maul it would have been a shame for someone else to play him in anything. Ray is such a great dude and he’s always had such a fun time with the character and the fans.

[@ACR_Legends]

Vasage X which is wholesome compared to Mark Hamill, who is starting to hate Star Wars, or Harrison ford who already hates Star Wars. So Ray Park is a spark of hope in the Star Wars actors group

[@zehuayang3943]

ACR Legends If the sequels were better. Mark wouldn’t began to hate Star Wars

[@coledavis5212]

Mark doesn’t hate Star Wars. He feels a little bit cheated with Luke but otherwise he likes Star Wars. Make sure you are watching full clips of Mark talking about the sequels, not cherry picked clips

[@theforgottenrunner]

Vasage X I wish they let the true actor Ray Park voice Maul no hate for the Sam but for real though the role belongs to Ray Park

[@theforgottenrunner]

ACR Legends just wait for Ewan to return as obiwan and Hayden to return as Anakin and Samuel L Jackson to return

[@mroberts453]

This gave me chills, Ray Park playing the Character that he made so iconic.

[@masonguthrie1257]

I mean he was awesome in phantom menace but I don’t think maul became iconic until his clone wars arc. The voice acting is perfect. Not saying Ray parks did not do an amazing job and I am so happy to see him do the motion cap I don’t think he deserves most of the credit.

[@Mojo1356]

Mason Guthrie yeah- Maul was a badass in Phantom Menace but didn’t have anything else going for him. Clone Wars gave him the personality he needed desperately. Thanks to Clone Wars, Maul is finally 1 of my top 5 favorite Star Wars characters.

[@Jaguarr3-0]

the best part about Ray Park is that he is genuinely always down to come back as Maul

[@fortnite.burger]

Yeah

[@Corristo89]

The ferocity Ray Park brings to the fight as Maul is so fitting for the character. Brutal, but refined unlike Savage Opress' style, who was more of a brute who relied on his overwhelming strength to literally crush his enemies. Every attack is meant to kill and he makes every effort to be on the offensive, unlike Kenobi who relied more on his very defensive style to wear his opponents down.

[@fortnite.burger]

Agreed

[@jerry1dc]

Filoni knows how to do star wars. My husband just finished rebels and he was in tears, so happy to have experienced the shows.

[@rondz1234]

THATS GREAT TO HEAR 100%

[@freddytheplatypus826]

because he actually respects the fandom.

[@mandocalrissian6454]

I f**king knew they used motion capture bc the movement is a lot smoother and more game-like as opposed to the faster and sharper point A to point B movements of the other seasons, but nobody believed me. Really wish we could've seen the Chancellor's kidnapping like in the 2003 clone wars tho

[@langletprolet8378]

I like it the way it is. Siege of Mandalore so far is told in like a different perspective than what we already see in ep 3 and 2003, like what's happening on the other side and it's pretty intense. Eventhough 2003 is considered non-canon for now, we can pretty much tell that the Chancellor kidnapping went pretty much the same way, so I'm glad they do something different.

[@leduomo]

Me too I wanted to see that soooo bad!

[@mandocalrissian6454]

@@langletprolet8378 I agree, but I just wanted to see grievous in action one last time before he gets turned into a cyborg barbeque

[@theBolderBoulder]

@@mandocalrissian6454 I love Grievous! I so wanted to see him whooping some Jedi to redeem how weak he's been in the series

[@mandocalrissian6454]

@@theBolderBoulder Y E S exactly thank you!

[@simonfox9538]

I wish people would talk about Mary Kim more and her excellent performance.

[@addamriley5452]

I would but I only just learned her name 😅

[@phaze8000]

Absolutely, it takes two to tango.

[@Сайтамен]

I wish she was a stunt double of Ahsoka in Mandalorian.

[@koenmeier8553]

There is a video of her on the corridor crew channel talking about the mandalorian and her role as the armorer.

[@BelegCuthali0n]

@@Сайтамен she WAS the stunt double of Ahsoka. She was the one who did the fight with the magistrate.

[@quintonjones790]

Lauren Mary Kim did a badass job with Ahsokas mocap too. They really went all out in the final season way and I’m happy and grateful that they did!

[@juanarocha8629]

Kathleen Kennedy: we need a strong badass female character Ahsoka: Am I a joke to you?

[@SOB101]

FACTS! I been saying the same thing. Kathleen does not want to give Ashoka attention because a woman did not create the character and it wasn't part of Kathleen's idea.

[@schuylersavage276]

SOB101 sooo true

[@a_literal_brick]

Leiah is underated as a female badass too. The first time we see her in a dangerous situation, she knows exactly how to handle it and even delivers witty banter along the way. They tone her down a bit in the next two movies, but even then she's strangling Jabba and sexually dominating Luke

[@mohamedsoliman9389]

Kathleen Kennedy was never apart of Star Wars she was disneys puppet

[@Emily-px7yr]

Princess Leia: Am I a joke to you? Leia’s been in the series since the beginning, Star Wars has always had strong female characters!

[@AMerrickProductions]

Clone wars directors should of directed the new trilogy

[@theinsane5015]

Dave Filoni was oart of the new trilogy

[@ShaneJoshua1980]

@@theinsane5015 no he wasn't

[@MADNESSCOMBAT10]

@@theinsane5015 no

[@NahIdwin]

@@theinsane5015 no he wasn't

[@UncleLad]

TheInsane 501 If he was we couldn’t tell

[@wahn10]

Ray Park proving himself a LEGEND once again. Ray and Lauren Mary Kim took the light saber duel to a whole new level.

[@jaredramirez9233]

I don’t think you can ever break up the combo of Sam Witwer and Ray Park. Sam is the psychological and spiritual aspect. Ray is the physical embodiment. Together they are one.

[@danenagai1157]

Bringing balance to the Force.

[@thezplayer3002]

Always two there are, no more no less

[@chickenboi5857]

EDBA 1.0 damnit I was gonna day that

[@kaihang4685]

Ray Park and Sam Witwer are the two halves that make up the whole character of Maul.

[@brontebell7748]

@@kaihang4685 Hahahhaha

[@germanwojtek3576]

This almost makes me wanna cry . To know that they motion captured that fight , with the original 1999 actor . I knew there was something different about the fight because of how human their movements felt instead of animated . Absolutely brilliant , THANK YOU

[@bartoszdulas1703]

I love the passion in Ray Park's eyes when he fights... And look from Sam Witwer as he watches Ray Park... damn that's inspiration.

[@Khjaden97]

Why do I feel like the clone wars has more work put into it than the actual movies

[@peradolia]

Nate Carrasco not so much is it work, but love that the new movies lack

[@zealousdoggo]

Because Filloni is thinking about the fans when he makes his masterpiece while Disney is thinking about getting their movie out so they can sell $6,000 force fridges (that is their actual marketing strategy)

[@dbsm666]

Filoni cares. When he was working o. Avatar, the Last airbender, he annoys the crew talking about star wars, and eventually they get an interview for him

[@nomisunrider6472]

It's cause they don't have Disney breathing down their necks at every step of the way. They already have a winning formula with him and thus he gets more freedom to do what he wants. (To an extent of course, like when they deliberately tanked Resistance because it was time to switch to Disney Plus and the sequel era wasn't selling as well).

[@greensky9530]

All of them combined

[@cmccorquodale2003]

I'm a martial artists but idk sword fighting but seeing his leg kick upwards everytime he jumped to strike was cool cause that's what real fighters do cause PARK is doing it

[@Nailima_]

Ray is actually a martial artist too, hes using his experience from wushu and especially his expertise with the staff

[@cmccorquodale2003]

@@Nailima_ That's what is so dope

[@bradenvester4308]

Right!

[@therealjesus1317]

He practices in Wushu

[@cmccorquodale2003]

@@therealjesus1317 what's that

[@ryanstewart4162]

I literally had tears in my eyes and felt genuine dread during this fight, even though I knew both of them lived. To see Star Wars come together with such brilliance in story, writing, and visual effects is awe-inspiring. Thanks, team.

[@VerdantJedi]

LOL this makes the sequel fights look like absolute child's play.

[@hosephhoestar5969]

The sequel fights were child's play

[@Arjun-ui3bx]

I don't think they were even choreographed lol. Most of the time, Rey is randomly swinging her lightsaber and Kylo is hitting the ground. Fights like Ahsoka vs Maul are a big part of what makes Star Wars what it is. It's a shame that us fans would consider ourselves lucky to see something as epic as this in the future.

[@sparkingred66]

Same with the prequels lol . It's crazy.

[@oromis995]

@@sparkingred66 The prequels?? U wot m8. That's where they pulled Ray Park from in the first place! Obi vs Maul in Episode I and Obi vs Anakin were amazing fights!

[@B_bang22]

@@oromis995 I know right, the prequels had the best choreography of all the movies

[@waspsting2168]

I was wondering why this fight felt so different and special. It so smooth yet aggressive. There's something special about bringing both actors of Maul together for the finale. They pulled it of.

[@therestingmitchface6241]

SOO glad Ray was brought in for the Mo Cap

[@mia-pn2jx]

Ray Park and Lauren Mary Kim did such an amazing job!! The fight was amazing, it was such a breathtaking moment. Also, the voice actors and the whole production did an amazing job as always. I love The Clone Wars with all my heart.

[@macruz8503]

Rafaella: I kr! They did an amazing job!

[@lupinearsenalALT]

“Dave, how cinematic do you want season 7 to be?” Dave: Yes For real though the sound editing is exceptional too so make sure to wear headphones when watching the finale

[@themanmrbijok7364]

I watched it on TV. It felt more cinematic than all of the episodes I've watched.

[@seasnek7024]

Waited a month or so till all the seige of Mandalor was available to binge. Best night ever

[@isensmith]

@@seasnek7024 same

[@joemiskowitz2669]

The soundtrack was fantastic! Definitely recommend headphones. Burying the Dead is the hardest hitting song. Got me emotional.

[@tanmaydeshpande]

@@seasnek7024 Watch the extended cut of RoTS. It has siege of mandalore and its f*cking amazing

[@Psychoclaw]

The fact that Ray was almost 50 while doing this blows my mind. He hasn't missed a step since TPM. What a legend!

[@jimmy22334]

He's a martial artist first, actor second. He's a beast

[@halo4xgamer]

"The Siege of Mandalore is ONE of the last large battles in the series." *Hmmmmmm*

[@marquis8867]

It’s the best of Star Wars

[@kavalkahn]

See what happens when you leave SW to the brilliant mind of someone who's truly passionate with the story, respect the originals, prequels and its actors? Not the crap Disney has been doing for the main movies lately. Great move by bringing Ray.

[@locomotion45]

Totally agree dude

[@generalgrievous3066]

The only thing im sad about is Disney remove the Utapeau's arc but Im really really happy that they gave Dave Filoni all the control.

[@bryanlopez661]

From the movie “The Force Awakens” & on it became trash honestly except Rogue One

[@phily2676]

100% AGREE

[@AGlorifiedSpoon]

@@MichaelM28 Nice bait :)

[@thebearowner821]

Imagine try to rob Ray Parks house...

[@barcabocalda2583]

Those crooks would basically be robbing Darth Maul’s house .. will regret it immediately

[@magortom]

Brave, but foolish

[@sabretoothstudios9142]

“Every choice you have made... has lead you to this moment.” _Lightsabers ignite and he wrecks them_

[@magortom]

@@sabretoothstudios9142 we need to clone Ray Park so that when we can make functional lightsabers he can be earths protector 😅

[@randyyeh7576]

robber: WHY DO I HEAR DUEL OF THE FATES?

[@adamrose8100]

This fight is actually so beautiful. I can't tell which was more compelling: the fight or Maul's voice.

[@ccmonty994]

why not both?

[@thelookingcat]

Sam Witwer for you.

[@mattb6369]

It's amazing that in Solo Ray reprised the role with Sam's voice, now Sam reprises him in The Clone Wars with Ray doing the mo-cap. It's like Potara Fusion and Metamorean Fusion merged together...

[@Neptune0404]

Dave Filoni did something amazing with this last season. He managed to create the ending we all wanted, filled with beautiful shots, amazing battles, and heartwrenching moments. I teared up both from happiness and sadness in a way few things other than the clone wars have been able to do. And this scene, getting Ray Park inn shows that he cared about making the last fight memorable, and he oh so definitely managed to do that. It is by far my favorite duel from the show, not just because of the amazing movements caught by the motion capture, but also just because of the emotions it fills me with. Dave Filoni proved that we were right to be loyal, because so was he. So thank you for giving us this amazing piece of art.

[@nicodinicola5410]

Dave Filoni needs to be put in charge of Star Wars at Disney .... he’s the successor of George Lucas

[@wandersxo4820]

sean bowman Don’t you mean Boba Fett? If so that wasn’t him, it is stated in the Attack of The clones movie for Star Wars, Boba was an unaltered clone, which does make him not truly Mandalorian. But then again, Mandalorian isn’t a race, or a species, it’s more of clans and such, so in a way, yes Boba Fett is a mandalorian.

[@fudd666]

You mean the same George who personally put Kathleen Kennedy into the role?

[@Blitzvonic]

@@wandersxo4820 Not even a clan thing. Being Mandalorian is more of a way of life, which both Jango and Boba do follow.

[@wandersxo4820]

Simon Blitzvonic Ah, okay! Thanks for correcting me.

[@fudd666]

@@Blitzvonic no they don't, they are bounty hunters, not mandalorians. This is very straight forward and not difficult to follow or understand. If you want an actual explination about Mandalorians, KZbin mandalore the preserver (canderous ordo).

[@alphawolf8363]

I found it sad how they trained to fight like skilled duelist and then you have Rey who just swings.

[@VincentStevenStudio]

Well, it is the prequel era.

[@hanjizoe2648]

@Crusty783 still not an excuse for the trash that we saw in that "Trilogy". What a waste of potential..

[@kinggordoproductions6203]

She uses an unorthodox aggressive combat style similar to Palpatine in RotS 😉

[@sonicrulez987]

@Crusty783 Rey and Kylo's fights are so great for me because there is almost no trace of any of the 7 Saber forms in her movements. It's like the directors hyper-focused on showing her lack of formal training, which I think blends perfectly into the story attempting to be told, the evolution of the Jedi legend beyond the knights of old and into the heroes that can shape change. Sequel trilogy is super far from perfect, but I thought the saber duels worked fine for me.

[@alanjassybayev2428]

@@sonicrulez987 Well no. The fight scene in Snoke's throne room was terrible. A guy spinning pointlesly and misses Rey extra. A blade just disappearing from one of the guards and the list goes on. Their fighting techniques maybe "unique", but it didn't change for the better. And the story overall is just pushing the message, that women are strong.

[@cocklobster79]

Wow, a director who doesn’t attack fans...receives praise. Imagine that.

[@footclann0043]

Am I dreaming?

[@LookingTheBest]

He really should be the one in charge. Bet Dave would atleast release George's Story Treatments for episodes 7-9

[@Prof_Tickles92]

Hey fuckhead. Rian didn’t attack the fans. He only clapped back at the ones who bullied Kelly Marie Tran.

[@Kou69]

@@Prof_Tickles92 lmao a last jedi defender haha i feel sorry for you

[@Prof_Tickles92]

Kou Imagine carrying all that anger.

[@KPMilieu]

As soon as I saw Maul fighting, I was like, THATS Maul. Thats him. Thats Ray right there

[@SilentNightmare]

Today was the end of a legacy. This saber duel hit so far to home that I never could have imagined. Job well done Filoni

[@kronosleblu888]

So why did Poe and Finn say "They fly now"? Mandalorians and clone troopers were flying in the past.

[@kaiser9287]

Because modern LucasFilm writing (except Filoni's crew).

[@thegoodfather1177]

C-3PO personally witnessed Boba Fett use the jetpack in Return of the Jedi, there's no excuse

[@masterjereel5307]

Bc it was a dumb line in a dumb script written by people who don’t really care about Star Wars the way Filoni does

[@ChupeTTe]

Because Jar Jar Abrams is a Hack who doesnt have a clue what Star Wars is. Im looking forward for more Filoni and Villeneuves Dune.

[@adc1222]

You really think JJ Abrams actually watched any of the clone wars series? He saw a new hope, half of empire strikes back, and then went "yeah I can milk this"

[@samueltovarheredia8241]

J. J Abrams: I will bring the most loved character for the fans Dave Filoni: Hold my double light sables.

[@Chas-OTE]

The Maul v. Ahsoka fight was literally the Duel of the Fan Favorites 😆

[@kumonoameai]

You mean "Hold my awesome cowboy hat" ^.^

[@bartlegoof5949]

J.J abrams killed Star Wars And Dave Filoni is a fuckin’ necromancer

[@staunchsquire7437]

I feel like a child again, thank you Dave. For everything

[@tangofett4065]

Ray Park is a legend! And an incredibly lovely person. He was so nice!

[@Andre-pr4pq]

You can literally see the love they put into this series and that they are actually big Star Wars fans themselves. Not like in the new trilogy where everyone has no clue of what they‘re doing.

[@theeldude1000]

"The fans have been clambering for it ever since we..... stopped making clone wars". He hesitated. i think what he actually meant was "since Disney cancelled it and brought it back as damage control for The Last Jedi and angry fans". Great season though, just wished that Disney let them animate all the arcs they wanted to do instead of condensing everything down to 12 episodes.

[@enjoyfanta9382]

theeldude1000 Imagine shitting on Disney for something they were forced to do. They didn’t cancel the show as a middle finger to fans. They canceled it because of rights issues with Cartoon Network.

[@seasnek7024]

@@metalheadretrogamer5330 if you ask me they should've put that in instead of the sisters arc. I still love the season but it would've been perfect as I feel there's still ambiguity to Maul this season since his abrupt defeat in season 5

[@jairlujan913]

I honestly disliked the first 8 episodes of the final season, they could have done Boba's final arc, or Son of Dathomir, or end the Ventress arc, but they chose to go with the sisters in Coruscant or the arc with Echo.

[@theeldude1000]

@@enjoyfanta9382 doesnt seem like a rights issue now 🤷‍♂️. They could have renewed it for 2 more seasons like Dave Filoni originally planned but i bet Disney probably hates the fact that each episode was so expensive to make. They rather prefer the more low budget, kid oriented Star Wars shows they got going instead.

[@DropkickNation]

"Great season..." LOL No.

[@khandimahn9687]

Bringing in Park & Kim was the right move. As talented as the animators have been, the motion capture gave the fight a little something extra that just pulls you in and doesn't let go till it's over.

[@JorikD]

Without knowing anything, watching the fight I thought "this looks like maul from ep1, did Rey do mo-cap for this?" To find out it's actually true, this to me is amazing! Shows you what a great physical actor Rey is

[@ZakEmber]

Nick Gillard was a genius in the prequel trilogy as far as giving each Jedi or Sith a style, and making the choreography tell a story. When the brought Hayden Christensen in on one of the Star Wars games to talk about choreography, he still had all the muscle memory from the films and could tell the designers exactly how Anakin fought. Watching this video, it's very clear that Ray has a very particular style as Maul... and it is AWESOME! It's looks very different from the other Maul fights in the best possible way! Kudos to this team for going the extra mile to bring in Ray and get the full Darth Maul experience on camera!

[@RomanCashCommunity]

"I'm not watching that show, its for kids" A moment of silence for ppl like this, but not too long cuz they brought it on themselves

[@jeremybk54]

forget a moment of silence we need a moment of yelling "don't care, watch it this instant" (or something synonymous to that)

[@redtherobot0025]

Not to blow anyone’s mind but just remember that we were alive to see this happen. Thank you Dave Feloni from the bottom of my bottom of my heart.

[@mrgrimm6794]

So Ray Park Is getting A-HEAD of the game now.

[@notblabby]

Oh that's cruel. Bloody hilarious though.

[@har5814]

So mean of you. That one sided red lightsaber you mean

[@timscott5782]

Yikes ☠️

[@rc59191]

I'm not mad just very disappointed in him I'm worried they won't let him play Maul now in any new movies or shows.

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

That’s a lot of damage

[@FatGuyEngineer]

Darth Maul is my favorite villain in Star Wars hands down.

[@rarelysatisfied2916]

I concur, he is by far the most complex of all

[@deathstroke2697]

He and Asajj.

[@rarelysatisfied2916]

@@MichaelM28 he is though. The ultimate loser who believes he was destined to be a winner, tries to become just that. It's intriguing but I guess his development and arc flew over your head as you'd have reached the same conclusion. Also it's wankers like you that stopped the actual vision of the prequels coming to fruition. Could have had Darth Jar Jar lol

[@YossGold]

InToWar same here. And we have Dave Filoni to thank for that. Before TCW and Rebels he was just a cool looking menacing assassin. The character development in TCW and the beautiful end in Rebels fleshed him out so much. Maul story arc is of Shakespeare-ian levels of tragedy. Beautiful.

[@anakinvader9120]

Rey Palpatine = 🤢🤮 Ray Park = 🤑🤩😃

[@maxmcintyre5068]

It’s better than Rey skywalker

[@ectopekk]

i agree with you but imagine using emojis

[@FighterFlash]

Anakin Vader haha the influence of Kathleen Palpatine Vs Luke Filoni

[@kmukayed]

max mcintyre LOL facts

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

@@ectopekk don't be a sithshit

[@NobleHunter]

And now Disney is rumored to be replacing him because of something he isn't even proven to have done. People didn't even leave Ray a chance to explain that Instagram post and are attacking his wife and even his children as well.

[@iZipTiedMyPenisToABrick]

Gotta love cancel culture eh

[@chavezreal]

What happened?

[@trabbexx-3482]

DarkBoy1911 what happened

[@SpookyStorkRunningWild]

what happened

[@thegoodfather1177]

@@mrwn1007 A sexually explicit video of Ray Park with a woman, potentially his ex-wife was uploaded to his Instagram account, theories up in the air whether it was due to a hack or not

[@Riverfilly153]

Ray’s such a badass. I really want them to continue whatever they were setting up with Solo. The guy deserves his spotlight. And the voice actor they have really brings him to life.

[@m_comixz9442]

Welp thats not gonna happen tho to ray parker 😂

[@antoniosaenz375]

A moment of silence for those who passed away before season 7 was announced

[@markspilapil7514]

Sam Witwer shadowing Ray like "damn I've gotta learn to do this"

[@willgames11]

I loved the fight like i thought "Theres no way this was hand made, this looks too real"

[@ivancorts6966]

Clone wars has been a piece of art, hope feloni´s is taking care about Star wars from now, byebye kathleen

[@duartevgc2114]

3:27 OMG, she's not only Ahsoka's voice. She IS Ahsoka! I mean, look at that glance! That's Snips herself!

[@mr.narwhal9034]

The animators took a lot of inspiration from the voice actors’ movements; for instance, obi-wan rubbing his chin comes from James Arnold Taylor constantly doing it when recording. They also used a lot of Sam Witwer’s hand motions for Maul.

[@elementaljedi9335]

The two Maul combined to bring one final fight

[@grimmshredsanguinus2915]

final? nah we have kenobi series

[@aytony4090]

@@grimmshredsanguinus2915 I hope that gets cancelled.

[@AthenaNKnight]

I noticed how well it was done when I watched this scene

[@rafal5863]

Andria Houston I had to rewatch at 0.5 speed. It is better second time around.

[@gojiking5456]

I heard that Lauren Mary Kim was also the Blacksmith in the Mandalorian 🤔

[@strawberrycream2974]

Yeah she was

[@lusovchak]

Just the stunts though

[@robsch5746]

2:22 that smile on Filonis face…he’s dedicated to SW and really enjoys what he’s doing and looking at…

[@modernmartialarts7316]

Ray Park is why i want to be stunt man myself, the moment he ignited his second end of his saber and the opera began to sing it was like the most epic moment 6 year old me had ever seen in my life and still is in a lot of ways. Keep smashing it Ray!

[@sandileminke403]

Like: more clonewars episodes Comment: more rebels episodes

[@brandongill]

ill be fine with both...

[@spynix0718]

I second the comment above. Sure Rebels wasn't great, but not everything you write will be like Shakespeare's best work.

[@CT--og4iv]

Both

[@seba_igm]

por qué no los dos?

[@CT--og4iv]

Older General Skywalker the thing with Clone Wars is that there isn’t much more to tell, and rebels still has a bit more content to display.

[@kumonoameai]

I just want to say thank you to Dave Filoni and every single person who made this series possible. Regardless of whether there's more clone wars series, sequels, prequels, or anything else, I'm just grateful that you guys finally got the opportunity to make this last season happen and made it without doubt one of the best pieces of Star Wars content ever made. I'm serious when I say this last season was the same quality as The Empire Strikes Back; it's perfection.

[@anthonysmith7504]

San Witwer’s voice with Ray Park’s fighting It’s enough to make a grown man cry and that’s okay

[@ralathasnir4987]

I'll never get over the dedication Dave Filoni has, not just to Star Wars, but to the fans and his work. It's breathtaking and wonderful.💗 He makes a person/fan feel loved through his work alone.

[@g.s.5110]

02:55 What they hear: "It's Maul! It's Maul! It's Maul." What I hear: "It's small! It's small! It's small."

[@stonewalljackson2721]

That’s what she said to my friend

[@g.s.5110]

@@stonewalljackson2721 lol that's funn-... wait, what?

[@pixieside5176]

It's small Maul! its smol mol

[@jakubkrchnak5172]

YES, this behind the scenes i was waiting for, best idea to bring Ray Park back as Maul once more

[@MexicanStoleJob]

He's been playing Darth Maul for 23 yrs and im just thankful to be alive at the right time to see Ray's performance. 🙌💯😍🔥👏

[@thecraze1519]

I got to meet Ray at the end of 2019 at an event and got a picture with him. one of the best moments ive ever had :)

[@angellowy]

This scene was so awesome. Other than using mocap to create such smoother action and made it so damn real cuz it was by real ppl, i felt the raw energy and power building from the scene and its music, and especially on Ray's part. There was soul and emotion that other scenes, especially the fight scenes didnt have. The weight from Ray from the original movies playing Maul again, and my emotional attachment from Ahsoka being my no. 1 fictional character and idol makes this scene even more significant. This is definitely another great and fav scene for TCW imo

[@Thomas_H._Smith]

Fun Fact: Lauren May Kim went from being Ahsoka to fighting Ahsoka, as she also was the stunt double for Elsbeth in The Mandalorian.

[@slevscythe]

Im shocked to know that fight was all mocap.

[@afkansoni167]

It’s coming soon ...

[@Paradox_Edits]

Wdym it’s already out

[@afkansoni167]

The Living Paradox as in order 66💔

[@dcchaos6409]

“I wonder, if the moment is already upon us”

[@secondsister1816]

Gotta wait a little longer before the republic fall and an empire rises

[@DustMug]

No. That's not true. That's impossible.

[@AnnoyingNerdLoL]

The fact that Ray Park moved too fast for the mocap to capture his movements at first just shows how much of a legend he really is

[@Justachannel-u9w]

Ray the man that gave us some of the best Starwars duels of all time

[@workingpadawan]

The way they did this was perfect and because of that we got exactly what we needed. 😊

[@ItMeMorgan_]

Ray, Lauren, Sam, and Ashley all knocked it out of the park! That fight might even rival Anakin vs Obi Wan on Mustafar.

[@astrobot702]

Oh dude, Mustafar is a far gone conclusion just on the fact it happened in the early 2000s, its been blown into legends now. THIS is now the most iconic fight to date.

[@wannabein619]

@@astrobot702 it happened in one of the movies. That means it's canon, period. The OT & PT movies are always and forever canon.

[@jumperwilli7770]

Trooper Bear FN2525 tf you talking about it’s canon

[@anonymousdan7205]

**Spoilers for Rebels* Just a reminder that all it took for Ben Kenobi to end Maul was 2 blocks & a swift strike to the chest. No flashy moves needed, now that’s expertise.

[@AzurePhoenix636]

Theres much more to that scene, go find a video called The Best (Animated) Fight in Star Wars

[@MADNESSCOMBAT10]

Its actually because Maul was using the exact same moves as he did on Qui-Gon when he killed him, which Obi-Wan was expecting, thus he was able to swiftly take him out

[@Infernal460]

@Darren Lee Prefer the "Old Wounds" comic. Epic fight and out of the blue sudden gun shot to head far more captivating.

[@tangofett4065]

Darren Lee of course it is! “Sith Lords are his speciality” 😉

[@Delta-u5f]

That was also I’d consider a peak kenobi vs an eager arrogant maul. I feel that if grey Jedi Ashoka went against maul it’d be very quick as well

[@scribeofrebirth1431]

This man truly cares about the fans! It warms my heart!

[@vinhu509]

Thats one of the Best behind the scenes clip i ve ever seen ...Amazing work. I ve got goosebumps all over my body.

[@ImWhyMortalsCry]

I wanna learn all of this! Imagine he would do a tutorial or something like that on YT to teach everything he learned while the filming of Phantom Manace and CW S7. All the cool spins and taht stuff. Ray Park is a living SW legend!