Why Darth Maul Never Used Force Lightning - Star Wars Explained

[@MADMPRINTS]

In my opinion, Darth Maul is highly underrated...

[@darthjarjarwillruleall3739]

Sebastian Mosca Yep

[@apparentlyjeremy]

Sebastian Mosca Grievous is too underrated as well

[@SelahViolinist]

He underperforms in the Clone Wars because he lost half of his midichlorians; however, I think he had the potential to eventually overthrow Sidious before he got cut in half.

[@darthtroller]

Jonathan Wroughton agreed, but he didn't receive proper training

[@nategilkerson]

Sebastian Mosca try overrated! He was a sith Assassin nothing more

[@nicolasingh6948]

If you have to have been hit by force lightning to learn how to use it then how did the first person to ever use force lightning learn how to use it?

[@bustercall5744]

Goat on a boat Probably tried to harness pure electricity using the force and then had it accidently hit them. Therefore growing an affinity to it in legends, it does seem silly.

[@CaptainPrincess]

could also be plagueis was talking shit the sith arent exactly shining beacons of honesty and straight-talk

[@InfamousFighter]

He stuck a fork in the outlit. duh m8

[@meurum2561]

Goat on a boat plageuis could have just theorized that

[@MrJarvisful]

Goat on a boat probably from standing out in the rain got hit by lightning. one sith user used to do this not for lighting but for rain to hone his skills. in with the saber

[@adam5381]

why he never used force lighting because he didn't want to there's your answer

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

*because he wasn't trained to use it There, fixed it.

[@moon-knight2125]

Greg LeVitre neither was Rey There fixed it

[@TraceguyRune]

@@gregoryl.levitre9759 Because George didn't write that in the movie. Fixed that for you.

[@alexbuliga9326]

@@TraceguyRune Because God didn't want George Lucas to write him as a force lightning user There,fixed it

[@teagod7744]

@@alexbuliga9326 Because jesus told god that he didn't want George Lucas to write him as a force lightning user, there, fixed it

[@djbray7]

If he wasn't a Sith Lord, he wouldn't have been called "Darth." He _was_ a Sith assassin, but upon receiving the "Darth" title, he became a Sith Lord.

[@IIMiikexDII]

Lol watch the video again. Nobody said he wasn't a Lord. Maul didn't identify himself as a lord. He would never call himself a sith lord. He still was a sith lord though.

[@djbray7]

Have you not seen the Clone Wars? He literally said he and his brother were the true Sith Lords. I saw a few comments saying "Darth Maul isn't a Sith Lord." as well as Star Wars Theory implying he wasn't. I just wanted to correct it.

[@lmsouza60]

Daniel Bray When Maul say this in Clone Wars, he was referring about him being replaced by Dooku.

[@djbray7]

KleineBosch Doubtful. He wanted to kill Palpatine and take his place as soon as possible.

[@lmsouza60]

Daniel Bray Yes, he wanted. But Maul said that phrase in the past: that they WERE the true sith lords. Probably he's referring to the times that Maul was a Sith Lord and Sidious was his master.

[@jadecherry7224]

Why didn't Maul ever use force lighting? *That's just not his vibe*

[@mr000j6]

here is a good video suggestion for youtube. In Star Wars the phantom menace, its shown that obi wan and qui gon can use force run to escape the destroyer droids in the beginning. So why doesn't obi wan use force run at the end of the movie to beat the laser gates and help qui gon beat darth maul?

[@MegaFrance69]

BJ Johnson Good Observation 😊😊

[@leochao2594]

cuz george lucas is fucken dumb

[@leochao2594]

after return of the jedi he became dumb

[@yh5559]

K

[@lars9925]

Perhaps it was just too risky, after all, he could not know for 100% whether he arrived at the end of the corridor in time. And then he might have run into the laser wall at full speed.

[@KVW22]

maul is my favorite sith of all time, always has been. you ever read maul: lockdown? amazing book displaying his power and might

[@breebrett7244]

I love him too, Lockdown is great but he doesn't really use the force in it as it's part of his mission to find Iram without using his force abilities and being discovered. He does slip up and use force choke at one point towards the end. I've just started listening to shadow hunter on audible too. enjoying it so far :)

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

Shadow Hunter was especially awesome!

[@autisticjoeyyo]

The Angry German is it true that he was never taught how to block with his Lightsaber?

[@ytb2705]

yes, I loved that book, it showed how naturally badass he was, even without using the force

[@maxwilliams6689]

How about 'was palpatine ready to deflect Windu's lightsaber if Anakin didn't intervene?' would be interesting to see if he had a back up plan since he was clearly faking being too weak

[@nicky42742]

The Senate dont forget that sidious had second lightsaber, maybe it was hidden and as plan B

[@maxwilliams6689]

Very true! also wonder whether Anakin would have stepped in had Sidious continued to fight

[@Tailsisacrybaby]

The Senate Why are you talking about yourself

[@jaxonfiddle4811]

If you look closely palpatine still had his hands up so if anakin just stood there he would of just used force lightning and mace lowered his defences to swing so he would not of been able to block the Lightning

[@darthtroller]

The Senate he would pull his second lightsaber

[@johnpiner2151]

Darth maul is my favorite character in star wars. What they did with him in the comics clone wars tv show and rebels truely made him the most interesting character and one of if not the most complex and cunning person in the galaxy. All I know is whenever he shows up big time consequences happen. As good ole jr, from wwe would say business is about to pick up. And it always did. Anytime he came on it was just watch tv. What a character. Love what he became.

[@gblakney1]

he's dead now tho so open mouth, insert foot. XD

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

I hate how they went with his story after episode 1. As much as killing him off in episode 1 was a mistake- it happened and the way he died left no doubts as to whether he could have survived that. Maul died in episode 1 and the rest is more bad Disney fan fiction.

[@globalmalfunction]

Maul would rek kylo ren

[@MicroageHD]

Sith Jarjar would rek Maul

[@nathanbosley76]

Count Dooku would've easily slaughtered Darth Maul.

[@WillFerrellFan]

Ah but Rey would come in and wreck them all with no training and “instinct”

[@gypsysnowwolf2313]

@Jason Achilles *Anakin

[@TheCbot88]

Kyle is a pussy. Fucking pathetic.

[@66Destiny]

let's not forget in legends, sidious sent maul to an training academy thing where e was trained in combat and was specifically not allowed to use the force. so that's why he is so good as a fighter and in my opinion why he prefers not to use force powers such as lightning and force choke

[@zacharyrose7217]

I feel like Maul lost to Kenobi due to plot convenience more than lack of skill.

[@jakealter5504]

Zachary Rose more like Maul got overconfident and Kenobi caught him by surprise

[@zacharyrose7217]

Jake Alter no

[@KAXGaming]

That's what I believe. I mean he even started to torture Obi Wan with the thought of Death as he smacked his Lightsaber against the opening of the shaft to scare him into losing his grip. He got overconfident and in turn lost because of it.

[@MygunsJammedify]

Yeah pretty much, both TPM, Clone Wars, and Rebels TV shows only further enforce this viewpoint. In every encounter Maul more or less lost against Obi-Wan because the plot demanded it, just going by the shows it seems that only Palpatine and probably Vader were capable of beating Maul through sheer skill.

[@jakealter5504]

MygunsJammedify obi wan has forced him into retreat a few times

[@maxrivera7233]

But wait a minute. If Rey was never hit with the force lightning. Then how did she use it in the rise of Skywalker?

[@gavinhamilton4094]

Disney movies follow there own"rules" basically they don't follow the rules and change them

[@gayrabbi4464]

Could be Disney being stupid, or maybe Snooke hit Rey with Lightning in Last Jedi. could’ve happened even though it wasn’t shown on screen

[@romusa10]

Because shes an independent black woman who need no training

[@pyfragalt1401]

She is a Palpatine

[@hunterdonner9970]

Bad writing...

[@ericschuller908]

They made amazing use of Ray Park's martial arts talents when they wrote this character. Maul was terrifying to me as a child. He was angry, designed to be intimidating, and was the stuff of nightmares for my entire class.

[@7strSlnger678]

I love Maul. He was extremely powerful, but I think his personal code defined how he used his abilities. So I think he has the ability to use Force lightning, but chose not too. I believe he was stronger than Dooku as well.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

As much as I like the character of Maul more than Dooku, Dooku would have mopped the floor with Maul's face. Dooku was an exceptionally powerful Sith, just below Sidious in power level (which was why Sidious sacrificed him- he knew he was a real threat to him), and he was extremely experienced, not only in darkside abilities but he was a fully trained Jedi before falling to the darkside. Maul was a Sith Assassin whose specialty was martial skills and martial use of the force and that's it. And we do see him pull off some subtle moves in the novel Darth Maul: Saboteur, but nowhere near the level of mental chess that Dooku played for decades. Darth Maul is powerful, but he is not exceptionally powerful as Sith go. I could easily name at least a dozen Sith off the top of my head that would take him down in mere moments.

[@chaoticwj1772]

Greg LeVitre Well...Maul did beat and capture both Dooku and Grievous in the comics.

[@wow5890]

Greg LeVitre Maul v Dooku would result in a fairly easy win for Dooku. Also, Sidious is way way way more powerful that Dooku and would destroy easily along with Darth Maul.

[@orin81]

Chaotic WJ wow really awesome ? Which comics legends or canon? That’s awesome though

[@cucumberwater6]

@@orin81 canon, son of dathomir. Maul also duels mace windu and aayla secura at the same time!n

[@darylwright6093]

Darth Maul definitely understood Force lightning. He simply preferred not to use it. He was trained from a small child to be an assassin, and prefer to kill up close. Not to mention, he probably understood that the more powerful Jedi can reflect lightning back at the user. He has studied everything about the Jedi from Sidious. He was well-trained and they were no match for him

[@dusansedlan4398]

Rey uses force lighting without ever being struck by one Darth Plageous : Am i a joke to you?

[@4shura__shura]

Thx for the spoiler alert.

[@4shura__shura]

I didn't watch Rise of Skywalker yet so thx.

[@smilee_locc5177]

NaXa Flo me neither lol

[@adyan4010]

She may have been struck when she was a child

[@4shura__shura]

@@adyan4010 Yeah because there was a random sith lord to do it.

[@auroraflash]

Dooku was a very skilled and calm fighter who tended to taunt his enemies using his superiority and arrogance and he was kind of a scholar of a force user, maybe truly not that powerful but very skilled and hungry for knowledge as he was a very precise and patient character which is also displayed by his actually superior use of the dark side not being corrupted by it - without the red and yellow eyes and the corrupted flesh. It seems he was well aware of how to use the dark side as was Palpatine before his life was threatened fighting Mace Windu where he suffered severe damage exceeding his limits and drawing a lot of energy from the dark side so that it first became visible that was a dark side user. Maul who on the other hand used the dark side all the time to fuel his physical strength has from the beginning shown the taint of the dark side.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

Actually, Dooku was exceptionally powerful, not only as a force user but also in overall economic power, influence and life experience. He is also the only Sith of that era (including Sidious) who possessed both Jedi and Sith training and decades of experience in both roles.

[@andrewsowl8696]

Makes you wonder just how happy Maul would of been if he ever got a hold on one of the old Sith blades... Granted, he'd likely get distracted mid battle by all the blood spray..

[@SelahViolinist]

I like to think of the whole "who beats who" in Star Wars in a more "elemental" sense (like water beats fire, etc.). Darth Maul beat Qui-Gon because Qui-Gon's fighting style was better suited to open spaces (wasn't it similar to the crazy style of Yoda?) whereas Maul's was more flexible and could adapt to the closed spaces. Later in the clone wars, I think Obi-Wan was able to beat Maul (for the most part) because Obi-Wan's defensive fighting style and trolly personality were well suited for aggravating Maul. Then, Dooku could beat Obi-Wan because Dooku's finesse in dueling could get past Obi-Wan's defenses, and Anakin could beat Dooku because Anakin was able to overwhelm him. Mace Windu is a strange one to analyze. I think Windu would easily beat Maul because Windu's Vapaad would draw in Maul's intense rage and use it against him. With Dooku; however, Windu's Vapaad would have much less rage to draw in, so that fight would be close to a 50/50. And yes, I believe Windu did beat Sidious because of Vapaad (at least you can think of Windu as a glass cannon/one-trick pony). Finally, I think Maul was definitely stronger than Dooku before Maul got cut in half, but afterwards Maul became less powerful overall (I mean, if the Chosen One lost half of his potential due to being cut in half, why wouldn't Maul?).

[@SelahViolinist]

lol I'm such a nerd

[@cucumberwater6]

Maul fought windu and aayla secura simultaneously in son of dathomir so I wouldn't underestimate him

[@AYouTubeCommentator]

@@cucumberwater6 I would still argue that Mace Windu is stronger than Darth Maul.

[@alexfulkerson2499]

Anyone here after rise of Skywalker where Rey is randomly able to use force lightning?

[@TheHam8919]

Yes, yes i am

[@Noname-mv3le]

Wow thanks for spoiling

[@benparsons4979]

a**hole

[@furysnipermax4602]

I don't get it because Rey never got hit by lighting. Darth Plagues said so.

[@Kerloft]

She is a Palpatine, do not forget!

[@Brandon99]

Do "What if Anakin didn't duck when Qui Gon told him to in the Phantom Menace"

[@jedithenoooblet2680]

He would have a big booboo

[@uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh8833]

CHOP!!!!

[@loganforrest7216]

Anakin would have been severely injured and may possibly die...

[@i5aac92]

Who would win in a podrace: Mace Windu or Albus Dumbledore?

[@fuckinantipope5511]

i5aac92 that would be an awesome theory XD

[@Timebomb_19]

Underrated

[@TemplarBlonic]

Gandalf would win.

[@TraceguyRune]

Nick Fury

[@koshersenpaiii3293]

Lol, both of them fell off of a large building after being betrayed by a student who was in talks to be associated with the most powerful main antagonist, who was a member of a cult, and had a pale grey complexion.

[@syn660]

anakin did bring balance before he turned to the dark side the jedi were unstoppable and more powerfull that the sith and then anakin fixed that

[@Zarkon619]

exactly, it wwas 2 sith vs 234324 jedis. Anakin brought balance to the force with 2 sith and 2 jeids.

[@leochao2594]

The jedi had become too focused on serving the republic and the people, not the force. This is why anakin had to wipe them out

[@jefferfransisco6537]

Isn't bring balance to the force means both Sith and Jedi are equal? Instead of destroying the Sith?

[@kaisercronik8249]

What you say doesn't even make any sense. Balance means harmony in the context of "bring balance to the force". Anakin brought balance to the force when he killed the emperor. That meant no Sith, but one Jedi, not equal numbers. The reason he had to wipe out the Jedi order, was because they became servants of a corrupt republic, rather than acting in accordance with the force. By wiping out the Sith and leaving Luke as the only remaining Jedi, Anakin brought balance to the force, because from then on Luke was able to create a new Jedi order, in tune with the force, rather than subservient to politicians.

[@jefferfransisco6537]

yeah... that makes sense. But, actually, he's obsessed with politic power too

[@Timebomb_19]

*knows where somebody is going to strike without looking at them. But doesn't see a guy jump over him, ignite his lightsaber and cut him in half.*

[@EnzoGTS25]

The móveis side of the force is a path way to Many abilities some considered plot convineant

[@lawaern3474]

Of course maul can use force lightning, as a close quarter's combat nerd, I know that darth maul would never completely disregard force lightning. He has the skill, and the training. Furthermore, no one would suspect that he would use it, therefore it is very likely that he CAN use it. But, as you said he just doesn't like to. In fact I think that darth maul can use a great many more powers than we see him use, he just thinks of them as trump cards to turn to when it is absolutely necessary. After all he is still sith, conserving his life takes precedent over something as silly as disliking a technique.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

Each Sith possesses different darkside strengths and weaknesses as well as different training. If Darth Maul was trained in force lightning he'd have used it.

[@chand911]

"as a close quarter's combat nerd" Well look at you.

[@cucumberwater6]

@@gregoryl.levitre9759 he sees it as cowardly.

[@veronicasandoval5767]

In clone wars dooku hits him and his brother with force lightening multiple times which sways the battle towards his favor neither of them do it back and they make it seem as if dooku is stronger for that reason

[@cucumberwater6]

@@veronicasandoval5767 Maul never even fights Dooku

[@xmagex13]

So i don't under stand why a lot of people don't believe maul was a Sith Lord, they say he was a Sith Assassin or a Sith Warrior but not a Sith Lord. In Rebels (cannon) he claims "Formerly Darth, now just Maul" meaning at some point he considered himself as a Sith lord worthy of the title of Darth and no longer does. And in the EU Darth Sidious named his apprentice Darth Maul, Sith Lord after he’d passed his final test by showing the desire to kill his master. Other than that i like the video and agree on a lot of the points.

[@cucumberwater6]

They're dumb

[@ColeConCon]

I think that you nailed it right on the head; he probably had the ability to use it, but didn't simply because it didn't fit his style

[@Drrck11]

I hope Disney makes a Darth Maul anthology film.

[@BurkinaFaso69]

Drrck11 both, thanks

[@whatisreality9808]

Have you seen the movie solo?

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

Great, so they can shit all over Maul too. Great idea...

[@autisticjoeyyo]

Drrck11 me too

[@ccverdera6298]

I love maul but after the sequels I really don’t trust them to do a decent Star Wars movie. It’s be cool if he got a Disney plus show maybe an animated one with Sam wither voicing?

[@luciustennin6936]

i think you're right on the part that he could use it but chose not to, and i think he's definitely more powerful than Dooku, i think Maul was suppose to he the true apprentice to Sidius but once thought to be dead and Anakin was discovered and thought to be the chosen one Sidius decided to make Anakin his apprentice and simply use Dooku, so to me Maul and Vader were the only 2 Sidius truly took as apprentices

[@Jhop273]

It's very interesting to me that maul found lightning to be cowardly. This sheds a little more light on his opinion of palpatine.

[@KING-tz6lo]

No

[@Doa.Bdot1]

​@@KING-tz6loyes

[@Doa.Bdot1]

​@@KING-tz6lomakes sense kinda weird that you said no to that kinda says a lot about your character

[@Doa.Bdot1]

​@@KING-tz6lokinda means you're a coward just like palatine lmfao

[@Doa.Bdot1]

​@@KING-tz6loeven worse that u can't own up to it weirdo

[@ryanwilson8072]

The truth of what you’ve said can be seen in The Clone Wars S7 finale. When Maul loses his lightsaber, he doesn’t pick up and use a clone trooper’s blaster to defend himself, he relies on the Force and uses it to slaughter the troopers.

[@alexcrxz3306]

If someone has to be hit with force lightning then how did Rey use it?

[@ytb2705]

mary sue

[@tuxed0]

rEy IS THe MoSt poWErFul fOrcE uSER

[@harveyohare]

Turn off your brain

[@TraceguyRune]

Because it's not canon that you have to be hit by it. Star Wars theory makes a lot of shit up.

[@dabombers8670]

She’s also a palpatine

[@wij2012Gaming]

I think Maul knew how to use it, he just preferred to use other techniques and attacks. I think that he and Dooku were on par with each other, both in terms of skill and power. Dooku was more of a duelist than a fighter, but he made up for that with his strength and proficiency in using the Force. Maul on the other hand, was a warrior. He knew how to fight and fight dirty. Maul was skilled in the Force, but preferred to get up close.

[@SrbijaCG]

Darth mauls athletic abilities were, in my opinion unrivaled. that's what he used force for. i don't believe that he could have used force lightning. in the kotor games (aside from the necessary ones) I many times level and use force abilities that increase the combat abilities such as athletics and lightsaber strength. that's probably what he used force powers for.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

You are correct, and not just in KOTOR, but in the majority of SW lore.

[@breebrett7244]

Interesting you mention his tolerance to pain, as i understand it Zabrak have an already higher tolerance than humans? Great video I've seen many of these comparing Darth Maul to other Sith and the makers clearly haven't done much research on Maul at all. He was a very powerful force user alas his over confidence was his weakness :(

[@eosphorusthegracefallen5195]

Maul wasn't able to use Force lightning. He was a savage, like you said; he liked it up close & personal. Sidious only taught him the basics of Sith power. But he never showed & taught him the Sith techniques he taught to Dooku. Dooku was without a doubt more powerful than Maul.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

FINALLY someone in this thread who knows what they're talking about!

[@dcfencer8333]

Still prefer maul

[@singletona082]

I think it's a combination of Palpatine not bothering to try teaching what he saw as a tool rather than apprentice, the fact Maul's temperament made it unappealing, and his focus on force-enhancing his body makes it unlikely he knows more than the theory of the how of force lightning. After all he didn't use it, even in desperation, against sidious.

[@tombraver6449]

Plagueis: "The only way to learn Force Lightning is to have tasted it pain." Me: "I'm confused." Plagueis: "How so? Its self explanatory." Me: "How was the first person to use it able to use it if no one before them has ever used it before?" Plagueis: "I-Huh....Never thought about that."

[@4shura__shura]

I was literally thinking the exact same thing.

[@qr5393]

How did Rey use the shit?

[@christophersanchez7731]

I think Maul is capable of learning Force Lightning but couldn't for two reasons One he prefers to fight physically preferng to defeat enemies with his physical prowess as you stated in video Secondly it's the same reason why Asasji Ventress and the Imperial Inquisitors didn't learn it, they were all minions of the Sith, Maul was perhaps intended to replace Plagueis as the Second Sith before Anakin and Naboo came into the picture, as he was given the title of Darth But while Plageuis lived Palpatine had to appease him by limiting Maul's knowledge, teaching him only how to fight physically and be an assassin as well as a living weapon Not only Maul wasn't taught Force Lightning he didn't know how to defend against Force Attacks as he didn't even block Lightning with Lightsaber In contrast to Dooku who while a placeholder for Vader, was Trained as a true Sith Lord. He was trained to command and to lead as he was tasked to help cause the Clone Wars in a public sense Dooku didn't just learned Lightning but how to defend against it as he deflected the Redirected Lightning from Yoda at Episode 2 Maul's education as a Sith Lord was incomplete as evidenced to his vulnerably to not only Lightning but Force attacks in general Had he not fallen at Naboo, Palpatine freed from Appeasing Plagueis would have completed Maul's training in Dooku's place Although it seemed Palpatine had plans for Dooku before Maul's failure He might test the two's worth by pitting them against eachother on which would be Sidious' apprentice to serve in the Clone Wars." Should that happen it's unknown who would win if Maul was given some formal training after Naboo Maul has potiental Dooku was one of the finest swordsmen in modern history at the time If he was fresh from defecting from Jedi with no formal Sith training such a fight between Maul and Dooku could go either way Maul might win with physical power, as Dooku's style Makashi is weak lacking kinetic energy and weak against strong acrobatic opponents like Maul Dooku might win with Pure skill But again fight could go either way. That could make a good fan-fiction or video (like what if Maul hadn't failed Naboo and was pitted against Jedi Master Dooku for Sith Mantle ) Anyway to conclude Maul's training was incomplete He's capable of learning Lightning if he tried but might not because he prefers physical fights But also because Maul like the Sith assassins and minions after him had an incomplete education on purpose as Plagueis ordered Palpatine to only teach him to be a warrior and Assassin not a true Sith skilled in Force as well as Lightsaber combat Thus because he never completed his training he never learned Lightning from his master, and was ironically vulnerable to Lightning because he was also never taught how to defend against it

[@Valeyardos]

Christopher Sanchez Wow. Nice.

[@joshualee2054]

Did you really write this? For a comment?!?!

[@cucumberwater6]

He couldn't block force lightning in s5 because he was disarmed ffs

[@Death0000]

Why did Maul never reveal Sidious's identity as Palpatine to the Jedi?

[@Bman-zn5jz]

One of the top rules is: You never throw your master under the bus. Unless if course you want to kill him and become a master yourself. He really had no reason to tell the Jedi anything. It's one of the different types of irony. We know who he is but the Jedi don't. Stealth and secrecy the way of the Sith.

[@axelpalacios9232]

Lol that top rules shit is garbage, nothing to do with it, bruh really? Its like a bunch of mob bosses snitching on each other???? Not going to happen

[@sugardaddy4714]

Because as much as he hated Sidious, he didn't want the Jedi to win either. Outing Palpatine to the Jedi prematurely would've instantly ruined the Great Plan, Yoda and Windu would've arrested/killed Sidious, and the Senate tried him. He thought he could exploit the chaos of the Clone Wars to advance his own agenda.

[@EricGraham94]

What is the tune of Star Wars Theory's outro when he concludes his videos? I love how ethereal and surreal it sounds...

[@cashthecurator666]

Maul was more of a serial killer than a samurai, in my opinion. Sure, he was a very powerful Sith, way more powerful than Dooku, but focused on his Force powers as a rarity. He fully knew how to use Force lightning, he just didn't like to use it. Maybe it over exerted him?

[@nathanbosley76]

Lol. He was nowhere near as powerful as Count Dooku. Not even close. Whatever floats your boat, though.

[@cucumberwater6]

@@nathanbosley76 he was. He literally fought windu and secura simultaneously in SOD and deemed it as a fair fight; He held his own against sidious in lightsaber combat after savage's death; he single-handedly destroyed an entire venator from the inside in s7; he also drove off general grievous without any effort TWICE in the comics

[@nathanbosley76]

@@cucumberwater6 He DIDN'T hold his own after Savage's death. He ended up fried on the ground begging for "mercy". As for mace windu, he literally whooped Sifious without any effort at all until Anakin came along and screwed that up. Maul also was beaten by Obi Wan, who NEVER lasted against Dooku. As for the comics. Comics are fanboy stories that aren't even close to canon. It is what it is. Maul was a tough combatant in the SW universe, but he was nowhere near as powerful as fanboys act like he was.

[@cucumberwater6]

@@nathanbosley76 i said in lightsaber duelling, not in Force powers.

[@cucumberwater6]

@@nathanbosley76 maul only gets defeated by obi wan head on, in rebels

[@MusicByTomas]

heads up star wars theory. in the description of the video it says "dar side" instead of "dark side"

[@robatthree2488]

You have to get hit by lightning to use it Rey: well yes, but actually no Also Rey: diddly dee force lightning for me

[@HarMaths1]

Spoiler ALERT Rey is a palpatine.

[@robatthree2488]

I know that

[@robatthree2488]

It’s just a joke

[@JechtTheLegend]

Nice joke and Rey has the ability because of the Palpatine bloodline.

[@23traves]

If I were to say anything about Maul from what you explained, I think he could've known how to use Force Lightning, and if given enough time, found a way to channel it into his lightsabers like he did in the games. That way he could employ it into his fighting style without compromising his morals or code of conduct

[@zabbas9371]

How did Starkiller learn it then? Or (Spoiler i think) Ma-Reysue?(probs cause of Disneys new nonexistent logic)

[@crazycactuar1465]

The emperor didn't know of his existence, and darth vader doesn't use lightning... you're right..

[@calumgorman3481]

Vader probably can do it he just gets injured from using it

[@PadawanAR]

Oooh, good one. and I think I agree with your conclusion. I've always sorta looked at Force-lightning as the Sith "finesse move," in a way, and Maul was all about gettin' up in your grill and takin' you out. Yeah, he had finesse in his acrobatics, I will give you that, but his pscyhe was more brutal than that.

[@cichy45]

Uhhh no. Kylo Ren wasn't a bad duelist, or at least you can't really say how good he was for now. So far we only seen him fight when he was hindered both physically and mentally. I don't think you can really pinpoint his level after that one fight.

[@ComanderScar]

cichy45 agreed

[@1plus0neistwo47]

cichy45 He was beaten by somebody who had no training with the force or a lightsaber.

[@cichy45]

1. After being mentaly tormeted because of killing his father few minutes earlier. 2. After being shot by a Wookie crossbow that can instantly kill Stormtroopers in full armor and throw them several meters away. I'll say it again. Kylo was fighting with a wound that would instantly kill any normal person and while going through internal conflict. The fact that he was even able to fight in that situation is already impressive.

[@Itachikeyser99]

cichy45 If we know anything about Star Wars he should have killed Rey and Finn with even with the injuries he had.

[@dewaynerichardson5895]

cichy45 Being a dark side user....if he was in so much pain then he would only have been stronger , no??

[@joeneauxvieve6203]

Can you do "what if Maul and Savage Opress defeated Darth Sidious on Mandalore?" Think of how much that would alter ROTS and the OT!

[@emperorpalpatine3661]

Is it just me, or did anyone else think that Darth Maul wasn't as cool anymore when he wasn't such a silent beast anymore.

[@Randoman590]

No, giving him a personality and having him talk made him much better. One of the major complaints about the Prequel films is the wasted potential of the villains, and the comics and TV shows help to address that.

Hijynks the idea of prequel villains is that they are reflective parts of something what Darth Vader will become.

[@fridaynightnicktoons6885]

I agree,maul was one of the few good things tcw did (to me,to me) but the film version was better. I hate how some kids think being silent and focused warrior means no personality. It's called being a badass. Getting shit done and being focused,which is rare in fiction.the only one I can think of who is get shit done additude is trunks from dbz

[@JonathanKvitky]

That strike that Maul "blocked" wasn't a block. It was a strike that obi-wan blocked if we ignore the possibility of poor choreography. Obi-wan's movement was aimed at Maul's blade, not at Maul. That also fits better with the aggressive nature of Maul's style

[@chacemcbeth6882]

If you must be hit by force lighting to learn it who was the first ever to get hit by it and by who what or how

[@Cpt.Rogal_Dorn]

Chace Mcbeth maybe the thunder struck him

[@revanreborn7626]

I don't think this is only the case. I believe the first user was so angry or out of pure aggression or just massive malice, they were able to achieve force lightning

[@DaveMire]

does this mean Luke had force lightning?

[@asprob00]

Dave Mire Jedis are able to use it but it's a forbidden code

[@Randoman590]

Maul would have been capable of using Lightning, but he was just never taught how. Plagueis wanted him as an Assassin, not a full apprentice. Just like how Sidious ordered Dooku to kill Ventress after she grew too powerful.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

He may have been incapable of it if he were even trained to channel it because every force user possesses different strengths and weaknesses in force abilities and are unable to channel certain abilities.

[@dmwmm]

at 3:29 Obi Wan literally aims for Maul's lightsaber instead of his body lmao.

[@eoplex]

Cause maul striked firts and he just blocked it

[@TheRealGoofJuice]

Maul outclasses Dooku in dueling capabilities, stomps him in physical attributes and force physical/speed augmentation, however, Dooku is very cunning in the strengyh of his force abilities...

[@dasn4shorn75]

For everybody who’s a fan of Darth Maul: DARTH MAUL - Apprentice a Fan Film ist a really well produced mini movie about him

[@jesus-9542]

hello serios question what was at the bottom of the holes that maul and sidios fell down when they were defeted

[@dylanpetrenkov6729]

spoiler alert in the new movie rey uses force lightning for a mear second and destroys a ship but she was never hit

[@mikeockslong5047]

I was just gonna comment that haha that's why I came back to this video

[@sandwichlegend2348]

It was a vision did you forget?

[@sandwichlegend2348]

Kylo put it in her head

[@Kable472]

What if Commander Cody didn't receive the order from Darth Sidious to execute "order 66"? Somehow there's maybe a mishaps if commander cody last his comlink or there's interference between Darth Sidious and commander cody.

[@clownrodriguez5091]

why did Qui Gon try so hard to train anakin even though the council had a bad feeling about him? could it be that Qui Gon was in a way a double spy? Did he know Anakin's son Luke would be the one?

[@cloudvii166]

he just followed the force and felt that anakin was the chosen one

[@maxnewcomb7245]

King Rodriguez Anakin is still the one. He killed himself, and The Emperor. Thus bringing balance to the force.

[@apparentlyjeremy]

King Rodriguez Luke wasn't the one, Anakin was

[@jesus-9542]

King Rodriguez cause he felt that anikan was the chosen one

[@jesus-9542]

OG Youngling That Master Skywalker Killed he didn't kill him self he was killed by sidios when he lifted him the force lightning killed him because his suitwas weak against it

[@morteparla6926]

I believe Darth Maul often didn't use the force in ways we realize, because he is ALWAYS using the force to enhance his physical strength and speed. Maul had the potential to be the strongest force user in the Galaxy if he wanted. He harbored and fed off of his own hatred more than any other Sith.

[@levispectra6194]

Wait,so Luke Skywalker can use force lightning?or is it for sith?

[@wow5890]

EpicSkull -YT I mean he can use it but it’s forbidden for Jedi.

[@ryanallerton9935]

Was literally wondering this the other day and came upon this out of the blue! My mind has been blown and an answer has been answered! Thank you 😊

[@albedoyuriev31]

Maybe he actually can use it, but just doesn't choose to. Arrogance at it's finest I'd say.

[@austism7305]

Did u not watch the video?

[@du6167]

What came first? A forceuser able to use force lightning or some being hit with force lightning?

[@grantameele421]

Why is he saying was when talking about Maul? He is still alive.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

The real Maul died in episode 1. His story after that is just bad Disney fan fiction. Nobody- including a Sith as powerful as Sidious would survive what happened to Maul.

[@Priceluked]

@@gregoryl.levitre9759 It isn't Disney fanfiction because Disney had nothing to do with that story. George Lucas himself wrote the story of Clone Wars.

[@belland_dog8235]

@@gregoryl.levitre9759 No, no that's wrong. He's still very much alive. Or was until the end of Rebels

[@darthtroller]

Darth Maul and Starkiller have a lot in common and the same voice actor, they both do it with their hands from close distance (except if Starkiller wants to torture)

[@eosphorusthegracefallen5195]

Robo_Destroyer / Darth Troller And Starkiller is far far more powerful than Maul.

[@darthtroller]

EOSPHORUS The GraceFallen overpowered

[@danielkeen8698]

he also died, became an army of clones, and died again or imprisoned Vader, who likely kills Starkiller in his escape

[@darthtroller]

super jedi player XD total accuracy

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Darth Maul may have been strong in Phantom Menace but in The Clone Wars, both he and Savage Opress where EASILY defeated by Darth Sidious!

[@legoyoda2821]

Harry Thomas Pictures Just shows how powerful Sidious is, he's always been much stronger than his apprentices.

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Some Pig Oh yeah, Darth Vader only beat him because he took Sidious by suprise!

[@SelahViolinist]

Harry Thomas Pictures true, but Maul would have fared much better had he not lost half of his midichlorians (Sidious would still rek him tho)

[@DrPunePuss]

He was doing just fine until Sidious used force lightning. He even brought him down to a knee right before this happened. In a straight up saber battle it would be a great fight.

[@HarryThomasPictures]

Paper Cut Yeah I guess so, Maul certainly put up a good fight!

[@LegoSwordViedos]

While playing Jedi academy and outcast, I noticed that more often then not using sith lightning against force users doesn't deal as much damage and is prohibitively expensive in consuming force power, by they time you have regenerated enough force power to respond to other threats and such you may very well already be dead. Unless you just stall for time and run. Which are not always options. Using force power to absorb enemy attacks, pushes, rage, speed, etc when used correctly seem to deal more damage per force used when incorporating them in saber melee.

[@alanzakrzewski5595]

What is Maul's original skin colour?? Black or Red

[@BradSimkiss]

ULTRA GAMER red

[@alanzakrzewski5595]

skilletband Lyrics thanks

[@heavyfromtf2208]

ULTRA GAMER The black color is tattoo

[@alanzakrzewski5595]

Mitaka43 thanks

[@supadupapug896]

Why is the only red and black zabrak

[@Darthdeej]

3:38 you mean The Shadow Collective, right?

[@Pro_Butcher_Amateur_Human]

You clearly know nothing about the samurai. Seriously, do some reading about them. The myths about them are all based on one book - Bushido, The Soul of Japan. Which was written purely to sell well in America. By a Japanese mam who had studied and lived in America. Just like how most of the pirate myths are based on Treasure Island. They did not live by a rigid code of honour (they betrayed each other all of the time); they only comitted ritual suicide if they were forced to (which is pretty much the same as being killed); they always preferred long distance warfare, they used guns and cannons as soon as they came to Japan, and longbows before that, whenever they could because getting up close and personal was dangerous. As a student of history, it bothers me when people clearly have views on world events based on The Last Samurai and nonsense BS like that. What I find funny is that everyone thinks of the ninja as sneaky backstabbing assassins, which they were, but they were also the only ones in the samurai period who were loyal and trustworthy.

[@SydneySininen]

Art Basement the type of people who correct Mark Hamill when he calls IG-88 a medical droid even though that's what they called him on set. Not the same scenario, but same idea.

[@miguelpereira9859]

Art Basement People who don't like to be ignorant idiota give a shit

[@spartanwarrior1]

Ninjas are a myth. Romanticized version of ronins. Do your math!

[@QoQabai658]

James Bennett THANK YOU! Someone finally spoke the truth on this. As a matter of fact, the only reason the ninja came to be is because those simple farmers and fishermen being oppressed by the so-called 'honorable' samurai grew tired of their bullshit and fought back! So screw Hollywood and the books! And again brother thank you.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

@Art Basement non-plebs give a shit. See, there are a small minority of people who possess actual integrity and functional brains who understand that it is important to learn from history.

[@leeruane7427]

good video again dude! really loved the darth vader part where he was able to stop Han solos blaster I have always wondered about that!!!! 😎

[@jamesbowling1348]

Thoughts on darth maul being snoke?

[@chromaticorb]

James Bowling Im sure you know by now, but Maul is officially dead

[@BurkinaFaso69]

James Bowling Maul is dead and it would be fucking stupid

[@codylujan]

I'm not going to give you any spoilers, but watch star wars rebels and you'll see why that is impossible

[@dominusbalial835]

Additionally snoke has organic legs a twisted spine, and a lack of spikes which his race is prone to having.

[@EtanoS24]

James Bowling facepalm

[@doctor1077]

Speaking of Maul, I want you to make this video. Why was Maul able to blind Kanan in Star Wars Rebels even though Kanan was very suspicous of him during the entire time and why Vader couldn't kill Kanan or impare him in any way the first time they met even though Vader has been killing Jedi for the past 15 years?

[@jennifercook9832]

Doctor 10 I'm pretty sure that that knowing Maul's reputation Kanan panicked. With Vader I'm pretty sure he was toying with Kanan and Ezra. As to why it could be that he wanted to make sure the ghost took off so he destroy the rebel fleet. If he killed them could incite fighting to the bitter end. Or could be that it would be better send inquisitors after them just to see if his inquisitors are worthy of living. Or be some other reason. Maybe Star Wars Theory has more information.

[@rustyshackleford4140]

How could the first user use force lightning if they never been hit by it 🤔

[@DannY-xj8ci]

I saw a similar comment like yours and I saw reply like "the first person might've put a fork in an outlet"

[@rustyshackleford4140]

Bill Murry and just like that, we have come closer to the truth 🤔

[@starblazer64]

The writers should have never killed Darth Maul off. He was exciting to watch and keeping him alive a while longer cojld have delivered the missing excitement from the latest Star Wars instalments.

[@The_Space_Born]

What if all the Star Wars movies were Rated-X?

[@megaears4005]

The Space Born it would be bad, not everything needs to be sexualized. Another problem with this generation

[@thesunflowerseedenthusiast2481]

The Space Born star whores: the phantom penis star whores: a lack of the moans star whores: remember the tits star whores: a lewd hope star whores: the creampier strikes ass star whores: return of the dick- guy

[@thesunflowerseedenthusiast2481]

MegaEars yes, because the hypocritical way it was demonised and never talked about was so much better, despite how much of a basic human function it is.

[@somethinghippos]

@@megaears4005 pfft it wouldn't be so bad as long as it wasn't forced

[@yogsmog4424]

Maul and Duku were completely different in their approach to the force. Maul was assassin, warrior, up close and personal, made the dark side his thing. Duku was different in how he shrugged aside teachings from either light or dark side exclusively, prefering a more middle path between the two. Where this suggests he never fully mastered light or dark abilities, compared to those who focussed only on one aspect, his neutrality allowed him to use the whole force. A great, great shame he wasnt given development in the films as unlike Annakin, he brought a better chance of balance to their universe. Given some opportunity, Duku could have become a linchpin in the story. A quick betrayal from Sidious saw his head removed, imo was a copout from Lucas & co who saw a problem complicating storylines too much and decided to knock him off

[@blairisblood]

I thought that there was something where Maul actually used red lightning. Am I just misremembering?

[@alanzakrzewski5595]

Blairisblood that would be awesome

[@alanzakrzewski5595]

For him to use his own force lightning

[@TemplarBlonic]

The Force Unleashed multiplayer?

[@TheStellarmanCo.]

Blairisblood In the EU Luke's New Jedi were more Grey Jedi and his students were known to use Force Lightning and like Jacen Solo, Kyle Katarn etc. Luke used Green Lightning, Jaina Solo used Black Lightning and I even believe Darth Plagueis's Master Darth Tenebrous used Red Lightning.

[@venkuzephyr]

That was The Phantom Menace video game for PS1 and PC

[@Tigatron08]

He's definitely not barbaric in Clone Wars and Rebels. He's downright Machiavellian with Ezra.

[@tropicalwinter4500]

Notification squad

[@nelapurrz]

There are two old C-canon references to Maul using lightning that I know of. TCW Magazine, US version, issue #13 says he could use it, and we see him use it in the final fight in The Phantom Menace game. There is no call to game mechanics for this, and there is no canon contradiction. However, you used the plurals "games" so I'm interested to know what other games there were. The link you showed wasnt' TPM because he used red lightning in that one. Also, Maul was very powerful and had potential. He would never have been an equal to Anakin's potential, but this is another discussion that I have solid points from original sources to back up if you ever feel like discussing them. For the most part, I'm just interested in the other games, if you please don't mind sharing the titles. :) I did give just share the magazine info. :D

[@Randoman590]

I remember that Phantom Menace game as a kid. It wasn't very good objectively, but I enjoyed it at the time and have nostalgia for it. Kinda dumb that you were able to beat Maul by just force pushing him into the pit though.

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

Video games differ from Developer to Developer. Many of the inconsistencies of this universe are due to so many different companies making SW video games and taking the liberties to do whatever they want that adds what they think is funner game mechanics. In actual SW lore Darth Maul did not train in force lightning and did not even care about channeling it. His focus was 100% martial skills and the force abilities that enhance them. He was a darkside thug basically.

[@samuelhannigan3497]

In my opinion, Kylo Ren is severely overrated.

[@calvin...]

Amanley Load VGTOW come bitchute it’s not their fault it’s Disney’s fault for making these movies shit 😔

[@shanehoustein]

He shouldn't have been "killed" at the end of episode 1, he had so much potential as a character that was left undeveloped (until The Clone Wars series)

[@trentwerner7398]

Anybody else find it funny how Qui Gon gets stabbed once, in the stomach, and dies immediately but Darth Mall-complex gets cut in half and still lives on for really just too long?

[@qr5393]

Nah man Darth Maul is Darth Maul that's just him being epic lol

[@trentwerner7398]

@@qr5393 lol, fair enough hahaha

[@26six]

can you make a video of why Darth Maul is so underrated and underused

[@JavierLuces]

Where did Obi Wan tried to hit Darth Maul at 3:25??? He had all chances to slice him or just put the sword but he made a movement crossing his laser behind which was blocked by Maul outside his body.

[@loganforrest7216]

I also love how we got a better look at the dark saber when Darth maul was using it in one of the shows of clone wars or rebels

[@DavidbarZeus1]

You're probably right about Maul: he had the ability, but due to his nature, he didn't WISH to use it. And I have another What If, as well as a question. First, due to his nature, do you believe Vader would have used Force Lightning if he could. Second, what if Maul and Savage won the duel on Mandalore?

[@CrzyChinook72]

Almost describe maul as a grey Jedi assassin that leans a little more dark?? After seeing how he acts in rebels too.. he rides down the middle brute embraces his hate...

[@danielping122]

1:11 background music???

[@asylum-one6317]

Last humans on Earth - dream cave

[@danielping122]

@@asylum-one6317 thank you very much

[@asylum-one6317]

@@danielping122 I've been looking for that song for almost a year before I finally found it yesterday

[@andrewdozier3920]

Bro do u know how much more success he would have if he used Force Lightning? I feel like he could have killed Obi wan if he used it and also could have literally saved mother talzin from being killed by Count Dooku and Sidious’ combined force lightning

[@americanrebelking8337]

remember in clone wars Sidious does come after maul because he became a "Rival"

[@orion5276]

Being a Zabrak also helped him endure pain in general. Add Force augmentation to his naturally ridiculous pain tolerance and he is a monster.

[@equest511]

Nah I think you're pretty spot on. He could have used Lightning, but because of his ego and pride, one of the weaknesses in both jedi and sith, he never saw it as an option to use. Up close battle really was his passion and desire. It's his savage way and preference to see killing up close by his abilities with wielding a meele combat weapon, which of course doesn't mean he would've never thrown his weapon like a javeline or similar. Palpatine in that regard is the exact opposite of him. He gained his position by deceit and backstabbing, not hasitating to use foul play and manipulation to it's highest agenda to achieve what he wanted, disregarding his age in the later movies. He was so to say "a brilliant coward". A puppet master who liked to see his playthings dancing to his tunes while he sat back and enjoyed it. Certainly, if push came to shove he had to fight, but not without a backup plan, probably due to his "clairvoyance" abilties.

[@noahliasam7407]

"You come to your doom old man" I found that funny! hahaha love Maul!

[@Toosick10]

How did starkiller use force lightning if Vader can’t create it ?

[@unknownlegend2167]

Palpatine was scared of his potential and didn't teach Maul force lightening