Why Did Darth Maul Lose to Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Phantom Menace? - Star Wars Explained

[@jackrinaldi9098]

While maul had the high ground, obi wan was born in it, molded by it. The high ground betrayed maul because it belongs to Obi wan.

[@The_Maccalorian]

Jack Rinaldi underrated

[@TangledEarth]

💀💀💀

[@sammunoz2112]

Jack Rinaldi Batman didn’t kill him but didn’t save him either

[@dontaecounty3479]

LOL

[@tonybarnes1117]

He said molded by it

[@firefighter117s]

Darth Maul: It's over Obi Wan, I have the high ground! Obi Wan: *I am the high ground*

[@spartanforce7]

Not yet.

[@obiwankenobi8567]

Obi Wan: that's good, I'm stealing that

[@ibbietas4484]

Underatted comment

[@REECOGDL]

FUNNIEST COMMENT EVER LOL

[@CT-7557Impact]

Obi wan is the best character ever

[@ViktoryGamingNetwork]

Short answer: he got cocky and arrogant and most importantly he underestimated his opponent. Basically the same mistakes every Sith makes.

[@Emanouche]

Day 546... still hiding in a cave... eating roasted womp rat.

[@bernhardsonn8996]

But he had so much time killing obi wan

[@comradebear2095]

*cough cough* Anakin *cough cough*

[@a1phamalestud]

Viktory Gaming Network Obi wan used his plot armor

[@kev._._._.]

Lol no. It’s cause Obi-wan at the last second got the high ground

[@justachocolateman1623]

Basically any ground obi wan touches becomes the high ground.

[@donnymoney4222]

"fuck i got no high ground, ok i give up" -ben kenobi in a new hope

[@Stormtrooper--dx1xj]

@@donnymoney4222 he actually took the high ground. Vader can't defeat him if Kenobi becomes a force ghost.

[@didimean]

Except for the middle ground

[@nidhinninan1071]

It’s over Anakin! I have the high ground!

[@meryatathagres1998]

@@Stormtrooper--dx1xj Ohhh, that's just bs. Vader defeated him three times in three movies.

[@sbSOAP141]

"It's over Maul, I have the low ground."

[@DonChij]

You got me!

[@ware8229]

Shit

[@flatmelons62]

You got me

[@vishnumanoj5606]

Obi wan Kenobi: Dont try it

[@mikesrobloxworld7163]

They both had flat ground

[@KOSunflower]

“It’s over Maul, I was in the original trilogy”

[@prophetofthesingularity]

The architect who designed the ledge on the reactor pit was the same architect who designed the exhaust port on the Death Star in the original trilogy.

[@ethandenton3393]

I feel like them bringing back darth maul in the clone wars and other shows, is just kinda lanme to be honest. nobody can come back from getting cut in half.

[@pringuskhan4181]

Darth maul lost because he got a lag spike when kenobi jumped

[@Imperator_27]

oof

[@RCD97-hm5mv]

LMFAO

[@dam1371]

Pringus Khan lol

[@f.b.i6635]

Medium Oof

[@RobinSwede]

When you're playing battlefront on Xbox one

[@AdrenaLukeYT]

Darth Maul: Its over Obi Wan! I have the high ground! Obi Wan: *stares at him* Darth Maul: Don't try it

[@amcspaceape1580]

Obi Wan: You underestimate my power!

[@sellers737]

*cuts down Kenobi You were my rival! *Maul in tears I hated you!

[@Icemario87]

Obiwan Kenobi has the innate ability: High Ground. Whenever him and his opponent are on uneven terrain, Kenobi's innate ability becomes active. High Ground: 1. When Kenobi is below his enemy, Kenobi's opponent's reaction times slow and Kenobi's movement speed increases until Kenobi is above his foe. 2. Whenever Kenobi is above his enemy, Kenobi's evasion and defenses are maximized and Kenobi's attack accuracy and speed massively increase. Beware Master Kenobi; for he has the *High Ground.*

[@bobbiehill3544]

That line is from revenge of the sith.

[@konagirl23]

Yep

[@fishsticks24122]

Darth Maul didn't use the High Ground right. He didn't say "it's over Obi Wan I've got the high ground" The High Ground got mad.

[@Clintytgaming]

lol yes

[@lucasjones3338]

Obi-Wan was not blessed with an abundance of medichlorians like Anikin, he had less experience than a master, and he had never fought another force user aside from maybe practice with other Jedi. Darth Maul had mastered the 7th lightsaber martial art style and used a dual saber. Maul endured the harsh training and torture of his master, Darth Sidious, and had killed Jedi before the fight with Qui-Gon-Jinn (who he also killed) and Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan single handedly, defeated Maul when Maul had the high ground. Obi-Wan launched his saberless self at him, at an almost a 90 degree zero slope angle, while using the force to call Qui-Gon-Jinn's saber to his hand and doing a twist flip somersault, sticking the landing like an Olympic gold medalist, and then cut Maul in fucking half for his cauterized torso and abdomen to separately fall into a seemingly bottomless reactor pit. He used his downed position to get the jump on a Jedi-master killing Sith assassin. He went on to train the chosen one only to then utterly defeat him in one on one combat despite Anikin having been born with more medichlorians that innately gave him more power than Obi-Wan. Not only that but Obi-Wan survived order 66 and lived long after it in the oppression of The Empire. When he finally died he did so BY CHOICE and ascended into a force ghost. He wasn't born with such power, he didn't have as much experience as those he exceeded or defeated, and he never went to the dark side. So what was Obi-Wan's secret? The force was with him, always.

[@Barrett49cal]

Lucas Jones there are certain types of medichlorians, Obi-Wan had a lot of highgroundchlorians which was what gave him such a big advantage over both Anakin and Maul. He didn't have as many but he had *higher* quality medichlorians

[@MikaeruDaiTenshi]

There are Highchlorians, Medichlorians and Lowchlorians. That should explain everything.

[@riddle212]

Wyatt Barrett lol man..that made me laugh as fuck!!!

[@xxxdjsantinodjxxxmartinezd8331]

No. THE HIGH GROUND was with him.

[@TimothyTranEnjoysLife]

My goodness. LMAO!

[@SpeakChinglish]

if you turn your screen upside down, Obi Wan had the high ground.

[@gabrielpatrick1581]

CtrlFreak this comment needs more likes 😂

[@foreseengust]

Best answer.

[@antimonitor4729]

From a certain point of view

[@KOSunflower]

*Master Obi Wan wants your location*

[@FarkJoeB]

@@antimonitor4729 no lie..from a certain point of view.

[@commontater652]

Obi-Wan HAD to win... so we could have those "half off at the Maul" jokes.

[@darthmaul9925]

: (

[@commontater652]

@@darthmaul9925 Well played, sir.

[@darthmaul9925]

@@commontater652 >:(

[@commontater652]

@@darthmaul9925 TBH, I loved your work as a Sith… but I definitely enjoyed that time you took a break from Sithing to be a Headless Horseman. I guess you traded Sith for Scythe temporarily.

[@darthmaul9925]

@@commontater652 NO NO NO

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Bro I always win.

[@TheManCone]

Obi-Wan Kenobi ,"Always" cue credits.

[@TiroX517]

Except against Dooku

[@captaincooool]

Yeah, Dooku kinda owns you bro. But to be fair, he owns almost anyone.

[@angelamccafferrty9487]

Obi-Wan Kenobi Are you Rey's relative? Star wars needs more Kenobis

[@absolutelynologic8099]

Obi-Wan Kenobi ... *coughs* died to Vader *coughs and clears throat*

[@terminator6267]

Well of course Obi-Wan won the fight against Darth Maul. Because Obi-Wan had the *_famous "High-Ground" coffee blend_* before the fight for Naboo. While Darth Maul didn't.

[@darthtroller]

terminator6267 LMAO

[@SkullLeader]

Maul had the Dark Roast

[@robertagu1866]

terminator6267 Obi Wan also had it with a bowl of wheaties for extra energy

[@chromaz4299]

Wow

[@Nhileishere]

terminator6267 xD

[@CrashD6]

I can't be the only one that wants the movie "Kenobi - A Star Wars Story" that tells the story of his years in exile in Tatooine...

[@riteousrighthand6144]

It's gonna be a series on Disney+

[@DingleCerri]

6 episode series on Disney + with each episode being over an hour. Basically his own trilogy in terms of length.

[@kimberlyhaines107]

I know Ewan said he loved the character enough, or at least that even if fans hated the prequels, they tended to love him. So is he doing it? I can’t see anyone else playing a middle aged Obi-Wan if the show is live action rather than animated like “Clone Wars” and “Rebels”. I’m just glad I don’t see as much hate for the prequels anymore. I started watching the original trilogy when I was 2 or 3 as my dad a box set of the original trilogy on VHS (this was ‘92 - ‘93). So I was about 8 or 9 (I think the movie was released in ‘99, so I would have been 9 being born in January and all) when Episode I came out, and roughly 16 since I think Episode III came out in 2006. Anakin easily was my favorite character, after that being a younger Obi-Wan, Neeson’s character (whose name I can never remember how to spell). Though I wish somehow they could have tweaked the story and still had him die, but do it in Episode II given his disagreements with the Council, and if figured out Anakin’s and Padme’s secret relationship, what his reaction would be. I feel it would add a bit more of a dynamic. I’m just glad it seems that people are being a bit nicer about the prequels, and kind of started to enjoy them. Because in 2006 I heard so many fans bitch and moan (mainly male fans) about how horrid they were, whereas I liked them and could connect to more of the characters than I could in the original trilogy. But like I said, the hate was so bad (probably one of the most toxic fandoms I could come across most of the times) in some places on the internet (and real life), that it actually made me ABANDON the fandom so much so that I don’t think I watched any of the 6 episodes in entirety from the release of Episode III to Episode VII. And I was seeing VII in IMAX at a midnight showing (and buying a t-shirt and a limited - I think 20,000 or something like that, commemorative ticket with Kylo on the front - one of my favorites of the new series for complicated reasons) was waiting in 40 something degree weather, but not participating in discussions because I was too afraid I would get called a “fake fan” (as I had slowly got back into the fandom and done research), especially as so many people in line were males. And they were the ones I heard complain the most about the prequels. It’s why I find it so interesting how many people talk like they’re warmed up to Anakin (before he became Vader), and kind of forgave Hayden for his portrayal as originally people said he couldn’t act and the script was bad - and now many take the blame away from him and putting it solely on the writing. Especially as I thought he actually did a good job, and studying up on psychology for fun, his arc was believable - they just occasionally wrote him so many bad lines (though he had good ones as well). I still haven’t seen Episode VIII because I had just developed PTSD, and then I got the flu real bad. And then 6 months later I nearly (as in all my doctors believe I shouldn’t be alive right now) died because the undiagnosed PTSD robbed me of my appetite, so I became malnourished because I lost 160lbs in 10 or 11 months, and went into liver and respiratory failure with a less than 40% survival rate. And I was only in hospital 7 weeks. So I’ve had plenty of time to watch Episode VIII (and yes I know it’s you either love it or hate it), but I don’t know if something would trigger my PTSD. Of course I saw “Joker” and I was fine - it’s too much loud noise that can set me off, but maybe I can make it through VIII if I could “Joker”. THEN I’ll see the last Episode no matter what. And I know it wasn’t as successful as they thought it would be, but I still want to see “Solo” as I was in and out of the hospital the whole time - because I saw “Rogue One”’ and actually thought it was quite good. And not just good because it connected to a vital part of the whole saga story arc, but because it actually made a very good, almost completely standalone film. And could have worked as an original story with no Star Wars connection. Now it’s just debating paying for Disney+ when I have 3 higher tier streaming member ships, and pay about $13’for KZbin Premium. Never mind we pay probably close to $125 - 150 for DISH SATELLITE. But I’m so tempted to sign up because of some of the shows I’ve heard about. Sorry for the long post - I just miss being in the fandom and having debates; like I did for Kylo and his lightsaber back in 2015.

[@joshuab1707]

@@kimberlyhaines107 Yes it is confirmed, Ewan is definitely going to be doing it. Was confirmed at D23 (Disney's annual conference) this year

[@kimberlyhaines107]

Joshua B Thank God. At first my mom wasn’t interested in Disney+ because we have so many other streaming services, but once she saw some of what is available on it, and some of the shows and movies I’ve told her are/will be on there, she pretty much is down for paying for it. I wouldn’t be surprised if in a few years my parents cancel our satellite contract of nearly 25+ years with DISH, and just have a shit ton of streaming services instead. Mainly because I made her realize we barely watch satellite, and when we do it’s the same channels, probably 10 or less - and we have a plan that gives us over 200. I told her it’s basically a waste of money at this point since a few years ago we were paying $160+ if I remember correctly for 4 TVs and 4 DVRs. Plus we have probably 300 - 500 DVDs/Blu-Rays, so satellite is kind of useless. Especially because her sports teams a lot of the times don’t even get broadcast where we live.

[@stephenparallox]

Darth Maul lost cause he didn't call "the high ground!"

[@jedediahgordon4064]

makes sense to me

[@Alarcj7]

Now everything is explained.

[@ultrafaga1947]

A Star Wars nerd told me, Ben used the Darkside of the force to temporarily immobilize Maul, while he flipped up and out of the pit. I prefer THAT explanation verses Maul got arrogant and let his guard down! 👍

[@RollingxBigshot]

It’s over obi wan! I have the high ground. You underestimate me. (He cuts the ledge he’s holding on to)

[@DarkshadowXD63]

Maul is the only being who killed Liam Neson

[@sonofchlar6144]

DarkshadowXD63 Pretty sure Batman did it too...

[@TjerkvdMeer]

The Hound Batman didn't necessarily kill him, as that conflicted with his morals at that time, instead, Batman opted not to save him and just let him die. One could argue he killed him in doing so, but to me there's a slight difference.

[@Alienkiwi730]

Bill The Butcher killed him too

[@hunterd.thompson2338]

He died in Krull I think

[@littlefoot3935]

Be Quiet! Chuck Norris might hear you ;)

[@carldoucet]

Because his agent didn’t negotiate a 6 movies contract?

[@fokkusuh4425]

He did a cameo in Insidious tho.

[@braindeadmikelarsen4288]

Fokkusu Haundo underrated comment

[@WayvoCrawford]

Brain Dead Mike Larsen extremely underrated

[@stephen_jc]

Fokkusu Haundo fucking hell I love this comment

[@santiagoferrari1973]

Carl you won.

[@JonathanHolt1988]

“It’s over Maul, I have the moral high ground!”

[@ShadowCat7497]

Obi Wan: "I always have the high ground but when I don't, I do"

[@generoberts9151]

"but when I don't, I drink Dos Exes"

[@abominablesnowman3494]

Ironic really. He could kill other people with the high ground, but not himself.

[@KingRaushan1991]

@@zenhalimana Not from a Jedi

[@martinlawrence9843]

Just a side note. The way you said made it sound as if Obi wan was a Soresu practitioner at the time of Phantom Menace. He wasnt. He was an Ataru practitioner like Qui-gon Jinn. It was after Qui-gon Jinn's death that Obi-wan began to study a more defensive form, given Ataru's almost complete lack of defense

[@thefantabulousgamer9435]

John Raeder I was thinking the same thing!

[@castraatmoko5444]

i was thinking the exact same thing

[@GigaInarius]

I was about to write it

[@lucht6606]

I noticed this too, it's good to see others know this.

[@MandatoryFruit]

John Raeder that's what I said

[@andromeda7588]

Quigon Jinn is said to have been one of the most powerful Jedi during that time only below Yoda and Windu. Kenobi was basically a Jedi knight at this point, he just wasn't officially given the title yet. That being said Maul certainly had his hands full fighting these two. In the end Maul just underestimated Kenobi's power. He got too cocky and taunted him instead of killing him right then and there. Kenobi got very lucky there was something to grab onto when he was pushed down the pit. If Maul had walked away in one piece then the rest of the movies would be very different. Anakin would not have been trained since the council was against it, and it was only Obi Wan who went to bat for Anakin. Count Dooku would never have become Sidious apprentice, and Sidious would just have continued his master plan with Maul by his side, however I suspect he would have adopted Anakin at some point, and Anakin would become his secret apprentice. During the time of Episode 3 Sidious would pit Maul against Anakin in a fight to the death. Anakin would most likely win and become Darth Vader just like before. This Vader would not be in a life support suit, thus retaining the potential to become the most powerful force user ever. Padme would be out of the picture so Luke and Leia would never be born therefore Episode 4-6 would be very different movies

[@rawritskc]

WOW!!!! lol

[@gabrielpatrick1581]

Wow m, really thought this one out. Thanks for sharing !

[@TexasLonghornFan8]

Not so sure Anakin could beat Maul

[@rumor-936]

Beautifully said.

[@strenuousspider9525]

Well Palpatine was still in the politics so he could bring Anakin along as some kind of assistant, and he could meet Padme doing that. Then she can be attacked by maul causing her to die from injury and child birth. You can have maul and vader fight on Mustafar in a grueling fight where Both get severely injured but Vader anger outclassed maul so he was able to survive until the emperor arrives. Both are roasted but Vader is still kicking.

[@helloducks1]

Darth maul lost because obi wan was in the original movies and maul wasnt

[@Nick-ec1hs]

helloducks1 no shit

[@TYLRMN8R]

Nick54123 imagine getting butthurt lol

[@RockySmithsen]

Yeah but that’s the easy way out

[@zachfryar1820]

helloducks1 true

[@ctsmith76.1]

helloducks1 I like ur profile pic

[@AcidGlow]

*Never underestimate your opponent. ✅🙂*

[@TMWT]

Oh look at me I'm verified -.-

[@micha-jeremybeckmann1984]

Never underrestimate the Power of the scouds Code 😂😂

[@DangerZone200]

never underestimate another happy landing :D

[@lennymosca7077]

Never underestimate your opponent especially me quote Yugi Muto Yu-Gi-Oh

[@OtterFan48]

never underestimate the high ground

[@2KXMKR]

Maul - It's over, Kenobi. I have the high gr... Obi-Wan - IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO HAS THE HIGH GROUND! *The Rock's theme song plays*

[@ethansmith3734]

MickMaan obi-wan - I AM the high ground

[@JReed7560]

The People's high ground

[@ktvx.94]

Guile's theme plays

[@nidhinninan1071]

Ethan Smith as opposed to the senate?

[@Tremmor500]

It’s obvious. Obi-Wan simply focused on Australia and suddenly, he had the high ground.

[@betaraybillfan1750]

Twice the pride double the fall

[@JumbojayMK]

Nice

[@DavidWalker1987]

In Mauls case I suppose you could change the phrase to; Twice the pride, halved in the fall.

[@Brkncntrllr]

DavidWalker1987 Nice one.

[@gemineyeduality764]

"Twice the pride, about a thousand times the fall."

[@gpoop23]

Twice the pride, double the Maul.

[@zblxckscope5346]

Maul is one of the coolest characters of prequels:((

[@obtan9812]

And Qui-Gon Jinn

[@mysteriousrealm1964]

I agree I recon maul was the strongest swordsman of the sith he mastered the forbidden lighsaber style and mace windy could wield both good and dark style

[@Nexus9_KD6-4.8]

Agreed. I found count Dooku to be far less interesting by comparison. I really like Christopher Lee, excellent actor, but I never really bought him as a Sith lord myself.

[@logielox]

Brandon Michels Great Actor just a really plain character not his fault

[@maiavitale8458]

Brandon Michels to me Count Dooku was a very interesting character, personal favourite from prequels alongside with Maul

[@its_richy_rich3573]

Maul: I have the high ground Kenobi: hold my beer

[@villmink]

Hold my dead masters lightsaber

[@lordgalactic5591]

Maul had the High ground

[@JumbojayMK]

Obi Wan IS the High Ground ;)

[@isurumuthukuda364]

But Windu deemed Obi-Wan as THE master of the high ground.

[@loudboy317]

Lord Noblesse But he didn't have the common sense to notice that: -Qui-Gon's lightsaber is still laying next to his body. -Obi-wan was about to force-grab the lightsaber. or that -Obi-wan would jump out of the pit with lightsaber in his hand. The high ground means nothing if you don't learn to mind your surroundings.

[@rambostef]

Darth Maul merely adopted the high ground. Obi-wan was born on the high ground, moulded by it. He did not see the low ground until he was already a man.

[@hugodogobob]

obi wan had the moral high ground

[@blamo4423]

Darth Maul had tried to claim the high ground as his own, little did he know I am the keeper of the high ground; the shepherd and the sole Master of the High ground.

[@GabrielOliveira-sr5ie]

I still don’t know why i lost, i didn’t expect a padawan to jump over me and cut me in half with his masters lightsaber

[@13crystals61]

You lost because Kenobi has the Original Trilogy skill. It means he can't die in any canon events before A New Hope.

[@darthmaul6211]

Darth Maul who are you, FOOL I am the real maul

[@ThaQuestion337]

@@darthmaul6211 I think its dumb that happened to you smh you should of just left him there to die

[@Alexander_Tronstad]

@@darthmaul6211 Your legs just logged on here.

[@DannyHsn]

@@ThaQuestion337 if he left him he would've just jumped and survived

[@Steelchainz]

Why didnt Maul just be cheap and spam saber throw

[@perunahanhi6789]

Cane He didn't have any pay to win starcards...

[@Steelchainz]

Lmao. 🤣

[@Steelchainz]

Truesky44 ...Good point.I like the way you think

[@razzo086]

Because he was toying with him. He could of even used force push to make him lose his grip

[@jackofalltrades8412]

@@peternelson5113 yeah.

[@chaz9808]

George for some reason has a terrible habit of introducing a cool character then killing him off immediately its annoying

[@MrAlvrud]

Everyone know that George is a little bit slow in the head.

[@massi9824]

George R. R. Martin maybe they are twins

[@lars9925]

Maul has shown everything he could offer, namely his acrobatics and then he had his well deserved fatality. Darth Tyranus was a much better antagonist.

[@Liracto]

chaz Davis Not dead, fake news.

[@Francisco-xv6wm]

Just like Grievous and Jango Fett.

[@TheRagdollrejects]

I think if they reshot it they’d do it differently. It was clearly a cinematic choice and not a logical one. Backflippjng across the pit to the other side and pulling Qui-Gon’s lightsaber and re-initiating the duel would’ve made more sense but they probably thought they didn’t want another 5mins added to the lightsaber fight.

[@Astrosive]

Some call it high ground, I call it plot Armor.

[@bullslayerbruh]

Astrosive, actually the only person the in star wars series that has plot armor is jar jar

[@spamsim8248]

EXACTLY Well its actually both...

[@BlaximilianD00d]

That's the easy way out

[@Robert-wf7xu]

JarJar is a sith lord.

[@alexisleftist778]

consider he was in the sequels when they made the prequels its not really plot armor its called continuity and consistency jar jar was a prequel exclusive character so he could have easily died that's plot armor

[@ann0ynim0us]

Darth Maul: "Because George said my time is up in the movie"

[@RRSmurf]

George: "Good guy must win" Maul: "Aww, dammit" *resigns to his fate*

[@blackromulan]

"Don't get cocky." - Han Solo

[@Andy-df5fj]

He looked at the light saber on the floor while having his eyes 6 feet below the edge of the pit.

[@tylas5222]

doug dimidome that’s still kinda dumb and op that he was able to win by using the force to “sense the light saber”

[@absolutedeath_666]

Lolol

[@swedefish4064]

Ghost seriously? Luke deflects blaster bolts with his eyes blindfolded in a new hope using only the force. There's also a blind character in rogue one who sees through the force. This is not convenient writing, seeing with the force is well established in the series.

[@cachedreamer]

@@tylas5222 you realise maul has the power to do that aswell right? so in which way is it op

[@thedonk2]

.... yeah ... because the force was with him .... tf ... your looking into it too much

[@magic549]

Short answer: he underestimated the high ground

[@solomonjenkins9505]

I've always thought that the reason Obi Wan was able to kill Maul was because Maul did not take into consideration the extra lightsaber. Maul, thinking Obi Wan was unarmed, did not expect to be slashed in half. His main concern was probably not getting force pushed over the cliff.

[@HIDXY]

This part always seemed strange to me, considering the fact that Maul had already had his saber activated, and the moment he heard Qui-gon's saber activating, he still had a plenty of time to react. Though he was exhausted, it seemed as if he had just given up on his life.

[@13crystals61]

Obi Wan had someone behind the scenes help him by slowing Maul's reaction time way down.

[@asmrreviews8979]

I think Maul was entirely confused. He didn't expect a Padawan to be able to do that kind of move, he had just kicked Obi-Wan's saber down the chasm, and he didn't see when Obi-Wan caught Qui-Gon's saber. That half of a second it would take to process what was happening was enough.

[@elchirpo3016]

Easy answer is plot armor. There’s no way a killing machine would watch aimlessly as his enemy jumps over him and grabs a weapon without getting ready for an attack. Obi Wan couldn’t die so they just tuned Maul into an idiot for a few seconds

[@Faro-tb3sk]

No. The force is with Obi-Wan! Alsways was, always will be...

[@plutonium120]

i agree i really dislike this death. especially since maul apparently 'comes back' later (never bothered to watch the 'sequels'). i would believe a death where obi-wan outsmarts maul. but this.... it's just not plausible.

[@plutonium120]

also, maul wasnt stupid. you dont intently focus on killing someone, remembering to kick their weapon into a reactor core (or whatever the hell this giant hole is doing in naboo), and forget the only other possible weapon that could be used to defeat you meters away.

[@jeremiah7180]

I agree

[@MrLaughingcorpse]

A better sequence would have been to have Maul go to retrieve the other saber then have Obi-wan activate it and fling it with force power to cut Maul in half or flip up and then cut Maul from behind before he could turn around to deflect the blow. So many other obvious ways to do it where it would seem more likely.

[@bigdoubleu117]

2:20 Darth Maul: The last Jedi was about to be dispatched... Us: Don't worry, Rian Johnson already took care of that!

[@frenchtoastmafia1]

I am a huge fan of this channel, but I do have one problem with this video. Kenobi did not train in Soresu (form 3) until after the events of TPM. During his fight with Maul he focused on Ataru (form 4) like his master did. This fight showed him the weakness of being a user of only form 4, and he began training in Soresu shortly after TPM. I'm not trying to complain, and bash this channel. I watch every video you produce, and I'm a huge fan. Just trying to help out. Have a nice day, and keep pumping out videos.

[@nickolakis21]

Finally, i had to scroll down here to see a comment like this...I was getting ready to search the internet just to double check the information . Yep, im also still a big fan of the channel though. Well down mate

[@BTinHD]

A Darth Maul: A Star Wars Story movie please....

[@MrC77]

Disney would ruin it. Unless they hired george lucas to make it.

[@nagendratumukuru]

BTinHD nshsnikannadaseriyal

[@nagendratumukuru]

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[@VioletRayn91]

He is shown to have survived this defeat... in SOLO ... so , one day maybe.... Maul will definitely show up again regardless.

[@flesheffigy875]

@@VioletRayn91 maul was in Solo?

[@artemiostriantafyllou7986]

Maul:"Oh boy, he's about to jump. I'll just let him land, can't miss his face when he realizes he's doomed anyway." *rotates and notices lightsaber in Obi Wan's hands* "Uh, wha-"

[@WithAGunMonkey]

darth maul is jar jar confirmed

[@JumbojayMK]

Nothing is impossible with Lucas

[@gazebo3496]

Jumbojay420 Lucas doesn't own Star Wars anymore

[@williamjenkins7584]

Lieutenant J-Wizzy nooo9oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@razzdarkstar]

His plot armor wore off, and he felt it. This realization put him into a state of utter disbelief, and allowed obi wan to gain the upper hand to defeat him.

[@keandregreen5628]

Darth Nobody awe plot armor the same thing every damn character in fiction has

[@Nobody-hc1rw]

@@keandregreen5628 seems like you went on a copy/paste spree. Lmao

[@applecore8978]

Hasn't anyone realized that this moment is what started Obi-Wan's obsession with the high ground?

[@johnsaunders792]

Also what made him switch to soresu from ataru, he understood how qui-gon died....ataru is a stamina use style, run out of stamina, won't last long, so he became the master of soresu, wearing others out instead of accepting qui-gon's fate and getting worn out himself

[@ColeTague]

How did Maul live after getting chopped in half, but Qui-Gon died after only being stabbed?

[@shepardcomander1549]

Cole Tague bad writing

[@headlesnorseman701]

qui gon was stabbed through the heart and/or lungs, always a solid kill shot, maul was sliced through the gut and well ya know light sabers sort of insta-cauterize wounds letting him live long enough to be reassembled

[@ethansmith3734]

Cole Tague I mean Qui-Gon was stabbed through the stomach, or digestive tract full of acid and bacterias. I'm pretty sure stomach acid won't cauterize, and the acids would cause bodily fluids to leak all over his body, causing massive organ damage. Mauls wound would have been cauterize, though

[@ethansmith3734]

Cole Tague also, Sith can call upon their rage and it helps them survive otherwise lethal blows, (anakin)

[@whatistruth8690]

Yes but maul was cut though organs that would not work anymore..

[@tysonmccorkle1036]

What if Maul and Savage killed Palpatine on Mandalore?

[@JumbojayMK]

Possible? Maybe. Probable? Never.

[@googlesucks478]

Kylo Ren couldn't kill a janitor, any jedi could kick his butt.

[@e.s.1873]

Captain Rex You do realise that kylo ren is still pretty young and also don't forget the fact that he is a SKYWALKER. Im sure he will be very powerful in the upcoming sequels

[@aaronballentine6879]

The Grand inquisitor from rebels was a better villain than Kylo.

[@brettgb1314]

That was never going to happen. It was never a real fight. Palpatine could've ended the fight at any time by plastering them against the wall if he wanted.

[@danielbruns7055]

Qui-Gon Jinn was in kenobi's head saying, "Use the Force".

[@romanzherebetskyi6771]

@Star Wars Theory My friend, Obi Wan was not using Soresu fighting style in Episode 1. He was trained in Ataru form, just like his master, Qui-Gon Jinn. It was only after the death of QG Obi Wan have begun to use form 3.

[@adelyonis8704]

what if maul killed obi wan in the phantom menace please do it!

[@JumbojayMK]

What if Darth Maul trained Anakin he already did it but i guess he could go into more detail or take a different path

[@adelyonis8704]

I'm sorry did you read my comment i said what if maul killed obi wan. Bro get your shit right man!

[@Jojaderr]

Adel Yonis Already happened

[@Jojaderr]

And in the "What if Qui Gon trained Anakin", Obi Wan and Maul are defeated and fall into the reactors core

[@adelyonis8704]

Oh i guess i have't seen it

[@Ajs_Sandwich]

Obi Wan: I always have the high ground but when I dont I do.

[@Dazeencraft]

It was amusing how the sith always fought against multiple opponents... Dooku and Maul should've been tag teaming to ensure the death of any Jedi force. They would've probably even beat Yoda together.

[@darinlunderman8063]

I doubt that, Sidious had the greatest lightsaber skill & experience of the Sith Lords but he couldn't best Yoda in a duel. That's the reason why Sidious put his lightsaber away and used the force to throw pods and then summon lightning, Yoda was just too good at lightsaber combat to even fight to a draw so Sidious won by using his greater force power & abilities.

[@4ndr3c3s4r1n0]

"It's over, Darth Maul, I have the lower ground!"

[@sohee7597]

Is the only time we see Obi Wan with a green lightsaber, and it's his master's ♡ That final slash was like saying "this is for Qui Gon!"

[@teokoev6853]

Maul didn't know the power of the high ground. It's that simple.

[@brantonmcmahan8713]

In his early years as qui gon's student, he did use ataru. We can see him using it here, but after realizing that the styles weaknesses were his master's downfall, obi wan began studying sorsu, which he became known for.

[@prophetofthesingularity]

Just a bit of Star Wars trivia. The architect who designed the small edge that protruded from the reactor pit was the same architect who designed the exhaust port on the Death Star.

[@JumbojayMK]

What if Mace Windu was on Naboo in Episode 1 and he fought Maul while Qui Gon and Obi Wan protected the Queen?

[@wojciechmazurk5468]

Jumbojay420 he would kill him

[@typhlosion1413]

Jumbojay420 nice one i was thinking of that

[@JumbojayMK]

Or arrest him

[@BlatentlyFakeName]

Starwars would have ended right there

[@vasilzahariev5741]

Has anyone else noticed how Darth Maul switches hands as he force pushes Obi-Wan off the edge?

[@grimmshredsanguinus2915]

Vasil Zahariev indeed he holds his lightsaber with his righg hand *force push obi wan with his right hand* hahah

[@SamanthaIreneYTube]

He may have had the high ground, but Obi-wan had the... PLOT DEVICE!!!

[@JuicyTobacco]

One of my favorite scenes from SW! But there is one thing that could have made it even better / more "realistic", by delaying the ignition for a second or two after the somersault, so that Obi-Wan ignites it right as he strikes at Maul. That would look more unexpected and believable, but it's still a great scene. Great video btw!

[@ryanelton5966]

This obi wan dude in the comments is in like every comment section

[@jasonleetaiwan]

Maul was like a video game figure that couldn't move because its player stepped away from the game. He was looking right at him. There's no reason he couldn't react fast enough.

[@Heylon1313]

my personal explanation is that Maul allowed him to jump up again because he was cocky and wanted to have more fun with him. He did not anticipate that Obi Wan would use Qui Gon's lightsaber unti l it was too late. This is actually somewhat supported by the novelization in which Obi Wan only force pulls the lightsaber once he has landed. In the movie it looks dumb cause he already has the ignited lightsaber in hand.

[@joshdavison6888]

Kenobi studied soresu as a direct result of Qui-gon's death. He wasn't a user of the form at this stage in his career yet...

[@fionordequester6748]

I think he also forgot about Qui-Gon's lightsaber; hence why there was such focus on him kicking Obi-Wan's down the shaft. He saw Obi-Wan leaping, but thought he was unarmed, and vulnerable. Didn't realize he'd also taken Qui-Gon's until it was too late.

[@wyatterdman8742]

1:15 the jump sound from the obi-wan video game. One of my favorites.

[@Darthkenobi]

remember when maul and savage fought the emperor well what if obi wan joined in so Maul, savage , and Obi wan vs the emperor

[@Darthkenobi]

lets over throw the emperor together

[@melkor3496]

Darth kenobi throw

[@Darthkenobi]

yea thanks dumb auto correct

[@Bai_Su_Zhen]

They wouldn't be close to winning. Maul and Savage didn't fight him well, he was toying with them the whole time. Rewatch the video. Obi-Wan would get pretty much oneshot by emperor even in his master years.

[@Darthkenobi]

True but i think adding obi wan it would be a good fight because Mauls form 7, Obi wan's form 3 and Savage's melee attacks

[@CaptainRex-vd6zo]

what if anakin never told mace about palpatine

[@paveantelic7876]

TAKE A SEAT

[@sub-zero_]

the council would in a short time arrive at palpatines office and demand that he gave up his emergency powers anyway, there was no choice. Anakin just speeded the process up by maximum a couple of hours.

[@justArchiiee]

*ANSWER:* He is destined to have the high ground in any situation, even if at a certain time he has the low ground.

[@acegabrielcruz3687]

It's not the high ground but Obi Wan uses his opponents arrogance against them

[@Vazcular]

Maul lost to Obi-Wan Kenobi because he forgot about Qui-Gon's lightsaber. Obi-Wan didn't beat him in any form of skill. Maul just got careless and arrogant.

[@MikaeruDaiTenshi]

But reading this takes way less time than watching the video. :D

[@kage8553]

Vazcular yeah...hate to say it but fuck....yeah...FUCK A DUCK HE SHOULDA WON!!!

[@dannywasmund2030]

Two words.. high ground

[@OdysseyDawnBand]

High ground if no fucking joke in a firefight at least.

[@strictmodz2791]

I disagree, I think Obi Wan won because of his mastered skill of endurance and the power to jump and even "dissappear". And also pure fukin luck

[@benroberts566]

It is interesting to me that Obi-wan beat Maul with the exact move that Anakin failed to pull off in their Episode 3 duel. That being by leaping over your opponent who has the higher ground and cutting them down.

[@NS-gs6kf]

yeah also Anakin was obsessed with this fight. thats when before the leap, obi wan says "dont try it" already knowing what he is about to do - use the same mobe Obi did when fighting maul

[@howardlam6181]

Anakin didn't fail to pull it off. Obiwan just reacted like a normal Jedi would unlike Maul here.

[@ippinekebe3238]

Your storytelling gives me chills

[@dragonmaster7841]

Q: Where does Obi-wan buy Christmas presents for fellow jedis? A: At the darth maul.

[@SublimeTool321]

This physically hurt me

[@thetruth5210]

Everything is half off!

[@hebebwksvsuge4986]

He didn’t know how to use the high ground

[@Mussy606]

Obi Wan: *Owner of the high ground in every situation*

[@TheSpacey52]

According to Wookiepedia, ObiWan focused on a defensive formation after seeing how Qui Gon's Ataru failed against Maul, so he switched to Soresu. Even though he is still attacking fast and violent, notice how Obi Wan seems to be fcusing a little more on swinging his saber to effectively block Maul's attacks as well as ducking and dodging at the right times

[@Barrett49cal]

Jactix Redfield You took that a bit too literally. He started practicing form 3 after qui gons death he only knew form 4 up until then he didn't change his form mid battle

[@kingslayer_david502]

I was expecting a ton of high ground comments and I am not dissapointed.

[@charlescheese9030]

I'm a big star wars fan, all the information you provide me everyday is so awsome!!!!

[@darthnarodnik]

I always thought Maul was too busy gloating, and Kenobi took advantage of that.

[@DaHeadHunter076]

Maul underestimated his POWER!

[@thedonk2]

The back block over head block was sick

[@salamandergamer2063]

Darth maul had plenty of time to react to obi wan jumping past him and swinging it's so unrealistic that he went from what he could do earlier to having a baby's reaction time pretty poor writing

[@Joshuaposada]

In his mind Darth Maul could have easily thought there was no other light saber and by the time he noticed that Obi Aan had a light Saber in hand his ability to reconnect to the dark side and focus would have been difficult. The inertia was overwhelming.

[@onemuststand7353]

@@Joshuaposada Bad choreography for that to be plausible. It's silly that Maul, an established aggressive attacker, just didn't attack Obiwan and just watched him flip and land in front of him. I'd have appreciated it if Maul at least took a swing and either missed or was parried by Obiwan and then suffered the counter attack.

[@onemuststand7353]

@Shayan That itself sounds even more ridiculous considering Maul was, again, staring at Obiwan for a good 5 to 6 seconds* (edit) watching Obiwan the entire time as he somersaulted up from below his ground level to above and over Maul's head. To someone with advanced fighting abilities as both of them, that's basically an eternity. If he really was "celebrating" to the point of slack jawed non-action then Maul's the dumbest Sith of the history of Siths.

[@julievari-nikolewski1902]

Maul was toying with him like when Vader was toying with Luke in 6

[@bingewatcher391]

This is it what I feared when I had clicked on the video of how Darth maul had beaten Qui-gon, I was worried that it would've been kind of like this video but that video turned out to be very awesome and totally changed that fight for ever for me!!! That video was amazing!! Keep up with that kind of great work!!! I know I being a little harsh I really do like your channel alot :)

[@Kitsune16-r4h]

His overconfidence killed him.

[@EmirKartajumena]

He's Just a master of low ground and high Ground

[@Sly88Frye]

This was a great follow-up video for me to wash right after watching why Qui-Gon lost to Maul

[@congydave]

Because if he killed Obi-Wan Kenobi, the retroactive storyline wouldn't make sense when it came to "Episode IV".

[@rajeshsrajeshs]

Had Maul mauled Kenobi, Anakin would never have fallen to the dark side.

[@markoutwithmark]

Oh man you used the Obi Wan Xbox game jump sound effect. Deep cut and great touch!

[@GrannySoupLadle]

I really feel like he had enough time to counter obi wan in that scene lol

[@patrickmelhorn793]

Well he didn't

[@cryora]

I think the movie didn't do a good enough job at portraying Maul "having his guard down." Maul looked like he was still paying attention to where Obi Wan was even as he launched himself. Or maybe the fight scenes before was just too well choreographed that we expect Maul to just automatically block a light saber swing coming from behind him.

[@GrannySoupLadle]

@@cryora right? Maul doesnt lift a finger he just hold his lightsaber still as Obi Wan cannons himself over him and then winds up the most telegraphed lightsaber strike in all of form 2 history. Looked like a 3 year old trying to swing his first baseball bat and Maul just took it.

[@luchoalvarez1333]

If Darth Maul killed Obi Wan in their duel in Star Wars Rebels in Tatooine that means Luke would have never been trained and they would never stooped Darth Vader an Palpatine

[@luchoalvarez1333]

I know we haven't seen the duel yet but Obi Wan is in A New Hope so he obviously survived the duel

[@brainbotsclips7401]

Vader wouldn’t have been there if maul was still alive

[@rickpowers3677]

I like these. I also like that you don't take 10 years to explain something simple.

[@fgnnl4204]

Obi wan could be floating in water or air and still have the high ground when's he's not even on the ground.