Earlier than Disney made its landmark buy of Lucasfilm in 2012 and set to work on the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, George Lucas had some concepts for a brand new trilogy all his personal. In writer Paul Duncan’s “The Star Wars Archives 1999-2005,” it is revealed that, regardless of his demise in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace,” Darth Maul (Ray Park) might’ve served as the primary antagonist, performing as a legal kingpin. Alongside the best way, Darth Talon would’ve turn into Maul’s apprentice and his most important enforcer, simply as she is for Darth Krayt in print.
Sadly for these hoping for a Maul-Talon team-up, this concept by no means got here to fruition. In reality, with the Expanded Universe being moved into the non-canon “Star Wars” Legend class following the Disney sale, she’s not even canon anymore. As for Maul, his story receives a definitive finish on “Star Wars Rebels,” dropping to Obi-Wan Kenobi (James Arnold Taylor) in a single closing duel. This got here after his return from the useless — an thought instantly from Lucas – on “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” the place he tries to precise revenge on Kenobi for practically killing him, and his former grasp Darth Sidious (Tim Curry) for leaving him behind. Within the course of, he takes over the legal underworld and later the throne of Mandalore.
Despite the fact that George Lucas by no means made his sequel trilogy, at the very least Darth Maul obtained to inform an identical story set inside the “Star Wars” canon. Maybe Darth Talon will obtain the identical therapy down the street, changing into a drive to be reckoned with after the Battle of Yavin. Perhaps she might even emerge because the antagonist of the upcoming post-sequel trilogy movie, “Star Wars: New Jedi Order,” debuting in Disney’s canon in a giant manner.