Star Wars: Rebels: Season 3 Episode 20 Reaction! - Twin Suns
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The Maul - Obi-Wan fight needs to be watched a few times to really understand it. He starts in his stance, and then changes to Qui-Gon's stance. Maul makes the mistake of trying the same move he used on Qui-Gon, which is then when Obi-Wan used the opening to slice down the middle of Maul and get his saber and him right down the abdomen.
Hope primate understands
yup 👍🏻
Praying he watched the gallery making of episodes so he gets to see filoni spread the holy word
Was coming to the comments to see if anyone put it because I was gonna do it and sure enough someone did and its just so poetic how it ended its absolutely phenomenal
Perfectly said 👍
Maul tried used the same move he used to kill Qui Gon, but Obi wan anticipated it, which is why it seemed that he killed him so easily. Also during this episode Maul was 52 and Kenobi was 55. This was thirty years after their original duel. Kenobi looks way older than he actually is because the actor who played him in the OT was a little to old and this is less than two years before A New Hope so they had to make him look similar to that appearance.
More than that - Obi-Wan didn't just anticipate the move, he _goaded Maul into it._ Obi-Wan begins the encounter in his characteristic Clone Wars-era Soresu stance before deliberately changing to the Ataru stance favored by Qui-Gon. You then get a brief glimpse of Maul's own stance changing slightly as he realizes this. Maul projects his own desire for revenge onto Obi-Wan. Like, "Kenobi's going to try to attack me using his master's old fighting form as revenge." But it wasn't about revenge for Obi-Wan at all - at this stage, it's all about protecting Luke. He anticipated everything Maul did, and knew the counter to the move that had defeated Qui-Gon.
This duel is a perfect way to reframe the Obi-Wan - Vader duel in ANH after all the acrobatics in the prequels.
@@evenmoor Exactly! Obi won this duel way before the first swing.
@@evenmoor Not only that, but appearance wise, imagine what living on a desert planet under TWO suns would do to your aging process. It would be "murder on meesa skin". (sorry, I had to.)
(No, really.... I *HAD* to.)
(Fine... I'm not sorry, but I had to anyway)
The thing is Alec Guinness was only 62 when he was playing the then 57 year old Obi-wan, so he really wasn't that much older than the character he was playing. People aged differently in the 70s than now. Look at a picture of your father or grand father at 57 and you will see what I mean. Maybe its better eating, exercise, or better health care but definitly people look younger now than previous generations.
Senator Organa wasn’t wrong he knew that Kenobi was alive but Organa tried to protect him by confirming his death.
Yeah, Organa certainly knew and it's not like he might've even *thought* that Obi was dead. If you remember Leia's original message she put in R2D2 in ANH, she said that it was her father (Senator Organa) who needed Obi Wan's help again. So by the time of ANH, Organa knew Obi Wan was alive and had told Leia where to find him.
@@LordGalenYT Bail always knew Obi-Wan was alive. He was there at the end of episode III making the plan with him and Yoda when they decided to go into hiding and split up Luke and Leia. I'm honestly suprised no one else was suspicious of Bail since he confirmed Yoda's death too but they knew he was actually alive since they talked to him through the force
@@digitaladventurer2142They probably thought it was just a vision, Kanan seeing the Grand Inquisitor as a Temple Guard would probably lead them to believe that it was just a vision due to being in the temple.
I just love it when people especially fans say things like that 7:23
It can't be...
No way...
Just a shocked expression
SO WORTH IT
fans usually get what's going on And get the stances and what they mean straight up no playing around when it comes to Obi-Wan and Luke ..
@@Pinkielover I'm four shows ahead of Primate so that's why I said that. When your ahead you can kinda see it coming depending on moments or episodes like this.
ikr i love seeing people reacting to things i love, and that makes them happy or excited
I like how Maul says.."He will avenge us"
And Obiwan gives this look of pity because Maul still hasnt learned anything. Its not about revenge.
I honestly don't know why he feels revenge for this long.
@@sarveshnathan7559 It's all he knows.
Phantom Menace: "At last we will have revenge."
Clone Wars: "I must have revenge."
Rebels: "He will avenge us."
Maul is defined by revenge. It's all he ever had.
You say that like Maul was being vindictive when he said that. He wasn't. It was more of Luke someday bringing them peace.
@@sarveshnathan7559 this a joke?
After all the shit that’s happened to him I can’t blame him for wanting revenge
You notice how Obi Wan took his master, Qui Gon's, stance? And Maul tried to pull the same kill move, which Obi Wan learned from.
You cant see the wound but obi cut his whole chest straight down. You can see a little bit of smoke coming up when he lies in Obis arms.
Kinda ironic that in episode one obi cuts maul horizontal and now he cuts him straight.
Also (just like many people already mentioned) they recreated the battle of episode 1. Obi switched from his pose to the form of Qui Gon and Maul sees this and tries the same trick he used to kill Qui Gon. But Obi knows this so he baited Maul and ended this in a few seconds. I love this. So much story telling without a word and in just a few seconds. Truly amazing
I've looked everywhere for how exactly Obi Wan killed Maul and now I see it. Thanks.
It‘s a kids show after all, if it weren‘t for the children we would see Mauls Head or Body from the chest downwards sliced open like cake
Yeah it's like "I sliced you horizontally and that didn't work, so this time I'm going vertical to make sure I finish the job"
Now that Maul's story arc is essentially concluded, you should definitely, at some point, watch HFP's "Kenobi" video. It's a beautiful tribute to Obi's character and his relation to Anakin and Maul, and I think it illustrates really well the gravity of this specific duel through Obi's character arc. You've essentially watched every scene used in that tribute, so you wouldn't be spoiled at all.
That, as well as Maul: Hatred by Darth Porg
@@treceydory9303 AND "The Chosen One" by HFP
thats so true
also "Old wounds" by REX
One of my absolute favorite Star Wars videos in existence, I would love to see him watch it
I love how Obi transitions from the stance he used as a knight/clone wars general, to the one he used as padawan, to the one qui gon used
The fight was over before it even began. Obi-Wan is steady and patient, familiar with how Maul fights. Maul is impatient, itching to strike like a wild animal, adjusting himself, and most importantly, underestimating his opponent.
The final duel is a homage to the Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai. As Dave Filoni said, if you talk to actual sword fighters, they tell you people that are very good don’t have long fights.
The book From A Certain Point Of View reveals that Obi Wan made a funeral pyre for Maul, like Luke did for Vader
To be clear, Luke isn’t the chosen one, but Obi believes he is because he lost faith in Anakin
you just named three stances that are the wrong names, two atarus, to one seresu
@@averagefriend6291 i wasn’t going by form stance. Obviously that’s not their actual names
The first stance he used when he was a general and a knight, the second as a padawan, and the third was what qui gon used
At first the fight seems too fast until you analyze it and see the beauty and story in the few moves before and during the fight. It's also smart writing because seeing old Ben fight like Young Obi Wan would be strange given the fight we see between Him and Vader in ep4. It's no longer battles of flips and twists but of the mind and spirit.
If you go back and rewatch the fight from The Phantom Menace between Obi-Wan, Qui Gon and Maul, you’ll notice there’s actually a really interesting set of mind games being played out between the two of them in this final confrontation.
Initially Obi-Wan assumes his classic stance from the clone wars, as a prepares to fight. But then, he switches to the basic lightsaber position - upright in front of the body - which he used when he faced Vader in Ep4. Finally, he assumes Qui-Gon’s stance from when they faced Maul together in Ep1! This is a ploy that goads Maul into trying to kill Obi-Wan in the same way he killed Qui Gon: by hitting him in the head with the hilt of his lightsaber, stunning him for long enough to pull around and stab him in the chest. But Obi-Wan has learnt from Qui-Gon’s death and he counters the ‘hilt thrust’ but cutting straight through it. Pretty poetic!
(not to mention the way Obi-Wan cradles Maul in the same way he held both Qui-Gon and Satine as they died!)
Tangentially, in the Kurt Vonnegut novel "Bluebeard," there's a type of house paint called Sateen Duralux. In my head canon, Satine's last name will always be Duralux.
Obi Wan: I had to kill Maul... but at least I protected the chosen o-
Anakin: *(is actually the chosen one, saves Luke, and destroys Palpatine, bringing balance)*
Obi Wan: (throws saber and walks away)
I mean, without Luke he wouldn't do it...
@@Сайтамен true, but who really killed palpatine, Vader/anakin all day
But he did protect the chosen one, by keeping Luke safe, Obi-wan saved the last piece of Anakin's soul
@@j-train13 yes that’s true, but without anakin being born force balance wouldn’t of happened
@@j-train13 they both go hand in hand honestly
I just love the choreography of this fight. That trick of using Qui Gon's stand to bate Maul to strike with the same trick as he did to Obi's master was brilliant.
When Maul said his last words: "He will... avenge us," he was talking about Luke avenging not just Obi-Wan but Maul himself too.
At that moment, he was content with this fact and he at last was at peace and didn't hate Obi-Wan anymore. What's even more heartbreaking was that despite everything Maul put Obi-Wan through, Obi-Wan didn't hate him and held him in his arms. Ironically enough, it was Anakin, the very child Maul was supposed to get all of those years ago, was the one that made his wish come true.
The reason why Obi Wan aged so much since revenge of the sith is because it’s said the dune sea and desert where Obi is living makes one age quicker. Also the stress of always trying to keep Luke safe probably make him age a lil
Obiwan is about 57 when he dies , So yeah he looks about 10 to 15 years older than he should be ..Right now Ewan McGregor is 51.. So when we see him you know when it's actually what he should look like.. To be honest it's all about the gray hair for most people but .A friend of mine is in his early 30s and he has a full head of gray hair and people think he's 60..lol You really need to look at the persons face to really judge their age
I cry every time I watch this episode. It hits me so hard. Sam's "KENOBI!" scream is the best emotion packed scream I've ever heard!
Goated episode especially for the fact that Obi anticipated mauls move that he used on qui gon and the fact that the three people Obi Wan has held in his arms while they are dying are his master, the one he loved (Satine), and the one who killed them both
Maul’s species can live for 180 year so I think comparing maul age with a human ages I think he is 50-60+ years in rebels
according to another comment Maul is supposed to be 52 while Obi-Wan is 55. if this is true and Maul's species live for 180 years then he's more like he's in his mid 20s. it's quite probable that Maul was held back by his old injuries and years of isolation on deserted planets.
Zabraks are near human. They live for 80 years just like humans.
10:34 We really need to get that "Son of Dathomir" arc about Maul back on screen again, alongside the 9 other missing ones.
Well, the ones we absolutely need are Son Of Dathomir, the Ventress arc, and maybe the Boba and Cad Bane one. Son of dathomir would’ve been animated if it weren’t for the fact that they had made it into comics before they brought clone wars back. I want that final ventress arc to be on screen since she was one of the big players in the clone wars era. I say maybe for the boba and Cad bane one because i don’t know if they want to answer if that duel between them is canon. It’s supposedly is but they might decide that it’s not.
The other arcs aren’t exactly needed.
At least Mauls storyline was mostly animated and wrapped up nicely, they never animated Ventress' ending which deserved it's own 3 episode arc in CW. To people who don't read the books Asajj just disappeared and never showed up again.
little fun fact in the last scene where we hear Beru yelling Luke's name and we see Luke running across the horizon, Filoni actually used the S1&2 Ezra model since it was smaller and had the right length of hair.
One of the most emotional duels of all of Star Wars is the one that has zero flash, and years of development of both characters.
Easily one of my favorite duels in Star Wars of all time.
I waited for this episode!!
"Commander Primate. The Time has come.... Execute Reaction to Maul - Hatred by Darth Porg"
For real, this montage is so good and honors Maul. Even today I am tearing up.
kenobi's old wound comment is a reference to a star wars comic called old wound where we 1st saw them fight after so many years. Also you noticed maul was held as qui gon was when he was dying. And maul reached out to kenobi but put his hand down when he was gonna embrace him but in the end he couldn't. And the he will avenge us has so many layers to it.
That is also morale boost for Obi Wan, he gave Maul the dignified death he couldn't bring himself to give to Anakin back in the day.
Something often overlooked in this amazing duel is the ending. Obi-Wan holds Maul as he dies exactly as he held Qui-Gon and Satine, two people he loved who Maul brutally killed, and in his face there’s nothing but regret and compassion for his old foe. He really has ‘risen above’ who he was in the Clone Wars and become a Jedi Master in fact as well as name. Maul by contrast is still speaking of revenge, even at the last. He’s still stuck in the same broken rut, the same thing over and over, unable to move beyond as Obi-Wan has.
8:58 And that moment of silence is badass.
The moment when Obi Wan was pissed and ready to kill Maul. To protect the New Hope.
I love this epsiode so much. The line "Look what I have risen above" really makes the quick fight so much better. Before in Clone Wars Obiwan and Maul crossed blades as warriors, but here Maul is the same old Vengeful Maul, but Obiwan has ascended and become a TRUE Jedi. Unlike the Clone Wars Jedi who have fallen from their grace and became politicians and soldiers.
I'm glad you enjoyed the fight. Alot of people were disappointed in it, but I found it to be perfect. This is how a skilled Jedi would take down a lesser enemy
I love how they showed all of Obi-Wan stance. The first stance was his clone wars/episode 3 stance. His second one was the stance he used in episode 1 and the last stance was Qui-Gon
Maybe the shortest lightsaber battle, but still one of the best cause it makes sense and is the most realistic duels. They're both old men so it would be very weird to see a long battle with flips and sh*t. Very poetic as other people stated with the stance changes to draw Maul in to easily defeat him. Just the magic in the scene is that Maul killed Obi-Wan's master and his girl, but Obi-Wan still holds him like a brother. Obi-Wan knew he had to kill Maul to protect the new hope in Luke and Maul just wanted closure no matter how it ended. Welp, time to watch the Maul tribute - "Hatred" lol
early to middle 50s isn't that old though which is Obi-Wans age here. But I you're an experienced master at your form you can take out and dispatch an opponent with the least amount of moves possible. This was done in the style of Akira Kurosawa Samurai films where they took out an opponent fast
I’m here once again to agree with Primate. Rebels is top level SW! No questions about it. Glad that it’s getting the respect it deserves. I did ugly cry watching your reaction. That scene has always been impactful but today just all the feels clicked in. Such a great ending for a great character.
It`s the best thing to come out of Disney hands down!
as soon as Maul figured it out, there was full focus from Kenobi and knew he needed to end it quickly. as others noted he used qui gons stance to bait maul who tried the same move, but Kenobi countered perfectly as he likely had already replayed that moment he watched through the ray shields 1,000 times in his head.
One way to describe this dual and how Maul died is simple:
Kenobi learnt from his mistakes but Maul was stuck in the past because Maul thought he could kill Kenobi the same way he killed Qui Gon but Kenobi knew what he was going to do and cut right through his saber.
This duel is easily one of the best in the star wars not due to the action but the meaning and poetry behind every moment of that fight.
Totally agree!
I gotta agree with ya
Rebels really is some of the best Star Wars storytelling imo, it needs to be seen
I love how this fight really shows how Maul has just been stuck on this one track since Episode 1 by him trying to use the same move he killed Qui-Gon with, whereas Obi-Wan has “risen above” and is able to predict and counter Maul’s move. Also just love the samurai duel vibes.
Maul died because the only thing keeping him alive was the NEED to find Kenobi, once he found him, the very thing keeping Maul alive was lost, his purpose was gone, so he simply died. Similar to Padame's death actually, when she lost the will to live, Maul to lost the drive that kept him going.
Maul also got sliced down the abdomen when Obi-Wan destroyed his saber. It’s hard to see but you can see a scorch mark and smoke if you look closely
@@josephwantock1993 Maybe, but after surviving being cut in half, a cut upwards wouldn't be lethal, if so, poor writing lol.
@@ItApproaches Yeah, it was most likely a combo of the slice down the abdomen and the fact that Maul has simply given up after being defeated by Kenobi yet again, no longer fueled by rage and revenge and the wounds are able to take its toll
I think my absolute part of this whole thing is the
"You're protecting something... no, someone"
**lightsaber ignites**
Once you find out about Luke you KNOW Kenobi's not letting you leave
There are two main theories about how Maul died:
1. The lightsaber strike simply cut his chest. You can't see this from the camera perspective and after this moment, you never see Mauls entire body from the front. Rebels usually doesn't show heavy injuries like that to make it more child-friendly.
2. At this point, Maul already suffered from so many things that he was practically dead. Only his strong wish for revenge gave him enough power from the dark side to stay alive. When he finally met Obi-Wan again, he was so trapped in his past that he tried to kill him the exact same way he did it with Qui-Gon. When this failed, something broke inside him. He had nothing left and the power that kept him alive was leaving him.
Obi-Wan is my favorite Star Wars character, the epitome of a Jedi. Here he is, holding a dying man in his arms, gently supporting him after being forced to fight him one last time. And this is no ordinary adversary, it's the one that killed his Master and his only love. Maul was my favorite villain, taken by my favorite Jedi. Great reaction!
I feel you. How can anyone say Rebels is bad with so many banger episodes like this and a consistent enjoyable story. Keep it up!
Glad you were able to notice that Kenobi was too skilled and appreciate the emotion/weight of the fight man. Great reaction!
I love how Obi-Wan didn't want to kill Maul, and wanted to just talk it out peacefully, but the moment Luke was threatened, he KNEW he had to kill him. He had to turn his lightsaber on, and kill him quickly. Obi-Wan won the fight before it even started
Maul never stood a chance. Obi-Wan was on a whole different level at this point. It's such a great encounter. With Obi shifting his stances anticipating Maul's move.
"Why come to this place? Not simply to hide. Ohhh.... you have a purpose here. Perhaps you are... protecting something? No... protecting someone."
As soon as Maul said that, Kenobi was like: "Ok dude, you know too much. You got go and I'm done playing around this time."
KENOBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember getting hyped for this episode when it came. Day after, I go on Facebook and see a tribute video of Maul was made.
Kebobi used his master fighting style Maul recognize and wanted to defeat Kenobie the same way. However, here you can draw conclusions about both characters. Kebobi always amounts to conclusions many times he had to think about duels with Maul he was not too emotional
And Maul never draws conclusions he is emotion he can be compared to Sisyphus never succeeds always arrogant and emotional will be hot
Maul was killed by Obi with a punch to the heart, but she actually killed him with his arrogance
what I love about this duel is how good and realistic it is. And that Obi-Wan used Qui-Gon's stance that he used in Phantom Menace to trick Maul into doing the same attack. And Obi kills Maul the way Qui-Gon couldn't. Its the perfect ending to Maul and Obi-Wan's rivalry
Waited with bated breath since you started my favourite Star Wars series for this exact episode and what’s ahead.
Worth the wait.
“Twin Suns” is one of those stay with you episodes & moments in the whole SW saga. I cried at that ending. 😭
I’ve mentioned how I’m rewatching through you, it makes me so happy you love the series and the richness it provides making you love every single character. ♥️
Thank you for sharing your journey with us! Great reaction as always!
Finale of season 3 here we come… 😊
Maul: Look what has become of you.
Obi-Wan: Look what I have risen above.
This is one of my favorite quotes of the entire star wars universe. Obi has been through so much, and he has persevered with purpose, and found hope through the hopelessness.
I think their last duel perfectly symbolizes their personalities/mental states.
Maul has been chasing his former glory and been hell bent on revenge. He hasn’t grown or learned to be content. He tires himself out in the desert focused on obi wan and then when the duel does happen, he gets lured into imitating the past.
Obi wan has grown substantially mentally and in the force. He’s moved on from the past. He’s laser focused and when maul goes for the same move that killed his master he’s ready.
It’s short and to some may seem like Maul was offed to quick but it really was poetic and more mental than any comment on their relative strengths.
I remember something similar between knowing now and qui gon on Naboo. When maul lunged at kenobi, he tried to use his Saber to hit kenobi in the face like he did qui gon. He tried to stun him with the same trick that helped him kill qui gon but kenobi cut through the hilt as he knew maul would use the same trick again.
So some people think the Maul and Obi-Wan duel is anti-climatic because of brevity but I love it for several reasons.
- Its short length is a reference to short duels in samurai movies like Seven Samurai that inspired George Lucas when he first started out as a filmmaker. Obi-Wan is heavily inspired by samurai and at one point Lucas wanted him to be played by iconic samurai actor Toshiro Mifune.
- In universe its brief length helps show how powerful Obi-Wan has become and how he knows Maul’s every move at this point. Him cutting Maul’s saber in half was a counter to the same move Maul used on Qui-Gon when he hit Qui-Gon in the face with the hilt before stabbing him.
- The duel’s real strength is its emotional resonance. Maul has been a constant source of pain in Obi-Wan’s life, he killed Obi-Wan’s master/father figure, the love of his life (Satine), and now threatens the boy he’s trying to protect. And yet despite this Obi-Wan still tries to talk Maul down from his quest of revenge because it has brought neither of them satisfaction over the decades and Obi-Wan pities what Maul has become. It’s that pity that drives Obi-Wan to end things as quickly as possible for Maul and comfort him as Maul dies (ironically holding him the same way he held Qui-Gon).
Remember, Obi-wan cut him in half in Phantom Menus. When he was found in Rebels he lower body was mechanical. Technically not dying in PM. Put back together like Vader.
In my opinion, this is the greatest duel in all of Star Wars.
@ItsAPrimate fun fact the people at Disney originally wanted maul to die at the hands of Vader but Dave Filoni felt that would have just been flaming the fan base so Dave Filoni talked to George Lucas about what to do about maul and George responded by saying that maul should die the way he originally intended at the hands of Obi-Wan.
11:53
If you brighten up the image of Ben holding Maul you can see the smouldering slash wound on Maul's chest, yes.
12:20 - It's okay, Primate! It's okay. We ALL felt the same when we saw this scene for the first time. Maul was a great character, but let's be honest here; we all knew he couldn't still be alive during the OT era and beyond. His need for revenge for being cut in half really drove him to some self-destructive behavior.
9:30 love the moment when Obi abandons his Soresu defensive style and returns to his Ataru style back from Episode I which he and Qui-Gon used against Maul... and makes short process with Maul
I think one of my favorite things about Maul is how little there is of him across the films and shows. He's only in 2 movies (one of those appearances is really just a cameo) and roughly 17 episodes across both Clone Wars and Rebels. I like that, it's like they knew how to do so much with him while not overusing his character if that makes sense.
I'm always so impressed by Sam Witwer's voicing of Maul. I love it so much, the Kenobi scream is my notification sound 😂 Anyone who doesn't watch him stream on Twitch is missing out on glorious fun.
That is still the best duel in star wars for me. The entire fight happens before the first swing is made and it's just perfect.
During the Clone Wars, Obi Wan had to try to subdue or arrest his enemies since killing wasn't really part of the Jedi code. But now that Maul figured out that Obi Wan was here to keep Luke's existence a secret, Obi knew he had no choice but to kill Maul since he knew too much.
That Maul vs Kenobi fight is the perfect proof that less is sometimes more. It wasn't some drawn out over the top epic, it was just a long as it needed to be so, so clean.
3:27 Bail Organa wasn‘t wrong... he lied to protect Obi-Wan so he can watch over Luke and won‘t get looked after/searched by others
This is also the reason why Ezra doesn’t tell the other Rebels about Obi... the more know the secret, the more dangerous it is for him to get detected
Fun fact about this episode, the original written script for this episode was actually suppose to have Kanan be the one to accompany Ezra to Tattooine instead of Chopper but due to Freddie Prince Jr having health problems at that time, they had to rewrite the parts Kanan was going to be in and put Chopper in instead.
Personally I would have loved to have seen Kanan and Obi wan interact. Considering that the last time Kanan and Obi saw each other it was when Kanan was still a youngling whom gave Obi the idea to use the beacon to call their Jedi back home if it also could be used to send them away,the very thing that Obi did in ROTS when everything went to shit
Personally it was done perfect the way it is ..The force works in mysterious ways..Glad it went down the way it did..
The most beautiful episode in the whole show. Sam Witwer, Maul's voice actor interestingly was once asked if Maul was redeemed when we said "he [Luke] will avenge us" and he said it wasn't for him to say but that's a very interesting thought. What a great episode
One of the best sword fights of all time. Totally old Kurosawa Samurai style… the fight was over before the blades touched
Such a perfect ending to Maul's story. I love that Obi-Wan and Maul are more like friends in opposition to one another than actual enemies at this point. I'm not sure, but I think it was Mike from Red Letter Media that said that the actual point of light saber duels isn't flashy choreography or anything, it's that the good duels are like a dramatic dialogue conducted without words. This fight definitely fits the bill.
Ah yes. One of the most beautiful duels in Star Wars. It’s crazy how maul is the villain but you actually get sad when he dies
Excuse me as I go on a bit of a tangent here, but I kinda see this last Obi Wan/Maul-Duel as another Akira Kurosawa-reference.
Allow me to explain, Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese Film Director active from the 40s to 1993. He directed several well-known Samurai-centric movies, including "The Seven Samurai", "The Hidden Fortress", "Yojimbo", "Kagemusha" and "Ran". George Lucas (the creator of Star Wars) and other American Directors of his generation (like Steven Spielberg) looked up to Kurosawa as sort of a mentor, they helped him secure financing for his later films and its a well-known fact that the very first Star Wars-Film ("A New Hope") borrowed several plotpoints and -developments from "The Hidden Fortress". And one of Kurosawas' Samurai-Epics ("Sanjuro" from 1962) also ended with a duel that was hugely built up but over almost instantly (and the Actor playing the Main Characters of many of these films, Toshiro Mifune, was once considered to play Obi Wan, which would have been perfect casting, I think)
On the topic of the similarities between "The Hidden Fortress" and "A New Hope", check out the Video 'The Hidden Fortress's Influence on Star Wars'
For the Sanjuro-Duel, check out 'Sanjuro, Akira Kurosawa, 1962 - Standoff with Bloody Spurt Scene'
I love that duel, it shows how strong Kenobi has become. 30 years age they were on the same level, but since then Maul has been on a downward spiral, and Obi Wan has learned a lot more about the force and has reached inner balance.
Since everyone has mentioned how good the duel is, I wanna comment on Maul's final moments.
Maul "died", then was reborn, and had all the chance to live a new life, but instead he chose to seek revenge. Revenge on Sidious, the Jedi, Obi Wan... Maul's life was fuelled just by revenge, and Rebels showed it, he was a shadow of what he once was on Clone Wars. And even on his final moments, once Obi Wan got him, his mind was set on revenge... that Luke, the Chosen One, will avenge him and all the people who got hurt by Sidious
It really is the tragedy of Darth Maul
Crazy Episode that hits us all in the fandom. A defining defeat for the great villain Darth Maul, and having Obi Wan to finish him off for real. Love the reaction and closure for Maul’s story!
I love that Obi-Wan even WARNED Maul what was about to happen when they were talking.
Maul: "Look what has become of you..."
Obi-wan: "Look what I've risen above."
Obi knew how it would end as soon as Maul challenged him, and even gave him a chance to leave before he mentioned Luke. But once he mentioned him, Obi couldn't let the secret of the one boy that would one day help topple the Empire get out.
It’s poetic how Obi-Wan cradled his master Qui Gon and the love of his life Duchess Satine in his arms after maul killed them both, and then for Obi to cradle Maul in the same way as he dies. All 3 had a massive baring on Obi’s life 😢
RIP Maul
I always wanted to see a Kendo master’s response to this final duel.
Go back and watch the fight again- they choreographed it exactly like the Darth Maul/Qui Gon fight.
Maul hit Qui Gon in the face with his lightsaber handle, stunning him, then impaled him before he could recover.
Here, we see Maul try the exact same trick, but Obi Wan steps back and slashes his saber down- through Maul's saber and slashing into Maul's chest, killing him.
I won’t repeat the other descriptors of the fight in the comments. What I will say is Filoni said they were running through their past fights in their minds during the build up. Also the fight was modeled after more of a samurai fight (seeing as the Jedi were initially modeled in many ways after traditional samurai tales) with Obi-Wan fighting like a samurai master. Short battle with controlled and effective movements.
As an aside Maul was a truly tragic character. By the end of it he understood that he was a fall guy, that he was meant to be sacrificed. All he sought was revenge for his own pain but he knew who the true villains were. He just couldn’t do anything about them.
Such a complex ending to a complex character. I am so glad Lucas decided to bring back Maul in Clone Wars. For
Primate, now that you’ve basically seen the entirety of Maul’s life. I think you should watch “HATERED” by Darth Porg, is very similar to “Obiwan has PTSD” a tribute you watched a while ago after finishing the prequels, but with Maul, and aside from “Victory and Death” that is another tribute to the entire Clone Wars, Rebels and Rogue One era that has HUGE spoilers so you can’t watch it yet. The HATERED one tho, it’s amazing
Glad you loved the Maul Kenobi fight, you got so much of it, the sadness of a character like Maul can illicit, considering he's a villian is the genius of this show.
The fact they turned a character, who basically only existed as a "cool design" into one of the scariest and yet saddest characters, only under Vader is incredible.
In a talk with my brother about the final fight between Obi-Wan and Maul, my brother told me the Lucasfilm people asked a master swordsman or two how a fight between two masters would look like. A fight between two masters of the blade is always short. Obi-Wan took the time to master not just the form he used during the Clone Wars but also his master's form, which he used to defeat Maul. He was in control of the entire duel from start to finish by ending the duel with the moves Qui-Gon mastered.
After 30 long years, Obi-Wan finally finished what he started on Naboo.
Whenever someone tells me they're a Star Wars fan, but they haven't seen the animated shows, I gently inform them that they are not a true fan. Or that they haven't seen the larger part of the SW universe. You miss out on getting to know so many great characters: Maul, Ahsoka, Rex and all the clones, Cad Bane, Kanan, Ezra, Satine, Bo Katan, etc, etc. etc. Plus the ones you get in live action get so much more fleshed out, most importantly Anakin. His redemption means so much more when you see what an amazing Jedi and person he was (portrayed so well in clone wars). Plus there is lore and force mythos building like the Mortis episodes, Yoda's adventures toward the end of Clone Wars, and some stuff coming in Rebels. It is really a huge part of the known SW universe.
The music at the end of this episode always gives me chills. Such a perfect way to end this episode.
That line about how Maul knows Ezera's sorrow and pain will draw him actually reminds me a lot of a line from the Kenobi trailer (OMG I can't wait, that show is nearly a month away....) I'll avoid spoilers but if you know, you know.
There's an episode midway through season 4 that I am so excited for you to get to.
An Elder Master Swordsman. He couldn't keep up with Maul's physical fighting style, so he had to win quickly based off skill. He is on home turf, and has everything to fight for. Maul is exhausted, and emotionally compromised. He starts with his old stance, Maul flurries, Obi wan then switches to Qui-Gon's stance and makes it very apparent. Maul doesn't respond by changing his stance, but must've seen it as he tries to combat the same way he killed Qui-Gon. Obi-Wan won that fight before there blades ever clashed. One of the best episodes, and best fights in all of Star Wars.
In a summary, Maul was cut down the chest and side in an " L " slice. Now in detail. I have studied Maul's death so many times, rewatching over and over, taking notes, sketched, esc. When Kenobi sliced through Maul's saber, the blade cut into Maul's chest just at the strap buckle on Maul's chest, down the ribs and then sways to the left side. Maul was an angle towards Kenobi, if not for that, Maul would have been cut completely down in half. Zabraks(Maul's species) have two hearts. So maybe a heart could have been cut, but for sure what we have, the Aorta was cut which would kill you quickly.
You know when Obi - Wan switched his fighting stance, he changed it to Qui gons stance and maul did the same fighting move as he did to Qui gon in the 1st movie lol
That's a true master of master swordsman's fight. Balance, peace, purpose. Execution.
Maul vs Obi-Wan:
1. Obi-Wan is super old cuz this series is setting up how close it is to A New Hope and eventually Return of the Jedi.
2. His stance is reminiscent of their first fight in the clone wars series.
3. When he gets into his other stance its meant to remind maul of Qui-Gon Jinn, pay close attention to Maul’s eyes when obi-wan changes his stance.
4. Maul’s moves are exactly like how he killed Qui-Gon in the episode 1 movie.
Lol he’s only 55.
A great send off for one of the greatest characters in Star Wars history.
you should watch Sam Witwer’s breakdown of that scene. He describes it perfectly and how it perfectly conveys Kenobi as a whole
This episode and Twilight of the Apprentice are the absolute peak episodes, but the show keeps getting stronger from here.
This episode solidified Maul as one of the most compelling characters in the whole franchise
He died here in Rebels (wich broke my heart) but then we got him in Solo movie and in clone wars Season 7 wich makes his return even more amazing to us who watched him die first. I thought that I woud not see him again.
Everything about Obi-Wan and Maul this episode is absolute perfection. You can see how Obi-Wan has grown as a person and Jedi while Maul has done nothing but fester in his hate for Kenobi. While the duel is so subtle it possibly says the most out of any star wars lightsaber duel. You see Obi-Wan start in his Soresu stance and then he switches to Ataru which is what Qui-Gon specialised in. Then in a split second you see Maul notice and go to attack him in the exact same way he killed Qui-Gon falling right into Obi-Wan's trap. It's straight up one of my favourite Star Wars scenes in anything ever made in the universe.
Originally Maul was supposed to die in Twilight of the Apprentice (end of season 2 of rebels). He was originally supposed to fight Vader and die at his hands, and then Vader would fight Ahsoka, but they changed it. I’m actually fine with this route.
The decision to have Kenobi kill Maul is SOO much better than having Vader kill him
@@josephwantock1993 agreed. Although I definitely want to see a Vader vs Maul fight
I’ve waited so long, this very episode was one of the main reasons I wanted you to watch rebels!!!!! The fight may seem lack luster but like other comments have already said, you have to watch it again to really understand the brilliant fight. It is quick but it’s full of detail.
Maul been waiting for this rematch since the end of the clone wars. Love how Obi wan was so calm while Maul was eager to start fighting. A short but bittersweet fight for both characters.