10 Biggest Star Wars Retcons
8. Darth Maul's Resurrection
As we mentioned, not all retcons are bad. Some can shed new light on a prior event, take a story in a more interesting direction, or - in the case of Darth Maul's unlikely return to the land of the living - give fans more time with a character they love.
When George Lucas was crafting his grand return to the Star Wars universe in 1999's The Phantom Menace, the devilish Dathomirian was intended to be killed off for good, something Lucas made clear with the image of Maul's bisected body falling down one of those ridiculously long Star Wars shafts.
However, after developing Maul's brother Savage Opress throughout the Clone Wars animated series, Lucas became more interested in Maul, and - feeling that he was underutilized in his sole movie appearance - decided to resurrect him.
Series lead Dave Filoni responded to this idea by saying "It's over. He's cut in half. How does that work?" only for Lucas to bluntly reply "I don't know. Figure it out."
Retconning Maul's death made him even more of a fan-favourite than he already was, and with the villain even returning to the big screen in 2018's Solo, there's always a chance he'll appear in another Star Wars project down the line.