Star Wars: 10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Darth Maul
9. He Only Appears Once
Let's get a super obvious one out of the way nice and early.
If you've only seen the mainline Star Wars movies, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Maul's character was totally wasted.
In The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul only gets a paltry six minutes of screen time. To put that in perspective, Anakin's mum Shmi gets over seven minutes. And did she have a double-ended lightsaber? Hell no she didn't!
So why did Star Wars not make better use of such a uniquely-designed, interesting presence? Well, it did, just not in the movies.
After meeting his supposed end at the hands of Obi-Wan, Maul actually survived being cut in half through pure hatred and dark magic. In the animated Clone Wars series, Maul's brother Savage Opress finds him, and helps him return to full power.
Since that episode, Maul has turned up in other animated series, video games, comic books, and novels. He also made his return to the movies, when it was revealed he was playing a part in the plot of Solo: A Star Wars Story.