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Were happy to inform you just how he got from point A to point B.

One of those Nightbrothers was Savage Opress (yes, thats his birth name) Darth Mauls brother.

Gifted with a loquaciousness thatEpisode Inever gave him, Maul found renewed purpose.

Maul used the Collective to overtake Mandalore, reinstating the former Prime Minister as his puppet.

Due to Sidiouss careful planning, Dathomir was attacked by the Separatists, and the Shadow Collective fell.

All of which fits more or less seamlessly with hisSoloappearance.

The show covers the five-year period leading up toA New Hope.

Once there, Ezra encountered a mysterious figure who insisted on being called Old Master.

This turned out to be Maul, who crashed on Malachor years prior and wound up stuck there.

Once opened, the holocrons delivered a startling revelation: Obi-Wan Kenobi was still alive.

Ezra was determined to find the Jedi Master before Maul could kill him.

Maul confronted the Jedi soon after, belittling his life in exile.

Master Kenobi ignited his lightsaber, and a brief but dizzyingly precise battle ensued.

Maul was cut down again by his old adversary.

In his final moments, he asked Obi-Wan if the person he was protecting was the prophesied Chosen One.

Obi-Wan answered in the affirmative.

He could finally let go.

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