Once the hood is pulled back, a gasp rises from the audience.
Some people recognize this individual right away others (perhaps less steeped in expandedStar Warslore) may not.
And some in the middle may be asking, Okay, I know who that is.
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Then he ignites his lightsaber.
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So how is Darth Maul still alive?
Instead, Sam Witwer, who voices Maul in the animated shows, speaks his lines.
Heres how Maul survived and what hes been up to.
Obviously, the bisected Maul was gravely wounded, but still clinging to life.
Notice inSolo, the first image we see of his hologram are of his large, robotic feet.
Like many outcasts trying to survive under the brutal rule of the Empire, Maul turned to crime.
But it was just him and his brother.
Crime bosses need someone to command, or else theyre just lone hoodlums.
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From there, the two groups began muscling other existing crime families.
This story arc picks up in Eminence, episode 14 ofThe Clone Wars fifth season.
The new Crimson Dawn crime syndicate Maul oversees apparently reestablishes the partnership.
We may think we know how his story ends, but… we have thought that before.
