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Star Wars' Newest Darth Maul Reveal Completely Changes Jedi: Fallen Order
19.10.2023 - 20:13 / screenrant.com / Cal Kestis
A new novel reveals that Darth Maul may have been involved in (or at least present during) the events of . takes place during the period between ' prequel trilogy and its original trilogy, in the time after Order 66 caused the death of most Jedi throughout the galaxy. By itself, it's a pretty insular, standalone story, but the complications of the timeline mean it intersects with many other characters' storylines, even if they don't always appear on screen.
Darth Maul wouldn't normally be associated with and its sequel . But despite evidence to the contrary in, Maul is alive and well during that time. While Maul's life after has already been well explored in comics, novels, and animated series, his own timeline is somewhat confused, and clear answers on his activities at a particular time aren't always available. However, a newly released novel suggests that Maul may have been around for the events of, and that Cal Kestis was in more danger than he even realized.
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E.K. Johnston's novel confirms that Darth Maul had a base of operations on Dathomir during the events of., which hit shelves on October 10, 2023, tells the origin story of Qi'ra, a crime lord who debuted in the 2018 film. During, set in 10 BBY (Before the Battle of Yavin, or the destruction of the Death Star at the end of ), it's revealed that Maul has a hand in several of the galaxy's biggest and most powerful crime syndicates. Qi'ra runs off to join him near the end of that film.
However, focuses more on Qi'ra's life before, and it also touches on Maul's crime empire during that time. It clearly establishes that Maul was in total control over five of the galaxy's biggest crime syndicates — Crimson Dawn, the Hutts, Black Sun, the Crymorah, and the Pykes — during the time between the prequels and the original trilogy. It also reveals that his base of operations was located on none other than Dathomir, a planet that Cal Kestis visits during the events of in 14 BBY.
Cal visits Dathomir four years before the events of and one year before the events of, which is set in 13 BBY. The BBY dating system works similarly to the real-world BCE system, with years before a pivotal event in history counted backwards down to 0. By this time, Maul has already established control over five distinct crime syndicates, with headquarters on his home world of Dathomir.
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Cal visits Dathomir during his journey to find the Jedi Eno Cordova's holocron, completely unrelated to Maul's doings there. A message in the Bogano Vault leads Cal to follow Eno's footsteps, which eventually leads him to Dathomir. There, he runs up
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