Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 3

Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 3

Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir 3 is the third issue of thecomic seriesStar Wars: Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir. Within its pages, the once-Sith LordDarth Maul has capturedCountDooku andGeneralGrievous. Dooku joins the formerSith apprentice, and the two fight off aJedi-ledGalactic Republicassault that brings the two Sith face-to-face withObi-Wan Kenobi andMace Windu. Secrets about Darth Maul's past are also revealed.

Son of Dathomir, Part Three was written byJeremy Barlow and penciled byJuan Frigeri. It was adapted from "Proxy War," an episode that was scripted byAïda Mashaka Croal andMatt Michnovetz for what would have been the sixth season of the television seriesStar Wars: The Clone Wars, had the show not been cancelled. Because it is based on a script from the series, which was produced byGeorge Lucas, it is part of the officialStar Warscanon. The 40-page issue was published onJuly 16,2014 byDark Horse Comics.

Publisher's summary[]

"Darth Maul has captured Darth Sidious's new apprentice! Mother Talzin and Maul attempt to sway Count Dooku to their cause, revealing surprising facts about Maul's past. But an attack by an elite Jedi strike force throws everyone's plans into chaos!"^[1]

Opening crawl[]

Duel of the dark side! Suspecting that MotherTalzin had come out of hiding to aid her sonDarth Maul, Count Dooku and General Grievousunleashed a full-scale assault against Maul'scriminal syndicate on Ord Mantell.Anticipating the attack, Talzin sent Maul adetachment of Nightbrothers, elite warriorsfrom Dathomir, and devised a plan which endedin the capture of both Dooku and Grievous.Now having won a major victory against hisenemies, Maul advances his plan for the finaldestruction of his former master, DarthSidious…

Plot summary[]

In the aftermath of thebattle between theShadow Collective and theConfederacy of Independent Systems onOrd Mantell, in whichDarth Maul andDeath Watch capturedCountDooku andGeneralGrievous, theJedi Order sends a team to Ord Mantell to investigate what happened.Jedi MasterMace Windu contactsSupreme ChancellorSheev Palpatine, secretly theSith Lord Darth Sidious, to inform him that Darth Maul was behind the battle. Windu suspects that theGalactic Republic can use this information to capture Maul and Dooku, and use their capture to end theClone Wars.

The Jedi continue their investigation inOrd Mantell City. Along with Windu areObi-Wan Kenobi,Tiplee, andAayla Secura. They discover aDeath Watch helmet, confirming their intelligence thatMandalore had allied with Darth Maul. Fearing that Mandalore could fall to the Separatists, Kenobi and Tiplee launched an investigation ofVizsla Keep 09 where the Jedi suspected Maul was hiding.

On the outpost, Maul contacts Darth Sidious viahologram and informs him that Dooku and Grievous have been captured. Sidious tells Maul to kill them, for theDark Lord of the Sith has no use for what he sees as failures. Rather than kill them outright, Maul orders Grievous to be taken to the brig. Meanwhile, the Jedi begin their approach towards the outpost, and Tiplee fears that Kenobi will be unable to keep his emotions under control; Maul killedSatine Kryze, the Duchess of Mandalore and a close personal friend of Kenobi's. Kenobi assures his fellow Jedi that he will not fail.

As the Republic approaches, Maul offers Dooku a choice: join Maul or die. They were both betrayed by Sidious, so Maul believes they can be allies.MotherTalzin appears in a cloud ofmagick smoke, and reveals that she too was once betrayed by Darth Sidious—and that Darth Maul is her son. As Talzin explains, Sidious always betrays his allies, and even now is working to find anew apprentice. As they speak, the Republicassault on the outpost begins, and the Republic ships make their way throughGauntlet fighter fire towards the base. Grievous uses the chaos to make it to an escape pod, while Dooku agrees to join Maul and fight against Kenobi's boarding party.

When Kenobi and his team make it on board, he and Tiplee are quickly confronted by Maul and Dooku. They engage in alightsaber duel, which is soon joined by Windu and Secura. The duel was fairly long, but it soon ends when Dooku kills Tiplee, and whenGar Saxon shoots a small missile into the lightsaber duel to incapacitate the Jedi. With the Jedi knocked out, Maul and Dooku escape aboard a Gauntlet fighter. In the aftermath of the battle, Windu contacts Palpatine and informs him of the battle's outcome. The Jedi Master also surmises that the battle proves Dooku is theSith Master, an incorrect assessment that Palpatine, the true Dark Lord, allows the Jedi to believe.

Development[]

Son of Dathomir, Part Three was adapted from "Proxy War," an episode thatAïda Mashaka Croal andMatt Michnovetz scripted for what would have been the sixth season ofStar Wars: The Clone Wars.^[3]

Media[]

Cover gallery[]

Cover art

Cover art (without titles)

Editora Vuk Spanish-languageLegends cover

Collected in[]

• Star Wars: Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir trade paperback
• Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars Vol. 4

Appearances[]

Sources[]

• Star Wars Comics Preview: July 16, 2014 onStarWars.com(backup link)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars Legacy on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)(Posted on StarWars.com)

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Star Wars: Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir #3 onDark Horse Comics'official website(backup link)
• Darth Maul: Hijo de Dathomir No. 3 – Editora Vuk oneditoravuk.com (backup link archived onFebruary 27,2019)(Peruvian Spanish-language edition Legends cover)

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