Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord episode 7-8
Maul – Shadow Lord is giving Maul a chance to earn a pretty rare Star Wars achievement when it comes to Imperial Inquisitors, earning a record that only two other characters have in the official canon.
Set one year into the rise of the Empire, Maul – Shadow Lord sees Palpatine’s former Sith apprentice directly in the Imperial regime’s crosshairs as he attempts to rebuild the power base he had in the galactic underworld during the Clone Wars. He’s also trying to influence the Jedi survivor Devon Izara into becoming his own apprentice. However, the major wrench in Maul’s plans comes in the form of two Imperial Inquisitors by the time the series gets to the recently released Shadow Lord episodes 7-8.
As dangerous as the Empire’s Inquisitors are, there is an exciting opportunity for Maul to earn a pretty impressive Star Wars record, assuming Maul manages to kill one of these Jedi hunters in particular by the end of Shadow Lord’s final episodes, releasing next week.
Marrok And The Crow Are Hunting Maul And Two Jedi Survivors In Shadow Lord
While Marrok was the first Imperial Inquisitor to arrive on Janix, he’s no longer alone. Now, Maul – Shadow Lord episodes 7-8 show Marrok receiving backup with the arrival of The Crow, also known as the Eleventh Brother. Working in tandem, the Inquisitors have been tasked with killing Maul on the orders of the Emperor himself, as well as the two Jedi survivors, Devon Izara and Master Daki.
As a result, Shadow Lord episode 8 sees Marrok and the Crow facing Maul in an impressive lightsaber duel, eventually cornering him in a cave system due to Maul’s damaged cybernetic leg. Triggering a cave-in using the Force, Maul manages to escape with the promise of a rematch in future episodes. However, when and if they do cross blades again, things could get more lethal.
While we already know The Crow is killed by Ahsoka Tano later on in the Star Wars timeline, as seen in Tales of the Jedi, Maul killing Marrok would be a pretty big deal in terms of what it would mean for the total number of Inquisitors he kills across his entire arc.
One More Inquisitor Kill Will Tie Maul With Darth Vader And Ahsoka Tano
If Darth Maul kills Marrok in Shadow Lord, he would officially be tied for the most confirmed Inquisitor kills in the Star Wars canon, joining only Ahsoka Tano and Darth Vader, who have killed three Inquisitors each.
Darth Vader killed the Second Sister in Jedi: Fallen Order, as well as the Thirteenth Sister and Tualon Yaluna in the canonical 2017 Darth Vader comic series, having discovered that the two Inquisitors were secretly in a forbidden relationship.
A Long Time Ago · In a Galaxy Far, Far Away The Sith Trivia Challenge
⚔Dark LordsUnlimited power
⚡PowerForce lightning
📘LoreHolocrons
🗡BetrayalAlways two
🌈LegacyThe dark side
01
The Sith operate under a strict doctrine that limits their number to prevent infighting and self-destruction. This ancient code dictates that there can only be a master and an apprentice — no more, no less. What is this fundamental Sith principle called?
✓ Correct! The Rule of Two states “Always two there are — no more, no less. A master and an apprentice.” As Yoda himself observed, this principle ensured the Sith could operate in secret for a millennium while plotting the downfall of the Jedi Order.
✗ Your lack of faith is disturbing! The answer is the Rule of Two. While the Sith Code exists separately as their philosophical creed, the Rule of Two is the specific doctrine limiting Sith to a master-apprentice pair. It allowed them to hide in the shadows for a thousand years.
02
The most powerful Sith Lord in the saga hid in plain sight as a seemingly benevolent politician, secretly manipulating the Clone Wars from both sides. He orchestrated the fall of the Republic and the destruction of the Jedi Order. Who is this ultimate Sith Master?
✓ Correct! Darth Sidious, publicly known as Senator and later Emperor Palpatine, is the mastermind behind everything. He engineered the Clone Wars, executed Order 66, turned Anakin Skywalker to the dark side, and ruled the galaxy as Emperor for over two decades. Ian McDiarmid’s portrayal is iconic.
✗ Your lack of faith is disturbing! The answer is Darth Sidious, also known as Emperor Palpatine. Darth Vader was his apprentice, Darth Tyranus (Count Dooku) was a pawn, and Darth Plagueis was his former master. Sidious was the puppet master who destroyed the Republic from within.
03
Once the most promising Jedi Knight in the Order, this Chosen One was seduced to the dark side by Palpatine’s promise of saving his wife from death. After his devastating duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar, he was rebuilt in a black life-support suit. Which Sith Lord is this?
✓ Correct! Darth Vader, born Anakin Skywalker, is the tragic heart of the Star Wars saga. His fall from heroic Jedi to Sith enforcer — and his ultimate redemption when he saves his son Luke by destroying the Emperor — is one of cinema’s greatest character arcs.
✗ Your lack of faith is disturbing! The answer is Darth Vader. Darth Maul was Sidious’s first apprentice, Darth Revan is from the Old Republic era, and Darth Bane created the Rule of Two. Only Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader after his fall on Mustafar.
04
This fearsome, red-and-black-tattooed Zabrak wielded a double-bladed lightsaber and killed Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace. Though cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi, he survived through sheer hatred and returned with mechanical legs. Who is this relentless Sith assassin?
✓ Correct! Darth Maul was Palpatine’s first known apprentice, a weapon of pure rage trained from childhood. His survival after being bisected — fueled entirely by hatred for Obi-Wan — led to his expanded story in The Clone Wars and Rebels, where he became one of Star Wars’ most compelling villains.
✗ Your lack of faith is disturbing! The answer is Darth Maul. Savage Opress was Maul’s brother, Asajj Ventress was Dooku’s dark side assassin, and the Grand Inquisitor served the Empire. Only Maul wielded the iconic double-bladed saber and killed Qui-Gon Jinn in that legendary duel.
05
This elegant former Jedi Master left the Order and became Sidious’s second apprentice, taking the Sith name Darth Tyranus. A master of Form II lightsaber combat with a curved-hilt saber, he led the Separatist movement. Played by Christopher Lee, who is this aristocratic Sith Lord?
✓ Correct! Count Dooku, Darth Tyranus, was the political face of the Separatist movement and a pawn in Sidious’s grand plan. A former student of Yoda himself, Dooku’s elegant fencing style and aristocratic demeanor made him unique among the Sith. Palpatine ordered Anakin to execute him in Revenge of the Sith.
✗ Your lack of faith is disturbing! The answer is Count Dooku, also known as Darth Tyranus. Mace Windu was a Jedi Master, Qui-Gon was Obi-Wan’s master killed by Maul, and General Grievous was a cyborg commander but not Force-sensitive. Dooku was the fallen Jedi who became Sidious’s Sith apprentice.
06
Approximately a thousand years before the events of the saga, one ancient Sith Lord recognized that the Sith kept destroying themselves through infighting. He wiped out the existing Sith Order and established the Rule of Two, ensuring the dark side would be passed from master to apprentice in secret. Who created this doctrine?
✓ Correct! Darth Bane, who appeared as a Force ghost in The Clone Wars, was the visionary who realized the Sith’s numbers were their weakness. By limiting them to two, he ensured each generation would be stronger than the last — a chain that ultimately led to Palpatine’s galaxy-conquering scheme a millennium later.
✗ Your lack of faith is disturbing! The answer is Darth Bane. Darth Revan was a legendary Sith from the Old Republic, Darth Nihilus consumed entire planets through the Force, and Darth Malgus led the Sith Empire. But it was Bane who created the Rule of Two that shaped all Sith to follow.
07
In the sequel trilogy, the grandson of Darth Vader was seduced to the dark side by Supreme Leader Snoke. He wielded an unstable, crossguard lightsaber with a cracked kyber crystal and killed his own father, Han Solo, in The Force Awakens. Who is this conflicted dark side warrior?
✓ Correct! Kylo Ren, born Ben Solo to Han Solo and Leia Organa, was torn between the light and dark throughout the sequel trilogy. His worship of his grandfather Vader’s legacy and his crackling crossguard saber made him visually iconic. Like Vader before him, he ultimately found redemption, sacrificing himself to save Rey.
✗ Your lack of faith is disturbing! The answer is Kylo Ren, born Ben Solo. Snoke was his dark side mentor (later revealed as a Palpatine puppet), General Hux was a First Order officer, and Darth Revan existed thousands of years earlier. Kylo Ren carried the Skywalker bloodline’s burden into the sequel era.
08
In one of the saga’s most chilling scenes, Palpatine tells Anakin the “Tragedy” of a Sith Lord so powerful he could use the Force to influence midi-chlorians to create life and prevent death. His apprentice killed him in his sleep. Who is this legendary Sith whose tale tempted Anakin to the dark side?
✓ Correct! “Did you ever hear the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?” is one of the most meme-worthy and narratively crucial lines in Star Wars. Plagueis was Palpatine’s own master, and the irony is thick — Palpatine tells Anakin the story as bait, having murdered Plagueis himself. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you.
✗ Your lack of faith is disturbing! The answer is Darth Plagueis the Wise. Darth Bane created the Rule of Two centuries earlier, Darth Vitiate ruled the Old Republic Sith Empire, and Darth Sion was sustained by pain. Plagueis could cheat death itself — ironic, since he couldn’t save himself from his own apprentice, Palpatine.
Trial Complete Your Dark Side Record
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Are you a Sith Lord — or just another youngling?
Ahsoka Tano defeated the Sixth Brother in the official Star Wars timeline, whose corrupted kyber crystals Ahsoka purified for her own signature white blades first seen in Rebels. As previously mentioned, Tano also defeated The Crow in Tales of the Jedi. She also kills Marrok in the 2023 Ahsoka series, though this was his second life after he was reanimated by Nightsister magicks during the New Republic Era.
If Maul were to kill Marrok (the first time) in Shadow Lord, he would also have three Inquisitor kills, seeing as how he kills both the Seventh Sister and Fifth Brother shortly after his series debut at the end of Star Wars Rebels season 2. While it remains to be seen if this will actually happen in the final two episodes or in Shadow Lord’s confirmed second season, it would certainly be cool to see Maul join this elite Star Wars group that ironically only has Darth Vader and his own former apprentice.
The final two episodes of Maul – Shadow Lord season 1 are set to begin streaming May 4th (Star Wars Day) on Disney+.
