10 Biggest Plot Twists In Star Wars History

One of the many things Star Wars: The Clone Wars did right was its villains, particularly the Sith assassin, Darth Maul. Although the character had been soundly defeated by a Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of The Phantom Menace, Maul made a surprise return in The Clone Wars episode, Witches of the Mist, and would go on to create a brutal rivalry with Kenobi throughout the remainder of the show.

Speaking to Rebel Force Radio, The Clone Wars' director Dave Filoni reflected on revisiting the Zabrak warrior and his role in the show, saying that, "Definitely one of the hardest things we've had to do on the show was resurrect Darth Maul. We kind of took baby steps into this, we brought Boba Fett back into the show, we were very careful about how we did that. And we brought Chewbacca into the show. So, we were able to practise getting these types of characters that people know right. To me, the exciting part about bring Darth Maul back into the show, now you don't know what happens to him."

Though Maul's death was later seen in Star Wars: Rebels, his return in The Clone Wars was every bit surprising as it was exciting for fans of the show.