Darth Maul was reportedly supposed to come back in Obi-Wan Kenobi - The A.V. Club

According to sources who worked on the Disney Plus show, the villain was written off

Without Darth Vader ruling the galaxy yet, the Star Wars prequels needed a villain whod have some lightsaber-wielding skills. Thus came Darth Maul, a guy who looked more like a rejected X-Men mutant … [+1781 chars]

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