When Lucasfilm announced that Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord was officially happening, it didn’t just feel like another animated spinoff. Lucas later realized killing him off was a mistake, which led to Maul’s resurrection in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. When the first trailer for Maul – Shadow Lord was released, the visual style felt darker and moodier, perfectly matched to a story set during the Dark Times. By the time of Solo, Maul is running Crimson Dawn in Solo: A Star Wars Story, and by Star Wars Rebels, that empire has crumbled. Pieces of Underworld have surfaced during the Disney era, but Maul – Shadow Lord comes closer than anything else.