i mean...those guys, who detected stances, all attacks of different times, Qui-Gon's lethal push to head attack. Man, they know and love Star Wars

Dying Qui Gon to Obi Wan: "He is the chosen one. He will bring balance." Dying Maul to Obi Wan: "Tell me, is it the chosen one?" "He is." "He will avenge us." Love the parallels

I like that obi-wan uses qui-gons stance as he’s clearly baiting maul into using a move he knows he can counter

Obi Wan had reached the height of his powers. Maul was still consumed by hate. Obi didn't deliver the killing blow in anger, he was focused, and realized Luke's secret could not leave this duel.

Even though this duel was short, it was satisfying to see Obi-Wan and Maul's rivlary come to an end.

I love this moment for Obi-Wan, I mean despite Darth Maul killing his master and the woman he loved, he still held him in his arms and comforted him as he died. Obi-Wan is the embodiment of what a Jedi should be

The minute Maul brought Luke into the equation, Obi-wan knew he couldn't let him leave.

Eric said it best, " That is not how I thought it would go down. It was so much better."

The gentleness with which Obi Wan treats Maul after he's struck him down shows that he really just feels pity for him as a being consumed by hatred.

The mind games happening here are off the charts this is one of the best lightsaber duels in Star Wars just because of all the meaning and build up behind it

My takeaway to the “he will avenge us” line is that he is talking about himself and Savage Oppress but he is also talking about all force users in general, all who’ve died as pawns for Darth Sidious’s grand plan of establishing a new empire

Maul is a perfect example of how not all villains are evil. Some are just broken

I think this is the most eloquent duel in all of Star Wars

To comment on the significance of the mind games aspect of the fight: After witnessing the death of his master, Obi-Wan was traumatized and haunted by it. He devoted his training to the now his signature defensive style, primarily because it was a direct counter to Maul's fighting style. In the back of Kenobi's mind, he was always preparing for this fight. He went through it in his head countless times, visualizing exactly what he would do to avenge his master. And after years and years, when it was finally time to put all that preparation into practice, in that moment, he realized that he had been fueling his grievance, his grudge, his hatred for Maul in his own obsession with him. He realized that was wrong. This fight wasn't meant to be for vengeance. In those 10 seconds, Obi-Wan confronted and made peace with his past and he realized that Maul could never do it. He realized what Maul would do being blinded by hatred and bitterness. So he changd his form to his master's form. He knew Maul could not resist the temptation of poetic irony of killing a master and his apprentice with the exact same strike. But Obi-Wan studied this exact fight, this exact chain of strikes his entire life. He studied Maul's form and how to counter it and devoted his training to the form that is best suited against it. And then he chose not to use it. He changed it to his master's form which would put him at a disadvantage. Not for poetic justice, but because he knew Maul in his hubris and hatred would attempt to do the same thing as he did back then. Obi-Wan set him up. That's why the fight is 3 moves. Because Obi-Wan knew the exact 3 moves that would be used. He didn't need a form anymore. You don't need a form when you can see the future. You just directly counter what will happen. It's not even a fight at that point, it's just going through the motions, playing your part. This was no longer about the past, about Kenobi's grudge, Maul's hatred, or their fated clash. None of that mattered anymore. This was about protecting Luke. In those 10 seconds, Kenobi came to terms with the past and moved on and Maul didn't. Maul couldn't. He had become a slave to his past and that meant he had no future.

Props to those who noticed the stance change. That was a next-level bait to Maul.

God this scene is incredible. It shows that a lightsaber duel doesn't have to be long and flashy to be powerful and full of weight. The second Maul put Luke under threat, Kenobi knew right then and there, only one of them was going to leave alive.

I love that they gave Alec Guinness his fair share of love the man that started it all gets to end the storyline

As a small Star Wars fan who didn’t notice it until I saw a video about it, I love these big Star Wars fan that notice that Maul used the same attack as when he killed Qui-Gon. And all these years later, Kenobi still remembers, and was able to counter it.

The reason why I love this scene so much is just because between qui-gon's stance and how he beats him, to where they're at, it all ends exactly where it started, considering Maul first attacked them on Tatooine

The way he used qui Gon's stance to bait him into using the same move that killed qui Gon. Beautiful

Obi killing Maul in three moves is amazing when you think about it. He's already a master, not a padawan anymore... you're not running away again. On the other hand you have Maul wasting a second chance pursuing Obi for years only to be killed again that easy. Everything about this scene is so poetic.

Qui Gon’s last words: “He is the chosen one. He will bring balance” Mauls last words: “Is he the chosen one? He will avenge us”

I pity Maul. A man used out of his mind. Dominated by revenge and betrayal. All that Maul has been through, the man never stood a chance.

I was always curious about who Maul was referring to when he said,”He will avenge us.”? I prefer to think he was talking about himself and Obi-Wan. At this point in his life he had no one else but him.

Gotta love blind wave and how insightful and knowledgeable they are. They notice the smallest details, but some of the most important imo. Love their reactions

Did anybody notice that as Obi-Wan held Darth maul and asking about the chosen one.... It was similar to can I be held Qui-Gon before he died as well. They were both talking about the chosen one just before their death.

Even Maul was a victim of circumstance. Quite tragic when you think about it

I love the universal shock at the fact that this fight is so short. Whether it be because Obi-Wan immediately went for a killing strike, recognizing the mind game stuff, or just being so used to fights in media being longer affairs, especially when they're between major characters, no one (me included) expected this fight to be three moves, for the story of Maul to end in a whimper. But it should also be noted that no one (me included) was complaining about how short it was.

I like all the people who are clearly settling in for a typical drawn out saber battle, and before they can even finish expressing their excitement it's over. haha. I actually liked how swiftly Obi-Wan dispatched him. Obi-Wan was done playing around. ;)

Man this duel. It brought it back to what Star Wars duels were originally: an homage to old samurai movies, with long staredowns and mind games, and with a quick decisive ending. Beautiful

I love how almost everyone is like “God dammit Maul you coulda walked away from this but you had to open your mouth!”

And like a true jedi, even to a sith, obi wan gives him comfort in his final moments

Best animated lightsaber duel so far. Parallels of the past, stances, caressing the wounded afterwards, Obi-wan countering Maul's finisher. One of the few good things to come out of Rebels is this fight.

"...then you have nothing" "And what do you have?" *puts out fire ".....i had a pretty sweet campfire, you ass."

13:53 ..the anticipation, the 'oh f' yeah its on!' ..the ' holy **** its over' Thats what made this scene so amazing. People expected twirls and a long duel, how it played out was perfect.

The most meaningful and realistic duel in all of star wars

Perfect fight. Maul never stood a chance. Obi-Wan was at a completely different level at this point.

Kenobi and Maul are just so well written, best character duo ever. Not even Ahsoka and Anakin can beat this special enemies respected like friendship.

When Maul puts it together, that Obi Wan is there protecting Luke, even the noobs be like "You done messed up, A-A-ron..."

I find it so goofy that Tatooine has double suns AND double moons. There's no actual reason for it to be both, and yet.

A duel between two blade masters is always one thing: Short.

SUCH A WONDERFUL SCENE! Kenobi won that fight before Maul ever arrived. He didn't want to kill Maul. He was trying to reach him. But when Maul brought Like into it, it was over. Using Quigon's stance was just to bait the Sith Lord.

I just watched the same scene 7 times in a row...and I cried each time. Powerful is the only word for it.

I love how it makes you feel like mail the whole time as you have been anticipating this fight too and also are in awe when it ends so quick, beautiful scene.

Obi wan used his masters light saber stance to bait Maul into using the Sabre but that killed his master Qui Gon. As Maul goes for the strike Obi wan uses the perfect counter that makes the killing blow through his chest

I love how we all collectively knew that Maul F’d up when he mentioned Luke.

The girl at 6:30 or whenever brought up a good point. Even the way he held Maul at the end was basically a reference to how Obi Wan held Qui Gon as he died.

"That's not how I thought it would go down. It's so much better"

I am surprised by how many people didn't seem to realize that when Maul said "He will avenge us" he meant himself and Ben.

"He will avenge us." Darth Maul's final insight. About himself. And sadly, also about Obi-Wan.

Obi-Wan has had years of improvement, mentally, spiritually, & gaining in wisdom, so that he truly is a master now. He was too young to mentor Anakin properly, but had promised Qui-Gon Jinn. Now he can keep that promise, by protecting & mentoring Luke. Even at this stage, Obi-Wan is willing to talk things out, but Maul is still the same as he ever was and in pushing too hard and threatening to find Luke, he condemns himself to death.

When I first watched this back when it came out on TV I thought the duel was too short, but now I feel like it was just enough. It was swift and elegant and everything that George Lucas would've wanted in a ending duel between these two iconic characters.

Honestly seing this just makes me hyped for obi wan cause we get to see obi wan's journey into becoming ben how he grows and evolves into the man that would help luke fulfill his destiny

This was such a powerful scene, how Obi-Wan even comforted his old enemy in his last moments, truly beautiful.

When I first saw this, I was expecting the fancy footwork lightsaber battles. This was much more elegant, and I think a good transition to what we see in Kenobi's next dual, with Vader in 1977' New Hope (unless the new Kenobi series or another series/movie adds something else).

I can "shop" my reactors here by using the old, "Did they notice the stance" filter...

This man is just the greatest jedi of all time man. Mentally broken, having lost his master and father figure, lost his brother, his apprentice, his home, his order, his friends, he watched as the empire took over and destroyed everything, was alone nearly half his life. Watched his own brother and apprentice fall to the dark side. Living with the guilt of what happened. Not to mention he lost his love, and still never lost his will and was wise. Unlike anakin, he still held the one who killed his master and love and comforted him at the end. Luke would not even happen to be a jedi if it wasn't for obi wan's sacrifice.

The fact that Obi-Wan held his mortal enemy just how he held his master Nd the person he lived most shows Obi-Wan never hated Maul, he felt sorry for him. And to give him peace in his fibal moments shows how compassionate he really is. I love the full circle stroy telling here in just this brief exchange.

Maul had such a rough life. He never truly was able to truly make a path for himself. Since his birth he was meant to be a tool for someone else and even when he'd risen to be a mighty crime lord and leader of Mandalorians, he was still so heavily influenced by his time with Palpatine. I think in his last moments was when we saw the real Maul.

Obi-Wan Kenobi may have been known as *THE* master of Form III (Soresu), but we tend to forget that Obi-Wan's other specialty is mind games... getting inside the other person's head. Here, Obi-Wan *knows* that Maul isn't exactly all there. He *knows* that Maul is extremely tunnel-visioned towards him. So Obi-Wan begins in his signature Soresu opening stance, which Maul has faced many times. But then Obi-Wan switches to Form IV (Ataru, the form that Qui-Gon specialized in), which he has not used since their first duel. So Maul adjusts his form, intending to break the form's lack of defense, exactly as he did to kill Qui-Gon. But Obi-Wan *KNEW* Maul would do exactly that. So on the *second* block, notice that Obi-Wan blocks Maul in such a way that he can't be leveraged out of the lock as Qui-Gon was. Then Maul attempts the same move he did that killed Qui-Gon; striking Obi-Wan in the face with his saberstaff's hilt. But Obi-Wan, knowing it was coming, sliced right though the saber, fatally wounding Maul.

My favourite scene in all of star wars. So much history and emotion had built up to this one moment. Amazing

Maul: “…or someone!” Obi Wan: “So you have chosen death.”

Love these reactions. This is probably my favorite single scene in all of Star Wars. You anticipate an epic duel and when it's over in 3 moves, immediately realize that was better than anything you could have imagined! Maul's last line is so poetic and heart breaking and gets me every time.

So, three caught the "Old Wounds" Easter Egg. But only two sets of reactors caught Quigon's stance and understood the tragedy of Maul's "he will avenge us all." I missed it the first time too, though.

Always be cautious of a sword fighter who goes in Hasso stance. It means they know what they’re doing

“Yea, that move may have worked on my master all those years ago, but I’ve learned a thing or two since then Maul…you otoh.” - Master Obi Wan Kenobi

No one talking about how beautiful that theme in the background plays when maul dies

A lot of the reactors can commenters notice is the symbolism of the stance changes, but this was a fight between two masters of their craft. That was the fight, the three strikes was the end of it. When I was in wrestling and on the mat with a similarly skilled opponent, the first few seconds was similar. Running the match through our heads before we started to grapple. What happened next was playing it out. In those matches, it is over before it even starts. Obi wan and maul both were doing the same thing. It was awesome to see it play out.

15:40 "that was so fast" That's what she said !

no one saw it coming, and thats what made this scene so great and fitting

i loved how you get to watch everyone do the same go to settle in as the fight starts only for it to end before you've even finished settling. also some sound management between vids would be nice to level them out between each other

8:56 THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!

I love how the fourth guy reacted *exactly* how Maul did to being cut in half.

low key glad u didnt find mine lol i was so disappointed at first but ive come to love this fight XD

The three stances, The challenger, the teacher, the old master. Maul adapts to the stance so he adapted to That style not realizing it was obiwans change of stance that should’ve alerted him. It was a great way to honor that memory and pay tribute to the old master.

13:11 homie really thought he could save that one 😂

this scene alone is better that OBI-WAN KENOBI series

At 3:47 I think you can actually see the kyber crystal fall out of Maul’s lightsaber

You know it’s funny when this episode first came out I had some heavy mixed feelings about it. But after getting a chance to watch it and dissect the scenes I really love this fight. No flashy drawn out duel, more like a battle of wits between two old enemies with a LOT of history together.

I feel like people who didn’t like this fight didn’t get it. Like one it represents the samurai duels from classic samurai films (they even have Maul pause before realizing he’s been fatally wounded) but also represents how Obi-wan has moved on and is willing to change, but Maul is literally stuck in the past.

So awesome to see Obi-Wan adopt Qui-Gon's stance in order to bait Maul into using the same attack on him that he uses to kill Qui-Gon so he could perfectly counter it.

Final battle of Darth Maul

Really sitting here and reflecting on the dialogue choices "Look what I've risen above" and "and what do you have?" Obi-wan and Maul's rivalry at one point consumed them both. Maul's desire for revenge for his initial loss, and Obi-wan wanting to avenge his master. Obi-wan using Qui-gon's stance really shows how much it replayed in his head, and Obi-wan's defense combat. Then once it is done Obi-wan rises above it again to comfort Maul. I don't really even watch star wars content but this scene replays in my head a lot and it means more the more I think on it.

Maul: WHAT DO YOU HAVE!?? Obi-wan:…Legs..😎

Maul poked the bear with that ONE comment. Always love it.

I kinda forgot about savage but ya these reactors mentioning him too when Mauls speaks of revenge, fitting last words for him.

One of the best written fights in the entire franchise. Everything was perfect

This is one of if not my favorite moments in all of Star Wars. After all that Maul has taken from Kenobi over the years, he still is ruled by his empathy towards him. Obi pays homage to his master in that final moment, and instead of giving Maul the satisfaction of a glorious duel, he ends his suffering quickly and holds him in his final moment, without hatred or judgement. Just beautiful

The fact that you can (and somebody did) write a comment longer than my screen just analysing what happened in this 20 seconds and 3 moves of fight, shows how much thinking and meaning went into those parts of starwars. And its beautiful Today a random girl teleports a lightsaber and 6 trained guards just fall over witout being touched.

its such a somber moment, for a character that has been such a pravalent and intense character in clone wars and rebels. He meets his end on Tatooine, in the calm of night, against the person who cut him down initially, being struck down again so cleanly with no intense fanfare, just quick strikes and he meets his end. he finally goes in peace when he realizes that Obi-wan is protecting the true chosen one, who will avenge him. Its such a perfect end to such a bombastic character.

Maul kicked up the sand beneath his feet, thus giving Obi-Wan the high ground, ultimately leading to his demise.

I think the "he will avenge us." Line would be better if it served a metaphorical dual meaning, meaning he will not only avenge me and my brother but also obi wan.

This is the best not just Lightsaber duel but Sword Duel I've ever seen.

Soresu form seven? It’s form three my guy!

When I 1st saw this I cried. Still shed tears

One of the most powerful scenes in Star Wars history

I get it the obi wan vs maul bit was a episode like when qui gon was killed by maul

Dude... what a masterclass in production. Direction, sound design, fight choreography, writing, the works. This scene would not be possible without the history behind these characters and the expertise to harness that in all the fields I mentioned. A tragic and phenomenal end to one of the last true antagonists of the Clone Wars era and as far as Obi-Wan is aware at this point, the last vestige of his past. He walks away from that dual as Ben Kenobi, his sole purpose to watch over Luke and keep him safe for as long as it takes.

Had a pretty similar reaction to Gaxelle. While I didn't recognize the stance, the final move Maul made took me back to The Phantom Menace.

Love it when the fans notice the stance change