With the release of Clone Wars Season 7 Episode 10 THE PHANTOM APPRENTICE, many of us noticed
a shocking amount of parallels to the events of Revenge of the Sith in the Ahsoka vs Maul
Fight.
So what exactly were these parallels and how do they connect the Siege of Mandalore to
Revenge of the Sith.
I’m going to break down every single one of these parallels and exactly what they mean.
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In the incredible duel between Maul and Ahsoka, many of us spotted some potential parallels
to the events of Revenge of the Sith, and some that could potentially also serve as
indicators to inform the viewer where exactly we sit in the timeline.
In this video, I’m only going to cover the parallels from Maul’s Duel with Ahsoka,
but if you want me to cover all of the other parallels in the episode like Dooku’s Warning
to Kenobi and Maul’s warning to Ahsoka, remember to comment down below letting me
know!
The first major potential parallel with Revenge of the Sith comes from the musical score played
when Maul asked Ahsoka to join him in preventing the rise of Darth Sidious.
A very similar, or even the exact same track from when Anakin was awaiting the arrest of
Chancellor Palpatine is played when Maul reaches his hand out to offer Ahsoka a partnership.
Just as Anakin was conflicted on whether or not to allow Palpatine to be arrested, Ahsoka
is facing a similar situation.
Both Ahsoka and Anakin must choose between the light side and the dark side in these
two moments, and are both tempted by the dark to gain something they need or protect someone
they love.
For Anakin, the choice is between turning in the long hunted for Sith Lord, and embracing
the light, or choosing to protect Padme’s life through rescuing Palpatine, and embracing
the dark.
Ahsoka similarly had a choice between joining Maul, who represents the Dark, or choosing
Rex and the Nite Owls, representing the light.
This decision by Ahsoka marks the complete split from her master, Anakin Skywalker, and
symbolises her choice to take the light path instead of the dark one.
Following this, we get an incredibly massive screech from Maul, which sounds exactly the
same as the one used by Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith to defeat Kit Fisto and the other
Jedi Masters.
This action was known as a force scream and served to aid its user in debilitating an
opponent in a fight.
Palpatine’s use of the force scream against the three Jedi masters in his office allowed
him to appear only as a “smear of red-flashing darkness” while chopping them down.
Because we can’t actually see Maul’s mouth at the time that the screech is made, many
fans have suggested that this screech is actually intended to remind the viewers that Palpatine’s
duel with the Jedi masters is taking place at the exact same moment as Ahsoka’s fight
with Maul.
This is definitely possible and would be a nice little indicator of the exact point in
the timeline that we are currently at.
Other than this, there are a few inconsistencies in the parallels during this fight for them
all to correspond to a point in Revenge of Sith, but this one could certainly mark the
beginning of that fight.
Next we get another reference to the office fight, but this time with Mace Windu.
As Palpatine’s Duel with Mace Windu began to intensify, they of course moved to the
window of the office, where Windu’s purple blade shatters the glass.
This moment is referenced when the glass shatters before Maul and Ahsoka’s duel.
I did see some people mention that this means that these two moments line up exactly, but
unfortunately, it likely is only a reference to that moment, but not an indicator as to
when it takes place.
This is because in Palpatine’s fight with Windu, the force scream takes place first,
but in Ahsoka’s duel with Maul, it takes place after the glass has already broken.
Either way, it’s a pretty clear parallel to that moment, and hosted one of the most
beautiful shots in Clone Wars history.
It really is amazing just how far this animation has come.
After that we get another reference to the Palpatine office duel with Mace Windu, but
this time, it involves his final demise.
In the final moments of his fight with Palpatine, he is successfully deflecting his force lightning
back onto the Sith Lord until Anakin intervenes and cleanly removes his arm.
This allows Palpatine to gain unlimited power and throw Mace Windu out of the chancellor’s
office, to his death.
Or at least we think he’s dead…
In Ahsoka’s duel with Maul, a very similar event occurs, with Maul being blasted out
of the window of the Mandalorian royal palace, sending him flying outside.
And I have to say, as emotional and incredible as this scene was, it was hilarious to see
Maul’s double bladed lightsaber leave a perfectly shaped hole in the window frame.
This next parallel is one that I’ve seen mentioned quite a few times, but I’m not
sure on the exact connection with Revenge of the Sith, so let me know down in the comments
if you can figure this one out.
The theory goes that when Ahsoka tells Maul “you’re lucky Anakin didn’t show up”,
this is the moment that Anakin is rushing on his speeder to rescue Chancellor Palpatine
from Mace Windu.
The link here is that in Anakin’s desperation to save Padme, he ultimately fell to the Darkside
in helping to kill Windu.
If Anakin instead had been on Mandalore and rushed to intervene in this fight against
Maul, he would certainly have chosen Ahsoka and the lightside.
So for the final parallel in the Maul vs Ahsoka fight, it actually connects to Obi-Wan in
Attack of the Clones, instead of Revenge of the Sith.
In Attack of the Clones, Obi-Wan is captured by Dooku, where he is warned that a Dark Lord
of the Sith called Darth Sidious now controls the Republic and the Senate.
Obi-Wan refuses to believe that something like this could be possible, but of course,
Dooku was correct.
In a similar fashion, Maul attempts to warn Ahsoka about the impending fall of Anakin
Skywalker to the dark side, but she refuses to believe it.
This again is honestly heartbreaking, but we know from Rebels that Ahsoka continues
to hold the faith that Anakin could never turn into the monster that is Darth Vader.
Those were all of the major parallels to Revenge of the Sith from the Maul Vs Ahsoka Duel at
the Siege of Mandalore!
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