Seeking to strike back against the rebel confederacy for their betrayal of Death Watch, Pre Vizsla
targeted Count Dooku for assassination.
But the plot failed when their alliance with Separatist Senator Lux Bonteri, allowed the
Jedi padawan Ahsoka Tano to infiltrate their camp and expose their plans.
After a brief battle and Ahsoka’s escape, Death Watch relocated to the swamp moon Zanbar,
where they returned to their primary mission of deposing the Pacifist government of Mandalore.
Despite suffering a series of defeats, their fortunes finally turned upon finding the former
sith apprentice Darth Maul and his brother Savage Opress, unconscious in an escape pod
floating through space.
Bonding over their shared enemies in the jedi order, Death Watch and the aspiring Sith Lords,
allied together set about forming the Shadow Collective, a new galactic supported by Mother
Talzin on Dathomir as well as numerous powerful criminal syndicates like the Hutts, Pykes
and Black Suns.
Ready to enact the next part of their plan, Savage invaded Mandalore with a criminal army
and took much of the capital city.
Having turned away from their martial past, the Pacifist government had few soldiers and
could not hold back the enemy, leaving the people in a state of panic as the weakness
of their leadership was exposed.
Yet just as all seemed lost, Pre Vizsla and Death Watch to emerged from exile to fight
on for Mandalore, defeating the invaders, arresting their leadership and liberating
the planet.
Becoming heroes to the people, Pre Vizsla arrested Dutchess Satine, took control of
the government as Mand’alor and restored their allegiance to the warrior Creed.
When Maul pointed out that this world would serve as a base for the Shadow Council to
further expand their influence, Pre Vizsla betrayed their alliance and had him arrested.
Seeking only to rule Mandalore and restore their ancient traditions, Pre Vizsla and Death
Watch kept their greatest enemies imprisoned while they consolidated power and prepared
for the Republic’s response to the coup.
Yet they badly miscalculated, as the Dark Side powers of Maul and Savage allowed them
to easily break free and defeat the guards, even recruiting another prisoner, former Prime
Minister Almac to join their side so he might be restored to his position in the Government.
Rampaging his way through the building, Maul burst into the Throne Room and challenged
Pre Vizsla to a duel for leadership, in keeping with the traditions of the Mandalorian Creed.
Understanding this was the way of his people, and that only the strongest must rule, Pre
Vizsla accepted and put up a valiant struggle, but in the end, lost the darksaber and was
beheaded by the former Sith Lord.
Witnessing Maul’s victory, some Mandalorians knelt to accept him as ruler, but Bo-Katan
refused, stating she would not follow a non-mandalorian, and so fled with her followers to form a Resistance
movement, starting yet another Civil War.
Seeking revenge against his old rival Obi Wan Kenobi, who was the former romantic partner
of Dutchess Satine, Maul allowed her to send out a call for aid and as expected the Jedi
lept into action.
First he tried to persuade the Council to intervene, yet they explained that because
Satine declared Mandalore a neutral power, and they were not under attack by Seperatists,
the Senate was unlikely authorize aid.
Refusing to abandon her, Obi Wan continued on his own, journeying to Mandalore where
he infiltrated the capital city but was ultimately captured, brought to the Throne Room, and
forced to watch Maul kill the woman he loved.
Satisfied with the pain he caused in his adversary, Maul spared Obi Wan and had him imprisoned,
only for Satine’s sister Bo-Katan to intervene and help his escape, as she continued her
campaign of rebellion.
Trained as a Banite Sith, Darth Maul did his lineage proud by returning from near death
to build an Empire of his own, yet no amount of success could keep away the terrible truth,
that their order followed the Rule of Two, allowing for the existence of only one master
and one apprentice.
Though he respected everything Maul accomplished, Darth Sidious, Master of the Sith Order, recognized
his former apprentice was now a rival for power, and so travelled to Mandalore, where
he faced off against the brother Sith Lords in personal combat.
Emerging victorious, Sidious killed Savage and captured Maul, imprisoning and torturing
him on Stygeon Prime.
Remembering the debt he owed Maul for freeing him from captivity, Prime Minister Almec remained
loyal and sent supercommandos to mount a rescue, afterwhich they escaped to Zanbar.
Yet this was all part of the Dark Lord’s plan, as he wanted Maul to lure Mother Talzin
from hiding so she could be destroyed.
Reclaiming the Darksaber, Maul and Death Watch were soon attacked by General Grevious and
the Separatists, forcing them to flee and regroup on Ord Mantell.
Contacting Mother Talzin, she formulated a plan and sent Nightbrother reinforcements
to help Maul capture Count Dooku and General Grevious, the two greatest servants of Darth
Sidious.
As they were hoping, the Separatists soon invaded Ord Mantel, allowing Maul to successfully
capture both his targets before retreating to a Mandalorian outpost.
Tracked by the Jedi and Republic, Death Watch was once again under attack, allowing Grevious
to break free, while Maul fled to Dathomir with Count Dooku.
Once arrived, they spoke to Mother Talzin, who performed a ritual so she might assume
control of Dooku’s body.
Yet as this occurred, they were attacked by Darth Sidious and General Grevious in a great
lightsaber battle that ended with the Mother Talzin sacrificing her life so Maul might
escape.
Eliminating his most powerful ally, Sidious no longer considered Maul a threat, and having
lost most of his men and resources, Maul took control of Crimson Dawn criminal syndicate
and re-established ties with the Pykes and Black Suns before returning to Mandalore,
still under the rule of his ally Almec.
Nearing the end of the Clone Wars, Maul saw a force vision in which Darth Sidious became
ruler of the galaxy with Anakin Skywalker at his side.
Desperate to stop his former Master but knowing he was far too powerful, Maul crafted a plan
to lure Anakin Skywalker to Mandalore, hoping to eliminate the Dark Lord’s greatest future
servant.
Although Maul succeeded in provoking his enemies to move against him, with Bo-Katan and her
resistance joined by a Clone army of the republic, Anakin Skywalker did not arrive, instead replaced
by his former apprentice Ahsoka Tano.
Disappointed, the former Sith explained what he knew of Sidious and the fall of Anakin
to the Dark Side, hoping she might join his crusade.
But Ahsoka refused to believe it, resulting in a battle which ultimately left Maul defeated
and captured.
Elsewhere on the planet, the Mandalorian Resistance emerged victorious against Death watch, allowing
Bo-Katan to rule as Mand’alor.
Yet as the Clone Wars came to an end, Maul’s vision came true, and Darth Sidious activated
the inhibitor chips within their soldiers, to turn against and wipe out the Jedi through
Order 66.
Taking his place as Sith Apprentice, Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader, joining Sidious
as he converted the Republic into a Galactic Empire.
Refusing to bow before this new leader, Bo-Katan was ousted from power and replaced by Gar
Saxon, who pledged his loyalty to the Emperor.
Once more Bo-Katan fled into exile, where she remained for two decades until at last
gathering new allies for yet another civil war.