VOTD: ‘Darth Maul: Apprentice’ Fan Film Gives the ‘Star Wars’ Villain His Due DiligencePosted on Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 by Ethan AndertonEven though Star Wars: The Phantom Menace only gave Darth Maul a total of 15 minutes of screen time and a handful of lines (which were delivered by Guardians of the Galaxy star Peter Serafinowicz instead of on-screen actor Ray Park), he is one of the favorite villains of the entire sci-fi saga. The villain may have met his demise in the movie, but he went on to live with the help of mechanical enhancements in The Clone Wars and has seen several other stories broaden the character’s history.But a group of fans wanted to do Darth Maul a little more justice by crafting an impressive fan film. In Darth Maul: Apprentice, the Sith trainee must keep his training base a secret by dispatching with any Jedi Knights who happen to stumble upon his secret hideout where he’s learning the ways of the dark side. As you expect, some pretty amazing lightsaber fights ensue.
Watch the impressive Darth Maul fan film after the jump. for bringing this short to our attention.The visual effects used to create lightsabers aren’t nearly as hard as they used to be, but they’re still pretty well done here. However, it’s the choreography of the fights that really sets this apart from other Star Wars fan films, not to mention the solid cinematography. Honestly, they’re even better than the lightsaber battle that Darth Maul participated in against Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace, though maybe not quite as good as the battle between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in Revenge of the Sith.Darth Maul: Apprentice took these fans about two years to make, and you can see how they pulled it off right here:Let us know what you think of this Darth Maul fan film in the comments. Cool Posts From Around the Web: ZergNetTop 10 Favourite Star Wars Lightsaber FightsUpvotes1Replies15ShareShareLinkin Park-ified Darth TyrantMember109Posted May-12-2016 2:33 PMI'm back with a new Star Wars topic.
10) Rey Vs. Kylo Ren 9) Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia Vs. Darth Maul and Savage Opress 8) Yoda Vs. Darth Sidious 7) Darth Maul Vs. Pre Vizsla 6) Darth Maul and Savage Opress Vs. Darth Sidious 5) Darth Vader Vs. Ahsoka Tano 4) Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn Vs. Darth Maul 3) Anakin Skywalker Vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ah, I got you there. You thought this would be number one.) 2) Luke Skywalker Vs. Darth Vader (Episode 6) 1) Luke Skywalker Vs. Darth Vader (Episode 5) I TRIED SO HARD, AND GOT SO FAR, BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T MATTER!ChrisAdmin872Posted May-12-2016 3:57 PMFor me, nothing beats the Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon vs. Darth Maul lightsaber duel. To this day it is still my favorite of the entire saga. Hard to beat Maul.Predator 4Light Side-Emperor GorillaGodzilla Moderator72Posted May-12-2016 5:56 PMDarth Vader is my favorite character, but Maul is a close second. My list would go like this: 5. Count Dooku vs Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Yoda.
4. Vader vs Luke ROTJ 3. Maul and Savage Opress vs Darth Sidious 2. Yoda vs Sidious 1. Anakin vs Obi-Wan/ Luke vs Vader 1A legend, is to be...Durp004Member0Posted May-15-2016 5:16 AM5. Anakin vs Obi Wan ROTS 4. Sidious vs the Jedi masters 3. Luke vs Vader ESB 2. Maul vs Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi Wan 1. Luke vs Vader ROTJGavin SingletonAdmin243Posted May-15-2016 12:32 PMThe latter half of the climatic fight from Episode I has my vote as the best lightsaber duel or Obi-Wan Kenobi vs Darth Maul. The reason I only choose the latter half is this - despite having been told off by George Lucas for making the humming sounds of the lightsaber on set Scottish actor Ewan McGregor amazed everyone when filming the final duel with co-star Ray Park when in a highly technical part of the fight (where McGregor had to parry a flurry of attacks - 3:30 onwards in the video below) in post production they actually had to slow down the action for the In the original trilogy the saber duels are mostly about Vader posing while Luke hacks away, and in episodes II and III were too much like a dance routine, even Anakin vs Obi-Wan had moments that felt too fake, though there rematch in A New Hope is probably the worst duel IMO, as it's obvious neither actor (David Prowse or Alec Guinness) took the time to learn the craft (which probably hadn't been fleshed out by then anyways).
The duel between Rey and Kylo Ren in The Force Awakens did impress with Kylo's savage style being similar to Luke's and Reys mirroring that Obi-Wan (Mcgregor version), giving us a nice mixture of both techniques. That said, I loved Dooku vs Yoda, for the little green masters cheek of force-grabbing his walking stick after having backflipped all over the cave they were fighting in like a hyperactive flea. I don't know about the fourth or fifth place but as such here's my top three... 3. Obi-Wan vs Anakin 2. Rey vs Kylo Ren 1. Obi-Wan vs Darth MaulLinkin Park-ified Darth TyrantMember109Posted Jul-23-2016 3:56 AMupdated to a top 10I TRIED SO HARD, AND GOT SO FAR, BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T MATTER!Linkin Park-ified Darth TyrantMember109Posted Aug-31-2016 6:14 PMUm Durp Sidious vs Jedi masters sucked, Kit Fisto died within the first 15 seconds of the fightI TRIED SO HARD, AND GOT SO FAR, BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T MATTER!Durp004Member0Posted Sep-01-2016 5:14 AMHow does that mean it sucked?
Sidious is the most powerful sith ever, it says something about Kit that he even managed to last those 15 seconds.Linkin Park-ified Darth TyrantMember109Posted Sep-01-2016 6:36 AM^I know Sidious is extremely strong, but not Dr. Doom strongI TRIED SO HARD, AND GOT SO FAR, BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T MATTER!Durp004Member0Posted Sep-01-2016 7:46 AMHe's definitely Dr. Doom levels of strength. He's the ultimate creation of the rule of 2 sith and their building of power they did for 1000 years. He's a grand manipulator. The only one who was close to him at that time was Yoda and it took him almost 900 years of studying the force to be on par with Sidious. This guy is a beast. If you go by Legends continuity in Dark Empire he could create force storms so strong they could wipe out fleets, he was a master of all 7 lightsaber forms, and beat Galen Maker(starkiller) who pulled down a Star Destroyer.Linkin Park-ified Darth TyrantMember109Posted Sep-03-2016 5:19 PMLegends a) is not the real SW continuity
b) is bullshitI TRIED SO HARD, AND GOT SO FAR, BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T MATTER!Durp004Member0Posted Sep-03-2016 6:37 PMOk........ A) It was for over 30 years which is much longer than what the new continuum has gone on for and was the established continuity while 6 of the 7 films were released. B) I doubt you know much about it outside of maybe the few wikipedia articles you've seen, but if that was the case why does the new one keep taking from it, or just slightly altering things. The Force Awakens that you love: Kylo Ren is essentially Darth Caedus Star Killerbase is essentially the galaxy gun The first order is just the empire remnants That's not even mentioning the things from Rebels or The Clone Wars that are from Legends. I don't like everything from Legends, but there's enough great content within it that it definitely isn't as you say "bull shit".Linkin Park-ified Darth TyrantMember109Posted Sep-03-2016 7:01 PM^A lot of it sucksI TRIED SO HARD, AND GOT SO FAR, BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T MATTER!