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Welcome To The Dark Side: The 10 Greatest Star Wars Villains

You only have to look at Darth Vader's place in pop culture to see that the Star Wars franchise belongs as much to its villain as it does its heroes. The saga draws from age-old mythological themes of good vs. evil, so naturally, the evil side has to be just as compelling as the good.
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Published: Jan 5, 2017 09:41 pm

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7) Darth Maul

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The best villain of the prequel trilogy can only be Darth Maul. The volcanic-headed Sith apprentice, with his uber-cool double-edged lightsaber, was one of the few saving graces of The Phantom Menace.

Much like the original trilogy’s Boba Fett (more on him in a moment), Darth Maul’s awesome appearance and general badassery have elevated him beyond his relatively small role in the saga. His final fight with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan – set to John William’s awe-inspiring “Duel of the Fates” – is still one of the most exciting moments in the whole franchise.

Sadly, he had to split (ha!) at the end of the movie, bringing his big-screen career to an end. Thankfully, he’s been a regular fixture in the books, comics and The Clone Wars and Rebels animated series instead.

Also, for those who don’t know, the original concept art for the character had feathers on his head. When it came to creating him for real though, the designers mistook the feathers for horns and the rest is history. Bullet. Dodged.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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