any time Palps is one screen it's an absolute joy to see him ham it up and just have a blast. He was great in Jedi, Great in Revenge of the Sith, and Great in Rise of Skywalker. he just loves doing what he does.
@@kazmark_gl8652 minus rise of Skywalker. As much as I love palpatine as a villain, him being alive is just laziness on the directors part and it undermines Vader's entire sacrifice in Return of the Jedi.
One detail at the end not many people realize is the one thing Maul says once the fight is over. "Please have Mercy." You may be thinking, well of course because he doesn’t want to die to his master, but we see throughout that Maul will stay for a battle until one opponent is killed. Whether it be him or his rival. He has shown that he is willing to take a warrior's death (just like in rebels), and even with his Dathomirian origin it makes sense. So this scene shows exactly how scary Sidious is, even to Maul. The fact that Maul, despite being willing to have a warrior's death, he asks for mercy from Sidious. When even an evil, determined and beligerent foe like Maul asks for Mercy from Sidious, that is how you know what true terror is.
Crazy to think about he genuinely fears Sidious. And yet wit all that, sidious to an extinct respected yoda’s powers (maybe even feared, but he knew yoda would never put his full power into affect cuz the jedi council’s politics and the senate) enough to tell maul one of the few people that maul would never beat, would be yoda.
He was laughing because of his arrogance and sadism. He believes he’s better than them. Which in this case is true because he did the hard work and mastered force and saber abilities. But a combination of hubris and sadism is why palpatine is always laughing during combat. He enjoys seeing others suffer
When I wanted to become dark lord of the Sith THIS is what I signed up for Cackling maniacally while I murder my apprentice's family to mess with him NOT sitting in an office working on trade agreements all day
- Good morning, Chancellor. How was your travel on Mandalore yesterday? - Very well, thanks. Now they are allies of the Republic, whether they like it or not.
@Irfan Alddin when your force potential is so catastrophically large that your opponent can casually ragdoll you, you gotta rethink if you can actually survive.
@@thespanishinquisition9160 na he just had other plans for him ahsoka had to save his ass after almost launching him to his death (even though we know siths dont seem to die afrer they fall) . maul got his butt kicked twice.
I think in many ways Palpatine was proud. Maul took Palpatine's teachings and adapted it to go from a cripple to the ruler of a criminal empire that given enough time could quickly rival the Republic and the Confederacy. But the Rule of Two is the Rule of Two and that criminal empire would be a problem.
@@SidiousEdits87The point here was how Palpatine respected Maul, He even used Maul for abit for complete control, While Maul build an empire slowly of thugs and warriors, Palpatine was playing both sides, Now with Maul, he can rule the underworld. Not that he needed it but now he has even more control then before.
Maul was essentially a tool, Dooku was his bridge across the Separatists and the Republic, but Anakin as the chosen one was his main strive since his initiation in the Jedi Order.
@@LITTLE1994What I also like is that Palpatine hates lightsabers. He sees them as beneath a Sith Lord, yet we see him fight Jedi Grand Masters and Sith Lords like it’s nothing. Just goes to show how really raw and powerful Palpatine is that the only way he can be defeated is by way of the force not sword fighting.
@@El_Doño_Da_Word Well he has been defeated by sword fighting before. But that was specifically by Windu, a guy who's lightsaber style, Vaapad, literally channels the Dark side.
@@darklordofthesith2633 🎶 He's Sidious, Sidious. You never really know what he's gonna do next. He's Sidious, Sidious. Hehehehehe, let the hate flow through you 🎶
Now THIS is what the people who refuse to watch this show because it’s animated are missing out on. Clone Wars has some of the greatest peaks in the franchise, without a doubt
This is exactly why people don't watch this show. Palpatine dual weidling lightsabers and doing corny stuff like moonwalk-stabbing Savage is almost as dumb as Yoda's gymnastics against Dooku.
@@mlee7290 Sidious is way above a "sociopath." He's a maniacal, power hungry, sadist who has no sense of empathy. "Sociopaths" feel empathy. Sidious does not.
Hey if this is the last moment we see maul until season 7.....how is he free and still in control of everything he was if the emperor said “I have better used for you.” ?
Probably using the force in some light form to keep it over his head to ensure his identity is concealed. I couldn't see someone as smart as Sidious risking his hood falling off mid-fight.
@P M granted it ain't word for word but the sentiment is there. Sensing a powerful but familiar presence then the surprise/alarm of realizing whom it was.
What's generally amazing about this duel is that sideous knows there's no way that Savage or Maul could even touch him, so he structures this duel purely so he can enjoy it the most 1. He starts off completely dominating the brothers with force powers to establish that no matter what they do, he can end the fight at any point just using the force. This demoralizes the both of them. 2. He goes overboard on the flourishes in his opening strikes to further strike fear into the brothers hearts, and cackles as he notes that the brothers are completely on the defensive. Both are terrified of him. 3. He spends the majority of the fight not really trying hard, as to give the brothers the impression that they might win, even allowing Savage to ram him. He's caught off guard as Maul almost lands a hit, and then snarls that he might have been going too easy on them. At that point, he just uses the force to knock maul out. 4. At that point Sidious has just got savage dueling him, so he's back to having fun, literally dancing around Savage as he is multiple leagues above him in skill and speed. He delays killing Savage until Maul wakes backs up. He makes a point to kill Savage in front of Maul with a trick move and another over the top flourish. Sideous gets the most glee from taking Mauls only family away from him, and even lets maul be with his brother in the final moments just to let the pain hit home. 5. He lets Mauls rage boil over, and engages with him in a prolonged lightsaber duel, only to show maul that even with all his rage, he can't possibly match him, not in lightsaber combat, and certainly not in force powers. 6. It concludes with maul begging Sideous for mercy, and Sideous merely reminds maul that he doesn't believe in mercy even as a concept. It goes beyond him denying his former apprentice mercy, he would never show anyone mercy for any reason. Maul may be evil, but the story shows that it's a product of his broken past. Sideous is the complete embodiment of pure evil, as he does this just because he wants to.
So true. Sidious didn't even need his lightsabers to dodge Savage's attack, and despite the flips and agility, Sidious doesn't seem to even try to attack. He knows he can kill him whenever and however he wants in a flash. He even let Maul spend his last moments with Savage to mess him even more
Sosa Bodiez he literally could’ve force choked her, or even just did what Snoke did and mind rape her, but nah let’s just zap her with a small bit of lightening 🤦🏻♂️
God, that movie was so painful -_- Also, one of the best parts about Maul as a character is how we learn that the Jedi weren’t the only ones being manipulated by the Sith and the Dark Side. Maul, an ex-apprentice of Sidious, was just as much of a victim of the Sith and Dark Side as others
@Irfan Alddin General Grievous isn't considered a Sith Lord, he was trained by Dooku but he's not one who can even use the force. Although he fights with lightsabers he's not actual Sith, he just works with them.
@Irfan Alddin I have to disagree. Sith Lord is just a term used to refer to dark side force users, or force users who followed Sith tradition. The title of a Sith Lord is Darth, and Dooku and Vader were both crowned Darth, while General Grievous, being a non-force user, cannot be a sith lord. Maul was a sith lord as Palps gave him the title, Darth Maul.
neither does padme also takes no fall damage, also the clone that fell with her.......I think you can't take fall damage in star wars, like borderlands or apex
It’s always so funny to me that Palpatine CHOSE to have this lightsaber fight. He could’ve just ended it in seconds with his sheer strength in the force as soon as he walked into that throne room. The fact that he even chose to learn to use a lightsaber as a pure mockery of the Jedi and not only learn the basics but learn how to use it BETTER than a majority of the Jedi is even funnier.
He also could have killed Savage and Maul something like 8 times without even using the force during the duel. He was just holding back so he got more fun out of them.
@@californiansniper2133 I mean…he kinda tortured maul at the end lol. And if you consider that palpy probably could’ve just walked in and killed them both immediately if he really wanted too, then I’d say it’s more of a bullying than a schooling lol.
I dont think people actually realise that maul could have ruled the galaxy if it weren't for this fight, not only was he a tremendous fighter, he was a brilliant strategist and politician which often gets forgotten. I think he learnt all this from his master, but ultimately he could have taken a lot more but, I don't even think we saw maul at his full power.
The whole story of Maul is about failure and wasted potential. He would have ruled the Galaxy and reformed the Shadow Collective in George Lucas Episodes: VII-VIII-IX. But as we see in Rebels and Clone Wars, Maul always got close to complete his goals, until he was defeated in the last minute. That is one of the reasons why his death in Rebels is so well made and tragic.
I’m guessing Mas Ammeda (the blue guy with horns we see occasionally) did have to make up some excuses along those lines while Palpatine/Sidious was out 😂
@@jakeschwartz2514most dark side users still have some semblance of good in them and they only turned to the dark side due to trauma or external reasons but palpatine was just genuinely evil with no redeemable qualities or good in him
@@randommf3338Very true. There were many Sith, who were more honorable and sympathetic, like Revan. And the Jedi, who were also dishonorable and vile, like Pong Krell.
Palpatine when fighting four fully trained Jedi masters of the council: kalm Palpatine when fighting some rando who has never trained with more than one lightsaber: Panik!
@@shadowgoat9778 yea, im sticking with legends lore after episode six finale. Disney made me a warhammer40k fan because i needed my nerd hunger to be fed with quality storytelling not dumb bullcrap of the ep 8-9. episode 7 was... meh..
1:58 Notice Maul's stance. Maul is a Juyo practitioner, aka, the most aggressive form of lightsaber combat, and had used it to defeat Qui Gon Jinn and even breakthrough Kenobi's defense However, in this battle, he takes the stance of Soresu, which is the most defensive form of combat Maul was so scared of Sidious, he took the absolute defense form over his normal form Loved that minor detail.
Not necessarily scared but was definitely smart to go on the defensive side, but then Savage was killed and the Maul actually gave Palpatine a bit of a challenge.
"It was somewhat difficult to get the Prime Minister alone-I had to endure one of those ambassadorial dances, though at least I made sure to enjoy myself. Afterwards once I had gotten rid of his underlings, and applied some motivation, he mercifully listened to reason."
"So, Chancellor, how was your vacation?" “Oh, I met up with an old friend. He brought his older brother along. It was..." *[Maul screaming in agony as Force Lightning tears through his body]* " _Quite_ enjoyable."
and interesting detail during the fight is that sidious was having a blast, laughing, and toying around with them when Savage was still fighting. As soon as Savage died, and it was Maul versus Sidious, he didn't laugh a single time, and locked in as if he respects Maul as a fighter significantly more than Savage
Well they can't reveal his true identity. It's gonna be revealed in the upcoming season for sure, hopefully he's one we've already seen in the old seasons.
@@goldenpeepeepoopoo3196 Yeah, I don't like doing that since I think it's pretty rude and I wouldn't want to do that to someone if they just missed something because it just happens sometimes, and also this isn't Reddit
"stand up to" is a gross overstatement considering how easy it was for Sidious to ragdoll him not once, not twice, but three times in the same fight. Sidious was clearly playing the entire fight as he was rarely on the offensive and mostly playing defense and dancing around his opponents clearly showing how easy the battle is for him. He doesn't go for the kill until that little bout with Savage, and you can bet the only reason he did that was so he could watch Maul suffer. If he wanted it to be quick he would have beaten Maul into the dust while Maul was watching over his dying brother, instead he wanted to savor every moment of Maul's suffering as true punishment for him trying to become a rival.
The Sun yes you are right. But when I say that I mean he actually dueled sideous. The most powerful sith at the time ( of all time probably) and came out alive. That is an achievement. Sideous’ duels are complicated. Because as an example in the windu fight no one really knows if he was trying to lose to get anakin it was actually trying and just lost. It is just tricky. I’m not saying maul could beat sideous. He couldn’t, maul may be powerful and a great dueler he is not even close to sideous or Vader. I’m just saying that he actually lived is incredible
@@jacobhogan380 he survived not because of his skill but because Sidious had other uses for Maul. At the end the clear difference in power was clear and overwhelming.
@@jacobhogan380 and also when the novels were canon they made it clear that Sidious played coy at the end of the fight, though Mace was much better of an opponent than Sidious had anticipated. He was caught off guard but if he desired it he would have won, but he needed to bide his time for Anakin to come, note how the moment Anakin is in the tower Sidious conveniently gets disarmed and is in a clear position to be executed. For a man willing to risk everything for his plans he knew his faith in Anakin wasn't misplaced. It was a large gambit but he knew it would pay off.
@@emelem6858 my headcanon is that Mace most certainly gave Palpatine a run for his money and was more of a challenge than Palpatine expected. He underestimated Mace but was still above him to the point he controlled the fight just like how Maul controlled the fight with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. Considering the time that they got on the window sill and how it was just a coincidence that right as Anakin got there Palpatine was "conveniently" disarmed. Palpatine controlled that fight, and if he wanted he could have crushed Windy without ever drawing his saber.
Well think of it this way. Darth Sidious wears the mask of Chancellor Patpatine nearly all day every day. The Sith are in love with power. They are intoxicated by it, and revel in their use of it. This was a rare time Sidious got to take off his mask, and unleash all at his disposal. Of course he’s gonna be giddy about doing the thing that brings him the most joy.
It's probably the first time in DECADES that he's gotten to just beat the shit out of two upstarts and have some real fun. No politics, no backroom deals. Just a good ole fashioned duel.
When Maul is begging for mercy, hes not begging for life, hes begging for a quick death because he knows Sidous will torture him. That. is the scary part
Obi-Wan didn’t know he was there because of that and Palpatine used a landing pad that was hardly guarded, and the majority of Maul’s forces and Obi-Wan were busy fighting so that made it easier to get into the palace undetected
@@starwarsguy9803 This episode is also one of the times that Obi-Wan isn’t calm and collected; Satine just died. He’s clouded and consumed by the Dark Side
The Jedi suspected though? They even say the dark side surrounds the chancellor. Remember, the Jedi were also corrupt and their connection to the force was weaker. But yes, Sidious was an expert at hiding it.
Through the show we see Jedi try to kick Savage’s leg and he isn’t fazed. But at 2:42 we see Sidious kick Savage so hard with ONE leg that Savage’s entire body goes flying. Really great way to show just how powerful Palpatine is.
@@xcalibre436 and why is that? Ahsoka was a prodigy, excellent in both lightsaber combat and the force. She was also trained by the most powerful jedi in the galaxy. You Maul fanboys make me laugh 🤣
Fun Fact: Zabrak have two hearts, it pumps their blood faster and makes them more agile. Cool detail how Palpy stabs Savage presumably through both his hearts.
@@coolusername337 those new movies are trash. Clone wars and marvel vader 2015 cannon is fire. Kotor was extremely lazy story and character creating. I can do the same shit with hero editor. That's why it's non cannon everyone is so op from lazy fat ass game creators that it's stupid
@@kylek7306 I’m not saying everything from Disney is bad. The clone wars is one of my favorite shows, along with the mandalorian, and kotor isn’t the best. I guess I’m more mad that the original sequels in the books was replaced by shit. Edit: also, I love the Vader comics.
The fact that Maul used Soresu, the most defensive duelling style, in the beginning of this fight shows how utterly terrified he is of his former master
@@TheKeyser94Dude. I mean this disrespectfully. Shut. The. Fuck. Up. You lonely depressed chronically online bitch. All lightsaber combat is ROOTED in actual martial arts and is broken down and explained properly that reflects actual martial arts stupid. The whole franchise has multiple fucking languages they made just for world building. So SORESU. SORESU SORESU SORESU…SOOOOREEEESUUUU sounds perfect for the form of defense
@@marcelxd1633 eventually a threat not yet. Savage was really strong but lacked training and maul COULD have given him that training, still sidius probably could have handled them even after years of them training together had he let them, but not fucking up his schemes were the priority
I think Maul is more like a wild dog, you cant leash him forever. Maul wouldnt stop until Obi-wan was dead, this would hurt Sidious´ plan for Anakin so it had to be taken care of.
This fight is so sweet, the fact maul had become such a threat that Sidious had to deal with him personally, the fact that he toyed with them, he could have killed them with just the force but was so confident in his abilities he decided to dual fight them, the fact he kills oppress and tortures maul, like a wild lion toying with his prey before killing it! It’s so good! I never really felt Palpatine was a threat in the movies like Vader if he tried hard enough could over throw him especially since windu bested him but the clone wars made me LOVE sidious! Like he was so good he could have taken the galaxy whenever he wished but constructed this convoluted plan to embarrass the Jedi and make themselves the architects of their own downfall ensuring they’d never rise again to full strength. What a bad ass
I just realized Karma hit Maul hard He killed Qui-Gon-who Obi-Wan cared for-while Obi-Wan watched helplessly Now Sidious kills his brother, while he watches helplessly
I will never get tried of how much fun Sidious has being evil, usually villains are very one sided with emotion and it’s usually anger or sadness of some sort but Sidious is quite possibly the happiest person in the galaxy and its all because he purely enjoys being evil
What I like about this fight is how Sidious very clearly started _trying_ against Maul after Savage died. He's pretty much just dancing around for the first part of the fight, then when Maul gets pissed, he knows he needs to take it a bit more seriously.
It's even more apparent when he uses his force powers, notice how in every scene when he does this his opponents get fucking obliterated almost like a, "You had your fun but it's time for me to end this."
I’d recommend reading the Son of Dathomir comic. It takes place after this and Maul and Mother Talzin actually almost hold their own against Dooku, Grievous and Sideous
I love how the one spin that SIdious did in Revenge of the Sith has now helped define his style as being disturbingly acrobatic, an old man spinning around like some kind of possessed lunatic.
Same with Yoda. Pulls out his saber and proceeds to twirling, jumping, and spinning like a mad man. And when it was over, he picked up his cane and went back to hobbling around 😆
@@MeCanik79 he uses the force while he fights. Not while he’s constantly walking that’s why right after he reverts back to his normal form without the use of the force
It just dawned on me how insane this is. Palpatine fighting his old apprentice and his brother. Nobody asked for this. Not one person. Then we got it and it was magnificent. Thanks Filoni
For Maul and Savage, this was the most brutal and close-to-death battle in their lives, a test of survival, when no matter how powerful of a duo they become, even Maul is visibly fearful knowing the abilities of their enemy as soon as he enters the room. For Palpatine, this was a Tuesday night
"Can we speed this up a little? My voice actor's close to dying!" In all seriousness though, I like how they gave Ian Abercrombie THIS as a farewell before his passing. Just as badass as the writers of Archer did with Malory's last appeareance.
What's worse is this was Tuesday on holiday. Typical Tuesday for Palps is wearing the mask of a mild-mannered aged politician. Palpatine had personal business to take care of and RELISHED in the fact that it HAD to become PERSONAL business. Finally, he didn't have to use proxies as a cudgel. He could revel in the thrill of doing it himself for once.
The minute Maul knows Palpatine’s here, he’s afraid. His ego is destroyed, his fighting style is defensive, he resorts to try and trick Palpatine at first. Just goes to show that Palpatine was always powerful.
The "there can only be 2" is already hinting towards Sidious having a part in the other Sith's deaths. After all, there were 6 Sith in the Clone Wars series (if I'm not mistaken)
Kuchen Pro the rule of two he is referring two is an ancient sith rule: at any given time, there can only be one master and one apprentice. Ventress and savage were dark jedis but not true sith lords
@@captainfordo556 I’m fairly certain from what I’ve heard that Plagueis wasn’t on board with having Palpatine train Maul as it would break the rule of two, but he was willing to tolerate Maul as, like you said, was trained more to he an assassin than a genuine Sith apprentice.
@@awesomegaymer5786 the Inquisitors aren’t Sith. They’re significantly less powerful. In Rebels, Maul fights them like they’re nothing. And while Ventress escapes and becomes a bounty hunter, the whole reason why Sidious ordered her killed was because she was becoming to powerful and therefore a threat to the rule of two It’s like the Sith use other dark side force users as their personal hit men, but expect them to be nothing more then that
Made em look like light work omg Sidious, Yoda, & Windu really were on a whole different level than anyone else before the fall of the Republic & rise of the Empire
Out of all the ways for Savage to die, I never expected it to be the Emperor to kill him. Darth Vader was right. “The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.”
Joshua Strittmatter He was still chancellor at the time, albeit that wouldn’t make a huge difference, because he had like 90% of the senate in his pocket.
You notice Sidious' sabers' activation sounds at the start of the fight? The one in his right hand uses the same sound it did in ROTS when he fought Windu, and the one in his left hand used the one when he activated it against Yoda. It's implied he was using his spare against Yoda since his primary saber fell out the window during his fight with Windu. I love little details like this.
@@evanlight2550 Sidius isn't really the boss character that doesn't have a health bar, he's morw like the boss character who does have a health bar, but no matter how many times you hit him (if you can), the health bar won't go down.
+Socialist Guerrilla Anyone could have picked up the emperor and thrown him in the hole. So yeah, easily. The Emperor just left himself open because he's so damn cocky.
Two things I notice in the video: 1. Palpatine doesn't snap the two guards necks straight away, he seems to make them die slowly as they're forced choked, evil stuff... 2. Maul asking for mercy isn't him asking to be spared and let go. He's asking for a quick death for he knows the pain and horror Sidious can inflict having been his apprentice before Dooku...
No, the second one is false. Maul actually DID want mercy. If you look at the line in context, Sidious replies, "Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you. I have other uses for you," therefore implying that Maul was asking to be spared.
@@generalgrievous3731 but that line doesn't come till after he asked for mercy, which honestly I think here can be interpreted to being either spared and given a quick death considering being spared by Palpatine means endless torture and mutilation
Quite funny that: Palpatine ordered Dooku to kill Ventress Ventress tries to assassinate Dooku Dooku contacts Talzin, gets Savage as apprentice, who joins Ventress Dooku and Grievous attacks the night sisters Savage goes to Talzin, finds Maul Maul takes over Mandalore Basically, all this happened because Palpatine ordered Dooku to kill Ventress!
Maul looks so defeated and numb when Palpatine begins speaking after he kills Savage. It's like Maul knew this would happen and is just so tired he can't even express anymore rage towards Palpatine
Give credit to Darth Maul, he just fought the whole Senate
Not yet
It’s treason then
FBI plot twist in episode 9 kylo ren ############
Haha xD
@@phillipkosarev5565 are you threatening him Master Jedi?
Savage must've been really confused at first, seeing his really powerful brother kneeling before a skinny old man lol
Good comment bro
lol
You're goddamn right orospçocu
indubitably.
That’s why I love Star Wars it doesn’t matter what gender, race or age you are it’s all insignificant to the power of the force.
The best part about this is that Palpatine is acting like this is the most fun he’s had in a while.
I mean this was basically a nice distraction and a chance to stretch his ass kicking legs for the first time in decades probably
I think it was like a vacation for him
I bet the "use" he had for maul was beating the shit out of him when he became emperor
any time Palps is one screen it's an absolute joy to see him ham it up and just have a blast. He was great in Jedi, Great in Revenge of the Sith, and Great in Rise of Skywalker.
he just loves doing what he does.
@@kazmark_gl8652 minus rise of Skywalker. As much as I love palpatine as a villain, him being alive is just laziness on the directors part and it undermines Vader's entire sacrifice in Return of the Jedi.
One detail at the end not many people realize is the one thing Maul says once the fight is over. "Please have Mercy." You may be thinking, well of course because he doesn’t want to die to his master, but we see throughout that Maul will stay for a battle until one opponent is killed. Whether it be him or his rival. He has shown that he is willing to take a warrior's death (just like in rebels), and even with his Dathomirian origin it makes sense. So this scene shows exactly how scary Sidious is, even to Maul. The fact that Maul, despite being willing to have a warrior's death, he asks for mercy from Sidious. When even an evil, determined and beligerent foe like Maul asks for Mercy from Sidious, that is how you know what true terror is.
Perhaps when he asks for mercy, what he means is that he wants a quick death, not to be tortured by Sidious for the Force knows how long
Crazy to think about he genuinely fears Sidious. And yet wit all that, sidious to an extinct respected yoda’s powers (maybe even feared, but he knew yoda would never put his full power into affect cuz the jedi council’s politics and the senate) enough to tell maul one of the few people that maul would never beat, would be yoda.
@@Marcelelias11This is probably what he wanted, to be perfectly honest.
He asks for mercy because he knows sidious is going to torture him and not end his life quickly
Sidious wont kill him instantly.
Sidious would torture him to death slowly and painfully.
i think palpatine was laughing so much because because he was tired of just chilling with the republic and was finally able to get in a fight
He was laughing because of his arrogance and sadism. He believes he’s better than them. Which in this case is true because he did the hard work and mastered force and saber abilities. But a combination of hubris and sadism is why palpatine is always laughing during combat. He enjoys seeing others suffer
He was having lots of fun
The way sidious killed savage and maul
He likes being psiitice
When I wanted to become dark lord of the Sith THIS is what I signed up for
Cackling maniacally while I murder my apprentice's family to mess with him
NOT sitting in an office working on trade agreements all day
"where's the chancellor?"
"he's on a diplomatic mission to mandalore."
- Good morning, Chancellor. How was your travel on Mandalore yesterday?
- Very well, thanks. Now they are allies of the Republic, whether they like it or not.
@Irfan Alddin when your force potential is so catastrophically large that your opponent can casually ragdoll you, you gotta rethink if you can actually survive.
Diplomacy...dew it!
"Aggressive Negotiations"
German Science
“where’s the Chancellor?”
“Taking out the trash”
It’s rare for Sidious to deal with a problem personally
Because he knew that, beside him, there wasn’t anyone strong enough to take Maul on, and Vader was probably off somewhere killing kids
@@eriken8714 r/whoooosh
@@eriken8714 lol
When you get Sidious attention, you know you've fucked up.
@@thespanishinquisition9160 na he just had other plans for him ahsoka had to save his ass after almost launching him to his death (even though we know siths dont seem to die afrer they fall) . maul got his butt kicked twice.
The fact that Palpatine openly admits that Darth Maul has become a “rival” to him says a lot about Darth Maul.
I think he became a rival because he got an apprentice. Dooku did too, and Sidious killed him eventually.
I think in many ways Palpatine was proud. Maul took Palpatine's teachings and adapted it to go from a cripple to the ruler of a criminal empire that given enough time could quickly rival the Republic and the Confederacy. But the Rule of Two is the Rule of Two and that criminal empire would be a problem.
It doesn't say anything about Maul. Palps was just toying with him
@@SidiousEdits87The point here was how Palpatine respected Maul, He even used Maul for abit for complete control, While Maul build an empire slowly of thugs and warriors, Palpatine was playing both sides, Now with Maul, he can rule the underworld. Not that he needed it but now he has even more control then before.
@SidiousEdits87 It really does say a lot about Maul. Especially after season 7.
When you and your brother were doing something you shouldn’t and Dad comes home.
With a belt
I hope your comment gets 2000 likes because it is absolutely golden
Edit: Welp, my work is done here.
Alolan Vulpix Getting Railed Jesus really?
@@Alolan.Vulpix.Getting.Railed or when we stuffed the chair leg up his ass, then dad came in and called us gay.
You seem to have a psychotic dad...
Everyone gangsta till Palpatine starts doing backflips.
Everybody gangsta till you sence your masta
mr. bear 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 right!
I wanted to like this comment but it has 501 likes.
@@matteomc7881 it's 505 now your good
@@LAV-III Then I will do what I must!
"You have been replaced!" I like to think he's not even talking about Dooku
Yeah, he's talking about Anakin. Sidious viewed Dooku as more expendable than Maul.
Definitely talking about Anakin
Dooku replaced Maul then Anakin replaced Dooku... it's ironic
Maul was essentially a tool, Dooku was his bridge across the Separatists and the Republic, but Anakin as the chosen one was his main strive since his initiation in the Jedi Order.
Anakin forsure
I like how Palpatine’s blades emits deeper humming sounds, it’s a small detail that really fits his evil personality :)
I mean, what do you expect, he IS the Dark Master.
@@LITTLE1994What I also like is that Palpatine hates lightsabers. He sees them as beneath a Sith Lord, yet we see him fight Jedi Grand Masters and Sith Lords like it’s nothing. Just goes to show how really raw and powerful Palpatine is that the only way he can be defeated is by way of the force not sword fighting.
@@El_Doño_Da_Wordwe rarely see him using lightsabers but when we do, he’s a badass (especially in this one)
@@El_Doño_Da_Word Well he has been defeated by sword fighting before. But that was specifically by Windu, a guy who's lightsaber style, Vaapad, literally channels the Dark side.
@@theplaguedocta The only guy i can think of that can beat Windu might be Galen Marek or Prime Vader (before the suit and burns)
When Sidious casually waltzes in and destroys an entire season of scheming in like three minutes.
Who else but sidious
dark lord of the sith * sitcom laugh track
Theres always a bigger fish.
*Laughs in sith lord*
@@darklordofthesith2633 🎶 He's Sidious, Sidious.
You never really know what he's gonna do next. He's Sidious, Sidious. Hehehehehe, let the hate flow through you 🎶
"Where's the chancellor?"
"He's on a charity visit."
Vincent Aguirre Uh-oh copied comment.
@@1sano_ damnnnnn lmao
@@1sano_ - It's a metaphor for how badly Disney has screwed up the Star Wars galaxy.
@@vincentaguirre1691 You stole this comment.
@@notnero5280 you stole the fire one ape told the other
Only sidious can make you root for the two psychos who just overthrew a planet.
@@gamelofdemenor8228 yeah i was definitely rooting for walter white the whole time
@@gamelofdemenor8228 there's something wrong with you.
chuckles222 oh i learned that long ago
Gamelof Demenor so I take it you’re a big fan of Revenge of the Sith? Cool cuz I am too.
Gamelof Demenor ok then
Now THIS is what the people who refuse to watch this show because it’s animated are missing out on. Clone Wars has some of the greatest peaks in the franchise, without a doubt
This is exactly why people don't watch this show. Palpatine dual weidling lightsabers and doing corny stuff like moonwalk-stabbing Savage is almost as dumb as Yoda's gymnastics against Dooku.
@@AnonNomadWhy are you even a Star Wars fan if you don't like stuff like this?
@@AnonNomad Sidious's moves were awesome, what are you on about
@@AnonNomadwhy do you even like Star Wars?
@@Marcelelias11 @XenoTronusWeePoo850 @KingOrangeBeefBoi You are all under the age of 21and it shows.
I like how Maul, being a pretty big jerk himself, genuinely cares about his brother. Maul. Sith Lord, Mandalorian dictator, Family Man
Where as Darth Sidious is just a narcissistic sociopath pure and simple, the devil.
@@mlee7290 Sidious is way above a "sociopath." He's a maniacal, power hungry, sadist who has no sense of empathy. "Sociopaths" feel empathy. Sidious does not.
@@danielrockensteady4651 Sociopaths are unable to feel empathy, just like Psychopaths.
Hey if this is the last moment we see maul until season 7.....how is he free and still in control of everything he was if the emperor said “I have better used for you.” ?
@@brettstalling2269 read the Son of Dathomir comic books
The fact that the hood didn’t move or fall is another skill on its own.
Held on by static sith electricity
Probably using the force in some light form to keep it over his head to ensure his identity is concealed. I couldn't see someone as smart as Sidious risking his hood falling off mid-fight.
This has the same energy as BLACKPINK's lalisa manoban's bangs...... Wait is she a sith-
The dark side is a path to abilities some may consider unnatural, such as being able to keep your hood in place while doing a backflip.
Force-assisted swag.
The way maul says “I sense a presence. A presence I haven’t felt since.... master!” You can hear the shock and terror.
It's also a nice little homage to when Vader senses Obi-Wan on the Death Star in Episode IV.
.-.
@P M granted it ain't word for word but the sentiment is there. Sensing a powerful but familiar presence then the surprise/alarm of realizing whom it was.
Sean Doughty i dont think terror was the right word it was in anticipation. To finally prove himself again
Sean Doughty he’s hearing boss music
What's generally amazing about this duel is that sideous knows there's no way that Savage or Maul could even touch him, so he structures this duel purely so he can enjoy it the most
1. He starts off completely dominating the brothers with force powers to establish that no matter what they do, he can end the fight at any point just using the force. This demoralizes the both of them.
2. He goes overboard on the flourishes in his opening strikes to further strike fear into the brothers hearts, and cackles as he notes that the brothers are completely on the defensive. Both are terrified of him.
3. He spends the majority of the fight not really trying hard, as to give the brothers the impression that they might win, even allowing Savage to ram him. He's caught off guard as Maul almost lands a hit, and then snarls that he might have been going too easy on them. At that point, he just uses the force to knock maul out.
4. At that point Sidious has just got savage dueling him, so he's back to having fun, literally dancing around Savage as he is multiple leagues above him in skill and speed. He delays killing Savage until Maul wakes backs up. He makes a point to kill Savage in front of Maul with a trick move and another over the top flourish. Sideous gets the most glee from taking Mauls only family away from him, and even lets maul be with his brother in the final moments just to let the pain hit home.
5. He lets Mauls rage boil over, and engages with him in a prolonged lightsaber duel, only to show maul that even with all his rage, he can't possibly match him, not in lightsaber combat, and certainly not in force powers.
6. It concludes with maul begging Sideous for mercy, and Sideous merely reminds maul that he doesn't believe in mercy even as a concept. It goes beyond him denying his former apprentice mercy, he would never show anyone mercy for any reason.
Maul may be evil, but the story shows that it's a product of his broken past. Sideous is the complete embodiment of pure evil, as he does this just because he wants to.
Great analysis. Sidious retains total control of the fight. Just playing with his food
@@darthTwin6A trait that bites him in the ass in ROTJ.
So true. Sidious didn't even need his lightsabers to dodge Savage's attack, and despite the flips and agility, Sidious doesn't seem to even try to attack. He knows he can kill him whenever and however he wants in a flash. He even let Maul spend his last moments with Savage to mess him even more
Maul had sociopathic tendencies meanwhile Sidious was a complete and pure pshycopath.
What’s impressive about Darth Sidious is that he kept his hood on in the whole fight
Ikr your master is awsome
Yeah lord Vader, I never saw that side of him
Fr
I went to tatoonie. The jedi his name is skywalker.
Boba Fett stay back 😡‼️‼️
Palpatine is pretty badass when he's not frying himself with his own lightning.
iria bee fr he should of done this with Rey after sucking the life force out of them
Sosa Bodiez he literally could’ve force choked her, or even just did what Snoke did and mind rape her, but nah let’s just zap her with a small bit of lightening 🤦🏻♂️
God, that movie was so painful -_-
Also, one of the best parts about Maul as a character is how we learn that the Jedi weren’t the only ones being manipulated by the Sith and the Dark Side. Maul, an ex-apprentice of Sidious, was just as much of a victim of the Sith and Dark Side as others
Oxiinx would’ve been better if she went to the dark side and Ben kills her with both dark and light side powers.
Howling Burd19 no
“You have become a rival”
To be considered as a rival by Sidious, I think that’s actually a pretty good compliment.
Maul has done so much in so short a time. Had he gotten his way any further, his Shadow Collective would have been a threat to his own plans.
@Irfan Alddin General Grievous isn't considered a Sith Lord, he was trained by Dooku but he's not one who can even use the force. Although he fights with lightsabers he's not actual Sith, he just works with them.
Aaron Carlos Gonzalez I agree Grievous is more of a warlord, if anything.
@Irfan Alddin Grievous wasn't a Sith lord, and Vader was one of the most powerful Sith to have existed so I'm not sure what to make of this comment.
@Irfan Alddin I have to disagree. Sith Lord is just a term used to refer to dark side force users, or force users who followed Sith tradition. The title of a Sith Lord is Darth, and Dooku and Vader were both crowned Darth, while General Grievous, being a non-force user, cannot be a sith lord. Maul was a sith lord as Palps gave him the title, Darth Maul.
"Where's the chancellor?"
"He went on a walk. A very enthusiastic walk."
Hellsing Abridged?
By far my favourite comment lmao
Bravo
Gotta love how this entire arc was Maul and Savage just schooling everyone then Palps just shows up and rocks their shit in like 3 minutes flat
Please let this be a normal field trip
WITH THE SENATE? NO WAY!!!!!!!!
@Bob bOb papa palpie is a boomer
Yest
@@golden1_1dragon12 excuse me
@@golden1_1dragon12 and yet I still couldn’t beat him. Respect your elders kids
Remember:
Sith don’t take fall damage
Feather falling 1000
neither does padme also takes no fall damage, also the clone that fell with her.......I think you can't take fall damage in star wars, like borderlands or apex
Christian Gibson tell that to that one poor shmuck on Mandalore
@Bunyamin Esen Unfortunately for you, history will not see it that way.
@Bunyamin Esen I don't think the old republic is canon unfortunately.
This whole arc Maul was just kicking ass and taking names, then the senate shows up and beats him in a 2v1 in less than 5 minutes.
that's why he is the senate
It was fantastic. I hope in the new season of clone wars they have the arc where Maul is busted out of prison by the Mandalorians
@K Darth Sidious is gay hahahaha
Maul and Savage were beaten as soon as they couldnt break Sidious' force push. Everything after was just Sidious toying with them.
Darksaber here we come!
It’s always so funny to me that Palpatine CHOSE to have this lightsaber fight. He could’ve just ended it in seconds with his sheer strength in the force as soon as he walked into that throne room. The fact that he even chose to learn to use a lightsaber as a pure mockery of the Jedi and not only learn the basics but learn how to use it BETTER than a majority of the Jedi is even funnier.
He also could have killed Savage and Maul something like 8 times without even using the force during the duel. He was just holding back so he got more fun out of them.
@@anakinsghost4787 The crazy part is he probably could've ended them as quickly as he did the first 3 jedi when they tried to arrest him.
He didn’t want to fight maul, he wanted to break him
“There is no mercy.”
This line alone summarizes Darth Sidious as a whole.
"The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am." - Darth Vader.
Brenda Forster
The crazy thing is Vader wasn’t kidding, he was in fact telling the truth
@@edsr164 Yes, indeed.
Imagine fucking up so bad that it won't be Vader who hears what you have to say, but The Emperor.
YGOLight Don't forget, when it comes to Palpatine, death IS mercy.
I love how Palpatine took a break from his day job to go across the galaxy to school his old apprentice
Ye
School? He was bullying him…
@@exelero9282 he got schooled son
Real talk.
@@californiansniper2133 I mean…he kinda tortured maul at the end lol. And if you consider that palpy probably could’ve just walked in and killed them both immediately if he really wanted too, then I’d say it’s more of a bullying than a schooling lol.
Palpatine: *died*
Disney: “I have other uses for you”
I guess the original Palps' actor's thoughts were exactly the same.
vro Maul died then Filoni had other uses for him
@@TheWarwolf102 Reviving Maul is like reviving Loki in the mcu, reviving Palpatine is like bringing back Thanos once again, you dont do that
palpatine: please, have mercy!
mickey mouse: oho, don't worry, I have other uses for you!
Roll it *AGAIN*
I dont think people actually realise that maul could have ruled the galaxy if it weren't for this fight, not only was he a tremendous fighter, he was a brilliant strategist and politician which often gets forgotten. I think he learnt all this from his master, but ultimately he could have taken a lot more but, I don't even think we saw maul at his full power.
exactly why sidious went to mandalore personally to stop him from becoming a threat
The whole story of Maul is about failure and wasted potential. He would have ruled the Galaxy and reformed the Shadow Collective in George Lucas Episodes: VII-VIII-IX. But as we see in Rebels and Clone Wars, Maul always got close to complete his goals, until he was defeated in the last minute. That is one of the reasons why his death in Rebels is so well made and tragic.
"where's the chancellor"
"he's on a charity visit"
XD
flyte He was like “Hold my seat. I need to go fix something”
I’m guessing Mas Ammeda (the blue guy with horns we see occasionally) did have to make up some excuses along those lines while Palpatine/Sidious was out 😂
@@morsecode980 i thought he knew that palpatin was a lord sith
@@davikhiin He did because Palpatine corrupted his brain or something.
That guy's chin be lookin similar to the chancellor lmao imagine if he was a sith lord
Hha, you have no idea...
marco de stefano UMMMMMMM.......yeaa, about that.......
marco de stefano nah. The chancellor is a nice man. No way he could be this Sith Lord.
@@sran438 ikr how can an old man like him try to build an empire???
Strange theory... pretty sure it's just a coincidence.
You can tell Sidious got salty over Maul landing a solid kick and decided to show off his mastery of the force lol
Yeah if you watch it slow you can see he was pissed
He decided it’s time to stop playing with his food
Maul is weak yo. 🤣🤣🤣
It was Savage who did the kick
@@Zenocius Not in the 1 v 1. Palps lands a kick on Maul, and Maul gives one right back.
4:35 just remember he’s not asking Sidious to spare him but to kill him quckly.
The fact Sidious was smiling the whole fight makes him that much more terrifying
Dude was probably having the time of his life
Sidious is so powerful he could've killed them both easily with his force power
The only reason he used lightsabers was for the excitement
He is like the joker
@@romancapulus5577 he had like a 7 inch boner while he was doing it my guy
Sidious hasn't had a lightsaber fight in years so this was entertainment for him.
Darth Maul and savage: Fighting for their lives
The senate: Warm up for dual with mace windu and the boys
That is not Palpatine are you blind?
Palpatine is just an old politician.
Taehyun Heo r/wooooosh
Hwoarang Doo San Palptine is kinda his official name, even after the empire was formed, most still refer to him as palptine
You guys got it all wrong, they are fighting the Senate.
WITH HIS BIG PP
Being called a 'rival' by one of the most powerful beings in the galaxy is actually a _huge_ compliment.
It's worth noting how Lucas's original plans for the sequels actually had Darth Maul as the main villian.
It’s actually scary as fuck
Why
Copied, another comment that was posted. Two years before yours.
@@ewawalczyna3294 to rival sidious you have to be extremely powerful. Hence why sidious is actually complementing maul
Aside from when they first met, Maul made a big deal about calling Savage his apprentice, but the moment he died, Maul once again called him brother 😢
Shows that Maul wasnt as all in with the Dark Side like Palpatine
@@jakeschwartz2514most dark side users still have some semblance of good in them and they only turned to the dark side due to trauma or external reasons but palpatine was just genuinely evil with no redeemable qualities or good in him
@@randommf3338Very true. There were many Sith, who were more honorable and sympathetic, like Revan. And the Jedi, who were also dishonorable and vile, like Pong Krell.
@@slasher19necroslayer42Malak had no good in him though as he was consumed by political ambitions.
@@randommf3338 which is why darth sidious was stronger..
The coolest thing about clone wars is when Palpatine moonwalk executes Savage LOL
Absolute badass!
Sauvage is thoroughly punch drunk confused. "Ah, he's walking away from me - wait, those blades are getting closer, I - *"
lolingJimmy “moonwalk executes” 😂😂😂😂😂 that is def one interpretation I have not heard about this duel Lolol
@@kanalkucker14 yea
Yea that was pretty cool
When you realize that Palpatine did not come to fight
He came to play.
When you realize that Mace WIndu did not come to fight... he came to say "You have lost...My lord" lol
please explain did darth maul had a chance against him bud
@@Bruhnwhat darth maul had zero chance
@@TheTriangle444 im impressed you know your comics
@@TheTriangle444 then who does have a chance against sidious im very curious
Why does this throne room tend to have the best duels in star wars history
You’re so right!
@my name is irrelevant ahsoka more wet w it than savage
This fight, pre visla death, and ahsoka battle are some of the best fights in not just clone wars, but star wars history.
And how does everyone and their mother escape Mandalore’s prison
@@tommycool8444 hmmm maybe it's the fact that they have glass windows for cells 😂😂😂
00:30 music sounds like "happy birthday to you"
Great, now I can't unhear it 😅
Bruuuh i literally just noticed this then came to comment it and saw your comment too 😂😂😂 i will never not hear this now 🤣🤣
It does
Jedi: There are no emotions, there is peace. There is no passion, there is serenity
Sith: Cutting the floor looks cool
Hell yes it does.
Sith: There is no mercy. *sounds of electrocution*
3:10
@@evilperson160 4:39
With power come with peace and freedom
Palpatine in clone wars: an unstopable force of nature
Palpatine in rise of skywalker: Oh no a second lightsaber, my only weakness!
Palpatine when fighting four fully trained Jedi masters of the council: kalm
Palpatine when fighting some rando who has never trained with more than one lightsaber: Panik!
*Episode 9 logic*
That made me so mad lol
Let's not give a shit about the sequels, let's pretend that they never happened
@@shadowgoat9778 yea, im sticking with legends lore after episode six finale. Disney made me a warhammer40k fan because i needed my nerd hunger to be fed with quality storytelling not dumb bullcrap of the ep 8-9. episode 7 was... meh..
How tf did the whole senate managed to enter that tiny ship
Edit: So many likes that doubt Palpatine's un-natural abilities.
IT'S TREASON THEN!
He is the senate compact edition
Both of these comments are underrated
It was hard, but I managed
Like I said before, the dark side of the force is pathway to many abilities some might consider, *unnatural*
He's the senate se
Crazy how Sidious is literally playing with them the entire time, he could’ve very easily just killed them as soon as he walked into the throne room
1:58
Notice Maul's stance. Maul is a Juyo practitioner, aka, the most aggressive form of lightsaber combat, and had used it to defeat Qui Gon Jinn and even breakthrough Kenobi's defense
However, in this battle, he takes the stance of Soresu, which is the most defensive form of combat
Maul was so scared of Sidious, he took the absolute defense form over his normal form
Loved that minor detail.
Not necessarily scared but was definitely smart to go on the defensive side, but then Savage was killed and the Maul actually gave Palpatine a bit of a challenge.
How the hell did you know that amazing detail?
Hwoarang Doo San probably watched Star Wars theory
@@goaliejoe5923
Obi Wan did that same stance when he fought Grievous in ROTS.
GoalieJoe59 CW is full of amazing hidden details that show just how amazing this show is.
“Chancellor, how were the negotiations?”
“Short”
negotiations with a lightsaber - anakin
"-Very short, I didn't even break a sweat I just giggle at how helpless they are"
"It was somewhat difficult to get the Prime Minister alone-I had to endure one of those ambassadorial dances, though at least I made sure to enjoy myself. Afterwards once I had gotten rid of his underlings, and applied some motivation, he mercifully listened to reason."
Aggressive, the negations were.. aggressive.
“I had a nice work out while I was there..” - Papa Palpatine
"So, Chancellor, how was your vacation?"
“Oh, I met up with an old friend. He brought his older brother along. It was..."
*[Maul screaming in agony as Force Lightning tears through his body]*
" _Quite_ enjoyable."
Was that in the script?
“It was...”
*Maul getting zapped*
“Enlightening”
Seriously, how can joke be this unfunny *and* unoriginal?
Quite shocking
It was...senatorial...
and interesting detail during the fight is that sidious was having a blast, laughing, and toying around with them when Savage was still fighting. As soon as Savage died, and it was Maul versus Sidious, he didn't laugh a single time, and locked in as if he respects Maul as a fighter significantly more than Savage
Funny thing is, Palpatine's hood does not fall in the entire duel.
Well they can't reveal his true identity. It's gonna be revealed in the upcoming season for sure, hopefully he's one we've already seen in the old seasons.
- Schattenpflanze - what are you talking about? We already know his true identity
@@goldenpeepeepoopoo3196 He is definitely joking
White Chili at least you didn’t woosh me
@@goldenpeepeepoopoo3196 Yeah, I don't like doing that since I think it's pretty rude and I wouldn't want to do that to someone if they just missed something because it just happens sometimes, and also this isn't Reddit
Sidious: “You have been replaced.”
Maul: “By Dooku?”
Sidious: “Yes but also no.”
I was thinking the same thing.
"Is it Dooku? Yes, is he the one who will "surpass" Me, no.... "
Dooku, then Anakin (Vader).
Perfect amount of likes.
"You know that kid that distracted your fight on naboo"
The fact that maul even stood up to sideous is an achievement. Not many people can do that.
"stand up to" is a gross overstatement considering how easy it was for Sidious to ragdoll him not once, not twice, but three times in the same fight. Sidious was clearly playing the entire fight as he was rarely on the offensive and mostly playing defense and dancing around his opponents clearly showing how easy the battle is for him. He doesn't go for the kill until that little bout with Savage, and you can bet the only reason he did that was so he could watch Maul suffer. If he wanted it to be quick he would have beaten Maul into the dust while Maul was watching over his dying brother, instead he wanted to savor every moment of Maul's suffering as true punishment for him trying to become a rival.
The Sun yes you are right. But when I say that I mean he actually dueled sideous. The most powerful sith at the time ( of all time probably) and came out alive. That is an achievement. Sideous’ duels are complicated. Because as an example in the windu fight no one really knows if he was trying to lose to get anakin it was actually trying and just lost. It is just tricky. I’m not saying maul could beat sideous. He couldn’t, maul may be powerful and a great dueler he is not even close to sideous or Vader. I’m just saying that he actually lived is incredible
@@jacobhogan380 he survived not because of his skill but because Sidious had other uses for Maul. At the end the clear difference in power was clear and overwhelming.
@@jacobhogan380 and also when the novels were canon they made it clear that Sidious played coy at the end of the fight, though Mace was much better of an opponent than Sidious had anticipated. He was caught off guard but if he desired it he would have won, but he needed to bide his time for Anakin to come, note how the moment Anakin is in the tower Sidious conveniently gets disarmed and is in a clear position to be executed. For a man willing to risk everything for his plans he knew his faith in Anakin wasn't misplaced. It was a large gambit but he knew it would pay off.
@@emelem6858 my headcanon is that Mace most certainly gave Palpatine a run for his money and was more of a challenge than Palpatine expected. He underestimated Mace but was still above him to the point he controlled the fight just like how Maul controlled the fight with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. Considering the time that they got on the window sill and how it was just a coincidence that right as Anakin got there Palpatine was "conveniently" disarmed. Palpatine controlled that fight, and if he wanted he could have crushed Windy without ever drawing his saber.
Palps was the only person I’ve ever seen force choke people with no actual movement.
The fact, that palpatine laughs all the time, while this fight, makes him so damn menacing. Its like a cat, playing with a injured bird.
Well think of it this way. Darth Sidious wears the mask of Chancellor Patpatine nearly all day every day. The Sith are in love with power. They are intoxicated by it, and revel in their use of it. This was a rare time Sidious got to take off his mask, and unleash all at his disposal. Of course he’s gonna be giddy about doing the thing that brings him the most joy.
It's probably the first time in DECADES that he's gotten to just beat the shit out of two upstarts and have some real fun. No politics, no backroom deals. Just a good ole fashioned duel.
@@hoid3424 Grandpappy finally gets to cut loose...
He is a pure evil villain, and he is literally toying with Maul.
@Prod. Toni Awe nah not realy he wasnt serious at all
When Maul is begging for mercy, hes not begging for life, hes begging for a quick death because he knows Sidous will torture him. That. is the scary part
"There is no mercy..."
It did say that Maul feared Sidious above all else
@Masketta Man be mean, do not.
No wonder he told him he's not going to kill him.
Stars 1222 “There are some things, far more frightening then death”
Palpatine can hide his presence from the entire Jedi Order. He wanted Maul to know he was coming for him
Obi-Wan didn’t know he was there because of that and Palpatine used a landing pad that was hardly guarded, and the majority of Maul’s forces and Obi-Wan were busy fighting so that made it easier to get into the palace undetected
@@starwarsguy9803 This episode is also one of the times that Obi-Wan isn’t calm and collected; Satine just died. He’s clouded and consumed by the Dark Side
The Jedi suspected though? They even say the dark side surrounds the chancellor. Remember, the Jedi were also corrupt and their connection to the force was weaker. But yes, Sidious was an expert at hiding it.
Nah,the writers just made the Jedi incompetent
@@pamoweiberezi5315 This 😂
Through the show we see Jedi try to kick Savage’s leg and he isn’t fazed.
But at 2:42 we see Sidious kick Savage so hard with ONE leg that Savage’s entire body goes flying.
Really great way to show just how powerful Palpatine is.
Palpatine hit the gym
Imagine this if you will...
“How was your day off Chancellor?”
“Rather dull truth be told.”
the pollitical mission he went on wasnt as entertaining as he had hoped it to be...
Lmfao imagine Palpatine at an opera in the 1700s
Haytham And Connor would make excellent star Wars characters
🤯🤯🤯
Roman Capulus
„Shall we be off then?“
Ashoka had to do an entire siege get the republic and with the help of Death Watch to capture maul
Palpatine just walked in there
Palpatine dont need a army for that
Sometimes a small and quiet force can achieve more than a large and loud one.
Death Watch was on Maul’s Side. Bo-Katan’s faction had a different name. Regardless, funny joke.
The fact that ahsoka stood a chance against maul just baffles me.
@@xcalibre436 and why is that? Ahsoka was a prodigy, excellent in both lightsaber combat and the force. She was also trained by the most powerful jedi in the galaxy. You Maul fanboys make me laugh 🤣
Fun Fact: Zabrak have two hearts, it pumps their blood faster and makes them more agile. Cool detail how Palpy stabs Savage presumably through both his hearts.
Really I didin't know that thanks!
@@jaredanacleto9239 same I thought zabrak had one heart
Wow.
Really? Wow...
@@zwillits6592 no
All this was done on Palpatine's lunch break. Straight back to the senate after this
Savage opress fighting style: agressive
Maul: tatical
Palpatine: 🎶beyblade beyblade let it rip🎶
Spins le epicly
Learned with me
It's more like he fights like a show off only he can cash the checks he rights
Try spinning it’s a good trick
Savage is more hulking than aggressive. Aggressive would be Anakin.
"Those who beg for mercy are too weak to deserve it"
- Darth Bane
He's not cannon
Kyle K he’s literally in season 6
@@kylek7306 If the last Jedi is cannon, but kotor is not, then I don’t give a shit about cannon or not cannon.
@@coolusername337 those new movies are trash. Clone wars and marvel vader 2015 cannon is fire. Kotor was extremely lazy story and character creating. I can do the same shit with hero editor. That's why it's non cannon everyone is so op from lazy fat ass game creators that it's stupid
@@kylek7306 I’m not saying everything from Disney is bad. The clone wars is one of my favorite shows, along with the mandalorian, and kotor isn’t the best. I guess I’m more mad that the original sequels in the books was replaced by shit.
Edit: also, I love the Vader comics.
The fact that Maul used Soresu, the most defensive duelling style, in the beginning of this fight shows how utterly terrified he is of his former master
Jedi stances that no ones takes seriously because how silly the names sound, even real martial arts, not such stupid names.
@@TheKeyser94Dude. I mean this disrespectfully.
Shut. The. Fuck. Up. You lonely depressed chronically online bitch.
All lightsaber combat is ROOTED in actual martial arts and is broken down and explained properly that reflects actual martial arts stupid. The whole franchise has multiple fucking languages they made just for world building. So SORESU. SORESU SORESU SORESU…SOOOOREEEESUUUU sounds perfect for the form of defense
@@TheKeyser94say something back i fucking dare you nigga. On god i got the time today 🧐🤨
@@TheKeyser94no one cares what you think.
@@TheKeyser94 yes, we know you’re no one. You didn’t have to public announce that, but I guess even the nobodies need attention.
2:43 Palpatine lets out a big groan. I think most of the time, due to his power, we forget that Palpatine is just really old.
That was a growl, and he does them often....not because he's old, but because he is animalistic in his fighting style.
Gotta give Maul credit. He became enough of a threat that Palpatine had to fly out to Mandalore personally to deal with his former apprentice.
He didn't mean a threat in a fight
He mean a threat in his plan
@@marcelxd1633 eventually a threat not yet. Savage was really strong but lacked training and maul COULD have given him that training, still sidius probably could have handled them even after years of them training together had he let them, but not fucking up his schemes were the priority
I think Maul is more like a wild dog, you cant leash him forever. Maul wouldnt stop until Obi-wan was dead, this would hurt Sidious´ plan for Anakin so it had to be taken care of.
He had to use the force to beat him, Mauls Saber skills were unmatched at this time.
@@Imozart0341I no
I like how sidious just casually stores his lightsabers in his armpits.
So his lightsaber smells
Sweat
@@giratina1012 I think it smells good. Unless, he didn't bath for weeks.
@@ABeastG only real siths use force bath lol
@@giratina1012 what a humiliating way to die.
Maul: "lets try to use the highground brother."
Sidious: "I'll try spinning. That's a good trick."
because the high ground worked so well for maul last time.
This fight is so sweet, the fact maul had become such a threat that Sidious had to deal with him personally, the fact that he toyed with them, he could have killed them with just the force but was so confident in his abilities he decided to dual fight them, the fact he kills oppress and tortures maul, like a wild lion toying with his prey before killing it! It’s so good! I never really felt Palpatine was a threat in the movies like Vader if he tried hard enough could over throw him especially since windu bested him but the clone wars made me LOVE sidious! Like he was so good he could have taken the galaxy whenever he wished but constructed this convoluted plan to embarrass the Jedi and make themselves the architects of their own downfall ensuring they’d never rise again to full strength. What a bad ass
"Those who beg for mercy, are too weak to deserve it"-Darth Bane.
They missed a golden opportunity.
How they showed Bane later when Yoda met him...was a disgrace for the Cleaner of the Sith
@@ImperatorObito not neccesarally its good to know he still exists in a way after he died thats rare for sith.
@@Gergo421 Sure, but compared to what you read about him, that was nothing
@@ImperatorObito Well note that the Darth Bane we saw was an illusion...
@@AroAceGamer Of course I do, still, how they even made that Illusion...was a disgrace to him
I feel like Sidious intentionally killed Oppress and gave Maul a moment to fuel his hate and thus make him stronger, because it would be more fun...
Give the man a break. He needs a diversion after carrying the whole senate in his back alone
Wouldn’t be surprising. Dark Side users are empowered by hate and anger.
I wouldn’t be surprised to be honest.
Sounds like sidious to me
Unfortunately it didn’t. If anything, it unbalanced Maul and made him reckless although he was never a match for Sidious at all
I just realized
Karma hit Maul hard
He killed Qui-Gon-who Obi-Wan cared for-while Obi-Wan watched helplessly
Now Sidious kills his brother, while he watches helplessly
Karma's a b*tch
He also had just killed the duchess, who Obi Wan had deep feelings for
Also, when Savage found him on Lotho Minor, Maul said that mercy is a lie the weak tell themselves to feel strong. Yet here...4:34.
To cite George Lucas:
It's like poetry it rhymes
Since not showing mercy is killing an already defeated opponent, then not showing mercy is no feat of strength, but a feat of weakness.
I will never get tried of how much fun Sidious has being evil, usually villains are very one sided with emotion and it’s usually anger or sadness of some sort but Sidious is quite possibly the happiest person in the galaxy and its all because he purely enjoys being evil
What I like about this fight is how Sidious very clearly started _trying_ against Maul after Savage died. He's pretty much just dancing around for the first part of the fight, then when Maul gets pissed, he knows he needs to take it a bit more seriously.
It's even more apparent when he uses his force powers, notice how in every scene when he does this his opponents get fucking obliterated almost like a, "You had your fun but it's time for me to end this."
I’d recommend reading the Son of Dathomir comic. It takes place after this and Maul and Mother Talzin actually almost hold their own against Dooku, Grievous and Sideous
@@AshofTheAbyss well that's why Sidious was worried about Mother Talzin because he knew they could be bring him down.
Ash Meyer didn’t Talzin take over Dooku in that comic
Brett Roche yeah for a bit I think.
Sidious’ style of lightsaber combat is so dynamic and unconventional, this show was amazing
It was purely chaotic and agile at the same time lol
If only he was like that in the new Battlefront games or in The Force Unleashed.
He uses all 7 coz hes a fucking chad
@@KaziKami that’s right. He uses all 7 fighting styles at once, which makes his attacks very unpredictable.
@@KaziKami He’s ascended being a chad but became a GigaChad
I love how the one spin that SIdious did in Revenge of the Sith has now helped define his style as being disturbingly acrobatic, an old man spinning around like some kind of possessed lunatic.
I can't remember what TH-camr said it but they described Sidious's unnatural agility like "moving like a Wraith"
An old man spinning around like a possessed lunatic with strange horrifying elegance.
Same with Yoda. Pulls out his saber and proceeds to twirling, jumping, and spinning like a mad man. And when it was over, he picked up his cane and went back to hobbling around 😆
@@MeCanik79 he uses the force while he fights. Not while he’s constantly walking that’s why right after he reverts back to his normal form without the use of the force
@@krxwnvxk3432 Umm....yes, I understand very well how it works. It still looks funny though.
Maul and Savage: Fighting for their lives.
Sidious: Having the time of his life.
Doesn’t Palpatine beating Maul technically make him the rightful leader of Mandalore now? lmao
Yes.
so rey is now the leader of mandalore?
@@schmecklin377 ehm yes.. omg... :-O :-(
Imagine you wanna take over the senate but then you become the leader of mandalore... must suck
@@schmecklin377 technically it should be Vader as he defeated Palpatine in combat before Rey did.
It just dawned on me how insane this is. Palpatine fighting his old apprentice and his brother. Nobody asked for this. Not one person. Then we got it and it was magnificent. Thanks Filoni
Sometimes what we get is far superior to what we want.
The best things are things nobody asks for
@@tanner5809 Well, not always. *cough* loot boxes *cough*
Oh fuck, I forgot those things still exist
@@tanner5809 And there's also most of CN's rebooted shows.
For Maul and Savage, this was the most brutal and close-to-death battle in their lives, a test of survival, when no matter how powerful of a duo they become, even Maul is visibly fearful knowing the abilities of their enemy as soon as he enters the room.
For Palpatine, this was a Tuesday night
"Can we speed this up a little? My voice actor's close to dying!"
In all seriousness though, I like how they gave Ian Abercrombie THIS as a farewell before his passing. Just as badass as the writers of Archer did with Malory's last appeareance.
This wasn't even an exciting Tuesday, my man Palpatine got bored is all.
What's worse is this was Tuesday on holiday. Typical Tuesday for Palps is wearing the mask of a mild-mannered aged politician. Palpatine had personal business to take care of and RELISHED in the fact that it HAD to become PERSONAL business. Finally, he didn't have to use proxies as a cudgel. He could revel in the thrill of doing it himself for once.
CLOSE to death? xD
@@potitishogun2961997 Not just "close" for Savage's though.
The minute Maul knows Palpatine’s here, he’s afraid. His ego is destroyed, his fighting style is defensive, he resorts to try and trick Palpatine at first. Just goes to show that Palpatine was always powerful.
Palpatine: "Too many chefs in the kitchen..."
And you are no longer the master chef
you have been replaced
THIS DATHOMIRIAN, IS RAW
*Light saber stabby noises*
Which is bullshit, the rule of two is bullshit
@@gaeb611 nah it makes sense.
> "You have been replaced."
He's already talking about Anakin, poor Dooku.
Underrated comment. THat's actually a pretty good theory you're throwing out there, Kerath.
The "there can only be 2" is already hinting towards Sidious having a part in the other Sith's deaths. After all, there were 6 Sith in the Clone Wars series (if I'm not mistaken)
Kuchen Pro the rule of two he is referring two is an ancient sith rule: at any given time, there can only be one master and one apprentice. Ventress and savage were dark jedis but not true sith lords
@@kyakeshavarz3595 he was an assassin , not a sith Apprentice nor a lord, just an assassin and a Droid army General
@@kyakeshavarz3595 well, true, but he wasnt training to become a sith lord, he couldn't even weild the force
The fact that Sidious would handle this personally and risk exposure just shows the importance of the Rule of Two
@@captainfordo556 I’m fairly certain from what I’ve heard that Plagueis wasn’t on board with having Palpatine train Maul as it would break the rule of two, but he was willing to tolerate Maul as, like you said, was trained more to he an assassin than a genuine Sith apprentice.
I never really understood that. Im fairly sure he knows about the inquisitors and ventress but he just doesn't care
@@awesomegaymer5786 the Inquisitors aren’t Sith. They’re significantly less powerful. In Rebels, Maul fights them like they’re nothing.
And while Ventress escapes and becomes a bounty hunter, the whole reason why Sidious ordered her killed was because she was becoming to powerful and therefore a threat to the rule of two
It’s like the Sith use other dark side force users as their personal hit men, but expect them to be nothing more then that
@@Mr.E723 what makes them less sith than savage? He looks directly at savage when saying "how unfortunate that you attempt to decieve me"
@@awesomegaymer5786 Because Maul actively trains Savage as a Sith Apprentice, Ventress and the Inquisitors were not.
Made em look like light work omg Sidious, Yoda, & Windu really were on a whole different level than anyone else before the fall of the Republic & rise of the Empire
The fear in Maul’s eyes when he realized who’s about to kick in his door was the best part of this scene
Probably one of the only beings in the universe maul actually feared
Yep!
Yes
Sideois couldn't let mauls powers grow more creatures tend to have more power
The way he said master it was like Daddy?!
clone wars is probably one of the greatest animated series of all time.
Definitely up there with The Last Aribender and Batman TAS.
Hands down
Yep. It's better star wars than the sequels and the first two prequels.
Jarl Balgruuf did u know the creator of CW was a director and writer for TLAB, Dave Filoni is so damn awesome
@@thomashageli9103 Wow,that dude is awesome
Out of all the ways for Savage to die, I never expected it to be the Emperor to kill him.
Darth Vader was right.
“The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.”
Joshua Strittmatter
He was still chancellor at the time, albeit that wouldn’t make a huge difference, because he had like 90% of the senate in his pocket.
@@anonymousperson1706 So you could basically call him the Senate at this point?
Sam Bridgers
Not yet
@@anonymousperson1706 It's treason, then.
Sam Bridgers
**loud unintelligible screeching**
When you and your brother grow up and think you can beat dad 😂
You notice Sidious' sabers' activation sounds at the start of the fight? The one in his right hand uses the same sound it did in ROTS when he fought Windu, and the one in his left hand used the one when he activated it against Yoda. It's implied he was using his spare against Yoda since his primary saber fell out the window during his fight with Windu. I love little details like this.
Oh damn, I just picked up on that.
Saber fell down the Window in the battle with Windu
😂😂😂😂😂
It...fell out the windu. XD@@ivangalvaobaseia9548
No way bro
Wow!
Sidious: “you would be wise to surrender.”
Savage: “yeah. Probably.”
Savage’s inner thoughts: WHERE IS HIS HEALTH BAR!?!?!?
@@evanlight2550 Sidius isn't really the boss character that doesn't have a health bar, he's morw like the boss character who does have a health bar, but no matter how many times you hit him (if you can), the health bar won't go down.
@@nathanevans1382 and u need to have aLl JEdI to defeat him
Palpatine is the punishment for pirating the game
@@kira7104 when did the Sith and Jedi become Avatars (last airbender style)
Sidious only went there to kill them because he shipped Obi-wan x Satine and Maul ruined that for him
Lol
No U Nah fam Obi-Wan x Ventress forever
Jk
Seth G Dude no wtf. Ventress is ugly af.
@@bobwilson679 not as ugly as you
Francisco Macedo L
Imagine if Sidious just showed up to Disney headquarters like this and instantly ruined all their plans like he did with Maul.
George is Darth Sidious and he comes for Kathleen Kennedy and the Acolyte writer that was Harvey Weinstein assistant
Sidious's redemption arc ?
It's hard to believe that this is the same guy who was easily defeated by being thrown down a hole.
+Cloud Sin Remember he had Obi-Wan defeated but cocky and didn't think he could do anything
+Cloud Sin terrible wrting
Darth Vader knew he couldn't defeat him in a light saver duel so he threw him down the hole
+Cloud Sin easily? by one of the best jedi ever?
+Socialist Guerrilla Anyone could have picked up the emperor and thrown him in the hole. So yeah, easily. The Emperor just left himself open because he's so damn cocky.
Two things I notice in the video:
1. Palpatine doesn't snap the two guards necks straight away, he seems to make them die slowly as they're forced choked, evil stuff...
2. Maul asking for mercy isn't him asking to be spared and let go. He's asking for a quick death for he knows the pain and horror Sidious can inflict having been his apprentice before Dooku...
Huh, you know you might be on to something
It would explain his self-destructive behavior in the last season and rebels. He literally wants to die.
No, the second one is false. Maul actually DID want mercy. If you look at the line in context, Sidious replies, "Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you. I have other uses for you," therefore implying that Maul was asking to be spared.
@@generalgrievous3731 but that line doesn't come till after he asked for mercy, which honestly I think here can be interpreted to being either spared and given a quick death considering being spared by Palpatine means endless torture and mutilation
1. it's disney they're are not going to show neck snaps this was probably the darkest they can go
2. maybe, but he was
Quite funny that:
Palpatine ordered Dooku to kill Ventress
Ventress tries to assassinate Dooku
Dooku contacts Talzin, gets Savage as apprentice, who joins Ventress
Dooku and Grievous attacks the night sisters
Savage goes to Talzin, finds Maul
Maul takes over Mandalore
Basically, all this happened because Palpatine ordered Dooku to kill Ventress!
No wonder he decided to end this by himself. He probably thought if he sent someone else shit would just get more complicated for him
*talzin
It's the way of the sith, they will always try to kill each other for the power.
1:57 Maul likes Kenobi
And you haven't read son of dathomir comics.
Maul looks so defeated and numb when Palpatine begins speaking after he kills Savage. It's like Maul knew this would happen and is just so tired he can't even express anymore rage towards Palpatine