Maul Shadow Lord episode 8 Dryden Vos Easter egg, explained

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord has delivered an enthralling, pulpy Star Wars crime thriller that’s stored me on my toes with each episode. Nonetheless, Maul’s purpose of rebuilding his legal empire has hit a snag. With the Empire’s grip closing across the seedy planet of Janix and the specter of the Inquisitors bearing down on him, the ex-Sith Lord is caught between a kyber crystal and a tough place. In episode 8, “The Creeping Concern,” one title was dropped which will simply show to be Maul’s salvation: Dryden Vos.

Except you’ve been paying consideration — or are as brainrotted as I’m with regards to a sure Han Solo Star Wars “story” — you may not have realized the importance of Vos’ title being dropped on the finish of the episode. Who’s Dryden Vos, and what function will he need to play in Darth Maul’s journey? I’m so glad you requested.

Who’s Dryden Vos?

Star Wars followers have been first launched to Dryden Vos in Solo: A Star Wars Story in 2018. Merciless and vindictive, Vos (performed by Paul Bettany) is introduced to Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) because the chief of Crimson Dawn. We later study that isn’t the case when Vos’ second-in-command, Qi’ra (Emilia Clarke) dispatches Vos on the finish of the film. Shortly after killing Vos, a name is available in from the actual chief of Crimson Daybreak: Darth Maul.

It was a reveal that left us with loads of questions: When and the way did Vos and Maul first meet? What was their relationship like? What drove Vos to work for Maul?

Lucasfilm answered a few of these questions earlier than Solo even hit theaters, in lore-deepening episodes of the animated sequence The Clone Wars. In search of to amass his personal energy and construct a Sith empire to rival his former grasp, Palpatine, Maul allied with a number of legal teams, together with the Pyke Syndicate, Demise Watch, the Hutts, Crimson Daybreak, and Black Solar, all below the Shadow Collective label. Below Maul’s management, the group’s intention was to finally defeat each the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Impartial Programs.

Vos, who was the chief of Crimson Daybreak on the time, was additionally a part of this collective and made his first animated appearance in season 7, episode 10 of The Clone Wars, “The Phantom Apprentice” the place Maul instructed him and different legal leaders of the Shadow Collective to enter hiding.

Exterior of that temporary look, nevertheless, the connection between Maul and Vos hasn’t been expanded on.

Who’s the chief of Crimson Daybreak?

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On the time of Maul – Shadow Lord, set a year after Revenge of the Sith, Dryden Vos is established because the chief of Crimson Daybreak. Nonetheless, as hinted by the tip of “The Creeping Concern” and the reveal in Solo, it’s doubtless that Maul and Vos assembly up within the subsequent few episodes will drastically change that management — behind the scenes, anyhow.

When he isn’t trying to govern Order 66 survivor Devon Izara to develop into his new apprentice, Maul has spent most of his time on Janix turning his earlier allies in opposition to each other after they deserted him to throw their lot in with the Empire. Vos, nevertheless, stays comparatively unscathed. The rationale why has but to be revealed, however it seems that Maul nonetheless has some use for the Crimson Daybreak chief.

Will Qi’ra seem in Maul – Shadow Lord?

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With Maul – Shadow Lord set just a few years after the autumn of the Galactic Republic, it’s extremely unlikely that Qi’ra will seem. Qi’ra is simply recruited by Vos after she’s offered into slavery, and that takes place a couple of years earlier than 10 BBY, whereas Maul – Shadow Lord takes place round 18 BBY. Sorry Qi’ra followers, we’d prefer to see her, too, however the timeline doesn’t match.

Earlier than Maul – Shadow Lord debuted, we had hoped that there can be a Dryden Vos cameo. Whereas Vos served his goal in Solo, there was nonetheless lots about him that we didn’t know something of. The great thing about Star Wars is that even its most minor characters usually get a brand new lease of life years after their debut. It seems like this time round, that’s going to be Vos.

The primary eight episodes of Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord can be found now on Disney Plus. New episodes might be launched weekly on Mondays by way of Could 4.