Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir , Part Four Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir , Part Four is the fourth and final issue of the comic series " " . Within its pages , the once - Sith Lord Darth Maul unleashes the next phase of his plan with Mother Talzin to defeat Darth Sidious and seize control of the galaxy . Sidious , however , disrupts the plan , leading to one final confrontation between the Dathomir witch and the Dark Lord of the Sith — a confrontation that will determine the fate of the Shadow Collective . " Son of Dathomir , Part Four " was written by Jeremy Barlow and pencilled by Juan Frigeri . It was adapted from " Showdown on Dathomir , " an episode that was scripted by Aïda Mashaka Croal and Matt Michnovetz for what would have been the seventh season of the television series " " , had the show not been cancelled . Because it is based on a script from the series , which was produced by George Lucas , it is part of the official " Star Wars " canon . The 40 - page issue was published by Dark Horse Comics on August 20 , 2014 . Publisher ' s summary . " " Count Dooku is possessed by the spirit of Mother Talzin ! Darth Maul ' s Shadow Collective is shattered ! The Separatists attack ! And Darth Sidious himself enters the fight ! " " Plot summary . In the aftermath of the Galactic Republic and Jedi assault against the Shadow Collective on Vizsla Keep 09 , Darth Maul races towards Dathomir with his Death Watch allies — as well as Count Dooku , who had claimed to join Maul ' s vendetta against Darth Sidious . While en route to Dathomir , Maul is contacted by Ziton Moj of Black Sun and a member of the Pyke Syndicate . Having lost the moon of Zanbar and the planet Ord Mantell — as well as the supply outpost — in their fights against the Sith , the two allies have become worried that Maul ' s plan is failing and that the fight has become the former Sith Lord ' s personal vendetta against his old master . Maul assures them that they will be paid , and that , once Darth Sidious is dead , the galaxy will belong to the Shadow Collective . Maul then orders Gar Saxon , a Mandalorian , to keep the Pykes and Black Sun in line . Meanwhile , Maul tells Dooku that he knows the Sith Lord is not truly an ally , and that Dooku has been told by Sidious to play Maul ' s game . Maul then has Dooku taken into custody by Rook Kast . Once on Dathomir , Maul speaks to Brother Viscus , who survived his encounter with Count Dooku during the battle on Ord Mantell , and Viscus tells Maul that the preparations had been made for the next phase of their plan . The Nightbrothers take Dooku before Mother Talzin , who appears in a cloud of smoke and begins to unleash a magick attack against the Sith Lord . Meanwhile , a Sith Infiltrator arrives in orbit , carrying both General Grievous and Darth Sidious , after tracking Dooku ' s location to Dathomir . Sidious orders Grievous to jam the Dathomirian communications and cloak the ship , allowing them to arrive on Dathomir undetected . Maul and the Nightbrothers do not see the ship coming and continue with their plan , as Talzin uses her magic to draw the life force from Dooku so she can use it to physically manifest herself again . As Maul explains , Talzin ' s physical return requires a great sacrifice , and they had chosen Dooku to make that sacrifice . As the process continues , an explosion rips through the area , and Grievous and Sidious appear before Maul to confront him . Sidious reminds his former apprentice that there is only one plan that matters : the plan of Darth Sidious to rule the galaxy . As they speak , Moj and Pykes contacts Kast , informing her that the Separatist armies have begun attacking them . The Shadow Collective allies demand to know where Maul is , but Kast says that his not their concern and that they are to fight the Separatists . On Dathomir , Mother Talzin takes control of Dooku ' s body , and she and Maul engage in combat against Sidious and Grievous . Talzin fights the Dark Lord of the Sith while Maul attacks Grievous . Sidious quickly gains the upper - hand against Talzin , demanding that she release his apprentice . Sidious bombards Dooku ' s body with Force lightning before Talzin releases Dooku and appears in physical form once again . Kast , meanwhile , continues speaking with Black Sun and the Pykes , who inform her that they are pulling out of the Shadow Collective , leaving Maul on his own as a Separatist fleet emerges from hyperspace over Dathomir . Maul continues his fight against Grievous , pushing him out of and away from the battle . Sidious once again unleashes lightning against Talzin , while Talzin herself sends a torrent of magical energy towards the Dark Lord . Maul pleads with Talzin to take his strength , but , as Dooku enters the fight with his own lightning attacks , Talzin tells her son to retreat without her , even if it means her own doom . Talzin uses her magic to telekinetically throw Maul from the fray , and he is pulled away by Kast and another Mandalorian warrior — but watches as Grievous returns and uses two lightsaber s to fatally stab Talzin through the chest . With his Shadow Collective in tatters , Maul and the Death Watch flee from Dathomir . Sidious , Dooku , and Grievous overlook Talzin ' s body , while Dooku regretfully says that Maul has once again escaped . Sidious is not concerned , however , as everything transpired as he had intended . Maul ' s future as a Sith rival has been destroyed , while the Sith have taken another step in securing their own future . Development . " Son of Dathomir , Part Four " was adapted from " Showdown on Dathomir , " an episode that Aïda Mashaka Croal and Matt Michnovetz scripted for what would have been the seventh season of " " .