Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir , Part Two Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir , Part Two is the second issue of the comic series " " . Within its pages , the once - Sith Lord Darth Maul continues his quest for vengeance against his former Sith master , Darth Sidious , and the new Sith apprentice : Count Dooku . Following his defeat on Zanbar , Maul contacts Mother Talzin , who recognizes that the Sith are attempting to destroy her by luring her into the open . On Talzin ' s orders , Maul and his Shadow Collective put a plan into motion to capture Dooku and Separatist General Grievous . Maul successfully lures the two Separatist leaders into a trap on Ord Mantell and captures them , hoping it will force Darth Sidious into the fight . " Son of Dathomir , Part Two " was written by Jeremy Barlow and pencilled by Juan Frigeri . It was adapted from " A Tale of Two Apprentices , " 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 on June 18 , 2014 by Dark Horse Comics . Publisher ' s summary . " " With his Shadow Collective army stalled , Darth Maul calls on Mother Talzin for help and is sent reinforcements — the deadly Nightbrothers ! Maul is ready again to take on the Separatist droid army , Count Dooku , and General Grievous — in a trio of simultaneous battles ! " " Plot summary . In the aftermath of his defeat on Zanbar at the hands of General Grievous , Darth Maul has fled back into space , where he contacts Mother Talzin for guidance — just as Darth Sidious and Count Dooku intended him to do , hoping to lure Talzin into a trap . Talzin speaks to Maul from across space using Nightsister magick , as Maul tells her what happened on Zanbar . Talzin has anticipated that Sidious wants to lure her into a trap , so she sends Maul to Ord Mantell to regroup with his Black Sun allies . She tells Maul to gather his forces for another battle with the Confederacy of Independent Systems , so they can capture Dooku and Grievous , though she herself does not intend to be on Ord Mantell . Upon arrival on Ord Mantell , Maul speaks with his allies in his Shadow Collective , namely Ziton Moj of Black Sun and Fife of the Pyke Syndicate , to inform them that a battle between them and the Separatists will take place on Ord Mantell . Maul expresses his confidence that they can defeat the Separatist battle droid s and trap both Dooku and Grievous . Meanwhile , Dooku and Grievous prepare their own strategy while making their way to Ord Mantell , and Dooku informs the cyborg general that Talzin and Darth Sidious were once allies . On Ord Mantell , Maul and his allies plan for their attack against the Separatists . The plan is to lure them into a specific point in the Black Sun - controlled territory , where the Mandalorians , Black Sun , and Pykes will engage in a counterattack against the invading droids . As they continue to prepare for battle , a team of Nightbrother warriors , led by Brother Viscus , arrives after having been sent by Mother Talzin to reinforce Maul ' s army . As Maul greets the Nightbrothers , the Separatists arrive in orbit and begin their attack , using their fleet to bombard the surface of Ord Mantell . Maul immediately orders his forces to begin carrying out their assault , while the Nightbrothers are to wait in the command center for instructions . The Separatists deploy their droid forces on the surface , where they are met in battle by the limited but powerful number of Shadow Collective troops — Mandalorian , Pyke , and Black Sun alike . Meanwhile , Count Dooku arrives with a number of droid guards , while Maul leaves the surface and makes his way to the Separatist fleet . He and his Mandalorian warships attack the command ship , as Grievous realizes the Separatists have been lured into a trap . On the surface , Dooku is confronted by the Nightbrothers , and a duel ensues between the Sith Lord and the Dathomirian warriors . The droid army continues its advance on the city , where Moj and Fife both begin to question Maul ' s plan while the droids cut through the Shadow Collective forces . As the droids arrive on their position and take the forces into custody , Maul continues his assault in space . His vessel attaches to the hull of the Separatist command vessel , as Maul and his forces board the ship and make their way to the bridge . Once there , the forces take out the battle droids , while Maul captures General Grievous and gives him a choice : disable the signal powering the droids on the surface , or die . Grievous disables the signal , shutting down the droids and allowing the captured Shadow Collective forces on the surface to escape from custody and cut the droids down . Dooku , meanwhile , defeats Viscus and the Nightbrothers , but is taken into custody by the Shadow Collective . From the Separatist command ship , Maul contacts Mother Talzin to tell her what has happened . She promises that with Dooku and Grievous in custody , Sidious will soon be captured as well and they will both find revenge against him . Development . " Son of Dathomir , Part Two " was adapted from " A Tale of Two Apprentices , " an episode that Aïda Mashaka Croal and Matt Michnovetz scripted for what would have been the seventh season of " " .