Duel on Tatooine

A Duel on Tatooine was fought between Sith Lord Darth Maul and Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn during the Invasion of Naboo. Maul had been sent by his Master Darth Sidious to capture Queen Amidala of Naboo, who had managed to get through the Trade Federation's blockade of her homeworld and take temporary refuge on Tatooine under the protection of Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi.
By tracing transmissions to the Queen's royal starship, Maul managed to successfully track the starship and its crew to Tatooine, where he dispatched a probe droid to confirm their presence there. Maul ambushed Jinn as he prepared to load a newcomer to their party, Anakin Skywalker, onto the Queen's starship, which was due to depart for the galactic capital of Coruscant.
The duel was a brief but fierce skirmish, with Maul gaining the upper hand as soon as he leapt into action. Maul's terrifying combination of agility, anger and ferocity surprised Jinn, who seemed to tire as the battle went on. He was unable to sufficiently counter-attack Maul's lethal lightsaber technique, as the Zabrak relished in a first duel with a Jedi Master. Although Maul would go on to wield a double-bladed lightsaber, he was still skilled with a single blade, and this was the factor that nearly cost Jinn his life.
Jinn managed to hold off Maul long enough for the ship to launch. The sudden appearance of Maul revealed to the Jedi Order the reemergence of the Sith, who were thought to have been destroyed for an entire millennium.
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Category:Events
Category:Republic Era