Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel usage of the legendary lightsaber. The organizational structure and purpose of the Jedi as spiritual warrior monks also draws from the Samurai who served the same purpose of protecting society and maintaining peace. According to Hamill in the documentary, the armor of the samurai also resembles and inspired the concept of Darth Vader. The documentary also covers how the lightsaber duel scenes in the films intensified from the 1977 "A Star Wars" film, to "Revenge of the Sith". Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel is a 2015 documentary hosted by Mark Hamill.
Darth Maul 2017, Marvel released "Star Wars: Darth Maul" a 5-issue prequel series centered on Darth Maul before the events of "The Phantom Menace". Dark Horse Comics produced "" based on the scripts and storyboards of an unproduced 4-episode story arc intended for "The Clone Wars" Season 6. After killing Savage Opress, Darth Sidious takes Maul to a Separatist prison, where Count Dooku tortures him for information about the Shadow Collective. Prime Minister Almec arranges Maul's escape and the latter then heads back to Zanbar to command the Death Watch army. However, he is followed there by General Grievous and his droids,