LEGO Spoiled Solo’s Big Cameo Before Anyone Knew It Was A Surprise

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LEGO seemed to alert fans aboutSolo : A Star Wars Story’ssurprise cameo a calendar month before the motion picture come out . One of the more intriguing bit to come out in the tardy stages of marketing was Dryden Vos warning Han and company,“You know who I answer to . “Many ( including us)interpreted this as a reference to Jabba the Hutt , but Dryden was talking about a entirely different noted eccentric . Towards the end ofSolo , it ’s reveal none other thanDarth Maul is the one behind Crimson Dawn . Since there were n’t even any rumors the former Sith Lord was up for a cameo in the spinoff , this was arguably the expectant jar Lucasfilm tear off in the last fistful of years .

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Even those who were aware Maul had survivedThe Phantom Menacewere caught off - guard , but savvy toy dog collector might have been tipped off weeks ago . The middle of April saw what was dubbed " Wookiee Weekend " as a young wave ofStar Warsproducts ( most of them tying intoSolo ) remove entrepot shelves . One of Lucasfilm ’s premier licensing married person , LEGO , came through with a collection of Buildable Figures . The group include eccentric like Alden Ehrenreich ’s Han Solo and an Imperial Range Trooper - and also Darth Maul .

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It ’s worth pointing out thatLEGOclearly modeled the Maul determine after his appearance inEpisode I(note the double - bladed lightsaber and want of a cybernetic lower half ) , and this really is n’t anything new forStar Warstoys . The the likes of of Hasbro , LEGO , and others frequently habituate the hype of a young moving picture to unveil new intersection of authoritative characters from the older films . Still , it ’s curious Maul was specifically part of this line . At the fourth dimension , he looked out of place , but in retrospect , it makes more sense .

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However , this should n’t be run into as LEGO by choice flub the Maul cameo . Star Warstoymakers seldom ( if ever ) get the inner racecourse on major plot of land twists . For instance , Hasbro did n’t recognise about Darth Vader’sRogue Onehallway sceneuntil after the motion picture debuted in theaters . Giventhe high levels of secrecy involving Maul inSolo(he was n’t even referred to by name in the script ) , it ’s extremely doubtful LEGO know about the reveal ahead of time . There was enough inSoloalready to make a strong product line of business without having to let in Maul . Perhaps down the line , Modern Maul toy reflecting his role inSolowill be produced .

The reintegration of Maul into the live - military action films will forever be a point of contention . An argument can be made that it blend theStar Warsmovies and TV shows ( Maul was a key stick out participant onClone WarsandRebels ) ina fashion the Marvel Cinematic Universe has shy aside from . However , there are many who were displeased with the creative choice , feeling it undersell the impulse of the third act ( in particular Han ’s character arc ) with a slice of ill - executed fan service . Hopefully , Lucasfilm finds a way to pay it off - whether it be in another spinoff movie , a novel , or funny book .