New Star Wars trailer reveals an awesome new Jedi who's probably doomed

Darth Maul (Sam Witwer) is set to make his return to the spotlight with Maul: Shadow Lord, a brand-new animated series from Lucasfilm Animation coming to Disney Plus on April 6. We already know that Maul is focused on rebuilding his criminal empire on a new planet, Janix, but as the latest trailer reveals, there seems to be plenty more mystery for eagle-eyed Star Wars fans to explore. In the new trailer, Maul laments that the Empire turned on him. It's a betrayal that calls for a consequence — specifically, a weapon to fight back against the Imperials. The camera lingers on Devon Izara, a young Twi’lek Jedi who, like every other Jedi after Order 66, is hiding from the Empire. “Together we can destroy the Empire,” Maul says. The trailer then cuts to Devon speaking to her reptile-like companion (also a Jedi) about Maul wanting them to fight together as allies, to which her companion reiterates that while the Empire is their common enemy, Maul will “never” be their ally. We’ve speculated before whether Devon may be Disney’s answer to Darth Talon, a character who’s only appeared so far in the decanonized Star Wars Extended Universe, where she serves as Maul’s apprentice. If that's the

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