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Maul var överbekant och oförberedd
Från novelliseringen av fantomstriden:
Darth Maul walked slowly to the edge of the melting pit, tattoed face bathed in sweat, eyes wild and bright with joy. The battle was finished. The last Jei was about to be dispatched. He smiled and shifted the remnant of his shattered lightsaber from one hand to the other, savouring the moment.
Eyes fixed on the Sith Lord, Obi-Wan Kenobi went deep inside himself, connecting with the Force he had worked so hard to understanding. Calming himself, stilling the trembling of his heart, and banishing his anger and fear, he called upon the last of his reserves. With clarity of purpose and strength of heart, he launched himself away from the side of the pit and catapulted back toward its lip. Imbued with the power of the Force, he cleared the rim easily, somersaulting behind the Sith Lord in a single smooth, powerful motion. Even as he landed, he was drawing Qui-Gon Jinn's fallen lightsaber to his outstretched hand.
Darth Maul whirled to confront him, shock and rage twisting his red and black face. But before he could act to save himself, Qui-Gon's lightsaber slashed through his chest, burning him with killing fire. The stricken Sith Lord howled in pain and disbelief.
Detta ger oss lite mer inblick i händelsen än filmen ensam.
I huvudsak lider Maul av Siths vanligaste och största svaghet. Som Luke sade till kejsaren,
"Your overconfidence is your weakness."
Maul är inte i en stridsposition. Han uppmärksammar inte. Han är inte uppmärksam, han är övertygad om att han redan har vunnit och det är bara de döende kvar. Samtidigt är Obi-Wan det som en Jedi ska vara - lugn, kontrollerad, självförtroende, unemotional. De största styrkorna i en Jedi upp mot Siths största svaghet - och Jedi vann.
Låt oss också komma ihåg den här raden från Mark Twain:
The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him; he does the thing he ought not to do; and often it catches the expert out and ends him on the spot.
Återigen matar detta tillbaka till övertygelse. Maul var säker på att han överträffade sin motståndare på alla sätt, så när Obi-Wan gjorde det dumma och försökte attackera en överlägsen motståndare på hög mark, väntade Maul inte på det.