Star Wars 9 theory: Darth Maul's fate is key to Palpatine's DEFEAT in Rise of Skywalker

The fan theorist writes: “As of 1999, viewers watched Obi-Wan Kenobi kill Darth Maul in Episode I.

“Then in Rebels, Maul was brought back only to die at the hands of Obi-Wan once more in a duel that thematically put a close to their fight

“(Maul tried using his same aggressive tactics against Obi-Wan, but Obi-Wan had ‘risen above”’ and defeated him in one strike).

“After watching this episode of Rebels, the net effect is the same. Maul still dies at the hands of Obi-Wan.”