Why Maul Was the ONLY Sith Palpatine Ever Truly Cared About

Every Sith apprentice Darth Sidious ever trained was bound by the same code. The master killed the apprentice he had replaced. Darth Sidious enforced this with Count Dooku, cultivated Anakin Skywalker by it, and killed his own master Darth Plagueis to rise through it. Darth Maul was the only apprentice he would not kill, no matter how many times the code demanded it. This is why. Sources: Canon Sources: The Phantom Menace (1999) Attack of the Clones (2002) Revenge of the Sith (2005) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Return of the Jedi (1983) TV: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020) Star Wars Rebels (2014-2018) Comics: Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir by Jeremy Barlow (2014) Others: StarWars.com Databank entries for Maul, Savage Opress, Mother Talzin, Shadow Collective, Mas Amedda Legends Sources: Darth Plagueis by James Luceno (2012) Darth Bane: Path of Destruction by Drew Karpyshyn (2006) Darth Bane: Rule of Two by Drew Karpyshyn (2007) Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil by Drew Karpyshyn (2009) Comics: Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith by Darko Macan (2001)