Darth Maul: Shadow Lord trailer is here. Which characters might we expect to see in the Star Wars Black Series
- Mephitsu
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2026 is shaping up to be a good year for Star Wars fans, headlined by the cinematic release of The Mandalorian and Grogu, supported by the new Maul: Shadow Lord animated series on Disney+ from the team who brought us The Clone Wars and Rebels.
The new teaser trailer has now landed for Maul, and that means our speculation can begin on what, if any, Star Wars Black Series releases we could expect from Hasbro.
It is almost guaranteed that we will get a new Maul from the show. This could be a new build or use some parts from the 2022 Clone Wars Maul or the 2023 Old Master. Either way, we must have him with soft goods robes, ideally wired to meet the pose from the trailer.
Alongside Maul, it would be good to see a release for his new apprentice, Devon Izara, the Twi'lek played by Gideon Adlon and who looks to be central to what is speculated as being a take on the Darth Talon story.
Devon Izara's Master features in the trailer; Master Eeko-Dio-Daki is, we assume, another survivor from Order 66. His species is yet unconfirmed, but we know he is played by Dennis Haysbert. From a new character to a recurring one with Vanessa Marshall's Rook Kast, the Mandalorian who was part of Maul's Mandalorian exploits during The Clone Wars. She is seen in the trailer with her Mandalorian armour and helmet, and at one point using her flamethrower.
WIth this set between Order 66 and the events of Solo, we are in the midst of the Jedi Purge and so it is no surprise to see Inquisitors feature, considering Maul's background and the role of both Devon Izara and Master Eeko-Dio-Daki. The two we see feature in the trailer are also returning characters with Marrok, seen prominently in Ahsoka as a reanimated Inquisitor, and the Eleventh Brother who first appeared in Tales of the Jedi, battling a young Ahsoka. With Marrok already existing as a Black Series figure, a cleaned-up and Imperial-branded version is not a big stretch. Parts are also available to build the Eleventh Brother; we've previously done a custom with existing Inquisitor and Imperial bodies and a 3D printed mask.
The final two potential figures we picked out are Captain Brander Lawson and his partner, the droid 2BOT (also nicknamed Two-Boots). The designs of both Lawsonand 2BOT are very similar to the law enforcement seen in some elements of the Jedi video game series. It will be interesting to see if 2BOT is voiced any differently by Richard Ayoade to his last droid appearance as Q9-0 "Zero" in The Mandalorian.
With Maul: Shadow Lord due to release in June and with the trailer now released, we will watch the next few Hasbro Star Wars Fan Streams and reveals to see how deep they are going into this series. As always, any new announcements will be shared on our news feed, and tracked on our Comprehensive Star Wars Black Series Collector Database
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