Darth Maul is one of the most popular and powerful Star Wars villains, but his biggest weakness is the same as the Skywalker saga's main antagonist, Emperor Palpatine. Best known for his double-bladed lightsaber and distinctive physical appearance, Darth Maul debuted in The Phantom Menace as Palpatine's first Sith apprentice where he famously battled Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Although he was seemingly killed off by Kenobi, Maul returned to the franchise in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and subsequently appeared in Star Wars Rebels and Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Like his master, Darth Sidious, better known as Sheev Palpatine, Maul's main weakness was his overconfidence. In Luke Skywalker's confrontation with Palpatine during The Return of the Jedi, he tells the Emperor that his overconfidence is his weakness. That turns out to be true as Palpatine takes too long trying to kill the young Jedi, which gives Darth Vader...