“Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord” would not function a complete lot of recurring characters we have seen in earlier “Star Wars” animated sequence, however it does carry again loads of voices you’ve got heard earlier than. In actual fact, the present marks a reunion virtually 20 years within the making.
Certainly, co-stars Sam Witwer and David W. Collins — who voice Maul and Spybot in “Shadow Lord,” respectively — acquired their begin collectively on one other fan-favorite “Star Wars” property as a totally completely different darkish aspect consumer and droid duo. You see, they voiced Darth Vader’s secret apprentice Starkiller and his droid companion Proxy within the pre-Disney, best-selling, 2008 console online game “Star Wars: The Power Unleashed.”
Earlier than Shadow Lord, Sam Witwer and David W. Collins labored on the Power Unleashed video games
As Starkiller and Proxy, Sam Witwer and David W. Collins have been the celebs of two of the most well-liked “Star Wars” video video games ever produced: “The Power Unleashed” and its 2010 sequel, “The Power Unleashed II.” Set in the course of the darkish occasions previous to “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” they inform the story of Vader’s secret apprentice, whom Vader needs to make use of to overthrow Emperor Palpatine and produce a brand new order to the galaxy. Sadly, a deliberate third “Power Unleashed” recreation was canceled earlier than it might advance past the early phases of growth.
Every now and then, the prospect of a brand new “Power Unleashed” recreation will get rumored as half of the present canon, with Starkiller himself having practically been made into an Inquisitor for the animated sequence “Star Wars Rebels.” Nevertheless, given how a lot of the “Star Wars” timeline between “Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith” and “A New Hope” has since been stuffed in, recreating the story would doubtless show problematic.
After all, “Shadow Lord” is much from the one “Star Wars” mission that Witwer and Collins have labored on for the reason that “Power Unleashed” video games. Collins, you see, is not only a voice actor; he is additionally a supervising sound designer and recording mixer for Skywalker Sound, having recorded voices and ADR for varied “Star Wars” reveals and movies. In the meantime, Witwer has achieved (often uncredited) voice work on live-action sequence like “Skeleton Crew” and “Andor,” along with voicing Maul in a number of animated sequence and “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (the place he changed Maul’s unique live-action voice actor, Peter Serafinowicz).
How Spybot suits into the world of Shadow Lord
“Shadow Lord” sees Sam Witwer reprising his function because the titular former Sith lord, Maul. As Darth Sidious’ forsaken apprentice seeks revenge towards those that left him for useless within the wake of the Siege of Mandalore (as seen within the closing season of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”), he surrounds himself with a staff of allies that stay loyal to him.
Among the many new additions to Maul’s entourage on the present is David W. Collins’ Spybot. True to his title, the character is sort of helpful. Not solely does he spy on Maul’s enemies throughout the planet Janix (the place “Shadow Lord” begins its story), however he fulfills the entire regular capabilities of a droid, too. From slicing into laptop terminals to creating all method of distractions, Spybot usually does his job with a twisted cackle, as skillfully offered by Collins. For now, although, we’ll have to attend and see if he will get to do greater than that because the present progresses.
New episodes of “Star Wars: Maul — Shadow Lord” launch two at a time on Mondays on by way of to Might 4, 2026, on Disney+.
