Something I noticed in the book of Boba Fett episode 5 was a very familiar ship that we haven’t seen for decades. The Scimitar. If we go to the end credits where the concept art rolls in on the halo city, we see this ship in the far right top corner. This is the scimitar. Is this Darth maul’s ship? Assuming it could be, considering ALL the big Phantom Menace vibes in this episode...let's go ahead with the theory.
Now while it’s possible there are several models of this same ship, I don’t think the concept artist would put it in such an iconic ship just for giggles. Much like how in revenge of the Sith we see the Millennium Falcon on Coruscant, this ship here I think is actually Maul’s scimitar. So, is this maul? No way, he’s dead. But who I do think it is, is Qi'ra. Maul’s apprentice and the leader to crimson dawn. I believe this little Easter egg is something not to be glossed over. I believe crimson dawn is the one funding the Pykes and really the power behind this whole show. I think what’s going to happen is Thrown controls everything, like the Thanos of Star Wars, and Qi'ra is like Hella, or somewhat like a version of Nebula or something. Maul’s crime syndicate is being now led by Qi’ra who rose to power in Solo. I think seeing her and maybe even Han Solo together in the show could be interesting. Perhaps she captures him or something and brings him to Boba as a peace offering. Luke has to step in and it’s an all out war, and we see boba a bit conflicted but ultimately staying true to his team. I think boba wants revenge on Luke and Han for what they did to him. So it would be exciting to see what happens if he comes across them again…
Qi’ra will be really powerful, not in the force as she isn’t force sensitive, but in her duelling trained by Maul as well as her overall control of the Crimson Dawn. She controls many crime lords much like Maul did, as we see him tell everyone to go into hiding just before Order 66 in The clone wars season 7.
Seeing Maul’s ship, let’s me know that Crimson Dawn is indeed coming, and we can expect an all out war in the 7th episode. I hope it is his ship, and not just there for fun.
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