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After nearly two-and-a-half hours of uncertainty, viewers finally found out which side Qi’ra ([Emilia Clarke](http://time.com/5288844/game-of-thrones-emilia-clarke-daenerys-final-scene/)) is really on in _Solo: A Star Wars Story._ It’s revealed that although she seems to have feelings for [Han](http://time.com/5247523/star-wars-top-han-solo-moments/) (Alden Ehrenreich), her ultimate goal is to move up in the ranks of criminal organization [Crimson Dawn](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Crimson%5FDawn). After Qi’ra betrays and kills the villainous [Dryden Vos](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Dryden%5FVos) (Paul Bettany) and sends Han after Beckett (Woody Harrelson) and the [coaxium](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Coaxium), she reports Vos’ death to the true leader of Crimson Dawn, Darth Maul (Ray Park)—yes, that’s the very same double-bladed lightsaber wielding Darth Maul from George Lucas’ first prequel movie, _The Phantom Menace._ We know what you’re thinking: Considering Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) chopped Darth Maul in half in _The Phantom Menace,_ how does this fit into the _Star Wars_ timeline? _Phantom Menace_ takes place 32 years before _A New Hope_ in 32 BBY (before the [Battle of Yavin](http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Battle%5Fof%5FYavin)) while _Solo_ is set only around 10 years prior to _A New Hope_. So how is Darth Maul alive during _Solo?_ The answer lies with what the Star Wars universe considers to be canon, or more specifically, what events from the books and series that were released between the film trilogies are treated as part of the official story. In April 2014, [Lucasfilm announced](https://www.starwars.com/news/the-legendary-star-wars-expanded-universe-turns-a-new-page) that any previously released _Star Wars_ Expanded Universe content—including all books, comic books, video games, and television series derivative of the franchise—was considered non-canon. “While Lucasfilm always strived to keep the stories created for the EU consistent with our film and television content as well as internally consistent, Lucas always made it clear that he was not beholden to the EU,” the statement read. “He set the films he created as the canon. This includes the six _Star Wars_ episodes, and the many hours of content he developed and produced in _Star Wars: The Clone Wars_. These stories are the immovable objects of _Star Wars_ history, the characters and events to which all other tales must align.” It’s in _Clone Wars_ that Darth Maul is revealed to have survived his run-in with Obi-Wan’s lightsaber and made it to the junkyard planet of Lotho Minor simply by channeling his sheer will to live into the Dark Side of the Force, meaning that his return is in fact canon. Maul eventually gets off Lotho Minor with the help of his brother, Savage Opress, and is given a pair of cybernetic legs before going on to form an alliance of criminal syndicates called the Shadow Collective. Judging by the events of _Solo_, Crimson Dawn is apparently one of the syndicates under the Shadow Collective umbrella—a revelation that seems to indicate that Maul will have a major part to play in any future _Solo_ spinoffs. But Darth Maul isn’t the only existing _Star Wars_ villain to make his mark in _Solo_. There were also several allusions to Han’s future involvement with a “bigshot gangster” on Tatooine—a description that seems as though it could only be a reference to Jabba the Hutt. Han is still smuggling spice for Jabba When the events of _A New Hope_ begin, meaning once he gets involved with the Hutt boss, he’s going to be in it for the long haul. Luckily, we don’t have to spend time wondering how that storyline turns out. A Surprising Star Wars Villain Cameos in Solo: What That Means ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5290438/star-wars-solo-darth-maul/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5290438/star-wars-solo-darth-maul/"},"headline":"There's a Surprise Cameo in Solo. 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