Match 20729 Darth Maul vs. Skeletor

[Boratz]

With his yellowish Sith eyes watching over sparing sessions between numerous Jedi, the Zabrak warrior worked tirelessly to study the different techniques of his enemies. From the security archives that his master had acquired for him, Maul sought to find all the strengths and weaknesses of the different Jedi he had hoped to face. While watching over the archives, he sensed a disturbance in the Force. The temperature in the room had started to rise rapidly and the air pressure felt as if it were increasing at an abnormal rate. Maul felt a strong burning sensation with every move that he made. The training room doors soon opened, and his yellowish eyes shifted toward the direction of the doors. A metallic clanking sound soon drowned out the noise of the security footage as a group of training droids entered the room. Maul shifted his attention to the group of droids that had entered the room. There were five droids that were all armed with different weapons, but each one had the goal of eliminating the Sith warrior.
 
 
Knowing full well that this was simply another one of his master's grueling tests, the Sith warrior smiled before reaching down for his lightsaber. After his fingers clenched around the long double-bladed hilt, he sauntered over to face off against the dangerous droids that came to face him. His smile quickly faded once he realized that his lightsaber had been tampered with. The Zabrak warrior gritted his sharp teeth while glancing down at his lightsaber hilt. He then let out a brief sigh once he realized that his master had messed up his lightsaber as part of the training session. Maul knew that Sidious was not only training his skills in combat, but he was also testing his abilities to adapt to any situation. He knew that Sidious was cunning and calculating. The Sith Lord sought to instill the same skills within his apprentice so that he would not fall so easily against the Jedi. 
 
 
As the dangerous droids prepared to unleash their lethal attacks upon the Sith assassin, the Zabrak warrior dropped his lightsaber hilt on the floor. He unleashed a powerful Force push that knocked each of the droids back. Despite the power that Maul unleashed upon the droids, one of the machines rolled forward. The Zabrak's yellow eyes glared upon the droideka as a shield of energy formed around it. The destroyer started unleashing a series of blasts in the direction of the Sith assassin. Maul lunged back and flipped high into the air. He landed behind the control panels that he was using to watch over the security footage of the different Jedi's combat sessions. The air pressure was only growing stronger and the heat in the room was intensifying. While gritting his sharp teeth, the Zabrak warrior started searching for ways to fight back against these droids. He glanced back at the droids and realized that they were beginning to get in a flanking position. 
 
 
With the rapid blasts that were coming from the droideka, Maul knew that he would have to stop the destroyer before anything else. As his eyes searched the room, a small grin formed across his red and black cheeks. The Sith assassin lifted his hand and hissed as the Force took hold of a large metallic vent on the ceiling. Suddenly, the vent was ripped off the ceiling and fell upon the droideka. Despite the energy shield that was formed around the destroyer, Maul felt a since of releif once he saw the droideka get crushed by the weight of the vent. Even though he found a way to defeat the destroyer droid, Maul knew that there were still several other threats that he would have to neutralize before he could consider this a victory. His eyes shifted to a larger droid that was inching closer toward the Sith assassin. While glancing back at the debris from where the destroyer was crushed, Maul had an idea. 
 
 
In the debris, Maul saw a sharp piece of metal sticking out of the crushed droideka. With the droids circling around him, the Sith assassin flipped around and evaded the blasts being shot at him. He stretched out his hands once again and used the Force to throw the sharp piece of metal into the large droid that stood before him. Despite impaling the large droid with the metal spike, the machine did not go down so easily. Its metallic feet continued to pound against the floor with that same clanking noise that Maul heard when the droids entered the room. The Sith assassin hissed as he flipped toward the large droid. He kicked the upper parts of the droid and watched as it staggered back only a couple feet. The droid swung out its arm and Maul ducked down to avoid being hit by the droid's arm. The Zabrak quickly spun around and grabbed a hold of the sharp piece of metal that was impaled inside the large droid. 
 
 
Maul ripped the piece of metal out of the large droid. He quickly looked around the room and saw the other droids closing in on him. His yellow Sith eyes glanced back at the large droid behind him. Preparing to unleash a killing blow, the large droid aimed its blaster arm at the Sith assassin. With a well-placed strike, Maul pierced the metal spike into the top of the droid’s head. He lunged up in the air and unleashed a powerful Force surge down into the droid. The sharp piece of metal pushed its way through the bottom of the droid. The large droid fell to its knees while Maul was being surrounded by the other droids. Maul quickly studied his surroundings once again but soon became overwhelmed by a distressing sound. After the large droid was ultimately defeated and compromised, the machine had a detonator within its inner core. The Zabrak used the Force to take hold of the droid and threw it at his oncoming attackers. With what little time that he had left, the Sith assassin tried to create as much distance as he could to get get as far away from the blast as possible. 
 
 
The large droid exploded which caused the entire room to violently shake. A cloud of dark smoke filled the air as the heat grew to an unbearable level. Maul used his power to protect himself from the blast and clear out the smoke. For a moment he felt as if he was victorious, but that moment was cut short by the sound of clanking metal. His yellowish Sith eyes gazed into the smoke and saw three figures emerging from the darkness. Two of the droids held electrostaffs. The Sith assassin could tell that they were agile and highly lethal. The Zabrak lunged at one of the electrostaff wielding droids with a fierce movement. The droids violently swung the staff at the Sith assassin. Maul evaded and dodged each attack with much ease despite the increasing heat. He could feel his body growing tired and his movements were growing slower with each passing moment. Maul realized that he would have to end this test soon or his failure would result in certain demise. 
 
 
With a swift and precise movement, the Zabrak was able to rip the electrostaff from the hands of one of the droids. He slammed the edge of the staff into the droid's head and then quickly lunged at the other electrostaff wielding droid. The two electrostaffs clashed while sparks filled the air. This droid was programmed to be exceptionally skilled in melee combat, but it was no match for the Sith assassin. After multiple clashes with the electrostaffs, Maul found the opportunity to impale his enemy. With one final killing blow, the Zabrak quickly turned his attention to the final droid. This droid stood before him with its arms crossed behind its back. This droid was slender and taller than the others that he had faced. The droid's arms dropped to its side while two other arms rose from its back. Upon the waist band of the droid, Maul could see lightsabers that his Master collected over the years. 
 
 
Maul circled around the droid and realized that it resembled the Jedi architect droid known as Huyang. Reflecting on the several archival footages that he watched over the years, Maul realized that his Master must have replicated the same type of droid. The architect droid took out two lightsabers at its waist and ignited them. Maul's eyes widened once he saw the two arms on its back ignited a pair of smaller sabers. With the architect droid armed with four lightsabers, the Sith assassin knew that his Master would have programmed this machine with knowledge of all the lightsaber techniques. The Zabrak warrior spun the electrostaff around and got into a battle stance. Maul's grip on the staff tightened once he charged at the architect droid with a swift and precise movement.  The electrostaff clashed against the blades as the droid lunged forward. Darth Maul gritted his teeth while glaring into the face of the expressionless machine. 
 
 
The mechanical arms on the back of the droid started to shift around while its feet started to clank across the floor. Maul flipped to the side to avoid one of the lightsabers slashing down toward him. He blocked another attack with the electrostaff as the droid continued to inch closer toward the Sith assassin. Smoke and sparks surrounded the Zabrak warrior as he glanced over the staff. He realized that the elctrostaff was growing weaker with each clash from the deadly lightsabers. Maul realized that he had to either find a way to end this battle soon or obtain one of the blades from the architect droid. As the droid continued its relentless attacks against the Zabrak warrior, Maul was able to jump high up into the air. He flipped over the droid's head and landed directly behind the droid. Before the droid could spin around, Maul swung his electostaff across one of the mechanical arms of the droid. 
 
 
Maul grinned as he reached out for the lightsaber that had fallen out of the droid's severed limb that was attach to its back. The Force quickly brought the lightsaber's hilt into Maul's hand. As the lightsaber came into Maul's grasp, the droid lunged forward at the Sith assassin. Maul was able to evade the droid's attacks and flipped to the side. He ignited the fiery blade and blocked one of the fierce attacks from the architect droid. The lightsabers clashed as the droid immediately positioned its stance for another attack. With its metal feet stomping against the floor, the lethal droid moved in for its next attack. The Sith assassin was able to block each attack, but he could feel himself growing tired as result of the rising temperature. Maul knew he had to end this battle now or his body would give out him completely. The Zabrak warrior savagely lunged at the droid with a series of powerful attacks. 
 
 
Despite his best efforts, the droid was able to block each attack. The Sith assassin started breathing heavily as his yellowish eyes looked over the droid. He was almost impressed by his Master's programming on this droid. It certainly had knowledge of all forms of lightsaber combat. Realizing that this was his Master's intention, Maul looked over the droid and then saw something that caught his attention. The Sith assassin waved his hand through the air. With his power in the Force, he moved the other electrostaff that was lying on the floor. The staff launch toward the droid that stood before him. Spinning its body around, the droid was able to swat away the electrostaff that was flying toward it with one of its lightsabers. While the droid was distracted with its backed turned, Maul jumped forward and sliced his lightsaber through the droid's neck. The droid's head fell on the floor and rolled away as the droid's body dropped against the floor. 
 
 
Maul stepped back and scowled while looking over the remains of all the droids that he had defeated. While taking a moment to catch his breath, he suddenly felt the temperature dropping. The air pressure started to go back to normal as a powerful presence soon entered the room. Sensing his Master approaching, Maul threw down the lightsaber that belonged to the architect droid and dropped his knees. While bowing to his approaching Master, he could hear his conniving voice call to him. 
 
 
"Rise, my apprentice." Darth Sidious said while standing before the Sith assassin.
 
 
Maul rose to his feet as Sidious reached out his hand. The Sith assassin watched as his long lightsaber hilt floated toward his Master. Sidious snatched the lightsaber out of the air and started tinkering with Maul's weapon. After a couple moments, Maul watched as the fiery crimson blades extended out of the lightsaber. Sidious handed Maul his lightsaber while started to circle around his apprentice.
 
 
"You have done well, my apprentice." Sidious said while glaring at his apprentice from underneath his hood.
 
 
"Have you come with a new mission, Master?" Maul muttered while looking over his lightsaber.
 
 
"I have... One that is detrimental to our plans for this galaxy." Sidious replied.
 
 
"What are my orders?" Maul asked while turning his eyes toward Sidious.
 
 
"There is one that threatens my plans for the Trade Federation. I need you to eliminate him before he becomes too much of a problem." Sidious replied.
 
 
"Who is this target?" Maul asked.
 
 
"He goes by many names but the one that is most commonly used among his followers is.... Skeletor." Sidious replied.
 
Meanwhile,
 
There was a certain chill that was lingering around different corridors. Countless droids marched through the hallways while Nute Gunray met with the other leaders of the Trade Federation. The Viceroy could see the growing tension in the room while they waited for the transmission from the Sith Lord known as Sidious. While they continued to wait, the Viceroy also began to have an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach. Despite his reservations about aligning himself with this Sith Lord, he knew that Sidious would not have forgotten about this meeting. The Viceroy ordered some of his subordinates to attempt to contact Darth Sidious, but they found that something was blocking all their communication. Although there was a lingering chill within the air, the Viceroy started to feel as if his skin was burning with a feeling of panic. Gunray barked out orders to his subordinates to find out what was blocking the communications. 
 
 
While trying to look calm for the other leaders within the Trade Federation, Gunray started to feel his legs trembling with each passing moment. He soon received word from one of his droids that there was a security breach. The Viceroy looked glanced back at his fellow leaders and realized that there was no hiding it anymore. The Trade Federation was under attack, and they needed to evacuate. Gunray orders his droids to prepare the ship for their departure. As the leaders started gathering and preparing to head toward the ship's, they felt the facility shake around them. Blaster fire could be heard from all around while lights started to flicker. Gunray gave off a slight chuckle and tried to reassure the other leaders that his droids had everything under control. Despite his best efforts to put up a confident appearance, the Viceroy was visibly shaken. His hands trembled while following behind a few of his droids toward the hanger. 
 
Even though the Viceroy was in a state of panic, the other Trade Federation members had no choice but to follow him to the hanger. There were sirens and alarms blaring throughout the facility while the world continued to shake. Through the communicators, the Viceroy and the other Trade Federation leaders could hear the battle droids discussing ambushes in different sections of the facility. Nute Gunray felt a sense of relief once he saw the opening to the hanger up ahead. Once he and the other Trade Federation leaders made their way into the hanger, the Viceroy gazed upon the army of droids that were scrambling around the different star ships. They were preparing to take to the skies to engage in aerial combat against whatever it was that attacked the facility. While the different star fighters were being prepared for combat, the Viceroy and his colleagues were led to a small star cruiser. 
 
After being led into the star cruiser, a massive explosion shook the entire hanger. The Viceroy looked around in all directions as a cloud of dark smoke filled the hanger. He started screaming and yelling for his droids to get the ship into the air. An army of warrior entered the hanger as blaster fire rang out from the legions of battle droids. From what little the Viceroy could see through the smoke, the group of warriors varied in size and appearance. They showed no fear against the Viceroy's legions of battle droids. Gunray sighed once he heard the star cruiser roar to life and lift off the hanger floor. As the ship cruiser started moving forward and out of the hanger, the Viceroy sat down in his seat. He felt his nerves slowly calming down, but that did not last long. Several loud bangs filled the inside of the cruiser followed by a violent shake. One of the Viceroy's subordinates yelled that they had taken on several major hits.
 
The star cruiser spun in all directions as the pilot tried to regain control of the ship. Unfortunately, the damage was far too severe, and the only option was to prepare for a crash landing. Nute Gunray and the other Trade Federation leaders geld on tightly to their seats as the cruiser crashed into a forest below. After the crash, Gunray and his colleagues were able to push themselves out of their seats. Despite the black snoke that filled the cabin and the sparks that were raining down, one of the Viceroy's protocol droids assured everyone that they were safe now. While trying to gather his strength, the Viceroy was confronted by one of the other Trader Federation leaders. This leader pushed him back and started screaming at the Viceroy. The Viceroy staggered back while looking over at his screaming colleague. With each accusation that the colleague made, the Viceroy simply stumbled back further. 
 
Suddenly, the screaming Trader Federation leader went completely silent. He let out a grunt as the end of a sharp blade pierced through his chest. Standing behind the Trade Federation leader was one of the warriors that had attacked the Viceroy's base. The warrior grabbed the Trade Federation leader's shoulder and took out the blade that it had impaled through his body. The warrior then simply pushed the lifeless leader's body away as a group of powerful warriors swarmed inside the star cruiser. The Viceroy threw up his hands while shaking in a panic. Before he could plead for his life, a maniacal laughter echoed throughout the inside of the star cruiser. The Viceroy started breathing heavily as the mysterious warriors took hold of all the Trade Federation leaders. He trembled once the laughter became louder with each passing second. Gunray's dark eyes moved around the cruiser searching for the source of the laughter. Despite the thick smoke and the haze that filled the cruise, the Viceroy could see a large figure emerging from the shadows. He immediately recognized this figure as the source of the maniacal laughter. The figure's head was covered by a raggedy purple hood, and it held a long, strange staff in one of its hands. 
 
"Leaving so soon, Viceroy..." The hooded figure said while pulling back his hood.
 
Gunray gasped as his dark eyes looked upon the green colored skull head of the figure. 
 
"We have much to discuss, Viceroy." Skeletor laughed while signaling his minions to take the Trade Federation leaders captive. 
 
While being dragged through the landscape, Nute Gunray and the other Trade Federation leaders looked around at Skeletor's army. As they were being led back to the conquered facility, the Viceroy was panting and trembling. He tried to find the words that he could say to plead with this powerful new enemy. The Viceroy realized there was not much that could be said while he looked over at his colleagues. A powerful sound could be heard from up above. The Viceroy looked up into the skies and almost felt a sense of relief once he said several of the Trade Federation gunships filling the view from up above. Once they made their way back into the facility, Skeletor ordered for his army to confront the oncoming droids. He still had a plan for the Viceroy and the other leaders. The dangerous Lord of Destruction had to keep the Viceroy and the others as his prisoners if he hoped to secure his rule in this galaxy.
 
Once his army left to face off against the droids, the Overlord of Evil led the Viceroy and the other Trader Federation leader to a corridor filled with containment units. After the corridor opened, a small unit of battle droids turned to face the Lord of Destruction. Skeletor laughed as his dark empty eyes glared upon the machines that stood before him. With his grip tightening on his Havoc Staff, the powerful being unleashed his power onto the battle droids. While spinning his staff, a bright purple light radiated off the staff while the Lord of Destruction leaped higher into the air. After summoning a powerful attack, he powered his way through a group of the droids. Several blasts rang out after he destroyed the first few droids with ease. He almost giggled once he saw a pair of droidekas roll up within the corridor. The two droids stood before the Lord of Destruction and immediately aimed their blasters at the fiend. Shields of energy formed around the droids as they started to fire their devastating blasts at Skeletor. Once the energy shields formed around the pair of droids, Skeletor spun his staff around and looked over his opponents. He leaped into the air to avoid being shot by the overpowering blasts.
 
"Is this the best that your army has to offer, Viceroy?" Skeletor hissed.
 
The frightening sorcerer summoned a power blast from his Havoc Staff. A fiery purple haze shot toward the pairs of droids and ripped through the energy shields of the droidekas. The two droids were torn to pieces by the purple magic that was summoned by the Lord of Destruction. Gunray's breath almost escaped his lunges once he saw the destruction of the droids that he hoped would have defeated the powerful sorcerer. With the droids defeated, Skeletor turned his gaze back toward the Viceroy and the other leaders.
 
"Do you have any other surprises for me, Viceroy? I have grown bored of your pathetic toys!" Skeletor mocked. 
 
“What do you want?” Gunray asked while dropping to his knees.
 
“Only your cooperation for now, Viceroy! Soon, you and friends here will play a part in me taking control of this universe!” Skeletor boasted while throwing out his hands.
 
Skeletor forced the Trade Federation leaders into the containment units and watched as the prison doors shut in front of them. With his menacing laughter filling the room around, the Lord of Destruction turned to leave the area. The metal door started to open and a figure in an all-black robe stood on the other side. Reaching up to pull back the hood of his robes, the figure stared at Skeletor with piercing yellow eyes. Skeletor smiled while pointing his staff at the red and black skinned warrior. 
 
"It looks like I may get to have some fun after all with a real challenge!" Skeletor laughed.
 
Maul took out his lightsaber and spun in his hands. He ignited the fiery crimson blades as his yellow eyes never lost focus from his opponent. Maul stood in a battle stance while Skeletor spun his staff. The Sith assassin gazed over his target while trying to figure out what his next move would be. 
 
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Darth Maul is armed with his double-bladed lightsaber
 
Skeletor is armed with his Havoc Staff
 

[Callisto]

Learn More About
Darth Maul
Read more about Darth Maul at Wikipedia
Official Site: 20th Century Fox Films Links: Darth Maul Wikipedia page Star Wars Wikipedia page Episode I: The Phantom Menace imdb page

Skeletor
Read more about Skeletor at Wikipedia
Official Site: Mattel Links: Wikipedia IMDb He-Man.org

[Boratz]

Hope you all enjoy 

[leroypowell3]

Skeletor should be able to overcome Maul after feeling him out for a bit.

[Pizza Guy]

Well Skeletor regularly hangs with He-Man who is a confirmed planet buster so I personally don’t see Maul lasting long.

[Callisto]

Match Final Results

Member Ratings:
4.00 - Pizza Guy
5.00 - SSJRuss

FPA Calculation:
2 Total Votes cast
9.00 Total Combined Score
9.00 / 2 = 4.50 Final Rating on the match

MATCH SCORE
Darth Maul: 1
Skeletor: 4

[JohnnyChany]

Cool match Boratz. Was going to get back to it to rate and vote and forgot too. Glad Skeletor got the win.