It turns out that Star Wars’ newest assassin—who is also Darth Maul’s successor—was designed by Brian Matyas, a concept artist who has worked on The Mandalorian. As revealed in War of the Bounty Hunters, Deathstick is the new hit-woman face of the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn.
At the moment, little is known about the fate of Crimson Dawn after the events of Solo: A Star Wars Story, but that might soon change as the comics fill in the gaps between the movies. With the reappearance of Qi’ra and the introduction of a side plot in the current ongoing crossover event, War of the Bounty Hunters, it seems like fans will finally get some answers regarding what happened after Maul’s death. A new assassin has come on the scene in Bounty Hunters #13 written by Ethan Sacks with art by Paolo Villanelli, known as the mysterious Deathstick.
Brian Matyas is a character designer for Lucasfilm who originally created Deathstick for the action role-playing game Star Wars: Uprising, but it seems like she’ll grow in her importance in War of the Bounty Hunters. While little is known regarding her character, Matyas’ design is a promising start for an intimidating threat to the bounty hunter. In search of Breitbart Valance, Maul’s successor has large boots to fill. In Brian Matyas’ post on Instagram that shared his original concept art, he shouted out series artist Paolo Villanelli, saying, "#tbt to one of my favorite characters I designed for Star Wars Uprising, Deathstick! Recently learned she has made her debut in the Star Wars Bounty Hunters comics as Darth Maul's assassin successor. @villanellipaolo did a wonderful job illustrating her.”
Although extended Star Wars media tends to receive a mixed response from the fanbase, it should be encouraging for readers to see the relationship between War of the Bounty Hunters and Uprising. In the past, the franchise has felt splintered into movies, books, and games all competing for the title of canon, while not always taking each other into account. For Bounty Hunters to expand upon an already-existing character who had little to nothing known about her sets a precedent of respect to the universe, as well as the fans who know it so well. The Star Wars universe is vast enough for this type of expansion to happen repeatedly with characters who have been relegated to the background.
It’s also a positive sign of the interconnectedness of the galaxy that seemingly new characters don’t exist solely for one medium. When someone like Qi’ra makes the jump from the screen to the panel, it rewards audiences while elevating pre-established events. Star Wars has become famous for this, with numerous recent examples as Ahsoka and Bo Katan were among the few who made the transition from animation in The Clone Wars to live action in The Mandalorian. By using the character designed by Brian Matyas for the role of Darth Maul's successor, the Star Wars comics are continuing this tradition. For all readers know, this is only the beginning of Deathstick’s journey in the Star Wars underworld.
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