From the Old Drafts of Star Wars: Here's the scene from the
first draft of Star Wars that is congruant with the French Premiere images and
everything we've heard about Darth Maul. He'd be the Sinister Sith Warrior in
this passage:
With the aid of the electrobinoculars, Deak watches the running lights
of the starship flash on and off. Suddenly, something huge moves in front of
his field of view. Before either of the two young boys can react, a large,
sinister SITH warrior in black robes and a face mask looms over them. He
carries a long lazer- sword which cuts young Deak down before he or his
brother are able to raise their weapons. The startled Annikin backs away in
horror, then settles down and ignites his lazersword, which creates an eerie
red glow. He stumbles over rocks as he attempts to avoid the charging SITH
knight. The evil warrior swings his mighty lazersword, but Annikin manages to
deflect the intended death- blow.
Finally, Annikin is able to assume a defensive stance, and the two warriors
stand, sizing up each other. The black knight is at least seven feet tall, and
dwarfs the young JEDI. They stand for a few moments, almost frozen, then in a
flurry of blows, lazerswords clash with the sound of electric snapping and
popping. Annikin is barely able to hold his own against the experienced
knight. Many blows are exchanged before the SITH warrior is able to back
Annikin up against a deep crevasse. Annikin stumbles and almost falls over the
cliff to his death.
The black knight suddenly senses something behind him and whirls around to
face Annikin's father, Kane Starkiller, a Jedi Bendu master. The Sith warrior
raises his lazersword, but is cut in two before he can bring it down again.
Kane moves to the fallen black knight, and studies him carefully. Annikin,
still a little wobbly from the whole experience, attempts to stand. Kane sees
his dead son Deak, and goes to him. He lifts him into his arms and begins to
weep. Annikin stands bewildered, watching his father cradle his dead brother.
