Knights of Ren he knew. Mostly through their dealings with Crimson Dawn which really had been amusing more than threatening, at least on his end. Maul was no threat to him and even less of one to Palpatine - after all, he'd raised him. He knew Maul's weaknesses inside and out, and had probably created some of them. And Maul had even more cybernetics than he did, really. Palpatine favored Force Lightning.
And Maul had been trained as Sith Assassian, only shifted to 'Apprentice' by lack of other options. Ventress had always been more of a threat. Really he'd considered them more of a distraction than anything. But in a galaxy without the Empire...
Well. He could see their appeal. What if he'd run into them, as a group, on Tatooine after his mother? Without Padmé and especially if Obi-Wan had been killed on Geonosis? Yes, he could easily see the appeal.
"I was unaware they named themselves. Keeping your own name is special." Given most Dark Side groups somewhat followed similar traditions of the Sith, with Masters naming their students. "Was it a good fit for you?"
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And Maul had been trained as Sith Assassian, only shifted to 'Apprentice' by lack of other options. Ventress had always been more of a threat. Really he'd considered them more of a distraction than anything. But in a galaxy without the Empire...
Well. He could see their appeal. What if he'd run into them, as a group, on Tatooine after his mother? Without Padmé and especially if Obi-Wan had been killed on Geonosis? Yes, he could easily see the appeal.
"I was unaware they named themselves. Keeping your own name is special." Given most Dark Side groups somewhat followed similar traditions of the Sith, with Masters naming their students. "Was it a good fit for you?"