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In this episode, I will be going over 7 interesting facts you might not know about Darth Maul.
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Number 1: His mother is the leader of the Nightsisters of Dathomir
“Arise Maul, reborn son of Dathomir!”
Mother Talzin, who is the leader of the Nightsister of Dathomir, claims herself to be the biological
mother of Darth Maul.
The Nightsisters are a clan of force-sensitive, magick wielding females who lived on Dathomir.
They used the dark energy that encompassed the planet to perform arcane magic.
Number 2: He wasn’t Darth Sidious’ first choice for apprentice
“This is my apprentice, Darth Maul.”
After murdering his own master, Darth Sidious needed to appoint a new apprentice to maintain
the Order of Two.
He actually intended to make Maul’s mother, Mother Talzin his apprentice.
However, once he arrived on Dathomir, he was actually more impressed by the potential of
Maul and abducts him instead, training him as an apprentice.
Number 3: He did not die in the Phantom Menace
Everyone remembers in the Phantom Menace when Obi-Wan cuts Darth Maul in half, after Maul
kills Qui-Gon.
What most people do not know, is that Maul actually survived.
He fell down the reactor shaft, and was able to preserve himself through channeling his
anger and rage.
He eventually gets onto a garbage hauler, that takes him to the junk planet of Lothor
Minor, where he stays for 10 years, slowly going crazy.
“How long have you been here?”
“Years, and years, and years.
Through the grief, JEDI!
Revenge.
I must have revenge.”
Number 4: He has two brothers
Darth Maul, being a Zabrak from the Nightbrothers clan of the planet Dathomir, had two blood
brothers before joining the Sith to become the Emperor’s apprentice.
Their names were Feral and Savage Opress.
“Feral, try not to draw attention to yourself.”
“That won’t be a problem for me Savage.”
Savage Opress, the stronger of the two brothers, is the one who actually finds Maul on Lothor
Minor and saves him.
“You are the brother I’ve been searching for!”
“No, no, no!”
Feral, the weaker, is murdered by Savage Opress as a test of loyalty.
“Kill him.”
“No, brother, brother please.”
“You, big, weakling.”
“Savag-.”
Number 5: He took one of his brothers as his apprentice
Maul chooses his brother, Savage Opress, to be his apprentice.
Opress had already received some training from Count Dooku, “You have a natural ability,
but we must hone it.
Are you up for the challenge of putting your hate to better use.”
So he was familiar with the ways of the dark side.
Opress was initially against the idea, opting instead to challenge Maul in combat, “Always
two there are, my brother, a master, and an apprentice.
And you, are the apprentice.
So, it is time for a lesson.”
However he is quickly defeated.
He eventually agrees to be apprentice, and the two set out to seek revenge on the galaxy.
“And I shall complete your training.
Not as your brother, but as your master.”
Number 6: He formed a group of crime lords called the Shadow Collective
Besides his quest for vengeance against Obi-Wan Kenobi, the single greatest achievement Maul
accomplished was forming a mercenary group called the Shadow Collective.
Several groups join him including Black Sun, the Pyke Syndicate and the Hutt clans.
Maul became a treacherous crime lord onto himself, often ruthlessly interrogating and
murdering anybody who got in his way.
Number 7: He wanted to destroy the Jedi and the Sith
“How unfortunate, that you are attempting to deceive me.”
“Master?”
“You have become a RIVAL!”
After his near death in the Phantom Menace, Maul wanted little to do with the Sith or
the Empire.
His hatred for Obi-Wan was matched by his hatred for the Emperor.
He tries to eliminate both sides of the force, to ensure a rebirth of power, and bring true
balance to the force.
And there you have it!
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