Maul/Relationships

The relationships of Darth Maul from the Star Wars universe.
==Family==
===Talzin===
Talzin was Maul's biological mother. As a child, Maul was taken from her by Darth Sidious so he could be trained as a Sith. Years after his defeat on Naboo, Talzin sent her other son Savage Opress to find Maul. Once Savage brought Maul home, she used her own magic powers to restore his legs, memory, and sanity.
Talzin cared deeply for her son, treating him with love and kindness, and valuing him above all others. She ultimately cared more about Maul than her own self, as she willingly sacrificed herself to allow Maul to escape from Sidious and his minions. Talzin's love and protectiveness for Maul was reciprocated, and Maul was greatly devastated by her death.
Even after sixteen years, Maul still held an extremely bitter grudge against Sidious for his actions against him and his mother.
===Savage Opress===
Maul and Savage were born to the same Nightsister, Mother Talzin herself, along with a third, younger brother, named Feral (later killed by a transformed Savage on Asajj Ventress's orders) Maul was taken from his family by Darth Sidious and trained to be a Sith Assassin. Maul would be reunited with his brother when Savage arrived on the junk planet Lotho Minor, where Maul had hidden himself after his defeat in the Battle of Naboo. After Savage found him, the latter didn't recognize him or recall having a brother but the Nightbrother was taken back to Dathomir and had his legs, memory, and sanity restored by Mother Talzin. Afterwards, Maul took Savage as his apprentice, and began teaching him the ways of the Sith.
Despite the hierarchy Maul had created between them, the brothers did care deeply about one another, allowing them to work together as an efficient team. This was seen when Maul was concerned for him after Kenobi severed his arm and he defended him. Together, using this bond and Maul's training from Sidious, the two Zabraks set out to create their own Sith Empire. Unfortunately, this drew the attention of Palpatine, who branded them rivals. Both brothers fought the Sith master together but were no match for the superior fighter. When Sidious killed Savage, Maul was devastated and rushed to his side. With his last breath, Savage decreed himself an unworthy apprentice, saying that he wasn't like Maul and never was, further adding to Maul's grief.
Enraged at the death of his brother, Maul tried to avenge him, but Sidious was too powerful and Maul was captured.
The memory of Savage's death was painful enough that sixteen years later, Maul mentioned it to Ezra Bridger as one of the reasons he wanted the Galactic Empire to fall.
==Enemies==
===Obi-Wan Kenobi===
Darth Maul and Obi-Wan have been archenemies since the Battle of Naboo. When Maul killed Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan fell on him with a relentless barrage, eventually defeating him by cutting him in half and sending him plunging into the depths of a reactor shaft. Maul kept himself alive with his rage and the Force at the cost of his sanity.
After his sanity was restored by Talzin, Maul became determined to get his revenge on Obi-Wan. His hatred of Obi-Wan also grew ever stronger when the Jedi struck a nerve upon saying that he understood why Maul turned to the dark side and mentioning where he came from. With help from the Mandalorian Death Watch, Maul took over Mandalore and killed his lover Satine Kryze to cause Obi-Wan pain.
Following the rise of the Empire, Maul believed Obi-Wan was dead along with the rest of the Jedi. By this time, Maul had come to resent Sidious more than he ever resented Obi-Wan as Sidious had taken everyone he ever cared about from him and though he truly wondered if his rival survived the jedi's destruction. Maul chose to prioritize his revenge over Sidious than Obi-Wan and did not even bother to try to sate his curiosity, unwilling to be distracted from his main goal of destroying Sidious. However, upon seeing he lived from images revealed by merging Holocrons with aid from Ezra Bridger, Maul was both surprised and delighted and though he still desired revenge. Maul also realized that Obi-Wan knew something that he could use to defeat the Sith. Henceforth, Maul chose to target Obi-Wan mainly because he believed that he was hiding another Chosen One that Maul could use to destroy the Sith and get revenge. 
Eventually, Maul learned in "Visions and Voices" through a Nightsister ritual that Obi-Wan is on the planet Tatooine, showing eagerness to both get revenge on Obi-Wan and find what he believed to be the hope that could defeat the Sith that was protected by him. Once he arrived on Tatooine, he mocked the former master and his lackluster life and even considered not killing him, seeing leaving him alive in his current condition as being a better revenge than death but was enraged by Obi-Wan's insults. Maul soon questioned why Obi-Wan hid on the desolate planet and deduced his purpose. This was more than enough to spur Obi-Wan into action. Maul engaged Obi-Wan in their final lightsaber duel. However, compared to their last altercations where Maul managed to defeat him, Obi-Wan had became far more skilled, having been a fully seasoned veteran of the Clone Wars. Maul was swiftly defeated and killed in three blows, having his front sliced. When Maul fell to the ground, he was surprised to be caught by Obi-Wan and accepted his fate once he learned of the Chosen One, believing he, Obi-Wan, and all those who had suffered at Sidious' hands would be avenged.
===Asajj Ventress===
Despite the fact both are part of the same Night Clan, lead by Mother Talzin, Maul and Ventress were mortal enemies. 
===Pre Vizsla===
When he learned that the Death Watch considered Obi-Wan Kenobi an enemy, Maul allied with Vizsla and together they created the Shadow Collective. When the Collective was formed, Maul had the gangsters it was composed of to attack key places on Mandalore to turn the people against Duchess Satine Kryze and then sent the Death Watch to stop the thugs to win the people over. After Satine was overthrown, Vizsla betrayed Maul and the Collective to assume leadership of Mandalore. Fortunately thanks to Savage, Maul anticipated this and challenged Vizsla to a duel according to the rules of Mandalorian Code for leadership of Death Watch during which he killed Vizsla, beheading him, and assumed leadership of both Death Watch and Mandalore.
===Sheev Palpatine/Darth Sidious===
As Darth Sidious, Palpatine took Maul as an infant from his mother Talzin. While still apprenticed to his own master Darth Plagieus, Sidious trained the Nightbrother in the ways of the Sith. Maul was originally loyal to Sidious, obeying his every command without question. Maul and Palpatine's bond as master and apprentice originally was strong enough that Maul knew about the plan to instigate the Clone Wars, as he expressed disappointment upon finding it had begun without him. When Obi-Wan Kenobi defeated him on Naboo, Sidious replaced Maul with Count Dooku, who became Darth Tyranus. The fact that he had failed and was replaced drove Maul into madness for more than a decade. Palpatine's betrayal caused Maul to discard his loyalty to the Dark Lord of the Sith, vowing to eventually overthrow him.
Maul met Palpatine once again years later on Mandalore. However, despite his new-found hatred for his former master, Maul still greatly feared Palpatine, referring to him as "the most powerful being in the galaxy". Upon sensing his presence on Mandalore, Maul's initial reaction to Sidious was fear, then feigned respect and devotion to try and win back his favor. Sidious saw through the ruse, branding the two Zabraks a rival splinter faction of the Sith Order and taking him captive after killing Maul's brother, Savage Opress and defeating Maul in a duel. After he escaped and witnessed the death of his mother at the hands of Sidious' minion General Grievous, the Zabrak fled, no longer considered a threat or a Sith Lord. Sometime later, Maul learned of Darth Plagueis and came to realize he was never considered an actual Sith Lord by his former mentor, only a tool of Palpatine's will.
Knowing that the end of the Clone Wars his master's plan was coming to fruition, Maul orchestrated the eventual Siege of Mandalore, believing Anakin Skywalker to be the key to Sidious' plan to rule the galaxy. He hoped to lure Skywalker and Kenobi, in order to kill Skywalker and deprive Sidious of his potential pupil, but Ahsoka Tano was sent instead. Maul relayed this knowledge to Tano in order to have them team up against Sidious, which Tano denied.
Years after Sidious formed the Galactic Empire, Maul eventually came to Malachor after years of evading the Galactic Empire in order to retrieve the Sith Holocron hidden there so that he could use it to exact revenge on Palpatine and Darth Vader (whom he had learned of during his years of running and hiding from the Galactic Empire and it's Inquisitors) this plan was thwarted when Ezra Bridger and Kanan Jarrus claimed the Holocron and escaped.
===Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus===
Maul and his successor have been enemies since his mind was restored by his mother due to hating each other. Maul hated Dooku for being his replacement as Sidious's apprentice and Tyranus hated Maul for being a threat to him. They also didn't regard each other as a true Sith Lord; Tyranus saw Maul as nothing more than an animal and Maul saw Dooku as a pretender.
===Ahsoka Tano===
During the Siege of Mandalore, Maul and Ahsoka had a direct confrontation, in which Maul was disappointed to see Ahsoka leading the fight as he was expecting to confront Obi-Wan Kenobi again on Mandalore. Ahsoka briefly managed to capture the former Sith, but chose to save Rex instead of killing him. Many years later, they came face-to-face once again on Malachor. Maul thinks little of Ahsoka as evidenced by him calling her things like "Part-timer" and "Lady Tano" in mockery of her departure from the Jedi Order.
===Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader===
When Maul discovered that Anakin Skywalker was being manipulated by Darth Sidious to become his new apprentice, Maul organized his takeover of Mandalore to lure Anakin into his war so he can murder him, thus preventing Sidious from turning him to the dark side. However, Maul becomes disappointed when Anakin's former Padawan, Ahsoka Tano arrives to fight in the Siege of Mandalore instead of Anakin.
At the end of the Clone Wars, Maul's prediction of Anakin comes true when he turns to the dark side and becomes Darth Vader. However, it is unknown if Maul knows if Anakin and Vader are one and the same, but he counts Vader as his enemy. Maul has continually evaded Vader over the years, knowing fully well that he does not have the strength needed to successfully fight Vader alone on equal terms.
===Inquisitorius===
Maul is enemies with the dark side adepts known as the Inquisitors. Maul has at present also killed two of them; the Seventh Sister and the Fifth Brother (he may have also killed more). Maul is also more than a match for any Inquisitor to cross his path.
===Kanan Jarrus===
Maul is the enemy of Kanan Jarrus due to both his desire to make Kanan's apprentice, Ezra Bridger, into his apprentice, and because of his past actions against the galaxy and the Jedi. Maul and Kanan's enmity was strengthened when Maul blinded Kanan on Malachor and through Kanan's subsequent defeat of Maul.
When Maul confronted Kanan again, he threatened to kill the Jedi's friends if he did not give him the Sith holocron. Maul was also aware of Kanan's real name: Caleb Dume when he probed into Hera Syndulla's mind for information on Kanan and Ezra. When Kanan and Ezra arrived to give the Sith holocron to Maul, he told Kanan he never intended to blind him and though Kanan was aware Maul wanted to kill him, Maul attempted to kill Kanan again by ejecting him out into space, but Kanan managed to save himself, using his Force abilities.
===Ezra Bridger===
Ezra Bridger was tricked by Maul during their mission to Malachor into trusting him, paving the way for a potential master-apprentice relationship between the two. Maul also had an effect on Ezra with his words, causing him to begin to believe that to fight his enemies, he needed to think like them. Though Ezra saw Maul as an enemy and blames him in part for the supposed death of Ahsoka Tano, Maul still believed that Ezra may yet join him.
==Other==
===Luke Skywalker===
Although the two never met, Maul became aware of Luke's existence in the final moments of his life. He discovered his existence after he deduced that Obi Wan had a purpose in hiding out on Tatooine. After Maul was mortally wounded by Obi Wan he begged to know if Luke was the Chosen One who was destined to destroy the Sith. When Obi Wan assured him that he was, Maul died in peace knowing that Luke would bring about the destruction of the Sith and thus avenge Maul, Obi Wan, and all the others whose lives were ruined by Sidious. From this, it can be discerned that Maul put his faith in Luke and would have held him in high esteem. In the end, it was thanks to Luke that Sith were destroyed at the Battle of Endor, thus avenging Maul as he had stated.
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