Maul

> "The Sith... the Sith, took everything from me. Ripped me from my mother's arms, murdered my brother, used me as a weapon, and then cast me aside! Abandoned me! Once I had power... now I have nothing!"
> ― Maul, to Mara Jade and Ezra Bridger
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**Maul**, once known as **Darth Maul**, was a Force-sensitive Dathomirian Zabrak male and dark side warrior who served as the apprentice of the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Sidious, during the final years of the Galactic Republic, and later reigned as a crime lord of the crime syndicate Crimson Dawn during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Having been trained in the ways of the Force by Sidious, Maul was a formidable warrior strong with the dark side and highly skilled in lightsaber combat. In addition to his ferocity in battle, he was a scheming mastermind who plotted his return to power despite losing his place in the ranks of the Sith.

The son of Mother Talzin of the Nightsisters, he was taken at a young age by Darth Sidious, who anointed him his first Sith apprentice. Through his training, Darth Maul grew strong in the dark side of the Force, becoming an expert lightsaber duelist and assassin who yearned to reveal the Sith's continued survival to the Jedi Order. In the year 34 BBY, Maul was sent by his master to kidnap a young boy named Jarik Shan, the last descendant of Revan, to be made a servant to the Sith. However this attempt failed, and Shan was brought to the Jedi Temple on Coruscant by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. Two years later during the crisis on Naboo, Maul confronted Jinn and his Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi. Although he succeeded in killing the former, Maul was defeated and maimed by Jinn's apprentice, who left the Sith Lord for dead. As a result of Maul's defeat and apparent death, Sidious replaced him with Count Dooku, Jinn's Jedi master who adopted the Sith persona of "Darth Tyranus."

Fueled by his hatred for Kenobi, Maul survived and reconstructed himself as a cyborg, although the experience of his defeat also drove him insane. He was presumed dead for over a decade until his brother, Savage Opress, found Maul and restabilized his mind with the help of Mother Talzin. By that time, the Clone Wars raged across the galaxy, with the Jedi-led clone forces of the Republic battling the droid armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, as intended by Maul's former Sith Master. Believing he had been cheated out of his place in galactic history, Maul embarked on a personal quest for revenge against Kenobi, whom he blamed for his fate, also showing vicious glee at battling Jarik Shan, now Kenobi's own apprentice; Shan would carry intense hatred over Maul after the Zabrak Sith revealed the fate of his parents.

Maul also used the galactic conflict as an opportunity to form his own criminal empire, the Shadow Collective, through various alliances, which included the Pyke Syndicate, the Black Sun, the Hutt Clan, and the Mandalorian faction known as Death Watch. Their combined resources enabled Maul to overthrow the New Mandalorians and install a puppet government on Mandalore, achieving this by killing Death Watch leader Pre Vizsla. However, as his power and influence increased, Maul became a threat to Sidious' own plans for the future. The Dark Lord confronted Maul in person; after killing Opress, Sidious denounced his former apprentice as a Sith no longer due to the Rule of Two. Despite Maul's efforts to avenge his brother, he was defeated and overpowered by Sidious' command of the Force.

In the waning days of the Clone Wars, Maul escaped from Sidious and ultimately returned to Mandalore where he was overthrown by former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano and the 332nd Company with the aid of Bo-Katan Kryze and her Nite Owls. However, Maul survived the war and continued to build his own empire as a crime lord and the secret leader of Crimson Dawn. At some point, Maul was stranded on the planet Malachor I while trying to evade the Eighth Brother, where he hoped to destroy the Sith by unlocking the superweapon at the heart of the Sith temple. Maul's plan was thwarted by a team of Jedi comprised of Jarik Shan, Ahsoka Tano, Mara Jade, Kanan Jarrus, and Ezra Bridger, the last of whom Maul hoped to corrupt as his own apprentice. After escaping Malachor, Maul continued to try to tempt Bridger to the dark side before ultimately learning that Kenobi was still alive in spite of Order 66 and the Great Jedi Purge.

Seeking hope and purpose, Maul sought Kenobi on Tatooine in the year 2 BBY, the same planet where he had first revealed himself to the Jedi. Desperate to protect his master and the key to destroying the Sith, Jarik Shan followed Maul to Tatooine and attempted to lead him astray, easily besting the former Sith Lord in combat in his maddening state, though taking pity on him as well. However, Maul would manage to lure Bridger to Tatooine also, forcing Kenobi out of hiding, where he engaged the old Jedi Master in a brief lightsaber duel for the last time. Kenobi cut Maul's lightsaber in half and dealt Maul a lethal blow, ending Maul's decade-spanning quest for vengeance. He died moments later with the knowledge that Kenobi was protecting Luke Skywalker, who Kenobi believed was the Chosen One, taking comfort in the fact that it meant the Sith would be destroyed.

## **Personality and traits**

> "If you define yourself by your power to take life, a desire to dominate, to possess, then you have nothing."
> ― Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Maul
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A former Sith Lord and a skilled warrior in his own right, Maul for most of his life came to embody the obsessive and frenzied aspects of Sith revenge. As a Sith apprentice, Maul sought revenge against the Jedi for their triumph over the Sith Order and wanted to return the Sith to power over the galaxy. After his exile and the restoration of his mind, Maul turned his thoughts of revenge towards the galaxy itself, declaring himself and his brother the true Sith Lords; and especially towards Obi-Wan Kenobi, after the Jedi defeated him and forced him into exile after their duel on Naboo. He felt the vacuum from losing power, having known about the Clone Wars and intending to be part of it, only to learn that the Sith plans moved on without him. Maul was, therefore, willing to go to great lengths to achieve his vengeance, including slaughtering civilians and thrusting Mandalore into civil war to gain power and draw Kenobi out into the open.

Maul's power made him crave dominance over the Sith and the galaxy, though he did not believe himself strong enough to take on his old mentor, Darth Sidious. It appeared that Sidious was the only being in the galaxy Maul ever feared, not only for his power but also his sadistic nature. Still, Maul had enough courage to take on his former master in open combat on two separate occasions, as though he had nothing left to lose. And he would not break to either of Sidious and Darth Tyranus's torture sessions while incarcerated on Stygeon Prime. Even after many years, Maul still held an extremely bitter grudge against Sidious and all those who served him for taking everything he cared about from him. He also saw great potential in Ezra's abilities, desiring him as an apprentice, and even saving his life twice. However, he sought entirely to manipulate Bridger and use him to further his own obsessive agenda for power and revenge and attempted to kill Kanan Jarrus on two occasions in order to free Bridger of the Jedi's influence.

While still practicing their beliefs, Maul disassociated himself from the Sith, mainly due to the Order's association with Sidious. Cunning and deceptive, Maul was perfectly willing to feign weakness to accomplish his purposes, or even side with the Jedi if necessary. He was not above taunting such "allies," as evidenced by his calling Ahsoka "Lady Tano" and "a part-timer" in mockery of her departure from the Jedi Order, or even go as far as to intentionally provoke and mock Jarik Shan with the death of his parents, Lara and Marcus, whom Maul had killed personally. Similar to Kenobi, Maul carried a deep grudge and hatred of Shan over his failure to capture him as an infant. He gleefully jumped at any opportunity to provoke Shan to anger, scornful of his potential and often thought of him as an insolent child.

## **Powers and abilities**

> "You have been well trained, my young apprentice. They will be no match for you."
> ― Darth Sidious, to Darth Maul
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## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 1: Dawn of a Legacy" (first appearance)
* *Fate of a Friend* (voice only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 2: Brought to the Temple" (heard only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 3: Meeting the Council" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 4: Introductions" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 5: Nightmares"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 1: Beginnings* — "Chapter 6: From the Shadows"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 32: Forgotten Memories" (flashback only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 37: Revenge" (main story and flashback)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 38: Healing" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 49: Searching for Clues" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 50: Revival"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 51: Catching Up" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 52: The Lawless" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 66: Battle of Devaron" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 53: Sabotage" (vision to Jarik Shan)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 56: The Wrong Jedi" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 64: Sith Alliance"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 70: Getting in a Mess" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 71: The Pyke Investigation" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 72: Old Friends Not Forgotten"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 2: A Sith Lord Falls" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 4: Another Happy Landing" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 5: Mysterious Connection" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 73: The Phantom Apprentice"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 8: Calm before the Storm" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 9: Sidious Revealed" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 74: Shattered"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 11: Operation Knightfall" (2018 edition only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 75: Victory and Death"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 2: Searching for Tano" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 4: Clones and Clues" (mentioned only)
* *Rylla's Bounty* — "Reprise" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 18: Searching for Answers" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 27: Changes & Uncovered History" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 78: Stealth Strike" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 83: The Daring Escape" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 87: Destiny is Confusing" (main story and flashback)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 94: Twilight of the Apprentice Pt 1"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 95: Twilight of the Apprentice Pt 2"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 96: Twilight of the Apprentice Pt 3"
* *Sun and Moon* — "Venture the Unknown" (mentioned only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "Unpleasant Memories" (flashback only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "The Pyramid" (impersonated by a Nightmare)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 4: Anger" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 11: Discussing Death" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 12: The Holocrons of Fate"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 13: The Extraction" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 16: Imprisoned by Belief" (voice only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 18: Familial Doubts" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 19: Judgement of Soul"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 20: A Rescue Plan"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 21: The Great Deception"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 22: Horrible Loss" (main story and recap)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 23: The Discovery" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 29: A Galaxy in Uproar" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 31: A False Sense of Security" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 35: Thrawn's Dilemma" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 36: An Inside Man"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 37: Visions and Voices"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 38: The Nightsisters"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 39: His Mandalorian Past" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 40: Some Preparation" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 43: Trials of the Darksaber" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 44: Family Reunion" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 50: Through Imperial Eyes" (voice only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 51: Secret Cargo" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 52: Old Wounds"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 53: Terror From beyond" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 54: Zero Hour Pt 1" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 60: Exploring Old Ruins" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 61: Return to Mandalore" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 62: Night of a Thousand Tears" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 64: Heroes of Mandalore" (mentioned only)

### **Non-canon appearances**

* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 14: Visions" (vision to Caran)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 17: Out of the Past" (indirect mention only in a vision to Caran)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 14: Visions" (vision to Caran)
* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 25: Discussion With a Jedi" (indirect mention only)

## **Sources and copyrights**

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