Not so much. George was very clear about this at the time as why he was not only killed, by killed in a way that left no doubt. During the brief period where the Black Sun crime syndicate were in power on Dathomir, Maul and several other DRU agents covertly passed information onto the Trade Federation (who were not-so-secretly playing both sides, the Republic as well as Sidious's) in order for them to make Kyle Katarn Sr.'s reinfiltration of the planet run smoothly. During this time, Maul's most impressive lightsaber skills caught the attention of Sith Lord Darth Sidious (alias Senator Sheev Palpatine). After hearing all the hype about him, you'd think he would've been murdering children and spiking midgets off of the ground anytime he showed up. Before the Clone Wars, he was bisected by Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Trade Federation … They were all nimbly-bimbly. Season 4 introduces a new villain called Savage Opress, a Dathomirian like Maul. "The key person is Darth Maul, who had been resurrected in the Clone Wars cartoons—he brings all the gangs together. And that was the final death of Darth Maul, who had a. After separating the Jedi Master from his Padawan, Maul proceeded to separate Qui-Gon's chest cavity from itself, then taunted and challenged Kenobi from behind a ray-shielded wall. Darth Maul later challenged his old master Palpatine (a.k.a. By the time Savage Opress shows up to rescue him from Lotho Minor, Maul barely remembers his own name. 2 Darth Revan Revan is a fictional character in BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game. 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He was eventually betrayed and killed by his last, Vader, at the end of Return of the Jedi . Maul was taken by Sidious from his home and separated from his two brothers, Savage Opress and Feral and trained to be a weapon fueled by the dark side of the Force. During the Great Yinchorri Uprising, the newly-christened Darth Maul played a central role in the Battle of Yinchorr, mammothly aiding in the Yinchorri efforts to drive Jedi forces out of their capital city. Needless to say his fashion career was over; he would never again model as much as a two-piece. The boy who would become known as Darth Maul was born the son of Mother Talzin on Dathomir. He had three known Sith apprentices: Darth Maul, Darth Tyranus, and Darth Vader. Not because it was better, but because it was so utterly unexpected. However, Maul managed to survive through his intense rage, and fell down onto a conveniently-placed pair of spider-robot legs. He is a consistent character and threat in Clone Wars … He was the son of Boris and Natasha Sarin; Khameir's father was a soldier in the Army of the Dead, while his mother was a common housewife. As a Dathomirian Zabrak male, he was a Nightbrother and had two blood brothers, Feral and Savage Opress. After thirty years, since the battle of Naboo, the brutal conflict between Darth Maul and Obi-Wan Kenobi was finally over and the deaths of Qui-Gon Jinn and Satine Kryze were avenged at last. Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Obi-Wan Kenobi cut him in half with a lightsaber, which seemed pretty definitive at the time. It’s a fun nod to the animated franchise, although Maul’s return may still be rather baffling to more casual fans. Taking his brother Savage Opress (yes, that's his real name) as an apprentice, Maul and Macho Man Savage held that they were the true Sith rather than posers like Sidious and Tyranus. Star Wars Rebels’ third season is building towards a do-or-die standoff between Darth Maul and the opponent he’s been hunting for nearly two decades: old Ben Kenobi. A powerful Zabrak Sith lord and Darth Sidious' first known apprentice, he first appeared in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), portrayed by Ray Park and voiced by Peter Serafinowicz. The villainous character was first introduced in 1999’s The Phantom Menace. Maul was one of the many DRU agents deployed to the planet Dorvalla for the purposes of intelligence-gathering, as well as direct combat duties. Darth Maul has led a thrilling life that expands throughout the Star Wars universe beginning well before The Phantom Menace, with his legacy ending in Rebels. Due to fan demand, Maul somehow survived getting cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi and falling down a … However, Kenobi calmed himself and connected with the Force, before making a spectacular leap out of the shaft Force-grabbing Jinn's lightsaber from afar. Maul, formerly known as Darth Maul, was a Force-sensitive Dathomirian Zabrak male who lived during the final years of the Galactic Republic and the subsequent reign of the Galactic Empire. However, as his power went to his head and inflated his ego, Maul became a genuine threat to Sheev's plans, resulting in a confrontation that concluded with Opress's demise and Maul's capture by Sidious. Khameir was born in 54 BBY, a year which will live in infamy, on the planet Dathomir in the city of Obninsk. Originally a Dathomiri Nightbrother born on Iridonia and known only as Maul, he was given, as an infant, by his Nightsister mother on Dathomir to Darth Sidious, who trained him in the ways of the dark side of the Force as his secret apprentice on a secret … He then relaxed in the shaft for ten years, then climbed out of it in time for the Clone Wars. He battled briefly with Qui-Gon Jinn, the Queen’s Jedi escort, but could not reach his target.Later, Maul waited for Amidala on Naboo, where he dueled with Qui-Gon and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan wasted no time in striking as he landed from his jump; an astounded Maul barely had time to grimace/smile, as his bifurcated body tumbled down the shaft in two pieces. The early days of his career involved suppressing the proponents of Galactic Republic control over Dathomir and removing any enemies the Mother had within the Nightbrother Party. Yes, that was the character formerly known as Darth Maul you saw in hologram form at the end of Solo: A Star Wars Story. He taunted the Padawan, who dangled helplessly by a ledge, realizing it might not be a bad idea to buy a grappling hook as he watched his lightsaber fall down into the abyss. Opress brings him back to Dathomir to recover, and Maul becomes a formidable enemy to the Jedi once again. - Darth Maul, The Phantom Menace. In Star Wars Rebels, Darth Maul finally gets to fight Obi-Wan Kenobi again since the Clone Wars. In The Phantom Menace, actor and stunt performer Ray Park plays Darth Maul, with Peter Serafinowicz voicing his dialogue. Darth Maul (54 BBY – 2 BBY), real name Khameir Sarin, is an initially-underused villain in the Star Wars franchise who later became overused. As a teenager, he listened to Insane Clown Posse and started to wear makeup occasionally. In the film, he is portrayed by martial artist Ray Park and voiced by British actor Peter Serafinowicz. Maul's story is ultimately one of resilience, and how hate can be an extremely powerful motivator. He turns out to be Maul’s brother, and in episode 21, we learn how Maul survived. They had that bling-blang. This page was last edited on 23 September 2020, at 10:42. So many years, this was the way Lucas intended him to die: getting cu Maul: He. During the Great Jedi Purge and rise of the Empire, after realizing that this joke was going nowhere, Maul discarded his spider-legs and tracked his old rival Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi down to Tatooine. To determine this, we need to use a few sources. Maul lost but did not die. Medically speaking, he basically fueled himself on sheer spite, which is a very Dark Side move. Hence why he’s alive and well in Solo. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. The young Padawan, enraged at his master's death, waited for the ray shield to deactivate before striking out at Maul with a furious assault. The son of Mother Talzin, he was trained by Sidious as a Sith assassin and became an incredibly skilled duelist. Focusing on his hatred for Obi-Wan, he stayed alive as his body was dumped on the junkyard planet Lotho Minor. [27] Darth Maul was a Dathomirian Zabrak Sith lord, the first known apprentice of Darth Sidious and Obi-Wan Kenobi's archenemy. Darth Maul longed for revenge against the Jedi. “That bastard Maul got what he deserved. Comparatively, Ray Park, who's played Maul in live-action and performing motion capture for animation over the years, is 45 years old. On Coruscant, Sheev placed the body in the care of the Manarai restaurant at Monument Plaza. It may also be confusing for anyone who didn’t watch the Clone Wars animated series because Darth Maul seemingly died at the end of The Phantom Menace. Maul's body was then recovered by Palpatine and taken to his shuttle. Here's how Obi-Wan Kenobi quickly defeated Maul in their final encounter in Star Wars Rebels.Both debuting in 1999's Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, the pair's rivalry began when Obi-Wan seemingly killed Maul by slicing him in half.The assumption was that Maul had died, but it was later revealed he had, in fact, survived his encounter. Sidious forced Maul to breathe in the ashes of Sith warriors, slain when an ancient weapon was activated in the Sith temple on the pl… Khameir was an infamous agent of Dathomir's DRU and later became the Sith Lord Darth Maul, being the first guy Darth Sidious trained. Darth Maul is a Sith warrior of the Zabrak race who appears as the apprentice of Darth Sidious in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. During his training, Sidious took Maul to Malachor to bear witness to a great battle that occurred there between the Jedi and the Sith. The best info available suggests that he was 45 when he died. Maul eventually Force-pushed Kenobi into a pit. After being defeated by Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Phantom Menace, fans everywhere presumed this Sith lord to be long dead and forgotten, replaced by Count Dooku.However, he survived off his hatred and made a return in the animated shows. In their vicious duel, Maul fended off both of his Jedi opponents with the help of his oversized double-bladed lightsaber, which together with his muteness and spiky hair practically made him the main character of a JRPG. Believing that Kenobi had consigned himself to a life of protecting Luke at the expense of his sun-scorched body, Maul died in Obi-Wan's arms tonight, content knowing he would always have better skin and hair than old Uncle Ben. He replaces his lost legs with a spider-like arrangement of robotic limbs but subsequently goes mad from the trauma of his experiences. Darth Sidious) and Palpatine’s new apprentice General Grievous. Because really, did Darth Maul need to be in this story? In the final act of the film, we discover that crime boss Dryden Vos (Paul Bettany) isn’t just working for the shadowy organization Crimson Dawn. Maul, the Dathomirian Zabrak male who would become the feared Darth Maul, was born on Dathomir to Kycina, a Human Nightsister of Mother Talzin's coven and a Zabrak father who, by tradition, was murdered after Maul's conception. Sadly, he, and his cool horns, temporarily disappeared after Episode I, but were brought back by popular demand in The Clone Wars. He was destined for the Dark side at an early age, as all of his elementary school report cards said that he "Did not play well with others", not to mention his strange fascination with hate and lollipops. The son of Mother Talzin of the Nightsisters, he was taken at a young age by the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, who anointed his first Sith apprentice Darth Maul. Maul then became a mob boss, taking over the planet Mandalore and establishing his own criminal enterprise, the Shadow Collective. ... but given the 10 years between Maul's death and AOTC, it seems to me that Maul died and then Sidious sought out someone he wouldn't have to train from scratch. 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. Obi-Wan had learned, in just one film, what it took Luke three to learn: that explosive anger, not calm self-sacrifice, wins battles. Following the Revolution, he officially joined the Nightbrother Party. Darth Maul is one of the most popular villains in the Star Wars animated universe. Episode Appearances He turns out to be Maul’s brother, and in episode 21, we learn how Maul survived. Star Wars: Darth Maul - Death Sentence by Tom Taylor. Apparently, in the intervening time between Clone Wars and Rebels, he became the head of a crime syndicate. He also has his own Old Republic book in which he is a male human, turned Jedi, and turned ...read more. Though seemingly killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of the film, he returned in the 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Warsanimated television series, having survived his near-fatal injurie… Darth Maul, later simply Maul, is a fictional character and a major antagonist in the Star Wars franchise. [26] He returned more than 30 years later in The Rise of Skywalker , having managed to cheat death through powerful mastery of the dark side of the Force. Upon arriving at Theed Palace, Maul went straight at the two Jedi, ignoring the geisha Queen and allowing her to escape. Note that some of these are no longer considered fully canon. Now he's not just one, but two pieces of Sith.”. The Jedi turned Sith turned neutral. Maul tries to pull the move he used to kill Qui-Gon Jinn all those years ago, but Obi-Wan is ready for it—and slices through the hilt of Maul's blade, killing his old foe at last. Thus, he changed his codename from "Maul" to "Darth Maul", becoming Sheev's top bodyguard and assassin. Tier: High 7-C | High 7-C|5-B Name: Darth Maul … The horns were pretty sweet, though. Maul was born to Mother Talzin and raised as a Nightbrother on Dathomir, before being taken away by Sith Lord Darth Sidious as an apprentice. Maul was on vacation training on the planet Scarif during this time, and did not get to meet the Trade Federation's Big Boss Nute Gunray. But I digress. and kind of jarring. He was 52 years old when he died in 2 BBY. Avenge. He actually survives into the era of Star Wars: Rebels, about five years before A New Hope. Didn't really expect him to get chopped in half by a Padawan. 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