As a result, the Pykes took the three women into custody on Oba Diah. The brothers were interrupted by Jedi Masters Obi-Wan Kenobi and Adi Gallia. He later sends his Shadow Collective lieutenants into hiding, warning them of the Galactic Empire that is about to be created, and has another confrontation with Ahsoka in his throne room, where he warns her about the rise of the Empire as well and proposes that they join forces to try and stop Sidious. Imprisoned in a Mandalorian device designed for Force users, Maul is transported to Coruscant to stand trial, but en route to the planet, Palpatine (Darth Sidious) issues Order 66, branding all Jedi as traitors to the Republic, which Maul senses through the Force. [8] Another concept had Maul a masked figure, something that could rival Darth Vader, while the senatorial characters would sport painted and tattooed faces. By doing so, she hoped to save Maul from becoming one of the Nightbrothers, a clan of … If he did, Maul would have the Crimson Dawn take the Pykes over. Darth Maul war ein dathomirischer Zabrak und Sith - Lord. Maul then offered to ally with Tano, but Tano refused, instead sending him unarmed to distract the clone troopers pursuing her. After abandoning his forces as they are faced with defeat, Maul attempts to escape in a shuttle, but is ultimately captured by Ahsoka. Maul's tattoos are described as the markings of a warrior. [3] After losing Mandalore for good following his capture by the Galactic Republic, Maul escapes once again and goes into hiding. But his need for revenge fueled his soul to continue. He then escapes aboard a shuttle, despite Ahsoka's attempt to stop him. Palpatine aka Darth Sidious kidnapped Maul from his mother when he was young to raise and train him to be his apprentice. [2] Following his defeat in The Phantom Menace, Maul becomes a cyborg, replacing his missing legs with a spider-like apparatus, and plots his revenge against Obi-Wan. Der Zabrak vom Planeten Dathomir hatte den Auftrag, den Erfolg der Blockade von Naboo zu sichern. His unique talents and his enduring hatred of The Jedi made him the perfect tool for eliminating Darth Sidious's enemies. Please remove this template when updates are finished. Maul escapes in the confusion, uttering, "He lives.". After Savage killed Gallia, the brothers had forced Kenobi to retreat along with Hondo's remaining forces into the ruins of the pirate compound. As revealed in The Clone Wars, Maul is the son of Mother Talzin, the leader of the Nightsisters cult of witches from the planet Dathomir, and was trained to be a warrior from a young age, as part of the Nightbrothers, a Zabrak clan that serves the Nightsisters. During their confrontation, Maul deduces that Obi-Wan is not only hiding, but is protecting someone. Maul lured Obi Wan to Iridonia after have slaughtered the civilians. Guided by the Nightsisters' talisman necklace, Opress traveled to the Outer Rim planet of Lotho Minor, where he found his brother's dwelling among the planet's caves. Plot. In his story, Maul poses as a member of a criminal cartel to kill a Force-sensitive thief for Darth Sidious, and experiences a vision of an alternate life as a peace-keeping Jedi, which he denies, much to Sidious' content. In his first appearance, in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Darth Maul is ordered by his master Darth Sidious (Ian McDiarmid) to capture Queen Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) of Naboo in order to force her to sign a treaty that would legitimize the Trade Federation's invasion of the planet, thus making him the central antagonist. He escapes years later, after meeting Ezra Bridger, whom he forces to assist in locating Obi-Wan for one final confrontation. Having ended up on a junkyard planet of Lotho Minor via a dumpster craft, Maul has suffered from amnesia since Obi-Wan defeated him. Their next and final target was the hutts, on Nal Hutta. Darth Maul: Apprentice is a short German Star Wars-based fan film, created by Shawn Bu and Vi-Dan Tran of the German-based film company, T7 Production. Although he is captured by his former master, Sidious, who came to see him as a rival, and forced to watch all his relatives die, he manages to escape and rebuild his criminal empire. Occupation/Rank: [d] During the siege, Maul confronts and duels Ahsoka, and though he proves to be the stronger fighter, the former Jedi outwits him and traps him in a ray shield. After Kenobi received the message, despite the fact that Mandalore was neutral, borrowed Anakin Skywalker's personal freighter, the Twilight, and traveled to Mandalore to rescue the Duchess. Maul pleads for mercy, but Sidious ignores him and tortures him with blasts of Force lightning. Set around the various episodes of The Clone Wars that featured Maul, the two books detail his and Savage Opress' journey across the galaxy as they seek vengeance on the Jedi. Death Watch, Maul, and Savage finally moved in to reclaim Mandalore. However, he was kidnapped by Sidious, who had little interest in him beyond turning him into a living weapon for the Sith. Darth Maul was physically portrayed by actor and martial artist Ray Park in The Phantom Menace. He informed her about the impending rise of the Empire and that Sidious seeks to make Anakin Skywalker, Tano's Jedi Master, his Sith apprentice. Biographic Information Darth Maul During the battle, Maul tears through the droid ranks and attacks Grievous, but is overpowered and forced to retreat. Parts of this article's content have been identified as being out of date and require more recent information. Obi-Wan, though outnumbered, cuts off Savage's arm. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Lego videogame adaptation of the prequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Solo 2: How two MAJOR Star Wars villains are set up for the inevitable sequel", "The Solo: A Star Wars Story Ending Explained", "The Clone Wars' Reference to Maul's Solo Cameo Isn't Enough", "Darth Maul's sequel role and 9 other Star Wars tidbits from Taschen's new prequel book", "Star Wars: George Lucas Had Big Plans For Darth Maul & Others in Sequel Movies", "Darth Maul Lives! When Vizsla asked what happened to their ship, Maul said that Kenobi destroyed it. After slashing his lightsaber across Kanan's eyes, Maul briefly duels Ahsoka before facing the now-blind Kanan again, only to be knocked off the temple's edge. Pavan realizes the nature of the information and seeks to take it to the Jedi Temple. Maul's … However, during a heavy ethics debate with former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano, Trace dumped the spice into hyperspace. Obi-Wan draws the two brothers away from the pirates, engaging them in a duel. Pavan escapes into the caverns where they meet Darsha and her master. Throughout his appearances, Maul has been portrayed as a disgraced Sith who renounced his "Darth" title after realizing he had been merely Sidious' puppet; a powerful crime lord; and Obi-Wan's relentless archenemy. Maul is killed by a blaster bolt to the head from Owen Lars. [c] Talzin instructs Savage Opress to find his long-lost brother. … Ja?“ 2. Smuggler Qi'ra (Emilia Clarke) tells Maul that Vos and his men were killed by Tobias Beckett (Woody Harrelson) and his accomplices, but neglects to mention Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) and Chewbacca (Joonas Suotamo). Maul briefly mentioned Darth Sidious to Tano before escaping from her and her clone troopers. Maul and Opress fled to their ship while being pursued by the pirates. Dooku was born on the planet Serenno to the planet's ruler, Count Gora, and his wife, Countess Anya. With their combined strength, Maul and Opress were able to stand against him for only a short time until Sidious knocked Maul back and used his dual lightsabers to stab Savage in the abdomen. Maul is also featured prominently in comic series starting in this period, The Clone Wars: The Sith Hunters and Darth Maul: Death Sentence. A Darth Maul fan film titled Darth Maul: Apprentice was released on YouTube on March 5, 2016. Sidious meets secretly with his Neimoidian contacts in the Trade Federation to finalize details in the plan to blockade Naboo. The story is about Darth Maul and takes place roughly a year before The Phantom Menace. Maul spends his time serving under Darth Sidious, killing countlessly. Maul commands her to meet with him on Dathomir and tells her that they will work more closely from that point forward, igniting his lightsaber. Maul's anger rose as his brother died and as Sidious reminded him that there could only be two Sith at a given time, and that he had been replaced. Maul then tempted Dooku into joining him against Sidious, hoping to lure him to Mother Talzin on Dathomir. When they refused to help, Maul signaled for Savage to throw his lightsaber, secapitating the leaders in one strike.The remaining leader agreed that "after careful consideration," they would join them. Maul, enraged by this action, released a powerful force wave at Kenobi which injured him and caused the area to cave in completely. Assuming he is a Jedi, she begs him to take her Zabrak infant son. [7], His clothing was also modified, from a tight body suit with a muscle pattern to the Sith robe based on samurai pleats, because the lightsaber battles involved much jumping, spinning, running, and rolling. Maul, Opress, and Pre Vizsla, leaders of the Shadow Collective. Maul and Savage were unable to pilot their escape pod to any nearby system after fleeing Florrum, and soon fell unconscious as its power drained. [27] It was the last novel to be released in the Star Wars Legends line of the franchise. After his escape from the Separatists with the Death Watch's help and the downfall of his criminal empire (as depicted in the comic Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir), Maul returns to ruling Mandalore and manages to rebuild the Shadow Collective, albeit not as powerful as before, this time consisting of the Pyke Syndicate, the Black Sun, and the Crimson Dawn, led by Dryden Vos. Tracked by an Imperial Inquisitor named the Eighth Brother, Maul is stranded on the ancient Sith world of Malachor, where he is discovered among the ruins by series protagonist Ezra Bridger. Maul himself acknowledges his shortcomings, such as his limited understanding of politics, even as he tries to become a true Sith. He serves as the main antagonist of the first half of the "Siege of Mandalore" story-arc (set during Revenge of the Sith),[20] where he and his Mandalorian super commandos find themselves under siege by Bo-Katan's Death Watch faction, and part of the 501st Clone Legion, led by former Jedi Ahsoka Tano and Commander Rex. Doch Darth Sidious hat längst Wind von der Sache bekommen und seinerseits jemanden beauftragt sich des flüchtigen Neimodianers anzunehmen: Darth Maul, der Schattenjäger. Maul, Savage, and Pre Viszla arrive on Mustafar. Darth Maul was a Zabrak Sith lord and the first apprentice of Darth Sidious.Maul was taken from his family at a young age and trained in the ways of the Sith. He encourages the boy to use the dark side, and leads him into an ancient Sith temple, where they discover a holocron that Maul claims can give them the knowledge needed to defeat the Sith. After losing Mother Talzin, Maul retreated to Mandalore to re-establish his forces.