Darth Maul, later known simply as Maul, is a minor villain in Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 5, one of the main villains of CROSS GRIEVOUS next to Jedi & Embryo, and a villain in Star Wars: The Last of the Droids. He is a male Zabrak Sith Lord trained by Darth Sidious prior to the Invasion on Naboo. Born in 54 BBY during the era of the Galactic Republic, Maul was the son of Mother Talzin, leader of the Nightsisters of Dathomir. Maul also had two siblings, the Nightbrothers Savage Opress and Feral. Sensing his potential, Sidious took Maul as an apprentice while he was still a child in 40 BBY. Anointed by his Sith Master as Darth Maul, the Dathomirian was raised to hate the Jedi Knights that served the light side of the Force. Desiring to see the Jedi Order fall, Darth Maul trained for the day when the Sith would exact revenge on their ancient foes. The time for revealing the Sith's continued existence to the Jedi came during the Invasion of Naboo, when Darth Maul confronted Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi. Though he killed Jinn, Maul was, in turn, defeated by Kenobi, who bisected the Sith assassin at the waist. Darth Maul was believed to be dead in the aftermath of the battle but ultimately survived, emerging a decade after his defeat, during the height of the Clone Wars.
Despite learning that his Master took a new apprentice, Darth Tyranus, Maul still believed that he was a Sith Lord. Taking his brother as an apprentice, Maul and Opress held that they were the true Sith rather than Sidious and Tyranus. He then devised a scheme to seize power on the planet Mandalore, overthrowing the New Mandalorians and installing the Death Watch as the new ruling government. In addition to the Mandalorians, Maul expanded his criminal enterprise, the Shadow Collective, to include the Pyke Syndicate, Black Sun, and the Hutt Clan. However, as his power increased, Maul became a threat to his former Master's plan, resulting in a confrontation that concluded with Opress's demise and Maul's capture by Sidious. After escaping with the help of his Mandalorian super commandos, Maul resumed his reign on Mandalore until he was overthrown by the Grand Army of the Republic.
Maul survived the end of the Clone Wars, witnessing the Great Jedi Purge of Order 66 and Sidious's rise as Galactic Emperor. Chastened by his former Master on the principle of the Rule of Two, Maul abandoned his claim to the mantle of the Sith, focusing instead on building an empire of his own—the Crimson Dawn—by controlling the criminal underworld. Ultimately though, Maul remained driven by the desire for revenge, specifically against Sidious, the Master who disowned him, and Kenobi, the Jedi who defeated him.
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The Clone Wars[]
Escape From Prison[]
Finding the heroic Grievous[]
The Last of the Droids[]
Losing the Darksaber[]
During the Imperial Era, between 19 and 18 BBY, Maul and his Mandalorian super commandos were in hiding on an unidentified planet planet when Imperial forces led by Moff Gideon arrived to destroy them. During the ensuing battle, Maul lost possession of the Darksaber, as Gideon fought him in combat and ultimately defeated him when the Moff shot a stray fuel canister, causing a large explosion that knocked Maul unconscious; and Gideon, believing the rogue Sith to be dead, picked up the Darksaber from the ground, winning ownership of it. Additionally, Gideon's forces were able to defeat Maul's super commandos. Later, long after the Imperials left, Maul, after regaining consciousness, made his escape.
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CROSS GRIEVOUS – "The Arrival" (First appearance)
Star Wars: The Last of the Droids short stories – "Darth Maul vs Moff Gideon"
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