Unable to achieve the goal Sidious manipulated him into desiring, Maul seeks to inflict the fear he feels on everyone else. He finds fear useful when it allows him to manipulate others, but he is also driven by fear in turn. Once, Maul said “Fear is my ally.” But fear, like a lightsaber, has infinite edges. In the comic series Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir, a story based on unproduced scripts from the animated series, more of his history was revealed. Instead he wants to recruit ruthless criminal strivers like Qi’ra, whose desperation leads her to make her own dark decision.īetween what appeared to be his death in The Phantom Menace and Maul’s reappearance on the big screen in Solo: A Star Wars Story, the scheming Zabrak has had a long history, including a surprising rebirth in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Even without the Force, his agent Dryden Vos is a formidable gangster - and Maul isn’t looking for a Force-sensitive heir.
In Solo: A Star Wars Story, Maul rules the many cruel branches of the Crimson Dawn cartel.
Maul’s search for power brings him far from where he once stood as a Sith apprentice on Coruscant. Spoiler warning: This story contains details and plot points from the Solo: A Star Wars Storyfilm.
