

Though he killed Jinn, Maul was, in turn, defeated by Kenobi, who bisected the Sith assassin at the waist. 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. Desiring to see the Jedi Order fall, Darth Maul trained for the day when the Sith would exact revenge on their ancient foes. 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. Sensing his potential, Sidious took Maul as an apprentice while he was still a child. In addition, he was a scheming mastermind who plotted his return to power despite losing his place in the ranks of the Sith.īorn during the era of the Galactic Republic, Maul was the son of Mother Talzin, leader of the Nightsisters of Dathomir, and also had two siblings, the Nightbrothers Savage Opress and Feral. Having trained in the ways of the Force, Maul was a formidable warrior strong with the dark side and deadly skilled in lightsaber combat. However, he was once the Sith apprentice of Darth Sidious, and therefore, a Dark Lord of the Sith. Maul, once known as Darth Maul, was a Force-sensitive Dathomirian Zabrak male who established himself as a crime lord during the reign of the Galactic Empire. I was destined to become… so much more." ―Maul " I was apprentice to the most powerful being in the galaxy once.
