For anyone curious, the next three videos are going to be in order: Count Dooku, Darth Vader, and finally Emperor Palpatine. Since our patrons chose Maul first, I figured I’d cover all the apprentices of Sidious in order, and finish it off with him at the end. May the 4th be with you all!
As much of a monster that he was, you can’t help but pity Darth Maul. Despite desiring freedom he was only ever a slave to both his Master and his own hatred.
He never truly understood power and strength. He didn't understand the subtle power of mercy and nobility. Being a personification of darker aspects of life isn't inherently evil, after all. Had he learned proper control and known when to be soft and even altruistic at times, Maul could have been a terrifying foe: one who wields subtlety and kindness themselves as weapons. After all, the best way to manipulate someone is to give them what they want. After that, they are more eager to bend to your will as they will likely feel indebted to you. He could have followed the path of Kreia and been a true force of nature if he played his cards right. And as a fun fact, Kreia herself is very much akin to the tales of the Unseelie Fae in the original folklore. Cold, hard, merciless, but capable of genuine kindness. But no matter what she did, she had a price she demanded for her assistance.
"He will avenge us" Even in his last moments Maul could only really think of vengeance but he also included Obiwan in the "us" showing some growth on his part.
@InSanctvs Then again, Darth vader wound up breaking free of that control in his last moments-- I think a big part of it was that the old jedi were way too warlike and superstitious. Yoda failed him, the jedi failed him, and they thought nothing could be done.
@@chameleonpa1nt I take it as everyone who Palpatine manipulated over the course of his lifetime. A ray of hope for his vengeance lying within an unlikely source.
I'd always found it kinda tragic that Maul sought Obi-Wan's death in Rebels when at that stage in his life, Obi-Wan was ironically the closest thing to a friend he still had.
I noticed that too. He didn't entirely get redeemed, but he is free of the anger that held him prisoner his entire life. His voice is that of regret and sadness, but if you listen there is also hope and relief, as if he didn't realise how much his anger cost him until then, and he was happy to be free of it.
You have all these other reasons for liking Darth Maul, and you choose the fact that he tried to run over Anakin? Something that was probably half an accident?
@@slothbaby2104 I mean, if you're a Sith Lord gunning to kill a Jedi, you're probably not gonna pay attention to a little kid running behind. Unless you're Vader, in which case you probably have a weird thing for killing little kids.
Maul's life is the definition of insanity, he gains power only to lose it but as he tries again he expects a different result. He lives, someone dies, he dies, he is reborn and the cycle continues until Ben Kenobi.
It's said to be a metaphor of the story sisyphus from Greek mythology who was forced to roll a boulder up a hill for all eternity after defying the gods
Honestly my favorite Star Wars villain ever. He's like Azula from The Last Airbender; sadistic and manipulative as hell, but he was raised by an absolutely monstrous human being so it's hard to fully _hate_ him.
@Trarr: the old man Not really, Maul was just power-hungry. Azula while cruel, deep down just wanted her father's love and truly felt hurt over his friends betraying her. She genuinely felt hurt over her mother calling her a monster. Her father was the last person Azula thought she could trust, and Ozai's refusal to include her in his final conquest only served to cause Azula more inner pain. Her breakdown was the culmination of her failed relationship with her mother and her jealousy toward Zuko for receiving more of their mother's affection, the betrayal she suffered at the hands of Mai and Ty Lee, and finally, her defeat by Zuko and Katara. So no, these two weren't much alike.
Maul relationship with his brother Savage was one of my favorite aspects of his character. And you can tell It was genuine because he showed respect to the Clones bond of brotherhood even after Savage’s death. Hell, if Savage survived and killed Maul (Sith tradition is the apprentice killing their Master) Maul would probably just feel proud of his brother
I always thought is was a sick touch the way they chose to have Darth Maul’s second lightsaber blade exit the sheath a second later than the first. It goes from “oh shi- to Oooooh shiiiit”!
I love how Ray park was just a stunt man but he brought so much to the Character with very few words, mostly actions.. I love Maul. When I saw him in the Phantom Menace I lost it!
As much as I like Maul, he really has been totally manipulated by Sidious. So much that even after his rebirth, his anger and hate completely blinded him. Sidious, in many ways, designed him to fail, and never recover.
It interesting you say that because I’ve always felt that Sidious trained weaknesses into him. While in legends he was mostly trained as a fighter and only really trained as a covert operative, in canon I believe Sidious taught maul how to gain power, but not how to use it. How to command a battle, but not how to win without a battle. He gained power on mandalore not through his initial coup, but by killing vizla in combat.
@Dan iel But that doesn’t really contradict my point. Until season 7 Maul had skills to gain power but his abilities to maintain it were limited and cost him 2/3 of his initial strength by the end of the sons of dathomir comic.
My mom used to say I liked villains too much, so I began to consider their actions more carefully as I matured from an edgy teenager, into an adult. I can still consider Maul my favorite Star Wars character, he and Savage are one of the best embodiments of "Evil is not born it is made"
@@aaronforsythe8556 Idk, maybe it's wishful thinking but I don't think anyone is born "evil". I'd like to believe all people who are objectively evil aren't so because they woke up one day and said, "I think it's time to be a very bad person."
@@WXRST99 some people are definitely born evil. People are born with serious mental disorders, inability to comprehend empathy, some people just like being hateful. Think about serial killers that came from good homes, loving families, but just had a natural inclination toward violence and sadism. I do think a lot of evil, including racism, sexism, etc. is taught, passed from one generation to the next, but we can also see the opposite where someone comes from a dark and hateful childhood and still chooses to be good to others.
@@GhostInPajamas I think everyone has a story, even if you have good homes and loving families no one's life is sunshine and roses all the time and small things can change a person, especially when you have a condition few others can understand and help you through. I don't think a lot of people are aware how much the little things can affect you. On top of that, I don't believe anyone likes being hateful for the sake of it, there's something hurting and putting others down is fulfilling for them. Usually connected to the inability to correctly vent your emotions. Like I said, maybe I'm too optimistic but that's what I think.
@@mysteryjunkie9808: I got that feeling. But for his nuanced and powerful portrayal by Ray Park, I think that'd have been the end of Maul. His appearance probably helped, too. Props to the makeup department.
Unfortunately the Clone Wars undid most of the cool stuff about maul and changed it to ruin him, which is typical. Clone Wars basically destroyed Prequel canon.
I also like the way Maul works within the context of TPM as the obvious "look at me! i'm the bad guy!" threat when the movie is literally titled The Phantom Menace as everything goes according to Palpatine's plan.
@fort809 The prequels WERE good. Maul was quite literally supposed to be the, lookee here bad guy while Palpatine was in the background. Remember, the prequels literally happened with us knowing who Sidious was and what would happen.
If anyone got a huge boost from the new canon it’s Maul. He’s easily now one of my favorite characters in the series. His depth is very intriguing and his last words made him out to even become somewhat sympathetic.
@@jasomjensai-starwars2652 I dunno, this is analyzing evil right? Thrawn is unironically better then 99% of the rebel commanders. I don’t think thrawn really fits in along side the likes of ol palpimcscrotum face or Darth Maul
It's interesting too that he died a surprisingly peaceful death after learning that Kenobi guards the key to Palpatine's downfall. That makes him the only dark sider to die at peace (not counting Anakin who came back to light).
Maul is such a tragic figure. At no point does he get his redemption. Used and destroyed over and over, only to answer to his own hatred and anger that he has been conditioned to feel, which gets him killed and his last thoughts are of yet more vengeance. He is an evil man, but one that you pity in the end.
star wars lore was always interesting. I've not even watched all the movies yet sometimes I find myself researching about the different races and planets there.
I wasn't either , lol I'm only here cause I seen a rare image that looked like him and brought me back to my childhood last Saturday lol my brother loved Star wars growing up
He went insane longing for what palpatine promised him. Looking for the power he was told he would hold someday... He was lost in the desire for power he thought he could have had have if it wasn't for Kenobi... if only he questioned why was he doing all of it without thinking of revenge...
Fun fact: before selling Star Wars to Disney George Lucas had many ideas for his sequel trilogy in which Dart Maul was supposed to be the main villain, he was basically the most powerful crime boss in the galaxy fighting against the New Republic and Luke Skywalker's newly formed Jedi order. Can you just imagine Maul being the villain of Episodes 7, 8 and 9 fighting against Luke and his friends? That would have been awesome to see.
Unfortunately, worthless Disney threw out Lucas and his perfect ideas. I'm sure Lucas deeply regrets selling his masterpiece and watching it get slaughtered to bits.
>Maul is consumed by his anger and hatred >His eyes are red and yellow, like the eyes of those infected by the Rage virus in "28 days later" Coincidence? I THINK NOT
@@Jay-Jones Then again no. The Sith Eyes only appear as either 1. A result of temporary TRUE DEDICATION to the dark side harnessing anger, hatred, even sadness and fear, A Sith could feel all those emotions so intenesely they can appear for a few hours without them even realizing it. Or 2. They always appear because of their true evil they have in them, having ALWAYS the same amount of negative motions tied to their it.
Love the video! Darth Maul is my favorite Star Wars villain and you brilliantly captured his character. The only real complaint is that you didn’t mention his actual death much, as we see him try to connect with Old Ben before he passes and take comfort that sidious will fall, but otherwise this video is great.His iteration as an apprentice is my favorite point of the character as his arrogance and impatience are rivaled only by his deadly combat skills. He is trained his whole life to be a covert operative and it shows that’s where he is most effective. During the clone wars he is more patient but his effort to return to his master is refused and he loses the only people he has any attachment too.
By far one of my favorite Star Wars characters. Growing up I never imagined he would be so developed and so tragic. He just felt like a generic villain for episode 1, doing whatever evil deeds the true villain needed. But then he got fleshed out over the years to what we have now. Even at the end, his hate and vengeance carried him to the same demise he’s always had. You expect this big epic fight but he is struck down like nothing, just a single movement and his light is extinguished like a candle. All these years focusing your hate and want of suffering on a person, only to be struck down within a second by him. You have nothing and no one with you as those who where close are long gone, everything you had has been destroyed or stripped away from you, yet here is the one person who fueled your fire at your side in your final moments holding you as you draw your last breath. There’s just something so tragic and poetic about it *edit: Love your videos btw! Can’t wait to see more of your content, curious on the other Star Wars villains you might cover.
I am someone who hasn’t watched any of the installments in the series besides a movie when I was a kid and one of the more recent movies. Yet I am starting to get wildly interested in the universe and the characters because of your analysis of them, thank you for helping me see a reason to watch this series.
My heart skipped a beat when I saw Darth Maul was the character of your new video. My favorite Star Wars sith! And just in time for my birthday. Thank you for making my day with this video. And thank you for making my day as well with your upcoming videos focusing on other Star Wars lords. You're awesome!
Maul was trained to be a sith assassin. His behavior is entirely within his training; the triangle of circumstances, nature, and nurture, left him entirely unprepared for his life.
He was the first Sith in a thousand years. He was demon, never seen before, from the deepest depths of hell. He killed Qui-Gon, the father (figure) to Anakin. He was death and undoing. Darth Maul almost never speaks during the film because weapons don't speak. They kill.
"The Sith took everything from me. Ripped me from my mother's arms, murdered my brother, used me as a weapon and then cast me aside. Abandoned me. Once, I had power, now I have nothing. Nothing." - Maul
Kira from Death Note is my suggestion. Also, a look into the mind of L is likely very fun. Depending on who you ask, either could be evil or not. Regardless, I think this would make for a wonderful episode. I love your work. Many good episodes thus far.
Maul was a fantastic villain.. He committed terrible acts, but he was still sympathetic to an extent. He was once an innocent child, corrupted by Sidious and turned into a monster filled with Malice. In the end, he died a broken man, with his most hated enemy as the only person left in his life to comfort him in his last moments. Their final scene together was powerful and tragic. This was a fantastic analysis video.
You should really do vids for darth bane, darth zannah, and darth plaguies. All three are amazing legends characters that one can really dive deep into and analyze through the novels that they’re in, and all are so amazingly evil.
Just found this channel and have to say you do amazing work! I'm enjoying going through all your videos. If you haven't already I hope you do a piece on Grand Admiral Thrawn.
0:36 I think at that point, choice was off the table. Mauls psychology was so irreversibly warped, his views of right and wrong being instilled in him by the anti-christ that there was just no way for him to change, unless perhaps if his mind was wiped like they did with Revan.
So glad your covering Star Wars villains. Would be great to see you do Tolkien middle earth villains and the white queen of Narnia and also Harry Potter ☺️
May the 4th Vile Eye! Great video. Looking forward to seeing Dooku, Vader and palpatine Perhaps for next star wars month you could do general grievous?
He may not have achieved his goals directly, but he DID have an enormous impact on the saga, as him killing Qui-gon meant that Anakin didn't have (arguably) the right master that would steer him from the fate of becoming Darth Vader and bringing down the jedi order. When you think about it, Maul indirectly created Darth Vader, who as we all know, both assisted in killing the jedi order, as well as killed Obi-Wan and even Sidious himself (willfully ignoring the events of RoS right now). So while Maul never knew it he did have a hand in fulfilling his goals, though it was not by his own hands, robbing him of the satisfatiction and fulfillment he had craved his whole life in the dakness.
Maul is easily the most goal-driven besides Sidious, but he's nowhere near as sadistic. He likes having a mission something to accomplish to make himself more capable.
Maul is the very epitomy of "consumed by rage". Its his key feature, it strengthens him, whilst also limiting / blinding him. I like to think that towards his end (mainly referring here to his appearences in Rebels) there is a degree of learning (somewhat) from his failures. He reaches out to Ahsoka, and then Ezra. And whilst hes still trapped by his rage and his machiavations... you can kind of see him trying to find his way out from it all. Obviously his rage causes him to ultimately fail.
I love the channel, brings great insight into why the characters do what they do. I would love to see you do a few episodes on some of the villians from the Black Lightning franchise. One in particular who I feel is one of the most evil, ruthless depictions of an individual as you can get, and that is Tobias Whale.
The Duel between Maul and Kenobi was one of the most tasteful and well executed moments in all of star wars EU - I only lament that his story had to come to an end. The rumors of Lucas' sequel treatment and Maul's potential role as Antagonist would have been amazing - Charles Dance for live action Old Maul!
I just realized, instead of stopping frozen in fear if everyone just blasted him When the doors open we wouldn’t have the best lightsaber duel of all Time…
As much as I love this series even seeing evil and darth maul in the same sentence makes me really sad :( I just can’t call him evil after the clone wars and rebels. He’s definitely a bad dude but evil is such a strong word lmao
The dude burned a village down and killed everyone in it just to get attention, abused his brother (albeit, the sith aren't known for being kind to their apprentices), led an attack on mandalore that killed anywhere from hundreds to thousands of people, killed Obiwan's love interest in front of him to make him suffer, and then led another campaign on mandalore that would end in a long standing civil war. This all happened in one show he took part in. The dude is evil.
@@horationelson2440 His actions are definitely evil but most people don't view darth vader as pure evil, they see him as tragic, i don't see a difference between the two of them, both were corrupted and manipulated to be used by palpatine. His final duel with obi wan kinda just shows that he wants to have his revenge and die, there's no malice or desire to kill, that all went away after the clone wars and his brother died
he's truly evil even if it was how he was raised. the first thing he does after gaining his sanity is slaughter an entire village i would say he's the 2nd most evil of the movie's sith cause he truly doesnt value life and theres no path to any "redemption"
I was thinking a Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader would be a very interesting analyzation for a video. There is so much potential. What do you think @The Vile Eye?
Yesssss... this is me... I got a big destiny on my path.... but i was just a puppet........ my only regret, is being blind and not see the true ENNEMY before. Gladly... Young Luke avenge us all.
For anyone curious, the next three videos are going to be in order: Count Dooku, Darth Vader, and finally Emperor Palpatine. Since our patrons chose Maul first, I figured I’d cover all the apprentices of Sidious in order, and finish it off with him at the end. May the 4th be with you all!
Legends versions?!!
for a second there i thought u found this, erhm... "charecter" - to be only Star Wars villian deserving analisys.
Thank god you’re going to be doing Dooku.
Yeah
@@El-Bandito He said that he'll eventually get to them, as he is a Legends fan.
As much of a monster that he was, you can’t help but pity Darth Maul. Despite desiring freedom he was only ever a slave to both his Master and his own hatred.
That’s a good way of putting it.
As you should everyone that succumbs to hatred and revenge
He never truly understood power and strength. He didn't understand the subtle power of mercy and nobility. Being a personification of darker aspects of life isn't inherently evil, after all. Had he learned proper control and known when to be soft and even altruistic at times, Maul could have been a terrifying foe: one who wields subtlety and kindness themselves as weapons. After all, the best way to manipulate someone is to give them what they want. After that, they are more eager to bend to your will as they will likely feel indebted to you. He could have followed the path of Kreia and been a true force of nature if he played his cards right.
And as a fun fact, Kreia herself is very much akin to the tales of the Unseelie Fae in the original folklore. Cold, hard, merciless, but capable of genuine kindness. But no matter what she did, she had a price she demanded for her assistance.
I feel like Sister Merryn in Fallen Order was written as "Maul could have been like this".
@Ben McConnon i usually summarise the concept as such: too much light or too much darkness, you're blinded all the same.
"He will avenge us" Even in his last moments Maul could only really think of vengeance but he also included Obiwan in the "us" showing some growth on his part.
@InSanctvs Then again, Darth vader wound up breaking free of that control in his last moments-- I think a big part of it was that the old jedi were way too warlike and superstitious. Yoda failed him, the jedi failed him, and they thought nothing could be done.
I assumed he was referring to himself and Savage when he says 'Us'
@@chameleonpa1nt I take it as everyone who Palpatine manipulated over the course of his lifetime. A ray of hope for his vengeance lying within an unlikely source.
Hate, equally to love, doesn't exclude respect per se.
@Darth616 Why wouldn't he be?
I'd always found it kinda tragic that Maul sought Obi-Wan's death in Rebels when at that stage in his life, Obi-Wan was ironically the closest thing to a friend he still had.
Obi wan even held him in the same way he held Quigon and Satine in their last moments.
Dude, you're gonna make me cry haha
The way he says his last words to obi-wan still hits the feels
@Greg Elchert Literally the best Jedi ever
Maul couldn’t let go of his hate and in the end it destroyed him
As Maul dies you can see all the anger is gone, and he subtly asks forgiveness from Obi-wan who just as subtly forgives him.
I noticed that too. He didn't entirely get redeemed, but he is free of the anger that held him prisoner his entire life. His voice is that of regret and sadness, but if you listen there is also hope and relief, as if he didn't realise how much his anger cost him until then, and he was happy to be free of it.
@@nevik2950 I love the moment when he asks Obi-Wan if Luke really can save the galaxy.
@InSanctvs I did say he didnt entirely get redeemed, and that is why.
I don't think his anger is gone, it's just shifted to Sidious
@@HoHhoch Luke can not save the galaxy, but Rey Palpatine-Skywalker can and will!
I like Maul, he for no reason tried to run over a child with one of them flying bike things and then did some kind of flip and that was pretty neat
Vile
@@chrisricks6363 You just jelly
You have all these other reasons for liking Darth Maul, and you choose the fact that he tried to run over Anakin? Something that was probably half an accident?
@@tinobemellow Are you telling me Maul is unskilled enough to accidently hit someone with his flying sci fi bike thing?
@@slothbaby2104 I mean, if you're a Sith Lord gunning to kill a Jedi, you're probably not gonna pay attention to a little kid running behind. Unless you're Vader, in which case you probably have a weird thing for killing little kids.
Maul's life is the definition of insanity, he gains power only to lose it but as he tries again he expects a different result.
He lives, someone dies, he dies, he is reborn and the cycle continues until Ben Kenobi.
It's said to be a metaphor of the story sisyphus from Greek mythology who was forced to roll a boulder up a hill for all eternity after defying the gods
A lot of similarity with Darth Sion!
Sith marauders!
Wow That's like A classic Shakespearean tragic arc you just posted..mm.m. Deep.😷🙏🏼
@@longinuscyclone213 wow 1st off is that whats going on in my life here ?
@@longinuscyclone213 2nd thats interesting
Honestly my favorite Star Wars villain ever. He's like Azula from The Last Airbender; sadistic and manipulative as hell, but he was raised by an absolutely monstrous human being so it's hard to fully _hate_ him.
what a fucking Thing
Except Azula shown moments of humanity that made us feel sorry for her. Like when she broke down after her fight with Zuko.
Like Arthur fron RDR2. A very skilled individual that could've done a lot of good with their skills, but just got brought up under bad circumstances.
@Trarr: the old man Not really, Maul was just power-hungry.
Azula while cruel, deep down just wanted her father's love and truly felt hurt over his friends betraying her.
She genuinely felt hurt over her mother calling her a monster.
Her father was the last person Azula thought she could trust, and Ozai's refusal to include her in his final conquest only served to cause Azula more inner pain.
Her breakdown was the culmination of her failed relationship with her mother and her jealousy toward Zuko for receiving more of their mother's affection, the betrayal she suffered at the hands of Mai and Ty Lee, and finally, her defeat by Zuko and Katara.
So no, these two weren't much alike.
A character that is their own undoing. Though not through their actions, but their upbringing.......
Yeah you right man
Maul relationship with his brother Savage was one of my favorite aspects of his character.
And you can tell It was genuine because he showed respect to the Clones bond of brotherhood even after Savage’s death.
Hell, if Savage survived and killed Maul (Sith tradition is the apprentice killing their Master) Maul would probably just feel proud of his brother
... damn that low key hurts to realize-
@@graffittitagger65
Which part? Maul missing his brother after Sidious kills him or Maul feeling pride in his brother killing him?
@@JackPool-lq8ux both
The final episode of Star Wars the Clone Wars was released a year ago today. Good times man. Good times.
@Kyle She You too!
I still prefered the short lived one from about 2004. Dope art style and the villains were not just villainous but even more dangerous than normal.
Huh
Where can I watch it for free? I’ve only seen random episodes here and there
@@BenDover-nh8ze Disney Plus+
I always thought is was a sick touch the way they chose to have Darth Maul’s second lightsaber blade exit the sheath a second later than the first. It goes from “oh shi- to Oooooh shiiiit”!
This rhymes with duels of fates
Oh shiiit.... Oh shiiit.... OHH SHIIITTTT!
I love how Ray park was just a stunt man but he brought so much to the Character with very few words, mostly actions.. I love Maul. When I saw him in the Phantom Menace I lost it!
Yeah Ray park is awesome I meet him at dragon con dude super nice
As much as I like Maul, he really has been totally manipulated by Sidious. So much that even after his rebirth, his anger and hate completely blinded him. Sidious, in many ways, designed him to fail, and never recover.
It interesting you say that because I’ve always felt that Sidious trained weaknesses into him. While in legends he was mostly trained as a fighter and only really trained as a covert operative, in canon I believe Sidious taught maul how to gain power, but not how to use it. How to command a battle, but not how to win without a battle. He gained power on mandalore not through his initial coup, but by killing vizla in combat.
@@zackthezabarak739 he never wanted to rule mandalire he only did it to lure the Republic and anakin so he could kill him
@Dan iel But that doesn’t really contradict my point. Until season 7 Maul had skills to gain power but his abilities to maintain it were limited and cost him 2/3 of his initial strength by the end of the sons of dathomir comic.
My mom used to say I liked villains too much, so I began to consider their actions more carefully as I matured from an edgy teenager, into an adult. I can still consider Maul my favorite Star Wars character, he and Savage are one of the best embodiments of "Evil is not born it is made"
I don't know about that h h holms is a scary guy. I think it's both. People can be just born bad or shaped into it
@@aaronforsythe8556 Idk, maybe it's wishful thinking but I don't think anyone is born "evil". I'd like to believe all people who are objectively evil aren't so because they woke up one day and said, "I think it's time to be a very bad person."
@@WXRST99 some people are definitely born evil. People are born with serious mental disorders, inability to comprehend empathy, some people just like being hateful. Think about serial killers that came from good homes, loving families, but just had a natural inclination toward violence and sadism. I do think a lot of evil, including racism, sexism, etc. is taught, passed from one generation to the next, but we can also see the opposite where someone comes from a dark and hateful childhood and still chooses to be good to others.
@@GhostInPajamas I think everyone has a story, even if you have good homes and loving families no one's life is sunshine and roses all the time and small things can change a person, especially when you have a condition few others can understand and help you through. I don't think a lot of people are aware how much the little things can affect you. On top of that, I don't believe anyone likes being hateful for the sake of it, there's something hurting and putting others down is fulfilling for them. Usually connected to the inability to correctly vent your emotions. Like I said, maybe I'm too optimistic but that's what I think.
A villain with a well developed character arch.
True but it’s crazy how George Lucas originally just wanted him in Phantom Menace to just kill Qui Gon
@@mysteryjunkie9808: I got that feeling. But for his nuanced and powerful portrayal by Ray Park, I think that'd have been the end of Maul. His appearance probably helped, too. Props to the makeup department.
Glad we got Clone Wars because without that he is just a menacing character from episode 1.
Unfortunately the Clone Wars undid most of the cool stuff about maul and changed it to ruin him, which is typical. Clone Wars basically destroyed Prequel canon.
THE MOST EVIL 😈 CHARACTER IN STAR 🌟 WARS DARTH MAUL.
7:36 Maul's brother Savage Oppress even says "Can we kill him now brother" but Maul goes "No. Let him dwell in his misery. Take him to a cell to rot."
That... and plot armor LOL.
THE MOST EVIL 😈 ANGRY 😡 DARTH MAUL TERRIFYING,
“You may think I am evil. I am not. I am efficient.”
―Maul
He was my lapdog
"Here we see a fatal flaw in Maul"
His inability to take advantage of High Ground.
I also like the way Maul works within the context of TPM as the obvious "look at me! i'm the bad guy!" threat when the movie is literally titled The Phantom Menace as everything goes according to Palpatine's plan.
The Prequels could have been so good if George didn’t have full creative control. I’m so glad Dave Filonni exists
@fort809 The prequels WERE good. Maul was quite literally supposed to be the, lookee here bad guy while Palpatine was in the background. Remember, the prequels literally happened with us knowing who Sidious was and what would happen.
If anyone got a huge boost from the new canon it’s Maul. He’s easily now one of my favorite characters in the series. His depth is very intriguing and his last words made him out to even become somewhat sympathetic.
It would be interesting to see one on Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin.
That's a great idea. Maybe Grand Admiral Thrawn as well.
@@jasomjensai-starwars2652 I always thought thrawn was like the Hannibal lecter of Star Wars.
@@jasomjensai-starwars2652 I dunno, this is analyzing evil right? Thrawn is unironically better then 99% of the rebel commanders. I don’t think thrawn really fits in along side the likes of ol palpimcscrotum face or Darth Maul
The Clone Wars did a great job at fleshing up his character.
Ah yes I love fleshing up my characters
"I finally killed a Jedi and yet...I feel empty...maybe I was wrong. Maybe what I needed all along was....TO KILL MORE JEDI!"
Maybe he needs to start a lightsaber collection.
The way The Clone Wars brought this character back and shaped his character arc into one of the best in Star Wars is still truly incredible
A theme for Clone Wars. Really fleshed out Anakin too.
It's interesting too that he died a surprisingly peaceful death after learning that Kenobi guards the key to Palpatine's downfall. That makes him the only dark sider to die at peace (not counting Anakin who came back to light).
Maul is such a tragic figure. At no point does he get his redemption. Used and destroyed over and over, only to answer to his own hatred and anger that he has been conditioned to feel, which gets him killed and his last thoughts are of yet more vengeance. He is an evil man, but one that you pity in the end.
I learned staff fighting inspired by this man, love Darth Maul!
Yessssss. May the 4th be with you
Cleaver.😁
@@goatmouth1069 your name lol!
@@redstaplerguyforlifepastpr5763 Like that.😉
Crazy...I am not a "Star Wars" fan, but I spent some time last week looking at Darth Maul's backstory/history.
Good stuff!
star wars lore was always interesting. I've not even watched all the movies yet sometimes I find myself researching about the different races and planets there.
I wasn't either , lol I'm only here cause I seen a rare image that looked like him and brought me back to my childhood last Saturday lol my brother loved Star wars growing up
He went insane longing for what palpatine promised him. Looking for the power he was told he would hold someday... He was lost in the desire for power he thought he could have had have if it wasn't for Kenobi... if only he questioned why was he doing all of it without thinking of revenge...
I can just feel the satisfaction in your voice, you really were wanting this, and so were we.
Fun fact: before selling Star Wars to Disney George Lucas had many ideas for his sequel trilogy in which Dart Maul was supposed to be the main villain, he was basically the most powerful crime boss in the galaxy fighting against the New Republic and Luke Skywalker's newly formed Jedi order. Can you just imagine Maul being the villain of Episodes 7, 8 and 9 fighting against Luke and his friends? That would have been awesome to see.
Unfortunately, worthless Disney threw out Lucas and his perfect ideas. I'm sure Lucas deeply regrets selling his masterpiece and watching it get slaughtered to bits.
@@trinityisabellasadventures9570 I know, probably the worst thing Disney has ever done. I wish I could give George Lucas a hug.
He’s such a badass character
You should do a video on Darth Bane and Darth Zannah from legends. They're some of the most interesting characters in star wars.
>Maul is consumed by his anger and hatred
>His eyes are red and yellow, like the eyes of those infected by the Rage virus in "28 days later"
Coincidence? I THINK NOT
All true Sith have the same color eyes. Sorry. No real coincidence at all
That's...just how Sith's eyes look like
@@paquio100 It was a joke, fellas. Flew right by ya
@@Jay-Jones Then again no. The Sith Eyes only appear as either 1. A result of temporary TRUE DEDICATION to the dark side harnessing anger, hatred, even sadness and fear, A Sith could feel all those emotions so intenesely they can appear for a few hours without them even realizing it.
Or 2. They always appear because of their true evil they have in them, having ALWAYS the same amount of negative motions tied to their it.
Love the video! Darth Maul is my favorite Star Wars villain and you brilliantly captured his character. The only real complaint is that you didn’t mention his actual death much, as we see him try to connect with Old Ben before he passes and take comfort that sidious will fall, but otherwise this video is great.His iteration as an apprentice is my favorite point of the character as his arrogance and impatience are rivaled only by his deadly combat skills. He is trained his whole life to be a covert operative and it shows that’s where he is most effective. During the clone wars he is more patient but his effort to return to his master is refused and he loses the only people he has any attachment too.
A savage in cinema history.
No no that’s his brother
By far one of my favorite Star Wars characters.
Growing up I never imagined he would be so developed and so tragic. He just felt like a generic villain for episode 1, doing whatever evil deeds the true villain needed. But then he got fleshed out over the years to what we have now.
Even at the end, his hate and vengeance carried him to the same demise he’s always had.
You expect this big epic fight but he is struck down like nothing, just a single movement and his light is extinguished like a candle.
All these years focusing your hate and want of suffering on a person, only to be struck down within a second by him.
You have nothing and no one with you as those who where close are long gone, everything you had has been destroyed or stripped away from you, yet here is the one person who fueled your fire at your side in your final moments holding you as you draw your last breath.
There’s just something so tragic and poetic about it
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Love your videos btw! Can’t wait to see more of your content, curious on the other Star Wars villains you might cover.
I am someone who hasn’t watched any of the installments in the series besides a movie when I was a kid and one of the more recent movies. Yet I am starting to get wildly interested in the universe and the characters because of your analysis of them, thank you for helping me see a reason to watch this series.
My heart skipped a beat when I saw Darth Maul was the character of your new video. My favorite Star Wars sith! And just in time for my birthday. Thank you for making my day with this video. And thank you for making my day as well with your upcoming videos focusing on other Star Wars lords. You're awesome!
Maul was trained to be a sith assassin. His behavior is entirely within his training; the triangle of circumstances, nature, and nurture, left him entirely unprepared for his life.
LET'S GO I'VE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ONE!
Also my idea for a future video: Johan libert from the Anime Monster!
Agreed!
You have to appreciate the variety in the villains that are presented. It’s always exciting to wonder who is next.
He was the first Sith in a thousand years. He was demon, never seen before, from the deepest depths of hell. He killed Qui-Gon, the father (figure) to Anakin. He was death and undoing. Darth Maul almost never speaks during the film because weapons don't speak. They kill.
"Is he the Chosen One?"
"He is."
"He will avenge us..."
Yoooo, you are absolutely killing it with this series and now you hit us with this in time for May 4th! What a legend!
He was my favorite character when the movies first came out
Absolutely
His unquenchable desire for revenge and power was what lead to his downfall
I'd love to see an analysis of Pennywise the clown from Stephen King's "IT" considering he differs a lot from his portrayal in adaptations to the book
Maul changed the course of Galactic History because of Killing Qui Gon. The Galaxy was Doomed straight to HELL when he Gutted Jinn
You've got to do Hans Gruber from Die Hard. One of the coolest villains ever, with some complex views on morality.
"The Sith took everything from me. Ripped me from my mother's arms, murdered my brother, used me as a weapon and then cast me aside. Abandoned me. Once, I had power, now I have nothing. Nothing." - Maul
Kira from Death Note is my suggestion.
Also, a look into the mind of L is likely very fun. Depending on who you ask, either could be evil or not.
Regardless, I think this would make for a wonderful episode.
I love your work. Many good episodes thus far.
Maul was a fantastic villain.. He committed terrible acts, but he was still sympathetic to an extent. He was once an innocent child, corrupted by Sidious and turned into a monster filled with Malice. In the end, he died a broken man, with his most hated enemy as the only person left in his life to comfort him in his last moments. Their final scene together was powerful and tragic.
This was a fantastic analysis video.
fun fact: Sideous intended Maul to become a permanent apprentice and Maul was destined to become the most powerful sith lord of all time
This is my favourite channel on youtube, I am so glad I found it when I did. Can't wait to see it grow!
You should really do vids for darth bane, darth zannah, and darth plaguies. All three are amazing legends characters that one can really dive deep into and analyze through the novels that they’re in, and all are so amazingly evil.
Man im so happy to see how much your channel has grown.
Just found this channel and have to say you do amazing work! I'm enjoying going through all your videos. If you haven't already I hope you do a piece on Grand Admiral Thrawn.
0:36 I think at that point, choice was off the table. Mauls psychology was so irreversibly warped, his views of right and wrong being instilled in him by the anti-christ that there was just no way for him to change, unless perhaps if his mind was wiped like they did with Revan.
So glad your covering Star Wars villains. Would be great to see you do Tolkien middle earth villains and the white queen of Narnia and also Harry Potter ☺️
An analysis of Darth Plagueis would be epic
I know he's really underrated and you might not even know who he is, but Grant Ward from Agents Of SHIELD could make a really interesting episode
Totally agree, he’s my favorite mcu villain.
Thanks for this! Amazingly dissected and explained, yet again. Can't wait for your take on my favorite, Count Dooku 💪🏼
May the 4th Vile Eye!
Great video. Looking forward to seeing Dooku, Vader and palpatine
Perhaps for next star wars month you could do general grievous?
He may not have achieved his goals directly, but he DID have an enormous impact on the saga, as him killing Qui-gon meant that Anakin didn't have (arguably) the right master that would steer him from the fate of becoming Darth Vader and bringing down the jedi order. When you think about it, Maul indirectly created Darth Vader, who as we all know, both assisted in killing the jedi order, as well as killed Obi-Wan and even Sidious himself (willfully ignoring the events of RoS right now).
So while Maul never knew it he did have a hand in fulfilling his goals, though it was not by his own hands, robbing him of the satisfatiction and fulfillment he had craved his whole life in the dakness.
I'd love to see you do a video on Calvin Candie from Django Unchained
Amazing as always. I'm particularly excited for the Vader video since he's always been my favourite
Darth Maul is so awesome and he introduced us to the double bladed lightsaber
Maul is easily the most goal-driven besides Sidious, but he's nowhere near as sadistic. He likes having a mission something to accomplish to make himself more capable.
May the 4th be with you.
That loss to Kenobi was practically a Deus ex machina
I think Tyler Durden from Fight Club would be a magnificent challenge for you.
Someone is ignoring the first rule of Fight Club.
Not sure if I would call him evil though!
@@robertfogarty4399 that's why it's be so intriguing
He was not evil. Just a tormented bwoy 😁
Maul is the very epitomy of "consumed by rage". Its his key feature, it strengthens him, whilst also limiting / blinding him.
I like to think that towards his end (mainly referring here to his appearences in Rebels) there is a degree of learning (somewhat) from his failures.
He reaches out to Ahsoka, and then Ezra. And whilst hes still trapped by his rage and his machiavations... you can kind of see him trying to find his way out from it all. Obviously his rage causes him to ultimately fail.
The character Carl Rudolph Stargher from the 2000 film The Cell would be a fascinating analysis.
I agree!
I love the channel, brings great insight into why the characters do what they do. I would love to see you do a few episodes on some of the villians from the Black Lightning franchise. One in particular who I feel is one of the most evil, ruthless depictions of an individual as you can get, and that is Tobias Whale.
Ok I know we're in a Star Wars phase but I'd love to see an Analyzing Evil for Voldemort and Bellatrix from Harry Potter.
The Duel between Maul and Kenobi was one of the most tasteful and well executed moments in all of star wars EU - I only lament that his story had to come to an end.
The rumors of Lucas' sequel treatment and Maul's potential role as Antagonist would have been amazing - Charles Dance for live action Old Maul!
Would have loved to hear your thoughts on the Double-Bladed Saber and Maul's use of it
Good god I love these. Really amazing how well you put these together, and how professional these are. Keep up the great work my man!
I just realized, instead of stopping frozen in fear if everyone just blasted him
When the doors open we wouldn’t have the best lightsaber duel of all
Time…
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Part 2: Analyzing Evil: P A L P A T I N E Dew it!
I'm not even into Star Wars but I enjoy your voice & the effort you put in to your videos.
I think this Darth Maul guy is the coolest Sith lord and the most powerful.
He'll always be one of my favorite characters.
You could do a video about Light Yagami from Death Note
An evil murderer par excellence.
I have no idea if its intentional, but They way he syncs every opening perfectely with his own audio is incresible 🤩
Could you do Marlo Stanfield from The Wire?
I was gonna ask that too! He’s a totalitarian to the fullest
Brilliant recommendation
Finally! I’ve been wanting this one for a while. Excellent
As much as I love this series even seeing evil and darth maul in the same sentence makes me really sad :( I just can’t call him evil after the clone wars and rebels. He’s definitely a bad dude but evil is such a strong word lmao
He was definitely evil, but was a product of his environment, shaped into the damaged monster that we see.
The dude burned a village down and killed everyone in it just to get attention, abused his brother (albeit, the sith aren't known for being kind to their apprentices), led an attack on mandalore that killed anywhere from hundreds to thousands of people, killed Obiwan's love interest in front of him to make him suffer, and then led another campaign on mandalore that would end in a long standing civil war. This all happened in one show he took part in. The dude is evil.
@@horationelson2440 His actions are definitely evil but most people don't view darth vader as pure evil, they see him as tragic, i don't see a difference between the two of them, both were corrupted and manipulated to be used by palpatine. His final duel with obi wan kinda just shows that he wants to have his revenge and die, there's no malice or desire to kill, that all went away after the clone wars and his brother died
he's truly evil even if it was how he was raised. the first thing he does after gaining his sanity is slaughter an entire village
i would say he's the 2nd most evil of the movie's sith cause he truly doesnt value life and theres no path to any "redemption"
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS. Happy may 4th y’all!
The Clone Wars took one of the most boring one note characters in the entire saga and made him one of the best. Insane
This is my new favorite video in your series thanks Vile!!
One of the best starwars characters ever in my opinion
Thank you for covering both versions of these characters.
I was thinking a Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader would be a very interesting analyzation for a video. There is so much potential. What do you think @The Vile Eye?
Yesssss... this is me... I got a big destiny on my path.... but i was just a puppet........ my only regret, is being blind and not see the true ENNEMY before. Gladly... Young Luke avenge us all.
you should do Analyzing evil Jedi order as a hole during the clone wars. remember they were using a slave army to fight the droid army.
I absolutely LOVE your videos man! Keep them coming!