Star Wars Canon

Darth Maul

Darth Maul

Darth Maul is the Sith Lord apprenticed to Darth Sidious. Originally a Zabrak Nightbrother born on Iridonia, Maul is the son of Nightsisters’ leader Mother Talzin. At a young age he was given to Sidious, who trained him in the ways of the Dark Side of the Force through incredibly cruel training which nevertheless forged Maul into a useful assassin and powerful Sith. Maul would seemingly meet his end at the hands of the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi, but a decade later would return with cybernetic legs and a burning desire for revenge, assisted by his brother Savage Opress.

Dueling Skill

  • Outclasses and kills Jedi Master Bondara, one of the Jedi’s best fighters. ((Shadow Hunter 142))
  • Is quicker and stronger than Qui-Gon Jinn, eventually defeating him in single combat. Qui-Gon is described as one of the most able swordsmen in the Jedi Order. ((Episode 1-The Phantom Menace 139))
  • The combined force of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan (as a Padawan) is woefully inadequate against him. ((Episode 1-The Phantom Menace 200))
  • Has the upper hand and commands the fight against Obi-Wan in their only legitimate 1v1 duel in The Clone Wars. (source) ([1])
  • Has the upper hand and commands the fight against Obi-Wan in their only legitimate 1v1 duel in The Clone Wars. (source) ([2])
  • Uses cybernetic legs and acrobatics to advantage in a fight against Obi-Wan. (source)
  • Easily incapacitates his brother Savage in a matter of seconds. For reference, Savage took down Obi-Wan with minimal assistance from Maul. (source)
  • Is one of the few duelists who aren’t destroyed by Darth Sidious. (source)
  • When enraged, lands a solid kick against Sidious, who then abandons lightsabers and thrashes him with the Force. (source)
  • Briefly takes on Aayla and former Master of the Jedi Order Mace Windu at the same time off-panel and remains unscathed. (source)
  • Holds his own against General Grievous off-panel using one lightsaber while Grievous uses two, ends by force pushing him away. (source)
  • Holds his own against General Grievous off-panel using one lightsaber while Grievous uses two, ends by force pushing him away. (source)
  • After being shot in the arm by a blaster, duels and defeats Komari Vosa, former apprentice of Count Dooku. (source)

Force Powers

  • Drags a multi-ton shuttle off of a cliff. (source)
  • After being bisected, creates spider-like legs connected to his nervous system with the Force. (source)
  • Sends droids flying back with a Force blast. (source)
  • Performs a Force leap combined with another blast. (source)
  • Outright breaks through Obi-Wan’s Force defenses and overpowers him. (source) ([1])
  • Outright breaks through Obi-Wan’s Force defenses and overpowers him. (source) ([2])
  • Outright breaks through Obi-Wan’s Force defenses and overpowers him. (source) ([3])
  • Blasts Obi-Wan back with an impressive Force push. (source)
  • Leaps 30 feet off the ground with the Force. ((Shadow Hunter 73))
  • Uses a Force pull. (source)
  • Manipulates objects at a molecular level, as seen when creating his lightsaber. ((Shadow Hunter 130))
  • Is certain that with enough effort he can make an entire crowd blind to his presence using the Force. ((Shadow Hunter 17))
  • Mind tricks a target into blowing himself up. (source)

Speed

  • Moves as a blur, cutting through a wall in the space of time between triggering a rocket launcher and the rocket firing. ((Shadow Hunter 55))
  • Easily runs five times faster than a human could. ((Shadow Hunter 71))
  • Spins his saberstaff so fast it seems to be a shield. ((Shadow Hunter 143))
  • Swings his lightsaber so fast it leaves huge trails of light. (source) ([1])
  • Swings his lightsaber so fast it leaves huge trails of light. (source) ([2])
  • Swings his lightsaber so fast it leaves huge trails of light. (source) ([3])
  • Explicitly moves faster than the eye can see. ((Maul: Lockdown 190))
  • Explicitly moves faster than the eye can see. ((Episode 1 Adventure: The Fury of Darth Maul 15))
  • Deflects blaster bolts with hands as a blur. ((Shadow Hunter 55))

Reflexes/Evasiveness

  • Is impossible to target, leaping, juking, spinning, and rolling while using the Force to hurl objects and turn blasters against enemies. ((Saboteur 30))
  • Dodges a bunch of projectiles. (source)
  • Nimbly avoids a barrage of blaster bolts and charges the shooter head on. (source)
  • Snatches 4 arrows out of the air and flings them back at assassins. ((Episode 1 Adventure: The Fury of Darth Maul 15))
  • Dozens of enemies armed with blasters approaching from all sides are helpless against him. (source)

Strength

  • Shatters durasteel handcuffs. ((Episode 1 Adventure: The Fury of Darth Maul 15))
  • His cybernetic legs kill a Padawan with a single kick. (source)
  • Kills a 9-foot-tall wampa with his bare hands by tearing into its chest and crushing its heart. ((Maul: Lockdown 67))
  • Fighting the wampa, takes a bite to the shoulder and a clawed swipe to the face and back. ((Maul: Lockdown 66))
  • Crunches durasteel by kicking and stomping a droid’s head. ((Shadow Hunter 7))
  • Shatters a spine with his elbow. ((Maul: Lockdown 23))
  • Chokes a 7’ 6” foe so hard blood comes out of its eyes and mouth. ((Maul: Lockdown 10))
  • Tackles Grievous so hard it cracks the reinforced glass behind him. (source)

Durability

  • Pain means nothing to him. (source)
  • Pain means nothing to him. ((Shadow Hunter 91))
  • Tanks a Nightsister’s force lightning. (source)
  • Recovers from repulsor beams set to stun in a matter of seconds. ((Shadow Hunter 72))
  • Two stun bolts do not faze him in the slightest. ((Shadow Hunter 161))
  • Falls onto a catwalk a number of levels below and shrugs it off. ((Episode 1-The Phantom Menace 201))
  • Nearly cooked alive in a heated elevator shaft but ignores it to reach a vent. ((Maul: Lockdown 269))
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