In Loving Memory of Darth Maul (1999-2017)

On this day, March 18th, 2017, a beloved person departed from this life, a person who was broken, no matter how many times he tried to fix himself. All of us who knew him will never forget the tragic life of Maul. 

He was stolen from the moment he was born. He was never given a chance. A small, innocent baby was snatched from his home by evil hands, and twisted and broken until he turned into a monster that lived only to kill and to do his master’s bidding.

During a battle, he was literally cut down by the Jedi Knight, Obi-Wan Kenobi. It was then that his resilience showed. Surviving with half a body, cheating death itself, Maul survived. His will to live spurred him on when most would have perished. His strength came with a cost, however, as he sank into madness, forgetting everything except the one who had wronged him: Kenobi.

However, upon being discovered by his older brother, Maul’s healing began. Taken back to his homeworld, Dathomir, his broken mind was restored, along with his legs, by the shaman, Mother Talzin, his only living parent. Even then, Maul proved himself to be strong. 

As he set off to exact his revenge on Kenobi, however, a person who had entered Maul’s life began to change him. The presence of his brother, Savage Opress, began to awaken and revive the spark of innocence within Maul, kindling the flame until it grew. For the first time in his life, the warmth of kindness entered Maul’s cold heart. 

Over a period of time, he soon learned to care for his brother, who was also a victim of the suffering Maul had endured. The two brothers held each other up, supporting one another in difficulty. Caring for one another when they knew nobody else would. 

That was when Sidious came. Maul’s former master. He saw the bond they shared and tore it apart. When Savage was destroyed, a part of Maul died with him. He was terrified. He couldn’t sink back into the dark again. So he made one final effort to fight back against the evil that had moulded him, only to be shattered by the death of his mother.

The loss of his family also cost Maul his sanity. As he desperately clung to the fragments of his mind, he tried to take on a child, Ezra Bridger, as his apprentice, believing he was honouring his late brother. Time passed. As Ezra, a Jedi-in-training, rebuked Maul’s attempts to bond with him, Maul’s mind broke for the final time. Believing there was nothing left for him, he sought after his archenemy, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

There, in the desert, he found was he was looking for. Hope, in the form of mercy. The sweet mercy of death. Now his suffering is over and he has become one with the Force. He is reunited with his brothers. Rest in peace, Maul. May the Force be with you, always.

Sleep well, little baby. </3

Darth Maul (C) Lucasfilm/Disney

Eulogy (C) Me