Recently got some instructions from Rebrickable (Check out CreationCaravan) and used parts from a Lego Millennium Falcon to build the Daedalus. Just need a Lego Caldwell now (Lego X-Files 👀)
First appearing in The Phantom Menace back in 1999 and since recurring in The Clone Wars, Rebels, comics, Solo, and recently his own show, Maul has become one of Star Wars’ most enduring fan-favourite characters, with legions of fans (and his voice actor) treating him as one of the most complex and interesting characters the franchise has to offer. My problem is he….isn’t.
I’ll summarise who Maul is for those of you don’t know. Basically he’s a Dathomirian Zabrak, which means he’s red and black and has horns. As a child he was taken by Darth Sidious to become a Sith so Sidious could get revenge on the Jedi for kicking the Sith’s collective ass several centuries ago (or something, I’m not really sure). Once trained, he fights some Jedi with his double-bladed lightsaber and acrobatic skills, killing Obi-Wan Kenobi’s master and getting cut in half, a predicament he survives by being absolutely livid. Upon his return he proceeds to spend the next-every-story-he-appears in trying to get revenge on someone or other whilst speaking theatrically. At first he wants revenge on Obi-Wan, then Sidious, then the Empire, the criminal underworld and Obi-Wan all at the same time. The only things that change about him are who he’s angry at and what specifically he’s doing, though his actual core values never change, as he remains an angry, selfish, power-hungry evil guy the entire time.
Because he looks cool, though, he’s the fandom darling who can do no wrong and everybody demands more of even though he’s been in loads of stuff and never gets more interesting than a 14 year old edgelord’s idea of a good character. Episode 1 of his show (of which he is the least interesting part) is literally called “The Dark Revenge” which is the most edgelord fanfic title of all time and is fitting for a show in which Maul essentially just aura farms until he gets shown up by an even bigger aura farmer in the form of contractually-obligated guest appearance Darth Vader.
Since he has no qualities beyond being angry and vengeful, I have no idea whatsoever why he’s so beloved and allegedly complex, when his entire soul boils down to just being super angry about stuff and then looking cook while mowing people down about it. Maybe it’s me, but that’s not what I go to Star Wars for, and I’m not a fan. I must concede I haven’t seen his entire show, but the first episode turned me off because it could not make me care about Darth Maul. I know this fact weakens my point, but this is a rant so I don’t need to be fully rational like I would be in an essay.
If somebody could explain where the interest comes in for Maul that would be great, as I may be missing something
Superheroes have alternate identities, and these identities have names. What if these names were a limiter on casting? In this scenario, the laws of reality are different so dead actors can perform alongside living ones. These aren’t meant to be serious picks for any of the characters at all, they just happen to have the same first names and not all superhero first names are very common among actors. Therefore, we have:
1: Clark Gable as Clark Kent, AKA Superman
2: Bruce Campbell as Bruce Wayne, AKA Batman
3: Diana Rigg as Diana Prince, AKA Wonder Woman
4: John Boyega as John Stewart, AKA Green Lantern
5: Kendra C Johnson as Kendra Saunders, AKA Hawkgirl
6: Carter Jenkins as Carter Hall, AKA Hawkman
7: Arthur Darvill as Arthur Curry, AKA Aquaman
8: Micheal Cera as Michael Jon Carter, AKA Booster Gold
9: Oliver Platt as Oliver Queen, AKA Green Arrow
10: John Amos as John Jones, AKA Martian Manhunter