Earlier this month, Disney+ released a new animated Star Wars show called Maul: Shadow Lord. The series follows Maul, a former Sith Lord, as he starts to build a criminal empire while taking revenge on those who wronged him. While there are only two episodes of the show out right now, it still got me thinking about Maul’s journey through the Star Wars universe, which in turn slowly started to remind me of the Beast and Satan we have been talking about in Revelation.
Maul is introduced in Episode I: The Phantom Menace as a (mostly) silent warrior who brandishes a double-bladed lightsaber and acts as an enforcer for Emperor Palpatine, just as Satan acts as an enforcer for the Beast. Similar to the Beast, Maul’s head is adorned with spikes in a crown-like shape, while his skin is primarily a bright red similar to the dragon's. In the climax of the movie, Maul is cut in half at the waist by Obi-Wan Kenobi and is seemingly killed. However, he returns in the animated TV Show The Clone Wars, where he is revealed to have survived through a catterpillar-eque robotic leg contraption and pure hatred, which has driven him insane.
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Maul as he appears in The Phantom Menace
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Once he regains his sanity (and a new pair of legs), Maul enacts a plot to take over a planet called Mandalore (home of Mandalorians like Boba Fett), something he does by killing the leader of the planet. Similar to the Beast attaching brands to his worshipers, Maul rebrands the Mandalorian armor to match his physical appearance
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An example of Mandalorian armor post-Maul's takeover
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Despite several setbacks, Maul manages to maintain his power and continues to be a threat to the general public, as seen in his appearances in both Maul: Shadow Lord and Star Wars Rebels, just as Satan continues to be a threat to humanity after his appearance in Revelation.
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| Maul's current appearance |
Overall, I find the parallels between Maul and both Satan and the Beast to be quite apparent.
ReplyDeleteI thoroughly enjoyed your comparison of Darth Maul as an enforcer for the sith. Additionally, the visual comparison of his red skin and protruding horns. With a quick count you can see he has a total of 10 horns, which has been a common numerical occurance within the Book of Revelation. Specifically "the beast of the sea" has 10 crowned horns atop its head. As you stated, Maul climatically gets cut in half by the waist falling to his supposed death in the Phantom Menace. But canonically he survives and receives robotic legs, I see this as a solid comparison of the depiction of Satan with goat like legs. Maul was fueled by his hatred and power of the dark side to survive such a fall, I see this as him building a stronger resemblance of Satan.