Star Wars: 10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Darth Maul
8. He's Always Hated The Jedi
The future Emperor Palpatine was not the best father figure to our young subject.
After snatching him away from his mother, Darth Sidious began moulding his new follower into a walking weapon. He trained the boy in physical combat, taught him the ways of the dark side, and helped foster the hatred that would come to define his character.
As detailed in Marvel Comics' Darth Maul issue #2, Sidious takes Maul on a field trip to the planet Malachor, the site of an ancient battle between Jedi and Sith. In order to really drive home how bad this fight went for the Sith, Sidious forced his apprentice to inhale their ashes, giving him visions of the slaughter from long ago.
This moment helped grow Maul's resentment towards the Jedi, and kick-started his ambition to wipe them all out. However, had it not been for Sidious' tampering with the young boy's mind, then maybe this hostility would've never come about.
Perhaps we could be looking at Darth Maul the baker, the accountant, or the used car salesman. We'll never know.