Darth Maul was a Dark Lord of the Sith and the first known apprentice of Darth Sidious. As a young child, Maul was kidnapped by Sidious and secretly tutored in the ways of the dark side of the Force. Growing up under this dark side tutelage of Darth Sidious, the only emotions Maul learned were those of bloodlust and rage. This led to him becoming a Sith. Maul was a master of Juyo, Jar'Kai, and Teräs Käsi, and chose to use a red double-bladed lightsaber for combat. In the years leading up to the Invasion of Naboo, Sidious had sent Maul on several political assassination missions, most notably against Black Sun, but Maul longed to encounter and kill Jedi.Trained in secret as a merciless killing machine, the diabolical Darth Maul is the perfect counterpart to his Lord's subtlety. Where Darth Sidious is shadowy and elusive, his scarlet and pitch-tattooed apprentice is a vivid manifestation of Sith rage. Sharpened horns curve, scythe-like, from the skin of his shaved head and the fiery red thrumming of his double-bladed lightsaber is matched only by the blazing intensity of his venomous stare. Armed with a deadly array of weapons and sophisticated tracking equipment, the Sith hunter is dispatched by Lord Sidious to track down Naboo's errant Queen Amidala and force her to submit to the Federation's demands. That two Jedi will stand in the killer's way only spurs Maul's eagerness and fuels his determination. With death and fire, the Sith will at last reveal themselves to the Jedi.
Easily the single most important, critical, and outstanding feature of this head sculpt is the simple fact that IT'S IN SCALE. He's neither a pin head nor a melon noggin'. Maul shows how great a Sideshow head sculpt can be when the planets are all properly aligned.
The expression is one of calm determination. I prefer something like this, since it works with so many more poses than an extreme expression does. Their is an edition size of just 9000 and the manufacturer is already sold-out. You can still find this item at Darkfigures.com
For addional figures in 12 inch Star Wars line check out these items; Yoda, Mace Windu, Han Solo & Qui-Gon Jinn
Parts of this review was supplied by Michael Crawford Reviews & Wikipedia
