Crunky

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It had a specific purpose in the prequels, based on the time I've heard it. Once, in the darth maul fight, obviously, where, who lived or died would decide the fate of anakin. Second, in attack of the clones, when anakin rushes to save shmi, where her death would push anakin to the dark side. A third time, in revenge of the sith, when yoda battles sidious, who holds such fate over anakin.

The thing is, whats lost on using this theme for darth maul, is that, he would absolutely want this to be his theme. Maybe they're silly lego specials, but those properties where he sings it may be accurate to that desire. Maybe its a headcanon or me playing death of the author, but I think maul would want to claim this theme because he wants to have a role in fate.

But he doesn't.

The one theme we know was designed specifically for him, is in rebels. A subtle tune. One that sticks in the shadows. The notes progress higher and higher, but go back down slightly. The tune after, feels unsure. The more we hear this, the sadder Kevin Kiner makes it sound. The tune never really amounts to anything.

And I think shadow lord could have absolutely added to this--if not for the marketing. Because in the first episode, we hear duel of the fates play, more loudly and bombastic than we've ever heard(thank the current state of cinematic music smh), and its when we don't know very much about him. Skip ahead to episode 8, he's in the tunnel, he cries, but then he puts the mask back on, and when he stands up, you can hear the theme play, albeit in a blink and you'll miss it way. I really wish this was more expanded on. The marketing kind of makes it fall apart, because it absolutely used the song as just "the darth maul aura farm song"

because obviously, most of what we learn from obi-wan about anakin are seemingly neutral descriptions that match up to luke's: "the best starpilot in the galaxy", "a cunning warrior", and "a good friend", and once star wars becomes a saga and more than a single film, we the fandom all (rightfully, i should add) zoom in on obi-wan lying his ass off about anakin's fate of being "betrayed and murdered" by vader. but this one indirect description is very telling to me in hindsight.

while obi-wan describes the clone wars as a "damn-fool idealistic crusade", the fact that anakin fought in that war and was "killed" by the end of it implies that obi-wan associated anakin with these descriptors too. and it's telling too in the context of the PT: in TPM, anakin believed the jedi could do genuine good in the galaxy and he wanted to free the enslaved of tatooine. even in ROTS where obi-wan could see him, anakin wanted to save the common clone pilot even during critical missions. a trait that he shares with padmé, who wishes for peace and governmental reform.

did obi-wan perhaps see this compassion and love as idealistic, possibly even too idealistic for his own good (on top of being attached and not traditionally jedi)? could i dare say that the jedi (embodied by obi-wan in much of the saga) sought to see themselves as free of attachment because it was too idealistic and even foolish to save everyone?