Excerpts from Darth Maul’s shitty childhood part 1
All quotes in part 1 are from when Maul was ages 3-8 years old
(About Maul’s earliest memory of training) “The droid had shown him holograms of other worlds, too. Maul had a hard time understanding the holograms represented actual planets, but he had to memorize their names and correctly indicate their locations or the droid would subject him to a painful shock.”
(About Sidious’ style of discipline) “One of the first things he learned was not to cry. Crying never made anything better. Crying only made things worse.” (Teaching 3-year-old Maul that any sign of weakness will be met with torture)
“Maul had heard [Sidious] talk like this before. Compliments were almost always followed by punishments.” (psychological and emotional abuse)
(About a fish tank in Sidious’s office) “…[Maul] was fascinated by the aquatic creatures inside the orb. He wondered if they were edible.” (Alluding to Maul being starved by Sidious as a child)
“Once again, Maul thought of the snake he had been forced to kill.” (After Sidious admits to being the one who locked a venomous snake in with 3-year-old Maul in his quarters cell, showing us that Sidious wanted to get Maul used to killing as early as possible, and to always be on his toes, unable to relax at any time.)
“…You and I are alike, Maul, except that my powers are much greater because I know many things that you have yet to learn, such as how to make your powers work for you.” (Like a classic abuser, Sidious wants to make Maul think that only he can understand him, and only through his teachings abuse can Maul learn to become worthwhile.)
(When Sidious shows Maul the new training room he’d let him use) “The training room exceeded all of Maul’s expectations. So did his punishment. But he survived.”
(After a successful training session) “”Your timing has improved” the droid said. Rapidly extending one of its pincer arms, it swiped Maul with an electrode, giving the boy a shock.” (Showing the hopelessness of his situation, and that nothing was rewarded. Even successes were punished.)
“Another stone smashed into Maul’s right bicep. He grunted as he spun again, this time to look at his Master.” (Sidious beats Maul with rocks using the force to teach a “lesson” about seeing potential in mundane things.)
“”Master, you said I must not reveal my powers to anyone else. Who is ‘anyone else’?”“ (Showing the extent of Maul’s isolation- he does not even have the concept of there being people other than him and Sidious.)
(After Sidous tells Maul he will be punished because he flinched when a Dinko ((small lizard creature)) sprayed him in the face with venom) “They returned to Mustafar. Maul ate his evening meal as usual. He was not confined to a sensory deprivation suit or forced to sleep on a hard floor. The atmosphere controls in his quarters were not turned off. No punishment came the next day, or the next, or anytime soon.” (Sidious allows Maul to feel the anxiety of anticipating punishment rather than getting it over with, which serves as psychological torture to a boy who has already gotten “used to” being punished and tortured physically.)
(Shortly after above quote) “..Then he turned back the coverlet that was draped over his sleep mat, and a Dinko jumped straight at him. He batted the Dinko away but missed when he tried to stomp it to death. He hesitated, fearing that its claws would tear into his bare foot. Another Dinko jumped out from a corner. That Dinko was followed by another, and then another. Maul realized the room was filled with the creatures.”
(Cont.) “…Another latched onto one of his toes. Maul cried and screamed as he tried to shake them off. The Dinkos sprayed their venom and blinded him. …It took Maul almost an hour to kill all the Dinkos. When he was done, he passed out on the floor of his gore-filled quarters.” (These passages speak for themselves. Sidious always finds cruel and unusual ways to torture Maul. It is written that the next morning Sidious shows up at Maul’s door and simply says, “Do not flinch again,” and Maul doesn’t, ever again.)
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