A small analysis of Maul's emotional breakdown on chapter #8
At first, we see him blaspheme against his own reflection, proof that he's still struggling to forgive his past self for what he has become today.
Also, Maul is definitely struggling with his mind blaming himself for his own choices and weaknesses, but mostly bc he has nothing else but hate in his heart
it became his only motivation, no more remains
"I hate you" because he wasn't taught to hate anything else but himself. Because, to quote his own words: "every choice you've made, has led you to this moment."
Then, we see young Maul having a goodbye conversation with young Savage, hi voice is so soft in there, a caring, kind and worried voice full of fear and worries. He was probably a shy guy with several self-steem issues since the beginning... Surely that's why we see Savage being so protective of him.
"I must, my brother." Sidious is clearly taking Maul with him without any promise of return, and Maul seems to know this, so he agrees to follow him with no choice.
With all these, we can theorize that Maul spent most of his childhood on Dathomir, under Savage's care and possibly looking after Baby Feral. Sidious appears, and Talzin has no choice but to give him one of her children as a peace offering, an act to seal their alliance.
And of course, we have the constant obsession with Obi-Wan Kenobi. His personal nightmare, the person who reminds him of his own failures and the most cathartic moment of his life, basically the day he opened his eyes to the reality he was in.
Kenobi was a powerful catalyst for hatred when his mind failed to grasp that the true cause of his suffering, always being the man who initially promised him power and glory at the end, but turned his back on him at the first opportunity,
Making him spend years and years begging for mercy, a second chance, anything that would take him back to the only thing he had ever known in life, even if it was hell itself.
We also know 'Wrath of Darth Maul' has definitely a different concept of Maul's childhood.
Despite the similarities in Sidious's treatment of Maul, the fact that Maul was dragged from a GOOD life at that age into Sidious's clutches is... far more devastating.
In 'Wrath of Darth Maul' at least he had "nothing to miss" because he didn't know anything, but now...
Now we know it was much worse.
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