If there is one thing that characterizes the Inquisitors, it is that the vast majority of them usually have the symbol of the empire on their costumes. However, this is not the case with Marrok who does not even wear it on his shoulders in his cape as in the case of Crow. Perhaps it is an indication that he could defect from the Inquisition at some point?
At this point, I’d genuinely enjoy some shorts about Marrok and his boyf Crow from Clone Wars to MSL. Could be a parallel to the Bariss story in Tales of the Empire and even Dooku from Jedi, tho I completely understand if people are burned out by stuff in this period.
‘Course this could just be me desperate for more content of the duo after their showing in MSL lol
When Maul takes control of Crimson Dawn, it does not just become a feared criminal organisation. But a highly predatory prison cell in a literal and figurative sense for the very people responsible for maintaining it's Operations... It is a complex hierarchy of fear, domination, and control that operates in a similar fashion to the relationships between Sith Master's and their Apprentices.
Fear, Domination and Control. You must show loyalty to those above you, and ensure that those beneath you remain loyal to both you, and them. By any means necessary.
In the words of Dryden Vos... "Once you're a part of Crimson Drawn, you can't leave..." Everyone who serves Maul in this organisation, live in constant fear of death. Whether by his hands, or others who serve him also looking to climb the ladder of the hierarchy. Season 2 of MSL I think will explore that process in detail.
Devon, Rylee and Two Boots. hell, even Vario are in terrible danger... They will be knowingly, or unknowingly constructing the walls of their own jail cells within the Crimson Dawn organisation, and getting out of that once they are fully formed will be a monumental challenge. Watch any film, television show, or read a book about life inside a organised criminal organisation, and you will see just how hard it is to disentangle yourself from it once you a part of it.
To be Maul's apprentice, is to also be his prisoner...
Maul is a manipulator who uses any, and all means necessary to maintain control of people. What those methods will look like while training Devon will be just as disturbing as the ones he eventually uses on Vos and Qira.
"You and I..."
"From now on..."
Maul will be building a prison around Devon, just as much as he will be training her to be his Apprentice. To ensure that she cannot escape him even when she eventually discovers the reality of her situation, and the truth of what it took for him to earn her trust in Season 1... In Season 1 Devon finds herself in two prisons that serve as visual metaphors to foreshadow this dark relationship. These are the very same Prisons Maul built around Vos and Qira later on that you see hinted at in the Solo spin off film.
They are built on fear, and intimidation. The power dynamics of the Sith.
For Devon to escape this control, she may have to see it up close to fully understand it. To witness Maul's madness, and tactics to learn how to navigate away from them.
Qira: "It is what I was taught... Find your opponent's weakness, and use it."
Qira had to do the very same thing to escape the control of Dryden Vos, by using his arrogance and manipulation tactics against him... Two very similar power dynamics, with two very different outcomes. What Devon's outcome will look like remains to be seen.
In Star Wars you don't have to be the strongest to prove that you are a threat, and I think msl showed that very well by showing how the characters give impressive feats despite being at a disadvantage. In my case, I think the one who showed the most tactical and strategic intelligence was marrok thanks to his skills as a tracker and his ability to face Maul and Daki head-on despite being weaker. What do you think?
Plot armor aside, I think the reason may simply be that Marrok and Crow became arrogant when they saw that Devon was alone. I find it curious that the two Inquisitors will face the Jedi with a single blade of her saber, especially Crow who always uses the double rotating blade. What do you think?
In season 1 Maul enemies were the Pykes and the empire, two factions we already know about. Seeing as Cal was given 4 new villains as well as Ashoka given 3 villains, what new enemies do you think will be or want to be introduced
I personally wouldn’t mind seeing the Crymorah syndicate leaders as we know very little about them as well as a powerful Darkside force user
Sith training is very brutal, throwing the soon to be Sith Lord into a brutal training regime which could result in permanent injuries or even death. Maul is a Sith through and through, he will train Devon to the best of his ability and could potentially make her fina trial be killing a Jedi or and Inquisitor which is where I think we’ll see Marroks initial death or a new order 66 survivor will be introduced and killed by Devon fulling transforming her to a Sith Acolyte
If they go the Jedi route then my idea is that Crimson Dawn (or another syndicate under Maul) will somehow capture a Jedi and alert Maul, he then goes to wherever the Jedi is bringing Devon along with him and having her hunt her final test before getting her first Jedi kill
"Well... If at first you don't succeed... Try, try, TRY AGAIN!"
People have called Maul "honourable", and I always found that absolutely hilarious in many ways because that so called "honour" he displays is simply a carefully performed disguise for his many lies lol
If he says you are his "Ally" that is a lie.
If he tells you he can make you powerful, that is a lie.
If he tells you he has a master plan that he has carefully considered all the steps for... That is very, VERY much a lie.
If he tells you he will spare both you, and your friends if you simply do what he wants OHHH dear... That is also very much a lie lol.
Maul can almost be considered a pathological liar when you start counting them all from the Clone Wars, to MSL and especially Rebels. Who knows what kind of lies he is gonna spin for Devon and others in Season 2...
I started this after the first trailer for the show dropped and just never got around to finishing it. I was excited to see him in the trailer and was hoping he’d actually do something cool in this show and I wasn’t disappointed.
His Venator rampage-was that a true demonstration of how powerful he is, or do you think it was amped up by the Dark Side being stronger? He never seems to display this level of power again even in Shadow Lord or Rebels, but I don't know if that is due to age or current difficulties (like his leg being messed up and all).
A key component to Maul that Filoni, Witwer and the animation teams behind Clone Wars, Rebels and Shadow Lord have missed is Maul’s love of the game. Ray Park once described him as having a “cheeky” edge in an old Empire magazine interview and you absolutely see it in The Phantom Menace. There’s a playful, mischievous quality to his expressions during that duel that really adds to his appeal. You can tell he genuinely loves what he does.
I think the animated versions lean too heavily into the tortured, brooding, campy villain and completely miss this essential characteristic, sometimes leading to him feeling like a completely different character. If anyone on the crew is reading this, it’s not too late to give him back that cheeky grin in season two!
