Eager to put his years of training to use, Darth Maul met with his master, Darth Sidious, to plan his assault on the Jedi who were escorting the escaped Queen.
Originally a Dathomiri Nightbrother born on Dathomir and known only as Maul, the infant Maul was given by his Nightsister mother to the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, who trained him in the ways of the dark side of the Force as his secret apprentice on a secret Mustafar training facility, along with the help of a split ...
Maul most likely knew Sidious' double role as Palpatine and Sidious when he served as Palpatine's apprentice. He definitely knew about Palpatine's goal of creating a galactic empire ruled by the Sith. Maul knows that Sidious is the Emperor.
Maul was a Force-sensitive Dathomirian Zabrak male who established himself as a crime lord during the reign of the Galactic Empire. He was known as Darth Maul as the apprentice of Darth Sidious.
Darth Maul talks to Darth Sidious HD Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace
Did Darth Maul have a master?
History. Darth Maul longed for revenge against the Jedi. He was finally unleashed by his Master, Darth Sidious, in an assassination attempt on Queen Amidala on the outskirts of Tatooine.
In the now-abandoned Legends continuity, his birth name appeared to be Maul, with the title of "Darth" simply added to it when he was taken on as an apprentice by Darth Sidious.
Even in the old Star Wars canon, the two had a confrontation, as they met in the comic book Star Wars Tales #9, where Maul pieced together that Anakin was Vader.
Following Qui-Gon's death by Maul's hand on Naboo, Dooku visited Palpatine in distress about his apprentice's death, hoping to have one day made Jinn an ally while also directly stating he knew of Maul's existence.
Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn's duel on Tatooine in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace revealed the Sith Order's survival to the Jedi after 1,000 years of secrecy, with Jinn somehow concluding that Maul was a Sith Lord.
Legend had it that Yoda—a Jedi who became Grand Master—was trained by N'Kata Del Gormo. A Force-sensitive Hysalrian, N'Kata Del Gormo was trained in the ways of the Force and achieved the rank of Master within the Jedi Order.
Moreover, throughout the duel, Yoda continually adapts to and even matches Palpatine - forcing his enemy to constantly attempt new tactics. Palpatine clearly hated Master Yoda with a fierce passion, but he was under no illusions that the Grand Master would be easy to defeat.
Regardless, based on the season 7 of The Clone Wars, and the fact that Darth Maul was aware of Anakin Skywalker's future and his role as the Chosen One, it is very likely that Darth Maul indeed feared Darth Vader to some extent, and preferred to avoid a direct confrontation with him, at least, on his own.
I think he always knew Palpatine was his true enemy, but knew he couldn't ever take him on. Obi Wan was kind of a deflection for his rage. It doesn't feel like Maul really "hates" Obi, it's more like he's obsessed with Obi.
Sidious revealed to Maul that he did not intend to kill his former apprentice, as he still had use for Maul; it was Sidious' hope that Maul would lead the Sith to Mother Talzin, Maul's mother and the leader of the Nightsisters, so she could be eliminated as a potential threat to the eventual Sith rule of the galaxy.
Overall, Dooku was far more equipped to become a Sith Master than Maul was. Had he managed to overthrow Palpatine, Dooku would have been able to use his position, combat abilities, and dark side Force powers to take his place on the throne Palpatine had carved.
R2-D2 was present when Padmé gave birth to Leia and Luke, so he knew Luke was Anakin's son – but what he didn't know was that Anakin became Darth Vader. In addition to that, Anakin's fall was surely a painful event in R2-D2's life, one that he definitely wouldn't like to remember or even talk about.
By the time of Episode 3; Anakin is in his prime, and already one of the Jedi Order's most powerful “masters” (although technically still a knight), just behind Obi-Wan, Windu, and Yoda. Maul wouldn't stand a chance.
Even though Kylo Ren uses a red lightsaber, harnesses the dark side of the Force, and wears a cape, he is not a Sith. Because of that, he can never hold the title of Darth. Instead, he was just a chaotic mess of the dark side (until he eventually found his way back to the light).
Maul actually was his Sith name. In the Rebels tv series, Maul says to another character that he once had a real name, but he has long since forgotten it. Palpatine took Maul from his mother and gave him his Sith name as an infant. His real name is lost to time.
