What was wrong with Darth Maul?

Don't mistake me I see Darth Maul as a Master, he's great, but it is obvious there is something wrong with him. Maybe Darth Sidious didn't trained him too well, because he died too soon. But I don't think that is the case, I think Darth Maul made himself a big mistake, or maybe he wasn't yet ready for this...

Let me know what u think of it...

...We will always remember Darth Maul in our hearts and souls....

he was too cocky. thats all....he had them both beat, but he wanted to play with OB1 too much. He should of cut his hands off when he was hanging, or just hit him in the head.

So all in all....he was too damn stupid.

Finally someone agrees....

He was too cocky. He had the oppurtunity to kill Obi-wan when he was hanging there, but chose just to taunt him, giving Obi the chance to turn the tables and waste DM.

Darth Maul was so misused. He could've survived. He could've been the one to take Dooku's role in AOTC. It certainly would've added some intrigue and desire to see the next film: "Will Obi-Wan have his revenge on Darth Maul?"

It's just some fan speculation....

He would have been useless in Dooku's role. He had one purpose only- he was a disposable villain and he died at the right time.

The posters above talking of why are correct.

darth maul could never fill in dooku's shoes. his powers are still under developed... at least from what we've seen. maul's death was just a product of arrogance and dumb-assity.

yes it is simple for him to just stomp on OB wans hands but then the suspension of the movie would be gone. Also GL obviously didn't want OB to die.

It was just stupid from our view, coz in real life people don't just taunt. If they have the opportunity to finish off somebody, they do it!

Sidioud purposely filled Maul's head with thoughts of him being invincible so that he would believe that no one could defeat him. Resourceful Obi-Wan escaped and slew Maul.
If you think about it, the same thing has to happen to Anakin; he's more powerful than Obi-Wan and better than he is, but Obi-Wan turns Anakins anger against him and that's how he succeeds.

Yea, its like the military...you have two types of people, soldiers(maul), and officers(Dooku). One gets paid to go out and fight, and others get paid to use their minds. I dont think anyone charged Maul with being a smart guy, ...he tattooed his face.....anyway, not saying that Dooku cant fight...but he's smarter in the ways of the force and the world, more so than Maul. I actually think Maul would stand up better against Anakin than Dooku, just because of youth, and agility. But Maul died right on schedule.

Dude, Imagine if Maul had survived, and Dooku was just another Dark Jedi being used by Sidioud (Like Grievous)
Ten more years, with the way he trained, he would have easily kicked Anakin and Obi-Wan's asses.
And then we'd see an epic triangle battle between Dooku, Maul and Anakin.
Can you say DARK

I can also say 'pointless'.

I agree with Ush. Maul died at the right time.

Youre all right. But he died at the right moment. I just dont think he would have been smart enough to help rule the galaxy....as he proved. I think Anakin still would have dispenced of him quickly. I also think ep3 Anakin would easily kill ep1 OB1.

Originally posted by Darth_Nefarus
Dude, Imagine if Maul had survived, and Dooku was just another Dark Jedi being used by Sidioud (Like Grievous)
Ten more years, with the way he trained, he would have easily kicked Anakin and Obi-Wan's asses.
And then we'd see an epic triangle battle between Dooku, Maul and Anakin.
Can you say DARK

i think it wouldve been better to have one solid villan throughout all 3 prequels as opposed to 2 underused villains
and judging from what ive read make that 3 with grevious

When I read the subject line, I thought about saying something like "He didn't get enough attention as a child...." Then I realized that he must have been a child at one time. A sweet, innocent baby boy with a black-and-red head with several horns on it. That's more than a little disturbing, especially when you consider that his parents, indeed, his whole planet probably looked similar to him.

The black and red thing are tattoos that he put on his face. Theres a couple of his species in the jedi order, one on the council actually.

Yeah, those tatts were part of his devotion to his master. He wanted to prove he was the most dedicated Sith in history.

Originally posted by Darth Subjekt
The black and red thing are tattoos that he put on his face. Theres a couple of his species in the jedi order, one on the council actually.

this is all too true. I think Maul looked dope. If that bastard walked up on me in a bar and was like, "buy me a brew"....he'd be sippin a keg before his sentence was finished.