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A little bit of story time, since I can't seem to draw anything worthwhile lately!

As some of you know, I have a lot of work in here based around a Star Wars AU (Alternate Universe) that I have been working on- on and off- since I was a young teen.

Since then the story has obviously grown up with me, parts have been rewritten and characters reshaped. However the one character that I am most interested in, the one that is going to offer the most 'challenge' when it comes to writing is probably going to be Darth Maul.

I know I know, lots of people have written fiction about Maul, and lots of people have done a really good job capturing the essence of this antagonist as he was represented in the movie/books, and some have done a really awesome job COMPLETELY slaughtering him and turning him into this... lovey dovey romance for their Mary-Sue self insertion character.

I'm trying- VERY HARD not to become the latter, but to also add something to this greatly under appreciated and underdeveloped Star Wars villain. So, bear with me for a moment while I try and explain (if you're interested).

Darth Maul, as we know him- is a highly skilled, single minded killing machine. His only purpose for being is to be the tool which Sidious will use to defeat the Jedi and take over the galaxy. He has endured physical and mental abuse for probably as long as he can remember, and is now seemingly devoid of all emotion save hatred and hubris. Darth Maul is, in all likelihood, a very unstable very TRAUMATIZED individual with literally NO social skills and ZERO capacity for love. I don't care HOW bad you want him to be this animalistic killer with a soft side- it's just plain unrealistic.

So, the questions I want to answer through this story- the things I want to learn about this character are: how would Darth Maul react if suddenly he was no longer Sidious's apprentice? What sort of mental hurdles would he have to struggle with if he were suddenly severed from his old life? What if he realized the things he had learned, the only truths he knew, were actually false? What would his reaction be if he were presented opportunities to become more powerful by making his own path? Let's add in that a woman is the catalyst for all of these changes, a woman that he respects, but also hates? A woman that unknowingly holds the key to everything. Not to mention putting the poor chap in unfamiliar social situations. What would Darth Maul do if someone tried to become his friend? If someone wanted to be close to him? If he needed someone's help to accomplish a task?

And the dialog.. what would he say if someone asked him something important or personal or even tried to converse with him casually? And then I realized.. he probably wouldn't say anything at all, not unless it was beneficial to him. If I end up putting this is comic form, I am probably going to need to blend it with paragraphs of written story, for one because I am too damn lazy to illustrate the technical garbage (space ships and cityscapes yadda yadda) and also because there may be points where Maul's perspective is CRUCIAL but he isn't the type to sit there and babble to himself.

And last- how could Darth Maul BELIEVABLY be in a relationship with someone? How would someone who is so messed up and innately BAD show affection? If you could even call it affection. How would he interact with that person? What would his reaction be if they were in danger? If they were upset? If they were to die? If he had to kill them?

I'm interested to see how well I stick to his basic personality. My interpretation may be different from others, but I have no doubt that I will enjoy writing him, and that others may enjoy it. I warn you though, he is in all likelihood going to be a COMPLETE asshole, unstable and uncooperative and ruthless. There is going to be DRAMA and action and dysfunction and its going to be AWESOME. All in all he is going to be a very unfortunate man... to start with anyway. xD

Anyway that was kind of a giant RAMBLE but I wanted to touch on some stuff- as I am seriously considering trying to plot out this story and get it rolling. Sadly, my love affair with Mass Effect is on the back burner now- I am finding myself becoming more disenchanted with the attention it has been getting.. and the fact that every time I look in my deviation stacks it's nothing but soft-core porno... Bleah.

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A little bit of story time, since I can't seem to draw anything worthwhile lately!

As some of you know, I have a lot of work in here based around a Star Wars AU (Alternate Universe) that I have been working on- on and off- since I was a young teen.

Since then the story has obviously grown up with me, parts have been rewritten and characters reshaped. However the one character that I am most interested in, the one that is going to offer the most 'challenge' when it comes to writing is probably going to be Darth Maul.

I know I know, lots of people have written fiction about Maul, and lots of people have done a really good job capturing the essence of this antagonist as he was represented in the movie/books, and some have done a really awesome job COMPLETELY slaughtering him and turning him into this... lovey dovey romance for their Mary-Sue self insertion character.

I'm trying- VERY HARD not to become the latter, but to also add something to this greatly under appreciated and underdeveloped Star Wars villain. So, bear with me for a moment while I try and explain (if you're interested).

Darth Maul, as we know him- is a highly skilled, single minded killing machine. His only purpose for being is to be the tool which Sidious will use to defeat the Jedi and take over the galaxy. He has endured physical and mental abuse for probably as long as he can remember, and is now seemingly devoid of all emotion save hatred and hubris. Darth Maul is, in all likelihood, a very unstable very TRAUMATIZED individual with literally NO social skills and ZERO capacity for love. I don't care HOW bad you want him to be this animalistic killer with a soft side- it's just plain unrealistic.

So, the questions I want to answer through this story- the things I want to learn about this character are: how would Darth Maul react if suddenly he was no longer Sidious's apprentice? What sort of mental hurdles would he have to struggle with if he were suddenly severed from his old life? What if he realized the things he had learned, the only truths he knew, were actually false? What would his reaction be if he were presented opportunities to become more powerful by making his own path? Let's add in that a woman is the catalyst for all of these changes, a woman that he respects, but also hates? A woman that unknowingly holds the key to everything. Not to mention putting the poor chap in unfamiliar social situations. What would Darth Maul do if someone tried to become his friend? If someone wanted to be close to him? If he needed someone's help to accomplish a task?

And the dialog.. what would he say if someone asked him something important or personal or even tried to converse with him casually? And then I realized.. he probably wouldn't say anything at all, not unless it was beneficial to him. If I end up putting this is comic form, I am probably going to need to blend it with paragraphs of written story, for one because I am too damn lazy to illustrate the technical garbage (space ships and cityscapes yadda yadda) and also because there may be points where Maul's perspective is CRUCIAL but he isn't the type to sit there and babble to himself.

And last- how could Darth Maul BELIEVABLY be in a relationship with someone? How would someone who is so messed up and innately BAD show affection? If you could even call it affection. How would he interact with that person? What would his reaction be if they were in danger? If they were upset? If they were to die? If he had to kill them?

I'm interested to see how well I stick to his basic personality. My interpretation may be different from others, but I have no doubt that I will enjoy writing him, and that others may enjoy it. I warn you though, he is in all likelihood going to be a COMPLETE asshole, unstable and uncooperative and ruthless. There is going to be DRAMA and action and dysfunction and its going to be AWESOME. All in all he is going to be a very unfortunate man... to start with anyway. xD

Anyway that was kind of a giant RAMBLE but I wanted to touch on some stuff- as I am seriously considering trying to plot out this story and get it rolling. Sadly, my love affair with Mass Effect is on the back burner now- I am finding myself becoming more disenchanted with the attention it has been getting.. and the fact that every time I look in my deviation stacks it's nothing but soft-core porno... Bleah.