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actually the more i think about it the more I feel that that was an amazing line for maul. i dont like when stories frame the desire for revenge as inherently selfish, self destructive paths of rage (especially when the revenge clearly comes from a systemic lack of justice). First because of the parenthetical reason -- I personally am not against righteous anger and violence against an abuser as part of the process of healing. A theme like "there's no justice and nothing can be done to or about the person who hurt you, and if you seek to stop them, then there's actually something morally wrong with you and your anger, though initially empathetic, is actually a force equally as destructive as the initial harm. give up!" has been done to death (which is why I love the kdrama The Glory, but I digress).
Back to the main points. Self destruction can and does happen of course, but I also like when the person seeking revenge is thinking about other potential victims and trying to stop further abuses from happening, as Maul says in the latest episode. Now there's a protective, selfless layer to the vengeance that makes it more nuanced than what we typically get. We also get an added layer of friction -- Maul has now hurt a lot of people in order to protect others. He's been trying to groom another child (Devon) essentially in order to stop children from getting groomed and abused. He's continuing the cycle of violence even if he's fighting/tells himself he's fighting to stop it.
Vader seeing Maul somehow still alive after being cut in half, blown up, blasted at, shot down, electrocuted, imprisoned, kidnapped, be controlled by a literal witch, go hand-to-hand in combat with Darth Sidious, and, as far as he's aware, supposedly "died" on the star ship with Rex and Ahsoka, yet Padme dies from simply "being sad"
yeah Maul - Shadow Lord is cool and all but WHY DOES DEVON HAVE EYEBROWS??? THOSE ARE NOT TATTOOS THOSE ARE ACTUAL HAIR. WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE ANIMATION DEPARTMENT I WANT TO TALK
"devon izara is darth talon" my brother in christ you are about 200 years too early