Darth Maul's lightsaber

Darth Maul’s lightsaber was the saberstaff created by the Sith apprentice.

Origins and Specifications


Darth Maul fabricated this double-bladed lightsaber out of necessity. Sent to the Jentares system to assassinate the reclusive Jedi master, Siolo'urmanka, Maul found himself unable to physically compete with the warrior. Their initial bout ended with Maul being batted across the face with Manka’s staff then disarmed. Knowing that he couldn’t beat this opponent through martial prowess, Maul fell back on his strategic know-how, resolving to surpise Manka.

Returning to his ship, Maul drew on Sith schematics he had at his disposal, fabricating two separate lightsabers. Welding the weapons together, Maul created his new lightsaber.

Unveiling
Returning to the jungle world, Maul again approached Manka, who stood ready. Lamenting Maul's lack of honor or artistry in favor of pure skill, Manka took up a combat stance and offered Maul one last chance to flee. Maul ignited one of the blades of his weapon. Manka attacked first, charging with his staff. Maul barely managed to sidestep before countering. Seeing no point in waiting, Maul used the exact same maneuver he used previously, allowing himself to be disarmed. As Maul caught the weapon in his left hand, Manka rushed inside the Sith Lord's guard, with Maul's extended arm and the “pommel” of his lightsaber pinned against the Jedi's own back while he held his staff to Maul's throat.

Declaring Maul beaten, as he could crush Maul's throat long before the Sith Lord could bring his lightsaber around to attack, Manka was caught utterly off-guard when Maul triggered the second blade of his weapon, igniting it through the Jedi's chest. As he died in Maul's arms, Manka asked if the Sith Lord had used some sort of trick. Maul replied that he simply achieved victory.

Darth Sidious was genuinely impressed by Maul's ingenuity, and advised Maul to name the weapon, forseeing that it would "tell great tales". Maul decided against this, feeling that the weapon was little more than what he was, an instrument of murder.

Silus
At some point in 33 BBY, Sidious pitted Maul against the Force-sensitive Drovian Silus, sending Maul to an unknown planet in the Outer Rim.

Silus was a hulking, savage brute using the Force for financial gain by pitting himself against other lesser opponents in a dueling ring. Sidious offered to take Silus on as his new apprentice should he be able to kill Maul. He found the Drovian, and after showing him a holo-message of his master containing Sidious' proposal of replacing Maul with Silus the two began to fight. A nullifier field surrounding the dueling ring prevented use of energy weapons, rendering Maul's lightsaber useless and forcing the pair into fighting using only the Force and unarmed combat tactics. Sidious' proposal of replacing Maul with Silus alarmed and unnerved his apprentice, causing a near-fatal lack of focus that allowed Silus to gain the upper hand.

Calling upon his rage, Maul prevailed in the end, using the Force to overload the field and using his lightsaber to end Silus' life. Darth Sidious then revealed to Maul that the ordeal had only been a test.

Appearances

 * Nameless
 * Jedi Council: Acts of War
 * Darth Maul: Saboteur
 * Star Wars: Darth Maul
 * Marked
 * Episode I Adventures 3: The Fury of Darth Maul
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novel
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace comic
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace game
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novel
 * Darth Maul's Revenge
 * Star Wars: Episode I Obi-Wan's Adventures
 * Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * Star Wars: Obi-Wan
 * Star Wars Episode I Journal: Darth Maul
 * Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles
 * Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Star Wars Republic: The Devaronian Version