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> Ahhh, I know what you mean! We don't know how Darth Maul thinks -- we don't
> hear him talking much and when we do, he doesn't say anything profound or
> revealing. He doesn't interact with anyone else except to fight. Whereas
> we know that Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine were *really* bad-guys, Darth
> Maul is just a "b**-a** m***** f*****" that you don't want to mess with, but
> we can't be sure that he's really got the depth of a true "bad guy." And he's
> certainly not the plot's antagonist character. He's more like a caged tiger
> that you let loose to rip someone apart -- a demon genie that you summon with
> some incantation and then put him back in the jar. I hope that if he does
> return in Episode II (as a clone or as a spirit or as his top half floating
> on a repulsarlift skateboard) that we see more depth of character.
OK, you got me. Let me rephrase my words: Darth Maul is a very cool,
"b**-a** m***** f*****" who's place in the Star Wars universe was to come
in, be cool, do his thing, kill Qui-Gon, get Obi-Wan all mad, and die. I do
hope that he returns for Ep. II, but I'm skeptical. His persona fits that
of a hit-man...someone who's sole purpose was to do a job. That's why I'm
not sure if he's coming back. He's not a true epic bad guy, as in evil, but
just someone I wouldn't want to tangle with. Good for his purposes.
> Boba Fett was a much better character, IMHO, even though we probably saw less
> of him in Episodes V & VI combined than we did of Darth Maul in Episode I
> alone. That's because you could figure out stuff about Boba Fett's history,
> and you could see how scared Han was of him when Chewie mentioned that he was
> there on the skiff in VI.
Ah, Fett. My favorite character. I really look forward to see what Lucas
does to develop him in Ep. II. Hopefully it won't be something way cheesy
like that Kister kid being Fett, etc...
-Chris
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