Maldis
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| Maldis | |
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| Title | Intergalactic wizard |
| Homeworld | Unknown |
| Race | Unknown |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Portrayer | Chris Haywood |
Maldis is a fictional character in the television science fiction series Farscape.
A minor recurring villain within the series, Maldis is among the most tormenting of the Moya crew's enemies. By his very nature, Maldis enjoys the pain and death of others, feeding off them like a vampire. Though his exact origin and nature is unknown, Maldis is a powerful sorcerer, having seemingly met his mortal end on several occasions, but always returning to cause further problems for John Crichton and his friends.
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[edit] Background
Though the exact origins of Maldis remain unclear, it is known that his immense powers enable him to shapeshift, allowing him to take on any form he wishes, thus obscuring his true age or species. Maldis has reconstituted his physical form on more than one occasion, and occupied spaces beyond the normal dimensions of spacetime, hinting that he may be more than a mere sentient being.
[edit] Encounter with Crichton and Zhaan
The crew first encounters Maldis while visiting a commerce planet early in their adventures. Taking the form of a benevolent old magician named Haloth, Maldis presents himself as one who knows a great deal about John Crichton and his troubles. He persuades Crichton to present his case of mistaken circumstances to Bialar Crais, ending the Peacekeeper captain's pursuit. Maldis, as Haloth, also approaches Crais, offering him John Crichton for a price. When Crais agrees, Haloth reveals himself to Crichton and unleashes Crais upon him.
As the two fight, Zhaan gains help from a local high priest, Liko. Together, they work to unleash Zhaan's abilities to inflict pain and damage on others. Interrupting Maldis' attempt to kill Crichton and feed off his soul, Zhaan renders the dark sorcerer tangible, allowing Crichton to smash his physical form to bits.
[edit] Chiana and the picture
After having obtained a unique picture from a woman named Kyvan, Chiana begins experiencing progressively more dangerous "accidents" seemingly predicted by images in the picture. After attempts to examine it end in Chiana's disappearance, the crew try destroying the picture to bring her back. The picture reassembles again and again, eventually causing D'Argo to disappear as well.
Aeryn and Rygel return to the commerce station to confront the artist Kryvan. She claims the portrait was commissioned to her by Maldis. After Aeryn relays this information to the ship, Zhaan enacts a plan to defeat the wizard again. Zhaan thrusts Crichton into the portrait, where he distracts Maldis while Zhaan instructs Aeryn to kill Kryvan (actually an extension of Maldis) so that he is weakened enough to be physically dispersed again.
With more of his links to the physical world destroyed, Maldis is once again banished to an unknown region to conserve his energies once again before making his inevitable return.
