He was born on Coruscant in 40 ABY to Darth Maul and the human Maul raped. He was always getting in trouble with the Coruscant Guard. In one situation, he ended up fending for himself against a local gang. He was saved by Supreme Chanchellor Finis Valorum. The Chanchellor immediately knew he had Jedi potential. He sent Dark to an unknown Jedi Master to be trained.