Savage Opress/Legends

"This is not the work of a Sith Lord, or a Jedi... but a reckless, impulsive animal."

- Obi-Wan Kenobi, referring to Savage Opress

Savage Opress was a male Zabrak Nightbrother and part of the bloodline of the Sith Lord Darth Maul. During the Clone Wars, he was chosen by the Nightsisters to be transformed by their magic into a warrior with enhanced abilities who would be given to Count Dooku. Trained by Dooku in the ways of the dark side, he became a Dark Acolyte and part of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, killing Jedi and clone troopers alike. He secretly served the Nightsisters, Mother Talzin and Asajj Ventress, Dooku's former apprentice and assassin who wanted revenge for the Count's betrayal of her. They planned to use Opress to get close to and murder Dooku.

Warrior tests
"You have heard of the Sith warrior, Darth Maul, have you not?''" "Yes... He was slain on Naboo at the hand of Obi-Wan Kenobi." "''A few still remain in his bloodline. The men dwell on the far side of Dathomir. What if I could provide another of his kind?"

- Mother Talzin and Count Dooku

Count Dooku's Sith Master, Darth Sidious, did not trust the growing power of his apprentice' assassin, Asajj Ventress, with the dark side. To prove his complete loyalty to Sidious, Dooku was ordered to eliminate his most trusted and valuable servant. However, following her escape from the Count's execution attempt, Ventress fled to her home planet of Dathomir. She reunited with her fellow Nightsisters and sought vengeance on the Count. Despite their efforts, they failed to kill him in his palace on Serenno, his homeworld.

Ventress then conspired with Mother Talzin in a new plot to get Count Dooku a replacement apprentice that would serve as his protector but eventually become his killer. Talzin contacted Dooku and offered him the chance to take on a male from Dathomir as his new apprentice, as he could not "tame" a female. The Count decided to take her up on the offer.

As soon as Dooku accepted the offer of another apprentice, Ventress went to the Nightbrother village and tested the best warriors there in a series of brutal combat exercises in which the candidates were killed one-by-one. After the tests, Opress was chosen and taken from his village. Mother Talzin and the other Nightsisters then used their powers to transform Opress into the ultimate killing machine who would serve as the Count's new apprentice. In the process, his horns grew, his strength increased, and his hate was fueled. Ventress' final test for Opress was to murder his own brother, Feral. Despite his kinman's pleas for mercy, Opress complied and, after a brief moment of hesitation, broke his neck, killing him without hesitation. Talzin then traveled to Serenno beside Naa'leth and Karis in a Sheathipede-class shuttle and introduced Dooku to Opress.

Dooku's new assassin
"I foresee we will do great things together. I shall teach you the ways of the dark side. Soon, your powers will rival that of the great Sith Lord, Darth Maul. We will be even more powerful than Lord Sidious. We shall rule the galaxy together, my apprentice." "I am your servant, Master."

- Darth Tyranus and Savage Opress

Wanting to test Opress as an apprentice, Darth Tyranus sent him to the planet Devaron so that he could seize a Galactic Republic outpost: the Temple of Eedit. During his mission, Opress killed Jedi Knight Halsey, Jedi Padawan Knox and all of their clone troop forces. With the success of his mission, Opress returned to Serenno so that he could continue his training under Tyranus. When he returned, Tyranus declared that together they would become more powerful than Darth Maul and Lord Sidious, and Opress swore loyalty to the Dark Lord.

Personality and traits
Originally, Savage Opress was an honorable being, caring greatly for his brother, Feral. He went so far as to abandon his attack on Ventress, risking death in the process, to ensure that Feral was alright. Savage knew and understood that Feral was weaker than he was, and during the selection, told Feral not to draw attention to himself. In what would be their last stand together before Savage's transformation, Savage asked that Ventress spare his brother. This showed that he, at this point, was dedicated to Feral's own life, even if Savage himself was killed. After the Nightsister's rituals transformed him, the former Savage ceased to be, replaced by a violent, psychotic monster.

Indeed, Savage's first act after regaining consciousness was to attempt to strangle Asajj Ventress to death, recognizing her initially as the one who put him through such brutal punishment. His compassion for Feral was also gone, replaced by disgust for his brother's weakness, and he brutally murdered Feral with no remorse and only a moment's hesitation. Upon taking his position as Count Dooku's enforcer, Opress proved himself utterly ruthless, slaughtering every clone trooper in his path and even destroying his own droid allies if they stood in his way. He also expressed contempt and hate for the Jedi, brutally slaying both Halsey and Knox in battle without a second thought and absolutely no hesitation.

Powers and abilities
After becoming the Nightsisters' pawn, Opress developed brute strength and a knack for destruction. Opress was strong in combat, proving capable of surviving the tests he was subjected to, and even putting up considerable resistance to Dark Acolyte Asajj Ventress. After his transformation, Opress's skill remained formidable, but increased. He easily tore his way through a legion of ARF troopers, and besting two Jedi with little difficulty. He also has great skill with an vibroaxe as shown when he used his vibroaxe to easily cut through all the clones in his path and slay the two Jedi.

Behind the scenes
Savage Opress is voiced by voice actor Clancy Brown.

The character's name clearly derives from words "savage" and "oppress", reflecting his brutal power and connection to the dark side.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures video game