The Clone Wars cartoon has left a lot of us with much to be desired. Thankfully, it’s served as a pool for some great looking figures. Personally, I’ve stopped watching the show because I have a feeling that if I watched it, I’d lose my interest in picking up said figures. Then again, that might not be a bad thing in the long run.
That being said, I present to you Savage Opress in all his
armored glory. Based on the description on the back of the card, it sounds like
they essentially wanted to send Darth Maul to kidnap Watto’s king. Since Darth
Maul is dead, they had to make a new one. Hey, if they’re going to steal a
character, at least they stole their own, and not a bad one at that.
Like most of the Clone Wars figures, Mr. Opress has a great
sculpt that (from what I can tell) is true to the cartoon. The face looks
menacing, the armor looks solid, and he simply overall looks what he is, a hard
bastard. He comes with the usual Clone Wars accessories, a card, a die, a stand
and something that fires a projectile. In this case, he’s got some sort of
vibro-axe that shoots, or can sit with the missile inside without it looking
too obvious that there’s a missile inside, which I dig. Finally, he of course
comes with the Sith baddie necessity, a double-bladed light saber.
His articulation isn’t extreme, but it’s enough to get the
job done. He holds either weapon fairly easily, and looks fairly natural while
doing so. I had a little trouble getting him to stand on his own, but Hasbro is
nice enough to provide a stand, so it’s a moot point.
Personally, my concerns over space and budget have forced me
to become selective about how many Clone Wars figures I pick up. I decided I
had room for one Savage Opress in my collection (the other being the shirtless
version) and I’m feeling pretty confident that I’ve done well. He’s still
pretty tough to find in most areas, but well worth picking up if you see him.
