Savage Opress — Star Wars The Black Series #TCW 19
The Black Series Savage Opress — Phase 4 Clone Wars Collection #19, 2025. Maul's Nightbrother brother with saberstaff. 21 joints. Fan Channel exclusive $33.99 deluxe. The TCW Collection's physically imposing Nightbrother.
Overview
Savage Opress at #TCW 19 is the TCW Collection’s most physically imposing figure and one of its most dramatically complex — the Nightbrother from Dathomir who was transformed and empowered by the Nightsister Mother Talzin, who became Dooku’s enforcer before finding his way to his brother Maul, and who was ultimately killed by Darth Sidious in the same encounter where Maul was captured. Saberstaff. 21 joints. Fan Channel exclusive. $33.99 deluxe. 2025. Strongly received at release.
The TCW Collection’s Nightbrother, in Phase 4 plastic at the deluxe tier he deserves.
Savage Opress and the Nightbrother Arc
Savage Opress’s Clone Wars arc begins with a deliberate act of cruelty by Mother Talzin — she transforms a capable but not exceptional Nightbrother warrior into a physically enhanced killing machine specifically to serve as her instrument of vengeance against Count Dooku. The transformation is violent, the result is terrifying, and Savage immediately demonstrates that the power Talzin gave him comes with a cost to the person he was before.
His arc through the series is defined by his relationship to Maul — the brother he finds on Lotho Minor, rescues, and serves even as the power dynamic between them is complicated. Savage is more powerful physically; Maul is more capable strategically. Together they are the most dangerous pair the Clone Wars’ criminal and dark-side world produces. The display of Savage alongside the Clone Wars Maul (#TCW 11) is the TCW Collection’s most threatening villain pairing.
The Saberstaff and the Deluxe Scale
Savage Opress carries a saberstaff — the double-bladed red weapon that connects him visually to Maul, the shared Nightbrother aesthetic expressed in weapon choice. At the deluxe price of $33.99, the scale investment covers the Zabrak Nightbrother’s physical size. Savage is large — larger than human-scale characters, built with the physique the Nightbrother transformation produced. The deluxe format enables that scale at quality.
21 Joints and the Nightbrother’s Power
At 21 joints Savage is among the TCW Collection’s most articulated figures, matching Pre Vizsla at #TCW 17. The 21-joint scheme for a large, physically enhanced character is the articulation investment that makes the Nightbrother combat poses achievable — the wide-armed fighting stance, the overhead saberstaff raise, the combat crouch of a character whose fighting style emphasises physical power over technique.
Strongly Received at Release
Savage Opress received strong collector reception when he arrived in 2025 — the Fan Channel exclusive price tier delivering on the specific production investment the character’s scale requires. The deluxe format, the 21-joint count, and the character’s specific narrative position in the Maul storyline were all acknowledged in the reception.
Secondary Market
Above-retail secondary market prices — Fan Channel exclusive, deluxe pricing, Savage Opress character demand. Verify saberstaff. No production variants documented.
Our Verdict
Savage Opress at #TCW 19 is the TCW Collection’s most powerful single figure — physically, in terms of scale, and in terms of the display it enables alongside Clone Wars Maul. Fan Channel exclusive, $33.99 deluxe, 21 joints. The Nightbrother in Phase 4 plastic at the scale the character requires. Buy him.
The Mother Talzin Connection
Savage Opress’s specific origin — the transformation by Mother Talzin, the Nightsister magic that enhanced his abilities beyond standard Zabrak physiology — connects him directly to the Dathomirian storyline that also shapes Asajj Ventress’s arc. Both characters are products of Talzin’s specific agenda; both characters end up in situations she didn’t plan for. Savage finds his brother and serves his own family rather than Talzin’s scheme. Ventress discovers an identity beyond what Talzin created for her.
The display of Savage (#TCW 19) alongside Clone Wars Maul (#TCW 11) is the TCW Collection’s brother pair — the most physically powerful dark-side duo in the series, the combination that made Darth Sidious himself travel to deal with them personally. That the TCW Collection produces both figures is a specific statement about how seriously it takes the Nightbrother arc.
The Deluxe Tier Justification for Savage
Savage Opress at $33.99 Fan Channel follows the same production logic as Kelnacca at #ACO 09 in the Acolyte Collection: a character whose physical scale requires the deluxe format to achieve at quality. Savage is large, built with the specific Nightbrother proportions that the transformation produced, and the deluxe format is what enables that scale at Phase 4 2025 production standards. The price is the cost of getting the character right.
Savage Opress alongside Clone Wars Maul is the TCW Collection’s most dangerous display combination — the two Nightbrothers in the same Phase 4 production wave, in the brother pair the series established, with the saberstaff weapons that connect them visually. The Fan Channel exclusive at $33.99 deluxe is the price of the correct scale for the correct character.
Savage Opress. The Nightbrother who couldn’t be killed easily, who serves his brother without reservation, who dies at Sidious’s hands protecting Maul. The Fan Channel deluxe at $33.99 is the price of doing this character right. Buy him.
The Nightbrother. The brother. The figure who makes the Clone Wars Maul display into a brother pair rather than a solo villain. Fan Channel deluxe at $33.99, 21 joints, the saberstaff shared with Maul. Buy Savage Opress.
Savage Opress is one of the Clone Wars series’ most sympathetic villains — a character who was made into what he is by forces he didn’t choose, who serves his brother with a loyalty that the series treats as genuine rather than as programmed obedience, who dies protecting the person he was transformed to retrieve. The deluxe figure at Fan Channel pricing delivers that character at the scale he requires. Buy him alongside Clone Wars Maul and display the Nightbrother brothers together.
Savage Opress. The Nightbrother who served his brother. The Fan Channel deluxe who earns the premium through scale alone. Buy him and display him with Clone Wars Maul. The brother pair in Phase 4 plastic.
The Nightbrother who chose loyalty over power. Buy Savage Opress. He earned his deluxe slot.
The Nightbrother who didn’t choose to be what he became and chose anyway to serve his brother. Savage Opress at the Fan Channel deluxe tier is the TCW Collection’s most physically imposing purchase. The saberstaff, the scale, the 21 joints. Buy him.
Part of Star Wars The Black Series | Phase 4 Clone Wars Collection. Related: Darth Maul TCW P4-TCW-11 | BX Commando Droid P4-TCW-18 | The Clone Wars.