 | Savage Opress threatens the Jedi in Star Wars the Clone Wars series 3 |
(This one is for Marko)
The animated sequel to the second prequel Attack of the Clones, Star Wars: The Clone Wars continues to earn accolades from fans and critics alike. An explosive action-packed program, this series is surprisingly violent and often times far more articulate and developed than the big screen version if the Star Wars mythos. Currently in its third year, a new villain has been introduced that promises to change everything (and after reading some spoiler-y reviews, that is very true).
Meet Savage Opress...
Savage Opress was a male Zabrak, during the Clone Wars, who 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 Separatist cause, killing Jedi and clone troopers alike.
(Director Dave Filoni and author Aaron Allston on Savage Opress via Star Wars: The Old Republic:)
Filoni: "It's important that when creating a new character that they become iconic. It was important that you don't confuse him with Darth Maul -- we couldn't make him red and black so we made him yellow and black."
Aron: "This whole arc was really a challenge for us. I kind of took liberty with him in anything that he did in trying to get it more cinematic, more active when he fought. Just tricks to get your heartrate up so when you watch, you'll actually have an emotional reaction to him or feel fear. So I think the look was there already, but I always made sure he was lit in a way that was menacing -- there's no nice lighting to him. I always wanted him to be either in shadow or silhouette.
"With Savage Oppress, you really needed to keep your eye on him. There's reasons to stay focused on him. Because of that, we've let the animators go the extra mile on facial expressions with him, so that when you do hear him speak, you pay attention. In Season 3, we re-did a lot of our facial rigs, to talk technically, so the animators now have a lot of freedom for getting emotion and expression. You don't see wooden characters anymore and that's a big leap for our show."
Trailer I
Trailer II
Opress's appearance will kick off the second half of series 3 in a three-part story this January. Select cities have played host to special showings of the entire story edited together as a film and the word on the street is very positive (and full of spoilers).
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