Cal Kestis vs Savage Opress: Why the Jedi Survivor Hero Wins One of His Hardest Fights

Cal Kestis wins this fight against Savage Opress, but it is one of the hardest battles of his career. By the end of Jedi Survivor, Cal has mastered five different lightsaber combat stances and come out the other side of fights that would have ended most Jedi Knights.

Cal Kestis Enters This Fight as a Far More Complete Jedi

His Force abilities are significantly more powerful than when we first met him in Fallen Order. He is more adaptable, more precise, and just a way, way better fighter than he used to be. He is also scrappy and creative, and he has already beaten fighters bigger and stronger than himself before this fight even starts.

Savage Opress Is a Monster Shaped by Dark Magic and Sith Training

Savage Opress is a Nightbrother warrior augmented by Mother Talzin's dark magic to levels far beyond any natural Zabrak. His strength alone launched Count Dooku across a room, and Dooku is not just some old man. Dooku has matched Anakin Skywalker in raw power. Savage forced both Dooku and Ventress to retreat at the same time, and he held his own against Obi-Wan Kenobi and Asajj Ventress fighting together.

On top of that physical power, Savage was personally trained in lightsaber combat by Count Dooku and Darth Maul. Put simply, "he's a legit monster who hits harder than almost anything Cal has ever faced."

The Early Rounds Belong to Savage Opress's Raw Power

The early moments of this fight are going to be brutal. Savage Opress's physical strength is going to create real problems for Cal, and Cal is going to take some damage in the process. This is not a fight Cal walks into and dominates from the start.

My Verdict: Cal Kestis Wins One of the Hardest Fights of His Career

What turns things around is Cal's versatility. His five different lightsaber forms mean five different answers to whatever Savage throws at him, and Cal's agility is going to keep him alive long enough for his better overall fighting skill to start showing up. Savage Opress makes this one of the hardest fights of Cal Kestis's career, but Cal wins anyway.