Rambo: The Force of Freedom - Characters - S.A.V.A.G.E.

S.A.V.A.G.E.

S.A.V.A.G.E. stands for Specialist-Administrators of Vengeance, Anarchy and Global Extortion. They always have goals for world domination until they end up fighting the Force of Freedom. In addition to a substantial number of soldiers, among the members of S.A.V.A.G.E. are:

• General Warhawk (voiced by Michael Ansara) - The reflective sunglasses-wearing leader of S.A.V.A.G.E. who serves as the primary antagonist of the series. He was previously a European army captain who was convicted of selling state secrets and deported for his coup. He then organized and built S.A.V.A.G.E.
• Sergeant Havoc (voiced by Peter Cullen) - General Warhawk's second in command and top enforcer. He has strength that rivals Rambo's strength. He was previously a drill sergeant for the free world. After being court-martialed for spying, he joined up with S.A.V.A.G.E.
• Gripper (voiced by Lennie Weinrib) - A European mercenary with a metal right hand (hence the name) that wears an eyepatch. He was a former member of the French Foreign Legion until he was dismissed after failing to recognize the surrender flag.
• Nomad (voiced by Ed Gilbert) - A burnoose-wearing Middle-Eastern terrorist. He was a wandering nomadic warrior that calls no country his home. Nomad leads a group of outcasts which consists of cutthroats and thieves.
• Mad Dog (voiced by Frank Welker) - The leader of an unnamed biker gang who sports a mohawk and a S.A.V.A.G.E. logo tattoo on his chest. He is first called Spike in the episode "Battlefield Bronx," but renamed Mad Dog in all subsequent episodes. According to his toy bio, Mad Dog was found unfit for military services and has an extended criminal record for theft, reckless driving, and arson.
  • Animal - Member of Mad Dog's biker gang.
  • Jerkface (voiced by Lennie Weinrib) - Member of Mad Dog's biker gang.
  • Razor (voiced by Frank Welker) - Member of Mad Dog's biker gang.
• Black Dragon (voiced by Robert Ito) - A rogue ninja who is the twin brother of White Dragon. He is known as the greatest assassin that ever lived. Black Dragon would sell his service to any group that would pay his fee with his recurring clients being S.A.V.A.G.E.
• Snakebite (voiced by Peter Cullen) - A man who was born and raised in the Okeefenokee Swamp and likes wild animals like venomous snakes, insects, and black rats which he carries in his Beast Pack.
• Dr. Hyde - A cybernetic mad scientist whose head is in a dome-shaped helmet.
  • Max - Dr. Hyde's android henchman.
  • X-Ray - Dr. Hyde's cybernetic henchman.

There were also some one-shot characters who were members of S.A.V.A.G.E. that appeared in one episode. The following are listed in order of appearance:

• Count - A descendant of Vlad III the Impaler who worked with General Warhawk on two occasions. The first time was when it involved capturing Nobel prize winning physicist Herbert Kengsington in "Deadly Keep." The second time was when he helped General Warhawk in a plot to capture the President of the United States.
• Rama - The leader of the Cult of the Cobra. He only appeared in "Cult of the Cobra" where he and his group helped General Warhawk into halting the food shipments to the Indian Province of Asam in a plot to force the people of Asam to make General Warhawk their dictator.
• Pandora (voiced by Mona Marshall) - A female panther trainer working for General Warhawk. She only appears in "Raid on Las Vegas" where she assisted in a plot to rob the Las Vegas casinos.
• Sheik Hassat - A sheik who assisted General Warhawk in a plot to blow up the shipping businesses on the Suez Canal.
• Mike Flynn - An old friend of Rambo's who ended up stealing the XK-7 fighter jet and used it to assist General Warhawk in enslaving the Zimboli to mine diamonds for him.
• Varinia - A female operative of S.A.V.A.G.E. who assisted General Warhawk, Sergeant Havoc, Gripper, and Nomad into stealing a submarine called the USS Typhoon and plans to auction it to any terrorist that is interested in it.
• Captain Scar (voiced by Peter Cullen) - A pirate captain who assisted General Warhawk in a plot to raise the sunken Liberte submarine off the coast of Hong Kong.
• Admiral Nomak (voiced by Lennie Weinrib) - An admiral who assisted General Warhawk in a plot to raise the sunken Liberte submarine off the coast of Hong Kong.
• Mephisto - A magician who assisted General Warhawk in a plot to steal the Washington Monument.
• Mombo Igthayan (voiced by Mona Marshall) - A Haitian Voodoo magician who assisted General Warhawk in a plot to enslave the Haitians and mine the island.
• Dr. Blackburn - A scientist who assisted General Warhawk in a plot to use a mind-control box on a Killer Whale named Korac and attack the NOMAD Bases.
• Iron Mask - A criminal who assisted General Warhawk in a plot to locate an old war plane containing a fortune of gold.