| “ | Jedi! You are surrounded, your armies are decimated! Make peace with the Force now. For this is your final hour. But know that I, General Grievous, am not completely without mercy. I will grant you a warrior's death. Prepare! | „ |
| ~ Grievous' first-ever spoken line. |
| “ | I... am... NOT... a Droid! ...I AM GENERAL GRIEVOUS! | „ |
| ~ General Grievous |
| “ | Run Jedi, run. You only prolong the inevitable! | „ |
| ~ General Grievous |
General Grievous is a major antagonist in the Star Wars franchise. This page focuses on how he is portrayed in Star Wars Legends.
This interpretation of General Grievous, as seen in the Legends continuity, is depicted as far more brave, intelligent, successful and powerful than his Canon counterpart, winning several major victories for the Separatists and as well as being a fierce lightsaber duelist. He is able to fight several Jedi, including two members of the Jedi High Council, with ease. He is often regarded as the second greatest Jedi hunter/Jedi killer of all time after Darth Vader.
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Biography[]
During the events of the comic The Eyes of Revolution, appeals from the Planet Kalee went ignored leading to Sheelal's people believing that the Republic and the Jedi are in favor of their enemy. Sheelal was dubbed the last hope against his people's enemy, the Huk in the war, by one of the elders who prayed that the spirits of their ancestors watched over him and his soldiers. Sheelal climbs onto his method of transport and flies off.
Later mid-flight, something goes wrong with Sheelal's ship and causes it to go haywire and crash into the ocean. Sheelal gets brought aboard and zapped unconscious with a heart stunning device. His captor, Count Dooku, gives the order to experiment on him. Sheelal reawakens in a tube he was being experimented on where he is greeted by San Hill, the chairman of the intergalactic banking clan and had identified him as a general of the Kaleesh race. It's also discovered that Sheelal's crew also died with him as the only survivor. Sheelal is furious at this as he views beinga survivor a disgrace as it's considered an honorable thing to die alongside his men.
San Hill gives a smirk as he tells him that he will not survive a trip back home and considers the accident a blessing. San also mentions helping fund a Genosian project on bionic technology which will plunge him back into battle. Sheetal furiously asks San what good it good it will do for amputees in battle. San says that the beauty of the technology can help him with a new set of self-sustaining body with appendages with life-support systems that aren't so cumbersome and his new abilities will surpass a Jedi.
Sheelal was hoping to exterminate Huk colonies when San points out how futile his wars will be and that the republic is to blame for all of the galaxy's struggles. San then tells Grievous that he will lead the largest army of droids in history. San promises Sheelal that he can return to his people if he can help bring a new galactic order as a hero. When Sheelal calls the new order meaningless, San presses a button on the bacta tank, leading to him screaming as his brain was being damaged.
In later months on a separatist cruiser stationed in orbit over Geonosis, following his "impressive training", Count Dooku rewards Sheelal with Lightsabers, telling him that the Jedi will fall victim to their signature weapon. With his honor and nobility outweighed by cold vengeance and anger as well as embracing the way of the Sith, Sheelal cuts down several individuals standing close to him. He then declares that he is not a droid and that he is General Grievous.
Star Wars Clone Wars (2003)[]
In "Chapter 20", Grievous kills Sha'a Gi and leaps out of sight, before dropping onto the remaining Jedi wielding two lightsabers. Spinning his torso around, Grievous easily holds off the four attacking Jedi, finally downing K'Kruhk. His clawed metal limbs get hold of Tarr Seirr and snap his neck, before hurling him and Aayla Secura across the chamber, followed by Ki-Adi-Mundi. Shaak Ti manages to hold off Grievous for some time, before she is hit by one of his spinning lightsabers and thrown into the wreckage. His own lightsaber held by Grievous's foot, Mundi uses the Force to pull one from Grievous's belt, which he ignites and raises the green lightsaber into a guard. The two stare at each other for a moment before the droid general leaps at him, lightsabers angled for the kill.
In "Chapter 21", Grievous fights against Captain Fordo's clone troopers in the midst of a vicious lightsaber duel with Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi. Just as he disarms Mundi and prepares to finish him off, they both notice the clones, who unleash a barrage of blaster fire at the cyborg. Grievous flees the attack, climbing up the wall and onto the ceiling. As Grievous leaps down and quickly kills four of the troopers using two of his lightsabers, the commander calls for backup. The hovering LAAT/i breaks into the area and opens fire on the General with its blasters and missiles, which he evades. Later after the ARC troopers and Jedi retired away from him, General Grievous watches the transport head into space, musing that they have only prolonged their downfall…
In "Chapter 22", Grievous and Dooku were training with their lightsabers, later Dooku gives his wise words to him that he can only maintain his edge if he has fear, surprise and intimidation on his side, a hologram of Darth Sidious appears, commenting on Dooku's wise counsel. When Grievous reports that the Jedi numbers are thinly stretched across the Outer Rim in an effort to contain their attacks, Sidious congratulates them, and orders Grievous to begin his "special mission."
In "Chapter 23", during the Battle of Corrusant, when Palpatine drank his tea, the Jedi Knights Shaak Ti, Roron Corobb and Foul Moudama—arrive and urge the Chancellor to make his way to his secure bunker. As Palpatine declines, saying there is no immediate danger, General Grievous smashes through the window.
In "Chapter 24", when Palpatine made his speech to Grievous after entering the Chancellor's room, Grievous makes a grab for the Supreme Chancellor as the latter complains about this intrusion, Shaak Ti uses the Force to pull him away from Grievous's grasp. As the Jedi and the Chancellor make their escape, Grievous makes short work of the Senate Guard and clone troopers left behind to stop him. Waiting for the elevator, the Jedi turn around as the sound of battle from Palpatine's quarters stops, and Grievous crashes through the door. Grievous evades their Force attacks, but a Force-assisted shockwave from Roron Corobb's throats collapses the ceiling, stopping the General's advance. Shaak Ti explains to the Supreme Chancellor that Corobb has four throats, quite powerful. The Supreme Chancellor, picking his ear to get rid of the ringing, replies dryly, "So I've heard."
Grievous appears and backs the Jedi into a tunnel, Shaak Ti uses the Force to wrap his cape around a pipe on a train carriage. She activates the train, and he is yanked down one of the tunnels. The Jedi break a nearby window and make their escape.
In the series finale "Chapter 25", meanwhile Shaak Ti fighted against Grievous' MagnaGuards, Foul Moudama and Roron Corobb manage to get Palpatine into his secure bunker. Once they are locked inside, they discover that General Grievous has beaten them to it, and the two Jedi leap forward to defend their leader, who sinks, seemingly unconcerned by the danger, into the shadows. As Moudama and Corobb manage to get Grievous in a saber-lock, his arms split along their lengths into four. His extra two arms then grab the remaining two lightsabers on his waist, and Grievous lunges forward.
At the end, Grievous defeats Shaak Ti and "kidnapps" Palpatine, and later encounters Mace Windu and suffers a cough attack.
Video games[]
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game[]
Grievous appears as the main antagonist in the "Chapter 3: General Grievous" of the first LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game. Later he is an unlockable playable character.
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga[]
Like in the first game Grievous appears as the main antagonist in the "Chapter 3: General Grievous" of the third LEGO Star Wars Video Game. Later he is an unlockable playable character.
LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars[]
Grievous appears as a playable character in LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, at firste appears as the main antagonist in the chapters "Duel of the Droids", "Shadow of Malevolence", "Destroy Malevolence", "Lair of Grievous" and "Grievous Intrigue" of level of the same name
Episode Appearences[]
Season 2[]
- "Chapter 20"
Season 3[]
- "Chapter 21"
- "Chapter 22"
- "Chapter 23"
- "Chapter 24"
- "Chapter 25"
Gallery[]
Star Wars: Clone Wars[]
Video games[]
Videos[]
Trivia[]
- Due to his portrayal in the Canon timeline, particularly Revenge of the Sith and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars 3D series depict him as far less successful or powerful than his Legends counterpart, particularly his depiction in the Genndy Tartakovsky microseries, many fans consider the Legends version of Grievous to be the best interpretation of the character.
External Links[]
- General Grievous on Wikipedia
- Grievous on the Star Wars Wiki
