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General Grievous.


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Name: General Grievous (previously "Qymaen jai Sheelal" on Kalee)
Species: Kaleesh
Homeworld: Kalee
Gender: Male
Height: 2.16 meters at full height

Prefered Weapons: lightsabers, blaster pistol
Vehicles: wheel bike (modified juggernaut), personal starfighter, Invisible Hand

Affiliation: Confederacy of Independent Systems ("Separatists")

Past: Wikipedia: GG Background Information, Starwars.com - General Grievous



The following information reveals spoiling events from the last episodes of the Clone Wars cartoon.

Grievous' bloody participation in the Clone Wars was felt by the entire galaxy. His first appearance in battle during the Wars was on Geonosis, where he slaughtered a handful of Jedi in the Geonosian catacombs. Aside from the utter carnage left in his wake, it was also noted that the ill-fated Jedis' lightsabers were missing. Clearly Grievous was no ordinary enemy, and Geonosis was only a sample of the terror he would soon spread across the galaxy.

During the Clone Wars, Grievous was the great leader of the Seperatist droid army. Combined with his strategic mind and an infinte number of soulless droids, Grievous was able to inflict catastrophic losses on the Republic. It seemed annihilation came natural to him as he enslaved and destroyed entire civilizations to achieve the goals of the Confederacy, as well as his own. He did whatever necessary to ensure victory, bypassing any honor he once had as a flesh-and-blood being.

The Jedi referred to him as cowardly, but this was not true of the General. Not only did he leave the safety of his bunkers on several occassions to fight alongside his army, but he was never afraid to take on any enemy should the fancy strike him. Cowardice was not in his nature, although hatred was.

One of his most notorious campaigns was on the industrial world of Hypori, where Grievous alone successfully cornered and annihilated several Jedi. As a show of his 'mercy', he offered the Jedi an honorable "warrior's death" (which they swiftly received).

His shining moment though was on the planet of Coruscant, where he and his invasion forces infiltrated the planet's defenses, slaughtered several Jedi, narrowly escaped Mace Windu, successfully kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine (leader of the Galactic Senate of the Republic), and escaped back to the Separatist flagship, Invisible Hand. The galaxy was shocked and terrified as he broadcasted a threat to execute Palpatine over the Holonet if the Republic forces did not allow his troops to escape Coruscant. It seemed General Grievous was capable of anything.

Another version of the events on Coruscant involve Grievous' meeting with Mace Windu in the last moments before Grievous took off in his personal fighter with Palpatine. In those moments, Grievous stood prepared to attack Mace, giving Mace just enough time to suddenly Force Crush the General's metal chest (containing his vital lungs and organs inside). From that point forward, he was cursed with a persistent, violent cough as his injured lungs stubbornly continued to operate.

A second explanation behind Grievous' cough focuses on inadequate technology. His body was the best that could be built at the time, but cyborg techonology had not yet been perfected. Thus Grievous had to make due with a faulty breathing system, which allowed his lungs to fill with fluid. The result is a wet, heavy cough.




Grievous' participation in the 6th and final movie of the Star Wars saga, Revenge of the Sith, was as instrumental to the plot as it was brief. His onscreen debut begins with the raspy, coughing General boarding the bridge of the Invisible Hand and inquiring about the status of two Jedi who've penetrated his ship's defenses. His droids eventually capture the two, but not before they successfully free Palpatine and kill the ill-fated Count Dooku. After being cornered himself by the Jedi, he escapes to Utapau, leaving his heavily damaged ship to burn up in Coruscant's atmosphere.

The Separatist's hidden base lay in one of the many sinkholes of occupied Utapau. As soon as his escape pod lands, Grievous speaks to Lord Sidious via Holonet, who instructs him to move the Separatist leaders, also on Utapau, to the volcanic world of Mustafar. Grievous seems uneasy about continuing the Separatist campaign without the leadership of Count Dooku.

Eventually, Obi-Wan Kenobi is sent to Utapau to put a stop to Grievous once in for all. After Grievous finished briefing the Separatist leaders on their moving plans, he is surprised (though hardly worried) to find Obi-Wan in his base. After sending his droids to deal with the lone Jedi with less-than-admirable results (never send a droid to do a cyborg's work!), Grievous and Obi-Wan duel for a short time before Republic clone troopers descend on the base. In a moment of carelessness, Grievous is sent flying through the air by a powerful Force Push from Obi. Once back on the ground, Grievous activates his personal wheel bike (which is actually a "Juggernaut" military vehicle) in an attempt to escape to his personal fighter on the other side of the base in a secret hangar. Obi pursues, dropping his lightsaber in the fray.

After a long chase, they find themselves in the secret hangar, where they resort to kicks and punches and throws in lieu of their fallen weapons. At one point, Obi manages to crack open Grievous' protective chest cavity, exposing the vital organs inside. Just when Grievous thinks Obi is done for, dangling off the side of the landing pad with a very deep cavern below, Obi uses the Force to grab Grievous' dropped blaster and fires several rounds into Grievous' open chest cavity, killing the General in an impressive display of high-pressurized fireworks.

The last onscreen shot of Grievous is a brief, far-off upwards view of his corpse off to the side as Obi-Wan returns to the secret hangar to take Grievous' personal fighter after Order 66 is issued.



Online:
• Star Wars Databank: General Grievous
Explores Grievous and his role in the Star Wars universe.


Literature:
• Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Woodring Stover
A novelization of the movie which includes many extra Grievous encounters.

• Labyrinth of Evil by James Luceno
Fills you in on certain events that happened between Episode II and Episode III, including plenty of new Grievous scenes. In particular, you learn the details of Grievous' "creation," and Grievous takes time to remember his previous life.

• Episode III Visual Dictionary by James Luceno, Robert E. Barnes, John Goodson, Alexander Ivanov
Includes 4 full pages dedicated to Grievous and the details of his mechanical body, as well as other information.

• Star Wars: Panel to Panel by Randy Stradley (editor)
Includes artwork and storyboards from the entire Star Wars universe, as well as small glimpses of deleted scenes from Episode III, including an entirely new scene with Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Shaak-Ti as hostages aboard Grievous' flagship. Here we see Grievous' cruel nature.

• Boba Fett: A New Threat by Elizabeth Hand
Grievous' first ever appearance in the Star Wars universe. He is first mentioned in Chapter 20, then actually appears in Chapter 23 (out of 24 chapters).


Comics:
• Star Wars General Grievous, vol. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 by Chuck Dixon, Rick Leonardi, Mark Pennington
Grievous holds a group of Jedi younglings hostage; a group of ragtag rebels set out to put a stop to General Grievous' reign of terror.

• Clone Wars Adventures, vol. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 by Haden Blackman, Ben Caldwell, Matt Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach
Using the TV cartoon series as a jumping-off point, this comic series features new adventures of memorable characters during the Clone Wars. General Grievous appears in volume 2.

• Revenge of the Sith by Miles Lane, Doug Wheatley
A graphic novelization of the movie. Very nice art of Grievous.

• Star Wars Visionaries by various artists
A set of 11 different Star Wars comics created by the artistic visionaries who brought you Revenge of the Sith. The very last story is called "Eyes of the Revolution" by Warren J. Fu. It is a brief account of Grievous' previous life and body, as well as the events that turned Grievous into the killing machine we now know.


Media:
• Star Wars Clone Wars, vol. 1 | 2 by Genndy Tartakovsky
An animated record of the events of the Clone Wars. Chapter 20-25 feature our first glimpse of General Grievous and his terrifying skills.

• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (not yet available) by George Lucas
The third installment of the 'Second Trilogy' and the last Star Wars film. General Grievous plays an important role as the leader of the entire Seperatist droid army. This DVD will have plenty of extras.

• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith the Game by Lucasarts
Play through the movie as various characters. You get to fight Grievous on Utapau. Eventually you can play as him in the dueling mode with a friend.

• LEGO Star Wars by Lucasarts
Play through Episode III as little LEGO Jedi and other characters. You can eventually choose to play as General Grievous (who can do a neat helicopter move XD).

• Star Wars: Battlefront II by Lucasarts
Fight with several different armies for control of the galaxy in different Star Wars eras. You can fight as General Grievous and go to war alongside the Separatist droid armies in the Clone Wars era. More information.


Merchandise:
• General Grievous action figure: 4-armed variant
3 3/4'' figure with 4 arms that move at the shoulder joints. Leg joints move and head swivels. Comes with 4 lightsabers and a blaster pistol.

• General Grievous action figure: "Exploding Body!" variant
3 3/4'' figure with 2 arms that move at the shoulder joints. Body "explodes" into many pieces when a button is pushed on his behind. Leg joints move and head swivels. Comes with 1 lightsaber, blaster pistol, and removable cloak.
NOTE: many people have reported problems with this figure; the pieces do not fit together snuggly and it falls apart very easily. Not recommended for small or very playful children.

• General Grievous action figure: Clone Wars variant
3 3/4'' figure of the animated Grievous in an attack position. Legs and arms swivel, comes with a base but is sturdy enough to stand on its own.

• General Grievous action figure: Deluxe variant
3 3/4'' figure with 4 arms that move at the elbow and shoulder joints. Leg joints move and head swivels. Comes with 4 lightsabers, grappling hook + lancher.

• General Grievous action figure: 12'' variant
12'' high-detailed figure with 4 arms that move at the elbow and shoulder joints. Leg joints move and head swivels. Comes with 4 lightsabers and cloak.

• General Grievous: UNLEASHED
A very dangerous-looking 7'' Grievous preparing to launch himself at an unfortunate foe. Joints do not move, is connected to a base but can be disconnected. Mainly for display purposes.

• General Grievous: Force Battlers
A strangely cartoonish Grievous figure with 4 arms that move at the elbow and shoulder joints. Leg joints move and head swivels. Comes with 4 lightsabers and grappling hook.

• General Grievous: Galactic Heroes
A cute mini Grievous comes with a mini Obi-Wan. Only the right hand turns, no other joints move, is not sold seperately from Obi-Wan.

• General Grievous: Burger King Promo
Very cute miniaturized version of Grievous. When you wind him up, he.. er, shakes his little lightsabers around (one in each hand, 2 arms). They look like glowsticks. :D

• General Grievous: Wheel Bike
A small figure of Grievous comes with the wheel bike.

• LEGO Star Wars General Grievous Chase Set
Cute LEGO versions of Grievous and his wheel bike. Comes with Obi-Wan and Boga.

• General Grievous: Clone Wars Maquette
A beautifully crafted 10'' maquette of animated Grievous. As far as we know, the joints do not move. He's really just there to look pretty.

• General Grievous: Limited Edition Detailed Model
The mother of all Grievous figures, and there's only 1,500 in the entire world! Ridiculously fine detail is packed into this 1/4 scale figure, right down to the lightsaber pockets inside his cloak. Grievous is stalking towards his unfortunate prey with 4 lightsabers ready for some good old fashioned carnage.

• General Grievous: Light-Up Blaster Pistol
A toy recreation of Grievous' blaster with a light-up barrel end and blaster sounds to simulate laser fire.

• General Grievous: Energy Beam String Blaster Ammo
Grievous' visage is graced upon a can of silly string. The silly string is meant to be used as refill ammo for the Energy Beam Blaster gun.

• Star Wars Chess Set
Along with characters from each movie, General Grievous and his Magnaguards are part of the "Dark Side".

• General Grievous Sculpted Mug
A black and orange silouette of Grievous on one side with Grievous' name and personal symbol on the other side.

• General Grievous Figural Mug
A colorful mug shaped like Grievous' head. You're drinking his warm, coffee-flavored brains!

• Clone Wars General Grievous Hand-Painted, Signed Animation Cel
Surrounded by little schematics, only 300 of these cels were produced. Each is signed by the talented Genndy Tartakovsky.

• General Grievous character key: Comic-Con Exclusive
I think only about 2500 of these were issue at the 2005 International Comic-Con in San Diego, California.


*** This list of books, media, and merchandise is very old by now. Today there are far more things involving Grievous available. ***

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