Villains Beginning With 'G'
General Grievous
AKA Qymaen jai Sheelal
Star Wars Universe
(1977-)
General Grievous is one of the most highly skilled warriors in the history of the galaxy. He is portrayed as a ruthlessly effective hunter of the Jedi, able to destroy several of that Order's most accomplished warriors with relative ease although not force sensitive like the Sith Lords himself.
He is the commanding general of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' army and navy and an enemy of the Galactic Republic. Though technically a member of the Kaleesh species, his physical body is a fusion of a powerful robotic structure and an organic brain, nervous system and sensory organs. He is also a polygamist.
General Grievous was originally a warlord named Qymaen jai Sheelal, a respected leader, and a loving father on his native planet Kalee.
During the war with the rival Huk , the Republic is called in to settle the dispute. Because the Huk is rich in natural resources compared to the barren Kalee world, the Republic sides with Huk and sends several Jedi Knights to intervene on their behalf. Grievous and his armies are made to appear as the aggressors and his homeworld is left in ruins, to suffer in poverty and shame.
Grievous becomes a security chief for the Intergalactic Banking Clan. San Hill, leader of the clan, notices Grievous' strategic genius and fearlessness in battle, and mentions him to the Confederacy of Independent Systems leader, Count Dooku. Led by Darth Sidious, the Sith Lords conspire to draw Grievous into the Separatist army, however, Grievous refuses to lead the Separatist army.
During an attack by the army of the Republic on the clan's base, Grievous' shuttle is hit by missiles from a Republic gunship and crashes. Grievous is severely wounded in the crash, his shattered body is taken to the planet Geonosis, where most of it is replaced with a droid body. Hill approaches him again to lead the Separatist army. Grievous initially resists; he would much rather die than to watch his body sustained by technology- but Hill eventually persuades him with the desire for revenge. Grievous requested that his mind not be tampered with, and Dooku then trains him in lightsaber combat until he is one of the best.
His armorplast plates are strong enough to stop a bolt from even a starfighter's cannon. Each human-sized hand has four fingers and two opposable thumbs (three digits to each half-arm when they split to produce four arms.) His hands and feet are capable of magnetizing when needed, allowing him to grip on to surfaces with incredible strength, even in zero gravity. His internal organs are enclosed in a layer of pressurized, artificial skin, with an organic fluid to prevent them. His organs are nourished by artificial arteries keeping them alive with blood transfused from Jedi Master Sifo Dyas, allowing him to survive in a vacuum.
During the Clone Wars, Grievous makes it a personal goal to hunt down and kill every single Jedi and collect their lightsabers as his personal prize. He is Dooku's right hand man and soon becomes the Supreme Commander of the Droid Army.
Eventually after many battles with the Jedi, he ends-up on the planet Utapau, where the Separatist Council reside. Grievous is now the supreme leader of the Confederacy, Dooku having died at Skywalker's hand. Sidious orders him to move the Separatist leaders to the fiery planet of Mustafar, and to prepare for Obi-Wan Kenobi's imminent arrival. Moments before Kenobi's arrival, Grievous dismisses the Separatist Council.
Kenobi ambushes Grievous. Grievous takes out his lightsabers and engages the Jedi in combat. Kenobi fights Grievous and after a fierce dual and a chase he corners Grievous, fires five shots from a blaster into his torso, igniting his flammable organic components. He burns from the inside out; only his mechanical body remains, motionless without its master.
SUMMARY
ARCH RIVAL : |
The Jedi. |
STRENGTHS : |
Grievous could dislocate his shoulders and split his arms to give himself four arms, and could use his feet as one would use hands, similar to a monkey. His unorthodox moves mainly involved misdirection with his many limbs, something only the most experienced and talented of Jedi could withstand. Much of this misdirection involved releasing a lightsaber from one limb and catching it with another, sometimes even while two other limbs are performing the same trick. The opponent, focused on limbs which are no longer dangerous, was then struck. In addition, his hands and torso are able to spin in a 360 degree motion. A Jedi master of offensive lightsaber training could only last so long against the General's unpredictable style of combat. Grievous creates for the Jedi both with his stealth tactics and relentless, unforgiving technique with a lightsaber. He is a dangerous adversary in unarmed combat as well, putting a dent in his own Belbullab-22 starfighter with his fist. His brilliant mind also gave him the ability to plan his battles out in a very calculating fashion; because of this, he often only fought those who were worth his time. Grievous can also survive in space without the need for a space suit. |
WEAKNESSES : |
If his internal organs are damaged he could die. |
WEAPONS : |
lightsabers, blaster pistol, electrostaff. |
QUOTE : |
"Anakin Skywalker. I expected someone with your reputation to be a little... older!" |
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