General Grievous facts for kids
Quick facts for kids General Grievous |
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A cosplayer dressed up as Grievous.
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| First appearance | Clone Wars – "Chapter 20" (2004) |
| Created by | George Lucas |
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| Species | Kaleesh cyborg |
| Gender | Male |
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| Affiliation | Confederacy of Independent Systems |
| Master | Count Dooku (lightsaber combat) |
| Apprentice | IG-100 MagnaGuards (melee combat) |
| Homeworld | Kalee |
General Grievous is a famous character and antagonist (bad guy) in the Star Wars universe. He was created by George Lucas. Grievous first appeared in the 2003 animated show Star Wars: Clone Wars. Later, he was a main villain in the 2005 movie Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. He also showed up in the 2008 animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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Who is General Grievous?
General Grievous is known as a very smart military leader. He was the Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Armies. This was during a big war called the Clone Wars.
He is a powerful Kaleesh cyborg. A cyborg is a being that is part living creature and part machine. Grievous learned how to fight with lightsabers from Count Dooku. He became skilled enough to challenge the Jedi of the Galactic Republic.
A Feared Jedi Hunter
Grievous really hated the Jedi. He became known as a scary and tough Jedi hunter. He often fought against Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. They had many battles during the war. Obi-Wan Kenobi finally defeated Grievous in Revenge of the Sith.
Grievous's Popularity
General Grievous is one of the most well-known villains in Star Wars. Many fans really like him. He has appeared in many other Star Wars stories. These include books, comic books, and video games.
Grievous's Origin Story
Before he became a cyborg, Grievous was a reptilian warlord named Qymaen jai Sheelal. He grew to dislike the Jedi because of problems his people faced.
Becoming a Cyborg
Count Dooku secretly caused a ship crash that badly hurt Qymaen jai Sheelal. This led to him being rebuilt as the cyborg General Grievous. In the The Clone Wars animated series, it was suggested that Grievous chose to become a cyborg. He wanted to be strong enough to fight the Jedi. Later, parts of his original story were brought back into the main Star Wars story.
Images for kids
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General Grievous was redesigned in the final season of The Clone Wars to look more like his movie appearance.
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General Grievous as he first appeared in Clone Wars.
See also
In Spanish: General Grievous para niños
