General Grievous is a character and antagonist in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas.
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25 Facts About General Grievous
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General Grievous was introduced in the 2003 animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars, before appearing through computer-generated imagery in the 2005 live-action film Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith .
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General Grievous is depicted as a brilliant military strategist who serves as the Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Armies during the Clone Wars.
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General Grievous holds the title of Supreme Martial Commander of the Separatist Droid Armies, making him the absolute leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' military and the second highest ranking member of the Separatist Alliance .
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General Grievous is short-tempered and has little tolerance for failure or weakness, as he frequently lashes out against and destroys his own battle droids for their persisting incompetence.
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General Grievous first appeared in Genndy Tartakovsky's Clone Wars before his character traits had been finalized for Revenge of the Sith.
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The Clone Wars would later suggest that General Grievous was denied the right to become a Jedi due to his lack of connection to the Force.
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Writers Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy postulated that General Grievous volunteered for cybernetic modifications to rival the Jedi that rejected him.
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General Grievous succeeds Dooku as the Head of State of the Separatists and has his battle droids take the planet Utapau hostage.
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General Grievous is tracked to Utapau by Obi-Wan and the two engage in lightsaber combat while the Republic's clone troopers battle the droid armies.
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In season one, General Grievous uses the ion cannons of his flagship, the Malevolence, to attack the Republic fleet.
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General Grievous later uses a listening post to discover the Republic's military secrets.
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General Grievous kills Vebb and the clones but Fisto manages to escape.
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General Grievous appears via hologram when the Jedi attempt to decode his transmission regarding an impending Separatist plot.
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General Grievous appears in the four-issue comic book Star Wars: Darth Maul–Son of Dathomir, an unproduced story arc originally intended for the sixth season of The Clone Wars.
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General Grievous is sent by Count Dooku to hunt down the rogue Sith Lord Darth Maul, who has become a threat to Darth Sidious' plans.
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General Grievous makes his first ever appearance in the season two finale.
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General Grievous collects the lightsabers of the fallen Jedi as trophies.
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General Grievous kills Corobb and Moudama, defeats Ti yet again, and manages to capture Palpatine.
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General Grievous's origin is revealed in the comic book "The Eyes of Revolution" from Star Wars: Visionaries.
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General Grievous was originally Qymaen jai Sheelal, an organic reptilian humanoid native from the planet Kalee.
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General Grievous accepted Dooku's offer to reconstruct him with a cyborg body and became the Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies to seek revenge against the Jedi.
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General Grievous has become a fan favorite character and is considered one of the most popular villains in the Star Wars franchise.
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