General Grievous was a Kaleesh warlord who served as the supreme commander of the Sepratist
forces during the Clone Wars.
General Grievous was infamous for incredible ruthlessness and extensive cybernetic enhancements,
inspiring fear as he traversed the galaxy, fighting the Jedi Knights of the Republic.
So here are 7 Interesting facts about the Cyborg General from the Revenge of the Sith
and the Clone wars series!
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Home World
General Grievous comes from the remote tropical world of Kalee.
The Kalee system is located in the Wild Space region of the Galaxy, being in the last region
of Galaxy before the mysterious unknown regions.
Kalee was discovered during the time of the Old Republic, and was home to vast jungles,
moss covered planes and dense, green forests.
It was a harsh world that wasn’t very suitable for life, and did not contain sufficient resources
to sustain any large populations on its surface.
Their planet was also home to numerous savage and wild beasts, which made roaming the surface
a challenge.
The Kaleesh people were only able to thrive on the planet because of their proficiency
in hunting down prey and their extreme intelligence.
This turned them into ferocious beasts and capable warriors who were capable of putting
up a fight against any being they came across.
The Kaleesh People dotted the surface of their world with various temples and shrines, guarded
by the greatest warriors of their species.
This included General Grievous and his close acquaintance, Ronderu Lij Kummar.
Species
The Kaleesh were reptilian humanoids that hailed from the Planet Kalee.
The Kaleesh people were fierce warriors with scaly skin, long tusks and even longer nostrils.
Each Kaleesh hand featured two opposable thumbs, giving them a very high dexterity, aiding
them into becoming agile fighters.
Bone white tusks protruded from their upper jaws, with shorter, more dense tusks being
common on the lower chin.
Most Kaleesh had very large, pointed ears, with extremely long nostrils flowing all the
way up their faces, reaching the lower part of their eyes.
This unique nasal layout gave the Kaleesh people a distinct advantage over their enemies,
allowing them to produce pheromones at will and sense distress in others.
The internal organs of the Kaleesh were extremely flammable, but this was solely an issue for
General Grievous after his reconstruction into a cyborg Warlord.
And if you’ve seen the Revenge of the Sith Deleted Scenes, you’ll know what I’m talking
about…
Those are crazy...
Very few outsiders ever saw the true face of a Kaleesh native because of their tradition
to wear ancient hunting masks that were created by their Kaleesh ancestors.
The Kaleesh culture was deeply spiritual and possessed a strong desire for war and fighting.
Because of the harsh conditions of their home planet, the Kaleesh people evolved to value
war as an essential part of life, determining the natural selection of their species.
War between tribes, families and clans were commonplace between the Kaleesh people and
were vital in determining the ruling clan of Kalee.
Was Grievous Force Sensitive?
Despite General Grievous incredible talent as a lightsaber duellist and hand to hand
combat, he is not force sensitive.
He was trained in the art of the lightsaber by Count Dooku, who hoped to use Grievous
as an attack dog that was capable of coming up against even the most skilled and talented
Jedi.
The group of scientists who constructed Grievous’ cybernetic body and limbs hoped that they
would be able to modify his brain so that he would become force sensitive.
This experiment ultimately failed, but was successful in creating a fierce beast that
was capable of commanding the vast droid army of the sepratist alliance.
How did Grievous get his cybernetics?
After the events of the Huk war, which was a fiercely fought battle between the Kaleesh
and the Yam’rii species, who came from the nearby planet of Huk, the Kaleesh people had
accrued a tremendous amount of debt to sustain their war effort against the Yam’rii.
Fortunately for Grievous and his people, a Muun from the Intergalactic banking clan,
and long time ally of Darth Plagueis, brought a strong opportunity to rebuild and have the
war time debts of the Kaleesh people forgiven.
The Muun offered Grievous a job as a Banking Clan debt collector, who would be tasked with
collecting Banking Clan debts by force.
In exchange for taking on the role, the Intergalactic Banking Clan offered to forgive all debt on
the planet.
Although Grievous was initially disgusted at being a “leg-breaker” for a soulless
megacorporation, he placed the needs of his people before himself, accepting the role.
After many years of acting as the debt collector for the banking clan, Grievous grew tired
of his role and went rogue, hoping to explore the sacred burial grounds of his ancestors.
The banking clan were furious at Grievous’ decision, leading them to create a plot to
severely weaken him and enslave him as a warlord for their upcoming war, which was the Clone
Wars.
Poggle the Lesser, ruler of Geonosis, Count Dooku and Darth Sidious, came together with
the Banking Clan to condemn Grievous to a life of permanent slavery.
While onboard his personal transport ship on Kalee, “The Martyr”, a thunderous explosion
tore through the ship, scorching every inch of the cockpit before violently bursting into
millions of tiny shards.
The crew on board were rocketed out of the ship and plunged into the vast blue oceans
of Kalee, one by one.
The personal bodyguards of Grievous were both reduced to dust before they even hit the water,
but Grievous managed to hang to life by a thread.
His body was rapidly losing blood and in a deep shock.
Dooku’s plan had finally been enacted and he was already standing by, ready to grab
Grievous’ body and begin the transformation from Kaleesh to cyborg super warrior.
Dooku was forced to use the Dark side Sith Power, Heart Stun, to prevent Grievous from
succumbing to cardiac arrest while being transported back to Geonosis to begin the procedure.
After arriving at the medical station on Geonosis, Grievous was told that his body was no longer
capable of functioning correctly, and that it must be replaced if he was to live a single
hour longer.
Beginning the procedure, Dooku provided the blood of Slain Jedi Master, Sifo Dyas so that
his body would remain functional during the procedure.
Dooku had secretly hoped that this blood would allow Grievous to become force sensitive and
become an apprentice to him.
Poggle the lesser preserved the brain and eyes of Grievous after the crash, implanting
them into a duranium alloy body, complete with LX-44 robotic legs.
The vital organs of Grievous were housed in a synthskin gut-sack, impervious to the rigours
of the vacuum of space.
Despite Grievous demanding that the Geonosian scientists not alter his mind, they went ahead
and made some minor alterations to it, trimming away disturbing memories from the Huk war
and enhancing his rage centres of the brain.
This caused the newly created cyborg to possess a strong rage, enhancing his combat reflexes
and dexterity within his prosthetic arms.
Grievous also received internal implants which were placed in the sockets of his eyes, sharpening
his vision and protecting them from the vacuum of space.
Following a short period of rest, Grievous made a full recovery, coming out of the ordeal
stronger than he was going in.
The procedure was deemed an overwhelming success, leading to Count Dooku granting Grievous the
rank of Supreme Commander of the Droid armies, making him the highest ranking officer within
the Sepratist Army.
Why did Grievous not use Red Lightsabers?
` Contrary to popular belief, General Grievous
did actually have a collection of blood red Sith lightsabers that he had collected from
his numerous battles against Sith Lords.
It was the largest collection of bled kyber crystal lightsabers in the galaxy and the
prized possession of General Grievous.
Some time after his transformation into the cyborg that we now know him as, Grievous learned
that the Dark Jedi Kaa and Lii had stolen his ancient collection of Red bladed Sith
lightsabers.
After having discovered the location of the twin sisters, Grievous piloted his personal
craft, called the “Soulless One”, to the acidic world of Dica, hoping to reclaim his
prized collection.
Grievous eventually tracked down one of the sisters, confronting her, demanding that she
reveal her name.
After stalling Grievous for mere moments, the sisters lept from behind Grievous, engaging
him in combat.
The twins converged on Grievous, fighting him side by side for the protection of their
new Lightsaber collection.
Grievous was eventually able to knock the lightsabers out of the hands of both sisters,
completing his victory.
He entered a deep state of rage as he discovered that his prized collection had been dumped
into an acidic lake on the surface of the planet, destroying them all.
The sisters knew they were no match for an enraged Grievous, retreating off of the planet
to an unknown location.
After reconciling his great loss, Grievous vowed to only collect Lightsabers of the Jedi
in the future.
General Grievous Jedi Kill Count
During and prior to the Clone Wars, General Grievous was known for his incredible talent
in fighting Jedi.
He fought, killed and captured many Jedi throughout his career.
In legends, Grievous has a stunning Jedi kill count of 49, making him one of the deadliest
enemies that the Jedi had ever seen.
Through his Clone Wars Tenure, he managed to lose 8 Lightsabers, some at the hands of
their original Jedi owners.
In Canon, we only see one on screen kill, being that of Nahdar Vebb, the former Padawan
of Kit Fisto.
Did Grievous have a master even though he wasn’t a force user?
Although General Grievous was not force sensitive, he did in fact have a master.
Count Dooku took General Grievous on as an apprentice, with the permission of Darth Sidious,
because he did not possess strength in the force.
Sidious allowed this rogue apprenticeship under Dooku because he did not deem Grievous
to be a threat to his power.
Dooku taught Grievous how to use his mechanical body to his advantage, and perfected his skill
in lightsaber combat.
Grievous became better than even some Jedi in both tactical ability and lightsaber duelling.
It really is a testament to how well Dooku trained Grievous, that he was able to fight
the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and numerous other Jedi Generals throughout the Clone Wars.
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