Hey guys, hope you’re all having a wonderful day, so today it is April Fools.
So I wanted to continue the What-If series of videos with a more lighthearted video,
but I’m still going to make the story as realistic as possible.
So what if General Grievous WAS NOT SHORTER than Anakin Expected?
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Anakin Skywalker’s confrontation with General Grievous aboard his ship in the battle of
Coruscant was a pivotal moment in Revenge of the Sith and made it so that Anakin and
Grievous could never have met prior to this point, including the entirety of the Clone
Wars.
So if General Grievous was NOT shorter than Anakin expected, that would allow the two
to come face to face on multiple occasions throughout the Clone Wars, resulting in a
significantly different outcome for the war.
Let's take the story right back to the battle of Geonosis.
//dramatic music As the Jedi are surrounded by the newly created Droid Armies of Count
Dooku, only moments away from surrender or Death, their reinforcements arrive.
The secretly created Clone Army of Republic arrive at the command of Grand Master Yoda
to rescue the Captured Jedi.
The Jedi begin to fight side by side with their new Clone reinforcements, but, they
are not the only ones to have reinforcements.
Count Dooku sends a comms link message to General Grievous, requesting immediate assistance
on the planet of Geonosis.
As Grievous is stationed nearby, and is familiar with the planet of Geonosis, he has no trouble
arriving at the location of the battle.
Grievous BURSTS onto the scene of the battle, brutally slaughtering hordes of Clones as
he pushes his way through to the Jedi, who are fighting back to back in the Centre of
the Arena.
The Jedi fight off the Droids fiercy, but there is one thing that they could not anticipate.
General Grievous.
Grievous shreds through the Jedi forces in the centre of the arena, while blocking and
deflecting every single blaster bolt being fired towards him with his vast collection
lightsabers.
His cybernetic eyes eventually glow brightly with a purple reflection.
Mace Windu’s blade makes a loud screech as they contact Grievous’ lightsabers and
fightl.
Grievous stops for a moment to comment on the fighting style of Mace Windu.
“General Windu…
You make a wonderful fighter.
I see the anger and rage of the Dark Side within you.”
Grievous then shockingly slices the head of Mace Windu off, just as Mace had done to Django
Fett only moments prior.
Grievous then shifts his gaze to the few remaining Jedi.
Among these Jedi are the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, Ki-Adi Mundi and of course,
Anakin Skywalker.
“Jedi filth.
I will end this war before it begins.”
One by one, the Jedi approach Grievous, each being struck down by his large collection
of lightsabers.
Grievous even severed the mask of Plo Koon, leading him to suffocate in the oxygenated
atmosphere of Geonosis, before piercing his lightsabers through every single one of the
remaining Jedi except Anakin Skywalker and his master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.
As master and apprentice fight side by side Grievous notes “Ah, General Skywalker, you
are Just as I expected” and remarks to Obi-Wan, “General Kenobi, you are too predictable”,
before slicing his hand off and cleanly removing his head from his body.
Jesus Christ, and this is supposed to be an april fools what if.
General Grievous used the memories of his previous battles with Kenobi throughout the
Clone Wars to predict his attacks.
Anakin screams with an overwhelming pain, mirroring his reaction when he found out about
the death of his mother at the hands of the Tusken Raiders.
Anakin ignites his newly acquired Green Lightsaber with the intention of ending General Grievous
before he could do any more damage to the Jedi and to the Republic.
He was then stunned in place for a brief moment as Grievous shifted his gaze towards Padme.
As Grievous begins his slow stroll towards Padme, he deflects the blaster fire of Padme’s
puny pistol back into the direction of Anakin.
Anakin sprints towards Padme, begging Grievous not to harm the love of his life.
Grievous callously responds , “she makes you weak, Skywalker.
I will end your weakness”.
Anakin winces over in pain as Grievous swiftly moves his blade through the torso of Padme,
killing her in an instant.
Anakin hugs the lifeless body of Padme as Grievous makes his escape with Count Dooku.
He refuses to let go, as Master Yoda arrives to pick him up in his gunship.
Yoda’s clone troopers then pull the inconsolable Anakin aboard ship and return him to Coruscant
before a briefing with Chancellor Palpatine about the events that took place on Geonosis.
Anakin, alongside Master Yoda, enters the Chancellor’s office to deliver their briefing
on the tragic situation, relaying the fact that 95% of the Jedi leadership had been wiped
out, including the entirety of the Jedi High council, except for Master Yoda.
Palpatine is visibly upset with the situation, but this time, he is not faking it like you
may think.
Although he is very pleased with the destruction of the Jedi Order, his grand plan for the
creation of the Empire was now ruined, but not beyond salvage.
Palaptine holds a moment of silence for the fallen Jedi, before asking to speak with Anakin
alone.
Master Yoda obliges, leaving Palpatine to console Anakin for his loss, and enlighten
him on how the teachings of the Dark Side may be able to help his situation.
Anakin begs Palpatine for more knowledge, demanding that he teach him how to bring Padme
back.
This marks the turn of Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side in the new timeline.
Anakin pledges himself to the teachings of Darth Sidious and takes on the title Darth
Vader, hoping to save Padme from her death.
Following Anakin’s pledge, Palaptine orders him to kill Grand Master Yoda, but Anakin
Refuses to do so, because Master Yoda was the one who saved his life on Geonosis.
Respecting Anakin’s decision, but quietly abhorring his lack of commitment to the Dark
Side, Palpatine calls Yoda back into his office and sends Anakin outside.
At this point, Palaptine reveals himself as the Sith Lord that the Jedi had been looking
for and duels Master Yoda in his office.
Think of this fight as a hybrid between Palpatine’s fight with Mace Windu and his original fight
with Yoda from Revenge of the Sith.
Yoda is eventually defeated, but not without a strong fight.
After this, Anakin is left feeling unsure about Palpatine’s killing of Yoda, but is
assured that it was for the “greater good” and will aid in his quest to return Padme
from the dead.
Palaptine then immediately calls an emergency session of the Senate to deliver a galaxy
changing speech, which has the support of the vast majority of the senate. “with the
unfortunate demise of the Jedi at the hands of General Grievous and the destruction of
the separatist leadership, I will now reorganize the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire
to ensure a the security and continuing stability of the Galaxy”
Palpatine’s original grand plan is now complete, just not in the way he thought it would unfold.
He has become the Emperor of the Galaxy and has now obtained the Chosen One as his dark
side apprentice, to help him enforce his iron fist rule on the Galaxy.
On top of this, Darth Vader is left uninjured, and able to fully utilise his potential in
the Dark Side of the force.
The untold power that Vader now posses scares Palpatine a great deal, but over the course
his rule will make it extremely difficult for Vader to kill him because he will hold
Anakin’s only hope of saving Padme in front of him.
And that is the very twisted version of what would happen if Grievous and Anakin had already
met prior to their encounter in Revenge of the Sith.
That is the story of the events that would take place if General Grievous was NOT shorter
than Anakin expected.
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