Lego Star Wars 3 The Clone Wars General Grievous

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GrievousBiographicalinformationHomeworldKalee[1]Died19 BBY, Utapau[2]Descriptive informationSpeciesKaleesh[3]GenderMale[4]PronounsHe/him[3]Height2.16 meters (7 ft, 1 in)[5]Mass159 kilograms[1]Eye colorGold[4]Skin colorRed[4]CyberneticsCompletely cybernetic except for the brain, some vital organs, and parts of the head including the eyes[3]Family informationFamilyGrievous's family[6]Parent(s)Grievous's father[7]Chronological and political informationAffiliation(s)Kaleesh[7]InterGalactic Banking Clan[8]Confederacy of Independent Systems[4]Confederacy military[4]MastersDooku (lightsaber combat)[4]ApprenticesIG-100 MagnaGuards (Melee combat)[9][Source]

Grievous, born Qymaen jai Sheelal, was a Kaleesh male warlord who served within the military forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems as a commanding officer during the Clone Wars in the final years of the Republic Era. In addition to his position as a general within the Separatist Droid Army, the Kaleesh held the title of Supreme Martial Commander of the Separatist Droid Armies throughout the duration of the war, in which he led countless engagements against the Republic's Grand Army. Recognized for his ruthless tactics and extensive cybernetic enhancements, Grievous utilized the Separatist Droid Army and his adept combat skills to instill fear throughout the galaxy as he traveled to and invaded planets, while also engaging numerous Knights of the Jedi Order, his sworn enemies.

The reconstructed Grievous became a skilled lightsaber duelist under Dooku's guidance, who trained the Kaleesh in the arts of lightsaber combat and eventually welcomed him into a position as a warrior in the Confederacy. Shortly after the advent of the Clone Wars, Grievous was granted the rank of general, as well as the title of Supreme Martial Commander of the Separatist Droid Armies, making him one of the most powerful people within the Separatist Alliance, second only to his master Dooku. Grievous wielded his skills as a brilliant military strategist and melee combatant during numerous campaigns against the Republic throughout the Clone Wars while also gaining a reputation for hunting and killing Jedi Knights. He made a habit of claiming the lightsabers of defeated Jedi as trophies and weapons to be used against other opponents. His position and threat level led to his preeminence as one of the Republic's primary targets throughout the course of the war. As the war played out, Grievous found a personal nemesis in Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, whom he dueled on numerous occasions.

Days before the end of the war in 19 BBY, Grievous, under orders from Darth Sidious, launched a daring and unprecedented assault on the planet Coruscant, the capital world of the Republic. In his assault, the Kaleesh managed to take the Republic's Supreme Chancellor, Sheev Palpatine -in reality secretly Sidious himself- captive aboard his flagship, the Providence-class Dreadnought Invisible Hand. However, during the battle, the Chancellor was rescued from the general's grasp by Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, an engagement that also resulted in Dooku's death. Subsequently, Grievous became the de facto leader of the entire Separatist Alliance and immediately withdrew of all remaining reinforcements and fled into the Outer Rim Territories, prolonging the war. Following the Battle of Coruscant, Grievous, succeeding Dooku as the Confederacy's Head of State, retreated to the planet Utapau where he addressed and relocated the members of the Executive Separatist Council to the planet Mustafar under Sidious's orders. However, unknown to the general, Grievous's location on Utapau was betrayed by Sidious, resulting in a Republic invasion of the planet in an effort to bring a decisive conclusion to the war. Grievous was ultimately slain by his nemesis, General Kenobi, following a prolonged chase between the two, which resulted in the war's conclusion as well as the Confederacy's systematic collapse soon after.

Born into a family that included his father[6] years prior to the Clone Wars as Qymaen jai Sheelal,[9] the Kaleesh male who would one day become "Grievous" hailed from[11] the Wild Space planet Kalee.[12] Sheelal was born in the midst of a near-constant war between the Kaleesh and the technologically superior Yam'rii, an insectoid species[7] from the desolate[13] planet Huk in the same star system.[14] The Yam'rii would ruthlessly invade countless worlds in the sector, stealing their resources and selling their populations into slavery. The Kaleesh had fallen victim to the Yam'rii, whose focus on Kalee had yielded horrifying results.[7] All the same, the Kaleesh were also powerful people who conquered other societies. In fact, since his childhood, Sheelal worshipped the warlords of Kalee, watching them return home with spoils of war from those they conquered.[11]

Sheelal was taught how to use[7] a slugthrower,[15] the Czerka Arms Outland rifle, by his father. By the age of eight[7] he served as a sniper[15] and had already killed forty enemies. As he matured,[7] Sheelal experienced a rapid rise in rank,[11] becoming a feared warrior[16] and warlord.[17] He learnt brutal and determined strategy,[11] battle tactics, and warfare in the war against the Yam'rii.[18] Becoming a successful warlord of Kalee,[11] Sheelal bore a natural capacity to instruct, encourage, and manage his fellow Kaleesh warriors effectively.[7] Shrouded in a cloak and head wrap,[19] as well as donning a mask carved from the skull of a predatory animal known as a mumuu,[14] the proud warrior[20] used weaponry like a curved sword and an elongated curved shield in battle.[19]

He developed a habit of collecting weapons[14] as trophies[7] from numerous enemies.[6] Like others of his species, he became known for his lack of mercy[21] and obsession with the glory gathered in war, valuing bravery in combat above all else.[11] He became a revered warrior[22] and one of the greatest military leaders,[23] and began to be regarded as something of a legend by his people. At that time, Sheelal also began to develop a deep hatred for the Galactic Republic. He was further frustrated by the realization that the Jedi Knights of the Jedi Order,[11] the protectors of the Republic,[24] were nearly undefeatable in close combat through their possession of supernatural abilities[11] originating from the mystical energy field known as the Force.[25] He despised the Jedi for their skill.[11]

Rightfully, the infamous Kaleesh warrior earned a remarkable and bloody reputation among his people and others,[14] eventually taking up the moniker "Grievous".[8] Over his years of battle,[7] Grievous traveled[17] and battled alongside Kalee's best warriors,[7] the Izvoshra.[8] He would assemble them into[15] his elite[13] bodyguard, with each a khan in command of troops of their own.[15] Seemingly always alongside their warlord leader,[8] the courageous[13] Izvoshra shared in his victories and love of battle alike.[9]

Accompanied by his Izvoshra,[8] Grievous turned his attention to the stars to continue his conquests.[11] Over the course of his exploits, Grievous came to topple nations, slay kings, and murder legends. At some point, he encountered a Wookiee warrior[21] and decapitated a member of the Skrilling species.[19] Grievous also led his people in a ruthless[14] all-out war against the Yam'rii[15] with increased vigor and determination while on the offensive. In time, the Kaleesh forces successfully drove the Yam'rii from their world.[7] Grievous launched a series of devastating campaigns on Huk itself,[13] sweeping across the barren Huk worlds,[26] where he relied on the help of his bodyguards.[13] However, the Yam'rii took an unexpected turn and sought assistance from the Republic.[7] The Republic[18] and the Jedi intervened,[14] siding with the Yam'rii[18] against the invaders. The Kaleesh faced punishment;[7] embargos and penalties were enforced,[15] resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths from starvation.[7] At the time,[18] Grievous's hatred only deepened,[7] and he developed a personal vendetta against the Republic and the Jedi for their assistance to the Yam'rii.[18]

It may have been the hatred he felt that drove Grievous to join[7] the InterGalactic Banking Clan. However, when Grievous became an enforcer for the Banking Clan and requested his elite Izvoshra bodyguards, they refused[8] and forbade him from continuing to utilize his loyal Izvoshra, instead he led the IGBC's droid army, which he despised.[7] Grievous then asked for more advanced droids than the Trade Federation's simple combat droids, which he criticized for relying on commands from a central computer and being incapable of learning from their mistakes on their own.[13] After requesting a more intelligent personal guard and consulting with Count Dooku,[7] Holowan Laboratories' engineers were then authorized to construct a specific series of droids to fulfill Grievous's exacting standards.[13] Thus, the IG-100 series MagnaGuard combat droids,[8] or the prototype of autonomous combat with heuristic programming,[13] were created.[8]

At the time of their creation, various fighting techniques were implanted in their memory,[13] but Grievous insisted on having them erased of all knowledge[30] so that he could train them himself.[13] He also ordered the MagnaGuards[8] under his command[16] to be outfitted[8] in distinctive cloaks with half hoods,[30] with mumuu markings,[30] a nod to the traditions[16] worn by warriors on his homeworld.[13] Grievous was phenomenally successful, and the IGBC considered him to be one of their most valuable resources, and his exploits had already attracted Dooku and Sidious, who had important plans for him.[7]

Grievous chose to become a cyborg, receiving his enhancements over time,[6] after the Sith gave him an unquestionable chance. They had been looking to test technologically advanced beings, and Grievous agreed to take on the tests.[11] After accepting Dooku's invitation, Grievous sacrificed practically all of his physical body[31] and nerve endings[28] to increase his combat abilities[16] and gain the strength and speed to rival even a Jedi Master[32] through cybernetics. He became an even more threatening and fearsome warrior.[33] These augmentations turned an already capable warrior into a nearly unstoppable killing machine on the battlefield, giving him capabilities beyond those of a normal soldier.[29] According to legends of Grievous's mental state, however, the augmentations did little to settle his mind and led to increased anger.[28]

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