Tracking a jediapprentice pair to a remote planet, he finds a jedi temple and proceeds to vandalize it, escape its traps and rob its knowledge. General grievous was a brilliant separatist military strategist and a feared jedi hunter, known for his ruthlessness and hacking cough. Grievous was born during the huk war where the insectoid huks were trying to conquer the reptilian kaleesh for slave. General grievous actor matthew wood is open to revisiting. The generals princess chapter 1, a star wars fanfic. But what happens if you get lost on your ship and taken by general grievous. He was one of the most feared beings in the galaxy during the clone wars. He gather what resources and assets that he and or dooku have left. The separatist supreme commander is an abomination of nature, a fusion of flesh and droidand his droid parts have more compassion than what. A major player in both the films and tv shows, most of general grievouss story has been left untouched. The fearless warrior known as general grievous has a story to him, from his ascension to droid army commander to his demise on utapau.
However, the clone wars breathed new life into grievous as well as his obsession with the jedi and their lightsabers, which runs deeper than expected. As grievous fleet exited the asteroid field, it was able to severely damage one the republic cruisers, but was quickly outflanked by all terrain tactical enforcers hidden on the asteroids. Jody houser ends age of the republic with one fantastic issue about general grievous. In that show, grievous backstory is left much more mysterious and ambiguous. Sure, marvel comics explored some of the droid army generals history in its age of the republic oneoff comic. A general grievous movie could be epic if done right. Check it out and let us know your thoughts on the video in the comments below. Meanwhile grievous, who is holding a group of young padawans hostage, comes into conflict with darth tyrannus, who has his own plans for the young jedi in training.
Will there ever be a novel on the backstory of general. How did general grievous, the infamous jedi killer, become a cyborg. What would happen if general grievous survived the clone. The one thing general grievous respected about the jedi. Pena wrote the article, while joe corroney provided original illustrations. He was cool and his backstory is in the books but i think they have a decent story line that could be adapted to film. He crushed the invading huk and even launched an attack on the huk homeworld. Comic book series 2005 graphic novel 2005 ecomic book 2012. I am grievous, warlord of the kaleesh and supreme commander of the armies of the. General grievous is a character shrouded by mystery. General grievous by dixon, chuck, leonardi, rick isbn. Whatever he used to look like, he eventually came to be visually striking in his bonewhite armor with an extra set of limbs when he needs to battle or scamper away. It was overall really entertaining and the writers portrayed grievous in a really good way.
The revenge of the sith book had grievous killing several jedi ordered to. Born as qymaen jai sheelal, general grievous was a cyborg and supreme commander of the confederacy of independent systems. Many do not know everything he faced, or the trials he endured. Theres a graphic novel called visionaries that shows his origin story. The story of general grievous i dont own the movie footage in this, star wars is owned by lucasfilm, fox, and disney. General grievous, formerly called qymaen jai sheelal, is the secondary antagonist in star wars episode lll. General grievous is one of the more maligned characters in the prequel movies, and this could be because hes introduced in episode iii. A fourissue mustread series featuring one of the episode iii villians. Grievous squares off against general kenobi in revenge of the. In the star wars legends continuity, consisting of various noncanon novels, comic books, video games and animated series, grievous backstory is explored.
General grievous was originally a kaleesh warlord named qymaen jai sheelal. The comicbook world continues to fill in the blanks of the star wars universe between the feature films attack of the clones and revenge of the sith. Being lord of a large droid army and having some number of sophisticated manufacturing plants at his disposal, i immediately assumed he was a droid himself, albeit a sophisticated one with odd idiosyncrasies such as coughing. In the general grievous comic series, youd think that general grievous would be the main character. For those truly dedicated to knowing everything about the droid general as possible, unknown soldier. Some months back, i was on a comic bookgraphic novel binge and, being a star wars nerd, i picked up a bunch of these at a used bookstore. Who or what was general grievous before he became a cyborg. The clone wars tv show is the most canon source material where we see much of grievous now that much of the eu has been banished to the legends alternate reality.
A reconciliation of grievouss canon and legends origins into one story, as well as some major battles he faced during the clone wars. Before becoming the cyborg supreme commander of the droid. It was, however, abels intent for the officer to be thrawn, the idea originating in a discussion here and a drawing rf did. How general grievous became a cyborg and his past life. Rick leonardi, mark pennington, lucas marangon released. Grievous qymaen jai sheelal works archive of our own. And in the last dozen years since then, there have been hundreds of stories told of that bloody. Whatever he used to look like, he eventually came to be visually striking in his bonewhite armor with an. Ive been getting into star wars books over the past couple years and general grievous is one of my favorite characters. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His body itself was a weapon, allowing him lightning quick strikes and devastating blows. Star wars rpg, star wars fan art, star wars clone wars, star wars history, war novels, star wars pictures, battle. General grievous was really powerful and a was very good tactician. General grievous is the ninth issue of the canon comic book series age of republic, set in the prequel era.
During his time hes listening and observing the news on vader. Revenge of the sith and the secondary main antagonist in the star wars. Lord of war is an online supplement to unknown soldier. The neutral planet of utaimasu would be spared, if seeth offered her resources and loyalty to the separatists. This is a legends story for general grievous with information found primarily within the legends novel. But grievous isnt one to bend at the will of another even if that other is a sith lord. Skywalker then deployed into the gold squadron from his flagship, the resolute, to try and draw out the general. Sorry us fans crack the whip so hard, what with wanting behindthescenes references and retcons and such, but we truly cant get enough of your work. A star wars story made one thing very clear to fansdisney isnt afraid to revisit characters introduced in george lucas prequel trilogy. The initial instructions that director george lucas gave the art department were very openended. In fact, this story has almost no consequences either within star wars as a whole or for the characters who are in it with a few exceptions. He was the leader of the kaleesh during the war with the huk. General grievous conquers a new planet which isnt found on the datatracks, and as he about to kill the royal of the planet, princess seeth, count dooku arrives and decides to offer a bargain. The article is also accompanied by a hyperspace supplemental.
In the star wars legends continuity, consisting of various noncanon novels, comic books, video games and. There have been several backstories created in the star wars eu regarding how general. See more ideas about star wars, star wars art and war. A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, there lived a kaleesh warrior named qymaen jai sheelal, a great warrior who defended his world against its attackers.
Will there ever be a novel on the backstory of general grievous. Lorenzo and scarlet were like two flames that fed off each other. Matthew wood was born on august 15, 1972 in walnut creek, california, usa as matthew. One of the prequels most iconic villains, general grievous, was voiced by skywalker sounds supervising sound editor matthew wood, who also happened to be at comiconn june 30 and july 1. From that vague direction, the artists developed a lot of explorations, some purely mechanical, some not, for grievous look. But he was also quick to run from a fight, a tactic that worked until one final meeting with obiwan kenobi. I was just wondering if there are any good books out there featuring him. This dark horse comics omnibus features stories written and drawn by episode iii conceptartists in star wars visionaries including the backstory on general. The story of general grievous is an article appearing in star wars insider 86. Lord of war that his mask was recovered and later purchased by a high ranking imperial officer, but nothing further is known. The only reason im not giving the book 5 stars is that perhaps the plot is a little. The story of general grievous from star wars insider 86 tells the legends of his backstory, but canon has taken a few more liberties.
General grievous star wars dark horse paperback january 3, 2006. General grievous, a cyborg leader of the separatists, was once a proud warlord of the kaleesh. Two years after the battle of geonosis, a mission to rescue ambassador quiyyen on vandos turns for the worse when a group of jedi and. Grievous was shocked and angered that skywalker knew what he was planning to do, and ordered an immediate retreat. General grievous comic online free and high quality. But for his world he paid a grave price, lost his dearest friend, lost his humanity, eve. It details the backstory and life of general grievous. Instead of learning about the generals origins, you learn about jedi flynn kybo and his quest to stop the evil general from causing more death and destruction across the galaxy. Stupendous wave, however, expands on the grievous backstory in the indepth video above. The story of general grievous, the article which appeared in star wars insider 86. Lorenzo and scarlets relationship has certainly come a long way from the intense relationship they first had in book one.
General grievous is a fictional character in the star wars franchise. General grievous was developed for revenge of the sith as a powerful new villain on the side of the separatists. The story does focus on general grievous but gives almost no insight into him as a character. General grievous is my favorite star wars character so i was excited for this, it had a good story with plenty of constant action. Nice job on the grievous endnotes you did a good job outlining all the sources you referenced and i admire the way you molded all the pieces of grievous personality into one memorable character. In the star wars prequels, there is a somewhatimportant character introduced named general grievous. Your force is slightly weak, but its getting stronger, your trainer is anakin skywalker. Its a name three words that ignited the imaginations of countless star wars fans for a quarter century between a new hope in 1977 when they were first uttered and the torturously long wait until the release of attack of the clones in 2002 when they were first seen.
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