Character Information
Name: Grievous, aka
Qymaen jai SheelalAge and Date of Birth: Born appx. 54 BBY
Gender: MaleRace: Kaleesh
Birthplace: Kalee
Appearance: A towering figure, Grievous stands at 7' 1" tall in his cybernetic body, composed of white Durasteel that closely resembles marble. Despite this fact, though, Grievous' body is very slender, and he often makes himself look wider than he actually is by cloaking himself in a grey coat that bears the insignia of his Kalee tribe. Grievous' mask is an exact replica of the Kaleesh mask that he wore over his face when he still had his original body, and is designed to intimidate his foes. Grievous' yellow eyes, the only remaining external feature of his original body, peer out from behind this mask, ready to strike down any that may cross him.
Skills/Abilities: Grievous was a cold and calculating general, a brilliant strategist,
and a powerful fighter. He was known as one of the greatest Jedi hunters
and a collector of the lightsabers of fallen Jedi, which he used in
battle with his foes.Grievous hunted Jedi for sport, keeping the four lightsabers of his
most powerful victims within his cloak as trophies of his superiority.
Taught all seven main forms of lightsaber combat by Count Dooku, he developed a
personalized unorthodox fighting form, involving prolonged
lightning-fast flurries and power moves designed to overwhelm his
enemies. However, his lack of finesse frustrated Dooku. Each of his
six-fingered arms could split lengthwise in two, thus giving Grievous
the ability to use four limbs, each armed with a lightsaber. Able to
spin these arms in a whirling storm of deadly lacerating light that few
could withstand, he was also able to spin his torso and his wrists in a
360 degree motion at extremely fast speeds continuously, effectively
becoming a lightsaber buzz-saw. In addition to this, Grievous had
repulsorlifts built into his legs, allowing his feet to double as hands.
This would allow him to wield six lightsabers all at once.His mechanical enhancements gave him an edge in close-quarter combat,
enabling him to battle and hold his own against several Jedi
simultaneously.
Grievous killed dozens of Jedi, from Padawans to Masters, including Roron Corobb,Adi Gallia,Foul Moudama,Pablo-Jill,and Nahdar Vebb,collecting the lightsabers of those he killed. Aside from the Jedi he
personally defeated, Grievous's collection was known to include
lightsabers belonging to at least five beings he did not personally kill
including K'Kruhk,Sifo-Dyas,and Darth Zannah.
Grievous also had a tendency to use unorthodox and underhanded methods
in order to win a lightsaber duel; for example, against Nahdar Vebb he
used a blaster to kill him while Vebb was defending himself from his
lightsabersand against Eeth Koth he used his MagnaGuard to shock the Jedi Master into submission once Koth began to gain the upper hand.
Grievous was a skilled tactician and a brutal enemy. He utilized
chaotic battle strategies that appeared random, but in fact were
carefully calculated to encourage misconceptions. Grievous singled out
civilian targets during battles, forcing his enemies to choose between
winning the battle or saving lives, a tactic long practiced by the Sith.
However, he was arrogant, and sometimes underestimated his enemies.Nonetheless, the cyborg was considered a military genius by many, though some argued that he lacked subtlety.He also had an advantage in that he could directly control his droid
armies using the two antennae built into his head, giving him extra
control in battle.
Grievous' mechanical body allowed him to survive in the vacuum of space,
and was also known as a gifted pilot. Mace Windu believed that he was
"almost as adept at handling a ship as he was a lightsaber."
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Personality: Grievous was a cold, merciless being. Even as a Kaleesh warlord, he
displayed no mercy toward his enemies, a notable example being his
brutal counter-offensive against the Huk when they attempted to capture
Kalee. Grievous fought boldly, pushing them back and showing no remorse
for the slaughter he perpetrated. When the Jedi interfered, Grievous
developed a great hatred for them, and the Republic in general. After
his shuttle crash, Grievous was left feeling bitter and cheated, having
been robbed a proper warrior's death. When he was offered to become a
cyborg, he took the offer, as he had come to see flesh as weak. However,
despite this viewpoint, he remained secretly humiliated by his
resurrection as a cyborg. Though he did not know it, his brain had been
tampered with during his reconstruction by the Geonosians, increasing
his anger and hatred.
After the crash, Grievous also began to compare himself with the Jedi
and became determined to equal them. To this end, he constantly
submitted himself to improvements to boost himself up to their caliber.
Although he initially took Dooku's bestowing of the Supreme Commander
of the Droid Armies title as an insult, Grievous came to highly respect
both Dooku and Darth Sidious, considering them the Separatists' only
necessary political leadership.
On the battlefield, Grievous was an excellent commander and an ingenious tactician, fighting hard to bring down the Republic. He had no qualms with sacrificing civilians to ensure his own survivaland exploited the Jedi's compassion for the clone troopers under their
command, exemplified during his attack on the Kaliida Shoals Medical
Center.However, despite these traits—or rather, because of them—Grievous was
arrogant. His hubris eventually led to his death at the hands of Obi-Wan
Kenobi. In addition to his arrogance, Grievous was also accused of
cowardice, as he frequently fled whenever the tide turned against him.
However, aboard the
Invisible Hand,he retreated because he was in no physical condition to fight.
Though Grievous demonstrated incredible brutality and a singular
lack of mercy or compassion toward his enemies, he was not entirely
heartless and did show empathy. Grievous cared deeply for his people,
especially Ronderu lij Kummar. The two were very close, and after her
death, Grievous was left distraught and angry. His rage only
intensified, and he became desperate to crush the Huk, if for no other
reason than to honor her memory. Though he remarried, none of his wives
could replace Kummar.Even after his reconstruction as a cyborg, Grievous was not completely
emotionless. He even went so far as to display pity toward a Jedi,
allowing B'ink Utrila, the Jedi in question, to score two minor hits on
him before killing her. When he did, he took care not to mutilate her
body.He also showed a certain amount of attachment to Gor, his pet roggwart,
whom he doted on while housing at his lair on the third moon of Vassek.
Grievous was visibly angered when Kit Fisto killed his roggwart, citing
it as another crime for which the Jedi Order would pay dearly.
Biography/History: Grievous was originally a Kaleesh from the planet Kalee, where he lived his early life. During the Kaleesh conflict against the Huk, Qymaen jai Sheelal quickly learned the art of war, specializing in a slugthrower rifle. Quickly amassing a great number of Huk kills, he became a demigod among his people. He eventually met the female Kaleesh Ronderu lij Kummar, a master with the sword. The two became very close before her death
at the hands of the Huk. Heartbroken, Qymaen jai Sheelal renamed
himself Grievous and turned all his anger and grief toward the Huk.
Aided by his elite, he forced the Huk off Kalee and then swarmed their homeworld, conquering the Huk. The Huk turned to the Galactic Republic for help, and the Kaleesh were forced back to their own world by the Jedi and left to starve.
Desperate to help his people, Grievous took a job as an enforcer with the Intergalactic Banking Clan.
However, after learning that the Huk had attacked Kalee, he headed home
to gain vengeance. After consulting with his ally, Confederate Head of State Count Dooku, IGBC Chairman San Hill arranged for a bomb to be placed on Grievous's shuttle,
Martyr.
The Kaleesh was critically injured, but lived, and Hill arranged for
the final stage of his plan. Grievous was reconstructed as a cyborg and was presented to Dooku as a potential weapon to be used in the
upcoming war that the count had planned against the Republic.
After being made Supreme Commander, Grievous proceeded to wreak
havoc on the Republic for the three-year–span of the Clone Wars. The
general was trained in the art of lightsaber combat by Dooku himself, who was also a Sith Lord. Grievous was a quick study and eventually came to be recognized as one of the most skilled duelists in the galaxy. Aided by his IG-100 MagnaGuards,
Grievous killed many Jedi, and led the Confederacy to victory in many
battles. Quickly gaining a reputation as a savage, merciless brute as
well as a tactical genius, the cyborg struck fear into the hearts of
many with his flagship, the ion cannon–armed
Malevolence, as well as Operation Durge's
Lance, a massive strike at the Core Worlds.