Grievous (25)Full unit name: Grievous
Last updated: 12.02.2023 12:13:18
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Basic info
First appearance: Clone Wars, Season 2 (2004)
Species: Kaleesh
Kaleesh
Sentient Species
Gender: Male
Was killed by: Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
(Battle of Utapau
Battle of Utapau
Event
The Clone Wars
)
Events: Battle of Hypori
Battle of Hypori
Event
The Clone Wars
, Attack on the Malevolence
Attack on the Malevolence
Event
The Clone Wars
, Battle of Bothawui
Battle of Bothawui
Event
The Clone Wars
, Mission to Vassek 3
Mission to Vassek 3
Event
The Clone Wars
, Invasion of Kamino (21 BBY)
Invasion of Kamino (21 BBY)
Event
The Clone Wars
, Battle of Coruscant (ROTS)
Battle of Coruscant (ROTS)
Event
The Clone Wars
, Separatist Council Departs from Utapau
Separatist Council Departs from Utapau
Event
The Clone Wars
, Battle of Utapau
Battle of Utapau
Event
The Clone Wars
Known Facts (5)
Mission to Vassek 3 (1) »
Battle of Coruscant (ROTS) (2) »
Battle of Utapau (2) »
Summary
Grievous, born as Qymaen jai Sheelal, was the cyborg Supreme Commander of the Droid Army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems for most of the Clone Wars. Grievous was originally a Kaleesh
Kaleesh
Sentient Species
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 Kummar's 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 them. The Huk turned to the Galactic Republic for help, and the Kaleesh were forced back to their own world by the Jedi
Jedi Order
Organization
Galaxy-Wide Organizations
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. IGBC Chairman San Hill, after consulting with his ally, Separatist Head of State Count Dooku
Dooku
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
, arranged for a bomb to be placed on Grievous' 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.

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Invisible Hand
Soulless One
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Full unit name: Grievous Last updated: 12.02.2023 12:13:18