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Grievous, born as Qymaen jai Sheelal, was the Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems for most of the Clone Wars. Born a Kaleesh, Grievous was a warlord on his homeworld, Kalee, in his people's war against the Huk. He was later transformed into a cyborg after a shuttle crash, becoming a fusion of a Krath war droid's powerful robotic structure and his own organic brain, nervous system, and sensory organs. Brilliant golden eyes with black, reptilian pupils and red-raw sockets were the only visible reminder of his organic past as a Kaleesh.

After being recruited by San Hill, he became head of the CIS military. He earned the rank of Supreme Commander shortly after the war's beginning. Grievous led the Confederacy to victory over the Galactic Republic in many battles, personally ordered the death of billions, caused countless citizens across the galaxy to fear him, and orchestrated the attack on Coruscant. Grievous was trained by Darth Tyranus himself in lightsaber combat, and became extremely skilled in the art. He killed a large number of Jedi in lightsaber combat, earning him the designation of the most notorious Jedi hunter since Durge.

After three long years of fighting, Grievous was killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi on Utapau, ending his reign of terror. However, years later, a scientist used his body as the basis for an experimental droid, N-K Necrosis. The droid was killed almost immediately after its creation, however, by a group of spacers.