Grievous/Legends

General Grievous (? - 19 BBY) was the leader of the droid armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. His body was a fusion of a powerful robotic structure and an organic brain, nervous system and sensory organs. Brilliant gold eyes with a reptilian black pupil and red sockets were the only visible reminder of his organic past.

He was known as a Jedi hunter and collector of fallen Jedi's lightsabers, which he showed and used in battle. The general used his body's dexterity and mechanical forearms to gain an advantage in lightsaber combat. By dividing his six-fingered mechanical forearms, Grievous was able to wield four lightsabers simultaneously. He also was able to use his feet to hold two more while being supported with repulsorlifts built into his legs. Grievous traveled with a cadre of droid bodyguards, known as MagnaGuards, who wielded dangerous electrostaffs made from lightsaber-resistant phrik alloy.

Biography
Grievous was originally an organic Kaleesh, a species locked in an intraplanetary war with the Huk. Jedi Knights sent to resolve the conflict sided with the Huks, and hefty fines and embargoes came down upon the Kaleesh. The arrival of the Separatists, in the form of San Hill and the Intergalactic Banking Clan, brought an opportunity to Grievous. In exchange for leading the Confederacy's droid armies, the Banking Clan offered to defeat the Huk on Kalee. At first, Grievous refused, wishing to stay and lead his people through their trying times. It was then that a Separatist bomb crashed a shuttle Grievous was on, causing near fatal injuries and rendering a body that had survived many battles useless. Planted evidence pointed to a Republic plot. San Hill repeated his proposal, including a promise to replace Grievous' broken body. Desiring vengeance against the Galactic Republic and the Huk, Grievous agreed.

The Kaleesh commander was taken to the planet Geonosis, where Poggle the Lesser and his Geonosian scientists implanted Grievous' brain, eyes, and vital organs into a duranium alloy body reminiscent of a Krath War Droid. The cyborg project was funded by San Hill to create a military leader that could counter Count Dooku's growing political influence, although he presented the finished General Grievous as a twisted gift to Dooku. Dooku was pleased and bestowed upon Grievous the title Supreme Commander of the Droid Armies.

Dooku trained Grievous in the art of lightsaber combat, which Grievous took to at a rapid pace. His new skills were tested at the Battle of Geonosis, but none of his Jedi opponents lived to tell of his existence. Grievous' first public appearance against the Republic was at the Battle of Hypori, where he dispatched a team of six Jedi Knights.

Grievous began a long march of war commanding the fleets and armies of the Confederacy towards the Core worlds. Hundreds of planets along the Corellian Trade Spine fell before his forces, including the major world of Duro. After his victory at Duro, Grievous forced a public surrender by Hoolidan Keggle in a galaxy-wide HoloNet transmission.

As the tide turned against Grievous he led his flagship, Invisible Hand, and the rest of the Confederacy starfleet in an all out assault on Coruscant. While a battle raged in space between Confederate and Republican star cruisers, Grievous led an assault on 500 Republica with intelligence provided by Darth Sidious, killed Palpatine's Jedi protectors and kidnapped the chancellor. As he fled, Jedi Master Mace Windu used the Force to dent the plates covering Grievous' internal organ sac, causing him to wheeze and cough for the remainder of his life. A false distress call was sent to Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi to rescue Palpatine. Despite the planned trap, the Jedi succeeded in rescuing Palpatine, but Grievous escaped.

Obi-Wan Kenobi eventually caught up with Grievous on the Outer Rim world of Utapau. After a prolonged chase and duel, Kenobi killed Grievous with his own blaster. His organic components burst into flames, charring him from the inside out.

Grievous' lightsabers

 * Jmmaar
 * K'Kruhk
 * Puroth
 * Nystammall
 * Shaak Ti
 * Anakin Skywalker (part time)
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi (part time)
 * Qui-Gon Jinn (Replica)
 * Darth Sidious (Replica)
 * Daakman Barrek
 * Soon Bayts
 * Roron Corobb
 * T'chooka D'oon
 * Adi Gallia
 * Sha'a Gi
 * Foul Moudama
 * Tarr Seirr
 * Ki-Adi-Mundi

Appearances

 * Clone Wars, first wide public story appearance in Chapter 20.
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, a primary antagonist.
 * ''General Grievous