A group of Star Wars fans just realized something about the ruthless warlord with the subtle name General Grievous. This newly discovered (to some) detail could explain why the big coughing cyborg proved to be such a pain in the lekku for the Jedi.
Most will remember General Grievous as the Star Wars villain in Revenge of the Sith who coughed a lot and had 4 lightsabers. Others will remember him for being the reason they impulsively cannot avoid saying «General Kenobi» in response to a «hello there.» But his main thing in the movie itself is proving to be more than a match for the Jedi, even making a point to collect the lightsabers of those he killed. He explained his dueling expertise with a line about training in the Jedi arts with Count Dooku, presumably brought on by a chance meeting in an unfortunate name support group. But there may have been more at work to give Grievous that edge.
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Fans on the official Star Wars subreddit (via u/kingjaymes1234) recently noticed an interesting tidbit in the book Star Wars: Graphics. While technically now non-canon, the informational book details various aspects of the first six Star Wars movies. One such statistic is the midi-chlorian count in several major Force users from the series. Fans will remember that midi-chlorians were a controversial new aspect of the franchise introduced in The Phantom Menace, which alleged they were microscopic organisms that affect an individual's ability to use the Force. It turns out that, at least in the non-canon Legends continuity, General Grievous boasted a pretty high count of the things himself.
According to an infographic in Star Wars: Graphics, Grievous can claim a midi-chlorian count
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