Star Wars Mocks How Silly General Grievous Really Is
General Grievous has become the subject of much mockery in recent years, with The Book of Boba Fett being the latest example of how far the Jedi-hunting General has fallen. Although Grievous was initially meant to be an intimidating Separatist villain and a precursor to Darth Vader in certain regards, the General’s penchant for collecting Jedi lightsabers and his significant lack of menace in canon compared to Legends has made him fodder for memes. The Book of Boba Fett, while not directly mentioning Grievous, humorously imitates his fighting style, highlighting how silly it looked in his cinematic debut.
General Grievous debuted in 2004, with “Chapter 20” of the Legends continuity’s Star Wars: Clone Wars depicting him as a nightmarish cyborg who cuts down Jedi and Clone Troopers with ease. In Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, however, Grievous is a far less threatening villain due to a critical injury he sustained in the Clone Wars series finale. The canon timeline’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars from 2008 portrays Grievous similarly to Revenge of the Sith, posing little threat to experienced Jedi or even padawans in some cases.
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General Grievous had a furious and relentlessly kinetic fighting style in Legends-era Clone Wars material, with the Kaleesh cyborg’s brute strength and incredible speed used to overwhelm and intimidate Jedi, often spinning his lightsabers in deadly arcs. With his body damaged by Mace Windu, Grievous’ physical abilities were far less impressive in Revenge of the Sith, with him walking slowly towards Obi-Wan Kenobi during their duel and spinning his lightsabers in a far less intimidating display. This was
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