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SITH UNSEEN: A RETROSPECTIVE

grievous prequel
STAR WARS:
GENERAL GRIEVOUS

RELEASE DATE: AUTHOR: Chuck Dixon
MarchtoAugust2005 PENCILS: Rick Leonardi
INKS: Mark Pennington
PUBLISHER:
Dark Horse Comics

et a year prior to the events of Revenge
of the Sith, the four-issue General
S Grievous comic superbly emphasizes
the Separatist leader’s status as a murderous
war criminal, who poses an imminent threat
to the Jedi. Combined with Count Dooku’s
training, Grievous’ metallic physique and

fiendish demeanor generate a ruthless Jedi
killing machine, leading three Jedi to become
so concerned that they leave the Order to track
the General down and assassinate him.
In the meantime, Grievous continues to
ravage the Republic by slaughtering a Mon
Calamari starship’s crew, ordering another
Jedi’s execution, capturing several Padawans,
and leading a genocidal invasion that wipes
out the majority of Ugnaughts living on their
home planet. The General devises an even more
diabolical fate for the Padawans: he envisions
replacing much of their anatomy with droid
exoskeletons designed to harness their Force
talents for evil. When the Padawans escape their
cell, Grievous quickly grows tired of the chase
and prepares to put the younglings to death. The
rogue Jedi catch up with Grievous in the nick
of time and prioritize saving the Padawans over
eliminating their target. Two of the three Jedi
even give their lives fighting Grievous to buy

enough time for the children to retreat off-world.
The comic clearly establishes General Grievous
as the imposing villain that we encounter in
Revenge of the Sith, and paints him as a ruthless
beast in an effective effort to showcase why the
galaxy fears Grievous so much.

Combined with Count Dooku’s

training Grievous’ metallic
physique and fiendish demeanor

generate a ruthless Jedi

killing machine.

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