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I love how scary the CIS was portrayed, mindless droids who have no moral and independence and their General a 7 ft tall looking demon swinging four lightsabers at once. We like to forget how intimidating the CIS was.
Yeah. This shows battle droids as who they are supposed to be. Mindless, emotionless mechanical automatons who kill who their boss tells them to kill. If we watched this before prequels, BB, Rebels and CW, we'd be terryfied of them. Not knowing just how hillarious, clumsy, dum, goofy and incompetent they are for most of the time.
I'd love an animated episode or even multiple about his Legends backstory. Grievous was a bit underutilized in the Clone Wars show imo. Definetely one of the cooler villains of Star Wars.
Hopefully we get a Tales of the Separatists staring Grievous's origin story and Ventress. what's interesting is Grievous got his butt kicked in this same battle by Ventress 😂 right before this.
It's terrifying how you can visibly see in this scene that he's not even trying that hard (obviously he's still trying but you know what I mean), because he wants to torture them for his amusement. Scenes like this are what make Grievous terrifying. He works best when he's depicted as a sadistic hunter. He lives for the hunt and the thrill that comes with it.
Honestly, Dathomir was the biggest stress relief zone Grievous needed. From getting his place swatted by his former master, to losing to Gungans, this right here is where he can shine his true colors.
@@victor2641I would remind you that grievous can cut throats with his fingers. Bro is a literal tank killing machine. Gungans are NOT beating that 🤦🏻♂️
>Shows up out of nowhere and reveals himself by killing someone >Toys with his prey because he knows just how much stronger he is than them and looks frighteningly badass in the process >Mocks the dying words of a woman he just butchered to HER DAUGHTER Y'all wanted 2003 Grievous, you got 2003 Grievous. If we ever get more of him, I hope it's like this.
@@Icelandic_Sand he once did that with Ahsoka Grabbed her face with his feet and did a somersault, throwing her into the ground. It’s a 5 second scene that lives rent free in my head
I wouldn't say he's 2003 Grievous - that guy was something else entirely, and he never once spoke while kicking the asses of numerous Jedi masters. He just... Advanced, like the Star Wars equivalent of a Terminator. ... Honestly though I think this is a good middle ground - he's a lot more animated and vocal, but the difference here is that he doesn't suck at his job while he's doing all of that - which makes him appear far more menacing.
- They haven't cut off his hands. - They have not humiliated him. - He's been scary. - He only used his third hand to end the fight quickly, and not as a necessity. - He has dedicated himself only to fighting, and not to talking nonsense. - And the most importantly: THE CAPE HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED AT ANY TIME! 👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻
0:01, 1:08 Surprise. One of three elements Grievous must rely on. Dooku taught him to use *fear* , *surprise* and *intimidation* against the jedi, but it also works against weaker enemies. Finally, character began to remember the key to past success.
@@codemancz798no, this takes place after son of dathomir comic where grievous and dooku kill mother talzin, here he is just portraying finishing the nightsisters slaughter few days later
The extermination of the Nightsisters is truly Grievous’ most shining moments. But it’s also Morgan and Merrin’s most painful memory, watching as their sisters were cut down by Grievous and his droids.
I would love to see a series (even how unlikely it is to happen) that just releases all the unfinished Clone Wars episodes. I know it’s probably not gonna happen but it would still be cool.
You mean laughing and enjoying his work? Killing people and using bitch tactics? That's exactly what he did in clone wars, down to the echoing laugh the foot grab and the third arm finisher
You forget, the CIS was a relatively effective military force, thanks in large part to Grievous. He could breach defenses and killed MANY Jedi. The show typically focused on Republic victories, showing him against the best of the best and...his own cockiness. But when he was serious, really only Council members (or leveled) Jedi, or overwhelmingly numbers could force his dualing hand.
@@zigzaghyena... I mean... I agree that Grievous was done dirty, but we're talking about The Clone Wars here. It's not like they hold their punches the rest of the time lol
@@matthewbibby8921 Not only that, but The clone wars was a mature kids show. Which means while it was dark and mature a lot of the time, it was still for kids at the end of the day. ( But adults could enjoy it too. ) Plus, The clone wars was a Star wars story, star wars is a story of good vs evil so of course the villains are gonna lose most of the time. The jedi are the good guys/girls while Grievous is a villain so of course he's going to lose most fights against them. You can't kill off every protagonist character whenever they fight a specific villain just because some people like that villain's design better. That would be stupid. That's why I always resent the opinion that 2d Grievous is better than 3d Grievous because he is a villain, as a kid I never once wanted him to win and he's no supposed to win because he's evil. Like what did people expect? Watching a cartoon where a villain fights a hero and expecting the villain to win is like watching a fox fight try and a wolf like who do you think is win?
@@SMarie-zk9ojAgreed, it was shown he clearly didn't need to cheat, he had the upper hand the whole fight. He only killed her like that because he needed to get back on schedule.
Are you talking about the artwork where a 501st Legion clone trooper reaches for a thermal detonator as Grievous lingers over him? Because I love that picture!
Grievous shouting run shows how psychotic and crazed he really is. It's like he's high on murder. Screaming "run" at everyone because he knows he's going to kill them all. It might seem weird him telling them to run, why would he want them to escape, until you realise he's doing it because he knows they can't. It's sadistic and I love it.
and when Grievous got her with his foot he had her dead to rights but she growled at him so he chose to throw her, he just wanted to see the surprise on her face when she got skewered.
@@10000eyes I think he respected that defiance in the face of death enough that he wanted her to die on her feet. As sadistic and unhinged as he's become, there is still some remnant of the great Kaleesh warrior he once was.
Grievous watched movies and series from Disney, and realized - in order for a character to die for SURE, he needs to be wounded in several places. Then screenwriter will not come up with an excuse why he did not die from one blow.
The Fight Choreography for Grievous in this particular clip reminds me of when we first see him fight the Jedi in the season 1 finale of the Clone Wars Micro-series.
Definitely got the same feeling. Especially with him using his enhanced strength and his legs to fight. Unlike The Clone Wars where he was more of a "saturday morning cartoon" villain, this portrayal made him out to be the true Jedi killer he was meant to be. An overwhelming cybernetic foe for whom every limb is a deadly weapon.
Grievous essentially mocking Morgan's loss of her mother by changing the entire meaning of her last word "run" is absolute nightmare fuel, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
The fact that he’s saying it to make fun of the person he just butchered to her own daughter is absolutely bonkers, it gives Vader snapping a kids neck in Kenobi
Seeing General Grievous and his droids again make me want CIS to win the war after we saw so much in Bad Batch including the horrors of Hemlock's experiments.
@@pain002 uhm... Sidious was also in charge of the CIS, he was Dooku's master after all. And the CIS wouldn't have let the jedi live if they had won. Sidious manufactured the entire clone wars anyways, regardless of which side won, he would've been in power.
There's also the fact that the initial work on the Death Star was commissioned by Count Dooku with aid from the Genosians. Palpatine was playing chess against himself.
I love how, not only is Grievous really menacing here, but this scene really recontextualises a lot of previous scenes with him. We see him cheat with his arms here, despite clearly not needing to, since there were several times in the fight where he could have killed her instantly, yet chose to keep the fight going. This makes scenes like where he cheats against Nahdar Webb and Eeth Koth seem ad though he didn't actually need do to win, he just chose to reinforce the hopelessness of his opponent. He very clearly doesn't care about proving superiority in combat.
I mean, is it really "cheating"? By that logic, the she "cheated" by using the force to make her blades lightsaber resistant in the first place as well. And every other force wielder would be "cheating" as well. I dont really think either is "cheating". Force users use their tools to their advantage, Grievous uses his tools to his advantage.
@@thahoule7924 I can't argue with any of that tbf. I'd say he was "cheating" by some definitions, though really there's no such thing as cheating in battle, outside of some kind of agreed-upon competition.
Grievous does care about proving his superiority in combat, just not against foes that are so clearly beneath him, like Nadhar and this Nightsister. He "cheated" with Koth primarily because he was trying to capture him, rather than kill him. Since the guards standing next to Grievous didn't move in to protect Grievous when Koth pushed him, it would seem like Grievous deliberately let that happen to create an opening; with Grievous seemingly having his guard down, Koth would get tunnel vision and move in for the kill, creating an opening for the guards behind him to zap him.
@@willisstillhere8846 Grievous yeets his opponents backwards all the time, yet they fight on. There's nothing to suggest Grievous was about to get wrecked, he was very much conscious and in no way injured
I like to think that Grievous shouting "Run" while laughing his mechanical ass off wasn't him taunting Morgan, but more finding it hilarious that her mothers last words were just "run" to someone who he was sure was about to be gunned down by a horde of Commandos. He treats it like its a comedy show and thats so fucked up and so perfect at the same time
@@Jhtbruh You know, the ones who keep whining about 03 Grievous even after 2 decades only because they saw him at an impressionable age Cant go to any social media post that so much as mentions the character without finding em
@@aitipsea3909 I agree, I’m annoyed when I see people being aggressive and rude while whining about 03 grievous. However, this dude was not whining, he was merely mentioning his affinity for 03 grievous while also complimenting the modern portrayal of grievous. If I were you, I would have waited to comment that on someone who was actually whining and complaining about 03 grievous(your response would be justified). In this case, you are the one who is whining and being rude about 03 grievous.
@@Jhtbruh It something of a reflex to the statement being made For an interpretation of the character that's supposedly wrong and nowhere near as cool it sure is odd how "this is the closest we'll get to 03" is found in plenty of different clips of canon Grievous, just a thought
Grievous is such a sadistic bastard. In the clone wars he feels more like a saturday night goofy cartoon villain because of the context he was placed in. But from the perspective of his victims, he is legitimately terrifying and evil
The depiction of General Grievous in this scene is bone-chilling. It really shows how much of a ruthless and frightening butcher he is. Anyone who hears his voice of that cold-blooded mockery will have a life-time trauma for certain.
Hope Tales of the Separatists is next starring Grievous and Ventress. We could get both of their origin stories and see how Ventress survived in her 3rd episode. I'd like one episode of Grievous in his new cybernetic suit where he destroys a Republic army and slays a Jedi master in front of his padawan. Ventress can defeat Tholme in one her stories and take down a squad of alpha ARCs. In another episode Ventress can fight two Jedi knights during an undercover stealth mission. In Grievous's second episode, we can see him train his magna guards and teach them to fight with their injuries. The general can make them look more like his Kaleesh Warriors and during his battle scene we can witness them dispatch the master's padawan.
@@AIRWAY26 2003 grevious was straight up an assassin. They called him a Jedi killer cause he would move so fast before they had time to react with the force
He actually had a quite a tragic backstory in Legends and he ended up converted, with his brain tinkered to become more aggressive General we all know and love. I doubt they will copy it to current continuity but oh well, we will see.
Star Wars fans: Give me all the animated series you have.....wait I worry what you just heard was give me alot of animated series. What I said was: Give me all the animated series you have.
Hope Tales of the Separatists is next starring Grievous and Ventress. We could get both of their origin stories and see how Ventress survived in her 3rd episode. I'd like one episode of Grievous in his new cybernetic suit where he destroys a Republic army and slays a Jedi master in front of his padawan. Ventress can defeat Tholme in one her stories and take down a squad of alpha ARCs. In another episode Ventress can fight two Jedi knights during an undercover stealth mission. In Grievous's second episode, we can see him train his magna guards and teach them to fight with their injuries. The general can make them look more like his Kaleesh Warriors and during his battle scene we can witness them dispatch the master's padawan.
"I was only a child when they attacked. An armoured warrior brandishing this, descended from above and cut down my people, my Sisters, until I was left alone. With the dead." --- Nightsister Merrin
The moment battle droids were not funny droids but mercyless, cold, precized and fighting by smashing their enemies like their programmed is supposed to be. In another scene, a nightsister shots 3 times on a B2 and it hold it like it was nothing, "sorry for spoiling".
What makes this so good imo is that they’ve gone back to what made grievous so badass in 2003: they treat him like a horror movie monster The first thing we see of him is his first kill, and from that point on he says nothing, just cackling and laughing occasionally as he fights the nightsister and watches the others get killed. On top of that, you can tell from how he picks her up and throws her, only to let her pick her weapons up again whilst laughing to himself, that he’s toying with her and letting this fight drag out for his own amusement… And the cherry on top is how insane he sounds as he repeats “RUN” to Morgan over and over, that combined with how awesome his voice sounds makes him look so awesome and threatening here, it’s such a shame we didn’t see this in the clone wars and probably won’t see much more of this in future content either
I really hope they notice how much people cared to see grievous again and I’m hoping for a grievous movie that has his legends back story and can make him get the respect he deserves
*THIS!!* is how you handle General Grievous compared to his shoehorned, wasted and unnecessary appearance in the Young Jedi Arc from Season 5 of _Clone Wars._ It's also a bit unfortunate that seeing Grievous new character model, make it very unlikely we will get the unfinished Crystal Crisis and Son of Dathomir arcs in completed animation which is where Grievous was a badass and played an actual role and purpose
@@samuelketner1391 I disagree and In all honesty Grievous was just added in the Young Jedi arc as another "Bantha Fodder" threat beside Hondo Ohnaka and his Gang, compared to Grievous' role in the 4th Season ("Gungan General and "Massacre") and the unfinished "Crystal Crisis" and Son of Dathomir arcs where he played a role and purpose. All Grievous did in the Young Jedi arc was launch a Surprise attack against Obi-Wan Kenobi's Republic fleet, took over the Ship only for him to flee when Obi-Wan planted a bomb on the ship then he returns to Florrum and launches an invasion and telling _"We're taking over the planet by orders of Dooku"_ why if you were fleeing from a rebublic ship that was about to self destruct. Even I'm disappointed their was no dialogue between Ahsoka's fight with Grievous along with the fact that Ahsoka, The Younglings, Hondo and the pirates never fighting off Grievous forces cause literally it felt like a heist escape leading to Grievous just gloating in victory laughing when our Heroes Flee. At least with Season 4 (e.g. Gungan General and "Massacre") and especially in the unfinished "Crystal Crisis in Utapau" arc along with the "Son of Dathomir" arc respectively, Grievous played an actual role and purpose in those two arcs, compared to his shoehorned wasted role in the Young Jedi Arc where he was just "forced" in that arc cause the writers were spinning their wheels to drag the arc into 4 parts and felt that Hondo and his Pirate gang being the Antagonists "weren't enough" to be a threat to Ahsoka and the Younglings. On top of that, Young Jedi along with Onderon and/or to a lesser degree D-Squad didn't need to have 4 episodes when literally Young Jedi should've been a stand alone episode or a 2-3 part episode arc, and literally the Young Jedi arc really didn't need General Grievous, regardless if it tied in to the Season 5 premiere of "Revival" when Hondo mentioned to Obi-Wan on Grievous wrecking his base.
@@EChacon Crystal crisis I do not see as canon in its proxy animation unfortunately, making season 5 the last time obi wan and Kenobi fight until the movie. Him being there on behalf of dooku to payoff what was setup in season 1 was great. Him fighting ahsoka again was also a good pay off from season 1, showing ahsoka's growth and yet she still couldnt hold him back fully.
@@samuelketner1391 It still doesn’t justify Grievous shoehorned inclusion in the Young Jedi. So at the end of the day his appearance in Young Jedi was still unnecessary compared to his roles in Massacre in Season 4, the first episode in Tales of the Empire and the unfinished arcs for Crystal Crisis and Son of Dathomir.
@@aitipsea3909well obviously buddy he’s saying this Grievous they did in Tales of the empire reminds him of that 2003 Grievous and not that weak cowardly one in Clone Wars
General Grievous is a true hero of the galaxy. Cleared it of witches, drug dealers and necromancers who kidnapped children, washed them and brainwashed them and sold them as combat slaves. Glory to the general!
Glad consistency happened here. Grievous only had 3 arms cause he lost one fighting ventress and he had 2 blue sabers and 1 green left. Great job animators for keeping that consistent!
Scary to know he could have ended the fight but decided to give his opponent a false sense of hope. We all saw that when Nahdar thought he had the upper hand but was taken out by suprise.
This execution reminde of Nahdars death in the clone wars, only his was with a blaster, not a lighsaber, and Grievous' theme would have made this scene even better but still an epic takedown for the general😎
grievous is a special kind of evil he is a 7ft monster leading an army of mindless droids while under time pressure from dooku still takes the time to taunt and horrify his victims
03 Grievous would never laugh like a maniac and enjoy his job like this, even the moves themselves come from 08 That overated terminator isn't canon and thankfully he never will be
@@therailfanman2078 That's what happens when you keep seeing them after literally two decades No matter what I do I always get someone nagging about it so at this point I might as well get something about it, venting and proving a few points
When said psyxhotic cybrog had been dragged through the mud for 7 seasons to be made out to he a bumbling idiot yeah it is nice to see him actually be the jedi killer he was supposed to be XD
@@Newt.--.JaedenOne thing Dooku has disliked about Grievous is his cocky attitude. When he fights serious, he's a force of nature, with only highly skilled masters of fighting can have a hope in victory... When he plays with his food, he often underestimates his opponents. But then, we mostly saw the Republic victories in the show, not the battlefields he decimated.
@@Newt.--.Jaeden The Gungans are legit skilled warriors armed with weaponly that are a hard counter to anything mechanical, which includes Grievous. If he knew what he was dealing with from the start there's no doubt he would have slaughtered them all in an instant. The younglings though, yeah that was fucking stupid.
Watched The Phantom Menace yesterday and I came back to this immediately after realizing that "Wipe them out, all of them" is exactly what Sidious said to Gunray and the Trade Federation about the Gungan army. Love the animated Star Wars verse continuing the trend of lifting quotes/phrases from the movies as easter eggs.
I honestly want to see Grievous' origin story in another season of the "Tales" series. Call it "Tales of the Republic" and show his upbringing, his first battle on Hypori and then his kidnapping of the chancellor.
Grievous got to be the monster he was always meant to be and I loved it. Him shouting run while laughing and also just hearing his laughing in the distance while the Nightsisters were being slaughtered was brilliant.
To experienced and skilled Jedi like Obi-Wan or Ahsoka or the braver Clones who've been training for years to fight said skilled Jedi, Grievous is a dangerous foe that can be handled and we've been seeing him through that lens in the Clone Wars series. But this version of Grievous. This is the image the Galaxy at large sees when they hear 'General Grievous'.
I only picked up on this because I’ve watched TCW so many times. But Grievous actually echoes Count Dooku’s command to him before he departed to Dathomir “Go there, and wipe the Witches out. All of them.”
I love how they kept that detail of Grievous having three lightsabers here because he lost his fourth one during his fight with Ventress. That's very good consistency!
This is why Grievous is probably my favorite character in star wars media. Hes ruthless and psychotic, with martial skill enforce his terrifying presence.
0:32 Rarely see people mention this part. The way he effortlessly, almost casually parries her lighting fast combo is INSANE and a perfect showcase of just how terrifyingly powerful Grievous is to anything that isn't a top-tier Jedi or Sith Lord, and even then the only ones who would completely outclass him are stuff like Windu, Yoda, Dooku and Sidious.
I love this version of him, his design is amazing having a look more similar to ROTS and being more slender yet he still has the same amount of presence as he did in the 2007 Clone Wars due to him wearing his cape plus his personality is on point, genuinely didn’t think we’d get a good portrayal of the character in anything outside the 2003 Clone Wars
