Grievous's masks

Traditional, fearsome war masks were worn by Kaleesh warlord Qymaen jai Sheelal, later known as General Grievous. One was sculpted from the skull and bone of the Mumuu, one of Kalee's most dangerous predatory beasts, while another was forged from the bones of an Erkush. Before battle, the mask would be smeared with Karabbac-blood war paint around its eye sockets.
==Description==
Grievous's Kaleesh masksStar Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu were carved from bone. One traditional, fearsome war mask worn by Grievous was forged from of the skull and bone of Kalee's deadliest and most fearsome (Spanish version) predatory creatures, the mumuu.Star Wars 100 Objects Another one of his original masks was carved out of Erkush bone. has backstory elements that, though not directly published for the public, are officially canon details that can be obtained verbally from cast members working in the store. The masks' teeth resembled those karabbac. Above Grievous's slitted golden eyes,Star Wars: Alien Archive the mask was smearedStar Wars 100 Objects with karabbac-blood war paint before battle.
==History==
Decades before the Clone Wars, the infamous warlord Qymaen jai Sheelal, known in time as Grievous, donned a Kaleesh mask in battles, such as the struggle war between his people and the Yam'rii, until one day he suffered terrible injuries in a sabotage shuttle crash that nearly killed him,Star Wars: A Galaxy at War destroying mostStar Wars: Alien Archive of what remained of his original body. When Grievous became the General of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, he retained his homeworld's tradition and based his faceplate on the skull-like mask he once wore as a feared warriorUltimate Star Wars and warlord.Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
At some point, an Ithorian collector named Dok-Ondar came into possession of an original Kaleesh mask worn by the late General Grievous and displayed it at his Batuuan store, Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities in Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu. Years later, Resistance spy Vi Moradi, who was hiding from the First Order stormtroopers on Batuu, visited Dok-Ondar's store and noticed a mask that seemed promising, but realized it was a Kaleesh mask that would only draw attention to her.Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
==Behind the scenes==
Grievous's mask first appeared in the Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities store at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge theme park land, which opened to guests at Disneyland Park and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2019. Although its owner was not identified until the 2020 reference book Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu, written by Cole Horton, confirmed it to be Grievous's.
Grievous's masks originally appeared in the Star Wars Legends continuity in "The Eyes of Revolution," a comic story written and illustrated by Warren Fu, published in the Dark Horse Comics anthology Star Wars: Visionaries, released on April 2, 2005, while mentioned in "Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous," an article written by Abel G. Peña and published in the eighty-sixth issue of Star Wars Insider, published on February 13, 2006.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Hunters 
*Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire 
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Head-to-Head 
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*Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu
*Star Wars 100 Objects 
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Category:Combat headgear
Category:Kaleesh culture