General Grievous

"*General Grievous was the Supreme Commander of the Separatist army. Once a feared warlord from the planet Kalee, he heavily modified his body using cybernetic implants to dominate his enemies in battle.*"
— In-game Description
**General Grievous** is a Separatist Hero in DICE's *Star Wars Battlefront II*. He arrived on October 30, 2018 as part of the General Grievous Update. He originally cost 35,000 credits to unlock but this cost was removed in the Capital Supremacy Update.

## Overview

> Be Devious.
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> Star Wars Battlefront II website

General Grievous can be a menace to behold. Grievous possesses a large health pool and health regeneration. His lightsabers were stolen from the Jedi he has slain, and can be increased in damage with a Star Card. Grievous can also inflict more damage from behind than some of the other lightsaber wielders. However, he is the least capable lightsaber hero when it comes to blocking enemy blaster fire, as it will drain his stamina greatly. While taking on large groups of enemies can be risky, Grievous excels when targeting enemies individually and enemies can be knocked down or finished off when Grievous focuses on them with his Thrust Surge.

General Grievous can also lead the charge with his Unrelenting Advance ability, inspired by the iconic movement of his lightsabers in *Revenge of the Sith* as he begins his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Battle of Utapau. The Unrelenting Advance ability blocks all attacks in front of him and damages enemies who are unfortunate enough to be caught in the spinning turbine of four lightsabers.

However, despite his intimidating appearance as one of the game's largest villains, General Grievous cannot always be a tank and is known to be devious. Just as seen in *Revenge of the Sith*, when the odds are turned against Grievous, he will be quick to escape. This can be seen in his Claw Rush ability, where Grievous goes down on his four arms and two legs and rushes forward in a rapid motion. Grievous's Claw Rush can also be used to knock down enemies, who can be further damaged when Grievous steps back up, kicking his two feet into the air. This is especially useful against enemy heroes that Grievous faces off with.

## Health and Movement

 **Max Health Regen** | 250

 **Regen Delay** | 5 sec

 **Dodge Length** | 5.5 meters

## Abilities

* Thrust Surge
* Unrelenting Advance
* Claw Rush

 **Damage** | 160

 **Effect** | Locks onto and knocks down opponent

 **Ability Cooldown** | 13 seconds

 **Damage** | 110 every 0.45 seconds

 **Effect** | Protects General Grievous from most frontal attacks, including lightsabers

 **Ability Cooldown** | 11 seconds

 **Damage** | 130 upon rush, 130 on getup

 **Effect** | Grants 40% damage reduction to General Grievous, knocks down opponents

 **Ability Cooldown** | 13 seconds

## In-game Hints

> General Grievous' THRUST SURGE is a great way to close in on your opponent before destroying them with UNRELENTING ADVANCE.
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> First hint

> General Grievous' CLAW RUSH provides for a quick escape while also reducing damage when used offensively.
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> Second hint

> General Grievous' UNRELENTING ADVANCE will hinder his movement but it makes him an impassable threat in close quarters.
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> Third hint

## Emotes and Quotes

* Emotes
* In-game
* Banter

> You are a bold one.
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> First emote

> Crush them! Make them suffer!
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> Second emote

> Surrender, and I promise you will die quickly!
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> Third emote

> Your screams are like music to my audio-receptors!
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> Fourth emote

> Cough, cough, cough!
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> Fifth emote

> Hello there!
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> Voice Over

> Another world to conquer!
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> Upon spawning

> This will be easier than Dathomir!
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> Upon spawning

> Die, filth!
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> Upon using Thrust Surge

> I'm coming for you!
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> Upon using Claw Rush

> Hahaha! Please, try to run!
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> Upon using Claw Rush

> Four times the fun!
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> Upon using Unrelenting Advance

> Show them the meaning of pain!
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> While in action

> I grant you a Jedi's death!
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> While in action

> The Kaleesh are not known for their mercy.
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> While in action

> I want to see them cry.
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> While in action

> Now, devastation tactics.
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> While in action

> I am surrounded by idiots!
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> When outnumbered

> You should've retreated.
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> When outnumbering the enemy

> **Grievous**: Master, I have instructed my army, take. no. prisoners.
>  **Dooku**: I have taught you well, my apprentice.
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> Banter between Count Dooku and General Grievous

> **Grievous**: General Kenobi...the negotiator.
>  **Obi-Wan Kenobi**: Oh my. And here I thought Master Yoda was sending me somewhere relaxing...
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> Banter between Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Grievous

> **Anakin**: Consider this payback for all the Jedi you've murdered.
>  **Grievous**: Perhaps you'd like to choose which of their lightsabers I kill you with.
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> Banter between Anakin Skywalker and General Grievous

> The Jedi Grand Master, at last.
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> Banter with Yoda

> They will speak of your death for generations.
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> Banter with Leia Organa

> A young Jedi, his weapon will be my trophy.
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> Banter with Luke Skywalker

> Another lightsaber for my collection.
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> Banter with Rey

> I shall eliminate this Wookiee.
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> Banter with Chewbacca

> Not such a big deal, are you?
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> Banter with Finn

> Killing smuggler scum is beneath me.
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> Banter with Han Solo

> So overdressed for someone about to die.
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> Banter with Lando Calrissian

## Trivia

* General Grievous is voiced by Matthew Wood, who previously voiced General Grievous in *Revenge of the Sith* and *The Clone Wars* as well as in the original *Star Wars: Battlefront II*.
* Most of Grievous's emotes and quotes are from *Revenge of the Sith* and *The Clone Wars*. Furthermore, General Grievous was the first hero with more than four emotes, with a total of five.
	+ His *cough* emote has 4 different coughs.
* General Grievous's character model had actually been discovered in the game's files and leaked by "dataminers" multiple times prior to his official announcement.  Additionally, some of his animations, abilities, and emotes were also datamined prior to their official announcements.
* Upon release, voice lines were also datamined and leaked that hint towards two potential new heroes in the future: Padmé Amidala and Ahsoka Tano. However, they are currently unconfirmed, and it is possible that they will not be added in the future.
	+ These voice lines included: "Tano, so it is to be a rematch then!" and "Senator Amidala, I presume."
* Although General Grievous can block Force powers and deflect blaster bolts in the game, he is not a Force-user in the canon.
	+ Also, he is the only saber user in the game without Force-sensitivity. The closest is the Commando Droid, because of the vibrosword.
* According to Jay "Charlemagne" Ingram, Grievous took 8 months to create.

## Updates

*Where are those Droidekas Update*

* Fixed an issue where General Grievous was no longer able to block with the Unrelenting Advance ability, if activated after holding the block button.

*Siege of Kamino Update*

* Tweaked values for Grievous' Unrelenting Advance ability to make it more effective.
* The time between damages for Grievous' Unrelenting Advance was decreased from 0.5 seconds to 0.45 seconds.
* Damage per second was increased by 10%. The value of the initial damage remains the same as the base damage.
* Fixed an issue where the time between the first and second damage during Unrelenting Advance could be longer than designed.
* Fixed an issue where Unrelenting Advance wouldn't register if the player wasn't very close to the target

*Giants Above Kachirho Update*

* Heroes with longer-lasting abilities will now not be interrupted by opponents using Force powers. This applies to General Grievous' Unrelenting Advance, Darth Vader's Force Choke and Darth Maul's Choke Hold.
* Fixed an issue where Rocket missiles and the ARC Trooper's Power Blast shots would occasionally pass through Grievous' Unrelenting Advance.

*Capital Supremacy Update*

* Fixed an issue where General Grievous would no longer be able to block projectiles when using his Unrelenting Advance ability after previously holding the block button.

*The Chosen One Update*

* Fixed an issue where General Grievous would get pulled further than normal when affected by Force abilities.
* Fixed an issue where the stamina bar for Lightsaber Heroes would not deplete when blocking General Grievous' Unrelenting Advance ability.
* Added eye animation to General Grievous when viewing him on the Appearances screen.

*Darth Tyranus Update*

* Fixed an issue where General Grievous could occasionally use the "Thrust Surge" ability on a Speeder without animation or ability cooldown.

*December Update*

* Fixed an issue where General Grievous would not deal additional damage when attacking from behind.
* Fixed an issue where General Grievous would occasionally get stuck in an animation when hit by a Shock Grenade.
* Fixed an issue where General Grievous would occasionally deal "Unrelenting Advance" ability damage by blocking.

*Battle of Geonosis Update*

* Improved the reliability of Unrelenting Advance blocking incoming blaster shots from the front side. Unrelenting Advance will not be blocking explosive shots or special Hero abilities.
* Improved Grievous’ rotation speed when using Unrelenting Advance.
* Increased Unrelenting Advance damage from 75 to 110 points.
* Reduced how often Grievous' Unrelenting Advance deals damage from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds.
* Fixed issues that would occasionally allow Grievous to re-trigger the Unrelenting Advance ability.
* Fixed an issue where Grievous’ hands during Unrelenting Advance would not be visibly spinning for other players.
* Improved the chances of Thrust Surge connecting with the enemy. Enemies who manage to get out of the way in a timely manner, can still avoid Grievous’ Thrust Surge.
* Fixed an issue where Grievous would get locked into a spinning and running animation after performing Thrust Surge on a dead enemy.
* Improved the UI for Grievous’ Thrust Surge indicator. The UI indicator comes up faster and more reliably when the ability is ready to be performed on an enemy.
* Fixed an issue where Grievous' lightsabers would change halfway through the "Thrust Surge" animation.
* Fixed a visual issue where Grievous' hand would be partially visible when observed from a distance.
* Fixed an issue where Grievous' stun animation would last longer compared to other stunned heroes.
* Fixed an issue where Grievous' Victory Poses would overlap with other heroes on the End-Of-Round screen.
* Fixed an issue where equipping the "Line Up, Weaklings" Star Card would cause Claw Rush to not deal damage to more than 1 enemy when playing on Arcade.
* Further iterated on SFX, VFX and Animations in regards to Grievous' movement, attacks and abilities.

*General Grievous Update*

* Added.

## Gallery

General Grievous DICE.jpgFirst promotional image of General Grievous, revealed at EA Play 2018.General Grievous Geonosis Battlefront II.jpgA promotional image of General Grievous on Geonosis.General Grievous Four Lightsabers - Battlefront II.jpgA promotional image of General Grievous's default appearance, Jedi Hunter, with all four arms extended.Battle Damaged General Grievous - Battlefront II.jpgA promotional image of General Grievous's Battle Damaged appearance.Obi-Wan and Grievous on Geonosis - Battlefront II.jpgPromotional image of Obi-Wan Kenobi and General Grievous on Geonosis.532179-battlefront-grievous-kenobi.jpgGeneralGrievousBattlefronII.pngA textureless in-game render of General Grievous's model found in the game files several months prior to his release.SWBFII General Grievous Icon.pngIn-game icon for General Grievous.