General Grievous

"General Grievous, you're shorter than I expected."

- Anakin and Grievous's first meeting. General Grievous (formerly known as Qymaen Jai Sheelal) is the fictional Kaleesh Cyborg General in the Star Wars universe. He is the secondary antagonist of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and a main antagonist in the Clone Wars TV series. He was voiced by Matthew Wood. According to the Revenge of the Sith DVD, series creator George Lucas instructed his creative team to create a villain that foreshadowed Anakin Skywalker's transformation into Darth Vader: the heavy breathing, the cyborg body, and his seduction into a malevolent faction.

Revenge of the Sith
General Grievous was an apprentice to Count Dooku in the Clone Wars. He was sent to capture Chancellor Palpatine on Coruscant, who he brought aboard his ship. Although his arch nemesis, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and his apprentice Anakin Skywalker, pursued and rescued the Chancellor, after killing Dooku. Grievous captured them, but they escaped so Grievous fled to the sinkhole planet of Utapau. He was tracked down by Kenobi, and the two fought. Grievous lost his lightsabers and tried to escape in a vehicle, although he was pursued by Kenobi. When he had Kenobi down, Grievous was defeated by his opponent, when he exposed the cyborg's heart and shot at it, killing him.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Grievous appeared as the secondary antagonist for most of the show. After his ship, the Malevolence, was destroyed by the Jedi, his master Count Dooku punished him by leading a team of Jedi to his base on Vassek. In order to prove himself, he murdered a squad of Clonetroopers and Jedi Knight Nahdar Vebb. The only man that escaped from the conflict was Master Kit Fisto, who held his own against Grievous.

He captured Jedi Eath Koth aboard his ship and sent a hologram of his torture to the Jedi Temple. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Adi Gallia went on a mission to rescue him, with Kenobi distracting Grievous while they did so. After failing to defeat the Jedi he fled to a nearby planet, for safety. After being tracked down by Kenobi, he managed to escape yet again.

Star Wars Weekends
General Grievous was a meetable character for Star Wars Weekends in Walt Disney World Resort from 2005 to 2006 and 2009 to 2010.