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Incoming Transmission
“The drums of conflict are my beating heart. The fire of conquest rages through my veins. Strong, young lungs breathe in air laden with enemies turned into ashes. It is here that I thrive. I have toppled nations. I have slain kings. I have murdered legends. My name has been feared by warriors… and cursed by widows.” – General Grievous, The Clone Wars: The Dreams of General Grievous
Obi-Wan Kenobi, did Grievous’ ruthless warmongering for invading worlds and engaging Jedi in combat, come to an end.
Bringing General Grievous to Battlefront II
As far as villains go, General Grievous, as seen in Star Wars™: Revenge of the Sith™, is one of the most complex that we’ve ever made for Star Wars™ Battlefront II.
While he will make use of two lightsabers for his regular attacks, some of his abilities do bring his other two arms into play. Grievous coming towards you with four lightsabers swinging is a sight to behold, and one challenge that our animation team had to overcome.
There are few sights as chilling as the one of General Grievous scuttling across the floor on all six limbs. It’s not only a great way for him to escape a fight, but it’s also something that strikes a certain eerie fear into you as he approaches. You’ll get to experience this first hand with his Claw Rush ability.
It was hugely important to us that we captured the essence of General Grievous, ever the master tactician. Impo close, but also able to make a swift exit. We took inspiration from his appearances all across the Star Wars™ universe, most notably the movies and The Clone Wars Animated series.
Who could forget the showdown between This scene from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith would go on to serve as inspiration for his Unrelenting Advance ability and his appearance.
It would be amiss to talk about General Grievous without mentioning some of the iconic voice lines that he has available. Get ready to hear the hacking cough and, “You are a bold one,” among many other iconic lines. We went into detail on the voices of our heroes, General Grievous included, in a recent Community Transmission. Head on over here to read all about it.
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AbilitiesThrust Surge
General Grievous focuses on a target in front of him and rushes to them while doing a stab motion with all 4 of his lightsabers.
Claw Rush
General Grievous goes down on all 6 limbs and rushes forward, damaging and pushing away any enemies in his path.
Unrelenting Advance
General Grievous spins two lightsabers over his head and can advance on his enemies. While this is active, Grievous blocks any frontal attacks and damages enemies in front of him.
Name: Beating Heart
Effects: Increased Health Regeneration
Description: General Grievous has increased maximum health regeneration.
Name: Cyborg Rage
Effects: Health Regained
Description: Whenever General Grievous defeats an enemy trooper he regains 20 health. Whenever he defeats an enemy hero, he regains even more.
Name: Sith Trained
Effects: Increased Damage and Stamina Drain
Description: General Grievous deals extra damage with his lightsaber attacks but they drain more stamina.
Name: Jedi Killer
Effects: Increased Reach
Description: General Grievous can target enemies further when using Thrust Surge.
Name: Momentum
Effects: Increased Damage
Description: Thrust surge deals more damage to targets further than X meters.
Name: Cowardly Retreat
Effects: Damage Reduction
Description: General Grievous has more damage reduction while Claw Rush is active.
Name: Line up, Weaklings
Effects: Increased Damage
Description: After one enemy has been hit, Claw Rush deals more damage.
Name: Ceaseless Assault
Effects: Increased Active Time
Description: Unrelenting Advance can stay active for a longer period.
Name: Deadly Slashes
Effects: Increased Damage
Description: Unrelenting Advance deals more damage.
Voice LinesThere are a number of iconic voice lines that have been added for General Grievous, as well as some entirely new ones. A small selection of these are below:
“You are a bold one.”
“Your lightsabers will make a fine addition to my collection.”
“You must realise you are doomed.”
“I wield great power, Jedi fool.”
“The story of Obi-Wan Kenobi ends here!”
“Make peace with the Force now, for this is your final outing.”
“Your screams are like music to my audio receptors.”
“The Kaleesh are not known for their mercy.”
“This will be easier than Dathomir.”
“A general welcomes all challengers.”
“(laughing) This calls for a celebration!”
“Now! Devastation tactics!”
“Do not cling to me like a dianoga! Attack!”
“Temper temper! You know where anger leads…”
We recently went live with a Community Transmission dedicated to Hero Voices, you can catch up on that here.
Victory Poses
Lines of Death
Jedi Hunt
Doom
Consider Yourself Crushed
Emotes
“You are a bold one”
“Crush them”
“Surrender”
“Your screams are music to my audio-receptors.”
Milestones
Name: Out of my Way
Description: Hit 30 Enemies with the Claw Rush ability
Name: Make them Suffer
Description: Defeat 30 Enemies with the Unrelenting Advance Ability
Name: Another one to the Collection
Description: Defeat 30 Enemies with the Thrust surge Ability
Name: Experienced General Grievous
Description: Earn 122,721 score as General Grievous
Name: Veteran General Grievous
Description: Earn 389,809 score as General Grievous
General Grievous* – Lethal droid commander. Brilliant strategist. Feared Jedi Master.
How General Grievous Plays in come on November 28 with the Battle of Geonosis Update, marking the arrival of Obi-Wan Kenobi and the planet of Geonosis to Galactic Assault.
