he has a human (?) - or at least a biological - heart, eyes and perhaps some other innards
So what do we know about his origins? I don’t think they were referenced in either the movie or in the Micro Series cartoons. It does seem that perhaps
given his organic parts, he went through a transformation similar to Anakin/Darth’s where 'droid parts got swapped in - but to a much greater degree?
or perhaps
there is techology to integrate biological parts in with droid parts?
but to what advantage? His wheezing and coughing and stooped posture would suggest that he is not as enduring as a full droid…
Yes it is in Star Wars Visionaries. IIRC, his planet was at war with some other planet and both sides wanted the Jedi to side with them. But the Jedi chose to side with GG’s enemies. Somehow or other his ship crashed (sabotaged? I dont remember) and was rescued by the Separatists and given a new cyborg body. And since the Separatists were fighting against the Jedi, GG joined them.
Most non-Jedi can’t handle lightsabers because there’s no sense of weight to the blade, and it’s hard to tell where exactly it is until they accidentally cut themselves in half. (Hell, it’s easy enough to whack yourself in the head with a stick if you don’t know what you’re doing.) But Greivous, being largely mechanical, can get a program upgrade that prevents this.
A lightsabre is a weapon.
Period,
With training, anybody could use it, although only Jedi/Sith Lords can do the really wild stuff with it.
Grevious simulates Jedi skills with advanced tech.
Finally, there are non-Sith Lord/non-Jedi Force wielders. Various alien races, and assorted mystics have used the Force, or so it is implied.
Well, probably a droid isn’t as good, but a cyborg (i.e., human brain) is closer.
But notice, also, that GG has those robots with the zappy staves that guard him. They’re pretty tough (more so in Clone Wars … and gotta say, I was disappointed by GG’s performance in Sith … he seemed more badass in Clone Wars).
According to the lore, only people with a certain level of ability and training in the Force can create lightsabers, and the blade focusing crystals are pretty rare. So while you might be able to put together an elite squad of Greivous-type cyborgs with lightsabers, a whole army is impractical.
Can internal organs be suspended like that, exposed to open air? I would have thought that they would be very vulnerable to infection, and that kinda thing.
Also, isn’t the whole "blow out the “windscreen” thing kinda… plot holish? I mean, he breathes, so shouldn’t he kinda like expire after being sucked out? And how did the glass magically regenerate for the landing sequence?
It was a very quick shot, but it looked to me like they were encased in glass or some other transparent material. No idea why, other than the visual effect.
Just a WAG, but he’s probably on a respirator, same as Vader. TIE Fighters aren’t pressurized, hence the almost-Vader getup TIE pilots have to wear, but Vader didn’t need a special suit of his own, as he already had one.
Uh…
…Let’s not get nitpicky here.
After seeing Grievous, I wish I’d been following the Clone Wars series more closely. For a one-shot, he’s a very interesting character.
