Grievous is heard before he’s ever fully seen, announcing to the Jedi that there is no hope of rescue, and that he will grant them a warrior’s death. The short has all the energy of a hopeless last stand, with the Jedi stating that the droid’s unexpected victory is owed to the strategy of their confederacy’s mysterious new general. Just as the forces encircle the wreckage, a clawed hand is seen held up, halting the droids to a standstill. In “Chapter 20” of the Clone Wars series, which comprises the last four minutes of the first of two hour-or-so-long compilations released on Disney Plus, we see a group of five Jedi knights cornered inside a wrecked starship by an army of droids. But one episode in particular stands out for its introduction of one of the most terrifying villains seen in Star Wars before his live-action theatrical debut: the Confederate droid commander General Grievous. And after years of being impossible to watch in a legal manner, the collection has appeared on Disney Plus under a “Star Wars Vintage” banner.įrom Obi-Wan Kenobi’s fierce battle with the immortal Gen’Dai bounty hunter Dirge (complete with an Akira bike slide reference) to Anakin Skywalker’s tense lightsaber duel against the Sith wannabe-apprentice Asajj Ventress on the jungle moon of Yavin 4 and Mace Windu single-handedly defeating an entire droid army like an invincible Jedi warrior, Tartakovsky’s take boasted some of the most impressive and memorable moments to ever be put to the screen in the saga’s history. Produced and directed by veteran animator Genndy Tartakovsky ( Dexter’s Laboratory, Samurai Jack), the Daytime Emmy Award-winning animated “micro-series” of shorts holds a special place in the hearts of many Star Wars fans who watched it when it first aired on Cartoon Network, and for good reason.
Before there was 2008’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars, there was … well, 2003’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
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