- "Our appeals have been ignored. It is now apparent that the Republic and the Jedi favor our enemies. General, you are our last hope against the Huk in this war. May the spirits of our ancestors watch over you and your troops."
- ―The Kaleesh, to Grievous
A Kaleesh holy man met with fellow Kaleesh Grievous prior to the general's departure to fight in the renewed Huk War. Grievous bowed before the Kaleesh at a landing site, where the latter anointed him with red markings and called on their ancestors to watch over him.
Biography[]
- "As long as this old thing holds together, we'll be okay."
- ―Grievous, to the Kaleesh
The holy man watches Grievous depart
A holy man[2] of the Kaleesh species lived at the time of the[1] renewed[3] Huk War by 29 BBY.[4] After the Yam'rii, a species known derogatorily as the Huk by the Kaleesh, tarnished several sacred Kaleesh burial grounds on the colony world Oben, the Kaleesh General Grievous returned to his homeworld Kalee to prepare to take vengeance.[3] At the sacred temple Shrupak,[5] Grievous knelt before the holy man, who believed the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order had ignored Kaleesh appeals and favored the Yam'rii.[1]
The holy man called Grievous the "last hope" for their people, anointing the general by drawing red markings across his face with a finger. The holy man blessed Grievous, calling for the spirits of their ancestors to watch over him and his soldiers, to which the general retorted that he would be fine as long as his[1] shuttle, the Martyr,[6] held together. The Kaleesh individual watched as Grievous took flight, although his voyage was cut short due to sabotage by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, who wished to recruit Grievous.[1]
Personality and traits[]
The Kaleesh holy man had red skin and sharp white fingernails. They believed that the Republic and the Jedi showed favoritism towards the Yam'rii and that Grievous was the species' remaining hope for justice. The holy man called on Grievous' ancestors to bless him, and the general bowed before the Kaleesh to receive his blessing,[1] even though Grievous was considered a demigod amongst his own people.[6]
Equipment[]
At the time of the meeting with Grievous, the Kaleesh holy man held a white crooked staff and a brown satchel. The individual wore a white robe, two white bracelets on each arm, and had a head adorned with an animal skull.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
The Kaleesh holy man appeared in "The Eyes of Revolution," a comic story written and illustrated by Warren Fu that was published in the anthology Star Wars: Visionaries,[1] released on April 2, 2005.[7]
Appearances[]
- "The Eyes of Revolution" — Star Wars: Visionaries (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Galaxy at War (Quote only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "The Eyes of Revolution" — Star Wars: Visionaries
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Galaxy at War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
"Unknown Soldier: The Story of General Grievous" — Star Wars Insider 86
- ↑ Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader states that Grievous's cyborg reconstruction as portrayed in "The Eyes of Revolution" had taken place a decade prior, and The Essential Reader's Companion places the novel in 19 BBY. Therefore, the renewal of the Huk War must have taken place by 29 BBY.
- ↑
"Endnotes for The Story of General Grievous, Part 1: The Unknown Soldier" — Only Sith Deal in Absolutes! — Abel G. Peña's StarWars.com Blog (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
The Story of General Grievous: Lord of War on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com and unavailable)
- ↑
Star Wars Visionaries (2005) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
