Why Grievous Got WAY Weaker Over Time - Star Wars Explained

One important addition to make when discussing the Vassek fight is that Grievous was injured. His med droid says “In your condition you need to rest” before his 1v1s with Nahdar and Kit. He still may have lost the fight with Kit but it’s important to remember that the fight was “determined Fisto vs injured Grievous”

Well there was one thing that was forgotten. At the very beginning of the battle of Coruscant, Grievous fought Mace Windu. During the fight, Mace discovered his cybernetic brain could process his opponent’s fighting style very quickly and how to defeat him. Mace used a Force ability called Force Crush on his robotic throat causing him to have problems breathing 😮‍💨. Then Mace disengaged the fight. Force Crush was considered a Force ability the council considered highly illegal for Jedi to use, but since Grievous was mostly mechanical instead of organic Mace used it as a means of desperation. The 8-part mini series had shown this fight between Grievous and Windu.

Dooku actually said that if he was to succeed, he should have fear, intimidation, and surprise on his side. For if any one of these elements are lacking, it’s best to retreat.

It's simple. Shock and awe can only work so many times. It's simple desensitization. Your opponent adapts and can predict your tactics.

I always thought + head cannoned that it was due to his encounter with Windu, cuz Windu noticed how much of a threat he would be later if he wasn't killed and tried to force crush his effin soul lol hence why he coughed and sound so raspy voiced. I love the cartoon network short series of the clone wars made by the same creator of Samurai Jack. I think that's the best screen adaption of Grevous I've ever seen

They should make a General Grievous Movie showing his origin when he was not a robot

It could also be, in addition to all the points you made in this video, that Darth Sidious, and Count Dooku we're steadily nerfing Grievous throughout the war every time he needed repairs or "upgrades". The whole point of the conflict was to grant Palpatine ultimate power over the Republic. So, eventually Grievous had to lose.

Everyone's mentioning how Mace crushed Grievous' chest, but they forget that that was during the Battle of Coruscant at the end of the war. Grievous has been coughing long before then.

General Greivous is such a cool character the feats he pulled off without the force is impressive. I imagine if he could touch the force he would have probably been unstoppable to all but the best of the best force users

I don't know if this is what Disney intends the answer to be, but this makes a lot of sense. Plus, his few organic parts that couldn't be as easily replaced were also aging and becoming injured over time, like when Mace crashed him. So the tolls of time were also a factor.

I feel like Grevious is a character that deserves to be more flushed out. I’d love to see something Similar to tales of the Jedi for him. His part in geonosis, his experience with the for example at a Jedi temple, and his back story is truly an incredible piece

If you know Greivous's backstory then you would know that he's a tragic villain. And one not to underestimate.

Grievious greatess weekness a a simple phrase of gallantry in Hello There. It literally takes away 5000 hit points.

I feel that 1 explanation on him fleeing, depending on circumstance, is when fighting clones he is unable to deflect blaster bolts. So it was to protect himself. And after Mace crushed his chest, he might not have repaired it correctly and/or his organs suffered irreparable damage and they were slowly deterating

At the risk of being annoying about this, I sometimes feel that part of it was simply cartoon vs film. They can do things in animation that are simply a lot harder in film. His ridiculous speed, and flexibility, are easier to depict in drawing, than to force a flesh and blood person, strapped up wirh bluesuit, and hardware extensions, or even some cringy CGI. Making the practical effects for Grievous might have been one thing, but for Kenobi, it might've been worse. Apart from that, I sometimes wondered if it might have been a reflection of his body? I liked to imagine that, mighty as his cybernetics were, over time, what was left of the Kaleesh Warlord might start to reject them? Beyond that, it's certainly fitting that, as things progressed, the Jedi would learn more about him, and the mystique of Grievous would slowly decrease. Last bit, and maybe it's just me, but perhaps in those earlier bouts, the Jedi were still unprepared? What I mean by that is, while most Jedi do train with the lightsaber, the majority of them don't do so seriously. They know they might need to use it, but they rarely expect to run into anything truly threatening. Many people, simply upon learning they are facing a Jedi, just surrender, and even the fools who don't usually lack the veritable super powers Jedi have. The Sith had been extinct for a millennium, by their reckoning, so no one trained to fight foes with advanced abilities, wielding their weapons, and the ritualistic Jedi weren't prepared for a real threat of that magnitude. That a former Master, who knew that, and trained Grievous knowing that, certainly helped.

Not to mention that Grevious' chest got crushed by Mace Windu, hence the constant coughing........... Grevious can literally copy lightsaber styles and use them on his enemies faster than them, so his battle IQ actually went up during the CWs, to the point where people like Dooku and Mace Windu where legit afraid of Grevious

The Clone Wars tended to kill off the weaker and less-experienced Jedi first. The stronger Jedi survived to get more experience, and thus became more capable and better able to combat him.

At some point he lost his mechanic, leaving him with no one he could trust to oil his joints.

It’s cool to hear doku’s training with grievous. I guess he was a good student. strategic enough to remember his training and stick to the game plan.

It's great he got final version. He deserves it. I agree,one of the main reasons he wins is fear. Jedi see this cyborg spider-like creature and they fear. They gained much experience later. They had many battles against this monstrosity and learned how to fight. Fear,supprise and intimidation. Great advices for Batman too. Criminals are superstitious. And he uses this against them. Just to draw parallel. May the Force be with you.