Pre-Cyborg General Grievous is armed with a blaster rifle, and is outfitted with a full array of rustic gear including a removable tribal mask. Originating with the planet Kalee and the species Kaleesh, General Grievous (formerly Qymaen jai Sheelal) is a lithe, muscular figure with a leathery reddish-colored hide. Count Dooku was impressed by Grievous? battle savvy and strategic acumen, and for this reason Dooku tried to entice Grievous to lead the Separatist army. Grievous refused, but he later narrowly survived a horrendous shuttle crash. On the planet of Geonosis, Grievous physical essence was transferred to a cybernetic body---much to Grievous horror. Eventually Grievous was trained and conditioned into a Jedi-equivalent swordsman; he became the general of the Separatist army and the scourge of the Jedi order.