Should TCW be lumped into Legends now that it's Canon?

It both is and isn't.

Grievous was created before RotS. As a tie-in to RotS, sure, but I can't remember how much of the OCW design involved Lucas anyway.

Anyhow, I don't see how RotS ruined Grievous. He ran away when he was surrounded by a team that is > Yoda, and got beaten by Kenobi. Big deal.

What ruined him are gungans, Eeth Koth, Ahsoka, Ventress, Nahdar Vebb etc. So basically TCW.

Originally posted by SunRazer
Grievous was created before RotS. As a tie-in to RotS, sure, but I can't remember how much of the OCW design involved Lucas anyway.

Of course he was. But he was created by Lucas and co for RotS. The character was then shared with Genndy and the other EU authors for incorporation into TCW multimedia project. Grievous wasn't an EU character that turned up in the films like Aayla, rather he was a film character that showed up in the EU first.

@Zoltan - Nah, the RotS film gave too many the "coward" hints away and not enough of the "devastating killer" aspect. That started the whole conception of "Grievous is a coward, not a fighter", and TCW took it to its worst.

The novel gave enough exposition to make it clear that this wasn't the case.

OCW was always meant to be an over the top exaggerated show. So you can't cling to his portrayal in that so obsessively.

Anyway TCW kind of redeemed him by the end having him defeat Kenobi a couple of times, and having him challenge Maul in SOD.

It's OCW & LoE. Obviously Grievous isn't faultless - both sources make that blatantly obvious. But he's certainly a lot more formidable and consistent than he appears in TCW.

Originally posted by SunRazer
@Zoltan - Nah, the RotS film gave too many the "coward" hints away and not enough of the "devastating killer" aspect. That started the whole conception of "Grievous is a coward, not a fighter", and TCW took it to its worst.

The novel gave enough exposition to make it clear that this wasn't the case.

Well if you are talking strictly the movie, even then the Jedi Council felt it necessary to send a Master after him.

Makes sense. He's only ever lost to Masters IIrc

I'm happy with what TCW did to Grievous, tbh.

Piece of shit treatment, for a piece of shit character. 🙂

Originally posted by SunRazer
It's OCW & LoE. Obviously Grievous isn't faultless - both sources make that blatantly obvious. But he's certainly a lot more formidable and consistent than he appears in TCW.

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Originally posted by Deronn_solo
I'm happy with what TCW did to Grievous, tbh.

Piece of shit treatment, for a piece of shit character. 🙂

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