# General Grievous General Grievous is the cyborg Star Wars villain who became a Reddit meme template in early 2017, most famously through the 'This will make a fine addition to my collection' image macro. The format flourished inside the wider Prequel Memes wave that hit r/dankmemes and r/PrequelMemes that year. ## Overview General Grievous is a cyborg villain from the Star Wars franchise who became a meme template in 2017, most famously through the 'This will make a fine addition to my collection' image macro[3]. The character first appeared in the 2004 Cartoon Network animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars and later played a bigger role in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith[1]. His four-armed lightsaber-wielding design and raspy voice made him a memorable villain, though fans often mocked his incompetence in the live-action film[5]. The meme format typically pairs a screenshot of Grievous holding stolen lightsabers with a caption where he covets something new, then reveals its location foolishly. Reddit's r/dankmemes was the main hub where the format spread in early 2017[4]. ## How It Spread Beyond the 'fine addition' macro, Grievous became a fixture of the Prequel Memes movement that grew across r/dankmemes and r/PrequelMemes throughout 2017[4]. His voice lines, coughing fits, and awkward Episode III moments were remixed into reaction images and multi-panel edits, feeding the broader ironic revival of Revenge of the Sith[3]. An alternate spinoff called Grieve-tan reimagined the general as a Japanese schoolgirl on 4chan's /co/ board, giving the character a small fan-art following outside the Reddit ecosystem[3]. Grievous also appeared in Mr. Plinkett's video review of Revenge of the Sith, where the reviewer flagged the character as bafflingly incompetent, a criticism that later fed the ironic tone of the jokes. Urban Dictionary entries from Star Wars fans praised his Clone Wars appearances while mocking the film portrayal, describing him as a wasted villain who was killed by Obi-Wan with a blaster[5]. That split reception, iconic design against fumbling execution, is what many of the jokes trade on. ## How to Use The template typically uses a still of Grievous either brandishing lightsabers or delivering his 'fine addition' line, with captions swapping in whatever the poster wants to hoard. Common convention places the punchline in a reveal panel where Grievous shows exactly where he keeps the item[4]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is General Grievous? General Grievous is a cyborg Star Wars villain who became a meme template in 2017, best known for the 'This will make a fine addition to my collection' image macro[3]. ### Where did General Grievous come from? The character debuted in Chapter 20 of the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series on April 8th, 2004, and returned in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith the following year[1]. ### What does General Grievous mean? As a meme, Grievous is shorthand for absurd villain behavior and for the ironic love-hate the internet holds for the Star Wars prequels, especially through Prequel Memes on Reddit[4]. ### How do you use General Grievous? Posters pair a still of Grievous holding stolen lightsabers with a caption where he covets an object, then reveals its exact location in a punchline panel[4]. ### Is General Grievous still popular? The macro peaked with the Prequel Memes wave on r/dankmemes and r/PrequelMemes in 2017 and became a lasting reference within the Star Wars meme scene[4]. ## References 1. [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/General_Grievous]() 2. [https://memegenerator.net/General-Grievous]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/general-grievous]() 4. [https://www.reddit.com/r/dankmemes/]() 5. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=General%20Grievous]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/general-grievous Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library