Grimgrim

The subject of this article appeared only in a Star Wars Tales 1–20 story that was referenced in no other Star Wars Legends source. Lucasfilm considered all Tales 1–20 content that was not "completely outrageous or intentionally comic" to have some level of canonicity within the Star Wars Legends continuity. Editor discretion is advised.

Grimgrim was a Wookiee who served as a member of a Rebel Alliance unit the Rebel Four during the Galactic Civil War. By 0 BBY, Grimgrim participated in an assault on a secret Imperial base on the planet Vatleria. Although the Wookiee and the rest of the unit overcame the stormtroopers who guarded the outpost, the Rebel Four were plunged into traps by the Sith Lord Darth Vader. Grimgrim was crushed to death by boulders.

Biography

The Wookiee Grimgrim was a member of the Alliance to Restore the Republic unit known as the Rebel Four, a quartet in which the Wookiee served under the leadership of the IG-series droid F4-MF and alongside operatives Falaem Onn and Soo Rcharrz.^[2] Prior to or during 0 BBY,^[1] during the Galactic Civil War between the Alliance and the Galactic Empire, an informant tipped the Rebel Four off to the location of a hidden Imperial base on the planet Vatleria. The team sought out where they discovered stone ruins guarded by Imperial stormtroopers, confirming the informant's intelligence. Upon F4-MF's command, Grimgrim and the others stormed the base and attacked the last group of stormtroopers there. In the ensuing fray, Grimgrim fought with bare hands, while the other Rebels fired on their enemies with blasters.^[2]

Unbeknownst to Grimgrim and the Rebel Four, Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, detected the Rebels' assault with the the Force and watched the goings-on from a viewscreen inside the fortress. When Vader sprung a trap for the intruders, ropes ejected from the ground and snagged Grimgrim and the others. The Wookiee was separated from the rest of the Rebel Four and dropped into a pit. There, a barrage of boulders tumbled down upon Grimgrim, killing them. Afterward, Vader lamented how easily the Rebel Four had been defeated.^[2]

Personality and traits

Grimgrim was a stocky member of the Wookiee species, with black eyes and a muscular body covered in blond fur. The Wookiee engaged enemy Imperial troops with bare hands, hurling stormtroopers overhead.^[2]

Equipment

In combat, Grimgrim wielded a blaster in the left hand and wore a brown bandolier.^[2]

Behind the scenes

Grimgrim appeared in "The Rebel Four," a comic story that appeared in Star Wars Tales 9. The story was written and illustrated by Jay Stephens, published by Dark Horse Comics,^[2] and released on October 10, 2001.^[3] The character's name and fate of being crushed by rocks^[2] resembles the Fantastic Four superhero The Thing, Benjamin Grimm, who has a rock-covered body.^[4]

Appearances

• "The Rebel Four" — Star Wars Tales 9 (First appearance) (Non-canonical appearance)

Notes and references

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