General Grievious first appearance is a momentous turning point in Star Wars history.
And he started by killing Shaggy from Scooby Doo.
You are surrounded, your armies decimated.
Gif: Lucasfilm
I will grant you a warriors death.
And then there was Shaggy.
Sorry, Shaa Gi.
Screenshot: Lucasfilm
Shaa Gi is one of my favorite stupid Easter eggs in all of Star Wars.
What if the Jedi were not merely misguided peacekeepers, but anime-inspired, gung-ho action heroes?
What if everything was explosions and lightsaber fights and death and destruction all the time?
And one of them exists to die as a gag about a generations-old Hanna-Barbera cartoon series.
Happy Birthday, General Grievous.
Happy death-day, Shaa Gi.
You are all Star Wars is, and should be.
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