About

Grieve-tan is an alternate interpretation of the character General Grievous from the Star Wars franchise as a Japanese schoolgirl. The character has risen in popularity on 4chan's /co/ (Comics and Cartoons) board.

Origin

General Grievous first appeared in the 2003 animated series Star Wars:Clone Wars as one of the major antagonists.^[1] On March 24th, 2012, pixiv user Hikorou (ヒコロウ) uploaded an image of a humanized version of Grievous represented by a girl with four arms, glasses, and braces.^[2]

Spread

The first thread on /co/ focusing on Grieve-tan was posted on September 26, 2012.^[3] Fans of the character soon began creating fanfiction, including an expanded alternate universe based off of the character. A page on The /co/nservatory Wiki was created on September 28th, 2012.^[4]

Various Examples

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