History Characters / StarWarsVsWarhammer40KConfederacyOfIndependentSystems

* AristocratsAreEvil: Dooku is the Count of Serenno and has no problems with murder, genocide, betrayal, and helping to start a Galactic War that has claimed billions. Upon seeing him for the first time, Araknus can't help but compare his aristocratic attire and his imperious attitude with that of Inquisitors and Lord Generals he's met in the past, and those guys aren't exactly nice.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The entire point of the Confederacy's existence was to serve as a boogeyman to scare the Galactic Republic into heavily militarizing and becoming increasingly authoritarian as part of the Sith's Grand Plan to transform the Republic into a dictatorial empire. With the Imperium intervening in the Clone Wars and proving to be a much greater threat than the Confederacy ever could have been, the Separatists are no longer needed to serve as an excuse for Palpatine seizing more power, something which Dooku makes clear when he abandons all the Separatists he rallied to his cause on Raxus Secundus to their deaths.

* BadBoss: Is perfectly willing to abandon the Separatist Council and Senate to their deaths without even trying to save them despite him being the one who founded their nation in the first place. [[spoiler:He also betrays Grievous letting him be imprisoned on Hypori for 3 years despite his loyal service.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: Towards the Separatist Senate and the people of Raxus Secundus. Dooku's reaction to learning that the Separatist military won't be able to stop the Imperials from destroying Raxus Secundus is to callously abandon the planet's people and escape unnoticed while the Imperials are distracted slaughtering the Separatist Senate. Then there's what he actually says in response to being told that everyone on Raxus will die:

* LackOfEmpathy: His reaction in Episode 24 to learning that Raxus Secundus can't be saved and that he only has minutes before everyone on the planet dies from OrbitalBombardment.

* BadBoss: Is perfectly willing to abandon the Separatist Council to their deaths without even trying to save them despite him being the one who founded their nation in the first place. [[spoiler: He also betrays Grievous letting him be imprisoned on Hypori for 3 years despite his loyal service.]]

* NoNonsenseNemesis: WordOfGod says that when Dooku killed Araknus's Space Marine squad, he ambushed each of the Marines one-by-one and immediately dispatched them with [[OneHitKill one-hit kills]] before any of them knew what hit them or could warn the others.

* OpportunisticBastard: When Palpatine recalled the entire Republic Navy back to defend Coruscant at Tarkin's advice, Grievous immediately leaps at the opportunity to launch a massive counterattack on all fronts, defeating the Outer Rim Sieges and reclaiming dozens of previously lost Separatist worlds. [[spoiler:Thanks to the Crimson Razors, he doesn't get to enjoy the fruits of his victory for long.]]

* OvershadowedByAwesome: For all the jokes that are made about how much of a GeneralFailure Grievous was in ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', this fic depicts him as being an actually competent and skilled tactician. This version of Grievous mentions having led Operation Durge's Lance, widely regarded as the Confederacy's greatest and most successful military campaign in the ''Legends'' continuity. Throughout his appearance in Episode 31, he behaves analytically (gathering intelligence on the Imperials' capabilities before going to fight them), employs cunning tactics (such as spreading out his fleet's formation to negate the [[SplashDamage effects]] of the Imperial Nova Cannons), and shows long-term thinking (compiling a list in his head of which CIS worlds he should prioritize defending after learning of the Crimson Razors' plan to divide their fleet and hit all of the Confederacy's most important worlds simultaneously). As a warrior, this Grievous is also not half bad. He's a FrontlineGeneral able to turn the tide of a battle with his presence and is even shown to be a match for Tasleon in a direct fight. Tasleon is a Techmarine who had just earlier destroyed an entire squad of [[EliteMooks Magnaguards]] singlehandedly. Unfortunately for Grievous, the enemy commander he was up against happened to be a centuries-old Chapter Master who totally outclassed him in every way imaginable. [[spoiler:And that's not even getting into how much this imposter pales in comparison to the real deal.]]

* DisproportionateRetribution: His backstory is that he wanted to join the Jedi Order due to envying their power, only to be rejected because he couldn't use the Force. His response? Throw in his lot with the Sith and dedicate the rest of his life to eradicating every single Jedi, [[IfICantHaveYou deciding that if he can't be a Jedi then no one can.]]

* DrivenByEnvy: He was originally a Kaleesh warrior who was envious of the Jedi for their Force powers and desired to have them himself. However, when the Jedi rejected him for not having the Force, Grievous took it personally and dedicated the rest of his life to killing every last Jedi while transforming himself into a cyborg to improve his strength, durability, and speed. It's implied that Grievous believes that by killing every Jedi using his cybernetic enhancements, he can prove to himself that he doesn't need the Jedi or their Force powers to become powerful.

* QualityOverQuantity: After cutting ties with Dooku, Grievous orders the droid factories under his control to cease all production of the B1 Battle Droids due to how useless they were against the Imperium even with overwhelming numbers. He then orders all the resources originally used for producing the [=B1s=] to instead go into producing more of the B2 Super Battle Droids, which are more advanced and have heavier armor.

* DisproportionateRetribution: His backstory is that he wanted to join the Jedi Order due to envying their power. His response when the Jedi rejected him because he couldn't use the Force? Throw in his lot with the Sith and dedicate the rest of his life to eradicating every single Jedi, [[IfICantHaveYou deciding that if he can't be a Jedi then no one can.]]

* OvershadowedByAwesome: For all the jokes that are made about how much of a GeneralFailure Grievous was in ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', this fic actually depicts him as a competent and skilled tactician. This version of Grievous mentions having led Operation Durge's Lance, widely regarded as the Confederacy's greatest and most successful military campaign in the ''Legends'' continuity. Throughout his appearance in Episode 31, he behaves analytically (gathering intelligence on the Imperials' capabilities before going to fight them), employs cunning tactics (such as spreading out his fleet's formation to negate the [[SplashDamage effects]] of the Imperial Nova Cannons), and shows long-term thinking (compiling a list in his head of which CIS worlds he should prioritize defending after learning of the Crimson Razors' plan to divide their fleet and hit all of the Confederacy's most important worlds simultaneously). As a warrior, this Grievous is also not half bad. He's a FrontlineGeneral able to turn the tide of a battle with his presence and is even shown to be a match for Tasleon in a direct fight. Tasleon is a Techmarine who had just earlier destroyed an entire squad of [[EliteMooks Magnaguards]] singlehandedly. Unfortunately for Grievous, the enemy commander he was up against happened to be a centuries-old Chapter Master who totally outclassed him in every way imaginable. [[spoiler:And that's not even getting into how much this imposter pales in comparison to the real deal.]]

* OvershadowedByAwesome: For all the jokes that are made about how much of a GeneralFailure Grievous was in ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'', this fic actually depicts him as a competent and skilled tactician. This version of Grievous mentions having led Operation Durge's Lance, widely regarded as the Confederacy's greatest and most successful military campaign in the ''Legends'' continuity. Throughout his appearance in Episode 31, he behaves analytically (gathering intelligence on the Imperials' capabilities before going to fight them), employs cunning tactics (such as spreading out his fleet's formation to negate the [[SplashDamage effects]] of the Imperial Nova Cannons), and shows long-term thinking (compiling a list in his head of which CIS worlds he should prioritize defending after learning of the Crimson Razors' plan to divide their fleet and hit all of the Confederacy's most important worlds simultaneously). As a warrior, this Grievous is also not half bad. He's shown to be a FrontlineGeneral able to turn the tide of a battle with his presence and is even shown to be a match for Tasleon in a direct fight. Tasleon is a Techmarine who had just earlier destroyed an entire squad of [[EliteMooks Magnaguards]] singlehandedly. Unfortunately for Grievous, the enemy commander he was up against happened to be a centuries-old Chapter Master who totally outclassed him in every way imaginable. [[spoiler:And that's not even getting into how much this imposter pales in comparison to the real deal.]]

* OvershadowedByAwesome: As a tactician, he's actually not the GeneralFailure that ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' cartoon makes him out to be. This version of Grievous mentions having led Operation Durge's Lance, widely regarded as the Confederacy's greatest and most successful military campaign. Throughout his appearance, he behaves analytically (gathering intelligence on the Imperials' capabilities before going to fight them), employs cunning tactics (such as spreading out his fleet's formation to negate the [[SplashDamage effects]] of the Imperial Nova Cannons), and shows long-term thinking (compiling a list in his head of which CIS worlds he should prioritize defending after Tasleon reveals the Crimson Razors' plan to divide their fleet and hit all of the Confederacy's most important worlds simultaneously). He's even shown to be a match for Tasleon in a direct fight. Tasleon is a Techmarine who had just earlier destroyed an entire squad of [[EliteMooks Magnaguards]] singlehandedly. Unfortunately for Grievous, the enemy commander he was up against happened to be a centuries-old Chapter Master who totally outclassed him in every way imaginable. [[spoiler:And that's not even getting into how much this imposter pales in comparison to the real deal.]]

* OvershadowedByAwesome: As a tactician, he's actually not the GeneralFailure that ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' cartoon makes him out to be. This version of Grievous mentions having led Operation Durge's Lance, widely regarded as the Confederacy's greatest and most successful military campaign. Throughout his appearance, he behaves analytically (gathering intelligence on the Imperials' capabilities before going to fight them), employs cunning tactics (such as spreading out his fleet's formation to negate the [[SplashDamage effects]] of the Imperial Nova Cannons), and shows long-term thinking (compiling a list in his head of which CIS worlds he should prioritize defending after Tasleon reveals the Crimson Razors' plan to divide their fleet and hit all of the Confederacy's most important worlds simultaneously). Unfortunately for him, the enemy commander he was up against happened to be a centuries-old Chapter Master who totally outclassed him in every way imaginable. [[spoiler:And that's not even getting into how much this imposter pales in comparison to the real deal.]]

* SmallNameBigEgo: He boasts about being the [[WorldsBestWarrior greatest warrior in the Galaxy]] as he prepares to fight Brother Tasleon in Episode 31. This is the same guy whose track record in ''The Clone Wars'' includes failing to kill Kit Fisto, losing a lightsaber duel with Ventress, getting defeated and captured by Gungans, and failing to kill a group of younglings being led by a Padawan.

* SmallNameBigEgo: He boasts about being the [[WorldsBestWarrior greatest warrior in the Galaxy]] as he prepares to fight Brother Tasleon in Episode 31. This is the same guy whose track record in ''The Clone Wars'' includes failing to kill Kit Fisto, losing a lightsaber duel with Ventress, and getting captured by Gungans.