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Grieve-Tan

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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




Search Interest

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External References

[1]Wikipedia -General Grievous

[2]Pixiv – 栗鱸先輩 / Posted on 03-24-2012

[3]archive.moe – /co/ – Comics and Cartoons

[4]The /co/nservatory Wiki – Grieve-tan


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