Let’s be honest—General Grievous is terrifying. He’s a Jedi-slaying cyborg with spinning lightsabers and a hacking cough. But did you know one of the weirdest and funniest facts about him involves a deleted gag that could’ve made Clone Wars way more ridiculous?
Yup, this actually happened. Back when Star Wars: Clone Wars (the 2003 micro-series by Genndy Tartakovsky) aired, there was one Jedi death that stood out—not because of how he died, but because of how he looked. In Chapter 20, Grievous takes out a group of Jedi on Hypori, including a nervous, panicking Padawan who yells, “We can’t face him!” and runs right into Grievous’ claws. That Jedi? His name was Sha’a Gi.
Now here’s the fun part—Sha’a Gi wasn’t just a random background character. He was a full-on parody of Shaggy from Scooby-Doo. Same messy brown hair, same lanky frame, and even the same scaredy-cat behavior. According to the DVD commentary, Genndy Tartakovsky (the director) added him to the show on purpose as a joke. It was his little tribute to Shaggy, and for a hot minute, the plan was to have him actually sound like Shaggy too.
That’s right—they almost made him talk like “Zoinks! We’re doomed, man!” while being hunted by a Jedi killer robot.
In the end, they pulled back on the voice part. Tartakovsky realized it would be way too goofy for the serious tone of the scene. After all, this was supposed to be the big debut of General Grievous as an unstoppable Jedi killer. Not exactly the best moment to drop a full cartoon crossover.
But the visual gag stayed. The Scooby-Doo-style Padawan made it to the final cut—right down to his terrified outburst and panicked death. They even named him Sha’a Gi as a sneaky nod (say it out loud—you’ll get it).
Unfortunately, because this was part of the 2003 Clone Wars series, which got swept under the rug when Disney reset the Star Wars Canon, Sha’a Gi no longer exists in the official timeline. He’s now part of Legends—which makes this whole bizarre crossover moment a fun little footnote in Star Wars history, instead of something canon fans would have to explain to new viewers.
Still, if you ever needed proof that Star Wars can get weird, really weird, this is it: they once had Shaggy from Scooby-Doo die at the hands of General Grievous. And for a moment, it almost became canon.