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General Grievous and Grendel are similar in that they are both ruthless when they have a target set. Grievous was trained in both the Jedi and the Sith arts so he already has an advantage against his enemies. Grendel was trained by his mother who gave him his natural strength. Ultimately, this gave him the power to disrupt the Danes. Both Grievous and Grendel are the same in their hatred for the good. Grievous hates the Jedi because of what they did to his people and Grendel hates the Danes for celebrating in the halls. Grievous had hatred for everything because he could never feel happiness again after the loss of his wife. Grendel hates celebration because he is the epitome of evil, he never experience his own happiness. They are similar

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