The Grimm Diaries
Contents Original GrimmAll Grimms are descendants of the first original Grimm, as the of Marie Kessler revealed to Nick. The first original Grimm's date of birth and death are unknown, but the first original Grimm's conception is unique among all Grimms, as this was the first and only Grimm to not have any heritage or ancestors preceding his or her existence. This is rather noteworthy, as it indicates that a Grimm being conceived in such a circumstance was a truly singular event. Due to the fact that all Grimms stem from this singular bloodline, they carry with them a particular 'strength of blood,' which connects them all and can even result in the summoning of the spirits of their close ancestors in times of extremely dire need, in which the fate of the world is at stake. (') HistoryThe Dēcapitāre (Lat. 'one who decapitates') were the earliest known Grimms, active in the first century AD. (') (') (') All Grimms were descended from the first ever Grimm, however.
(')During the, seven knights in service to the participated in the sack of. These knights were needed to keep the Wesen in line that made up the brunt of the Army. The knights brought back a treasure from Constantinople so powerful that they feared it coming into the possession of their masters. They hid the treasure and created. (')The knights became the ancestors of what would come to be commonly known by the mid-1810s as Grimms (named after the, who, ironically, did not inherit these traits from their ancestors and instead collected and recorded what they believed to be the mythologies of the world) (').Over the next several centuries, the Grimms served as the (usually) freelance police of the Wesen world, dispatching those who could not live in peace with humans (by contrast, the enforced the internal rules of Wesen society).
As a general rule, it was the responsibility of the Grimms to hunt down 'the bad ones,' those aggressive and malicious Wesen who preyed on humans or other Wesen. The majority of Grimms were only exposed to the Wesen community through these malcontents, leading some of them, namely the, to consider all Wesen abominations that needed to be exterminated.It appears that Grimms were involved in the Council of Walenstadt in 1521 and the, or the rules set to prevent Wesen revealing their true form was set up, as there were details chronicled about it in one of the and described the event as 'a Grimm event too.' In 1682, Grimms signed the Charter of Wittenberg, an agreement with them and the Royals, to let the deal with.The problem of overzealous Grimms likely led to the creation of the, an order dedicated to eradicating them in a 'who watches the watchers?' Situation.At some point the Grimms became aware of the and their inherent resistance to them; knowledge of the Coins was included in Grimm archives, and individual Grimms were encouraged to seize the Coins and keep them safe.When Europeans began to colonize the Americas, Grimms were present early on to document and defend against the New World's previously unknown Wesen.By the 21st century, Grimms were feared almost without exception by the entire Wesen community. In, a single Grimm, became aware of his abilities and has been redefining what the Wesen thought they knew about the Grimms. Additionally, according to Nick's Aunt, Nick is one of the last of the Grimms.NatureGrimms are tasked with policing the creature world, making sure that those who harm humans are stopped. For this reason, many Wesen mistrust or fear them, even having their own set of Wesen fairy tales warning Wesen children about the Grimms.
Grimms possess superior fighting skills, good heads for observation, and uncanny instincts for people and their personalities, even besides their ability to sense the supernatural. Police work seems a rather good fit for them, as is law.In ', it is revealed that although most Grimms broke with the Royal Houses centuries ago, Grimms occasionally worked for the Seven Royal Houses and with the, helping to enforce order among the Wesen. This is another reason why even a sole Grimm can inspire so much fear from Wesen: the prospect of bringing the wrath of a Royal Family upon themselves if they do anything against a possible enforcer.Within a single family group, not all members of a Grimm's family become Grimms. In some cases, entire generations can pass without any relative showing signs of their abilities, only for several Grimms to emerge in the next generation.
As a general rule, females become aware of their abilities earlier than males. The Grimms themselves, or at least the Kessler/Burkhardt branch of the family, did not know why this was. (')Although the majority of the Grimms discussed so far are of European descent, Grimms seem to be found worldwide, as the episode ' involves a European Grimm meeting a Japanese doctor with all the abilities of a Grimm on a steamship sailing from Singapore.
However, documentation of New World species of Wesen appears to have been conducted by European Grimms. It is not clear if all Grimms are genetically related (though it is implied, as on all occasions Nick's referred to any Grimm in question, they are referred to as his 'ancestors'), and if so, how many generations back the relationship goes.Grimms seem to have preference for decapitation and there are many references to them cutting off their victims' heads.
This tactic made them so infamous in ancient Roman times that this led to their original Latin name, Dēcapitāre. This name has since fallen out of fashion and is now only used by traditional Wesen such as.The relationships between Grimms and Wesen varies, as many Wesen fear and cower before Grimms, though more powerful Wesen such as Gelumcaedus fear and respect them and are even willing to challenge them. Blutbaden and Siegbarste are shown to only exhibit hatred toward Grimms.
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While are the only known Wesen species that intentionally hunt and kill Grimms.PowersGrimms possess many powers; the most commonly used one is their ability to see Wesen when they are, but only if the Wesen is startled, scared, angered, or stressed, or something else happens that disrupts the Wesen's concentration. They are also able to see woged Wesen on film recordings. (') (') Grimms have absolutely no influence over this ability. Grimms have one to two extra cones in their eyes compared to most people, which allows them to see things most people can't, such as Wesen. (') A potion such as the can cause swelling in the area of the cones, which causes a Grimm to lose their ability to see Wesen.