The police procedure Grimm aired on NBC between 2011 and 2017, featuring six seasons of terrifying monsters to marvel at. Each season of Grimm seemed to up the ante, bringing in new demons and more powerful creatures designed to send shivers down your spine. The series mixed crime drama with supernatural horror and fantasy, reminiscent of popular TV shows like The X-Files and Supernatural. However, uniquely, Grimm is inspired by the Brothers Grimm and their Northern European fairy tales. These folk stories provided ample inspiration for Grimm varied and creative monsters.
Grimm is one of the modern procedural TV shows that redefined the genre, adding a fresh twist to an old concept. Although Grimm received mixed reviews throughout its long stay on the air, looking back at the program reveals some favorable elements. Despite being canceled before season 7 due to falling ratings, Grimm was able to reinvent a large number of fantasy monsters. This helped form the basis of other fantasy and horror shows in its place, with Grimm monsters that vary in skills and techniques.
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Aswang
Season 3, Episode 14
This horrible creature with a macabre face first appeared in Grimm 3rd season and aimed at pregnant women. Aswang is based on Philippine mythology and takes pleasure in draining amniotic fluid from pregnant women and consuming their babies. Visually horrific, Aswang was one of the scariest episodes of the series.
The Aswang is one of the ugliest and most fearsome creatures in the world. Grimmas well as one of the most powerful. They have forked tongues that do most of their cruel work. More specifically, the Aswang are fast and agile - they are not easy to capture, kill or damage. Like other Wesen, these creatures can assume human form, hiding their purposes from most until they know they can attack.
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Finetod
Season 1, Episode 11
Black Widows are terrifyingly powerful Wesen with bizarre abilities. Known as Spinnetod, these beings produce acid to dissolve their victims from the inside out. Spinnetod eat their victims' organs and it keeps them young, demonstrating a vampiric process that is repulsive and toxic from every angle. These powerful beings are some of the worst Wesen we can encounter.
Spinnetod must feed on the insides and youth of their victims to resist rapid aging. This severe process makes the Spinnetod vulnerable to damage, danger, and deformity in the absence of human internal organs to consume. Like vampires, they have to attack people for their own safety - their power is motivated by constant self-interest. This makes them incredibly dangerous.
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Jinnamuru Xunte
Season 2, Episode 15
The Jinnamuru Xunte are one of the most feared Wesen in the Wesen world. Like the Spinnetod, these beings feed on the body parts of their human victims. They may appear human at first, but their transformation reveals them for the horrible flying creatures that they are. These Wesen place parasites in the eyes of their victims make them cry and then feed on their tears, satisfying their hunger.
After the victims begin to cry, their eyes are quickly consumed by the parasites and they become blind. Following this process, the Jinnamuru Xunte began to kill blind humansending a slow and painful death. This powerful and vile beast resembles giant insects, ensuring viewers understand what it would be like to live in a world where insects had power instead of people.
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Musasat Alsh-Shabab
Season 5, Episode 15
Musasat Alsh-Shabab is a powerful Wesen from Season 5 with grotesque pincers protruding from his face after transformation. Like all Wesen in GrimmThis creature is inspired by real world animals. Musasat Alsh-Shabab is a beetle-like Wesenand focuses on youth, just like Spinnetod. It plants its jaws on its victim's face and sucks out the young, leaving them to age prematurely and die within days.
The tradition of Grimm it has grown season after season, and Musasat Alsh-Shabab has been an impressive addition.
This creature's power is also amplified by the production of Yanube, which is addictive and can be easily abused. The tradition of Grimm it has grown season after season and Musasat Alsh-Shabab has been an impressive addition. In Season 5, with so many powerful Wesen, this beastly demon represented an increase in the stakes and manifested a very real new threat to Nick and his team.
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Blutbad
Season 1, Episode 1
Grimm the classic Blutbad will remain one of your best and most powerful Wesendespite the show's list of scary monsters growing year after year. As one of Grimm main characters, Monroe was Nick's partner and right-hand man. Without Monroe, played by Silas Weir Mitchell, Nick would be in serious trouble. This Wesen is a wolf-like monster who helps connect Nick to the Wesen community, possessing superhuman strength.
Blutbaden are agile, strong and fast, embodying many of the characteristics of the majestic wolf. Blutbaden woge (transform) under the light of the full moon, bringing to mind werewolves from horror and fantasy lore. These beings have sensitive hearing and smell which allows the tracking of others. They also have sharp teeth that can easily tear through human muscles. This is a Wesen who should not be angered and should instead be friends.
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Mauvais Teeth
Season 2, Episode 1
Mauvais Dentes has a saber-toothed tiger streak, making him one of the deadliest Wesen in the world. Grimm. A Mauvais Dentes easily killed three men at onceproving the terrible power of this great Wesen feline. Extracting all of the saber-toothed tiger's strongest characteristics, Mauvais Dentes has teeth that can leave deep wounds in human flesh and superhuman strength.
The second season saw how the Mauvais Dentes played with his victimsleaving dismembered bodies scattered around. An unscrupulous Mauvais Dentes was a Wesen best left alone. Embodying a cat's attitude as well as abilities, Marnassier displayed incredibly disturbing behavior aboard a cargo ship. This French assassin proved the truly terrifying power of this feline Wesen.
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Skalenzahne
Season 1, Episode 12
The Skalenzahne was a lizard-like Wesen, taking on crocodile features and thus having the potential for extreme violence. It has been shown that these beings often live peacefully alongside humans in Grimm. However, When provoked, they would react aggressively. For the Skalenzahne, provocation would involve tasting human or Wesen flesh. In this case, these Wesen would attack without thinking.
Capable of killing even their friends in such a state, the Skalenzahne would be reacting to their innate instincts to savagely devour flesh. When in carnivore mode, this Wesen's true power is revealed - they can tear through flesh at an alarming rate. These Wesen can also heal faster than humans and take much greater damage, making them incredibly resilient.
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Koschie
Season 3, Episode 9
Based on Russian folklore, this evil Wesen has alarming power. With super strength and excellent reflexes, the Koschie can inflict deadly radiation poisoning, which could make them the scariest beings on the show. With frightening tones of atomic war, the Koschie are as symbolic as they are moving on Grimm. Not only can they attack, but their defense is nearly immaculate.
Grigori Rasputin was a Koschie and survived multiple assassination attempts.
This extremely powerful Wesen has vast healing power. On GrimmGrigori Rasputin was a Koschie and survived several assassination attempts, from poison to gunshots. Koschie Boris also survived after being stabbed with scissors and poisoned with lethal poison, proving that This Wesen is almost immortal. This radioactive skeleton is without a doubt one of the most powerful monsters in the series.
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Cracher Mortel
Season 2, Episode 21
Cracher Mortel may not look as serious as Koschie, but it has a deadly power of its own. Providing a grim testament to the creativity of the Grimm presenters, This Wesen is inspired by the pufferfish and the often lethal poisons of sea creatures. This Wesen spits a toxin at people that can induce petrifying states of paralysis, making them totally vulnerable.
Once its victims are placed in a paralyzed state, Cracher Mortel can awaken them again. This results in a zombie that Cracher Mortel can control. This horrible power means that This Wesen can create entire zombie armies if you will, making him one of the most potent creatures in the TV series. This creature provided a strong climax to Grimm 2nd season.
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Hexenbeist and Zauberbiest
Season 1, Episode 1
Grimm Classic Hexenbeist probably remains your most powerful Wesen. Appearing alongside Blutbad in the show's first episode, This frightening beast exemplified how dangerous life would become to Nick very quickly. The Hexenbeist's decaying face and sharp teeth give it an appearance that falls somewhere between a mummy, a corpse, a zombie, and a ghost.
The Hexenbeist has several magical powers including telekinesis and pyrokinesis. This means this Wesen can move objects with its mind and control fire. These witches are joined by the Zauberbiest, the male of the species. Explored in the opening arc of GrimmThis formidable Wesen was allowed to shine from the start and only grew in stature throughout Grimm.
Detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he is a Grimm, a guardian tasked with maintaining balance between humanity and mythological creatures. As he navigates his new role, he battles dangerous Wesen while uncovering secrets about his ancestors. With the help of allies, Nick faces dark forces that threaten both worlds.
- Release date
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October 28, 2011
- Final Year
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November 30, 2016
- Cast
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David Giuntoli, Russell Hornsby, Silas Weir Mitchell, Sasha Roiz, Reggie Lee, Elizabeth Tulloch, Bree Turner
- Seasons
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6