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This may not be what I promised but overall these two should be an interesting for you guys so enjoy, btw if this could be drawn that would be great :)

Cockatrice (Cock-A-Treec) is a half-rooster, half snake-like Wesen originating from England that is responsible for the legend of a mythical beast of the same name. Also known as the Basilisk because it's snake like features, the Cockatrice is similar in temperament/behavioral habits to both the  Königschlange and  Hundjäger, in that they are  so unpleasant and dangerous, that most Wesen avoid them entirely out of fear. They're so dangerous that even Wesen such as the Manticore are wary of them, and their name is enough to invoke fear in both Wesen and Grimms alike, if the Grimm is aware of the Cockatrice that is. These wesen will resort to violence if they believe it to be necessary and when they do, it's best to either kill them immediatly or run away. In the scenario that a Cockatrice becomes violent, it  will let nothing stop it from completing its goal, whatever it may be. Cockatrice are fully able to go toe-toe with if not completely overwhelm a Grimm since these Wesen rely on their fast reflexes and incredible strength. The greatest weapon of the Cockatrice is not it's fighting capabilities however, instead it prefers intimidation and threats. Although minor in the eyes of some, there is a huge difference between a violent Cockatrice and an intimidating Cockatrice, the latter being easier to handle. Through the use of both its intimidating appearence/nature a Cockatrice can get anyone to do anything for it through just a few simple words and glances that are described as "spine-chilling". In groups of three or more people, a Cockatrice is usually always the one giving the orders and instructions as they seem to prefer to have some level of authority over people, which plays in to their intimidation methods which in this case are either subtle instructions to follow or just borderline threats. From cowing to bullying to creating climates of fear, the Cockatrice are the masters of intimidation and fear-mongering, in fact some Wesen believe that a Cockatrice was responisble for coming up with the Daisy television commercial in 1964.

When woged, the face and head of a Cockatrice bears a strong resemblance to a rooster, it possesses a comb that usually possesses four points along with a pair of wattles that seem to "blow up" like a pufferfish which plays in to it's intimdation and a phsyical ability. instead of feathers however there are scales instead, which are colored a dark green and numerous in number. it's beak is like that of a Steinadler's only pale brown in color and filled with small dagger like teeth that are similar to a Skalengeck's only more starighter and whiter in color. The most intimdating feature however of the Cockatrice is its eyes which are a terrifying sight to behold. All Cockatrice eyes possess a Tapetum Lucidum, a layer of tissue within the eyes that lie right behind the retina and reflect any visible light back through the retina. Also commonly reffered to as eyeshine, the eyes of a Cockatrice shine a bright, almost neon blood red that often causes the Cockatrice to mistaken for a Blutbad, since like most Wesen a Cockatrice can localize its woge to its eyes. But an easy to prevent this case of mistaken identity is to note that Blutbaden have circular pupils and Cockatrice have slit pupils, similar to a snake. As spoken about earlier the wattles of a Cockatrice contain a special kind of toxin that appears in the form of a gas (similar to a person's breath in winter) capable of imparing the central nervous system and prevent the afflicted person from moving, in a sense "petrifying" them in a way similar to the mythological version of the Cockatrice. Using this toxin as threat more than a weapon, the Cockatrice's wattles flare up to the point they almost look like they are about to burst but at that moment, the Cocaktrice releases the gas from it's mouth directly into the face of the intended victim.