Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-76.30.64.208-20141207030619/@comment-90.24.190.184-20150607005706

On the topic of Grimm ancestry, I always thought that Grimms were the result of some kind of curse/magic/something along those lines. All Wesen seem to more or less abide by the general laws of the animal kingdom, with the exception of Hexenbiests, who are the closest to 'human' even when woged. (In the sense that they don't have animal characteristics). Grimms, on the other hand, have no true woge but for their eyes, which can only be seen by Wesen during their woge. Grimms also appear to exist for no purpose other than to kill Wesen--they don't feed on them, gather any power from them, or really coexist with the Wesen in any way. There also don't ever seem to have been many of them in the world at one time, which makes it seem like the Grimm genes are rare, or at least very recessive. Grimms also seem to be able to evolve/change their physiology to suit any hinderances, such as when Nick lost his eyesight and gained the ability to hear over long distances and when he was poisoned by the Cracher-Mortel and continued to fight and was unaffected by his slowed heartrate. Essentially, Grimms seem almost designed to fight against Wesen, which leads me to believe that perhaps they were designed or created in some way. This would account for the differences between them and the rest of the Wesen world, and explain the broad ancestry that seems to span multiple family trees and several countries. I could be entirely wrong, but I don't think the origins of Grimms and Wesen are quite the same.