Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-82.37.51.234-20131219161612/@comment-5080035-20140103235253

I think this might be the Grimm power all on its own. Maybe these new abilities in Nick are actually just his Grimmness perpetuating itself. Think about this: what if Grimms are the descendants of a race of beings (human doesn't cut it for Grimms) that had the ability to adapt to danger around them? When Wesen came around, they were a threat, so the Proto-Grimms developed the ability to detect them without them wanting to be seen, to protect themselves. Then when they finally got into conflict, they developed the strength and speed to fight back. Now what if these adaptations got passed down into the Next Gen? The first true Grimms appear. It's possible that the enhanced hearing Nick got was an adaptation to the first time a Grimm got attacked by a Jinnemuru Xunte, and the zombie mode an adaption to the first time a Grimm got attacked by a Cracher-Mortel. Remember how much "calmer" he was compared to the other victims? It's possible the effects of the tetradotoxin would have worn off after Nick's body had found a way to counter the spit. It's possible that these new abilities are a remnant of the Proto-Grimms power. Feel free to share your thoughts on this theory.