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A Heldhund (HELT-hoont Germ. Held "Hero" + Hund "dog") is an intelligent, alert and loyal Dobberman Pinscher like-Wesen. These species of Wesen are native to Europe, specifically Germany where they can be found in great number. Over the years they have become more widespread in the world but this was caused when they were pushed to the point of extinction during World War 2. Why this occured is unknown but it may have soemthing to do with their rivalry with the Hundjager.

Heldhund are well known throughout the Wesen community as crime-fighters because of their inborn heroic nature as even as children Heldhund seem to always take a stand against injustice or wrong doing. This ranges from them taking action against bullying or doing something more serious like tracking down criminals/serial killers. This makes them ideal for professions like law enforcement or serving the Wesen Council alongside the Pflichttreue as they are just as loyal and fearless as these white panther wesen. Alongside this loyalty stands their great strength and heightened senses that aide them greatly.

Personality wise the HeldHund tend to be very sarcastic and slightly flippant but as they grow older, usually in their mid 40s they begin to become more surly and serious but the sarcasm never seems to fade away. But despite this the Heldhund remain over friendly and are kind heartend at times. These traits aside, the true nature of the Heldhund lies in their heroism as most end up becoming policemen or fire fighters while others take more simple professions but still embody a heroic or kind willed nature towards the people the work with or work around. Heldhund are extremely loyal to those working in the same profession as them as they are always prepared to offer a helping hand to anyone who needs them.

The down side to their heroic nature is that certain members of this Wesen species sometimes take it to far and end up becoming vigilantes which results in them and other Helhund's like them gathering in vigilante groups seeking to "do what has to be done for the greater good". These Schelm (Germ. Rogue) Heldhund are often found throughout history leading riots and vigilante groups of both their own kind and humans they've convinced into believing that their actions are in right and should be carried out. A perfect example of these Schelm Heldhund led vigilante groups is the assassination of Joseph Smith, as it was a group of Heldhund who shot Jospeh Smith several times. A response to the vigilante and violent nature of the Schelm Heldhund comes not from the Wesen Council but from within their own species. These Heldhund are refered to as Friedenstruppen (Germ. Peacekeepers), Heldhund's who try to prevent Schelm Heldhund from causing harm to both their own species and the wesen community in general. This group was founded because the more eldery Heldhund decided to both take responsibility for the actions of their headstrong young and prevent an incident ending with the wesen council taking action. A histoical example of the the Schelm Heldhund and Friedenstruppen butting heads is members of both groups appearing during the Civil War, The American Revolution and the German Revolution. Although these two groups have grown smaller and less common, the Friedenstruppen and Schelm Heldhund can still be found in certain parts of the world as they now remain vigil, waiting to take action for what ever reason it is they have appeared.

In their woged state they have short black fur covering their faces which take on a canine appearence that includes both an elongated canine muzzle, long pointed canine ears and sharp teeth capable of tearing flesh. The imprint of the hair however fades but this seems to only happen in males as the females retain their hairprint. Their hands and feet become covered in fur and have sharp claws which they along with their teeth use to fight. Like most Wesen they can localize their Woge to their eyes which glow a vibrant orange-yellow.

An excerpt from the Grimm diaries details that unlike most Wesen, the Heldhund seem to consider the Grimms allies instead of enemies or a threat as multiple times a Heldhund has provided it's assitance with to Grimm. The reason behind this is that the Heldhund's that chose to ally themselves with a Grimm have said that they believed that the Grimms were almost like them, they too had their fair share of bad apples", a reference to the Endezeichen Grimm.

Another excerpt details how one Grimm during the post World War 2 era in 1958 encountered a Heldhund who was trying to save the Dobberman Pinscher dog breed, the Grimm feeling sympathetic towards its cause and hopes of saving the dog breed  decided to help this Heldhund who later revealed his name to be Werner Jung.