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For the episode, see El Cucuy.
El Cucuy (Wesen)
El Cucuy
Other languages: German: El Cucuy
Hungarian: El Cucuy
Russian: Эль Кукуй
Farsi: ال کوکو
Notables: Mrs. Garcia

An El Cucuy (el KOO-koo-ee; Span. El Coco "the Bogeyman") is a bogeyman-like Wesen that appeared in "El Cucuy".

Characteristics[]

When woged, El Cucuy gain yellow eyes with black sclerae, a wide mouth filled with razor-sharp teeth, sharply pointed ears, and long claws. They possess gray hair on their heads and chins and have an inexplicable ability to hear cries for help from miles away. They are very strong and agile in their woged form; unlike other Wesen, their abilities don't appear to diminish the least with advanced age. El Cucuy can concentrate their woge to just their eyes, as well as their ears, which lets them listen to those praying for them without revealing their true form.

Behavior[]

For many years, El Cucuy have inspired legends in Spanish speaking cultures of a bogeyman-like namesake who punishes those that have done wrong. The tale is especially used as motivation for children to listen to their parents. El Cucuy rarely woge in front of others to hide their identity. They behave in a vigilante-like manner and are known to administer justice (or at least vengeance) for those who seek it. Their attacks are very brutal, and their typical modus operandi involves aggressively slashing their victim's throat. They hold no sympathy for their victims and appear to actually enjoy delivering the fatal punishment. Murders committed by El Cucuy are usually assumed to be done by feral dogs, although individuals familiar with actual dog attacks (such as veterinarians or Blutbaden) can easily tell the difference.

Pilar suggested that El Cucuy are called to a community plagued by injustice by the collective cries of that respective community's women, and they then proceed to kill those plaguing that community, such as robbers, rapists, drug lords, etc. one by one until it is safe again. After El Cucuy are finished in a community, they will move on to the nearest community in need of help.

While they don't fear Grimms, they're somewhat unsure about how to react around them. There was no available record of El Cucuy in the diaries, so it is unknown if any Grimm had ever encountered one before.

Season 3 Blu-ray Grimm Guide Profile[]

A terrifying vigilante-type Wesen with yellow eyes, razor sharp teeth, and huge claws. With a huge ear that can hear cries for help, it travels from neighborhood to neighborhood, keeping people safe from evil.

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Trivia[]

  • The myth of the Coco originated in Portugal and Galicia. According to the Real Academia Española, the word coco derives from the Portuguese côco, which referred to a ghost with a pumpkin head.
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Amphibian Wesen Folterseele
Bovine Wesen Fuilcré, Heftigauroch, Taureus-Armenta
Canine Wesen Anubis, Apgadnieks, Blutbad, Coyotl, Höllentier, Hundjäger, Inugami, Luison, Schakal, Wældreór, Wildesheer
Caprine Wesen Krampus, Seelengut, Ziegevolk
Cathartid Wesen Raub-Kondor
Cetancodont Wesen Taweret
Chelicerate Wesen Spinnetod
Chelonian Wesen Genio Innocuo
Chimeric Wesen Manticore, Naiad, Wettbewerbsgewinner
Chiropteran Wesen Murciélago
Dinosaur Wesen Glühenvolk
Falconid Wesen Uhranuti
Feline Wesen Klaustreich, Weten Ogen
Hexapod Wesen Ataktos Fuse, Gevatter Tod, Jinnamuru Xunte, Kackenkopf, Mellifer, Musasat Alsh-Shabab
Lagomorpha Wesen Willahara
Lepidosauromorphan Wesen Furis Rubian, Königschlange, Lausenschlange, Phansigar, Quijada Vil, Skalengeck, Varme Tyv, Wasser Zahne
Lutrine Wesen Luisant-Pêcheur
Machairodontine Wesen Mauvais Dentes
Meline Wesen Drang-Zorn
Mustelid Wesen Ungeziefer Greifer
Osteichthyan Wesen Cracher-Mortel, Hasenfussige Schnecke, Matança Zumbido, Unnamed Red Herring-like Wesen
Pantherine Wesen Balam, Löwen, Pflichttreue, Yaguaraté
Passeriform Wesen Seltenvogel
Perissodactyl Wesen Dickfellig, Nuckelavee
Primate Wesen Alpe, Aswang, Cupiditas, El Cucuy, El Cuegle, Excandesco, Fuchsteufelwild, Hässlich, Hexenbiest, Indole Gentile, Koschie, Musai, Siegbarste, Wendigo, Wildermann, Zerstörer
Pseudosuchian Wesen Gelumcaedus, Skalenzahne
Rodent Wesen Eisbiber, Mauzhertz, Reinigen, Riesen-Ratte, Stangebär
Sauropsidans Wesen Dämonfeuer
Spiralian Wesen Gedächtnis Esser, Huntha Lami Muuaji, Lebensauger
Strigiform Wesen Scharfblicke
Suinan Wesen Bauerschwein, Malin Fatal, Schinderdiv
Ursid Wesen Jägerbar
Vulpine Wesen Fuchsbau, Kitsune, Vulpesmyrca
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