Gedächtnis Esser

Gedächtnis Esser
Other languages:	German: Gedächtnis Esser Russian: Пожиратель памяти Farsi: گِدِکت نیس اِسِر
Notables:	Timothy Perkal

A Gedächtnis Esser (guh-DAYKHT-niss ESS-er; Ger. Gedächtnis "memory" + Esser "eater") is an octopus-like Wesen that first appeared in "Thanks for the Memories".

Characteristics

Gedächtnis Essers possess an extremely severe woge. They lose all their hair, their skin turns a fleshy pink with a dark maw, and they grow multiple tentacles. Of these tentacles, they have four main ones which are longer than the rest, and each tentacle is covered in multiple suction cups. They use the four tentacles to burrow into the back of their victims' heads to steal their memories; exactly how this is accomplished is unknown, but it is theorized that it has something to do with the electrical charges of the brain. Victims are left with severe swelling around the hippocampus and other parts of the brain associated with memory, and they are left with no memory of who they are; thus, they are often mistakenly diagnosed with advanced dementia. If the process of stealing their victims' memories is interrupted, however, the Gedächtnis Esser only acquires whatever memories have been stolen up to the point of disruption, and their victims retain their memories (albeit still suffer from momentary disorientation), as was seen with both Kent Vickers and Trubel.

Behavior

Gedächtnis Essers sometimes use their ability to steal memories to take over their victims' identities. Due to their unique skills, they also often work in espionage. It takes considerable effort for them to process these stolen memories. Furthermore, it seems the memories extracted from a Grimm will leave them in a highly traumatized state, given the violence that Grimms often inflict upon Wesen. Consequentially, they are very fearful of Grimms.

Excerpt from Grimm Diaries

It is not known how this Wesen removes the memories of its victims, only that it can. I surmise it has something to do with the electrical charges in the brain. After an attack the victims are usually diagnosed with advanced dementia.

From interviewing some of these unfortunate souls, I can see why. This is one of the most heinous Wesen I have ever encountered.

They rob the victims of their very lives by stealing their past and leaving them void of any human connection, devastating to their loved ones, and leaving the victim unable to identify the attack or the attacker. Justice within the confines of the law is therefore impossible.

I witnessed this Wesen attack a woman -- four of his tentacles pierced the back of her skull.

Season 4 Blu-ray Grimm Guide Profile

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An octopus-like creature that uses four appendages to burrow into its victim's head and steal his or her memories. Their victims are usually diagnosed with advanced dementia as the Wesen steal their past and leave them void of any human connection, unable to identify the attack or the attacker.

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Trivia

• While the German "Gedächtnis" translates into English as "memory," the term comes from a root indicating "thought," which therefore possibly suggests core personality as much as individual recollections.

Images

Concept art

Henry Slocombe's skull after the attack of the Gedächtnis Esser

Video

Grimm - Creature Profile Gedachtnis Esser (Digital Exclusive)

Season 4 Appearances
"Thanks for the Memories": ✓	"Octopus Head": ✓	"The Last Fight": X	"Dyin' on a Prayer": X	"Cry Luison": X	"Highway of Tears": X	"The Grimm Who Stole Christmas": X	"Chupacabra": X	"Wesenrein": X	"Tribunal": X	"Death Do Us Part": X
"Maréchaussée": X	"Trial by Fire": X	"Bad Luck": X	"Double Date": X	"Heartbreaker": X	"Hibernaculum": X	"Mishipeshu": X	"Iron Hans": X	"You Don't Know Jack": X	"Headache": X	"Cry Havoc": X

Wesen in Grimm
Accipitrid Wesen	Barbatus Ossifrage, Geier, Steinadler
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