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| Other languages: | Hungarian: Koscsi Russian: Кощей Farsi: کاسچی German: Koschtsche |
| Notables: |  Boris Myshkin Grigori Rasputin
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A Koschie (KAH-shee; Rus. Коще́й "Koshchey," a skeleton-man in Russian folklore) is a radioactive skeleton man-like Wesen that first appeared in "Red Menace".
Characteristics
When they woge, Koschie gain an almost sickly appearance. The sclera of their eyes turns jet black while their irises turn a radioactive green. Beneath their translucent skin are vein nodules and, through openings in their misshapen skull, portions of brain matter that glow the same shade of green. Further adding to their sickly appearance are rotten looking teeth, which due to the Koschie's translucent lips and skin, are always visible even when the mouth is closed, and their complete lack of hair. Koschie can focus their woge to just their eyes and their hands.
Koschie have the ability to heal other beings of serious injuries and aliments. Sometimes the injury or ailment heals instantaneously along with any pain associated with it, while other times the pain lingers for a while, but gradually goes away over time. Koschie can also afflict people with serious radiation poisoning, which will kill the victim within a few days. The dosage is so high that the afflicted area will still be "hot" a few days later. The use of both abilities, particularly the healing ability, puts stress on their bodies and weakens them the more they use the ability. If they use their healing ability too much, it will eventually kill them.
Koschie possess superhuman strength and enhanced reflexes. This allows them to turn the tables on their attackers even if they are ambushed. Boris was able to easily overpower his assailant and throw him out of a closed window, despite being weakened by using his "touch of death." Koschie are also extremely hard to kill. Grigori Rasputin survived several assassination attempts on his life, including lethal poison and several gunshots, while Boris was still able to function after ingesting a poison that was told to be lethal, as well after being stabbed in the chest with scissors by Larissa Komarov.
Behavior
Koschie are very free-spirited, in the sense that they have a very large libido and often use their reputation as healers to woo females. Using their healing abilities also "fires up" their sex drive. They enjoy drinking, they remember the names of everyone they've killed, and they can feel very remorseful after taking a life. They sometimes use their ability to heal to make up for the lives they have taken.
Excerpt from Grimm Diaries
Lieutenant Oswald Rayner
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Ozzie, received your dispatch. Rasputin's influence over the Czarina and his call to remove Russian troops from the Front is devastating to the Allied Cause. Your plan is approved. God save King George.
Sir Ian Hastings
British Secret Intelligence Bureau
Season 3 Blu-ray Grimm Guide Profile
| “ | A Russian-based healer Wesen, they wear monks' robes and appear to have bile-green eyes and transparent, glowing green hands when woged. Their healing powers make them very difficult to kill, and their touch can both heal and kill. As Nick learned, Rasputin was a Koschie. | ” |
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Trivia
- This is the first Wesen to have a Russian name.
- The creature upon which this Wesen is based is spelled Koschei.
| Season 3 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "The Ungrateful Dead": X |
"PTZD": X |
"A Dish Best Served Cold": X |
"One Night Stand": X |
"El Cucuy": X |
"Stories We Tell Our Young": X |
"Cold Blooded": X |
"Twelve Days of Krampus": X |
"Red Menace": ✓ |
"Eyes of the Beholder": X |
"The Good Soldier": X |
| "The Wild Hunt": X |
"Revelation": X |
"Mommy Dearest": X |
"Once We Were Gods": X |
"The Show Must Go On": X |
"Synchronicity": X |
"The Law of Sacrifice": X |
"Nobody Knows the Trubel I've Seen": X |
"My Fair Wesen": X |
"The Inheritance": X |
"Blond Ambition": X |
| Season 6 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "Fugitive": X |
"Trust Me Knot": X |
"Oh Captain, My Captain": X |
"El Cuegle": X |
"The Seven Year Itch": X |
"Breakfast in Bed": X |
"Blind Love": X | ||||
| "The Son Also Rises": X |
"Tree People": X |
"Blood Magic": X |
"Where the Wild Things Were": Ref |
"Zerstörer Shrugged": X |
"The End": X | |||||