Löwen

Löwen
Other languages:	German: Löwenzahn Hungarian: Oroszlán Russian: Львиногрив Spanish: Löwen Farsi: لوئن
Notables:	Leo Taymor  Don Anker  Pierce Higgins  Don Nidaria Clement Jess Reilly  Hedig Albert Bowden  Maggie Bowden Todd Bowden  Rachel Wood Grossante

A Löwen (LOH-win; Ger. Löwe "lion") is a lion-like Wesen that first appeared in "Last Grimm Standing".

History

The Löwen were once kings of a jungle area somewhere in Africa, but were captured and forced to fight in the gladiatorial arena by the ancient Romans. Following their capture, the Löwen at some point began the Löwen Games, where they forced other Wesen to fight to the death; in the modern day, however, this is rare.

Characteristics

Upon woge, Löwen undergo a fairly significant change. Some male Löwen grow long hanging hair when they woge, while other males grow large bushy manes. Female Löwen have much less hair when they woge and slightly less pronounced features, though some females, such as Maggie Bowden, have facial hair in their woged state.

Löwen are incredibly strong and much faster than humans. They are able to casually overpower and kill humans, and on at least one occasion, Löwen have been able to hold out in a fight with a Grimm. Löwen physical prowess is renowned, so much that when trying to physically enhance her son, Dr. Higgins, a Genio Innocuo, chose Löwen DNA to do so. One Löwen was easily able to hold Monroe (although he never got a chance to woge and wasn't at full strength), while a few of them were even able to overpower a Skalenzahne (though notably, they used lassos).

Löwen are capable of lion-like jumps and able to move with incredible stealth, allowing them to sneak up on their victims, much like how actual lions hunt. They are also incredibly durable creatures, able to withstand incredible force, such as being repeatedly punched in the head by a Grimm or thrown across the room, and recover minutes later. Löwen have razor sharp claws and teeth. Like actual lions, they generally kill their victims by biting their necks or slashing their throats.

Behavior

Löwen are naturally aggressive, competitive, and violent, and they are also known for having a horrible temper. Despite this, they are still capable of peacefully living amongst humans and having normal lives.

Löwen who do still hold the Games also take the gladiator philosophy seriously for themselves and don't mind dying in combat. According to Monroe, not all Löwen are into the Löwen Games, but all are furious and vicious. In addition, they seem to like to capture and exploit other Wesen, as one was a ringmaster for a Wesen carnival. Löwen are highly carnivorous; according to Monroe, "They will rip off your face, then eat it." This implies some Löwen actually eat humans, though this is considered to be something of the past by more reformed Löwen who only hunt small animals. ("Iron Hans")

Most Löwen do not appear to fear Grimms, as multiple Löwen have shown nothing more than surprise upon realizing Nick is one, although Hedig ran away from Nick when he saw him.

Löwen, particularly males, are natural leaders rather than followers, and this is often observed in their line of work, whether it be corrupt ("Last Grimm Standing") ("The Show Must Go On") or honorable. ("The Bottle Imp") ("The Other Side") ("Iron Hans")

Excerpt from Grimm Diaries

These lion creatures were captured and forced to fight one another in large arenas and coliseums in Ancient Roman times! The practice has changed in style and location, but remains otherwise the same today. Ancient Romans preferred Löwen to other Wesen for gladiator combat due to their incredible strength and ferocity.

In Ancient Roman times, Roman soldiers would Lasso and trap Löwen, enslaving them into a life of gladiator fights to the death.

Some Löwen have chosen to perpetuate the fighting practice, enslaving Wesen, including Dickfellig, Skalenzahne and Blutbaden to name a few, and sending them into their own makeshift arenas.

Season 1 Blu-ray Grimm Guide Profile

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Lion creatures, formerly hunted, trapped, enslaved, and used for sport in Roman combat. Now known for capturing Wesen and using them for profit in underground fighting matches.

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Images

Main article: Löwen/Images

Season 1 Appearances
"Pilot": X	"Bears Will Be Bears": X	"Beeware": X	"Lonelyhearts": X	"Danse Macabre": X	"The Three Bad Wolves": X	"Let Your Hair Down": X	"Game Ogre": X	"Of Mouse and Man": X	"Organ Grinder": X	"Tarantella": X
"Last Grimm Standing": ✓	"Three Coins in a Fuchsbau": X	"Plumed Serpent": X	"Island of Dreams": X	"The Thing with Feathers": X	"Love Sick": X	"Cat and Mouse": X	"Leave It to Beavers": X	"Happily Ever Aftermath": X	"Big Feet": X	"Woman in Black": X

Season 2 Appearances
"Bad Teeth": X	"The Kiss": X	"Bad Moon Rising": X	"Quill": X	"The Good Shepherd": X	"Over My Dead Body": X	"The Bottle Imp": ✓	"The Other Side": ✓	"La Llorona": X	"The Hour of Death": X	"To Protect and Serve Man": X
"Season of the Hexenbiest": X	"Face Off": X	"Natural Born Wesen": X	"Mr. Sandman": X	"Nameless": X	"One Angry Fuchsbau": ✓	"Volcanalis": X	"Endangered": X	"Kiss of the Muse": X	"The Waking Dead": X	"Goodnight, Sweet Grimm": X

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": X	"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": ✓	"Synchronicity": X	"The Law of Sacrifice": X	"Nobody Knows the Trubel I've Seen": X	"My Fair Wesen": X	"The Inheritance": X	"Blond Ambition": ✓

Season 4 Appearances
"Thanks for the Memories": X	"Octopus Head": X	"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": Ref	"Tribunal": Ref	"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": ✓	"You Don't Know Jack": X	"Headache": X	"Cry Havoc": X

Season 5 Appearances
"The Grimm Identity": X	"Clear and Wesen Danger": X	"Lost Boys": X	"Maiden Quest": X	"The Rat King": X	"Wesen Nacht": X	"Eve of Destruction": X	"A Reptile Dysfunction": X	"Star-Crossed": X	"Map of the Seven Knights": X	"Key Move": X
"Into the Schwarzwald": ✓	"Silence of the Slams": ✓	"Lycanthropia": ✓	"Skin Deep": ✓	"The Believer": ✓	"Inugami": ✓	"Good to the Bone": X	"The Taming of the Wu": X	"Bad Night": ✓	"Set Up": ✓	"The Beginning of the End": Body

Season 6 Appearances
"Fugitive": Body	"Trust Me Knot": X	"Oh Captain, My Captain": ✓	"El Cuegle": X	"The Seven Year Itch": X	"Breakfast in Bed": X	"Blind Love": ✓
"The Son Also Rises": Ref	"Tree People": X	"Blood Magic": X	"Where the Wild Things Were": X	"Zerstörer Shrugged": X	"The End": X

Comic Appearances
Volume 1: Issues 0-5 ✓	Volume 1: Issues 6-12 Ref	"The Warlock": ✓	"Portland, Wu": X	Volume 2: X

Novel Appearances
"The Icy Touch": ✓	"The Chopping Block": Ref	"The Killing Time": ✓

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