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| Other languages: | Russian: Фансигар Farsi: فنزگار |
| Notables: |  JP Adesh Sharat Det. Kate Masters
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A Phansigar (FAN-sih-gar; Urdu پھانسی (phansi) "to hang (someone)" + Per. گر (gar) "doer") is a Komodo dragon-like Wesen that first appeared in "Highway of Tears".
Characteristics[]
Phansigars look similar to their cousin, the Skalengeck, but they have a long, retractable tongue that they use to choke their victims. When they woge, they lose all of their hair and have yellowish-green scales that cover their whole body. They also possess sharp teeth and claws, which they will use in combat.
Behavior[]
Phansigars were once affiliated with the Thuggees. However, Phansigars have their own specific rituals for human sacrifice. Every three years they sacrifice one man and one woman, usually a couple, to the goddess Kali by choking them with their tongues to knock them out, and then, after a ritual involving prayers in Hindi, the victims are buried alive.
These sacrifices take place in front of a giant idol built in the Phansigar's image. Phansigars consider the ground on which they commit these sacrifices sacred and will kill anyone who trespasses upon it. They also leave similar, smaller idols behind at the sites where they kidnap their victims.
Excerpt from Grimm Diaries[]
After six weeks in the foul bustee, I encountered my first. It attacked. Fortunately, I had my dagger and was able to slit its throat before it was able to tighten its tongue around mine.
Upon close examination, I have concluded that the Phansigar is a particular type of Skalengeck, not dissimilar to the visage of the Komodo dragon.
Here in India, the Phansigars hide among the Thuggees, the dreaded Hindu cult of thieves that strangle travelers as a sacrifice to Kali. But I have discovered that the Phansigars have their own brand of human sacrifice. Using their filthy tongues, they choke their victims into silence. These unfortunate souls, always a young couple, are then buried alive. This evil practice must be performed every three years to placate Kali.
Rudyard Kipling
Season 4 Blu-ray Grimm Guide Profile[]
| “ | A type of Skalengeck not dissimilar to the Komodo dragon with a terrifying brand of human sacrifice. They use their long tongues to choke their victims - always a young couple - into silence before burying them alive. They carry out this sacrifice every two years to placate the Hindu goddess Kali. | ” |
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Trivia[]
- Phansigar is a term commonly used in Southern India to describe the Thugs who would join travelers and gain their confidence, allowing them to then surprise and strangle their victims by pulling a handkerchief or noose tight around their necks. They would then rob their victims of valuables and bury their bodies.
- The Komodo dragon is not found in India, but there are other large monitor lizards of the same genus native to India.
- In "Once We Were Gods", Hank found an old film in the trailer called "Cult of Kali."
| 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": ✓ |
"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 |
| Season 5 Appearances | ||||||||||
| "The Grimm Identity": ✓ |
"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": X |
"Silence of the Slams": X |
"Lycanthropia": X |
"Skin Deep": X |
"The Believer": X |
"Inugami": X |
"Good to the Bone": X |
"The Taming of the Wu": X |
"Bad Night": X |
"Set Up": ✓ |
"The Beginning of the End": 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": X |
"Zerstörer Shrugged": Ref |
"The End": X | |||||