Siegbarste | |
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Other languages: | German: Granitbestie Hungarian: Kőmorzsoló Russian: Сокрушитель Spanish: Siegbarste Farsi: زیگ بارست |
Notables: | Oleg Stark Ivan Charley "Snarfer" Bonfield Keith Harrow Nate Harrow |
A Siegbarste (ZEEG-bars-tuh; Ger. Sieg "victory" + barst (from bersten) "burst, broken") is an ogre-like Wesen that first appeared in "Game Ogre".
Characteristics
When they woge, they gain rough, pale yellow, leather-like skin, a distorted ogre-like face with a long nose, larger ears, slightly pronounced teeth, and a short, scraggly beard. They also lose their hair and become more bulky. They possess dense bones, thick skin, and a high tolerance for pain, making them extremely difficult to kill. They are incredibly strong creatures and are able to easily overpower humans, Grimms, or Wesen. Their high pain threshold is medically described as congenital analgesia, and they are also known for their potent body odor and tendency to carry on vendettas "to the grave."
Despite being incredibly hard to kill, Siegbarstes are not completely invincible. Certain things, such as bullets from a hand gun and boiling water, can damage and hurt them but not kill or do enough damage to stop them. They also seem to be prone to infections, based on the fact that Oleg Stark was seen applying alcohol to a gun shot wound in his chest.
Behavior
Aside from being notoriously hard to kill, Siegbarstes are also notorious for holding grudges to the grave and will not stop until either they're dead or the person who offended them is dead. Siegbarstes will use unspeakably brutal methods to kill their offenders.
Tight, enclosed spaces make them irritable. ("Cold Blooded")
Due to their great power, Siegbarstes don't fear Grimms, but they hate them with an intense passion, as demonstrated when Oleg realized Nick was a Grimm.
Health
Siegbarstes can contract a particular type of foot fungus which is unique to Siegbarstes. The Spice Shop has some literature on this subject. ("The Killing Time")
Killing Siegbarstes
Due to their durability, Siegbarstes are difficult creatures to kill, however there are a few ways:
- High-powered elephant guns known as Siegbarste Gewehr with bullets coated in Siegbarste Gift (poison) will calcify the bones, essentially shattering the whole Ogre from the inside out.
- One Grimm was able to tranquilize a Siegbarste using a crossbow and a single bolt to the neck filled with Schlaftrunk, a strong sedative. The Siegbarste was subsequently drawn and quartered.
- Monroe stated it is possible to kill them with significant force, although the chances of doing so are incredibly unlikely.
- It is possible that Siegbarstes can die from infections based on the fact that Oleg Stark was seen applying alcohol to a gun shot wound on his chest, implying he did not want to risk it getting infected.
- Siegbarstes can be suffocated. A Golem was able to kill two Siegbarstes by engulfing and suffocating them with clay. ("Dyin' on a Prayer")
Excerpt from Grimm Diaries
(1) Harvest the Siegbarste Gift plant, which grows on the north side of trees just below timberline in Romania.
(2) After harvesting, grind down using a mortar and pestle until the plant is reduced to a fine powder.
(3) Dilute powder with water (1 to 3 ratio). Using distillation process, reduce plant to liquid and ferment. The finished product should be amber in color and pungent in smell.
Skin thickness in Siegbarstes is significantly thicker, on average 10 - 15 mm thick, while human skin is 2 - 3 mm thick.
Siegbarste bones are far more dense and much thicker than human bones.
The Siegbarste skin is unusually thick, making it nearly impenetrable.
I've also found that the creature has abnormally dense and thick bones. Having shot, stabbed and beaten a Siegbarste, I can say that they have an extraordinary tolerance for pain, making them nearly unstoppable. In my anatomized comparison, I show the dramatic difference in bone structure and skin thickness.Images
See also
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": ✓ |
"Of Mouse and Man": X |
"Organ Grinder": X |
"Tarantella": X |
"Last Grimm Standing": X |
"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": Ref |
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": Ref |
"The Other Side": X |
"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": X |
"Volcanalis": X |
"Endangered": X |
"Kiss of the Muse": Ref |
"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": Ref |
"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": Ref |
"The Inheritance": X |
"Blond Ambition": X |
Season 4 Appearances | ||||||||||
"Thanks for the Memories": Ref |
"Octopus Head": X |
"The Last Fight": X |
"Dyin' on a Prayer": ✓ |
"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 |