The Hound

The Hound is a Grimm from Dimension RMT-99. It was created by Salem many years ago, and laid dormant in her home unless she needed it. After being awakened however by Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai, it quickly went to Dimension GF-007 with them in hopes of locating Salem.

## Appearance

It is in the form of a large Grimm with a boney snout and a lack of actual eyes. It's body also is considerable tar-like as it moves. It is also capable of altering its form such as gaining wings if needed.

## Personality

It is a highly intelligent Grimm, as it showed itself quickly understanding Mercury and Emeralds situation they were in. Capable of commanding Grimm with ease, and understands how to fight Huntsmen and soldiers while also showing capability of talking.

## History

It had been made years ago in Remnant by Salem, but was kept in a room for an unknown amount of time until it was needed. It was later awakened upon sensing all the negativity created by the Humans and Faunus in Salem's castle as its brethren killed them off, then got out of its pod where it met both Mercury and Emerald, and later grabbed them without killing them.

It would soon find the portal that connected Remnant and Earth and go through it, dumping both Mercury and Emerald first, then came through after with numerous other Grimm and attacked the Huntsmen and soldiers who had been sent there to investigate the portal and brutally killed them off Once it did so, it grabbed Mercury and Emerald again and transformed and giving itself wings before flying off with them. Unaware it had been recorded by one of the groups recorders thus revealing itself when back-up arrived and checked the video.

### Infamously

After having escaped with Mercury and Emerald, the Hound would go on attempting to find Salem, but would also start killing any human, faunus, or mobian it found. This has caused many in Japan to notice it and begin attempting to defeat it, but due to its high-intelligence and many underestimating it, the Hound would murder any Huntsmen or Huntress that found it with Mercury and Emerald helping it. Even stealing their belongings if only for Mercury and Emeralds sake. Becoming a High Ranking Threat with many citizens in Japan becoming fearful of its presence with many rumors of it spreading including of its ability to speak. The information eventually spreading to Genki Sanban who mistakenly believes the Hound to be Sammael's doing and decides to see if she can gain any information on it.

Later on, the Hound would rest and keep an eye on Mercury and Emerald, only letting them leave its sight for their human needs and otherwise did nothing if it didn't have to. Letting Mercury and Emerald go to get food, water, or warm clothing with the weather becoming colder. However, upon them leaving Genki and a team composing of numerous Huntsmen and Huntresses would arrive with the Hound sensing them and also prepares for another battle.

Genki and her team would meet the Hound who is ready to face them. As they come to it, the Hound calls upon many Grimm utilizing strategy to take them down one by one and keeping them busy. Though Genki herself decides to meet it head on and both her and the Hound begin battling one another. Showcasing it's uncanny intelligence during the fight with Genki believing it may have answers to why it was here, still believing the Hound is Sammael's new creation against Japan. During the fight, the Hound utilized it's Grimm to distract her before grabbing a nearby Huntsmen and using him as a meat shield while mutilating the man to Genki's anger. Genki would then ask it about Sammael, with the Hound simply replying it obeyed Salem only causing Genki to be confused as she never heard of a Fallen named Salem.

The Hound would then use it's unique powers to reproduce a Apathy ability and causing many Huntsmen to feel lethargic allowing the Grimm to attack them with Genki horrified as some of the team died to the attack. The Hound taking advantage and attempting to kill her though she blocked it's claws. The Hound then sprouting wings and flying up with Genki attempting to follow with the Hound then throwing the Huntsmen it had away with the man dying from the fall. Though despite the Hounds attempts to kill Genki, the Huntress would excell in the battle in the air and defeat it while also cutting off it's wings causing it to hit the ground and break many of its bones, forcing it to regenerate and leaving it and Genki's mercy.

Though before she could do anything to capture the Hound, Mercury and Emerald would show up and do battle with her. While she would defeat them, the Hound sued their battle to regenerate fully and would then grab Mercury while commanding the other Grimm to escape with Emerald and also keeping the remaining team distracted so they wouldn't follow them. Genki attempting to get the flight team to deal with it only to learn that the Hound had already knew about them and had sent an advanced squad after them so that it could leave fully.

Unknown to any, Sammael had actually been watching the battle all along. Having heard from Black Velvet about it and sent a Seer to see what this Hound was. Being impressed by it's capability, and he would later send the Seer to the Hound where it had decided to stay in, letting Mercury and Emerald rest. The Seer would try and get the Hound to obey Sammael, but due to the Hound's unknown modifications, it ignored the Seer's commands much to Sammael's amusement. Later on, days after the battle and the weather getting colder, the Hound took Mercury and Emerald to a cabin while keeping watch with the two humans deciding to train while they waited.

Later on, Sammael would release footage of the Hounds battle with Genki and their failure in capturing it alongside deaths to make many people more afraid of it.

## Relationships

### **Allies**

Salem: The Hounds creator and Mistress, having been experimented on and kept in storage for a long time until it was needed. Upon awakening and entering another world alongside Mercury and Emerald, it uses them to locate Salem to try and find her.

Mercury Black and Emerald Sustrai: Upon awakening, the Hound captures the two and uses them to find Salem due to having Salem's scent on them. Mercury and Emerald noting it treats them like pets and due to its intelligence, takes care of them in some ways yet also ensures they obey it at certain times otherwise it tracks them down and forcibly brings them back to it. Even having other Grimm keep an eye on the two when it's busy and defends them only because it suits its needs.

#### Neutral

Sammael: Due to the infamy the Hound has gained during its rampage across Japan, Sammael took notice of it and was pleased to discover the new Grimm species and even remarks its similarities to the Tetrax Grimm comparing their intelligence while also interested in how Salem created it to disobey even his commands. Sammael keeps an eye on it while also using it's infamy to cause Japan to be fearful and states to Moloch he would protect it if the Hound proves its worth.

### Enemies

Phil Ken Sebben: Sebben believes the Hound to be another creation of Sammael and a tool to cause Japan to be fearful, and believes if it cannot be captured for study, it must be exterminated.

Genki Sanban: Genki believes the Hound is Sammael's way of making Japan fearful, and dislikes how it has been culling Huntsmen and innocents it meets. Having gathered a team to try and take it down, but despite nearly killing it the Hound would escape while murdering some of her team and making her angered as it continues to rampage.

## Background Information

It comes from the series RWBY when it first appeared in *“Dived”* .

## Trivia

* It was made much earlier in his version of Remnant, but wasn't in use for the time.
* In *GrimmFall: Acceleracers*, **Julie Kapulsky** would mention of the Hound as it's infamous reputation has been spreading beyond Japan and its unnatural abilities.