Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-71.17.68.254-20130907025506/@comment-7622429-20150408124510

BenRG wrote: I suggested this same idea up-thread.

To me, it is either this idea of a 'magical' weapon system or that Grimm are a side-effect of Dust pollution interacting with the darker aspects of the Human psyche. There will always be a part of us that hates everyone and hates ourselves and wants to wreak havoc on everyone and anyone. The Grimm are the manifestations of that dark part of the Aura.

And the growth of the Grimm into larger, stronger, and more intelligent forms could also be a part of this theoretical idea. In real life, letting negative and/or dark feelings fester and rot leads to them becoming more uncontrollable, yet also much more subtle. They slowly take over, and you don't even realize it until it's too late, and the deed has been done.

This is symbolic growth, but if we use the Grimm as an analogue, then the similarities become much clearer. As Grimm are left to grow, they become stronger and more intelligent; more uncontrollable, yes, but also more subtle in their planning, biding their time and waiting for the right opportunity to take over. By the time Humanity realizes, it'll be too late.