[s1e12] - Last Grimm Standing

: While attempting to gather intel undercover, Monroe is captured and forced to fight for his life against an undefeated combatant, Dimitri.

This episode is loosely based on the fable of .

: To save his friend, Nick enters the arena himself. Encouraged by Monroe to "get Grimmy," Nick uses his ancestral combat instincts to defeat the Wesen opponent just before police backup arrives to shut down the operation. Wesen and Mythology

: We learn that Captain Renard oversees a "canton" and has a list of "expendable" individuals allowed to fight. When Leo Taymor ignores Renard's orders to close the unsanctioned games, Renard uses a mysterious Wesen priest to brutally execute him. Character Arcs and Relationship Tension

: Nick and Hank's trail leads to a boxing gym managed by a parole officer named Leo Taymor, who is using his position to conscript athletic ex-cons into a secret fighting ring.