Grometheus the Fear Bringer

Grometheus the Fear Bringer
Background information
Only appearance	"Enchanting Grom Fright"
Voice	Elizabeth Grullon (Camila)
Character information
Other names	Grom Gromila The thing (King) Gromarama (Luz) Misshapen excuse for a monster (Eda)
Gender	Genderless ø
Goal	Scare Hexside
Home	Hexside School of Magic and Demonics
Enemies	Luz Noceda Amity Blight
Powers and abilities	Telepathy Shapeshifting Mimicry
Fate	Exploded by Luz's and Amity's large tree

“

Why can't you face me, Luz? Why can't you face your own mother?

”

—Grom taking the form of Camila Noceda to Luz, Enchanting Grom Fright

Grometheus the Fear Bringer (Grom for short) is a minor character in The Owl House. It is an amorphous, telepathic shapeshifter confined beneath Hexside School of Magic and Demonics, capable of taking the form of its victims' worst fears.

Background

Not much is known about Grometheus, but at some point, it was imprisoned beneath Hexside School of Magic and Demonics. For one night each year, it regains its strength and attempts to escape its confinement and spread fear throughout the Boiling Isles.

To prevent this, Principal Bump hand selects a student to fight Grometheus in gladiatorial combat during the aptly named Grom event, during which various festivities and a dance are held during the day leading up to the fight. Once Grometheus is successfully thwarted, it is staved off for the following year until the cycle repeats.

Powers and abilities

• Phobikinetic shapeshifting Grometheus is a powerful monster that can read the minds of its victims via physical contact. After which, Grom can shapeshift into its victims' worst fear(s), intimidating and frightening its opponents. Grom can also combine these forms with the appearance of its black monster form with features such as fangs and multiple eyes. So far, it has taken these following forms:

Victim	Fear(s)
Luz Noceda	Humans souls trapped in cats. Jerks online who want to "debate". Milk (due to lactose intolerance). Her mother finding out about her time in the Boiling Isles and reacting badly.
Amity Blight	Being rejected (by Luz).
Willow Park	Ladybugs.
Gus Porter	Clowns.

Behind the scenes

Name and basis

Its name appears to be derived from the name "Prometheus", a Titan from Greek mythology credited for creating mankind and giving them fire.

Voice

When taking the form of Luz's mom, Grom is voiced by Elizabeth Grullon.

Debut

Grom debuted in "Enchanting Grom Fright".

Quotes

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Gallery

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Trivia

• Grometheus seems to be inspired by or parodying Pennywise the Dancing Clown, as both are monstrous evils that appear once every set period of time, are trapped under a main location of the series and take on the form of their enemies' worst fear.
  • It may also be inspired by the Dark Master from the novel Bridge to Terabithia, which is used to represent Jess's fear of confronting death.
  • It may also be a reference to the Boggarts from the Harry Potter series.
• Many fans made the connection that Amity's fear of being rejected by Luz was a metaphor for the fear of being outed as gay. However, in a recent interview with Rebecca Rose, Dana Terrace confirmed that this was a complete accident.
• Though Grometheus was eventually defeated by Luz and Amity, it is not known or officially confirmed that it died at this time.