Mythological Creatures

Kanima (3)

"A weapon of vengeance"

The Kanima is a form of shapeshifter introduced in Season 2 of MTV's Teen Wolf. 

The kanima is roughly the size of an average human male and is covered in scales, a bit like a lizard. It has a long tail, can climb up walls, has long claws and can secrete venom that can paralyse victims for hours.  

It is much stronger and faster than a werewolf.  

It seems to heal very quickly, taking several bullets to the chest, recovering and resuming the fight.

Main weapon: Kanima venom

Important info:

Like the wolf, its power is greatest at the moon's peak.Like the wolf, the Kanima is a social creature but where the wolf seeks a pack, the Kanima seeks a master. The Kanima, a weapon of vengeance, is used to carry out the bidding of its master. The Kanima was once used by a South American priest who took it upon himself to rid his village of all murderers. The bond between master and servant grew stronger until the will of the master became that of the Kanima's, and whomever the priest deemed unworthy, the Kanima served his vengeance (revenge).

In Teen Wolf: 

Jackson (played by Colton Haynes) partially transforms into kanima and speaks with his master's voice. It refers to itself as "We." It then escapes by busting through a corrugated steel wall into a warehouse where it kills a young woman who is overseeing a rave. 

Also, under Matt's control, kills four deputies and fights hunters at the Sheriff's Office. Allison shoots it in the head with a crossbow bolt and stabs it several times with little effect.  Gerard, as the new kanima master, uses the creature to hold Ms. McCall hostage in her home as a means to menace Scott. Jackson uses his kanima claws to kill himself at the end of the lacrosse championship.

Jackson's body enters into a cocoon made of kanima venom and begins moving. Peter Hale suggests that Jackson is the Beta form of the creature and he is transforming into the next level of development which apparently means he grows wings. Gerard once again uses Jackson to fight the wolves. Once the old man begins to die and Lydia shows up, Jackson begins to revert to his human form. Peter and Derek take advantage of his weakness and both attack simultaneously. Jackson again appears to die but then revives and transforms from kanima to werewolf. 

According to Teen Wolf Mythology, the Kanima was created when Jackson Whittemore's emotional issues caused his body to reject the bite of an Alpha.

One last Gif :) 

"The Kanima is a mutation of the werewolf gene that cannot fully transform until it resolves that in its past which manifest it." 

"It doesn't seek a pack, it seeks a master." "Someone is controlling it." 

"Sometimes, the shape you take reflects the type of person you are."- in which case Jackson's aggressive nature and anger caused him to take on the mutated gene. We are led to believe that this shape reflected his inner turmoil and outward behaviour.