Hessians (Sleepy Hollow)



Hessians, or the Shadow Warriors, is an evil organisation that serve Moloch in Sleepy Hollow. They were a unit of Hessian mercenaries (The 5th Battalion) who fought for the British against George Washington and the Colonials. Abraham van Brunt was murdered by one of their own in life but was made into the Hessian Horseman after he sold his soul to Moloch. On their bodies they bore a symbol tattooed into their skin, the mark of Rheinhessen, which looked like a eight spoked wheel with spearheads at the end of each spoke.

During the Revolution
The 5th Battalion were employed by the British to help suppress the rebellion by Washington and the Patriots. During a battle in 1781, they were engaged in combat against Ichabod Crane's regiment. One of their soldiers, the Horseman, fought against a Patriot soldier, Crane. The Horseman mortally wounded Crane with his broad axe, but was beheaded by Ichabod with a saber.

Present day
It was presumed that the unit was long disbanded; however, as it turned out, there were still people dedicated to their cause. Three modern Hessians serving Moloch - Gunther, Armin and Hagen - turned their attention to Jenny Mills and The Lesser Key of Solomon. They intended to use the Key - which was a spellbook written by King Solomon - to summon a group of seventy-two demons from Hell whom Solomon had imprisoned in the Seventh Circle of Hell. However, they were defeated by Crane and the Mills sisters. Before he died however, Gunther admitted that there were many more Hessians, in fact even he didn't know how many.

More Hessians were seen later as one of their own found Death's horse without its rider and killing his fellow hunter. They then planned an assault to shut down the power grid which was powering the ultraviolet lights being used to weaken the Horseman. Though it seemed they lost, the power plant blew up with hidden bombs with the remaining Hessians, (Irving broke one of the Hessian's neck) were arrested

Revolutionary War

 * Abraham van Brunt

Modern era

 * Gunther (deceased)
 * Armin (deceased)
 * Hagen (deceased)
 * Adolf
 * Three other unnamed members
 * Countless members