History Characters / TeenWolfWerewolves

** ExpositionBeam: A werewolf can share their own memories with the recipient. Peter shared his memories of his time in a coma to Scott this way, while Derek accidentally transferred memories of the Hale House fire to Jackson. This method also works in reverse allowing the were to see the recipient's memories as Malia allowed Peter to view her memories.

* FusionDance: Aiden and Ethan can do this, melding together to form a more burly gigantic werewolf form. During Season 3B, WordOfGod has stated they have lost this talent in their feat to survive Jennifer Blake's killing their melded form.

* StraightGay: When the twins first show up, Lydia declares she "wants one" of them, clarifying "the straight one obviously." at Allison's query. It's the most overt hint we get at Ethan's orientation before he starts romancing Danny.

* HealingFactor: All werewolves heal quite quickly, though various, usually supernatural means - from an Alpha's claws, to demonic swords to various species of wolfsbane/aconite - can make the process more complicated.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Werewolves become stronger, faster and "better in every way" when they are part of a pack. Many of them seek out packs in order to survive and to defend themselves against enemies. Stated several times and used as a plot point throughout the show.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: All the Alphas have these, signaling their greater strength and power over Betas and Omegas.

* TouchTelepathy: Played with. Werewolves are shown to be able to perform various telepathic techniques by inserting their claws into the back of the recipient's neck. Peter has stated this skill is normally carried out by Alphas since it requires "quite a bit of practise."

** LaserGuidedAmnesia: By using the same [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] technique with their claws, werewolves can remove memories from the recipient as when Isaac had his memories removed from him by the Alpha Pack in the Season 3 opener, and when Talia removed Peter's memories of the Nemeton and his fathering Malia Tate. Lydia, a banshee is able to hear and translate the recollections embedded in Talia's claws.

* UnstoppableRage: Werewolves are very temperamental during their time of being bitten or during puberty and when angered usually go into this state especially when under the full moon.

* ExpositionBeam: A werewolf can share memories by planting the claws into the back of a recipient's neck. Peter projected his memories of his time in the hospital to Scott this way, while Derek accidentally transferred memories of the Hale House fire to Jackson. Lydia, a banshee is able to hear and translate the recollections embedded in Talia Hale's claws.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: By using the same [[{{Telepathy}} telepathic]] technique with their claws, werewolves can remove memories from the recipient as when Isaac had his memories removed from him by the Alpha Pack in the Season 3 opener, and when Talia removed Peter's memories of his fathering Malia Tate.

* MentalFusion: Also by using their claws, they can meld minds with another person, thereby entering another person's subconscious or even have another accompany them as demonstrated when Scott takes himself and Lydia into Stiles' subconscious to separate him from the Nogitsune.

* CompellingVoice: An Alpha has the ability to force fellow werewolves to submit to their will, force them to shift into their werewolf forms or regress back to human and empower them by roaring.

* {{Jerkass}}: He’s been nothing but a pompous ass ever since his introduction.

** [[season six shows that while the pack could barely deal with one Ghost Rider, Peter was able to temporarily fight off two before being erased again, he fights three of them in episode 10, the finale of part A.

* ThreeAmigos: Starting to become this with Liam and Mason in Season 5.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Has never been seen wearing footwear that would restrict her gnarly knife toes, even when disguised as a nurse.

!!Aiden and Ethan (portrayed by Creator/MaxCaver and Creator/CharlieCarver)

* CulturedBadass: Taught herself to control her werewolf powers through playing Go. Over the years she then rose to Alpha status by adhering to the principles of Buddhism.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He is, without a doubt, the strongest, most lethal in the Alpha Pack.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: One would think that the guy who was capable of leading an Alpha pack without the fear of opposition, making a Merged Alpha completely submissive to his will, even {{CurbStomp}}s both Derek and The Darach; would have easily sense and avoid a surprise attack made by a group of amateur hunters. It's especially jarring when in that same episode he was training both Scott and Malia on how to rely on your other senses and fight without your sense of sight.

** [[spoiler:Zig-zagged in Season 5B, where the effects of Jennifer's healing seem to have revertef, with him casting blame towards Scott. This time, however, it's only pretend to make Theo believe he has really joined him against Scott]].

* BigBadEnsemble: In Season 5B, alongside the [[MadScientist Dread Doctors]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing Theo Raeken]] and [[EvilMatriarch Corrine]] (aka [[TheRedBaron the Desert Wolf]]), but is the FinalBoss.

* WeaponOfChoice: An emei dagger.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Werewolves become stronger, faster and "better in every way" when they are part of a pack. Many of them seek out packs in order to survive and to defend themselves against enemies. Stated several times and used as a plot point throughout the show. Perhaps most notably, a wound Scott suffers near the end of Season 5A does not heal for most of Season 5B, but when he reassembles his pack, the very night he reclaims the last member (Lydia, breaking her out of Eichen House) the wound heals more-or-less ''instantly''. Scott's Pack at this point in the series consists of him, Stiles (completely ordinary human), Lydia (Banshee), Malia (a Beta Werecoyote), Kira (Kitsune), and Liam (Scott's peronally-bitten Beta). This indicates that what constitutes a "Pack" is an extremely flexible definition.

* BrokenBird: The young lady lost her mother, her family, her Pack when she was eleven years old. Like Derek, it's not been good for her character. Later on in "Currents", she loses her friend Boyd, breaking down and crying on his corpse after he's killed by the Alphas and she even tries to avenge him by killing Aiden. She describes the feeling in her own words.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He is, without a doubt the strongest, most lethal in the Alpha Pack.

* BadBlackBarf: This shows up for a few reasons. For one, it is a side-effect of poisoning, usually by wolf's bane, but other agents such as mistletoe and Kanima venom cause this as well (as seen with Cora and Erica). While werewolves possess a powerful HealingFactor, their bodies can't properly heal from poisons and results in weakening of their bodies and blackened blood. Another cause of these symptom can actually come from the bite of an Alpha werewolf. While most people can be turned into new werewolves via an Alpha's Bite, others suffer an extreme rejection to it, leading to death.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Played with. Werewolves are in some ways quite different from humans: they live in packs with specific hierarchies and structures, they spend part of their lives as a human-wolf hybrid or a full animal, and their physical abilities and health are beyond those of average humans. As a consequence, a lot of their interactions come off as very rough and overly violent to humans and Bitten werewolves unfamiliar with werewolf norms. It's made a point of characterization for several characters, especially Derek.

** True Alphas are also unique in that their power cannot be [[KlingonPromotion taken by being killed]] like you would a regular Alpha, except by [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou a Beta turned with their own Bite]].

** Also in that the Bite can [[HollywoodExorcism exorcise]] a Nogitsune from the host's body.

* IcyBlueEyes: Betas and omegas gain these when they have kill someone innocent.

* ThePowerOfFriendship: Werewolves become stronger, faster and "better in every way" when they are part of a pack. Many of them seek out packs in order to survive and to defend themselves against enemies. Stated several times and used as a plot point throughout the show. Perhaps most notably, a wound Scott suffers near the end of Season 5A does not heal for most of Season 5B, but when he reassembles his pack, the very night he reclaims the last member (Lydia, breaking her out of Eichen House) the wound heals more-or-less ''instantly''. Scott's Pack at this point in the series consists of him, Stiles (completely ordinary human), Lydia (Banshee), Malia (a Beta Werecoyote), Kira (Kitsune), and Liam (Scott's peronally-Bitten Beta and the only other actual werewolf in the Pack). This indicates that what constitutes a "Pack" is an extremely flexible definition.

!!Aiden and Ethan (portrayed by Max and Charlie Carver)

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Before they joined Deucalion, Aiden and Ethan were the Omegas of their old pack, and thus [[ButtMonkey treated quite badly]]. TurnedUpToEleven, both because as born werewolves, their pack members were likely [[AbusiveParents their family]] - and to join the Alpha pack, [[SelfMadeOrphan they had to murder them]].

* NotSoDifferent: His standard defense when someone brings up his many crimes is pointing out that others have also done extremely bad things for often worse reasons:
-->'''Peter:'''''[to Derek]'': "You're the one that ripped ''my'' throat open".