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* ''WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish'': The Wolf in the film has a white pelt, stalks Puss with ease, and [[spoiler:is Death himself]].

* ''Literature/TheSight'': Larka is a white wolf who possesses the power of the Sight and must use it to prevent [[SatanicArchetype Wolfbane]] from returning. Fittingly, [[CoDragons one of the dragons]] of the book, Fell, is a black wolf [[spoiler:and is Larka's brother. He is redeemed though]].

* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn'': Nailah is the [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking queen]] of the Wolf Laguz, and has a silver-white coat in her wolf form.

For much of Western human history, wolves were portrayed as [[SavageWolves bloodthirsty monsters]] or as [[TheBigBadWolf big bad villains]]. Gradually, over time, this view point became challenged as wolves became less common and people less cautious of them, with more positive depictions of wolves as [[NobleWolf noble, but untamed creatures]] eventually arising. But how do you make characters who have been portrayed for so long as evil look good? Simple, make them white.

Subtrope of NobleWolf and LightIsGood. Compare WhiteStallion and GreatWhiteFeline, other animals that are assigned importance because they are rarely pure white. WhiteBunny also involves a white animal, but is more commonly white and has innocent connotations instead.

* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' has a mutated white wolf encountered at one point. A downplayed example, however, as the rest of the wolves in its pack are grey, but have the same mutation. What makes it special here is that the white wolf, named Wolf by Superboy, is recruited to join the Team.

* ''Literature/{{Kane}}'': The leader of the wolf pack in "Reflections on the Winter of My Soul" is a big white wolf with red eyes. [[spoiler: Actually, he's a vicious werewolf who enjoys slaughtering humans]] -- others in his pack are regular wolves that treat him as Alpha.

* In ''Literature/{{Moonflowers}}'', the Asian-American Ned Song has been cursed by TheWildHunt into [[BalefulPolymorph the form of a white wolf]] as they plot to murder him, his family, and four unknown future victims [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame in a ritual hunt called the Fairy Raid.]] Thanks to said curse, [[InvisibleToNormals everyone thinks Ned is just a huge wolfdog]] except for gods, the mage Ogma O'Luain, and his own recently-cursed wife Lucy, and he's been unknowingly adopted by his own daughter Alima. Ned, being a [[GoodParents Good Parent,]] is both a literal and figurative PapaWolf who swears a BloodOath to kill the Wild Hunt's leader [[GoodIsNotDumb before ANY of the victims die.]]

* ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'': From its Pokédex entry: "Hisuian Zoroark is ferociously hostile and aggressive toward people and other Pokémon. But it appears to have a compassionate streak for those it considers close or like family. It has been seen to protect Hisuian Zorua, for example. Anyone able to establish trust with a Hisuian Zoroark would likely find it an invaluable ally."

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': The White Wolfos is a larger, slightly tougher version of the standard gray Wolfos enemies (basically wolves with gorilla-like builds and a prediliction for attacking with their claws) seen in the Lost Woods. It serves as the miniboss of the Ice Cavern, but becomes a DegradedBoss when a few are fought in the Gerudo's Training Ground later in the game.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'':
*** The White Wolfos is a larger, slightly tougher version of the standard gray Wolfos enemies (basically wolves with gorilla-like builds and a prediliction for attacking with their claws) seen in the Lost Woods. It serves as the miniboss of the Ice Cavern, but becomes a DegradedBoss when a few are fought in the Gerudo's Training Ground later in the game.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'':
*** Averted, as the White Wolfos of Termina are just a PaletteSwap version of the standard Wolfos in Snowhead. They're even replaced with standard Wolfos after spring comes to the mountains.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'':
*** Averted with the Wolfos enemies, pure white, red-eyed wolves that can dive into snow to ambush you. Arguably ''inverted'' on one's first encounter with them heading into the mountains, as the player will almost certainly be in their (gray) wolf form themselves at the moment.
*** The Hero's Shade, who tutors you in Difficult But Awesome sword moves, takes the form of a gold-and-white (but mostly gold) wolf while in Hyrule.

The White Wolfos is a larger, slightly tougher version of the standard gray Wolfos enemies (basically wolves with gorilla-like builds and a prediliction for attacking with their claws) seen in the Lost Woods. It serves as the miniboss of the Ice Cavern, but becomes a DegradedBoss when a few are fought in the Gerudo's Training Ground later in the game.

Averted, as the White Wolfos of Termina are just a PaletteSwap version of the standard Wolfos in Snowhead. They're even replaced with standard Wolfos after spring comes to the mountains.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'':
** Averted with the Wolfos enemies, pure white, red-eyed wolves that can dive into snow to ambush you.
** The Hero's Shade, who tutors you in Difficult But Awesome sword moves, takes the form of a gold-and-white (but mostly gold) wolf while in Hyrule.

White is often associated with [[LightIsGood light and goodness]] and by making a wolf white, audiences are given the indication that this wolf represents the qualities of their fur coat. Some white wolf heroes are normal wolves who are the main heroes of their work, other times they are are deities of wolves or of [[NatureSpirit nature]].

Subtrope of NobleWolf and LightIsGood. Compare WhiteStallion and GreatWhiteFeline, other animals that are assigned importance because they are rarely pure white.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'': Averted with the Wolfos enemies, pure white, red-eyed wolves that can dive into snow to ambush you. The Hero's Shade, who tutors you in Difficult But Awesome sword moves, takes the form of a gold-and-white wolf while in Hyrule.