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"Legend tells of creatures - sometimes cats, sometimes other beasts, but most often, wolves - that can change shape, and walk as men. Legend says that this gift, or curse, granted them the reason of men, the instinct of wolves, and a strength far surpassing either species. Legend states that this fusion of man and beast, immune to all harm save silver or fire, who towers over mere mortals, powerful beyond imagining - Damn, I wish I was that guy!"
― Peter Stubbe, Peter Is the Wolf

The power to use the abilities of a werewolf. Variation of Mythic Physiology and Canine Physiology.

Also Called

  • Homo Lupus Physiology
  • Lycan Body/Form/Physiology
  • Lycanthrope Body/Form/Physiology
  • Lycanthropy
  • Lycanthropy Body/Form/Mimicry/Transformation
  • Werewolf Body/Form/Mimicry/Transformation
  • Wolfman Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology

Capabilities

User with this ability is a werewolf, a human or humanoid being with the ability to transform into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse and/or lycanthropic affliction via a bite or scratch from a werewolf, or some other means. This transformation is often associated with the appearance of the full moon.

The user gains the traits of werewolves, most obvious being ability to change into a wolf with the natural characteristics inherent to both wolves and humans, including senses, stamina, agility, etc. In addition werewolves are often attributed strength and speed far beyond those of wolves or men and may have them in lesser amount even when untransformed.

Other than this, details vary considerably: some are limited to single form which ranges from completely animal to man-wolf (humanoid with fur, claws and fangs); some can shift between human, wolf-man (humanoid wolf) and pure wolf; while others are able to choose to what extent they want to change, including what parts. Their wolf-form may be completely natural wolf in form, something resembling a Dire Wolf, or even something directly from the darkest dredges of human fear for wolves. Although some wolf instinct is likely to influence a werewolf in transformed state, this varies from completely animal mind to perfectly aware human, even to the stereotypical monster lusting for blood.

Although it is very commonly linked to werewolves, they aren't all vulnerable to silver or other traditional weaknesses. For some these are no more or less harmful than any other metal or substance, some are essentially un-killable for anything else.

Applications

Variations

Werewolf Types

Depending of what is the cause of the condition:

Associations

Limitations

  • Applied electricity, medicine or enzymes may prevent transformation.
  • Can be outmatched by Supernatural Hunter Physiology.
  • May be connected to the phases of the Moon (Full Moon in particular) and either only be able to transform or be involuntarily forced to change during one.
  • May be vulnerable to silver, wolfs-bane and/or other traditional werewolf weaknesses, or be harmed only by them.
  • May cause changes of mental abilities/personality.
    • May include loss of memory of human emotion and life.
    • May include loss of self-control.
    • May include shift towards canine level of intelligence/instincts.
  • May be vulnerable to other Lycanthropes natural attacks.
  • If werewolves and vampires are natural enemies, may be vulnerable to their bite.
  • May be vulnerable to various canine weaknesses such as high pitch or loud noises or foul smell.

Known Users

See Also: Werebeast Tropes, especially Our Werewolves Are Different.

Folklore/Mythology

  • Werewolves (Mythology/Folklore); near global
  • Lycaon (Greek Mythology/Folklore)
  • Luison (Guarani Mythology)

Anime/Manga

  • Ai (Dragon Crisis)
  • The Captain (Hellsing)
  • Sajin Komamura (Bleach)
  • Werewolf (Dance in the Vampire Bund)
  • Olivier/Loup-Garou (Heartcatch Pretty Cure! Movie)
  • Jinrou (Shiki)
  • Loup Garou (Highschool DxD)
  • Bete Loga (Danmachi)
  • Werewolves (Luger Code 1951)
    • Yonaga
  • Kotaro Inugami (Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
  • Gabumon (Digimon Adventure)
  • Ginei Morioka (Rosario + Vampire)
  • Kiss (Sorcerer On The Rocks)
  • Elbia Hanaiman (Outbreak Company)
  • Hiroshi Inaba (Cuticle Detective Inaba)
  • Sasha Dejanstahl Voban (Campione!)
  • Shiho Shishido/Shirō (Jitsu wa watashi wa)
  • Lupusregina Beta (Overlord)
  • Lyca (Zombie-Loan)
  • Holo (Spice and Wolf)
  • Chain Sumeragi (Kekkai Sensen)
  • Batanen Fujioka (Hyper Police)
  • Kaito (UQ Holder)
  • Ame (Wolf Children)
  • Yuki (Wolf Children)
  • Free (Soul Eater)
  • All wolves (Wolf's Rain)
  • Darcia (Wolf's Rain)
  • Akira Inugami (Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest)
  • Riza Wildman (Princess Resurrection)
  • Wolf (Blood Lad)
  • Nate Mitotsudaira (Horizon In The Middle of Nowhere)

Live Television

  • Werewolves (Being Human)
  • Alcide Herveaux (True Blood)
  • Werewolves (Supernatural)
    • Garth Fitzgerald IV
  • Werewolves (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
    • Daniel Osbourne/Oz
    • Veruca
    • Nina Ash
    • McManus
  • Niklaus Mikaelson (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals); via Vaewolf Physiology
  • Werewolves (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
    • Mason and Tyler Lockwood
    • Hayley Marshall
  • Werewolves (Teen Wolf)
  • Werewolf (Bitten TV Series)
    • Elena Michaels
    • Clayton Danvers
    • Jeremy Danvers
    • Nick Sorrentino
  • Werewolves (Shadowhunters TV Series)
    • Luke Garroway
    • Maia Roberts
  • Wolfbloods (Wolfblood)
  • Dyson (Lost Girl)
  • Mason Greyback (Wizards of Waverly Place)
  • Leon (The Curse of The Werewolf)
  • Peter Rumancek (Hemlock Grove)
  • Werewolf (The Gates)
    • Brett Crezski
    • Lexie Wade
    • Lukas Ford
  • Lupine wavelength haemovariform/Werewolf (Doctor Who)
  • Tommy Dawkins (Big Wolf on Campus)
  • Werewolves (The Order)
  • Little Red Riding Hood a.k.a. Ruby (Once Upon a Time)
  • Ethan Lawrence Talbot/"Ethan Chandler" (Penny Dreadful)
  • Various Werewolves (Power Rangers/Super Sentai)
    • RJ (Power Rangers Jungle Fury); formerly
    • Gou Fukami (Juken Sentai Gekiranger); formerly
  • Ross Feratu (Freaky)
  • Wolfie Westenra (Young Dracula)
  • Bobby (Summer in Transylvania)
  • Rolf (Summer in Transylvania)
  • Pete Twist (Round the Twist); one off via bite from Count Dracumite

Movies

  • Ted (Bad Moon)
  • Jordan Sands (The Boy Who Cried Werewolf)
  • Hunter Sands (The Boy Who Cried Werewolf)
  • Wolfman (Cirque du Freak)
  • Quentin Collins (Dark Shadows)
  • Werewolves (Dog Soldiers)
  • Waldemar Daninsky (Paul Naschy's "Hombre Lobo" film series)
  • Leng Linqi/Cold Blood (The Four)
  • Ginger (Ginger Snaps)
  • Werewolves (The Howling series)
  • Tony Rivers (I Was A Teenage Werewolf)
  • Michael Corvin (Underworld); vampire-werewolf hybrid
  • Lycans (Underworld)
  • Werewolf (Underworld)
  • Gabriel Van Helsing (Van Helsing)
  • Velkan Valerious (Van Helsing)
  • Wolfman/Lawrence Talbot (The Wolfman)
  • Sir John Talbot (The Wolfman)
  • Cayden Richards (Wolves)
  • Will Randall (Wolf)
  • Lou Garou (Wolfcop)

Comics

Known Objects

Gallery

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