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This is a list of fictional werewolves who appear in works of literature, television, comics, films and legends.

Literature

Name Author Work Notes
Bertrand Caillet Guy Endore The Werewolf of Paris A french illegitimate son who was born on christmas day, that fact is enough to curse him. He was then adopted by his relative Aymar Galliez who tries to contain the Bertrand's animal spirit, however, Aymar fails and the baser instincts of Bertrand are released in the way of lycanthrope. And since then, Bertrand will be involved in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the establishment of the Paris Commune in 1871.
Bisclavret Marie de France Bisclavret A noble baron who periodically transforms into a wolf becomes trapped in wolf-form when his wife steals his clothes, which he requires to become human again. He is able to gain the favour of the king and loyally remains by his side. When his wife and her new husband appear at the king's court he attacks them, the king concludes they must have wronged the wolf and has them arrested, after the wife confesses and returns the Baron's clothes, he is able to become human again.

A similar story features in Arthurian legend.

Will Blake R.L. Stine Goosebumps William "Will" Blake is the main antagonist of the Goosebumps book The Werewolf of Fever Swamp. Will Blake was a 12-year-old boy living in Fever Swamp who, at some point prior to the events of the book, became cursed with lycanthropy. While in the form of a werewolf, Will terrorized Fever Swamp, preying on local animals.
Draugluin J. R. R. Tolkien Legendarium Bred from the wolves and inhabited with an evil spirit sent by Morgoth himself, Draugluin was the sire of all werewolves of Beleriand, including Carcharoth, and lived with his master Sauron in Tol-in-Gaurhoth, the former watchtower of Finrod Felagund.
Vivian Gandillon Annette Curtis Klause Blood and Chocolate A 16 year old girl belonging to a pack of werewolves who falls in love with a human boy.
Lucian Greymark Cassandra Clare The Mortal Instruments Born Lucian Greymark a Shadowhunter at birth and was later bitten by a werewolf, he left his home of Alicante and followed his friend Jocelyn Fairchild assuming a new identity of Luke Garroway.
Fenrir Greyback J. K. Rowling Harry Potter A werewolf who is involved with the Death Eaters, allowed to use their robes but not ranking highly enough to carry the Dark Mark.[1] He is known as the most savage werewolf to have ever lived and is greatly feared throughout the wizarding world.
Miss Lupescu Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book Referred to as a "Hound Of God", she is a guardian to Nobody "Bod" Owens and saves him from a group of goblins
Remus Lupin J. K. Rowling Harry Potter A werewolf who was bitten when he was young by Fenrir Greyback. Despite wizarding society discriminating against werewolves, he briefly teaches at Hogwarts and fights against the Death Eaters.
Grubbs Grady Darren Shan The Demonata One of the main characters in The Demonata series by Darren Shan. He is the protagonist of the first book (Lord Loss), the third (Slawter), the fifth (Blood Beast) the sixth (Demon Apocalypse), the eighth (Wolf Island) and the tenth (Hell's Heroes).
Delphine Angua von Überwald Terry Pratchett Discworld A Captain in the Ankh-Morpork City Watch, Angua is the daughter of the Baron and Baroness of Überwald. She first appears in Men at Arms, having rebelled against her family's werewolf lifestyle and moved to the city, where she joins the City Watch and begins a relationship with Captain Carrot Ironfoundersson. She reappears in several subsequent books in the series, including The Fifth Elephant in which she returns to Überwald to confront her family.
Adam Hauptman Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series Alpha werewolf of the Columbia Basin pack, located in the Tri-Cities in Washington State.
Bran Cornick Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series, Alpha and Omega series Bran Cornick is the most dominant werewolf in North America. He is more commonly known as The Marrok, who is the Alpha of all American Alpha Werewolves. He is witch-born on his mothers side, the Cornick Witch.
Mitome Saizaki Nisio Isin Monogatari Series Works for the Rumors Squad of the Naoetsu Police Department.
Jacob Black Stephenie Meyer Twilight series Native American of the Quielute tribe in La Push. One of Bella Swan's love interests.

Film

Name Film Notes
Ted Harrison Bad Moon Is the main antagonist of the movie, his identity as a werewolf is discovered by the family's German Shepherd Thor.
Rahne Sinclair The New Mutants A young Scottish mutant and love interest to Danielle "Dani" Moonstar, she has the ability to turn into a wolf and struggles to reconcile her mutant powers with her religious upbringing.
Cesaire Red Riding Hood It is revealed that the werewolf is Valerie's father who later bites Peter, Valerie's love-interest, turning him also into a werewolf.
Lawrence Talbot The Wolf Man The classic series of films from the 1940s which starred Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolfman.
Scott Howard Teen Wolf In the film, lycanthropy is inherited as Scott's father is also a werewolf.
Michael Corvin Underworld A fictional character from the Underworld films, portrayed by Scott Speedman.[2] He also appears in the novelizations of these films.[3][4]
David Kessler An American Werewolf in London While backpacking on the Yorkshire Moors, American college students David Kessler and Jack Goodman are attacked by a werewolf. Jack dies, but David survives and is cursed. Despite warnings from the decomposing spirit of Jack Goodman, David refuses to commit suicide, and as a result prowls the city of London (two nights in a row).
Wolfman Legendary Giant Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla The Wolfman (狼男 Ōkami Otoko) is a werewolf kaiju who first appeared in Shizuo Nakajima's 1972 Godzilla fan short, Wolfman vs. Baragon, and is set to appear in the upcoming fan film, Wolfman vs. Godzilla (伝説の巨獣狼男対ゴジラ Densetsu no Kyojū Ōkami Otoko tai Gojira, lit. Legendary Beast Wolfman vs. Godzilla) in 1983. Initially, the film was dropped and was not released in theaters. The Wolfman fought Godzilla in some shots during filming.


Television

Name Show Notes
Christa Stammers Becoming Human Christa is a high school student who recently became a werewolf.[5]
Tom McNair Being Human Tom is a werewolf from infancy and cannot remember any life before having the condition.
Nina Pickering Being Human Nina becomes a werewolf after her boyfriend, who is a werewolf, scratches her during a transformation.
George Sands Being Human After being attacked by a werewolf in Scotland, George himself becomes a werewolf. He lives with vampire Mitchell and ghost Annie first in Bristol, then in Barry.
Daniel "Oz" Osbourne Buffy the Vampire Slayer Friend of Buffy. portrayed by Seth Green, who ultimately learns to control his inner wolf.
Quentin Collins Dark Shadows Several characters featured in the 1966-1971 ABC cult TV Gothic horror-soap opera Dark Shadows. All variations of the character were played by actor David Selby.
Rafael Waithe Legacies He is a student at the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young & Gifted. Portrayed by Peyton Alex Smith.
Red Riding Hood/Ruby Once Upon A Time Red is affected by the genetically inherited lycanthropy at wolfstime. Her eyes change from green to gold while transforming.
Ansel The Originals He was an Alpha of the North East Atlantic Wolf Pack, the lover of Esther Mikaelson, the biological father of Klaus Mikaelson, and the grandfather of Hope Mikaelson. He was killed by Mikael, along with the majority of his pack, when Mikael discovered the affair between Ansel and Mikael's wife, Esther. Portrayed by Lloyd Owen.
Mary Dumas The Originals A member of the Crescent Wolf Pack, wife of Richard Xavier Dumas, and grandmother of Jackson Kenner. Portrayed by Debra Mooney.
Keelin The Originals A member of the Malraux Werewolf Bloodline, she is the wife of Freya Mikaelson and mother of their son, Nik. Portrayed by Christina Moses.
Jackson Kenner The Originals He was one of the Alphas of the Crescent Wolf Pack, along with his wife, Hayley Marshall. He is the grandson of Mary Dumas and the stepfather of Hope Mikaelson. Portrayed by Nathan Parsons.
Hope Mikaelson The Originals;
Legacies 		Hope Andrea Mikaelson is the tribrid daughter of Klaus Mikaelson and Hayley Marshall-Kenner. She is a hybrid of three different supernatural creatures: witch, werewolf, and vampire. She is portrayed by Alexandria and Victoria Collins as an infant in "Rebirth", unnamed toddlers in seasons 2 and 3 of The Originals, by Summer Fontana as a child, and by Danielle Rose Russell as a teenager.
Derek Hale Teen Wolf Portrayed by Tyler Hoechlin.
Isaac Lahey Teen Wolf Portrayed by Daniel Sharman.
Scott McCall Teen Wolf Scott McCall, portrayed by Tyler Posey, is the series' protagonist.
Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins Big Wolf on Campus Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins portrayed by Brandon Quinn, is mauled by a werewolf. He is also the protagonist of the series.
Mason Lockwood The Vampire Diaries Younger brother of Richard Lockwood and uncle of Tyler Lockwood. Portrayed by Taylor Kinney.
Tyler Lockwood The Vampire Diaries;
The Originals 		Son of Richard and Carol Lockwood and the nephew of Mason Lockwood. portrayed by Michael Trevino.
Hayley Marshall-Kenner The Vampire Diaries;
The Originals 		Hayley is the Alpha of the Crescent Wolf Pack of Louisiana. She is the mother of Hope Mikaelson, and is the widow of Jackson Kenner. She is portrayed by Phoebe Tonkin.
Niklaus "Klaus" Mikaelson The Vampire Diaries;
The Originals 		Klaus is the Original Hybrid (half-werewolf, half-vampire). He is portrayed by Joseph Morgan.
Garth Fitzgerald IV Supernatural Portrayed by DJ Qualls. He was bitten by a werewolf while hunting werewolves
Eric Cord Werewolf College student Eric Cord is forced to kill his werewolf best friend, and is now on the run. Whilst a fugitive, Eric must find the originator of his werewolf bloodline and destroy it. Unlike usual werewolf fiction, Eric's transformation occurs at random instead of a full moon.

Animation

Name Work Notes
Fangface Fangface Sherman "Fangs" Fangsworth transforms into a werewolf named Fangface whenever he sees the moon, a picture of the moon, or anything resembling the moon. Fangface has brown fur with tan paws, a muzzle, and tail tip. He has one large fang in the middle of his upper jaw, which protrudes over his lower lip.
Fluffy Johnny Bravo A beautiful young woman who turns into a werewolf during the full moon that appeared in the episode "A Wolf in Chick's Clothing". She went on a date with Johnny who was willing to tolerate her werewolf form and several quirks that came with it because she would change back at sunrise. She later revealed she is also cursed to turn into a short bald man named Melvin every Wednesday.
Freddy Lupin 100% Wolf The main character belongs to a family of werewolves who are night vigilantes that protect their town and have an ongoing feud with dogs, on his thirteenth birthday he has his first transformation and turns into a Were-poodle.
Hug Wolf Adventure Time A kind of werewolves.
Mebh Óg MacTíre, Moll MacTíre Wolfwalkers Based on Irish Mythology, Wolf-walkers are humans who have the ability to become wolves when their human bodies are asleep.
Ty Parsec Buzz Lightyear of Star Command A Space Ranger who frequently gets irritated by Buzz's antics and is seen as a close friend to the series' protagonist. He acts as a secondary character for the series, having only appeared majorly in two episodes, and starring as an easter egg in one other episode in his lycanthropic form. Ty changes into a lycan-like robotic creature called a Wirewolf after getting bitten by a robotic energy vampire, known as NOS-4-A2— a play-on-words of the character Count Orlok from Nosferatu. Ty changes into his lycan form after being exposed to the radioactive green moon of Canis Lunis. The Wirewolf preys on other robotic organisms but has been known to attack organic lifeforms if threatened. It is only after the moon is destroyed in an explosion, and the remaining pieces are zapped away by a laser, is he "cured" of his curse. It is unknown whether or not he still has the ability to change back into the Wirewolf, as it is never fully explained.
Professor Nimnul, Ralph Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers In the episode "A Wolf in Cheap Clothing" The rescue rangers discover that a werewolf is responsible for a series of robberies. Initially they believe it is Ralph, a wolf from the local zoo. However they discover it was actually Professor Norton Nimnul using a device to swap bodies with animals.
Red/Catalina Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure A minor character and friend of Rapunzel. She Is revealed to be a werewolf in the episode "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?".
Wayne Hotel Transylvania series One of Dracula's best friends in the films.
Clawdeen Wolf Monster High She is the daughter of a werewolf.
Why-Wolf Adventure Time A kind of werewolves.
Wilford B. Wolf Animaniacs During the daytime Wilford wears glasses, is a bit lanky with a large waist and has a nerdy voice. When there's a full moon, Wilford becomes muscular, tall, very attractive with a sexy voice that drives girls crazy.
Wolfie Casper's Scare School Most of the time Wolfie is just like a puppy, he loves bones and chases his tail, but when he sees the full moon, he loses his mind.
Yuki, Ame, Wolfman Wolf Children A pair of werewolf siblings who were raised by their human mother Hana after their werewolf father, a man who Hana met in collage and fell in love with, died shortly after Ame was born.

Comics

Name Publisher 1st appearance Notes
Aardwolf Marvel Comics Night Thrasher vol. 2, #3 (October 1993)
Captain Dark Horse Comics Hellsing vol. 3 possesses immense superhuman ability, even while in human form. This includes superhuman senses, strength (strong enough to bend steel bars or shatter limbs with a single kick), speed, reflexes/reactions, agility, dexterity, flexibility, coordination, balance, and endurance.
Evo DC/Wildstorm [[Gen1³]] Volume 2 #7 (1996) Real name, Michael Heller, was a member of the superhuman team DV8, and one of the few young men and women selected to be part of Ivana Baiul's [[Gen1³]] project at International Operations. Heller gladly agreed to join the program because it, as he put it, " it beats spending eight months in juvie hall."
Jack Russell Marvel Comics Marvel Spotlight #2 (Feb. 1972) Born Jacob Russoff, his lycanthropy is inherited from a long line of Lycanthropes.
Jimmy Tapas Fangs "Odditorim" (Oct. 2019) The romantic partner of Elsie, a vampire.

Video games

Name Work Notes
Sabrewulf Killer Instinct A German aristocrat, Baron Konrad von Sabrewulf, often named Sabrewulf or just Wulf, and known as hímiinhaama is afflicted with the rare disease lycanthrophy, the werewolf desperately seeks a cure to his condition before the beast within takes over completely and the last vestiges of his humanity will be lost forever.
Jon Talbain Darkstalkers A werewolf, part of Capcoms 'Darkstalkers' roster, who through lycanthropy can transform at will, mixing martial arts and a set of nunchuk weapons with vicious biting and claw techniques, finishing with the ability to summon 2 Chinese dragons made of flame to blast his foes. In Japan, Jon Talbain is listed under a different name, known as Gallon.
Yugo the Wolf Bloody Roar series The main protagonist and young Japanese wolf zoanthrope who was fighting to uncover the circumstances of his mercenary father's death, brought upon from fighting in a South American country. He raided the Tylon corporation along with his father's friend, the French lion zoanthrope and fellow mercenary named Alan Gado. After the events of the first game, Yugo goes into hiding and makes a career as a champion boxer, while also taking under his wing a teenage boy by the name of Kenji. Kenji (later known as Bakuryu the Mole) was kidnapped by the Zoanthrope Liberation Front and Yugo sets out to rescue him. After the successful rescue, Gado also convinces him to lead the fight for equality between humans and zoanthropes alike.
The Companions, Sinding The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Companions are an ancient group of warriors based in the mead hall Jorrvaskr within the city of Whiterun, the senior members of the Companions known as "The Circle" which includes Kodlak, Skjor, Aela, Farkas and Vilkas have the ability to transform into werewolves.

Sinding is a Nord first encountered in Falkreath jail in the quest "Ill Met by Moonlight" who is revealed to be a werewolf who was cursed by the Daedric prince Hircine for stealing a ring.

Various characters with lycanthropy can be encountered throughout the game and the player has the ability to become a werewolf.

Cornell Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness A member of a warrior clan cursed to transform into beast-men. He has the ability to control his change as a werewolf as well as the only one of his brethren to refuse to join the forces of Dracula. His rival Ortega also transforms into a werewolf. Cornell reappears in Castlevania Judgment.
Banehallow Defense of the Ancients (DotA) He is one of the playable hero characters who is commonly referred to in-game as Lycan. He reappears in the following sequel Dota 2.
Worgan World of Warcraft In this game, Worgan are the werewolf-like monsters the player can fight in the Shadowfang Keep dungeon. Also World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Worgan are playable race, being able to switch from human and werewolf forms.
T'inque Arcana Star Ocean: First Departure An 18-year-old Lycanthrope who transforms into a dark blue werewolf at the beginning of every battle. He changes whenever he gets excited.
Sonic the Werehog Sonic Unleashed In this multi-platform game, Sonic the Hedgehog unwillingly gains a new persona based on the werewolf, known as the "Werehog". His speed ability slows down, but in return, he gains incredible strength similar to that of Knuckles the Echidna and the ability to stretch his arms, a possible throwback to one of Sega's previous games Ristar. There is also the CGI-animated short film that ties in with the game, entitled Sonic: Night of the Werehog.[6]
Warwick League of Legends During his past life as a human, Warwick was a Zaunite gangster who decided to retire from crime and live a better life as a good and honest man. He was eventually captured and experimented on by the mad scientist Singed, who pumped him full of chemicals containing spliced monster DNA in an attempt to transform him into the "beast" he was deep down inside. Although Singed's experiments initially killed Warwick, they later resurrected him as a lycan with an insatiable thirst for blood.
Valkhayn R. Hellsing BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II One of the Six Heroes, he is a werewolf butler whose astral heat shows his full werewolf form, and his attacks showcase a large wolf beast form.
Vincent Meis The Witcher The head of the city guard who reveals himself to be a werewolf when Geralt investigated a werewolf that was killing criminals in the city.
Wolf Princess The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince She is a large wolf monster who transforms into a human princess in exchange for her singing voice to the witch so that she can save the prince after accidentally blinding him.
Lycans Resident Evil Village They are a semi-intelligent mutant human species who are noted for canine-like characteristics. They were innocent once people of the village who worshiped Mother Miranda as their god, by granting them with a parasite called Cadou, which was created by the mold from the Megamycete. From 1919 to 2021 they had carved out their territory in an isolated mountain village, where they preyed upon other humans. Lycan possess more intelligence than most of the other monsters such as the moroaicâ in the game as shown by their use of bow and arrows and riding horses. Lycan are believed extinct following the region's destruction by the Fungal Root.
Silas, Chris Hackett, Caleb Hackett, Kaylee Hackett and determinantly some of the player characters if infected. The Quarry They are large humanoids (like other creatures in the Supermassive games titles) brown in color and with red eyes born from a curse. They possess great strength and bite other people causing a speed infection that will convert them. They live in Hackett's Quarry summer camp. Silas was the first victim seen in the game, though how he got the curse is unknown. This would infect Chris Hackett and his children Caleb and Kaylee, who would transform every night of the full moon. To break the curse, the other members of the family would try to cure them by killing Silas. Chris would later bite Max Brinly. The protagonists of the story can also be infected, but some manage to save themselves (Bobby destroying his finger if Nick bites him and Dylan when Ryan cuts off his hand.
Werewolf Cookie Cookie Run Werewolf Cookie was created while adding great amount of pepper into his dough, a wolf hair had fallen in by accident. Everytime his wolf instinct kicks in, he is able to transform into a feral beast. Being able to destroy obstacles in the process.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowling, J. K. (2007). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Bloomsbury. ISBN 1551929767., chapter 23.
  2. ^ Tanya Krzywinska, Sex and the Cinema (Wallflower Press, 2006), 158.
  3. ^ Greg Cox, Danny McBride, Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, Underworld: Book 1 (Simon and Schuster, 2003), 86.
  4. ^ Greg Cox, Underworld: Evolution (Simon and Schuster, 2006), 64.
  5. ^ Dan Martin. "Becoming Human: meet the cast". Theguardian.com.
  6. ^ Chester, Nick (2008). "Sega presents: Sonic in Night of the Werehog". Destructoid. Archived from the original on September 8, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

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