List of werewolves

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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
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.
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.
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.
Jeremy Danvers Kelley Armstrong Bitten Born a werewolf, Alpha of the North American werewolf Pack.
Adam Hauptman Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series Alpha werewolf of the Tri-Cities pack
Bran Cornick Patricia Briggs Mercy Thompson series, Alpha and Omega series Alpha above all Alphas
Mitome Saizaki Nisio Isin Monogatari Series Works for the Rumors Squad of the Naoetsu Police Department.

Film[]

Name Film Notes
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 wasn't 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, a and tail tip. He has one large fang in the middle of his upper jaw, which protrudes over his lower lip.
Wayne Hotel Transylvania series One of Dracula's best friends in the films.
Clawdeen Wolf Monster High Daughter of the werewolf.
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.

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.
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 's [[Gen1³]] project at . 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 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 apart of Capcoms 'Darkstalkers' roster, who through lycanthropy can transform at will, mixing martial arts and a set of nunchuk weapons with viscious 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.

References[]

  1. ^ Rowling, J. K. (2007). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. London: Bloomsbury/New York City: Scholastic, et al. UK ISBN 1-55192-976-7/U.S. ISBN 0-545-01022-5., 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.
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