This is a list of fictional werewolves who appear in works of literature, television, comics, films and legends.
Literature Name Author Work Notes 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.Vivian GandillonAnnette Curtis KlauseBlood and ChocolateA 16-year-old girl belonging to a pack of werewolves who falls in love with a human boy.Trey LaporteSteve FeaseyChangelingA teenage werewolf who lives in London with his guardian; a vampire named Lucien Charron, Lucien's daughter Alexa and their human friend Tom. The series features Trey battling Lucien's evil brother Caliban (who was responsible for the deaths of Trey's parents (who were also werewolves)). Trey also has two werewolf forms; when wearing a chain necklace (which was previously owned by his father and grandfather) he can transform at will and his form resembles an anthropomorphic wolf and also can control his actions. When not wearing the necklace on a full moon, Trey's werewolf form resembles a normal wolf and he has no control over his actions. At the end of the series, Trey learns to transform at will without the necklace.Reverend Lester LoweStephen KingCycle of the WerewolfA self-proclaimed priest, The Reverend Lowe becomes a werewolf to murder people of the fictional town of Tarker's Mills, Maine, during each full moon over a year. Upon midnight on New Year's Eve, he barges into the Coslaw household but is shot and killed by 10-year-old Marty Coslaw with two silver bullets.Grubbs GradyDarren ShanOne 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 ÜberwaldTerry PratchettDiscworldA 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.Will BlakeR.L. StineGoosebumpsWilliam "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. As a werewolf, Will terrorized Fever Swamp, preying on local animals.Miss LupescuNeil GaimanThe Graveyard BookReferred to as a "Hound Of God", she is a guardian to Nobody "Bod" Owens and saves him from a group of goblins.Fenrir GreybackJ. K. RowlingHarry PotterA werewolf who is involved with the Death Eaters, allowed to use their robes but not ranking highly enough to carry the Dark Mark., chapter 23. He is known as the most savage werewolf to have ever lived and is greatly feared throughout the wizarding world.Remus LupinA werewolf who was bitten by Fenrir Greyback at a young age. Despite wizarding society discriminating against werewolves, he briefly teaches at Hogwarts and fights against the Death Eaters.DraugluinJ. R. R. TolkienLegendariumBred 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.Bran CornickPatricia BriggsMercy ThompsonBran 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 mother's side, the Cornick Witch.Adam HauptmanAlpha werewolf of the Columbia Basin pack, located in the Tri-Cities in Washington State.Lucian GreymarkCassandra ClareThe Mortal InstrumentsBorn 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.Mitome SaizakiNisio IsinMonogatariWorks for the Rumors Squad of the Naoetsu Police Department.Jacob BlackStephenie MeyerTwilightNative American werewolf of the Quileute tribe in La Push, Washington. He is one of Bella Swan's love interests.Bram MoonRyan Hammond Villains AcademyA young werewolf who attends the titular school to learn to be a villain like his parents. 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 lycanthropy. And since then, Bertrand will be involved in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and the establishment of the Paris Commune in 1871. Drew Ferran Curtis Jobling Wereworld A teenage boy who discovers that he is a werewolf and is the long lost son of his kingdom's late werewolf king Wergar. The series features Drew reuniting with his mother Queen Amelie (who is also a werewolf) and having encounters with other werecreatures including a werebear named Duke Bergen, a wereboar named Hector, a werefox named Lady Gretchen, and a werestag named Duke Manfred. He also has encounters with evil werecreatures such as his stepfather King Leopold (a Werelion, who killed Wergar) and his half-brother Prince Lucas (Leopold and Amelie's son, who is also a Werelion).
Film NameFilmNotesDavid KesslerAn American Werewolf in LondonWhile 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). He is played by David Naughton. Ted Harrison Bad Moon Ted is the main antagonist of the movie. His identity as a werewolf is discovered by the family's German Shepherd Thor. He is portrayed by Michael Paré. Joanie Cursed Originally a publicist, she became cursed with lycanthropy by Jake Taylor during a one-night stand, but he rejected her afterward. She decided to get her revenge on Jake by killing women that he fancied, and was eventually killed when trying to kill his then love interest, Ellie Myers. She is played by Judy Greer. Ginger Fitzgerald Ginger Snaps The older sister of Brigette, she was attacked by a werewolf, but was saved by her and started to become violent and sassy when she comes after everyone in school. By the end of the movie, she transformed into the beast, and was killed by her sister where she stabbed her with a knife after trying to cure her with a dose of monkshood. She is portrayed by Katharine Isabelle in human form, while Nick Nolan portrays her monstrous form.WolfmanLegendary Giant Beast Wolfman vs. GodzillaThe Wolfman (狼男 Ōkami Otoko) is a werewolf-like Kaiju who first appeared in Shizuo Nakajima's 1972 Godzilla fan short, Wolfman vs. Baragon, and was set to appear in the 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. 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.Scott HowardTeen WolfIn the film, lycanthropy is inherited as Scott's father is also a werewolf.LaurieTrick 'r TreatLaurie is one of the three main protagonists, alongside Sam and Rhonda. She is part of a coven of fellow Werewolves, led by her sister who convince her to lure in unexpecting men to their death. She is portrayed by Anna Paquin.Michael CorvinUnderworldA fictional character from the Underworld films, portrayed by Scott Speedman.Tanya Krzywinska, Sex and the Cinema (Wallflower Press, 2006), 158. He also appears in the novelizations of these films.Greg Cox, Danny McBride, Kevin Grevioux, Len Wiseman, Underworld: Book 1 (Simon and Schuster, 2003), 86.Greg Cox, Underworld: Evolution (Simon and Schuster, 2006), 64.WatumaLost silent film starring Phyllis Gordon as a young Navajo woman who turns into a she-wolf through witchcraft. This 18-minutes long film was the first to feature werewolves.Lawrence "Larry" TalbotThe classic series of films from the 1940s which starred Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolfman.Willa Lykensen, Wyatt Lykensen, Wynter BarkowitzZombiesA trio of teenaged werewolves who possess the powerful moonstone necklaces. They are portrayed by Chandler Kinney, Pearce Joza, and Baby Ariel respectively.
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