Are there werewolves in vampire diaries

However, something that the series never quite clarified is what life counts. For instance, most werewolves trigger their curse by turning a regular human, and at one point Tyler kills Liv, a witch, to trigger his curse again.

But there is a wide variety of supernatural creatures in the TVD world, do all of them trigger werewolf curses if someone with a werewolf gene kills them? Throughout the course of Hayley Marshall's season-long pregnancy on The Originals , she clearly doesn't turn on the full moon, and it would seem that pregnant werewolves don't transform under the full moon at all.

But the question is, why? And more importantly, how in the world did the Hollow the witch who created the werewolf curse somehow to remember to include this little caveat in a curse she gave with her dying breath? Creating a curse that is triggered through committing murder at the very least is an appropriate use of cursing, as it doesn't punish those who haven't really done anything wrong.

But that also begs the question, why do so many places seem to be hotbeds of werewolf activity? For example, in the old Mystic Falls where the Original family resided, there were quite a few werewolves present.

Why had so many triggered their curse? An even better question is why the New Orleans werewolf squad is so massive. It seems like the majority of those with the werewolf gene have triggered the curse, but why? When in wolf form, they can feed on human or vampire body parts and organs, but they are not required to ingest them in order to prolong their existence, like vampires, must do with blood.

There are no known consequences from abstaining from human or vampire flesh while in werewolf form. It seems that most werewolves do not get to feed on humanoid flesh, because most tend to lock themselves up during the full moon, or are scared or distracted away from their victim before they can eat them. Werewolves have not been seen to attack each other in human or lupine form, but have been known to hunt both human and vampire prey while transformed under the full moon.

Jules , for example, was seen to be horrified when she woke up to find she'd slaughtered a group of campers after she had attacked Rose the previous evening. Unstable hybrids also have the urge to attack vampires regardless of what form they are in, as witnessed in The Hybrid when a werewolf, Ray Sutton , instinctively attacked the vampire Damon Salvatore instead of pursuing its first choice, Elena Gilbert. Werewolves in their wolf form are quite similar to natural wolves, although unlike natural wolves, werewolves have glowing yellow or orange eyes, wicked fangs, a larger size, and a much more feral and predatory appearance.

They can also be distinguished from regular wolves by their displays of supernatural strength, blurred speed, and size which is comparable to fully grown humans.

The fur color of wolf forms differs from one to the other e. Werewolves appear the same as any other human the rest of the month, aside from their enhanced abilities of speed, strength, and healing.

A werewolf will only transform into a wolf under a full moon. The first transformation is quite slow, and the person is subjected to at least five or six hours of intense, bone-breaking pain before the actual transformation. After the first transformation, the experience does not last nearly as long, but it is still painful and something many werewolves come to dread.

Klaus mentions that embracing the transformation rather than fighting it as most werewolves do, would make the process faster. Hope Mikaelson, who was on her first transformation followed this advice and her transformation was considerably faster, taking only moments instead of hours. It is unknown if this is due to her unique nature or possible for any werewolf that accepts the transformation rather than fights them.

During the transformation, the body of the person is twisted in an unnatural manner as bones reshape and shift to form a wolf's skeleton, causing the person immense physical and psychological pain. Later, the werewolf grows excessive body hair and becomes feral. Their irises turn golden-yellow, their sclera turns black, and their teeth elongate into canines before they finally transform into their wolf shape.

A werewolf returns to their human form after a few hours, sometimes sooner, sometimes later. After the first transformation, the werewolf will experience muscle aches. Older werewolves can control themselves to some extent on the night of the full moon, but many find it necessary to dose themselves with wolfsbane to weaken them before they lock themselves up in chains to prevent hurting anyone while they're transformed.

Werewolves also feel everything more sharply in their animal form, especially familial ties. Ansel , for example, would wake up from his transformation closer to his son's village after each full moon. Since he was brought back to life he would wake further from Klaus and New Orleans, drawn to his granddaughter, despite not even knowing she was alive.

This shows familial ties in their werewolf form prioritizes the younger generation over the old. Werewolves are known to be aggressive, strong and fast, even in human form. Tyler Lockwood often had trouble controlling his temper, especially leading up to and during the full moon. Those with the werewolf curse still latent can exhibit some supernatural traits which can be triggered by aggression, along with unusual physical strength for the person's given size and age, but they cannot fully transform, and they also have a tendency to black out when they become overwhelmed in fits of rage.

Werewolves seem to have a strong sense of duty and loyalty to protect their own and feel a responsibility to help their fellow werewolves whenever they can. Werewolves have a higher body temperature than humans.

When Tyler first activates his curse, he states that his skin feels as if it's on fire. Once a werewolf has triggered their gene, their eyes turn gold the eyes of a wolf while enraged, as Mason's eyes did when he stopped the fight between Tyler and Carter Brave New World , or when feeling threatened, such as when Hayley's eyes turned yellow while she was defending herself against a group of witches. Activating the curse is also painful, as werewolves have been seen to double over in pain before their eyes change for the first time.

While some werewolves prefer to keep to themselves and keep their beastly natures hidden, most seem to aggregate themselves into packs and residing in areas isolated from general human society so they can run free on the full moons without fear of hurting or killing anyone. In , George Lockwood attacked several humans and killed them, leaving horrific wounds on the corpses that were so severe that it looked worse than a typical vampire attack.

This became evident when Henry told Katherine that the wounds were "worse than anything he had ever seen before. It is unknown if George continued his attacks afterward, or if he adapted to his nature. Werewolves are very similar to witches when it comes to their own kind. Unlike vampires, werewolves have an unwavering sense of loyalty, and will often bond with other werewolves they meet.

They form packs and work with each other as sort of an extended family. The bond of loyalty between werewolves is so strong that while changed under full moons, the only beings they do not attack are other werewolves regardless of whether or not they have activated their werewolf gene. This code does seem to extend to Klaus' hybrids, as well. It's possible that another reason why Klaus' hybrids were so loyal, aside for the Sire Bond between them, was because of their werewolf heritage.

According to Finn, the werewolves had a ritual a thousand years ago by which, on a blood moon, they would hunt and purposefully trigger their curse by killing a human, willingly enduring the pain of their transformations in exchange for the strength they gained as warriors. This ritual was meant to be a rite of passage, where young werewolves embraced their nature rather than shying away from it; this is in stark contrast to many modern-day werewolves, who do whatever they can to avoid triggering their curses and having to deal with the pain of their monthly transformations.

According to Emma Tig , lunar psychosis is a very rare occurrence among werewolves in which the werewolf's mind is in flux, trapped between their wolf and human state. When a werewolf is affected by this, they have a harder time bridging the gap between the two states and to access their memories as they normally would.

This only happens after a premature reversion from wolf to human, when something causes the body to shift back before the full moon is over, typically something caused by extreme trauma. Given that a werewolf prematurely returned to their human state, left unattended, there is a danger that they could revert back to their wolf form.

In order for a werewolf to overcome the issue, their mind needs to be surrounded by all the things that are familiar to them so that it can connect them to their humanity, and not their lycanthropy.

Given the Crescent Wolf Pack 's ability to control their turns at will, they had access to both sides of their minds and developed an elixir to access the division between the two sides. According to Hope, the elixir is a family recipe stemming from Hayley's side of the Crescent Pack and has a copy of the recipe in her possession.

The instructions for the elixir are as follows:. Mason jumping while breaking up the fight between Tyler and Carter. Season One. Season Four. Season Five. The Vampire Diaries Wiki. The Vampire Diaries Wiki Explore. Outside references Transcripts. Saltzman Matt Honeycutt. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? History Talk 0. Do you like this video? Play Sound. Werewolves will attack humans , but instinct and centuries of rivalry have hardwired them to hunt their prey of choice — vampires.

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Main Characters. Recurring Characters. Deceased Characters. Guest Characters. Tyler and several other newly turned hybrids have a desire to help Klaus because they are grateful his actions ended their painful transformations. While that could be due to their vampire connection; it is not explored more.

Scott McCall does feel a pull to his Alpha while in wolf form, but as a human, Scott is in control of his actions. However, early in Scott's transition, Peter can force Scott to transform.

One notable difference between the two worlds is how a pack is distinguished. In The Vampire Diaries , a pack is not an essential part of being a werewolf. Tyler has friends, but not a specific pack he runs with. In The Originals , packs are central and significant to the power struggles in New Orleans.

Hayley's role as Hope's mother and part of the Crescent Pack works well for Klaus. But, in Teen Wolf , the packs are essential. Derek makes it clear to Scott that a werewolf is more robust with a pack. In addition to having more strength, it also shows that an Omega werewolf is weaker, always in danger, and more likely to get caught by werewolf hunters.

There is nothing so peculiar about the werewolves on The Vampire Diaries regarding appearance. But, Teen Wolf devotes time to explaining why some werewolves have different eye colors than others. Derek Hale's eyes are blue, which is due to him having killed an innocent. Scott's eyes as a Beta had been gold.

An Alpha's eyes are red. The difference between eye colors in wolf form does a lot to suggest details or hints into the character's history. In both universes, werewolves have existed for centuries. But, each world has a different version of how werewolves came to be. When The Originals finally revealed how werewolves were created, it came from the story of a powerful and angry witch.