Werewolf

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See also Werewolf (disambiguation) for a list of fanworks and fandoms of this title.

Trope · Genre
Synonyms: lycanthrope, were, were-animals
Related: Animal Transformation, Bestiality, Elf AU, Knotting, Magic, Psychics, Shapeshifter, Superheroes, Vampire, Witches
See Also: Animals in Fanworks, Biting, Dominance Hierarchy
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Werewolves are a popular horror, supernatural, and fantasy story trope.

Canon

See List of Werewolf Fandoms

There are many fandoms with canon werewolf characters (who quite often are not monsters but good guys) including several main characters from Wolf's Rain, Oz from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Remus Lupin from Harry Potter, George Sands from Being Human, Jacob Black from Twilight, Alcide from True Blood, Tyler Lockwood from The Vampire Diaries, the characters from Teen Wolf (including Scott McCall, Derek Hale, Peter Hale, Isaac Lahey, Laura Hale, Cora Hale, Erica Reyes, Vernon Boyd, Jackson Whittemore, Deucalion, Ethan and Aiden, Kali, Ennis) and Angua von Überwald from Discworld.

Characters who are werewolves in canon are often popular in fandom because werewolf characters usually come with built-in angst due to their dual nature, the potential for loss of control, and the monstrous transformation they suffer. Frequently these fandoms also include vampires. Werewolves also offer options for h/c, because often the transformation is described as painful.

Fandom

In fandoms that do not have canonical werewolves, werewolf AUs are common type of alternate universe and popular in many fandoms. Werewolf AUs may include some level of focus on pack structure, especially when it comes to status and mating.

While werewolves are the "classic" were-animal and the most common, many other were-animals appear in fanfic and sometimes in canon.[1]

Werewolves are popular creatures with furries and monsterfuckers.

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References

  1. ^ Fanwork examples include Hawaii-Five-0 fic Jaws by Joe Lawson, in which Danno is a were-shark; Stargate Atlantis fic Where the Brave Dare Not Go by telesilla, in which John Sheppard is a were-mountain lion; and Sherlock fic The Law of Conservation of Mass by Mad Maudlin, in which although John is a werewolf, Sherlock is a werefox.