Teen Wolf is an American television series that currently airs on MTV. The series premiered on June 5, 2011, following the 2011 MTV Movie Awards.^[1] Teen Wolf is a supernatural drama series that follows Scott McCall (Tyler Posey), a high school student and social outcast that gets bitten by a werewolf and attempts to maintain a normal life while hiding his secret life as a werewolf and dealing with numerous supernatural dangers with the help of his trusted best friend Stiles Stilinski (Dylan O'Brien), and mysterious werewolf, Derek Hale (Tyler Hoechlin).

Casting announcements were announced in December 2010, with the rest of the main cast being Crystal Reed, Holland Roden and Colton Haynes.

Main characters

Scott McCall

Scott McCall, portrayed by Tyler Posey, is the series' main protagonist. Scott is bitten by a werewolf, transforming him into a werewolf as well. Using his new supernatural abilities, he is now the co-captain of his high-school lacrosse team. He falls in love with Allison, who he later discovers to be part of an old werewolf-hunter family. Originally, seeing his new abilities as a curse, Scott wished to find a cure, but by Season 2, he has accepted the abilities as a gift.

Scott is extremely protective of his loved ones, particularly Allison, who he regards as both his greatest strength and his greatest weakness, and his mother, Melissa. He willingly risks his own life to protect those close to him, as well as anyone he deems innocent, and tries to balance the relationships he shares with those around him with his double-life and the dangers it presents. Scott lives with his mother, who works as a hospital nurse, his father is out of the picture, though this does not bother Scott and his mother, both of whom are content with just each other. Scott is closest to his best friend, Stiles. He is also, on occasion, the fourth member of Derek's pack. At the beginning of Season 3, Scott is an Omega werewolf. However, due to his eyes glowing red for a brief moment in a fight with the Alpha Pack, it was concluded that Scott has the latent potential of an Alpha, despite not having killed one. In the episode, "Currents," it is confirmed by doctor Deaton that Scott has become a "True Alpha," meaning that he is a rare werewolf that has become an Alpha by strength of character rather than by conquest or murder. Doctor Deaton also confirmed that Deucalion is not after Derek, as everyone assumed, but he is in fact after Scott because of his power as a True Alpha.

"Teen Wolf: The Hunt", a Teen Wolf inspired social network game for Facebook, states that Scott was born on August 23. He likes guitars, horror films, and skateboarding, and is a fan of The Black Lips, Kids of 88, Blink-182, and Lost in Kostko (Tyler Posey's band in real life, in which he plays guitar and sings lead vocals).

Allison Argent

Allison Argent, portrayed by Crystal Reed, is Scott's love interest, and a descendant from a long line of werewolf hunters. She is at first unaware of Scott and Derek's lives as werewolves, and her family's werewolf-hunter life. By the end of season 1, she discovers that Scott and Derek are werewolves, though this does not halt her relationship with Scott, and learns of her family's werewolf-hunter life. In season 2, Scott and Allison are shown to be in a romantic relationship, while hiding it from her parents. She helps Scott and Stiles go up against the Kanima. She is later corrupted by Gerard, who emotionally uses the death of her mother to use her to attack innocent werewolves, but she soon realizes her mistake. By the end of the season, Allison breaks up with Scott. In Season 3, Allison has not seen or received any text from Scott, for the last 4 months, and has retired from being a werewolf hunter along with her father, Chris Argent. Although she and Scott are no longer together, she still has feelings for him. She begins to help Scott and the others fight the Alpha pack that has come to Beacon Hills.

Allison is caring, sweet, and agile with a natural talent for archery. Unlike her grandfather Gerard and aunt Kate, both of whom murdered werewolves regardless of their innocence, she believes in the Argents' hunting code ("Nous chassons ceux qui nous chassent", which is French for "We hunt those who hunt us") like her father, Chris Argent. Her father soon starts Allison's training to be a werewolf hunter. She hates the feeling of being weak and uses her training to take care of herself in dangerous situations.

"Teen Wolf: The Hunt", a Teen Wolf inspired social network game, states that Allison was born on March 19 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. She likes archery, running, and Unicef, and is a fan of Karmin, Arcade Fire, Florence and the Machine, and Vampire Weekend.

Stiles Stilinski

Stiles Stilinski, portrayed by Dylan O'Brien, is Scott's long-time childhood best friend and the show's comic relief. He is shown to be intelligent, if not somewhat impractical about things, curious for his own sake, and caring with a sarcastic nature. The show alludes to him having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder through references to his Adderall use, which lends to his fidgeting gestures and frequent flailing.^[2] Stiles provides comic relief to the otherwise dramatic events that plague him and Scott. His eagerness to help and his caring nature often puts him in dangerous situations.

Stiles holds an intense and obsessive but unrequited love for Lydia Martin, having harbored a crush for her "since the third - frickin' - grade". Stiles also shares a very close relationship with his father, Sheriff Stilinski; his mother died when he was a little boy. Stiles is shown to be insecure about his mother's death, blaming himself for it and thinking it will come between him and his father. He wishes he could help and protect his father in some way, feeling he can't because he does not have supernatural abilities. "Stiles" is not his first name; creator Jeff Davis has stated that Stiles' real name hasn't been revealed. It is canon that Stiles' first name was his maternal grandfather's name. In Season 3, Stiles is shown to be working with Lydia to figure out who is the culprit behind the mysterious sacrifices going on in Beacon Hills.

"Teen Wolf: The Hunt", a Teen Wolf inspired social network game, states that Stiles was born on April 8.^[3] He likes drumming, snowboarding, and the New York Mets. He is a fan of the bands The Ramones, The Offspring, Mumford and Sons, All Time Low and Slow Kids At Play (Dylan O'Brien's band in real life, in which he plays drums).

Derek Hale

Derek Hale, portrayed by Tyler Hoechlin, is a werewolf by genetic lycanthropy, passed down through his family line. When he was 15 years old, he fell in love with a girl named Paige. Wanting to be with her forever, Derek came up with the idea of turning her into a werewolf. He asked Ennis, an Alpha werewolf, to give her "the bite". After Ennis bites her, Derek, hearing Paige's painful screams, attacked Ennis and realized he was too late to save her. Knowing that she would die instead of transforming, Derek sadly breaks her spine to end her suffering. The killing of an innocent caused his werewolf eyes to change from yellow to blue, darkening his soul. His family was later killed in an arson that burned their home while he and his older sister Laura Hale were in school, leaving only his uncle, Peter Hale, to survive. In the season 1 finale, Derek becomes the new Alpha werewolf after killing Peter, the previous Alpha, to avenge Laura's death.

Despite being competitive, cold, easily aggravated, and distrustful of people in general nature, Derek genuinely cares for Scott McCall and his friends and always tries to keep them out of danger (reluctantly Stiles and excluding Allison). However, he strongly disapproves of Scott's relationship with Allison Argent, because her influential family are werewolf hunters. He also shares an antagonistic relationship with the Argents, mainly because Kate Argent, who is deceased after season 1, started the fire that killed 9 members of the Hale family. Derek is as hostile and cold towards Allison as he is towards other members of her family, with the exception of her father somewhat, and this is because she attacked his pack and tried to kill him . He does not trust her, refuses to work with her or accept any help from her. As the new Alpha, Derek exhibits pride and assembles himself a pack, consisting of three students from Beacon Hills High who all have dark backgrounds just as he does. His love interest in Season 3 is Jennifer Blake (BHHS's English teacher), whom Derek saved from Boyd and Cora (his younger sister whom Derek thought died in the fire). In the episode, "Currents," Derek accidentally kills Boyd, which causes him to absorb the latter's power and see a vision of Erica's death. This experience causes him to emotionally break down.

Creator and producer Jeff Davis released a statement on Twitter insinuating that Derek is older than the audience thinks, and more will be revealed about him in season 3, premiering in 2013. His birthday is 7 November. ^{[citation needed]} A 15-year old Derek Hale will be shown in the 8th episode of Season 3, played by Hunger Games teen actor Ian Nelson.^[4][5]

Lydia Martin

Lydia Martin, portrayed by Holland Roden, is Beacon Hills High's most popular female student. Lydia at first appears to be a shallow girl, but in reality she is surprisingly caring, especially about her friends, and extremely intelligent, excelling in math and science. She is well aware of Stiles's feelings for her but does not reciprocate them. She shows her warm nature in the first episode by befriending Allison on her first day at school. Her love interest is Jackson Whittemore; although in the first season she makes it apparent she is merely dating him due to his high social status, it is later revealed that she cares more about him than she lets on and may even be in love with him. The two share a conflicted but close relationship.

At the end of season 1, Lydia is bitten by The Alpha Peter Hale but neither dies nor turns. Instead, she is revealed to be immune. This goes against her in season 2 when Peter Hale uses her immunity to come back to life. In the beginning of season 2 Lydia imagines pulling out an arm in the bathtub and freaking out she escapes the hospital and runs around in the woods for 2 days. Lydia was thought to be the Kanima, later to be revealed as Jackson. In the season 2 finale, Lydia faces the Kanima and successfully coaxes it to transform back into Jackson by holding up the house key Jackson had given her when they were together. When Jackson asks if she still loves him, she responds that she does. In season 3, Lydia is shown to be trying to get over Jackson, who has been moved to London by his dad, and is looking for a new boyfriend. She is shown to be working with Stiles in order to figure out the culprit behind mysterious sacrifices going on in the town and has an interest in Aiden, a member of the Alpha pack. In the episode, "The Girl Who Knew Too Much," it is revealed that the cause of her mysterious supernatural abilities stems from the fact that she's actually a banshee.

"Teen Wolf: The Hunt", a Teen Wolf inspired social network game, states that Lydia was born on March 23. She likes Mu Alpha Theta, figure skating, yoga, and astrophysics, and is a fan of Madonna, Calvin Harris, Kids of 88, Muse, and Kat Graham. Lydia is a banshee.

Jackson Whittemore

Jackson Whittemore, portrayed by Colton Haynes, is the former captain, now former co-captain, of the Beacon Hills lacrosse team. He has a competitive and aggressive nature, which shows through hostility towards people who best him. The show implies that he wants to make others proud of him. Despite his abrasive personality, he cares about his friends and dislikes hurting them. He is insecure about his adoption and the fact that he does not know his real parents, leading him to be unable to see his adoptive parents as his true mother and father. His birth mother had died on June 14 while pregnant, meaning he had been pulled out of his dead mother's womb.

Though Derek gives Jackson the bite, his body rejects it in season 2 and Jackson instead becomes the Kanima, a murderous shapeshifting creature that is a weapon of vengeance. The Kanima seeks a master who wishes to exact revenge on others to control it, revealing that as the Kanima, Jackson's every move is controlled by someone else. Jackson does not know that he is the Kanima, nor does the Kanima side of him know that it is Jackson. It is revealed that he became the Kanima because he is an orphan, meaning he lacks an identity. He can be saved by a person with whom he shared a true bond; in Jackson's case, this person is Lydia. Through Lydia's selflessness in the finale, Jackson heals and finally becomes a werewolf — however, with blue eyes rather than gold. This because when a werewolf kills someone innocent their eyes turn blue instead of yellow, other Werewolves who have this peculiar feature are: Derek and Peter Hale.

"Teen Wolf: The Hunt", a Teen Wolf inspired social network game, states that Jackson was born on June 15. He likes Porsche, Golden State Warriors, USC Trojans, and the San Jose Sharks, and is a fan of Wiz Khalifa, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Gym Class Heroes.

On October 12, 2012 it was announced that Colton Haynes will not be returning to the show.

In the Season 3 premiere, Lydia revealed that Jackson was trained by Derek to control his werewolf powers and then later moved to London.

Recurring characters

Werewolves

• Laura Hale (Haley Roe Murphy) (Season 1)

Laura was Derek's older sister and also a born werewolf. She survived the Hale Fire because she was in school at the time. It is unknown if the fire caused her to become the Hale family Alpha once her mother Talia^[6] died, or if she already held that title prior to the fire. Unlike other wolves, Laura was able to transform into a fully formed canine wolf while in her Alpha state. It is assumed she inherited this ability from her mother when she died. Sometime after the fire, Laura returned to Beacon Hills to investigate who was responsible for the fire. She was able to uncover some information, but was killed by her uncle Peter before she was able to find out the whole truth. The discovery of half of her body in the Beacon Hills Preserve sparked the plot for the series. Strangely enough, Kate Argent (before her death) admitted to Derek that she was the one who cut Laura's body in two, which Derek confirmed as true by listening to Kate's heartbeat to verify that she was not lying, She was the first female Alpha and the first female werewolf to make an appearance in the series. A teenaged Laura Hale is first shown via flashback sequence in the 8th episode of season 3's Teen Wolf, played by actress Ana Valentine Walczak.^[7]

• Peter Hale (Ian Bohen) (Seasons 1—3)

Peter is Derek's uncle and was the main antagonist in the first season. In the Hale Fire, he was badly burned and assumed to be paralyzed. In Wolf's Bane, he was revealed to be The Alpha who had bitten Scott and murdered many people involved in the Hale Fire. In the Season 1 finale, he murdered Kate Argent the final person involved directly in the fire and was burned alive by Scott, Allison, Stiles, and Jackson before getting his throat slashed by Derek.

In Season 2, he uses Lydia in a yet unexplained manner to return to life. Show Executive Producer Jeff Davis confirmed that Peter Hale reverted to a Beta wolf class once he was resurrected, and is now a member of Derek's pack.^[8] Peter's actual motives for returning are yet to be revealed. He appears to have an uneasy truce and partnership with Derek and his pack. He is also the fifth member of Derek's pack. He also starts playing a larger role in season 3.

• Isaac Lahey (Daniel Sharman) (Seasons 2—3)

Isaac is a tormented teen and lacrosse player who lives across the street from Jackson. Isaac was abused by his father, who tortured him by often locking him in their basement freezer. Isaac is turned into a werewolf by Derek and becomes the first member of Derek's pack. He wished to become a werewolf to feel powerful and confident after a long history of physical and mental abuse from his father, who is murdered by the Kanima in the season 2 premiere.

Unlike the other Betas in Derek's pack, Isaac has control of his inner wolf during the full moon, and has good intentions and a warm heart. At first Isaac did not like Scott and did not trust him, do to the fact that he was interfering in Derek's business, of turning people into werewolves, and believe Scott was a loser, because he wonder how Scott survived so long without a pack, nevertheless he eventually trusted Scott when he realize Scott has good intentions, and became friends with him. Among the dangerous events, Isaac sides with Scott, revealing that he trusts him and holds onto Scott's friendship because he doesn't have anyone there for him. He helps Scott against Gerard and stays as a part of Derek's pack instead of following the others in the pack, who want to leave Derek for their own safety. It is implied that Isaac looks up to Derek in the way that he couldn't look up to his own father. Creator Jeff Davis has stated that Isaac will be a big part of season 3, premiering in 2013, and will possibly threaten Scott and Stiles' friendship with his own close bond that he shares with Scott.

The first episode of season 3 opens with Isaac getting chased by the twin Alphas. A mysterious girl saves him, but she and Isaac are injured and sent to the hospital. Melissa McCall tries to call Derek for help as Isaac's wounds are already healing and he's supposed to go into surgery. When Derek cannot be reached, Isaac asks Melissa to call Scott. Before Scott can get to the hospital, Isaac is drugged and kidnapped by the Alphas. He is then rescued by Derek and healed by him. When he wakes, he asks where the girl is, but the others have no idea what girl Isaac is talking about. Isaac allows Peter to access his memories, but is unable to get enough information about the whereabouts of Boyd and Erica. Dr. Deaton helps Isaac remember where to find Boyd and Erica by slowing down his heart in a tub of ice. He later participates in helping capture Boyd and Cora. He is shown to despise the Alpha twins and tries to get them angry in any way possible. After being thrown out of Derek's loft, he participates in the pack's battle against the Alpha pack. After Boyd's death, he now stands as the only bitten Beta of Derek's pack.

"Teen Wolf: The Hunt", a Teen Wolf inspired social network game, states that Isaac was born on September 22, and likes lacrosse and BMX. He is a fan of M. Ward, Belle and Sebastian, Coldplay, and Feist.

• Boyd (Vernon Milton Boyd, IV)^[9] (Sinqua Walls) (Seasons 2—3)

Boyd was a shy loner at Beacon Hills High School and works at the Beacon Hills Ice Rink. In the second season, he is the third member of Derek's pack, although he's the fourth teenager that Derek had bitten. For most of the season, he was Derek's right-hand man and physically the strongest and largest Beta of the pack. He was perhaps the most grounded teenager on the show. Scott stated that while Boyd is stronger than him, he is actually faster than him. He was close to Erica, and left with her to find another pack at the end of Season 2, becoming an Omega werewolf in the process. After a short altercation with and capture by the Argents, he and Erica attempt flee Beacon Hills, but are trapped by the Alpha Pack, leaving his fate uncertain.

In Season 3, it is revealed that Boyd and possibly Erica were alive and had been held captive by the Alpha pack for four months in the abandoned Beacon Hills First National Bank. During this four-month period, Erica died and Boyd and Cora, Derek's younger sister, were refrained from fully transforming during the full moons, causing their rage and bloodlust to build up inside. Upon being found by Derek and Scott, both of them lost all control and escaped into the woods to kill whomever they came across. They were later subdued by Derek, with assistance from Scott, Isaac and Chris Argent. Boyd returned to school still upset over the death of Erica, who he claimed was his only friend. He participated in the pack's battle against the Alpha pack. During Derek's fight with Kali, he is accidentally killed by Derek, which causes the latter to see a vision of Erica's death.

• Erica Reyes (Gage Golightly) (Seasons 2—3)

Erica was a student at Beacon Hills who suffered from epilepsy. At the hospital after a seizure, Derek gave her the bite, promising that her illness would go away. In the second season, Erica was the second member and the first female werewolf of Derek's pack. She was the second female werewolf to make an appearance in the series. She changed remarkably, becoming more confident and stylish. She revealed that she used to have a huge crush on Stiles, but he never noticed her. Erica was shown to be close to both Isaac and Boyd throughout the season, and repeatedly antagonized Allison. Erica had hit on Scott twice, hinting that she had romantic feelings for him. At the end of Season 2, she and Boyd left Derek to find a new pack, becoming Omega werewolves in the process. They were captured by Gerard, but were freed by Chris. While fleeing again, Erica and Boyd were trapped by the Alpha Pack, leaving their fate uncertain. During Season 3, it is revealed that she and Boyd where held captive for four months by the Alpha Pack in the abandoned Beacon Hills First National Bank. During captivity, she and Boyd had a heart-to-heart about them possibly becoming stronger during the lunar eclipse. She later tried to attack Kali, but was killed in the process. After finding Erica's body, Derek mourns her death and carries it out of the bank. It is unknown how involved her parents were in her search as they have never been shown or mentioned. It is unknown what Derek did with her body, it is possible that he hid her body somewhere safe, until the night of the Worm Moon, so he can bring Erica back to life.

• Deucalion (Gideon Emery) (Season 3)

Deucalion is the Alpha Pack leader and one of the main antagonists of Season 3. He is blind and while his motives of coming to Beacon Hills have not yet been revealed, it is implied that Scott is a potential threat to them and decides to have Derek eliminate the threat. In the past, Deucalion and his pack tried to make peace with the hunters. He and three of his Betas were instead tricked and ambushed by Gerard, who not only killed Deucalion's Betas, but his own men who wanted peace with the werewolves. He later blinded Deucalion in an unsuccessful attempt to kill him. With the help of Dr. Deaton, Deucalion's eyes healed physically, but his sight didn't return. Marco, one of Deucalion's Betas, took this opportunity to try and kill Deucalion to become Alpha of their pack. Deucalion, however, realized he could see as a wolf and killed Marco, absorbing the latter's power. He is revealed to have bitten a member of the Argent family, Alexander Argent, which led to his suicide. It is later realized that Deucalion knows that Scott is a "True Alpha" (a rarity among werewolves) and is after him, not Derek. According to Tyler Posey, because of this, the blind Alpha wants the boy to join his pack.

• Ethan and Aiden (Charlie Carver and Max Carver) (Season 3)

Ethan and Aiden are twin Alpha werewolves and members of the Alpha pack. They were originally abused Omegas in a pack of werewolves in which Ethan described them as being killers, their Alpha being the worst one. After meeting Deucalion, they were taught how to merge and control their combined form. They then hunted down and killed each member of their pack and became Alphas after killing their original Alpha together. They are the youngest members of the pack and possess the ability to morph into one giant Alpha werewolf together. Aiden is portrayed as being violent and straight with an interest in Lydia Martin - Ethan is shown to be calm and gay with an interest in Danny Mahealani.

• Kali (Felisha Terrell) (Season 3)

Kali is an Alpha and part of the Alpha Pack and is nearly barefoot all the time. She is one of the most dangerous Alphas and uses the claws on her feet to fight and kill. Like Deucalion and Ennis, Kali killed her entire pack, which she states felt "liberating". She is the second female Alpha and the third female werewolf to make an appearance in the series. She is responsible for the death of Erica and partly responsible for the death of Boyd. She was shown to be close to Ennis as she looked worried over his severe condition after his fight with Derek and later took his death very hard.

• Ennis (Brian Patrick Wade) (Season 3)

Ennis was an Alpha and part of the Alpha Pack. He was the largest member and a pure force of brutality. His immense strength combined with his skillful fighting knowledge made him a powerful adversary in a fight. In the past, one of Ennis' Betas accidentally killed two hunters and was killed in retaliation. This enraged Ennis and caused him to seek out a new member for his pack. After being asked by Derek, Ennis bit the young Hale's girlfriend Paige to be on good terms with Talia Hale and to add a new member to his pack. She died instead. Like Deucalion and Kali, Ennis killed his entire pack. He tried to kidnap Isaac at the hospital, only to be stopped by Derek and Scott. After breaking into Derek's loft, Ennis easily subdued Cora while Deucalion explained his proposition to Derek about joining their pack. During the Alpha pack's battle against Derek's pack, Ennis was severely injured by Derek and Scott, which caused Kali and Aiden to seek out Dr. Deaton for help. He is later killed by Deucalion after he couldn't heal himself.

• Cora Hale (Adelaide Kane) (Season 3)

Cora is Derek's younger sister and also a born werewolf, and the fourth female werewolf to make an appearance in the series. She was long believed to be dead. How she survived the Hale Fire and her whereabouts after are unknown. She was held captive, along with Boyd and Erica by the Alpha Pack for three months in the abandoned Beacon Hills First National Bank. It is unknown if she was captured before or after Boyd and Erica. During this period, Erica died and Boyd and Cora were refrained from fully transforming during the full moons, causing their rage and bloodlust to build up inside. Upon being found by Derek and Scott, both of them lost all control and escaped into the woods to kill. They were later subdued by Derek, with assistance from Scott, Isaac and Chris Argent. She is also the sixth member and the second female werewolf of Derek's pack. She was shown to be close to Boyd as she breaks down in tears and cradles his body after he dies. Cora tries to avenge Boyd's death by killing Aiden, but fails to do so and is put in the hospital from the blow in the head Aiden gave her.

• Marco (Delon de Metz) Marco was an angry and violent Beta werewolf and a member Deucalion´s original pack; after Gerard blinded Deucalion, Marco attempted to kill him in order to became the new Alpha of their pack, but Deucalion killed him in retaliation after discovering he could see using his werewolf eyes.

• Talia Hale (Alicia Coppola) (Season 3) Talia was Derek's mother. She was an extremely powerful Alpha werewolf, with the rare ability to shape shift into an actual wolf, (a timber wolf) which made her a leader in the larger werewolf community. She was the third female Alpha and the fifth female werewolf to make an appearance in the series.

Hunters

• Chris Argent (JR Bourne) (Seasons 1—3)

Chris is Allison's father and a notable werewolf hunter. He is a strict, no-nonsense man, and overprotective of Allison. He has a rocky relationship with Scott due to Scott's status as both a werewolf and Allison's boyfriend. Chris is generally sticks to the hunters' code and does not believe in killing the innocent, However, he is also very strong-minded and watchful of the werewolves. He shares an antagonistic relationship with Derek but does not hurt or attack his pack. He trains Allison to become a hunter, but becomes up-set and cautious when his father Gerard corrupts her. In realizing that Gerard is the enemy, Chris allies with Scott and Derek to stop him in the season 2 finale. It is revealed in the beginning of season 3, Chris and Allison have retired from hunting. After seeing a supposed victim of Boyd and Cora's rampage, he assists Scott, Derek and Isaac in finding and capturing them. Despite saying that he has retired, he starts getting involved with the Alpha pack problem that has come to Beacon Hills. He later visits an apparently alive Gerard and learns that Alexander Argent, a past family member, was bitten by an Alpha in 1977, which led to his suicide. Gerard tells Chris that the Alpha that bit him was Deucalion.

• Gerard Argent (Michael Hogan) (Seasons 2—3)

Gerard Argent is Allison's grandfather, and Chris's father, a lethal werewolf hunter and the main antagonist of season 2. He came to town to avenge his daughter Kate's death, declares that there is no more code and that he will kill all werewolves in Beacon Hills, regardless of their innocence. When Gerard finds out that Scott is a werewolf, he blackmails him into following his orders by threatening to kill Scott's mother. Gerard also manipulates Allison into briefly joining him after her mother's death. In "Fury," Gerard kills Matt and becomes the Kanima's new master. He then steps up as the season's main antagonist, threatening Melissa McCall's life again and abducting and beating Stiles as a message to Scott. In the season 2 finale, it is revealed that Gerard has cancer and plans to be bitten by Derek to become an Alpha and cure himself. Due to a plan by Scott and Deaton to replace his cancer medication with mountain ash, his body violently rejects the bite and he collapses, but he disappears, leaving his fate unknown. During season 3, Gerard is shown to be alive and in hiding, but still having the effects of the rejected bite from the second season. He reveals to Chris that one of their family members in 1977, Alexander Argent, was bitten by an Alpha, Deucalion. He also stabbed Deucalion in the eyes with two arrows which caused Deucalion's blindness.

• Victoria Argent (Eaddy Mays) (Seasons 1—3)

Victoria was Allison's mother and Chris's wife. She was a fairly vindictive and cold-hearted woman, giving werewolves no mercy. Victoria was also not above killing young people. She has even tortured to get what she wants. In "Raving," she tried to murder Scott by triggering his asthma with wolfsbane to keep him away from Allison. Her plan was foiled by Derek, who saved Scott and bit her in the process. She committed suicide (with Chris's help) so that she would not become a werewolf. Her death causes Allison's moral spiral at the end of Season 2. Victoria's actions to kill Scott are unknown to Allison until season 3. In season 3, she appears in visions to Allison.

• Kate Argent (Jill Wagner), (Season 1)

Kate was Chris's sister and Allison's aunt, and the secondary antagonist in the first season. Kate was more bloodthirsty than her brother, and a proven manipulator, often using her sexuality to her advantage. She appeared to be the cruelest of the hunters, and like her father, Gerard, took great pleasure in hurting any werewolf she could. Kate engaged an underaged Derek Hale into having a romantic/sexual relationship with her, only to betray him and set the Hale Fire. She was close to Allison, but was not above using her, and was the one who told her about the supernatural world. She was eventually killed by Peter Hale as revenge for the Hale Fire.

• Alexander Argent (Rick Otto) (Season 3)

Alexander Argent was Chris's uncle, he was bitten by the Alpha, Deucalion. He killed himself with a shotgun in order to follow the hunter's code the night he was bitten as it was a full moon and was about to shift into a werewolf.

Humans

• Danny Mahealani (Keahu Kahuanui) (Seasons 1—3)

Danny is Jackson's best friend and is also on the lacrosse team. He is one of the Beacon Hills High in-crowd and is an openly gay student. Danny often tries to calm Jackson down when he is angry or irritated. He also seems to befriend Stiles and Scott in indirect ways. Stiles often wonders aloud if Danny finds him attractive. He is the goalie on the lacrosse team. In season 2, he helps Jackson recover lost footage from his camera and is attacked by the Kanima. In season 3, he develops an interest in Ethan, unaware that he is a member of the Alpha pack. His last name is Hawaiian for "full moon".

Teen Wolf: The Hunt, a Teen Wolf inspired social network game, states that Danny was born on Leap Day (February 29) and likes computers and photography. He is a fan of Jay-Z, Bruno Mars, and Janelle Monae. It was revealed that Danny will form a relationship with one of the new wolves in season 3.^[10]

• Melissa McCall (Melissa Ponzio) (Seasons 1—3)

Melissa is Scott's cynical but comforting and loving mother. She works as a nurse at the local hospital and worries that she does not give Scott enough time or attention. Scott is very close to his mother, especially since his father is no longer in the picture. However, Melissa argued with a teacher in season 1 that neither Scott nor she feels the need of a male figure in the house. In season 2, Melissa finds out that her son is a werewolf. Although she is shocked at first, she comes to accept Scott for what he is and encourages him to help others with his abilities. In season 3, she is shown to be helping Scott cover up any evidence of werewolves, even when Isaac is admitted to the hospital after being attacked by alpha werewolves, she tries to help smuggle him out. She even helps Stiles identify a new killer in Beacon Hills by allowing him access to the morgue.

• Sheriff Stilinski (Linden Ashby) (Seasons 1—3)

The Sheriff is Stiles' father and the sheriff of Beacon Hills. He is an intelligent and dedicated officer, although his ability to do his job is hampered by his unawareness of the supernatural forces behind many of the crimes in Beacon Hills. Stilinski and Stiles are mutually supportive and protective of one another, in part because of the death of Stiles' mother some years before the beginning of the series. Stilinski is close to Scott and Scott's mother, Melissa. He often expresses his love for his deceased wife and also shows his proudness of Stiles from time to time.

• Bobby Finstock (Orny Adams) (Seasons 1—3)

Coach Finstock is the eccentric and sarcastic coach of the Beacon Hills High School lacrosse team; he also works as an economics teacher. Finstock pressures the players to do their best, targeting Scott and Stiles often. Though he pushes the team to their limit, he encourages teamwork and is shown to support them wholeheartedly through games. He often expresses hostility toward an off-screen character named "Greenberg" and makes cracks about his one testicle. He uses quotes from his favorite movie, Independence Day, as a way to motivate his players.

• Adrian Harris (Adam Fristoe) (Seasons 1—3)

Adrian was the chemistry teacher at Beacon Hills High School. He usually pressures Scott in class when Scott does not pay attention, and gives indirect insults to Stiles. He was hard on the students, quizzing them often. He was questioned by Sheriff Stilinski in season 1, regarding the murderous events that take place, which subsequently reveals that six years ago, he gave information to a woman on how to set a house on fire and make it look like it was not an act of arson after she got him drunk. He also reveals that a few days after he gave this information, a house caught on fire and was burned down (the Hale family murder). The woman he gave information to is revealed to be Kate Argent. In season 2, Harris was believed to be the Kanima's master, but was proven innocent by Stiles and Scott. During season 3, he was murdered by someone called a Darach, who he knows and also about this person's motives.

• Jennifer Blake (Haley Webb) (Season 3)

Jennifer Blake is the new English teacher at Beacon Hills High School. Derek takes a liking to Jennifer after saving her from Boyd and Cora. When Derek comes to her for help, after being wounded by the Alpha pack, she takes him to his hideout and tries to help him heal. Jennifer and Derek share a kiss and spend the night together, which helps make Derek heal faster. In the episode "The Girl that Knew too Much", her true identity as the Darach, the person that is killing people is revealed.

• Matt Daehler (Stephen Lunsford) (Season 2)

Matt was a teenager with an eye for photography who had stalkerish affections for Allison and also one of the main antagonists of season 2. He is proved to be the Kanima's first master. Matt used the Kanima to take revenge on the 2006 swim team and kill the entire team; in 2006, nine-year-old Matt had gone to Isaac's house to trade superhero comic books with him. The swim team of that time was having a pool party, and Matt was thrown into the pool, despite yelling that he can't swim, resulting in him almost drowning. He used the Kanima to murder all the people who were involved in the incident. Matt takes Scott, Stiles, Sheriff Stilinski and Melissa hostage but Gerard kills him by drowning him, using this opportunity to become the Kanima's new master.

• Mr. Lahey (John Wesley Shipp) (Season 2)

Mr. Lahey was the owner of the Beacon Hills Cemetery and the swim coach of Beacon Hills High in 2006. He was abusive to his son, Isaac, torturing him by often locking him in the basement freezer. In the season two premiere, he makes fun of Isaac when interrogated by Sheriff Stilinski, and also attacks Isaac during dinner. He is later murdered by the Kanima, which sets Isaac on the quest to become part of Derek's pack and get the confidence and power he lacked.

• Danielle (Shantal Rhodes) (Season 2-3)

Danielle is a friend of Heather.

• Mysterious Girl (Meagan Tandy) (Season 3)

A mysterious girl who saved Isaac, from The Alpha twins, Ethan and Aiden.

• Heather (Caitlin Custer) (Season 3)

Heather was a childhood friend of Stiles, she was killed by the Darach.

• Caitlin (Zelda Williams) (Season 3)

Caitlin is a lesbian.

• Emily (Lauren McKnight) (Season 3)

Emily was a lesbian, she was killed by the Darach.

• Paige (Madison Blaine McLaughlin) (Season 3)

Paige was Derek's first love interest.

• Tara Graeme (Mieko Hillman) (Season 3)

Tara was one of the Sheriff's Deputy's, she used to be a middle school teacher, she was killed by the Darach.

Other

• Dr. Alan Deaton (Seth Gilliam) (Seasons 1—3)

Deaton is the mysterious veterinarian at Beacon Hills Animal Hospital and Scott's employer. The vet knows more than he lets on and later reveals that aside from working with animals, he also works with werewolves and other supernatural creatures, healing them when they are injured. He is shown to have vast supernatural knowledge and helps Scott, Stiles, and Derek and his pack through season 2. Dr. Deaton also reveals to Derek that he had been a trusted adviser and helper to the Hale family for a long time and that he made a promise to Derek's mother that he would help Derek and look after him if she were to die. It is implied that Dr. Deaton is a supernatural investigator of a kind, and has unusual abilities yet to be fully revealed, as he does not attempt to move when threatened, or become injured even when furniture is thrown at him. It is hinted in season 2 that Deaton has known about the Alpha pack and was the first to know that they were on their way to Beacon Hills. In season 3 Deaton plays a much bigger role than he did in the other seasons. He helps Isaac remember where Boyd and Erica are and also helps Stiles and Lydia investigate a seemingly new foe called a Darach. He is also forced to help the Alpha pack heal one of their own, after they threatened to kill Scott. He seems to have a dark past, one that caused him to go into retirement. It is also revealed that he is the older brother of Ms. Morrell. It is discovered that he and his sister are both emissaries, or modern day druids, that function as advisers to the Packs and ambassadors between them and humanity. Dr. Deaton fulfilled this role for the Hale Pack, and was especially close to Derek's mother, Talia Hale, when she was the Alpha werewolf of the Hale Pack.

• Ms. Maran Morrell (Bianca Lawson) (Seasons 2—3)

Maran Morrell is the mysterious guidance counselor and French teacher at Beacon Hills High. She is the younger sister of Dr. Deaton. Throughout the second season, she counseled both Stiles and Lydia through various traumas, and helped Allison translate an entry in the Argent's bestiary. At the end of Season 2, she convinces Dr. Deaton to get more involved in the supernatural goings-on of Beacon Hills, although what this will entail for them both is yet to be revealed. It is revealed at the beginning of season 3 that she is somehow involved with Deucalion, the Alpha pack leader. It is later discovered that this relationship is that she is the emissary for the Alpha Pack.

References