Alphas+The Bite
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Alphas+The Bite
{{403image37|margin-left: 10px; float: right}}The bite, when used as a proper noun in the Teen Wolf universe, refers to a bite from an alpha shapeshifter. This action is the typical method to turn a human into a new werewolf.
 
The bite has transformed several people. [[Scott McCall]] was bitten by [[Peter Hale]] in [[1x01 - Wolf Moon]]. [[Jackson Whittemore]] was bitten by [[Derek Hale]] in the aftermath of [[Season 1]]. During [[Season 2]], [[Isaac Lahey]], [[Erica Reyes]] and [[Vernon Boyd]] all received the bite from Derek. In [[4x03 - Muted]], [[Liam Dunbar]] was bitten by Scott himself. [[Hayden Romero]] was bitten also by Scott in [[5x20 - Apotheosis]].
 
[[Peter Hale]] bit [[Lydia Martin]], a latent banshee, in [[1x11 - Formality]]. She neither turned or died, because as a banshee, Lydia isn't affected by thesupernatural supernatural,forces, she is immune.immune and she can instead access supernatural powers. Peter's true intention was to activateimplant hermemories powersof andhimself establishin aLydia's connectionsubconscious betweenso themthe thatdevious hewerewolf could [[possession|use]][[possession|use Lydia]] as a backup plan to bring himself back to life in the event that he could be killed.
 
In Gerard Argent's case, because ofhis thesystem was filled with [[mountain ash]], a supernaturalbarrier ward,against in hissupernatural system,creatures, he did not turn, rejecting the bite completely and he was incapacitated until provided with a cure.
 
In [[3x24 - The Divine Move|The Divine Move]], Scott bites "Void Stiles", the [[The Nogitsune|Nogitsune's incarnation of Stiles]], which depleted his power and vanquished the void kitsune.