Alphas
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Alphas
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Supernatural Rules
An alpha wields an internal spark of power that supplements their abilities, their strength and speed, and bestows upon them their additional supernatural traits.
 
An alpha, with his fellow werewolves, has the ability to form the basis of a pack. Thereafter, the mystically symbiotic bond between the alpha and his new packmates is formed. Subsequently,The these said followers will become [[betas]] to the alpha as well as others who later join the pack.
 
Because of the social nature of the shapeshifter, werewolf or otherwise, this symbiotic relationship increases the power of both the alpha and their betas. Inversely, losing pack members, because of either estrangement or death can decrease the alphas's power. An alpha whom lacks a pack is still an alpha and displays all the usual traits but is still a lone wolf and thus not as powerful.
 
An alpha can take the power of their own betas by killing them, thus augmenting their own powers. This act of murdering their own for their powers seems to have a corrupting, drug-like effect or influence.
 
An alpha's claws or fangs can disrupt the [[healing factor]] of another shapeshifter, leaving longer lasting wounds on the victim.
 
Ascension Rules
A werewolf or coyote, born or bitten, is able to rise to alpha rank. This can be accomplished by a number of methods:


Conquest: A dominant werecreature asserts dominance, leadership over a number of subordinates, building a pack and gaining the alpha spark of power. [[Theo Raeken]] seemingly employed this upon the resurrected [[Chimeras]] in [[Season 5]], but because of the chimeras not actually being supernatural, the ascension did not take.

Inheritance: Upon the alpha's demise another member in the pack may receive the alpha spark and step up to lead. The rules that determines which pack member to receive the alpha spark are unspecified. After [[Talia Hale]]'s death, her eldest daughter Laura became an alpha for the remainder of the Hales, after the [[Hale house+the fire|Hale house fire]] decimated the most of the pack. Scott suspected this happened to him in [[Season 3]] after Derek's supposed death.
Theft: A beta or omega slays an alpha and steals the power from the deceased. Prior to season 1, [[Peter Hale]] murdered [[Laura Hale]] to take her alpha status. At the end of Season 1, Derek Hale kills Peter and he himself becomes an alpha.
Twins: Whenever twin werewolves gain alpha rank in their merged form, they will both gainattain alpha status. [[The twins|Ethan and Aiden]] employed this when they killed the alpha of their previous pack whilst merged as [[Voltron Wolf]].

Pure character, virtue and sheer willpower: See [[True Alpha]]


 
Series
[[Peter Hale]], a werewolf, was the first alpha werewolf to appear in the series. He was later killed by his nephew [[Derek Hale]], resulting in the latter taking Peter's rank and becoming an alpha. Peter was later resurrected, though he no longer possessed alpha status, coming back to life as an [[omegas|omega]]. 
 
Derek later sacrificed his alpha spark to give [[Cora Hale]] the capacity to heal from lethal [[mistletoe]] poisoning.
 
In [[season 3]], an [[the alpha pack|elite pack of werewolves]] appear whom were all of alpha rank. [[Deucalion]] fulfilled the role of leader even though all five members held the status and powers of an alpha. In [[3x12 - Lunar Ellipse]], [[the twins]] lost their alpha status due to being killed in [[Voltron Wolf|their merged form]] because that part of them was broken.
 
[[Scott McCall|Scott]] became an alpha when he attains True Alpha status.
 
In [[Season 6]], an alpha [[lowenmensch]], [[Garrett Douglas|Garrett Douglas "Der Soldat"]] appears who aimed to take control of [[the Wild Hunt]] and took the power of a [[Ghost Rider]] turning his Alpha red eye colour to teal.
 
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