Omegas
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Omegas
Omegas are generally the lowest on the power level, because they are not members of a pack, of which members gradually receive symbiotic balance, power from each other.
Omegas can be the "lone wolf", one with no pack. They could have been kicked out of their pack, they could be the survivor of a pack's destruction, or they could be alone by their own choice as stated by [[Gerard Argent]].
In [[2x01 - Omega|Omega]] an unnamed man appears who turns out to be a werewolf. He was homeless, exhibited schizophrenia, his [[werewolf+bloodlust|control and maturity]] was poor. Upon being captured by the [[hunters|Argents]], his behaviour was totally animalistic, and they learn he is an omega. He is killed by Gerard Argent to declare war upon all werewolves of [[Beacon Hills, California|Beacon Hills]].
At the start of [[Season 2]], [[Scott McCall]] had fallen to omega status because [[Peter Hale]], his alpha creator was killed. Subsequently, his control over his [[werewolf+bloodlust|werewolf bloodlust]] on a following [[Shapeshifter+Full Moon|full moon]] in [[2x02 - Shape-Shifted|Shape-Shifted]] was fragile. Later, when becoming a beta as part of [[Derek's Pack]], he had an easier time in [[2x09 - Party Guessed|Party Guessed]].
When [[Peter Hale|Peter]] was resurrected in [[2x09 - Party Guessed|Party Guessed]], he was at omega status, because his alpha powers had been usurped by Derek - his power was immensely
Also, similarly to the natural wolf, omegas could also considered the lowest ranked member in a pack but are not seen as, or accepted to be, betas by the alpha. This was the case twice with [[The Twins|Ethan and Aiden]]. The twins were "the bitches" in an infamous pack before they met [[Deucalion]], and during [[Season 3|Season 3B]] when Scott refused to see them as betas of [[Scott's Pack|his pack]] because of their murderous past and wrong doing as part of [[the Alpha Pack]] though allowed them to help with the [[The Nogitsune|Void Kitsune]].
It is possible that Derek has become an omega after giving up his alpha spark to save his sister's life as he shows no indication of having joined Scott's pack, instead choosing to work independently or with the other adults, but he also does not suffer from the reduced power and control exhibited by other omegas. He is even able to evolve into the full wolf transformation which is the highest level of power and control a werewolf can achieve. This suggests either that a powerful enough werewolf can choose to be an omega without suffering the usual consequences or that Derek has achieved a new status that goes beyond the usual alpha, beta, and omega.