Werewolf+Transformation
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Werewolf+Transformation
{{wolfBasicShape|size: medium; margin-right: 10px; float: left}}Basic Shape
The initial, most basic [[Shapeshifting|transformation]] for a werewolf are a [[werewolf eye color|change in eye color]]. As per normal behavior for shapeshifters, a werewolf will change their eye color to identify themselves.
 
Later this initial transformation will be followed by their finger or toenails lengthening into claws and their teeth lengthening into fangs. This default transformation will appear when a werewolf will defend himself or activate his powers.
 
{{wolfMainShape|size: medium; margin-right: 10px; float: right}}The most commonly seen werewolf transformation, as well as the most practical is a near-human shape that includes all of the above features. Further changes consist of a ridged brow, an alteration of body or facial hair including sideburns on their faces, a lengthening and sharpening of their ears. 
 
They also gain the ability to run using a combination of both their hands and feet.
 
Twin Merge
A unique werewolf transformation is the case of twin siblings. Born werewolf twins have the talent to merge their bodies into one larger werewolf shape. This is symbolic that identical twins are both halves of the same zygote from birth.
 
One benefit of this talent is that when one of the twins feels pain, the other will feel the other's pain.
 
[[Ethan Steiner|Ethan]] and [[Aiden Steiner]] being identical twins had the ability to merge and because they'd killed their alpha when they both rose to alpha rank.
 
Beast & Demon Wolf Shape
As werewolves grow in experience or if they were to undergo an evolution, they can develop the ability to shapeshift further. An alpha is supplemented in this talent due to his inherent spark of power, a beta most likely by the strength of his pack. Depending on their power and character, a wolf's transformation could manifest as either an quadrupedal beast, or an bipedal wolf-man.
 
{{monsterWolf|size: medium; margin-left: 10px; float: right}}[[Peter Hale]], a hereditary werewolf, after being burned alive then rendered comatose for six years, he became riddled with madness and obsessed with vengeance for being rendered comatose and the massacre of his family. He killed his niece, [[Laura Hale]], to take her alpha spark so he could fully heal himself and kill the arsonists and conspirators involved in the Hale fire in revenge for his family.   
 
In [[Season 1]] Peter, with his new status as an alpha and his knowledge and experience as a werewolf, was able to shapeshift into a grotesque, hulking, beast-like form that could stand upright, and run on all fours. This monstrous form was most likely the result of his thirst for revenge. Peter lost this shapeshifting ability both because of Derek killing him usurping his alpha status and coming back from the dead leaving him greatly weakened.
 
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{{fullWolf|size: medium; margin-left: 10px; float: right}} Some werewolves are able to shift into a full wolf form, but this ability is extremely rare. A shapeshifter with this ability is the most powerful form of werewolf, their abilities, strength, speed having reached their zenith.
 
To be able to shapeshift into this form, a werewolf must find the balance between their humanity and their wolf ability. This form can be achieved after evolving. Initially, the only two werewolves known to shapeshift into a full wolf were [[Talia Hale]] and her elder daughter [[Laura Hale|Laura]], both of whom had alpha status.
 
In [[Season 4]], [[Derek Hale]], most likely as a result of surviving and learning from multiple trials of character throughout his turbulent life, underwent an evolution necessary for this shapeshifting ability.
 
The evolution manifested first as Derek's [[werewolf eye color|werewolf eyes]] changing back to gold.  Thereafter he began to lose all his abilities, senses, strength, speed, healing, and even shapeshifting over a matter of weeks. He was brought down to his human guise. Later on he died after being stabbed by a [[berserker]]. Minutes later, Derek revived as a fully transformed wolf, all his powers back and increased. Then he was able to completely intimidate and overpower both Kate who was a [[werejaguar]] and her berserker. Derek realized his losing his powers and dying were because "(he) was evolving."
 
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