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** [[The Chessmaster|Or he planned it all along]].
** And according to the backstory in ''[[Start of Darkness]]'', the goblin deity the Dark One rode one of these as his mount when he was still mortal.
* Vorg from Cwen's Quest is literally a big badass wolf...guy. Of course personality wise [https://web.archive.org/web/20090126013335/http://www.drunkduck.com/Cwens_Quest/index.php?p=494901 he seems to have more in common with corperate sharks] then common wolves, plus is pretty [[Ax Crazy]].
* The Sarghress clan from ''[[Drowtales]]'' have a wolf as their clan animal, and the Highland Raiders [http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?order=chapters&id=872&overview=1&chibi=1&cover=1&extra=1&page=1&check=1 ride wolves] into battle. Definitely big, definitely [[Badass]].
* The wolf in ''[[Saijiki Stories|Autumnside]]''
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* [[wikipedia:The Beast Of Gévaudan|The Beast of Gévaudan]] a wolf-like beast (or several of them) terrorized the area of Gévaudan (now called Lozère) in the Auvergne region of France for several years during the 1760s, killing over a hundered people. The speculations of what the beast really was range from a ordinary wolf or wolfdog to a [[Hell Hound]] or [[Werewolf]]. These later theories are in line with the legend that claims it was killed by a silver bullet.
* Can we just say that the ''entire species'' counts? They have been an apex predator of the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere for 300,000 years, and even when domesticated, they prove to ''still'' be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA9pw53WaKQ&feature=related quite badass.]
** Also, American wolves may not be considered really dangerous, but in Eurasia the story is very different. In Russia alone there were 169 children and 7 adults killed by wolves between 1840 and 1861, and 122 children were killed in India between 1980 and 1986. Througout Europe and Asia, even today, wolves are considered a major threat to people and livestock alike. Also single wolves are known for killing adult [https://web.archive.org/web/20121116085707/http://www.de5stora.com/illustrationer/fil_20041123132025.pdf moose]. MOOSE. ALONE. One can imagine what they can do in packs. By the way, they also [
*** Many Eurasian wolves have partial dog ancestry, and hence are genetically less prone to be frightened of humans, this may help account for this disparity in aggression towards people.
** Oh well we get along so well together. We both have a [[Undying Loyalty|social instinct]], [[My Master, Right or Wrong|both revere]] the [[Team Dad]], and hunt in teams. And they are also one of the few animals that can keep up with humans during long trips. [[Not So Different|We have been essentially occupying the same ecologial niche]].
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