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== Anime and Manga ==

* Jean Jacquemonde is this in the manga ''[[Spriggan]]'' as {{spoiler|his father before him was a werewolf too, being created as a biological weapon of war by ancient civilizations}}. The catch? He {{spoiler|needs to see his own blood after being shot to death to do this. He transforms back to a man after anyone near him is either gone from sight or dead.}}

* Jyabura, a villain from ''[[One Piece]]'', possesses a Devil Fruit power that allows him to transform into a wolf or a wolf/human hybrid that looks like a typical werewolf.

* Liru from ''[[Magical Pokaan]]'' turns into a cute little puppy with anything round, strangely enough, except for the full moon.

** He can transform at will, but he his power varies according to the phase of the moon. He once lost a fight when a cloud covered the moon.

* The Captain, one of the villains from the manga ''[[Hellsing]]'', is a werewolf. He has several forms which he can go between at will, ranging from a human to a mist-like Dire Wolf. In all forms he has massive physical strength and speed with a [[Healing Factor]].

* ''[[Red Riding Hood (film)|Red Riding Hood]]'': One can only be turned into a werewolf if they are bitten by one during the Blood Moon. And only those that are in their bloodline can understand what they say. Everyone else hears only growls.

* ''[[Nosferatu]]'' has a scene of a werewolf (actually, a [[Misplaced Wildlife|hyena]]) roaming the inn that the protagonist stops at en route to Orlock's castle in the Carpathians.

 

== Literature ==

* ''[[Half Upon a Time]]'' gives us [[Talking Animal|The Wolf King]], who can assume a human guise as he wishes.

* "The Compleat Werewolf" by Anthony Boucher was a college professor in the 1940s. When a wizard recognized that he had the shapeshifting capability and taught him to use it, one of the professor's first questions was whether becoming a werewolf meant he was damned. The wizard explained that, no, most werewolves of the past became werewolves because they wanted to use that power to do evil things, but the professor transformed just because he thought it might be fun, and to impress a girl. That was a basically innocent motivation, and being a werewolf didn't make it any less innocent.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* ''series/TeenWolf'' has several variations. Beta wolves are humanoid with wolf-like features. Alphas are more like the classic werewolf. There's also a type that can go fully into wolf form. Silver bullets will harm all of them, and emotional stress can trigger a transformation on non-full moon days.

* ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' [[External Retcon|retcons]] [[Little Red Riding Hood]]'s backstory to include a werewolf rather than a regular wolf. {{spoiler|Red herself turns out to be the werewolf; however, her eponymous hood can prevent her transformation.}}

 

== Music ==

* Wolfsmensch by Schandmaul. [http://lyricstranslate.com/en/wolfsmensch-wolf-man.html]

 

* The werewolf of medieval tradition tended to fall in the devil's deal category, with the bargainer typically gaining the ability to become a normal or dire wolf through the use of a magic wolf pelt or wolfskin belt.

** The most well-known werewolf of this type would be [[wikipedia:Peter Stumpp|Peter Stumpp]].

* In [[Norse Mythology]], berserkers were warriors devoted to Odinn, who turned into wolf-men or bear-men in the frenzy of battle. The usually accepted etymology for the word in ''bar-sarkr'', which meant bear pelt, but it is debatable. Tolkien had those guys in mind when he created the character of Beorn.

* [[Irish Mythology]] has the Faoladh, another benevolent version of the werewolf. Supposedly they protected children and wounded men. Despite that, they still liked to abscond with livestock when they could.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

** Actally, only Ma-Ha-Suchi's goat traits are permanent. He can still assume his human form, wolf form, or any other form he's acquired. But he's ashamed of his horns and hooves in his non-hybrid forms (not to mention that the hybrid form is designed for maximized asskickery).

 

* In ''[[The Mystery of Irma Vep]]'', {{spoiler|Nicodemus}} is mauled by a monster on the moors and subsequently transforms into a [[Wolf Man]] on-set.

* Similarly, ''[[The House Of Frankenstein]]'' features Talbot, a [[Wolf Man]] who gets an onstage transformation.

 

== Toys ==

* ''[[Monster High]]'''s werewolves such as Clawdeen and her brother Clawd's transformations are triggered by moonlight or a spotlight. Even then, their physical changes are minimal - weres in the MH universe have not been shown to have a fully human or fully lupine form. In Clawdeen's diary, their younger sister Howleen is mentioned as having been sprayed by a skunk, whether this indicates she was hunting, or simply in the wrong place at the wrong time is not mentioned.

 

== Video Games ==

* ''[[Master of Magic]]'' has Werewolves as Death realm unit that can only be obtained by casting the Lycanthropy spell on any friendly Normal unit. It has more health than cavalry, regeneration, good melee attack and bonus to hit. Weapon Immunity gives a huge bonus against non-magical attacks, but any weapon-enhancing spell or alchemical material bypasses it and [[Glass Cannon|their own defense is minimal]], much like with berserking units. As Death creatures they also got immunity to cold, poisons, mental and death magic.

 

** Also, amusingly, features a [[Shout-Out]] to this very page. Talbot's bookshelf includes a book called "Our Werewolves Are Different" credited to [[TV Tropes]].

* ''[[Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name]]'': first off, they look like [http://hanna.aftertorque.com/?p=447 this]. Second, they transform at will and third, they are very rare.

* What do you get if you mix the Our Werewolves Are Different and [[Everyone Is Gay]] tropes? You get the werewolves at [http://cyoc.net choose your own change!] WARNING: May not be sfw - since it is a [[Fetish Fuel]] station)

* Given its canine features, it's quite possible The Rake of creepypasta lore(as well as [[Everyman HYBRID]]) is a ''really [[Uncanny Valley|creepy]]'', hairless wolfman. Its features are mostly human, with just enough canine there to be disturbing.

 

== Western Animation ==

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20111118074413/http://scoobydoo.wikia.com/wiki/Winnie Winnie the Werewolf] is a student of the [[All-Ghouls School]].

** In the direct-to-video Halloween film, "Scooby Doo and The Goblin King", Scooby Doo and Shaggy go to the Magic World and encounter a bartender who was a werewolf. They manage to convince him that they're a werewolf themselves by using a variation of the [[Trope Pole Trench]] and switching themselves to make it look like Shaggy transforming into Scooby. Velma becomes a werewolf very briefly (along with Fred who becomes vampire, and Daphne who turns into a witch) as a result of the Goblin King's magic sceptor.

 

== Real Life ==

 

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