Teen Wolf (TV series)/Characters

The main characters of the Teen Wolf television series.

Spoilers may abound, so read at your own risk.

Main Characters

Scott McCall (Tyler Posey)

Originally an unpopular student and mediocre lacrosse player at his high school, Scott's life changes when he is bitten by a strange animal in the woods one evening. This animal, unfortunately, is a werewolf. Now, Scott must balance his newfound abilities with the life of a teenager.

Action Hero
Adorkable
Badass
Bishonen
Book Dumb: Very much; he's failing most of his classes, yet he's brilliant at on-the-spot solutions to problems.
Cursed with Awesome: He's not thrilled with being a werewolf, despite the powers that come with it.
Disappeared Dad
Emo Teen
Eyes of Gold: As a werewolf. In human form, he's got puppyish Brown Eyes
The Hero
Heterosexual Life Partners: With Stiles.
Hollywood Nerd
I Just Want to Be Normal
Not Himself: Whenever the full moon's out.
Only Friend: To Stiles, and vice-versa. At least initially.
Red Oni: To Stiles's Blue.
Refusal of the Call: He doesn't want to be in the Alpha's pack, he doesn't want to hurt his friends... He doesn't really even enjoy being a werewolf.
Shirtless Scene: Gets many of these. Nobody's complaining.
Troubled but Cute: Has moments of this.

Stiles Stilinski (Dylan O'Brien)

Scott's best (and only) friend. Initially, he's the only one who Scott trusts to tell about his transformation; this is a good call on his part, given that Stiles goes very out of his way to help his buddy out.

A Friend in Need
Adorkable: Oh yes.
All Guys Want Alpha Bitches: Has had an unrequited crush on Lydia since the third grade.
Badass Normal: The boy rushed into harm's way just to pelt Peter with acid in the season finale. That takes balls of steel.
Book Dumb: Not as much as Scott. Like Scott, however, he's very good at coming up with solutions on the fly.
- Academically, Stiles is actually pretty smart - even his teachers think so. He just has a terrible ability to focus, which affects his grades.
Blue Oni: To Scott and Jackson's Red.
Deadpan Snarker
Enter Stage Window: His common entry into the McCall residence... before he has a key made.
Genre Savvy: He knows almost as much about werewolves as trained hunters. This makes him very helpful to Scott.
Heterosexual Life Partners: With Scott.
Hollywood Nerd
The Lancer
Missing Mom: She died.
Only Friend: To Scott, at least initially.
Only Known by Their Nickname: His first name is apparently enough to reduce Coach Finstock to giggles.
Only Sane Man
Unfazed Everyman
Meaningful Name: "Stile" is literally a means of passage over obstacles. Stiles himself manages to help pretty much everyone during the course of the series.

Derek Hale (Tyler Hoechlin)

The original Beta werewolf in town, and to those who don't know what he really is, a vicious criminal. He seeks out Scott after the latter is bitten, for reasons that the teenager doesn't quite understand.

Badass
Big Damn Heroes: Tends to do this for most of the other heroes.
BST: Between him and Kate.
Dark and Troubled Past
Dead Little Sister
Face Heel Revolving Door: The narrative has him walk through this in circles.
Hero with Bad Publicity
Ho Yay: manages to get smolderingly broody and completely ignore the personal space of practically every other male in the show.
Icy Blue Eyes: In werewolf form until he becomes the Alpha in the first season finale
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Knight in Sour Armour
Perma-Stubble
Red Eyes, Take Warning: As the Alpha
Troubled but Cute

Allison Argent (Crystal Reed)

The new girl in Beacon Hills. She's been sheltered from her family's double life as a clan of werewolf hunters. She begins to fall for Scott; the feeling is mutual. However, her lineage might complicate matters some.

Action Girl
The Archer
Badass Normal
The Chick
Face Heel Turn: Briefly, due to Kate's manipulations.
Heroic BSOD: When Kate reveals the existence of werewolves.
Morality Pet: Her aunt Kate's.
New Transfer Student
Nice Girl
Only Friend: Mutually with Lydia.
Overprotective Dad: Has one.
Shipper on Deck: with regards to Stiles and Lydia
Single Woman Seeks Good Man
Will They or Won't They?: With Scott.

Lydia Martin (Holland Roden)

The popular girl of Beacon Hills High. Lydia's life is everything that a high schooler wants: She's beautiful, her parents are rich, and she's in a relationship with the handsome lacrosse captain, Jackson. However, underneath her snobby mask lies a brilliant mind with a talent for chemistry.

Alpha Bitch | Lovable Alpha Bitch
Beta Couple: She and Jackson are initially this to Scott and Allison.
Evil Redhead: Comes off as this at times.
Hidden Depths: Only a small handful of people know how much of a genius she really is.
Intoxication Ensues: She flirted with Stiles while drugged. He was thrilled... until she called him Jackson.
Obfuscating Stupidity: She dumbs herself down for Jackson's benefit; in reality, she has a 5.0 GPA and is a master chemist at the age of sixteen.
Only Friend: Mutually with Allison.
Parental Issues: Her parents are divorced; they left the choice of who to live with to her.
The Smart Guy
Teen Genius
The Vamp: Tries to be this, with marginal success.

Jackson Whittemore (Colton Haynes)

Like Lydia, Jackson has a great life: his family is filthy rich, he's dating the most popular girl in school, and he's the captain of the lacrosse team. Everything changes, however, when Scott begins to outclass him - both on and off the field - because of his newfound abilities. Jackson, refusing to take second place, tries to figure out what Scott's really up to.

The Alcoholic: His drunkenness at the dance ends up causing a lot of trouble for Scott.
Badass Normal: He and Stiles rush into the fray against The Alpha.
The Big Guy
Bullying a Dragon: Whenever he threatens Scott or Derek.
Happily Adopted
I Just Want to Be Special
Jerk Jock
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: he does care about his friends, and isn't in any way bothered by the fact that one of his best guy friends is gay.
Not Himself: Once he figures out what Scott is, he begins to lose his mind.
Only Sane Man: He's the only one remotely confused by Scott's newfound athletic prowess.
Sanity Slippage
Wound That Will Not Heal: Derek claws him in the back of the neck; this does not work out well for him.

Villains

Peter Hale

YMMV: Anti-Villain: While his targets initially seem random, it soon becomes apparent that he's hunting down the people responsible for murdering his family and leaving him crippled.
YMMV: Complete Monster
Killed Off for Real
Manipulative Bastard
YMMV: Moral Event Horizon: Murdering Laura so he could become the Alpha
Throwing Off the Disability: After the fire, he was left burned and comatose for six years while his cells slowly healed him.
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Roaring Rampage of Revenge

Kate Argent

Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Derek. Apparently he was once in love with her, but she might have been playing him
Blood Knight
Complete Monster: Murdered most of the Hale family, including innocent human children for... well, there wasn't a great reason for it.
Evil Is Sexy
Killed Off for Real
Moral Event Horizon: The fire.

Gerard Argent

Badass Grandpa
Big Bad: Of Season 2, as it seems.
The Patriarch
This Means War: Kate's death is the catalyst for his Roaring Rampage of Revenge against werewolves.

Minor and Recurring Characters

Chris Argent

Arms Dealer
The Code: Pretty much the only Argent who actually follows it.
Even Evil Has Standards: Toward his father's Kill'Em All attitude regarding wolves.
Overprotective Dad: Understandably so considering his daughter is dating a werewolf. Though pulling the kid bodily out of a car and sticking a gun in his face might have been a bit over the line.
Papa Wolf

Bobby Finstock

Dr. Deaton (The Vet)

Cool Old Guy
Magical Negro: Despite being Scott's boss, often shows up just in time to save the day and impart vital wisdom. Probably also the most mysterious character.
Reasonable Authority Figure

Isaac Lahey

Abusive Parents