Wolves Always Howl At the Moon: Difference between revisions

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In almost any work of fiction that features [[Big Badass Wolf|wolves]], [[Our Werewolves Are Different|werewolves]], or coyotes, the canine beasts will almost always be showing howling to the moon at night. On occasion this trope is applied to domestic dogs as well as their wild counterparts.

 

Compare [[Howling to the Night]] which is when a wolf's howl is used to signify the change from day to night. See also [[Howl of Sorrow]], for when a howl is used emotionally.

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* The characters from ''[[Wolf's Rain]]'' are actually invigorated during a full moon. It doesn't necessarily make them stronger or anything, but they feel tremendous joy and energy just seeing it in the sky. Joyous enough to want to howl at it.

* ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]: Bloodlust'' does the werewolf version, with the [[Wolf Man]] howling in front of the full moon after he transforms.

** With a maw that grows from his ''[[Body Horror|stomach]]!''

* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', the first time we see [[Familiar|Arf]] transform was during the eve of a full moon in the first season. Naturally, this trope was required. In fact, it was the only time we've ever seen one of the wolf familiars howl in the series.

 

* ''[[Pocahontas]]'' has the line "Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?" and a shadow wolf howling at the moon in the song ''Colors of the Wind''.

* The "Pecos Bill" section of [[Disney|Disney's]] ''[[Melody Time]]'' is used to "explain" this phenomenon in coyotes.

* Played completely straight in ''[[Alpha and Omega]]''.

 

* The first time the ''[[Animorphs]]'' morph wolf, they can't stop howling at each other.

 

* Let's not forget about the episode "Tooth and Claw" in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.

 

* Exaggerated in ''[[Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan|Osu Tatakae Ouendan 2]]'' where a [[Wolf Man]] has to fight the urge to howl (and then transform) at any round object.

* Zigzagged in ''[[Okami]]''. Amaterasu howls a few times to summon the moon, and the 'sundown' animation involves a wolf howling. But she's more often seen howling at the ''sun''.

 

* Averted in ''[[Elf Quest]]'', where they [[Did Do the Research]].

 

* [http://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Three-Wolf-Short-Sleeve/dp/B002HJ377A The Three Wolf Moon Shirt]. Intrinsically sweet and worth five stars by itself.

 

* [[Fangface]] was a werewolf who always howled at the moon when he turned.

* In [[Futurama]] "The Honking" were-car Bender howls/honks at the moon.

 

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[[Category:Canine Tropes]]

[[Category:Wolves Always Howl At the Moon]]