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It'll be like nothing you've ever felt before... the pine needles underfoot, the air rushing over your fur, your brothers and sisters at your side. Your mind won't want to believe it. It will tell you a wolf is invading your body, trying to take over. And if you believe that, for even a moment, you'll black out, and lose control. Like you have every other night you've turned. But if you give into the wolf, you'll realize the truth. You are the wolf. And when you accept that, you will finally be in control.

—Anita to Red Riding Hood src

Werewolves, also known as Children of the Moon,[1] are a creature species featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. They are native to the Enchanted Forest, and first appear in the first episode of the first season of Once Upon a Time.

Werewolves are based on the Wolf from the fairytale "Little Red Riding Hood", and are an allusion to Tod and other foxes from the Disney film The Fox and The Hound.

Biology

Werewolves are humans who uncontrollably shapeshift into a wolf during full moon. The clothes on their body are transformed as well, and reappear when they return to human form. If the werewolf hasn't learned to control the transformation, they turn into wild, bloodthirsty beasts capable of harming or even killing the people they love. After transforming back into human form, the werewolf does not remember what happened. However, if the person learns how to master control of themselves while in wolf form, they remain in control of their actions, and will remember everything. ("Red-Handed," "Child of the Moon")

Werewolves are immensely strong, and their only known weakness is their vulnerability to silver. Silver and witchcraft are the only known ways to kill them. Werewolves are able to communicate telepathically whilst in wolf form. According to the Huntsman, they are emotional creatures. ("Red-Handed", "Shadow of the Queen")

A person becomes a werewolf if they are bitten and turned by another werewolf. The curse is passed down to their offspring; Red Riding Hood inherited it from her mother Anita Lucas, who inherited the curse from her own mother and father. The shapeshifting seems to begin during puberty, as Red was thirteen when she started turning into a wolf. ("Red-Handed")

It also seems that shapeshifting to a werewolf ability is lost over time. But even though one lost it, their smell and hearing is still enhanced and marks that they had from being scratched by a wolf can still affect them whenever there is a full moon. ("Red-Handed," "Child of the Moon")

Due to their dual nature, werewolves are good at reading the body language and behavior of dogs, as Ruby demonstrates when Pongo is upset because of what happened to his owner. ("The Cricket Game")

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After Sixth Curse


Known Werewolves

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Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.

References

  1. ↑ "Child of the Moon", Once Upon a Time, ABC.
  2. ↑ "Red-Handed". Once Upon a Time. ABC.
  3. ↑ File:104ItsFine.png
  4. ↑ File:115IDontKnow.png
  5. ↑ File:207AnitaIsPleased.png
  6. ↑ Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Cloud Fenrir Wolf Pendant Chain Necklace (Gold). Amazon. Retrieved on November 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ File:509SorryAboutThat.png
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  8. ↑ File:109BrotherAndSister.png
  9. ↑ File:113TakesDownPage.png
  10. ↑ File:218OpeningStorybook.png
  11. ↑ File:310TheGoldenBird2.png
  12. ↑ File:621BookPage3.png
  13. ↑ File:518RubySlippersPage.png
  14. ↑ File:721ApprenticeVision10.png
  15. ↑ File:104BackToGrannys.png
  16. ↑ File:220GrannysDiner.png
  17. ↑ File:401GrannysDiner.png
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  19. ↑ File:411GrannysDiner.png
  20. ↑ File:419ImGoingAfterGold.png
  21. ↑ File:606FlyingCarpets.png
  22. ↑ File:612RobinWatchingKeith.png
  23. ↑ File:719OldTShirtFrom.png
  24. ↑ File:506Take-Away.png
  25. ↑ File:511EmmaWithLetter.png
  26. ↑ File:512WasThat.png
  27. ↑ File:518Underbrooke.png
  28. ↑ File:520UnderbrookeDiner.png
  29. ↑ File:405EmmaAndHenry.png
  30. ↑ File:417TelephoneNumbers.png
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