Werewolves :Types and Classes Explained (Re-Uploaded)

in European folklore, a man who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals, people, or corpses but returns to human form by day is known as a werewolf. They are the classic monster that has benefitted from budget limitations as much as a rich and widespread mythology.Some werewolves change shape at will; others, in whom the condition is hereditary or acquired by having been bitten by a werewolf, change shape involuntarily or under the influence of a full moon.
In the past century alone, Hollywood’s film budgets have resulted in new types of werewolves being created to explain why these shapeshifters are so varied in appearance and behavior. Here are some of the more notable types, both from modern and ancient times.
1. Alpha Werewolf - In werewolf folklore, there are two types of cursed werewolf: those who deny the curse and those who embrace it. Alphas are the latter and are typically the leaders of a werewolf pack, are more powerful than all other werewolves and are usually the cause of spreading the werewolf curse.In many cases, alpha werewolves learn to control their curse and those that lack control allow themselves to rampage during the full moon.
2. Beta Werewolf – This is the most common of all werewolves. Beta werewolves are constantly fighting their curse, either in whole or part. They make every attempt to coexist peacefully among humans and often devise ways to keep themselves trapped during the full moon to avoid hurting anyone.
3. Garou - In White Wolf’s World of Darkness universe, the Garou are a race of werewolves that believe they were created by Gaia to defend the world from the Weaver and Wyrm. The name itself may be a nod to the Japanese word garō, which means “fanged wolf” or derived from the French loup-garou werewolves.As wolves are heavily endangered, they breed with humans, resulting in a thin bloodline and very few offspring developing into additional Garou.
4. Luison - Originating from a myth in Paraguay, this type of werewolf is common in South American folklore and remains an active legend to this day. The original myth involved seven monsters of which Luison was the seventh and most horrific.Luison eventually became the god of death. But this legend became muddled after the Portuguese invaded.Today, the Luison (or Lobizon, as it’s also known) is the seventh son of a family who turns into a werewolf on the full moon.
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