Wolves in fiction

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This is a list of wolves in fiction.

[edit] Literature

[edit] Fiction

[edit] Wolves in fantasy

In Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf (also known as Ivan Tsarevich and the Firebird or The Firebird) a medieval Russian folk tale, the Grey Wolf is a hero/sidekick character that assists Ivan on his quest using his knowledge and magical powers.

Wolves are traditionally given the role of villains in fantasy literature; examples include J. R. R. Tolkien's White Wolves that terrorise the Shire during an exceptionally cold winter, and the Wargs that are in league with the Orcs, in addition to Maugrim of C. S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander makes an exception to this rule: there are two wolf characters in it, Brynach and Briavel, who are on the "good side" and communicate with humans.

Jane Louise Curry depicted wolves in The Wolves of Aam who prove to be heroic. In the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, wolves are portrayed as highly intelligent animals having a strict code of honour, with whom some non-lupine characters can communicate using a visual-mental system which is the usual method of communication between wolves. In one book in the series Redwall, Brian Jacques depicted a wolf as a victim who froze to death in the winter mountains; half a season later, a fox came along and skinned him, claiming to have killed the wolf himself. In The Belgariad the two main characters, Belgarath and Belgarion are both associated with wolves as it is a preferred form that they can assume.

In the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, the main noble house of the series, the Starks, have a wolf as their family symbol and adopt a group of young wolf cubs, with each of the Stark children sharing a bond and certain characteristics with their personal cub. In the musical Crying Wolf the wolves are protagonists and the humans antagonists.

A critically acclaimed fantasy novel, The Sight by David Clement-Davies, tells the story of a white she-wolf named Larka who is destined to stop her evil aunt Morgra from using dark magic to take over the world and the afterlife.

The Pellinor saga by Alison Croggon features a pack of wolves who voluntarily serve the necromancer Inka-Reb, and depicts the faerie queen Ardina assuming the form of a wolf. Lycanthropy is also practiced by the main character Maerad, who is a descendent of Ardina.

[edit] Folk tale

[edit] Film

[edit] Television

  • Diefenbaker is a "part wolf" character from Due South
  • The short-lived American TV show Wolf Lake was set in a town which had werewolves as a majority of its prominent public authority.

[edit] Anime and manga

[edit] Games

  • Wolf, a game by Sanctuary Woods.
  • Wolfos are a wolf-like enemy from the Legend of Zelda series. A wolf is also Link's alternate form inThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
  • Ōkami features the sun goddess Amaterasu in the form of a white wolf.
  • Wolf O'Donnell of Star Wolf in the Star Fox series
  • Shining Force has a race called the Wolfling, which is an anthropomorphic wolf. Many of its series feature them as allies. Feda: Emblem of Justice, an SNES game that has roots from Shining Force, has a wolfling named Ain McDougal as one of the two main characters.
  • Legend of Mana features an ally named Larc, a dead wolf warrior resurrected to serve the underworld king.
  • Legend of Mana also features an "enemy" named Sierra, Larc's sister, a wolf guardian serving one of the Dragons.
  • Shadow Hearts 2 has Blanca, a white wolf as one of the early party members and has a special Wolf Bout mini-game.
  • Wizardry 8 lets the player use Rawuffs, anthropomorphic wolves, as party members.
  • Breath of Fire contains a clan of anthropomorphic wolves called the Forest Clan. Members of this clan appear in both 1&2, as does Bo, one of the eight heroes in the first segment of the series who fights using archery.
  • The Werewolves of Millers Hollow is a game that takes place in a small village which is haunted by werewolves. Each player is secretly assigned a role - Werewolf, Villager, or special character such as The Captain, The Hunter, the Witch, the Little Girl, The Seer and so on... There is also a Moderator player who controls the flow of the game. The game alternates between night and day phases. At night, the Werewolves secretly choose a Villager to kill. During the day, the Villager who was killed is revealed and is out of the game. The remaining Villagers (normal and special villagers alike) then vote on the player they suspect is a Werewolf helped (or hindered) by the clues the special characters add to the general deliberation. That player reveals his/her role and is out of the game. Werewolf is a social game that requires no equipment to play, and can accommodate almost any large group of players.

[edit] Music

[edit] See also