One of the most interesting parts of Twilight is of course, the werewolves. And with a New Moon on the horizon, we are about to get a closer look at Stephenie Meyer’s version of the werewolf pack and how it works. New Moon is of course, all about the wolves but it seems that Meyer left out a few major points when it comes to the pack. There’s so much going on in the book that while the Alpha and the Beta were introduced, the other members of the pack are there in presence but never really identified as to what their role in the pack is. Here’s a look at real werewolf packs, the rankings, and how they work.
The Alpha is the leader of the pack and has been born into being a werewolf or has been voluntarily bitten or otherwise changed. The Alpha wolf is first in command and the rest of the pack is expected to follow their lead. The Beta of the pack is the Alpha’s second in command. The Beta will step up should the Alpha leave the pack or become killed or injured to the point where they can no longer lead a pack of their own. In addition to the Alphas and the Betas, there are also deltas, elders, den mothers, pups, and lastly, omegas.
The deltas are second in command to the Betas, or third in command to the whole pack. The elders are generally very old werewolves that might not be able to help the pack physically but can give them sound advice on being a werewolf, changing others into werewolves, and how to escape attack. The den mother, just like in a real wolf pack, is to stay in the den and mind the young pups. The den mother will bring the pups food, take them out when need be, and generally take care of them. The pups are werewolves that are just starting to grow up and are really too young to have any real role or rank within the pack.
The omega wolves are usually the weakest wolves in the pack. They are usually considered to be at the bottom of the totem pole in werewolf-ranking and are sometimes picked on by the other members of the pack. They also are often not highly involved in the pack and tend to live on the outskirts and keep to themselves.
If you look closely enough, you’ll see that Stephenie Meyer didn’t entirely leave these things out in New Moon. And once you get even further into the series, it’s fun to try and guess which member of the pack holds the role of the less obvious wolves in the pack.
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hi friends of the wolven world
Hello.
I have a pack of my own, there is no alfah male….only I am the leader.Well I supose William is kind of the alfah male but I’m much more stromger,faster,and more protective over the pack than him.I’ll let u in on a harmless secrets about the wolvin world.
;we hunt animals not humans.we only kill humans to defend our pack if we’re in danger or being humted.
there can be packs with only a female leader such as my pack
and a pack that lives together stays together .
thats all I can say.thanks for leting me share …bye and keep howiling.
Ecsques my spelling and tipows above.And btw (BY the way) we don’t die by silver bulets or anything like that.We make sure humans never know how we die completly.but that movie twilight or whatever is drawing really close on our lives so if you want info on us wolfs read or whatch the twilight series don’t watch a old houror film or look up things on the computer cause most of the time the information u find is false
….Just a tip ….Never Cry Wolf.:)
I’m a human and I’m with the Alpha they say they can be killed by silver bullets so if any human or vamp is trying to kill them they can track them down.
i love being the alpha in my pack.we hunt for vamps and squirrels.it is pretty fun even when its almost night.
BEING ALPHA ROCKS!!:D
i have an alpha he bosse’s me around alot because im a small one he also told me im slow and not that fast in a pack hunt but on my own i am very useful as a warrior i have some misgiving’s
i have a vamp after me should i stay all wolf and let my alpha find me a mate or should i just go for it i also like human guy’s but the vamp is a real jerk
HEY IMA WOLF, but i have no pack im alone and i wanna be in a pack but i cant find any wolves around me, see i live in kentucky. i was bit when i was 4 or 5 and been changeing eversense. i wanna pack soooo bad.
i will kill any vampire i see 146 is my record
I was born werewolf. My father was the alpha of a pack, but 11 years ago they were killed by a hunting party of Vampires. I barley esacped, I am searching for others to join me in hunting Vampires. I live in Las Vegas, contact me if you are willing to devout your life to the hunting of Vampires
I have felt like theres a part of me missing ever time i watch a good movie or read a good book about werewolves i long to live that sort of life.If you could turn me i would be indetted to you i have no family i am nineteen and have been on my own since the age of fourteen and have no one please i need a better life.
Hey guys, please do not post your real name or address in a comment. We want to keep you safe from those that may use that information to hurt you. Thank you :)
I think it would be a good idea to talk about wolf packs as well. Now, being only a college student, this info might be false:
Generally, only the Alpha Male and Alpha female are allowed to breed.
Betas do not generally exist in the wild, because a Beta is more likely to leave the pack and start a new one. Betas are, for the most part, created by domestication (zoos).
Sorry if my info’s not accurate, and I know it’s missing stuff.
i ask again, if there is anyone at all to help me
Help you with what?
Y won’t anyone answer me
Please I need a family someone help . I don’t feel right I feel like I should have a bigger family type thing
You are all nothing but liars how about I dedicate my life to hunting people like you who just want to f!&k with peoples heads or maybe the ones you love
One down many to go