Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24732895-20140824055602/@comment-25222572-20140825094351

99.170.226.119 wrote:

Bennett89 wrote: ^ So Satomi doing it is cool but having Derek do it will cheapen the rareness? I think Derek doing it instead of Saomi woult preverse the rarity by only having Talia and her offspring be shown to acheive it I just think it would be nice to have someone else have the full wolf transforming ability other than another hale. As laura was the second person to do it. if Derek or Cora did it too then It would cheapen the rareness as their sister already did it. Also they just made Malia a hale who can transform into a full coyote.

~Sean Yes, but the thing about that is Malia wasn't in control of her shifting, whereas both Hale's shown to have the ability were in total control.

If you recall, when the Twins explained it, they said if you can't maintain control, you'll get further and further away from being human, and turn into an animal. Or a monster.

So the point of this is, it's a skill if it's an intentional shift, otherwise it's just lack of discipline and self-control. Doesn't "cheapen the rareness", just means that the people who can do this whenever they please are that much more impressive.