Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24732895-20150630102249/@comment-6383956-20150705044046

Paul.rea wrote: The idea that the spark, any type spark, must be somehow transfered is your headcanon. There is no longer a "Hale Spark" since Derek burned it out on Cora. Scott's spark, from what we've actually seen on screen, originated within him. As they've said a number of times Scott did not take his status from anyone.

The whole immortal spark thing is a device of your own creation. Uhm, no, it's not?

The thing that makes a True Alpha special is that the spark comes from within them, they don't have to steal it from anyone? Like, remember in 3A when that was a huge plot point?

...and, yes, I'm aware that the Hale spark burned out when Derek healed Cora -- but Derek got it from Peter, Peter got it from Laura, Laura (presumably) got it from Talia (somehow, that still hasn't been explained but everyone's got lots of theories), beyond that we don't know but it would be interesting to see. We can guess that Talia was not the first Hale Alpha and we can also guess she wasn't a True Alpha because Deaton doesn't seem to have actually met a True Alpha before.

So, no, it's not my headcanon, it's firmly established in the show. It's actually like a core piece of lore for the show, that True Alphas are special and rare because they didn't have to get the spark from someone else.